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"Black Sheep" is a song written by Danny Darst and Robert Altman, and recorded by American country music artist John Anderson. It was released in September 1983 as the first single from the album All the People Are Talkin'. The song was Anderson's third number one on the country chart.
"Baa, Baa, Black Sheep" is an English nursery rhyme, the earliest printed version of which dates from around 1744. The words have barely changed in two and a half centuries. The words have barely changed in two and a half centuries.
The song has appeared in episodes of the tv shows Power Book III: Raising Kanan, [14] [15] Fresh Off the Boat, [15] [16] Surviving Jack [15] and You. [15] The song appears in the video games Aggressive Inline, [17] NBA Street Vol. 2, [18] and True Crime: New York City. [19] The original mix is featured in Major League Baseball 2K10. [20]
Singer-songwriter Dan Bern and Mike Viola (of the Candy Butchers) wrote most of the film's songs, including "There's a Change A' Happenin'", "The Mulatto Song" and "Hole in My Pants". Marshall Crenshaw wrote the title tune and Van Dyke Parks penned one of the 1960-styled psychedelic jams, "Black Sheep". [3]
"Engine Engine #9" is a song written and recorded by American country music artist Roger Miller. It was released in May 1965 as the lead single from the album, The 3rd Time Around . The song peaked at number 2 on the U.S. country singles chart.
This piece consists of twelve variations on the French folk song "Ah! vous dirai-je, maman". The French melody first appeared in 1761, and has been used for many children's songs, such as "Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star", "Baa, Baa, Black Sheep", and the "Alphabet Song". [1]
"Black Sheep" received generally positive reviews. Nanci Dagg of Canadian Beats Media referred to the track as a "boot-stomping" with an "upbeat tempo [and] meaning that people can relate to". [4] Annie Reuter of Billboard said the song had "inspiring lyrics". [2] Melissa Novacaska of Exclaim! noted the song had a "gospel ring to it". [5]
The Metric song "Black Sheep" included on the soundtrack is said by Haines to be like a caricature of Metric, that "aspects of the song, the electro aspects of the band, and the abstract lyrical visualizations, are extreme examples of certain aspects of [the band]". Godrich noted that because of this the song "was perfect for this film.