Search results
Results From The WOW.Com Content Network
Up, Up and Away" is a 1967 song written by Jimmy Webb and recorded (as "Up–Up and Away") by US soul-pop act the 5th Dimension with backing from members of The Wrecking Crew. [1] Their original version reached no. 7 on Billboard 's Hot 100 in July 1967 and no. 9 on its Easy Listening chart, [ 2 ] and number one in both Canada and Australia .
"Pick Yourself Up" is a popular song composed in 1936 by Jerome Kern, with lyrics by Dorothy Fields. It has a verse and chorus, as well as a third section, though the third section is often omitted in recordings. Like most popular songs of the era it features a 32 bar chorus, though with an extended coda.
Samuels was inspired by the rhythm of the old Scottish tune "The Campbells Are Coming".The song is driven by a snare drum, bass drum, tambourine and hand clap rhythm. The vocal is spoken rhythmically rather than sung melodically, while the vocal pitch rises and falls at key points to create an unusual glissando effect, augmented by the sound of wailing sirens.
"Get on Up" reached #3 on the US R&B chart and No.11 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1967. [3] The single ranked 34th on the Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 1967. [4] The band released an updated version in 1976 entitled "Get on Up '76" which reached No.62 on the US R&B chart. [5]
Thus, it is a song of mixed joy and sadness. The verse references the song "The Song Is Ended (but the Melody Lingers On)" by Irving Berlin: Our romance won't end on a sorrowful note, though by tomorrow you're gone. The song is ended, but as the songwriter wrote, 'the melody lingers on'. They may take you from me, I'll miss your fond caress ...
"Gotta Get Up" is a song written by American singer-songwriter Harry Nilsson and the opening track from his 1971 album Nilsson Schmilsson. It was first released as the B-side to his single "Without You". "Gotta Get Up" is an upbeat pop song with a music hall feeling [2] and lyrics about transitioning from carefree youth to adult responsibility ...
The song appeared in the documentary "Hunt vs Lauda: F1's Greatest Racing Rivals" on BBC Two. [10] The song is featured in Martin Lawrence's 2001 film Black Knight. The song is played at Fenway Park, home of the Boston Red Sox, during the 4th inning to encourage fans to get up and stretch and dance. Similarly, if the game goes 13 innings, the ...
"South America, Take It Away" was written for Call Me Mister, a 1946 Broadway revue that touches on the post-war infatuation with Latin and Latin-American music and culture in the United States, which would go on to spawn and influence numerous hit songs throughout the latter half of the 1940s and early 50s.