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40 on the R&B charts in the same year. In 1978 Valli released a followup album containing the song, "Frankie Valli... Is the Word", whose title echoes the chorus of this single, "Grease Is the Word". The Bee Gees never recorded a studio version of this song. However, the Bee Gees later performed the song in their tour "One Night Only" in 1997 until 1999, and captured on their live offering "One Night Only". Grease (song) "Grease" is a song written by Barry Gibb and performed by Frankie Valli. "Grease" is the title song for the 1978 musical motion picture
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40 on the R&B charts in the same year. In 1978 Valli released a followup album containing the song, "Frankie Valli... Is the Word", whose title echoes the chorus of this single, "Grease Is the Word". The Bee Gees never recorded a studio version of this song. However, the Bee Gees later performed the song in their tour "One Night Only" in 1997 until 1999, and captured on their live offering "One Night Only". Grease (song) "Grease" is a song written by Barry Gibb and performed by Frankie Valli. "Grease" is the title song for the 1978 musical motion picture
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Joints & Jam "Joints & Jam" is the debut single by American hip hop group Black Eyed Peas, taken from their debut studio album, "Behind the Front". The song features the vocals of Ingrid Dupree. The song is featured in the "Bulworth" soundtrack. A remix of this song, titled "That's the Joint", appears on the group's fifth studio album, "The E.N.D." The song samples "Love Till The End Of Time" by Paulinho da Costa and Hill sings a reworking of Frankie Valli's "Grease". The song was sampled in The Nextmen's "Amongst The Madness" which appeared in the classic video game
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Grease (song) "Grease" is a song written by Barry Gibb and performed by Frankie Valli. "Grease" is the title song for the 1978 musical motion picture "Grease", which was based on the stage play of the same name. It sold over seven million copies worldwide and was featured twice on the film's soundtrack, as the first track and reprised as the final track. This track was specifically written for the 1978 musical motion picture and was not used in the stage production of "Grease". Jim Jacobs and Warren Casey had written a different title track for "Grease" for its original
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The song has been remade by such artists as: Linda Clifford, Nicky Moore, and sung by Anthony Kavanagh, Terry Steele, who reached number forty-four on the R&B singles chart, and Alison Crawford on "Grease is the Word". In Janet Jackson's cover, the lyrics imply that she and her partner are about to share a threesome with another woman. Jackson begins the song by saying, "This is just between me and you...and you." Additionally, each chorus addresses a different person, as she sings, "'Cause I love you, boy" in one and "'Cause I love you, girl" in another. "She even makes
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One Word (Elliott Yamin song) "One Word" is the second official single from Elliott Yamin's self-titled album "Elliott Yamin" (following his first single "Wait for You" and the radio-only promotional hit "Movin' On") "One Word" is a midrange tempo ballad in which Yamin sings about how grateful he is for his love. He sings about how truly amazing she is and how much he appreciates everything she has done for him. The song was confirmed as a single on Fox News in Washington DC., and was officially released on October 16, 2007. The video was confirmed to have been shot
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Word of Mouth (Mike + The Mechanics song) "Word of Mouth" is a song by Mike + The Mechanics. It was released in March 1991 as the lead single from their album "Word of Mouth". It was the most successful single from that album peaking at No.13 on UK Singles Chart. It also peaked at No.78 in the United States, their last single to chart there, and at No.36 in Canada. The song is driven by electric guitar and synthesizer hooks played in unison, as well as the powerful vocal performance of Paul Young, who sings multiple B4 chest voice
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and Putzie, respectively. On November 6, it was announced that Jordan Fisher, Andrew Call and Yvette Gonzalez-Nacer would join the cast as Doody, Sonny and Cha-Cha, respectively. Director Thomas Kail envisioned "Grease: Live" as being a "combination" of elements from the original musical and the 1978 film version of "Grease". For instance, the production incorporated songs that were created for the film version, such as a performance of its theme song "Grease (Is The Word)" by Jessie J, "You're the One That I Want", and "Hopelessly Devoted to You", as well as songs that were exclusive to the stage version,
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on the sidewalk returns, and he finds his lover and they kiss once again, and separate and smile at each other. Yamin is chasing the girl he loves in this video, opposed to waiting for her, like he did in the "Wait for You" video. One Word (Elliott Yamin song) "One Word" is the second official single from Elliott Yamin's self-titled album "Elliott Yamin" (following his first single "Wait for You" and the radio-only promotional hit "Movin' On") "One Word" is a midrange tempo ballad in which Yamin sings about how grateful he is for his love. He sings about
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"Mechanical Heart" was planned for a release sometime in 2006/2007 but, after the split from the record label Mute Records, it is still unreleased and just a few promotional copies exist. Rory Lewarne now sings with White Witches, who describe themselves as "foppish Celts with glitter in their veins". They released their debut album, Heironymus Anonymous, in 2018. Pink Grease Pink Grease were a six-piece rock group from Sheffield, England. Drawing from prominent early influences like David Bowie, Iggy Pop, T.Rex and even Kiss, the band's sound and style was often seen as glam rock while also being heavily influenced
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changes and scale of what they were able to accomplish—in a rainstorm no less—were incredibly impressive. Grease is the word, and ratings most likely will be too." While praising "All I Need Is an Angel" for demonstrating Carly Rae Jepsen's capabilities as a singer, Vick felt that the song was too modern for a musical that is set in the 1950s. Jeremmy Gerald of "Deadline Hollywood" noted that "Grease: Live" was broadcast "with nary a hitch and one last-minute change in the out-of-doors opening number that paid tribute to the greatest movie musical of all time, "Singin' in the Rain"".
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Grease Is the Word Grease Is the Word was the United Kingdom version of NBC's "". It aired during 2007, and was produced by Syco TV (the production company of Simon Cowell). The winning couple, Susan McFadden & Danny Bayne, went on to star in a new West End production of "Grease" at the Piccadilly Theatre. The judges were actor and theatre producer David Ian, concert promoter and media personality David Gest, former popstar and television personality Sinitta, and choreographer and former "The X Factor" judge Brian Friedman. The main ITV show was presented by Zoë Ball, and Holly Willoughby
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of "The Simpsons", Homer Simpson sings the song to himself while he and Lisa are in separate water-filled sensory deprivation tanks, with slightly different lyrics. In Episode 304 of "The Muppet Show", guest-starring Gilda Radner, Marvin Suggs plays the song on the Muppaphones, singing the verses himself and having each Muppaphone say one line of the magic word with every hit they get. The song is interrupted by an actual witch doctor who punishes him for telling someone else the word (the audience) by turning his head into a Muppaphone, much to the amusement of his Muppaphones. In the episode
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The Grease Megamix "The Grease Megamix" is a song that was released on 24 December 1990 to celebrate the video release of "Grease". The single was credited to John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John and released in Polydor Records. It was created by Phil Harding and Ian Curnow for PWL by the request of Polydor Records who supplied copies of the original multi-track recordings. The megamix featured the three biggest hits from the "Grease" soundtrack: "You're the One That I Want", "Greased Lightnin'" and "Summer Nights". The song peaked at number 1 in Australia and remained there for 5 weeks in
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Help Me Understand (Hank Williams song) "Help Me Understand" is a song written by Hank Williams and released under the name "Luke the Drifter" on MGM Records in 1950. Williams' Luke the Drifter recordings were often characterized by bleak recitations and "Help Me Understand" is no exception, addressing the theme of divorce and specifically the effect it has on the children growing up in broken homes. "One word led to another," Hank sings, "and the last word led to divorce," a line that would be all too prescient for the singer, who would be divorced from his wife Audrey Williams
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by Dorothy, which Elphaba ironically sings about in saying that she is "so happy I could melt." She also imagines that "when people see me [Elphaba] they will scream" from love, not fear. Another notable characteristic of the song is the numerous times that the word "good" appears in the libretto. The beginning of the song features many elements of the song "Making Good," which was cut from the final drafts of the musical. The original German recording of this song, "Der Zauberer und ich", is sung by Dutch actress, Willemijn Verkaik. She sings this song in three languages -
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website's critical consensus states that ""Grease: Live" took the pressure and threw away conventionality — it belongs to yesterday. There was a chance that it could make it so far; we started believin' we can be who we are. "Grease: Live" is the word." Metacritic listed a weighted average of 74 out of 100 based on 22 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews." Megan Vick of "TV Guide" felt that Kail had "upped the standard" for live television musicals, and had "successfully managed to combine all the nostalgic elements of "Grease" that everyone expected while creating a new experience. The set
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the final album. The most notable occurrence is that of a police car driving by with its siren blaring at the end of "Love Song for 15 Ontario"; the vehicle was later credited as a guest performer on the song. An underlying concept in the work is the "Lying Dying Wonder Body", which consists of spoken word passages dealing with theoretical and political concepts that concern global climate and love. Sings Reign Rebuilder Sings Reign Rebuilder is the debut album of the Canadian band Set Fire to Flames. It was released by Alien8 Recordings, FatCat Records in 2001. The album
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"Buh-Weet Sings", in which Buckwheat from "Our Gang" (played by Eddie Murphy) sings the song as "Wookin Pa Nub". The "" episode "Looking for par'Mach in All the Wrong Places" is titled in tribute to this song (""par'Mach"" is defined in the episode as "the Klingon word for love, but with more aggressive overtones"). Al Lowe's second "Leisure Suit Larry" game, "Leisure Suit Larry Goes Looking for Love (in Several Wrong Places)", is named after the song. The song was referenced in "Operation Repo" in season 11 episode 7. The Mexican group, Los Felinos did a Spanish cover "Buscando Amor."
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West End to tell them that the judges "hadn't got it right with the pairs." On the fourth live show, David Ian announced live on the programme that from week five, the finalists would no longer be partnered up. The Danny hopefuls would compete against each other, live on week five's show, and the Sandy's on week six of the show. Each of the Danny and Sandy specials eliminated 2 of the 4 hopefuls thus leaving only 4 finalists for the final vote on 9 June. Grease Is the Word Grease Is the Word was the United Kingdom version of
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the 1982 Alvin and the Chipmunks album "The Chipmunks Go Hollywood" (RCA, 1981). On this album, Alvin sings a duet with a female character billed as Charlene the Chipette. Charlene is featured on the song "You're the One That I Want" from the soundtrack of the motion picture "Grease". Charlene was depicted on the album cover as having a long, golden blonde ponytail, and seems to have been the basis for the later character of Brittany. She may have made a visual appearance in 1990, in "Rockin' with the Chipmunks", where she danced and lip-synced in the music video for
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for a correct lyric, and zero for a wrong answer. No one is eliminated, but the scores carryover into the next round. For round two, the four contestants who advanced through get paired up to play a game chosen at random in each episode from the following games: The contestant sees the words to the song in karaoke fashion, similar to Don't Forget the Lyrics. As the contestant sings the song, they will see blanks in the lyrics being displayed, each representing a word in the song. The person out of the pair who fills in the most blanks correctly
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Polyphemos. (Corydon seems to be indiscriminate in his sexual preferences, since he compares and contrasts Alexis with previous love interests both male and female.) Corydon sings of his love for Alexis in what is at times nearly a word-for-word translation of Theocritus' Greek into elegant Latin verse, setting up a contrast, similar to that in Idyll XI, between the supposedly unlettered and artless shepherd and the exquisitely wrought stream of verse he sings. Unlike Idyll XI, Corydon's song is not set in a personalized frame; it is preceded by just a few lines setting up the context. Idyll XI is
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special song. The first episode of season 1, aired on 31 July 2016. MTV INDIA "Angels Of Rock" Jasmine Sandlas Jasmine Sandlas is an artist and performer who mainly sings Punjabi songs. She was also featured on the TEDx Talks, "MTV" Coke Studio and Spoken Word platforms. Jasmine Sandlas is an Independent Artist. Sandlas, born in Jalandhar, Punjab and raised in Stockton, California, always aspired to pursue a career in singing. Sandlas' first song was "Muskan" (2008) became a hit. In 2014, she began her Bollywood playback singing career with the song "Yaar Na Miley" for the film Kick. Upon
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attendant Randy plays guitar for a sick girl on her way to receive a heart transplant. Peter dresses up like a stereotypical adolescent bully featured in 1980s films, and makes references to "Pretty in Pink", "No Retreat, No Surrender" and "The Karate Kid". He then looks at the ocean on a pier as Howard Jones' song, "No One Is to Blame", plays. In one scene, Stewie refers to "aging supermodel Carol Alt." Before New Brian and Lois sing "Summer Nights" as featured in "Grease", Peter sings R.E.M.'s "Everybody Hurts". Stewie reads and then rips apart Nancy Reagan's memoir, "My Turn".
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played by Phillipa Soo in the original Broadway cast, then comes forward and takes the largest part of the song, revealing that she lived for 50 years after her husband's death, and all the efforts she made to tell her husband's story, as well as the stories of his fellow American Revolutionary War veterans, and of George Washington. She sings of her proudest accomplishment, founding an orphanage, and how the orphans there remind her of her orphaned husband. Throughout her part of the song, the word "Time" is repeated and emphasized as a motif, representing how Hamilton always felt he
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Bernard sing the song as a karaoke duet. Mayer agreed to let the show use the song, in exchange for a Dundie, which was for "Tallest Music Dude". In the episode of Family Guy titled "Stew-Roids", Stewie sings a song in which he pronounces the word "body" like "bah-dy", which he then explains "That's how John Mayer would say it"; a reference to the pronunciation of the word in "Your Body Is a Wonderland". Lance Bass and Lacey Schwimmer performed a rhumba to the song on Season 7 of "Dancing with the Stars". Your Body Is a Wonderland "Your Body
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of the word "fuck" ("we can fuck until the dawn"), although people especially Sheila E. (who sings the chorus) have claimed the word is actually "funk", allowing it to be played on the radio in the late 1980s into the 1990s. However, since 2004, currently the radio version is edited to repeat part A of the hook and omit the potential obscenity misheard in part B, because the Federal Communications Commission has in the past levied fines against stations that played the song for broadcasting allegedly indecent material, including KLUC-FM in Las Vegas, Nevada; KTFM in San Antonio, Texas; and
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with a spirit of emancipation as expressed in the song. "Je vole" is performed on the soundtrack of the film by Louane (full name Louane Emera), a singer in Top 8 of of the French "" picked for the lead actress in the film. The text of the song were slightly changed but keeping the general meaning and even phraseology. Only the refrain is kept intact word for word. Another striking difference is that the whole song is sung by Louane, whereas in the original, Sardou spoke the lyrics and only sings the refrain. Several other songs of Sardou are
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Allan Coe covered the song on his 1997 LP "The Ghost of Hank Williams". Help Me Understand (Hank Williams song) "Help Me Understand" is a song written by Hank Williams and released under the name "Luke the Drifter" on MGM Records in 1950. Williams' Luke the Drifter recordings were often characterized by bleak recitations and "Help Me Understand" is no exception, addressing the theme of divorce and specifically the effect it has on the children growing up in broken homes. "One word led to another," Hank sings, "and the last word led to divorce," a line that would be all
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Hum Dono (1961 film))" The next song should begin with (y) and so on. Bait Bazi is a related game played with Urdu poetry instead of movie songs. Several word chain games also resemble "antakshri" in their basic methodology. Antakshari Antakshri also known as Anthyakshari is a spoken parlor game played in India. Each contestant sings the first verse of a song (often Classical Hindustani or Bollywood songs) that begins with the Hindustani consonant on which the previous contestant's song selection ended. The word is derived from two Sanskrit words: When these words are combined and an '-i' suffixed, the
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and Robert Freedman the horn and string orchestration. "Honesty" is a piano ballad with synthesizer embellishments. It opens with "sad and tender" piano chords. According to Ken Bielen in his book "The Words and Music of Billy Joel", Liberty DeVitto's drums and cymbal crashes, remind listeners that "the track is a predecessor of the power ballads of the 1980s and 1990s". It talks about the inherent lack of honesty even in the closest of relationships. In the song Joel sings the lines "Honesty is such a lonely word". Joel further sings about wearing his heart on his sleeve in "Honesty".
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recited in the synagogues, expressing longing and emotion. After he commences with the "nashīd", the performance passes unto a more experienced man in the congregation, known for his musical talents and who is called by the Hebrew word, "meshorer" (singer of poetry). The "meshorer" (singer) sings the first hemistich of the stanza, while another person, or the entire congregation, answers after him in concert. Often, one part of the song is sung by the lead singer, while another part is answered in company. In almost every song, repetition of the line in a verse is used, something also alluded to
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Cyndi Lauper and Madonna songs from the 1980s. "Bubble Pop Electric", the fifth track, is an electro song featuring André 3000's alias Johnny Vulture. It tells of the two having sex at a drive-in movie, and it was generally well received by critics, who drew comparisons to the 1978 film "Grease" and its 1982 sequel "Grease 2". "Luxurious" is a 1990s-inspired R&B song that lyrically talks about the desire to be rich in love, simultaneously comparing Stefani's lover with luxuries. The seventh track, "Harajuku Girls", is a synth-pop song that was described as a tribute to Tokyo's street culture, produced
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On Your Every Word On Your Every Word is a 1983 album released by Amy Holland in 1983. This was her second studio album and was her last one, before she spent the rest of the 1980s recording songs for film soundtracks such as "Scarface", "Teen Wolf", "Night of the Comet", "St. Elmo's Fire", "K-9", and much more. In one of the songs on the album, she sings a duet with David Pack on the song "I Still Run to You". There is a cover version of The Four Tops' song "Shake Me, Wake Me (When It's Over)" sung by
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scene. Holy Word "Holy Word" is a song by Australian band I'm Talking. It was released in July 1986 as the second single from the band's debut studio album, "Bear Witness". The song peaked at number 9 on the Australian Kent Music Report, becoming the band's third top ten single. Unlike their previous singles, group member Zan Abeyratne sings lead vocal on this track. At the time of the recording, there were tensions that would eventually spell the end of the group as Kate Ceberano was absent from the recording of the single, resulting in Abeyratne taking over the lead.
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Holy Word "Holy Word" is a song by Australian band I'm Talking. It was released in July 1986 as the second single from the band's debut studio album, "Bear Witness". The song peaked at number 9 on the Australian Kent Music Report, becoming the band's third top ten single. Unlike their previous singles, group member Zan Abeyratne sings lead vocal on this track. At the time of the recording, there were tensions that would eventually spell the end of the group as Kate Ceberano was absent from the recording of the single, resulting in Abeyratne taking over the lead. In
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Mississippi John Hurt sings: "Some crave high yellow. I like black and brown." On the 1988 album Chalk Mark in a Rain Storm by Joni Mitchell, the song "Dancin' Clown" contains the lyrics "Down the street comes last word Susie, she's high yellow, looking top nice." On Ice Cube's album War and Peace Vol 2. released in 2000, the song "Hello" contains the lyrics "I'm looking for a big yellow, in 6-inch stilettos". As recently as 2004, white R&B singer-songwriter Teena Marie released a song titled "High Yellow Girl", said to be about her daughter Alia Rose, who is biracial.
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third to the first person and amended the last line in the verses. The song "If Long Suffering" was recorded for the movie "The Cook and the Singer" (1978) and sounded there in full. According to the original idea, this song should not have been in the "Woman Who Sings". During the time of its release, the film had a mixed critical reception. The Woman who Sings The Woman who Sings () is a 1978 Soviet film by Aleksandr Orlov. It is a musical melodrama and fictionalized biography of Alla Pugacheva, where the heroine is represented by Anna Streltsova. The
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his latest 'mini film' advertisement for Chanel No. 5. Throughout the film, he sings his slower, romantic, cover rendition of "You're the One that I Want", the classic from the 1978 film "Grease". This video has been viewed more than 15 million times on YouTube. He released a mixtape entitled "Every Night", which became available both to stream and purchase on October 20, 2014. Lo-Fang also toured with Rhye and a performed a handful of solo shows in the US and Mexico during the autumn. His song was “You’re The One That I Want” was recently used in the Netflix
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The name comes from the fact that the most important item traded into the interior was the processed oil of the eulachon fish Thaleichthys pacificus. Indeed, the Carrier word /tl'inaɣe/ "eulachon oil" is a compound of Carrier /xe/ "grease, oil" (combining form /ɣe/) with /tl'ina/, a loan from Heiltsuk or Haisla, North Wakashan languages spoken on the coast. "Because these trails were commonly used to transport Oolichan grease, they are now referred to as 'grease trails.' For thousands of years, First Nations traders followed well-trodden 'grease trails,' usually the easiest routes across plateaus, highlands and over challenging mountains far into
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100 Years...100 Songs survey of top tunes in American cinema. In 2010, Billboard ranked it No. 9 on their "Best Summer Songs of All Time" list. !scope="row"| Total sales: In 1991, "Summer Nights" and two other songs from the "Grease" soundtrack — "You're The One That I Want" and "Greased Lightnin'" — were remixed into a new song called "The Grease Megamix." This song was created to observe the movie's release on home video. Joe Masciantonio, from Outstanding Bass Productions, created the song for Philadelphia radio station WIOQ-FM. The song subsequently became a big hit worldwide. Summer Nights (Grease song)
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Jasmine Sandlas Jasmine Sandlas is an artist and performer who mainly sings Punjabi songs. She was also featured on the TEDx Talks, "MTV" Coke Studio and Spoken Word platforms. Jasmine Sandlas is an Independent Artist. Sandlas, born in Jalandhar, Punjab and raised in Stockton, California, always aspired to pursue a career in singing. Sandlas' first song was "Muskan" (2008) became a hit. In 2014, she began her Bollywood playback singing career with the song "Yaar Na Miley" for the film Kick. Upon its release, "Yaar Na Miley" went viral and topped the charts and Sandlas received wide critical acclaim for
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African-American owned and operated institutions – with the word "soul". Relating this occurrence to the biblical story of the Passover, Hayes and songwriting partner David Porter came up with the idea, in Hayes's words, of "a story about one's struggle to rise above his present conditions. It's almost a tune [where it's] kind of like boasting, 'I'm a soul man.' It's a pride thing." Sam sings the first verse, with Dave joining in the chorus. Dave sings the second verse, with Sam joining in the chorus. Sam sings the third verse, with Dave joining in the chorus. This is followed
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this into something special with someone like Matt, who can sell stories so purely, who sings one word and I'm there. The first time I ever heard 'Fake Empire' from "Boxer", I will never fucking forget that." Bianca Gracie of Fuse complimented Chvrches' ability to "effortlessly express tangible emotions in synth-pop", writing that the song has "a completely different tone" than "Get Out" and "leaves you feeling surprisingly empty, but satisfied enough to give it another play". Scott Russell of "Paste" sees the song as "another indication that Chvrches are aiming high on their new album, packing more punch than
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driving funk beat, with few chord changes and a simple melody in the key of D major. (The refrain is a 12 bar blues in D. The main chord is D7(#9), also used in "Drive My Car" and "Taxman". The two line verse uses D7, C7, F13, and G7.) Paul McCartney said of this song, "John and I would like to do songs with just one note like 'Long Tall Sally'. We get near it in 'The Word'". George Martin plays the harmonium solo in the track. McCartney, Lennon, and Harrison sing the song in three-part harmony. Lennon sings the
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at #8. The song also reached #37 on the Danish singles chart. In November 2008, Storeng performed in the musical "Grease" at the Oslo Spektrum, playing the character of Betty Rizzo. She becomes one of the many number of artists who have competed at Eurovision to go on to perform in "Grease", with others including Sally-Ann Triplet, who represented the United Kingdom in 1980 and 1982, and Olivia Newton-John, who represented the United Kingdom in 1974 and became famous for acting in the film version of the musical. After receiving such a strong placing from a Norwegian-composed song, NRK decided
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slipknot / Tied by a juicehead who just took his T-shot." "Eye of the Needle" is a "military-march" piano ballad, while "Hostage" is a new wave pop and ska track that features Sia's voice "cracking like a punk singer." The sixth song, "Straight for the Knife", is instrumented by strings and lyrically details a tempestuous relationship: "But will someone find me swinging from the rafters / I’m hanging on your every word." "Fair Game", where Sia sings "Watch me squirm baby, but you're just what I need," is a minimalist and string-laden song about the desire to find an equal
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the satire behind the song "Discoshock", which is about the disco music in vogue at the time, and was taken aback. Amid a chorus of whistles, the crowd asked the musicians to play "Blues del levante", a song written by García at the end of his Sui Generis tenure. The rest of the concert went to general indifference. Serú Girán released "La Grasa de las Capitales" a year later in 1979. The word "grasa" means "grease" in Spanish, but in Argentina it is also slang for vulgarity. As such, the title of the album was a criticism of the Argentine
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bear some resemblance to "ayaviri". For example, when the word "huayra" or "wayra", which means "wind," "air," or "odor," is added as a suffix, the compound formed comes to mean "wind of the dead," "wind with a odor of the dead," or "bad wind which originates from the cemeteries. Likewise, when the word "huera" or "wera", which means "tallow," "fat" or "grease" is made the suffix, the word denotes the tallow, fat or grease of a dead body. A connection might exist between these words and the many tombs recorded to have been present around the town by Pedro Cieza
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from the late 20th century occurs in the song "Friends in Low Places" by Garth Brooks. During the chorus, Brooks sings the word "low" on a low note. Similarly, on The Who's album "Tommy", the song "Smash the Mirror" contains the line Each repetition of 'rise' is a half-step higher than the last, making this an especially overt example of word-painting. "Hallelujah" by Leonard Cohen carries a significant example of the text painting, "It goes like this the fourth, the fifth, the minor fall and the major lift, the baffled king composing hallelujah.", signifying the movement of the keys and
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– who wrote real operas — as the composer. To add to the illusion of the opera's authenticity, Douglas also sings some known songs, including a musical setting of the Rudyard Kipling poem "Mandalay" and the "Toreador Song" from "Carmen." The operatic scenes were staged by Vladimir Rosing. The film is a word-for-word remake of 1939's "Wife, Husband and Friend", which starred Warner Baxter as Borland, Loretta Young as his wife, and Binnie Barnes as Cecil Carver. Leonard Borland (Paul Douglas) lives and works in New York City as a wrecking contractor, married to socialite Doris (Celeste Holm). Even though
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Network Song for San Marino in 2012 and most recently "Crisalide (Vola)" for San Marino in 2013. "Bye, Bye, I Love You" is a mid-tempo ballad in which Sheer sings about ending a relationship with a man she appears to have met on a holiday. She sings that "I didn't really speak French" and that "you can't say a word in English", but despite the language barrier, the two were able to enjoy a happy relationship for some time. Her lover, however, was not entirely faithful - thus, regardless of her feelings, she ends the relationship. Sheer recorded the song
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Summer Nights (Grease song) "Summer Nights" is a popular song from the musical "Grease". Written by Jim Jacobs and Warren Casey, its best-known version was recorded by John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John for the big-screen adaptation of the musical, and released as a single that same year. "Summer Nights" became a massive hit in both the United States and United Kingdom during the summer of 1978. Included on the movie's , the song was one of several hit singles from the movie. Parts of the song were introduced to a new audience when it was re-released in the 1990s as
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given its title – the song is regarded by most fans as one of the better entries in Contest history, often being performed as part of a medley of favourites, as at the introduction to the 2006 semi-final in Athens. The song deals with the way in which children relate to love. Cohen sings that, growing up, "we loved secretly/Who were we nice to? — Just uncles and aunts" and that love was conducted secretly and "We whispered only in the "Bet language"". He compares this to adulthood, where he realises that "Love is a beautiful word" and that humanity
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every man is free," emphasizing the American ideal of liberty. However, after a caesura he quickly concludes that sentence with "to take care of his home and his family," implying that every man in fact isn't "free" in every sense of the word. The song is written in the key of F major, and performed in that key on the album. The original album recording features an ostinato piano part, played by Newman (who also sings the lyrics), accompanied by a full orchestra (strings, winds and brass) for harmonic and melodic fills. It features a set of relatively simple (for
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stops. The competitor scores one point for every word they manage to sing correctly. Then, the second competitor returns from isolation, and is told the total score of the first competitor. The second competitor then attempts the same feat (singing as many missing words exactly correctly as possible from the song). It can happen that the first competitor sings enough words of the song to make the game out of reach for the second competitor, even if the latter were to sing every word correctly. In this case, the second competitor leaves the stage without attempting the song. Prior to
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Your Love Is a Lie "Your Love Is A Lie" is the second single by Canadian rock band Simple Plan from their self-titled third studio album. The song exists in two versions. One is found on the explicit editions, in which lead singer Pierre Bouvier sings the word "fucks" in the second verse ("and do you think about me when he fucks you"). In the music video and for radio play, the word is omitted and sometimes replaced with "touches" ("and do you think about me when he touches you"). This is the second song in which Simple Plan uses
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Sandy (Grease song) "Sandy" is a song from the 1978 film "Grease", written by Louis St. Louis and Screamin' Scott Simon (of Sha Na Na), and performed by John Travolta, in character as Danny Zuko. It was released as a single in several countries, giving Travolta a no. 2 hit in the UK. "Sandy" was one of the songs written specifically for the film that was not in the original musical, which instead had a song named "Alone at a Drive-In Movie" at that point in the story. (Beginning with the 2003 stage production, some productions of the musical now
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Peru, with several different B-sides, including "All Strung Out On You", "Can't Let You Go", and (in the US) "Greased Lightnin'". Sandy (Grease song) "Sandy" is a song from the 1978 film "Grease", written by Louis St. Louis and Screamin' Scott Simon (of Sha Na Na), and performed by John Travolta, in character as Danny Zuko. It was released as a single in several countries, giving Travolta a no. 2 hit in the UK. "Sandy" was one of the songs written specifically for the film that was not in the original musical, which instead had a song named "Alone at
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at solubilizing oil and grease than a detergent alone. In the UK, the word "Swarfega" may be used as a generic term for all similar cleaners, particularly if they have the same green jelly-like appearance as genuine Swarfega. According to the company website; The name derives from “swarf”, being the old Derbyshire engineering term for oil and grease and “ega”, as in “eager to clean”. This may be a bit confusing, as "swarf" now commonly refers to the metal shavings and chips resulting from metalworking operations. The word did not originally mean oil or grease as Deb claimed, but rather
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welcoming him into the gang, and Stephanie is delighted that she can now be with him. Michael and Stephanie share a kiss and all the couples pair off happily at the seniors' graduation as the graduating class sings ("We'll Be Together"). The credits start rolling in yearbook-style, as in the original film. "Grease" co-producer Allan Carr had a deal with Paramount Pictures to be paid $5 million to produce a sequel, with production beginning within three years of the original film. Carr decided to hire Patricia Birch as director for the sequel, as she had previously served as the choreographer
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followed by sound of percussion and a high register note, contrasting with the bassline. The song continues in this way up till the last verse, which is backed by the sound from an acoustic guitar. A two-part vocal is found in the line "No where to run, no place to hide". According to Rikky Rooksby, author of "The Complete Guide to the Music of Madonna", Madonna's voice sounds "expressive" when she sings the line "From the look of love" and utters the word "look" over the D minor chord present underneath. The word is sung in a higher note of
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retention of the 50-year protection for sound recordings. In 2007, "Drown On the River" was released as a single on iTunes. The song later appeared on the soundtrack of "Deal". Also in the same year, Gibb sang background vocals on Jamie Jo's song "U Turn Me On" and wrote the theme music for ITV's "Grease Is the Word". Also in 2007 Gibb appeared as a mentor in season six of "American Idol". On 14 March 2009, Gibb teamed with Olivia Newton-John to present the one-hour finale performance at a star-studded 12-hour live concert at Sydney's Sydney Cricket Ground, part of
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singing the song while Nelson is staying with the family, as an ode to Nelson's missing father. In an episode of the show "Will & Grace", Jack sings the song on separate occasions, as does Will in an earlier episode while visiting a therapist. In the "Grilled Cheesus" episode of "Glee", Rachel sings this song for Burt Hummel (who is in a coma as the song is being sung) and his son Kurt Hummel. Rachel sings the song outside as Yentl does in the movie, and later beside Burt's hospital bed, with Mercedes, Finn, Quinn and Finn's mother Carol with
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Dhadi (music) Dhadi ( , Dhādi), also spelled as Dhadhi, is one who sings ballads using Dhadd and Sarangi, the folk instruments of Punjab. According to Kahn Singh Nabha's Mahan Kosh the definition of "dhadhi" is "One who sings ballads of warriors playing Dhadd". Dhadis are a distinct group performers emerged in the time of Sikh gurus. The word "Dhadi" can be translated in English to be a "minstrel" or "bard". The word is used several times in the Sikh religious text, Guru Granth Sahib, in the meaning of humbleness. In his compositions, Hazrat Baba Nanak called himself a Dhadhi
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plays organ. The opening track, "Grievances", introduces themes that reoccur throughout Johnston's career. He sings about his unrequited love to "the librarian", which refers to a girl named Laurie Allen who has functioned as a muse in many of Johnston's songs. This has been described as the quintessential Daniel Johnston song, including by Johnston himself. Not only the lyrical but also the musical theme of the song has been alluded to in later works. The word "grievances" has also been reused in other song titles, like on "More Songs of Pain"s "Mabel's Grievances" and "Yip/Jump Music"s "Don't Let the Sun
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Angel (Natasha Bedingfield song) "Angel" is a song by English singer-songwriter Natasha Bedingfield for her second North American album "Pocketful of Sunshine" (2007). It was released as the album's third single in North America on 11 August 2008. The song was produced by Rodney "Darkchild" Jerkins, hence the "Darkchild forever" line at the beginning of the song, he also sings the chorus. The song is written in the key of B Minor and set in 4/4 time. Bedingfield's vocals range from F#3 to C#5. It utilizes a prominent spelling out of the word 'angel' as its hook. In the song,
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by Naimah Matthews have been displaced and were forced to pack their stuff and leave once Grease Box moved in, even though they had been cooking and selling food out of the cafe before Grease Box had even arrived.http://www.eastbayexpress.com/WhatTheFork/archives/2013/08/27/grease-box-phat-beets-and-the-g-word Phat Beets thinks this is also problematic for the community because historic residents are now being forced to move because their housing costs and property values are rising with new residents and businesses like Grease Box moving in. This has caused Phat Beets to spend their time, money, and resources to fight displacement instead of focusing on their food justice programs.
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was just a word we came up with on a whim, but then the song took on a life of its own." However, in an interview with the Associated Press, she likened one's milkshake to one's self-confidence; "A milkshake is the thing that makes women special. It's what gives us our confidence and what makes us exciting." "Milkshake" is an R&B song, and Joey Rivaldo of About.com described it as a "low beat dance song". The song is noted for its chorus, in which Kelis sings "My milkshake brings all the boys to the yard". The line was referred to
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added. When "Dégénération" was released in 2008, some critics have compared it to "Psychiatric" because of their similar music. "Psychiatric" is entirely sung in English-language and is a tribute to David Lynch's film, "Elephant Man". John Hurt's voice is sampled throughout the song, repeating several times: "I'm a human being, I'm not an animal". A male voice punctuates the song with the word "Psychiatric", while Farmer sings only: "It's easy this time, to lose my mind". There are three versions of this song. These are the formats and track listings of single releases of "Allan": These are the credits and
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perceptions of others to the differences between Scott's appearance and the music he sings. Song of a Jewish Cowboy Song of a Jewish Cowboy is a 2002 documentary about Scott Gerber, a rancher and musician from Sonoma County, California, who sings cowboy music and Yiddish folk songs. The documentary shows clips from his performances and a personal interview with Scott. Scott's parents were socialist chicken ranchers who moved to Petaluma, California. Scott also went into chicken ranching and then dabbled in shearing sheep. He was instilled with a love of his Jewish heritage from his mother and grandmother, and sings
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Song", "O See the Lambkins Play" (a drinking song), and "Ho then for Jollity" (drinking song). Marian sings the "Forest Song" dreaming of Robin. Robin sings a serenade "A Troubadour Sang to His Love". Allan-a-Dale plans revenge for losing Marian to Robin. The Sheriff, who was pursuing Robin's followers as outlaws, is himself captured by them and they sing "Put him in the stocks. He is captive, our enemy, we win the game." Dame Durden sings to the Sheriff: "Faithless one, you're in a gruesome plight." But Sir Guy arrives with soldiers and overpowers Robin's men. Sir Guy and the
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film version of "Grease" was a smash hit; its songs were original compositions done in a 1950s pop style. However, the sequel "Grease 2" (released in 1982) bombed at the box-office. Films about performers which incorporated gritty drama and musical numbers interwoven as a diegetic part of the storyline were produced, such as "Lady Sings the Blues", "All That Jazz", and "New York, New York". Some musicals made in Britain experimented with the form, such as Richard Attenborough's "Oh! What a Lovely War" (released in 1969), Alan Parker's "Bugsy Malone" and Ken Russell's "Tommy" and "Lisztomania". A number of film
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double eviction prior to the final. The new date for the final, 9 June 2007, ensured it would air directly opposite the final of ITV's competing show, "Grease is the Word". This move paid off as the final of "Any Dream Will Do" managed to secure the upper hand over "Grease is the Word" in viewing figures with a peak of 8.5 million viewers and an audience share of 39.6%, compared with ITV's high of 4.9 million viewers (an audience share of 23.5%). In the final, over three million votes were cast with Lee Mead being announced as the winner.
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Committed to a Bright Future Committed to a Bright Future is the name of Dog Fashion Disco's 5th studio album released in 2003. Music videos were made for the songs "The Acid Memoirs","Grease" , and "Love Song for a Witch". The European release of "Committed" contained the bonus track "China White". It is a re-recorded version of a song that originally appeared on "Erotic Massage", but with a different outro. This version also contains "Grease" as track fifteen, instead of in the hidden time. All songs written by Dog Fashion Disco except Grease, written by Barry Gibb of the Bee
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the song the singer asks why his song is so sad. The phrase "long ago and far away" never appears in the lyrics. Rather, Taylor sings that "Long ago a young man sits and plays his waiting game." In 1998 Taylor noted that the lyrics in the second verse "Love is just a word I've heard when things are being said" was the "most coherent" part of the song for him at that time, stating that "it is a musing on the nature of expectations, and how they don't last. Critic Al Rudis notes a resemblance between some of the
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women in question. Critic Tom Maginnis writes that Hugh Cornwell sings with "a lecherous sneer, the sexual tension is so unrelenting as to spill into macho parody or even censor-baiting territory". The lyrics of the song include a word that sounds like clitoris, albeit pronounced with an emphasis on the second syllable: "Is she trying to get out of that clitORis?" The song is driven by a prominent and distinctive bass line. The single was a double A-side with pub rock song "Go Buddy Go" which was played on UK radio at the time and also on the band's BBC
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Connie Francis Sings Folk Song Favorites Connie Francis sings Folk Song Favorites is a studio album of Folk Song recorded by U. S. Entertainer Connie Francis. The album was recorded on August 8 and 9, 1961, at Owen Bradley's studio Bradley Film & Recording in Nashville. Arrangements were provided by Cliff Parman who also conducted the sessions. Background vocals came from Millie Kirkham and The Jordanaires. Francis first collaboration at Bradley Film & Recording with Parman, Kirkham, The Jordanaires and Owen Bradley's team of musicians(resulting in her first use of the Nashville Sound) had taken place in January 1961 when
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single B-sides. "Come On, Jerry (Timber)" was released as B-Side of "Whose Heart Are You Breaking Tonight", and "She'll Be Comin' 'Round the Mountain" was released as B-Side of "For Mama". Connie Francis Sings Folk Song Favorites Connie Francis sings Folk Song Favorites is a studio album of Folk Song recorded by U. S. Entertainer Connie Francis. The album was recorded on August 8 and 9, 1961, at Owen Bradley's studio Bradley Film & Recording in Nashville. Arrangements were provided by Cliff Parman who also conducted the sessions. Background vocals came from Millie Kirkham and The Jordanaires. Francis first collaboration
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an arrogant karaoke singer who was gruesomely murdered. His character sang a Nickleback song, "Far Away." On November 23, 2008, he made an appearance as a bachelor on the VH1 show "". Young made his Broadway debut as Kenickie in the revival of "Grease" on September 9, 2008. He played the role until the show closed January 4, 2009. Young later joined the national tour of "Grease" in December 2009, this time playing Danny Zuko. He left the tour on February 14, 2010. After "Grease," Young took over the role of Berger in the Broadway revival of "Hair", succeeding Will
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TV show "" with Ian and BBC Worldwide, leaving Lloyd Webber furious. Ian said "I don't understand the problem. Andrew has no connection with the stage show "Grease", which I have successfully produced in the UK. There is a new production of "Grease" on Broadway in the spring of 2007, that's why I've been asked to judge on "You're The One That We Want"." This was followed in the UK with the ITV1 series "Grease Is the Word", with Ian as a judge. It aired against "Any Dream Will Do" in 2007. "Op zoek naar Evita" ("Looking for Evita") was
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me." For music critics a "celebration of being alive", Lamar described "Alright" as message of hope. The song begins as a spoken-word treatise before exploding into a shapeshifting portrait of America that brings in jazz horns, skittering drum beats and Lamar's mellifluous rapping as he struggles with troubles and temptations. Musically, it features marching band propulsion and a jazz band's breezy reeds. For his sole production credit, Pharrell Williams, who made the track with Digi+Phonics' member Sounwave, sings the hook. Ranked number one on "Pitchfork"s "The 100 Best Tracks of 2015", an editor praised the chorus "We gon be alright,"
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this small gap and as he sings the final word, "goodbye", the last brick is put into place, ending the first half of the show. Personnel per Fitch and Mahon. Goodbye Cruel World (Pink Floyd song) "Goodbye Cruel World" is a song by Pink Floyd. It appears on their 1979 double album, "The Wall". A quiet song, the Prophet-5 analog synthesizer provides the D major chord sequence: D, G, D, A, D, while the bass guitar plays the root notes and their octaves. A similar bass riff was used in the earlier Pink Floyd songs "Careful with That Axe, Eugene"
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the B-side of the vinyl was not another live song, but the first version of "Psychiatric" (the 'new beat remix'), which appeared two years later on the album "L'Autre...". "Allan" is a tribute to Edgar Allan Poe, an American poet, that Farmer is very appreciative and that she has evoked in many interviews. One verse of the song containing the word "Ligeia" which refers to the name of Poe's fairy tale published in 1837 in the review "The American Museum". Farmer also sings "Pauvres poupées / Qui vont qui viennent", which is an excerpt from "Ligeia". In the refrain, the
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"santham" song is "Thamizh maalai thanai chooduvaal" from the film Ambikapathy (1957 film). The sequence is: a poet takes up a challenge thrown by the King to sing 100 songs without referring to earthly pleasures, in order to win his daughter, the princess. Practically, in a film, it is impossible to sing 100 songs at a stretch. Santhanam wrote five songs for this scene. It was shown on screen using the running notation method. The fifth song becomes the 99th song. The poet gets excited. He sings the last five lines of the last verse in one breath. The word
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favour of the king and Eochaidh assents. He is unhappy when he learns it is to kiss the queen's hand and serenade her with a song, but his word was given so Etain is roused. Midir sings the Faery song heard at the end of Act I. Etain, awakened to her immortal origins, leaves with Midir to the sounds of a Faery chorus. Only the heartbroken king remains, and as he begs for his dreams back, Dalua steps in and touches him soundlessly. He collapses, dead. The song "How beautiful they are" appears first in a chorus by unseen spirits,
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was released on 8 November 2013. "Booyah" is an electro-house song with reggae influences and a drum and bass section. The song opens with Wilson's shouting intro, and then his verse begins. As the drop ends, Wilson sings his verse again, however, it is sped up, and more music is played by Showtek and We are Loud and as the verse comes to an end, Wilson holds his last word in an autotuned voice and the drop begins. A music video to accompany the release of "Booyah" was first released onto YouTube on 17 September 2013 at a total length
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letter existed or not. Not surprisingly, little of O'Nolan's pseudonymous activity has been verified. O'Nolan's journalistic pseudonym is taken from a character (Myles-na-Coppaleen) in Dion Boucicault's play "The Colleen Bawn" (itself an adaptation of Gerald Griffin's "The Collegians"), who is the stereotypical charming Irish rogue. At one point in the play, he sings the ancient anthem of the Irish Brigades on the Continent, the song "An Crúiscín Lán" (hence the name of the column in the "Irish Times"). "Capall" is the Irish word for "horse" (from Vulgar Latin "caballus"), and 'een' (spelled "ín" in Irish) is a diminutive suffix. The
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Kisobushi Kisobushi (in ) is a folk song originating from the Koso District of Nagano Prefecture, Japan. It sings about the river, mountains and people who live there. Kisobushi is a folk song originating from the Koso District of Nagano Prefecture, Japan. It sings about the river, mountains and people who live there. "Fushi" (in ) or "Bushi", when immediately follows another nouns, as in "Tankobushi", means a melody or a song. There are several stanzas of various versions. The words, "Nakanori san", in the lyrics are generally agreed to mean the loggers who raft down the Kiso River, carrying
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About her performance in the Broadway production, Ben Brantley wrote in "The New York Times": "Counseling the romantically troubled Kate, she temporarily drops her habitually pinched voice to deliver, in the show's wittiest coup de théâtre, a full-throated ballad in the manner of a 1950's musical diva..."The more you love someone/The more you want to kill him," Christmas sings in a shivery, rafters-shaking alto. And though you can construe the song as a satire if you choose, there is no doubt that Christmas means every word she sings." Hilton Als, in The New Yorker, in another rave for the show,
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the works of Perry and wrote that the "funk-guitar licks zip across a spry, sun-drunk groove as Levine sings..." Lyrically, Levine sings the lines to his romantic interest, "I just wanna be there where you are/And I gotta get one little taste". The song's lyrics use the word "sugar" to describe coitus. Jon Caramanica of "The New York Times" wrote that on the Levine sounds most lecherous while singing the lyrics "I want that red velvet, I want that sugar sweet." According to him "he croons so cleanly it's possible to imagine that he is truly singing about cake." In
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in 1978 by Midsong International/Polydor (the record label to which Travolta had been signed as a solo artist, as opposed to RSO Records, who released the "Grease" soundtrack album). In the UK, the single reached number 2 on the UK Singles Chart, spending 15 weeks on the chart. It was kept off the top spot by another single from the "Grease" soundtrack, "Summer Nights". The B-side of the UK single was "Can't Let You Go" on some UK releases, "Rainbows" on others. It was also released as a single in many other European countries, the United States, Australia, Japan, and
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Fortuosity "Fortuosity" is the first song in the 1967 motion picture The Happiest Millionaire. It was first performed by Tommy Steele playing the part of "John Lawless" (the butler). The song was written by Robert and Richard Sherman. Richard Sherman stated that the word meant "Faith and Good Fortune". Apparently derived from "fortuitous," which refers to something that happens by fortune or chance, "fortuosity" is a Disney neologism and has a more positive meaning than "fortuitous" or that word's standard noun form, "fortuity," which means accident, chance, or an accidental occurrence. Steele also sings the song, "I'll Always Be Irish",
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made politically correct in the 1990s: The word "negerdreng" (Negro boy) was changed to kokosnød (coconut). The song was written in 1948 by the Danish writer and poet Harald H. Lund with music composed by writer-musician Mogens Jermiin Nissen (1906–72). "Godnatsang" ("Goodnight Song") – This is a popular lullaby that was composed (lyrics and music) by Sigurd Barrett (born 1967), pianist, composer and host of a children's TV programme in Denmark, and fellow musician Steen Nikolaj Hansen. Sigurd usually sings this song at the end of his children's show. This lullaby has sleeping time as theme: The day is over
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the song is played in the final moments of FX's American television series "Wilfred". Though the context it's played in is not conducive to the songs original theme of Christianity, instead referring to the main characters coming to peace with his state of mind, it is possibly for this reason that only the chorus of the song is played. This is the gospel song Granny (actress Irene Ryan) sings in an episode of the 1960s TV sitcom, "The Beverly Hillbillies" In "Lisa's First Word," the tenth episode of the fourth season of The Simpsons, characters Rod and Todd Flanders sing
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version in Chicago. It was discarded when the show was picked up on Broadway and has been heard only once since that time. Barry Gibb wrote a new title song to order for the Robert Stigwood film of the stage musical "Grease". The song was recorded separately from, and significantly later than, the rest of the film's songs. Shortly after filming of the 1978 musical film "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band", Gibb invited castmate Peter Frampton to play guitar on the Grease session. Gibb himself provides backing vocals. The other musicians were some of those from the Andy Gibb
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as does the track coach (who is surnamed Calhoun and is portrayed by Sid Caesar). "* The 1972 version is the standard version licensed to professionals and amateurs through Samuel French, Inc. in the US and Theatrical Rights Worldwide Ltd in the UK/IE/Europe" "* Some aspects are not present in this edition of the play at all, including Rizzo's pregnancy and her song "There Are Worse Things I Could Do". Many of the musical numbers have undergone lyric changes, and have been arranged to make the songs much shorter. Note*: "Grease Medley" is sung during the final curtain call. ^
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to sing to Marge, and remembers every word except when he sings about her eyes, searching in vain for the missing word that rhymes with such lyrics as "appraisal". Marge remembers the song and, touched, removes her sun glasses, revealing the eyes that Homer's song called "a beautiful, deep shade of hazel." An angry Bart soon discovers Milhouse plans to fly away in a hot air balloon with Zack. After being convinced by Lisa, Bart realizes that he platonically loves and will miss Milhouse. Milhouse, Zack, and Bart take off in the hot air balloon and come upon an island,
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her career and wants to do something truly meaningful in the struggle for freedom. Noge responds, "Who finds work like that even once in their lives? It's like finding The Blue Bird of Happiness." In the film "," the Sleaze Brothers kidnap Big Bird and press him into service in their fun fair, where he is painted blue and billed as the Blue Bird of Happiness. In a witty play on the polysemy of the word "blue," Big Bird sings the mournful song "I'm So Blue." A scene in the Disney film "The Rescuers" uses the bluebird as a symbol
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chorus, they begin to showcase their talents such as dancing and juggling. Buchanan's chorus features her sitting on a staircase; during this part, a child holds up a sign reading "short" while a woman carries a sign saying "loneliness". As Range sings the bridge, she is leaning on a wall in the warehouse while more people begin dancing. When Sugababes sing the chorus again, they dance with the people who also begin to show other talents, including instrumentation and magic tricks. As the video ends, a row of people hold up signs containing one word from the song's lyrics, "people
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