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The song, composed by Claude-Michel Schönberg (music), Alain Boublil and Jean-Marc Natel (original French lyrics), and Herbert Kretzmer (English lyrics) is first sung in Act I by Enjolras and the other students at the ABC Cafe as they prepare themselves to launch a rebellion in the streets of Paris during the funeral procession of General Jean Maximilien Lamarque.
The song was written by guitarist Tommy Shaw, who sings lead vocals on it. It was originally based on Shaw's initial perception of Styx keyboardist Dennis DeYoung — an "angry young man" who viewed the group's successes with a wary eye and grew angry or depressed with every setback. It was only in later years that Shaw began to see himself in ...
The song contrasts the angry youth's feelings with the maturity of the narrator, who could be interpreted as either the same angry youth at a later age, or somebody who once felt as the angry young man currently does ("I believe I've passed the age of consciousness and righteous rage / I found that just surviving was a noble fight / I once ...
ABC invited Keith to sing "Courtesy of the Red, White and Blue (The Angry American)" on a patriotic special it produced in 2002; however, the host of the show, Canadian-born newsman Peter Jennings, requested Keith soften the lyrics of the song or choose another song to sing. Keith refused both requests and did not appear on the special.
Two of those singing contenders, deaf songbird Mandy Harvey (who was actually Cowell’s Golden Buzzer pick in AGT Season 12) and Celine Dion-endorsed child prodigy Peter Rosalita, did make the ...
Poe's song "Haunted" was licensed for use as the end title of Book of Shadows: Blair Witch 2. [19] [93] 2002 Poe's song "Center of the Sun" was licensed for use in the movie, X-Men 2. Credits are listed as Anne Danielewski, writer, and Poe, performer. [111] 2008 Poe provided backing vocals for the soundtrack of Repo!
Songs don’t get much more repetitive than “The 12 Days of Christmas,” and it’s rare to find an artist who performs this song beautifully. By verse five, the song has become pretty dull ...
The film inspired 'hope' for incarcerated men at Sing Sing prison "Art saved my life," says "Sing Sing" star Colman Domingo, who got his start on stage before his Hollywood breakthrough.