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"Spanish Eddie" is a song by American singer Laura Branigan, released as the lead single from her fourth studio album, Hold Me (1985). The song was produced by Jack White and arranged by Harold Faltermeyer .
The track "When the Heat Hits the Streets" was used in a television advertising campaign for the Chrysler Laser, with Chrysler serving as a sponsor for Branigan's 1985–1986 Hold Me tour (a Chrysler Laser was prominently displayed in the "Spanish Eddie" music video). According to Branigan, she said "the album is such a growth from my other albums.
Vocal versions of the song have been recorded as "Spanish Eyes" with lyrics by Eddie Snyder and Charles Singleton. The most notable of these was released by Al Martino, which topped Billboard ' s Easy Listening chart for 4 weeks in 1966. [1] [2] It is one of the most recorded songs with over 500 versions released in various languages. [3]
Charles Fowler Singleton Jr. (September 17, 1913 – December 12, 1985), [1] known as Charlie "Hoss" Singleton, was an American songwriter, best known for having co-written the lyrics for "Strangers in the Night" and "Moon Over Naples" (later covered as "Spanish Eyes"). [2] [3] Singleton wrote or co-wrote over a thousand songs.
Laura Branigan's 1985 single "Spanish Eddie" mentions the song in its chorus, "The night Spanish Eddie cashed it in / they were playin' "Desolation Row" on the radio" [46] A line from the song " At midnight, all the agents and the superhuman crew, go out and round up everyone that knows more than they do. " is the closing quotation in chapter 1 ...
"Green Eyes" is a popular song, originally written in Spanish under the title "Aquellos Ojos Verdes" ("Those Green Eyes") by Adolfo Utrera and Nilo Menéndez in 1929. The English translation was made by Eddie Rivera and Eddie Woods in 1931.
"Come into My Life" is a song recorded in 1988 as a duet between singers Laura Branigan and Joe Esposito. It was featured on the soundtrack to the film Coming to America and released in the United States as the second single after the title-track by The System. The 7" single included a previously unreleased song by Branigan entitled "Believe in ...
"Scenes from an Italian Restaurant" is a song from Billy Joel's 1977 album The Stranger. It has been described as "a characteristic Joel observation on New York life." [2] In 2021, Rolling Stone magazine ranked it the 324th [3] greatest song of all time. The song was also described as "a seven-minute epic" [4] by American Songwriter.