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"Whatever Gets You thru the Night" is a song written by John Lennon, released as a single in 1974 on Apple Records, catalogue number Apple 1874 in the United States and Apple R5998 in the United Kingdom. [6] In the U.S. it peaked at No. 1 on all three record charts: Billboard Hot 100, Cashbox, and Record World, [7] and at No. 36 in the UK.
One time, he was watching Reverend Ike, a famous black evangelist, who was saying, "Let me tell you guys, it doesn't matter, it's whatever gets you through the night." John loved it and said, "I've got to write it down or I'll forget it." He always kept a pad and pen by the bed. That was the beginning of 'Whatever Gets You Thru the Night'."
The song is deliberately made to sound pro-English, but its underlying currents are actually very negative and scolding of some English stereotypes, cliches, and the shameless paparazzi that he had to deal with during his 40 years in England, notably his 1987 court battle with The Sun, which ran a series of false stories about his personal life. [2]
"Through the Night" is a single release by British electronic production group Drumsound & Bassline Smith featuring vocals from Tom Cane. It was included in their 2013 album Wall of Sound . The song was released on 29 July 2012.
'Twas the Night Before Christmas History The poem, originally titled A Visit or A Visit From St. Nicholas , was first published anonymously on Dec. 23, 1823, in a Troy, New York newspaper called ...
Edge of Dawn's second studio album Anything That Gets You Through The Night was released May 21, 2010. [2] In between releases, Edge of Dawn has contributed both original tracks and remixes to several Dependent compilations. [3] The name "Edge of Dawn" is an homage to the Covenant song with the same name.
Ar Hyd y Nos" (English: All Through the Night) is a Welsh song sung to a tune that was first recorded in Edward Jones' Musical and Poetical Relics of the Welsh Bards (1784). The most commonly sung Welsh lyrics were written by John Ceiriog Hughes (1832-1887), and have been translated into several languages, including English (most famously by ...
"(I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel to Be) Free/One" is a song by British musical duo Lighthouse Family, released as their first single from their third album, Whatever Gets You Through the Day (2001). The song was originally written by Billy Taylor , with lyrics by Dick Dallas.