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"I'm a Little Teapot" is an American novelty song describing the heating and pouring of a teapot or a whistling tea kettle. The song was originally written by George Harry Sanders and Clarence Z. Kelley and published in 1939. [1] By 1941, a Newsweek article referred to the song as "the next inane novelty song to sweep the country". [2]
“The audition song was supposed to be ‘I’m a Little Teacup,’ which to this day, I’ve never asked the writer Kay Cannon how was that supposed to play. Was it just supposed to be a really ...
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Storm in a Teacup was the name of The Fortunes album, also released in 1972 on the Capitol label. [15] Classic Rock History ranked it the best Fortunes song in their Top 10 Songs By The Fortunes, stating "This soulful pop-rock favorite would see The Fortunes record updated versions, first in 1979, then again in 1982, and yet again in 1994.
Before Anna Kendrick's audition for 'Pitch Perfect," the "cup song" wasn't even a part of the film. It later went viral and became a top 10 hit.
The song has been recorded by many other artists, notably Nancy Sinatra, as a non-LP single, [20] and received positive reviews. [21] This version appeared as the lead track on her 1999 album How Does It Feel and on her 2023 album Keep Walkin': Singles, Demos & Rarities 1965-1978. [22]
"Easy" is a song by American band Commodores from their fifth studio album, Commodores (1977), released on the Motown label. Group member Lionel Richie wrote "Easy" with the intention of it becoming another crossover hit for the group given the success of a previous single, "Just to Be Close to You", which spent two weeks at number one on the US Billboard Hot Soul Singles chart (now known as ...
As with most DeSylva, Brown and Henderson hit songs the tune is melodically infectious with unexpected lyric couplets that are still easy to recall. [5] It is also notable for a simple but ingenious bridge (middle eight bars) of continually ascending steps with closely syncopated lyrics. [6]