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  2. Black Velvet (song) - Wikipedia

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    The song is a paean to Elvis Presley.His voice was distinctive for the time and could be described as "black velvet". Co-writer Christopher Ward, who was Myles' then-boyfriend, was inspired on a bus full of Elvis fans riding to Memphis attending the 10th anniversary vigil at Graceland, in 1987.

  3. Alannah Myles - Wikipedia

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    Alannah Myles (née Byles; born December 25, 1958) [1] [2] is a Canadian singer-songwriter who has won both a Grammy and a Juno Award for the song "Black Velvet".The song was a top-ten hit in Canada and a number one hit on the US Billboard Hot 100 in 1990.

  4. List of songs referencing Elvis Presley - Wikipedia

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    The iconic nature of Elvis Presley in music and popular culture has often made him a subject of, or a touchstone in, numerous songs, both in America and throughout the world. A few of Presley's own songs became huge hits in certain regions of the world, in versions whose translation into the required language bore little or no resemblance to ...

  5. List of bands named after other performers' songs - Wikipedia

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    The lyrics say "Fifty million feet of earth between the buried and me" Big Country, after a line in Roxy Music's "Prairie Rose": "Lonesome star, shine on The big country" Big Fat Snake, after a line in Bob Dylan's "Wiggle Wiggle": "Wiggle like a big fat snake" The Black Angels, after Velvet Underground's "The Black Angel's Death Song"

  6. Don'cha Go 'Way Mad - Wikipedia

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    Don'cha Go 'Way Mad" is a popular song composed by Illinois Jacquet and Jimmy Mundy, with lyrics written by Al Stillman. It was originally recorded by Illinois Jacquet and His Orchestra as an instrumental on April 6, 1949 as "Black Velvet".

  7. Black Velvet - Wikipedia

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    The Black Velvets, an English rock band "Black Velvet" (song), a 1989 song by Alannah Myles "Black Velvet", a song by Ferry Corsten from the 2008 album Twice in a Blue Moon "Black Velvet", a song by Gass from the 1970 album Juju; Black Velvet (Robin Lee album), 1990, featuring a cover of the song "Black Velvet" Black Velvet (O'Donel Levy album ...

  8. List of songs recorded by the Velvet Underground - Wikipedia

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    The following is a list of all songs by The Velvet Underground, excluding those after the departure of Lou Reed on the Squeeze album and the reunion tour. This list details the name of the song and any officially released recordings of the song. In the case of studio recordings, the album title and date of album release have been included.

  9. Lists of songs - Wikipedia

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    These are lists of songs.In music, a song is a musical composition for a voice or voices, performed by singing or alongside musical instruments. A choral or vocal song may be accompanied by musical instruments, or it may be unaccompanied, as in the case of a cappella songs.