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The lyrics of "Atlantic City" depict a young couple's escape to Atlantic City, New Jersey, but it also wrestles with rebirth and the inevitability of death.The man in the relationship intends to take a job in organized crime upon arriving in Atlantic City, due at least partly to desperation over his "debts."
The song makes reference to a number of longtime Atlantic City features including the rolling chairs and the boardwalk. [2] The salt-water air (the Jersey Shore's temperatures are cooler than the city during the summer and made Atlantic City an especially popular attraction prior to air conditioning being widespread) is also mentioned. [2]
Bettye LaVette (born Betty Jo Haskins, January 29, 1946) [1] is an American soul singer who made her first record at sixteen, but achieved only intermittent fame until 2005, when her album I've Got My Own Hell to Raise was released to widespread critical acclaim, and was named on many critics' "Best of 2005" lists.
The lyric describes a tryst between a man and his beloved in a seaside town, of New Jersey who plan to privately meet "out of the sun" and out of sight from everyone else under a boardwalk. The instrumentation includes güiro, triangle and violins. The song's chorus switches from a major to minor key. [3]
Sheet music cover for "Meet Me Tonight in Dreamland", featuring a photograph of actress Reine Davies (1909) "Meet Me Tonight in Dreamland" was one of the most famous and beloved popular songs of the early 20th century. This gentle waltz, with lyrics by Beth Slater Whitson and music by Leo Friedman, was published in Chicago in 1909.
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Lindisfarne are an English folk rock band from Newcastle upon Tyne established in 1968 (originally called Brethren). [1] The original line-up comprised Alan Hull (vocals, guitar, keyboards), Ray Jackson (vocals, mandolin, harmonica), Simon Cowe (guitar, mandolin, banjo, keyboards), Rod Clements (bass guitar, violin) and Ray Laidlaw (drums).