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"Cough Syrup" is a song by American alternative rock band Young the Giant from their eponymous debut album. It was composed when the band was named The Jakes, and first appeared on their 2008 EP Shake My Hand. Released by Young The Giant as a single in 2011, the song peaked at number three on the Billboard Alternative Songs chart.
"No Pain, No Gain" [a] is a song written, [1] co-produced [1] and performed by American contemporary R&B singer Betty Wright; issued as the lead single from her twelfth studio album Mother Wit. The song peaked at #14 on the Billboard R&B chart in 1988.
She is compared to measles, mumps, chickenpox, the common cold, and whooping cough, but is deemed worse, because "Poison Ivy, Lord, will make you itch". According to lyricist Jerry Leiber, "Pure and simple, 'Poison Ivy' is a metaphor for a sexually transmitted disease". [3] The song also makes references to other flowers such as a rose and a daisy.
"Creeque Alley" is an autobiographical hit single written by John Phillips and Michelle Phillips of the Mamas and the Papas in late 1966, narrating the story of how the group was formed, and its early years. The third song on the album Deliver, it peaked at number 5 on the US Billboard pop singles chart the week of Memorial Day 1967,
The song includes references to self-harm and heroin addiction, though the overall meaning of the song is disputed.Some listeners contend that the song acts as a suicide note written by the song's protagonist, as a result of his depression, while others claim that it describes the difficult process of finding a reason to live in spite of depression and pain and does not have much to do with ...
A popular cover version was recorded by Harpers Bizarre on their 1967 debut album Feelin' Groovy, [4] reaching No. 13 on the Billboard Hot 100 and No. 4 on the Easy Listening chart. [17] This version – which at 2:34 expanded on the Simon & Garfunkel original's running time, adding an a cappella choral section – was arranged by Leon Russell ...
The song was featured in an episode of House, M.D., entitled "Autopsy", an episode of CSI: NY, entitled "Stealing Home", and an episode of Warehouse 13, entitled "No Pain, No Gain". It was used as the background music in the trailer for the programme Ocean Giants , the first episode of which screened on BBC One in the UK on Sunday, August 14, 2011.
"A No No" is a hip hop and R&B song with a blithely dismissive chorus and frisky beat. The song features lyrics that taunt a former acquaintance who could not handle the singer's expectations. It was positively received by music critics. The music video was released on March 8, 2019. It starts with the singer riding a neon pink and blue train.