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"I've Been Everywhere" is a song written by Australian country singer Geoff Mack in 1959, and popularised by Lucky Starr. A version of the song with different lyrics was popularised by Hank Snow in 1962. The song's lyrics as originally written comprise mainly the place names (toponyms) of various
Snow had gained several chart-toppers in the early 1950s when Billboard published multiple country music charts which tracked sales, jukebox plays and radio airplay separately, but "I've Been Everywhere" was his first number one since the magazine launched an overall listing in 1958. [12] [13] He would not top the chart again until 1974. [13]
After the success of "I've Been Everywhere" and "I'm Movin' On," Snow purchased a ranch home in Madison, Tennessee, which he named Rainbow Ranch. In recent years the home has been restored by Snow's family. [17] The home was added to the National Register of Historic Places listings in Davidson County, Tennessee on November 27, 2018. [18]
John Sinclair wrote the Texas-specific song lyrics in 1903 to the tune of the original folk song "I've Been Working on the Railroad", which was published nine years earlier in 1894. Sinclair was the editor of the Cactus yearbook, a UT band member, and a member of the Glee Club, and he wrote the lyrics per the request of band member Lewis Johnson.
As a songwriter, he wrote the song "I've Been Everywhere" [1] which was an Australian hit for Lucky Starr in April 1962 [2] and became popular in North America when adapted for Hank Snow in November. [3] More than 130 cover versions have been recorded. [4] In 2008, Mack was inducted into the Australian Roll of Renown. [5]
The Beyhive considers this one of Beyoncé’s most “personal” songs yet. Here's what '16 Carriages' is really about.
"In Our Lifetime" is a song by Scottish pop rock band Texas. The first single from their fifth studio album, The Hush (1999), it was released on 12 April 1999 in Europe and on 19 April 1999 in the United Kingdom. The song peaked at number four on the UK Singles Chart and became the band's second number one on the Scottish Singles Chart.
The Texas tradition has become a teenage rite of passage and a kind of folk art, too. Today's mums are usually made of a colorfully themed combination of oversized silk flowers, ribbons, bows ...