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"Dinah" is a popular song published in 1925 and introduced by Ethel Waters at the Plantation Club on Broadway. It was integrated into the show Kid Boots . [ 1 ] The music was written by Harry Akst and the lyrics by Sam M. Lewis and Joe Young .
The melody for this section of the song may have been adapted from "Goodnight, Ladies", written (as "Farewell Ladies") in 1847 by E.P. Christy. [9] According to the liner notes to Pete Seeger's Children's Concert at Town Hall (1963), the "Dinah won't you blow" section is a more modern addition, contributed to the song by "some college students ...
"This Bitter Earth" is a 1960 song made famous by rhythm and blues singer Dinah Washington. [1] Written and produced by Clyde Otis, [2] [3] it peaked to #1 on the U.S. R&B charts for the week of July 25, 1960, and also reached #24 on the U.S. pop charts. [4]
Barry Manilow recorded the song on his 2006 album The Greatest Songs of the Fifties. In 2007 R&B/Dance singer Deborah Cox recorded the song for her album Destination Moon. Also in 2007, former Kiss drummer, Peter Criss, covered the song on his album One for All. Deana Martin recorded “What a Difference a Day Made” on her 2009 album Volare.
The song describes, in several choruses, the simple delights of Manhattan for a young couple in love. The joke is that these "delights" are really some of the worst, or cheapest, sights that New York has to offer; for example, the stifling, humid stench of the subway in summertime is described as "balmy breezes", while the noisy, grating pushcarts on Mott Street are "gently gliding by".
"Laughing on the Outside (Crying on the Inside)" is a popular song.The music was written by Bernie Wayne, the lyrics by Ben Raleigh.The song was published in 1946.. Three versions were popular in 1946: by Dinah Shore, by Andy Russell, [1] and by Sammy Kaye and his Orchestra (with vocal by Billy Williams).
Jean and Dinah" (When The Yankees Gon) is a calypso from Trinidad and Tobago in the Caribbean sung by calypsonian Mighty Sparrow that became an international hit in 1956. It was also his first of eight roadmarches .
In 1980, 45 Grave recorded their first released song, "Riboflavin", included on the Los Angeles Free Music Society compilation album Darker Skratcher. The song was a cover version of the novelty song "Riboflavin-Flavored, Non-Carbonated, Polyunsaturated Blood" originally performed by Don Hinson & the Rigamorticians on their 1964 album release ...