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Lullaby by François Nicholas Riss A lullaby (/ ˈ l ʌ l ə b aɪ /), or a cradle song, is a soothing song or piece of music that is usually played for (or sung to) children (for adults see music and sleep). The purposes of lullabies vary. In some societies, they are used to pass down cultural knowledge or tradition.
Shawn Mullins (born March 8, 1968) [1] is an American singer-songwriter who specializes in folk rock, instrumental rock, adult alternative, and Americana music. [2] His 1998 single "Lullaby", hit number one on the Adult Top 40 and was nominated for a Grammy Award. [3] [1]
"Lullaby" is a song by American rock singer Shawn Mullins from his fourth studio album, Soul's Core (1998). It was released in August 1998 and is Mullins' most successful song to date, reaching number one on the US Billboard Adult Top 40, number seven on the Billboard Hot 100, and number nine on the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart.
Lullabies – soothing songs meant to lull children, teens, and adults to sleep. Pages in category "Lullabies" The following 70 pages are in this category, out of 70 total.
The song is sung in a first-person narrative of an adolescent or adult raised by a single teenage mother during the early years of rock-and-roll. Despite the bleakness of their situation, whenever the child cries, the mother sings him to sleep with a 'sha-na-na-na-na-na-na, it'll be all right...sha-na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na, just hold on tight'.
"Mrs. Potter's Lullaby" is a single by American rock band Counting Crows. It is the second track on their third album, This Desert Life (1999). The song reached number three on the US Billboard Adult Alternative Songs chart and number 16 on the Canadian RPM Top 30 Rock Report.
Where sources could be identified, they could often be traced to popular adult songs, including ballads and those in music hall and minstrel shows. [16] They were also studied in 19th century New York. [17] Children also have a tendency to recycle nursery rhymes, children's commercial songs and adult music in satirical versions.
The music video for "Lullaby", directed by Nigel Dick, was shot in a factory in California [1] on January 28, 2012. [2] It premiered on March 22 on VH1. [3]The video features a constructed narrative interspersed with shots of the band performing in a cavernous building.