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In the US, the song was released under the title "Caribbean Queen (No More Love on the Run)". It entered the Billboard Hot 100 at number 85 on the chart dated 11 August 1984. Ten weeks later, it hit number one and stayed at the top of the chart for two consecutive weeks. The song charted for 26 weeks. This version then also achieved success in ...
Nassau is the subject of "Funky Nassau," a song written by Ray Munnings and Tyrone Fitzgerald and recorded by the Nassau-based funk band The Beginning of the End in 1971 as the single from their album of the same name. The song reached #7 on the US R&B chart, #15 on the Billboard Hot 100, and #31 on the UK Singles Chart in 1971. [29]
"Saba, you rise from the ocean" is the regional song of the Caribbean island Saba, a special municipality of the Netherlands. The anthem was written and composed by Christina Maria Jeurissen, a Dominican nun, in 1960. [1] It was established by the Island Council on 6 December 1985 and officially ratified on 10 October 2010. [2]
By the mid-20th century Antigua and Barbuda boasted lively calypso and steelpan scenes as part of its annual Carnival celebration. Hell's Gate, along with Brute Force and the Big Shell Steelband, were the first Caribbean steelbands to be recorded and featured on commercial records thanks to the efforts of the American record producer Emory Cook. [5]
Morgan Wade’s excellent new album, Obsessed, included a surprise for Animals everywhere — a duet with Kesha. Wade, 29, enlisted Kesha, 37, for the heartbreaking ballad “Walked on Water ...
The song has been sung by fans of Rangers F.C. in reference to rival club Celtic F.C., which was established by Irish Catholic migrants in Glasgow and retains a large Irish supporter base. [37] [38] The song was first sung publicly by Rangers fans at a match at Celtic Park in April 2008. [39] Rangers have repeatedly asked their fans not to sing ...
"Sea Cruise" is a song written and originally recorded by Huey "Piano" Smith and His Clowns in 1959. However, this track was not released until 1971. The best known version was recorded by Frankie Ford and released in 1959, with Ford’s voice dubbed over Smith's original backing track [1] (which featured ship's bell and horn sound-effects, boogie woogie piano, and a driving horn section and a ...
The song wasn't an immediate hit, but Lee went on to become the most successful female star of the 1960s, scoring two No. 1 hits, "I'm Sorry" and "I Want to Be Wanted," in the first year of the ...