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Lyrics were written by Raul Reiman. This song was released on Raitanen's album Yölinjalla. "Yölinjalla(in)" song is a Finnish version of the song "I Walk the Line" by Johnny Cash. [35] Moreover, "500 Miles" has also been released with religious content under the name "Lapsuuden usko" (English: "Childhood Faith"), with lyrics by Matti Nyberg.
Wayfaring Stranger/900 Miles is a juxtaposition of two classic American folk songs Woody Guthrie often performed in his myriad travels across the nation. In this final movement scored for full ensemble, the two vocalists conclude with wistful whistling, symbolizing Guthrie's walk down a lonesome road towards a distant horizon.
While the lyrics to "John Brown" are original, the melody is based on "900 Miles", a well-known song in the US folk music community; [a] about half of that tune is also found in the traditional song "Reuben's Train". [4] When the song was published in Broadside magazine in March 1963, an accompanying note read "Tune, much like '900 Miles'." [5]
The album features nine songs and two instrumentals composed by Jansch, as well as one by Alex Campbell ("So Long [Been on the Road So Long]"), and the traditional "900 Miles". For this last track, Jansch accompanies himself on the banjo rather than the steel-string acoustic guitar which he uses elsewhere.
"A Thousand Miles" is a piano-driven pop song supported by a string orchestral arrangement. Carlton says that the song was inspired by a crush she had on a Juilliard student (who is now a "very famous actor") whom she met while she was attending the School of American Ballet.
When talking about her song ‘Thousand Miles,’ Cyrus revealed that the lyrics were inspired by the love she has for her little sister Noah Cyrus. Miley Cyrus Pays Tribute to Noah Cyrus in Her ...
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Odetta Sings Folk Songs is a studio album by American folk singer Odetta, released on the RCA Victor label in September 1963. The album peaked at number 75 on the Billboard Pop Albums charts. [ citation needed ]