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Shadrack" (aka "Shadrach" or "Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego") is a popular song written by Robert MacGimsey [1] in the 1930s and performed by Louis Armstrong and others. Background [ edit ]
Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego (Hebrew names Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah) are figures from chapter 3 of the biblical Book of Daniel. In the narrative, the three Jewish men are thrown into a fiery furnace by Nebuchadnezzar II , King of Babylon for refusing to bow to the king's image.
The song refers to the Biblical story of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego and the fiery furnace in the Book of Daniel. However, the lyrics "Shadrach, Meshach, Abednego" in the track are used and sampled from Sly and the Family Stone's "Loose Booty", in which they are repeated and spoken rhythmically throughout the track in an almost rap-like ...
Shadrach Jones, the titular character in the short story "The King of the Elves" by Philip K. Dick; Shadrach, a mercenary in the novel Perdido Street Station; Shadrack, a mentally-ill World War I veteran in the novel Sula by Toni Morrison; Shadrack, an undertaker and employer of the title character in the novel Billy Liar by Keith Waterhouse
The title refers to the Biblical story of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego and the fiery furnace in the Book of Daniel. However, the lyrics "Shadrach, Meshach, Abednego" in the title track are used and sampled from Sly Stone's "Loose Booty", where they are repeated and spoken rhythmically throughout the track in an almost rap-like form. [1]
The song is also featured in the theme-park attraction Splash Mountain located in Disneyland, Walt Disney World, and Tokyo Disneyland. [citation needed] MacGimsey also composed "Shadrack," [6] which was a 1962 hit [7] for Brook Benton that was also recorded by Louis Armstrong and many others.
Paul's Boutique is the second studio album by the American hip hop group Beastie Boys, released on July 25, 1989, by Capitol Records.Produced by the Beastie Boys and the Dust Brothers, the album's composition makes extensive use of samples, drawn from a wide range of genres including funk, soul, rock, and jazz.
"Mr. P.C." is a twelve-bar jazz piece in minor blues form, composed by John Coltrane in 1959. The song is named in tribute to the bass player Paul Chambers, [1] who had accompanied Coltrane for years.