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The song was a commercial success and is known for its widespread use, but the song (along with Escape by Journey), initially received poor critical reviews (being criticized for its slick, inauthentic and derivative nature in both the musical and lyrical areas), but it has been retrospectively acknowledged as a staple of classic rock radio and ...
The lyrics salute the nightlife of Broadway and its denizens, who "don't sleep tight until the dawn." The song was introduced by Wini Shaw in the musical film Gold Diggers of 1935 , [ 1 ] and, in an unusual move, it was used as background music in a sequence in the Bette Davis film Special Agent that same year.
The song was written by Journey keyboard player Jonathan Cain. He began writing the song with only the lyrics "highway run into the midnight sun" on a paper napkin while on a tour bus headed to Saratoga Springs, New York. The next day, he completed the song in full in only a half-hour.
Rock of Ages is a jukebox musical built around classic rock songs from the 1980s, especially from the famous glam metal bands of that decade. The musical features songs from Styx, Journey, Bon Jovi, Pat Benatar, Twisted Sister, Steve Perry, Poison and Europe, among other well-known rock bands.
Les Brown and His Band of Renown had been performing the song, but were unable to record it because of the 1942–44 musicians' strike.When the strike ended, the band, with Doris Day as vocalist, recorded the song for Columbia Records on November 20, 1944, and they had a hit record with the song, Doris Day's first number one hit, in 1945. [1]
Indiana-based singing janitor Goodall, 55, won season 19 of AGT on Sept. 24, and members of Journey including Neal Schon appeared on the show to perform "Don't Stop Believin'" — the song he ...
Ultimate Classic Rock critic Nick DeRiso rated it Journey's all-time 22nd best song. [3] ' "Walks Like a Lady" has been included on several Journey compilation albums, including the limited edition 3.0 version of The Essential Journey and Greatest Hits 2. [12] [13] It was also included on the 1981 live album Captured. [14]
"On a Clear Day (You Can See Forever)" is a song written by Burton Lane (music) and Alan Jay Lerner (lyrics) for the 1965 Broadway musical On a Clear Day You Can See Forever. It was subsequently performed by American actress and vocalist Barbra Streisand in the 1970 film adaptation of the musical.