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Selmasongs: Music from the Motion Picture Soundtrack 'Dancer in the Dark' is the first soundtrack album by Icelandic musician Björk. It was released on September 18, 2000, by One Little Indian Records to promote and accompany the film Dancer in the Dark. In the film, Björk starred as Selma Ježková, a Czech immigrant who has moved to the ...
The song follows a police officer stationed at Ground Zero [41] "Anniversary" The song is set in New York City on the one-year anniversary of the September 11 attacks and discusses how New Yorkers' lives have changed. [42] [43] "Zephyr and I" Refers to the "fireman’s monument, where all the fatherless teenagers go" [44] Velvet Revolver "Messages"
Gallagher described the song as being one of his favourite pieces of music he has ever written, saying that it sounds great live and his children love it and his friends’ children love it. [ 2 ] Interviewed by Radio X, Gallagher said: "Holy Mountain is about your nearest and dearest, yeah.
The song's style is common to musical theatre with its soaring chorus and lyrics telling of wanted fulfillment and of overcoming obstacles. However, the song is not all happy as it also reminds audience members of the shock of the 9/11 attacks and how it changed peoples' lives and dreams in an instant. [6]
The song also reached the top five of the US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. [34] "Wake Up in the Sky" became Mane's third, Mars's tenth and Black's first number one on US Rhythmic Songs. [35] [36] [37] It was certified six times platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for track-equivalent sales of six million units. [38]
"Aces High" is frequently used as the opening song for Iron Maiden concerts. As seen in concert videos such as Live After Death and Iron Maiden: Flight 666, it is usually preceded by Winston Churchill's "We shall fight on the beaches" speech with the sound of planes in the background. Churchill's speech was also included at the beginning of the ...
In New Zealand, the song reached No. 2 on the RIANZ Singles Chart, while in Canada, it peaked at No. 1 for a week and was the fifth-highest-selling single of 1986. The song has been certified silver by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI) and platinum by the Canadian Recording Industry Association (CRIA).
"Fly Like a Bird" is a song by American singer-songwriter Mariah Carey, released on March 13, 2006, by Island Records as a single from her tenth studio album, The Emancipation of Mimi (2005). Written and produced by Carey and James "Big Jim" Wright , the song is influenced by Gospel , soul , and R&B music genres.