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Verse one Far above Cayuga's waters, With its waves of blue, Stands our noble Alma Mater, Glorious to view. Refrain Lift the chorus, speed it onward, Loud her praises tell; Hail to thee, our Alma Mater! Hail, all hail, Cornell! Verse two Far above the busy humming Of the bustling town, Reared against the arch of heaven, Looks she proudly down.
At the end, seagulls, crowd noises and waves can be heard, along with Pete Townshend walking along singing the sixth verse of "Sea and Sand". Mike Segretto interprets the water in the song as a metaphor for God and the song itself as a metaphor for the search for spirituality, or the "quest for a tributary leading to God."
The jury awarded Paris one percent of the total royalties from "Ode to Billie Joe" and "Mississippi Delta", that amounted to $32,277.40 (equivalent to $221,500 in 2023). [43] Gentry told Penny Anderson of the New York Times in 1974 that she originally produced "Ode To Billie Joe" and most of her recordings, adding that "a woman doesn't stand ...
"From the Land of the Sky-Blue Water" (1909) is a popular song composed by Charles Wakefield Cadman. He based it on an Omaha love song collected by Alice C. Fletcher . "Sky-blue water" or "clear blue water" is one possible translation of " Mnisota ", the name for the Minnesota River in the Dakota language .
"Down by the Water" was released in the United Kingdom and Australia on Island Records in February 1995. It was the lead single from the album To Bring You My Love, and was pressed on CD and 7" vinyl. The CD single featured one B-side, "Somebody's Down, Somebody's Name", and the 7" and Australian CD single included a second B-side, "Lying in ...
Bridgers performing in 2018. "Funeral" is based on the funeral and death of Bridgers's close friend, who overdosed on heroin. [1] She recalls the experience of speaking to her friend's father after his death, with the lyrics: "And I've been talking to his dad/ It makes me so sad/ When I think too much about it I can't breathe".
"Smoke on the Water" is a song by English rock band Deep Purple, released on their 1972 studio album Machine Head. The song's lyrics are based on true events, chronicling the 1971 fire at Montreux Casino in Montreux, Switzerland. It is considered the band's signature song and its guitar riff is considered to be one of the most iconic in rock ...