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Inspiration and composition. "Burning Down the House" is a new wave, [1] funk, [2] and art rock [3] song. "This song started from a jam," says bassist Tina Weymouth in the liner notes of Once in a Lifetime: The Best of Talking Heads. " Chris [Frantz] had just been to see Parliament-Funkadelic in its full glory at Madison Square Garden, and he ...
Tom Jones singles chronology. "This and That". (1966) " Green, Green Grass of Home ". (1966) "Detroit City". (1967) " Green, Green Grass of Home ", written by Claude "Curly" Putman Jr., and first recorded by singer Johnny Darrell in 1965, is a country song made popular by Porter Wagoner the same year, when it reached No. 4 on the Country chart. [2]
Tom Jones singles chronology. "Chills and Fever". (1964) " It's Not Unusual ". (1965) "Once Upon a Time". (1965) " It's Not Unusual " is a song written by Les Reed and Gordon Mills, first recorded by a then-unknown Tom Jones, [4] after it had first been offered to Sandie Shaw. [3] He intended it as a demo for her, but when she heard it she was ...
Delilah (Tom Jones song) " Delilah " is a song recorded by Welsh singer Tom Jones in December 1967. The lyrics were written by Barry Mason, and the music by Les Reed, who also contributed the title and theme of the song. It earned Reed and Mason the 1968 Ivor Novello award for Best Song Musically and Lyrically. [1]
Tom Wilson. " Mama Told Me Not to Come ", also written as " Mama Told Me (Not to Come) ", is a song by American singer-songwriter Randy Newman written for Eric Burdon 's first solo album in 1966. Three Dog Night 's 1970 cover topped the US pop singles chart. Tom Jones and Stereophonics ' version also reached No. 4 on the UK Singles Chart in 2000.
The song, written by Eagles members Randy Meisner, Don Henley and Glenn Frey began as a solo composition by Meisner, who sang lead on it. As it remained unfinished when time came for the One of These Nights album to be recorded, Henley and Frey assisted Meisner in completing it. Meisner's performance of the song was popular with the audience in ...
Three Dog Night covered the song in a 1975 single, published by ABC and produced by Jimmy Ienner. [9] Merl Saunders and Aunt Monk covered it in 1976 on their album You Can Leave Your Hat On. [10] Tom Jones covered the song for the soundtrack of the 1997 British film The Full Monty, and it is included in the subsequent 2013 play of the same name.
Love Me Tonight (Tom Jones song) " Love Me Tonight " is a song performed by Tom Jones. It reached #2 on the adult contemporary chart, #9 on the UK Singles Chart, and #13 on the U.S. pop chart in 1969. [1] The song was arranged by Johnnie Spence and produced by Peter Sullivan. [2] The song ranked #94 on Billboard magazine's Top 100 singles of 1969.