who wrote the song the beat goes on
Sonny Bono
title: The Beat Goes On (Sonny & Cher song) text: The Beat Goes On (Sonny & Cher song) "The Beat Goes On" is a "Billboard" Hot 100 Top 10 hit song written and composed by Sonny Bono and recorded by Sonny & Cher. It was issued as a single and appeared on their 1967 album "In Case You're in Love." It entered the "Billboard" Hot 100 chart on January 14, 1967, peaking at number six. The backing music for the song was recorded using the renowned group of Los Angeles session musicians who, in time, came to be known collectively as "The Wrecking Crew." The arrangement is credited to Harold title: The Beat Goes On (Sonny & Cher song) text: was nominated for "Vocal Jazz Album of the Year" at the Juno Awards of 2011. This song is incorrectly referred to as "AND The Beat Goes On" due to the closing lyric adding the word "and" to the song's title. The Whispers, an R&B vocal group, released an unrelated song, which they titled "And the Beat Goes On," in 1980. The Beat Goes On (Sonny & Cher song) "The Beat Goes On" is a "Billboard" Hot 100 Top 10 hit song written and composed by Sonny Bono and recorded by Sonny & Cher. It was issued as a single and title: Beat Goes On (Madonna song) text: Beat Goes On (Madonna song) "Beat Goes On" is a song recorded by American singer-songwriter Madonna for her eleventh studio album, "Hard Candy" (2008). The song features American rapper Kanye West and background vocals by Pharrell Williams. It was co-written by West in collaboration with its producers, Madonna and The Neptunes. The song was leaked in August 2007, featuring only Williams and different lyrics than the album's version, which was released a year later, having additional vocals by West. "Beat Goes On" is a disco song with hip-hop influences, featuring instrumentation from bells, handclaps and whistles. Lyrically, "Beat Goes On" title: Beat Goes On (Madonna song) text: also mixed the track at the Record Plant. Williams' production team, The Neptunes, produced the track, with Madonna. The song was written by Madonna and Williams, with rap vocals by West, and the title is a reference to The Whispers' disco track "And the Beat Goes On" (1980). "Beat Goes On" is a disco song, with funk and hip-hop influences, drum beat and bell chimes, as well as Williams' shimmering, thumping production, which according to Bradley Stern from Idolator, "offers Madonna the perfect groove to wax bombastic about the cathartic pleasures of dancing." Lyrically, "Beat Goes On" is a song title: Sonny Bono text: with his then-wife Cher in the singing duo Sonny and Cher. Bono wrote, arranged, and produced a number of hit records including the singles "I Got You Babe" and "The Beat Goes On", although Cher received more attention as a performer. He played a major part in Cher's solo recording career, writing and producing singles including "Bang Bang" and "You Better Sit Down Kids". Bono co-wrote "She Said Yeah", covered by The Rolling Stones on their 1965 LP "December's Children". His lone hit single as a solo artist, "Laugh at Me," was released in 1965 and peaked at No. 10