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"Abilene" is a song written by Bob Gibson, Lester Brown and John D. Loudermilk, [2] and recorded by American country music artist George Hamilton IV. The song reached number one on the U.S. country music chart for four weeks, and peaked at number 15 on the pop music charts.
The song is also used in the first few scenes of the film adaptation of Mary Higgins Clark best selling novel, All Around The Town. A version by Blondie was used in the ending montage of the HBO drama The Deuce. There is a 1981 live album by Bob James recorded at different concert locations in New York City called All around the town.
The track was covered by The Crew-Cuts, who took the song to the top of the charts, arguably registering the first U.S. rock and roll number one hit record. [ 2 ] The enthusiasm doo-wop fans had for the Chords' music was dampened when Gem Records claimed that one of the groups on its roster was called the Chords; consequently the group changed ...
"Rock This Town" is the second single by American rockabilly band Stray Cats, released January 30, 1981 by Arista Records in the U.K., where it peaked at No. 9 on the Singles Chart. [3] It was taken from the band's 1981 debut album, Stray Cats. Its first US release, by EMI America, was on the June 1982 album Built for Speed.
The Demon Barbers also recorded the song on their 2002 album Uncut. White Magic started covering the song live in 2004, and released it as a single in 2006. French singer and actress Marie Laforêt recorded English and French versions of the song in the 1960s. The Owl Service recorded a version of the song on their album A Garland of Song.
It's a remarkably song-like product that sports all the market-tested, minivan-approved button-pushers: high school football, cheerleaders, soaring yet tasteful major-key guitar riffs, Friday ...
"We Are Number One" is a song from the English-language Icelandic children's television series LazyTown, composed by Máni Svavarsson. The song was featured in the twelfth episode of the show's fourth season, entitled "Robbie's Dream Team", which is the 76th episode overall, and the penultimate episode of the series.
The song's main premise explores a protagonist's struggle to appropriately explain or respond to different situations. The story — as depicted in the song's video, is told from the perspective of a typical American family. The first verse sees the father and young son driving around town.