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Prince Rogers Nelson (June 7, 1958 – April 21, 2016) was an American singer, multi-instrumentalist, songwriter, record producer, and actor. The recipient of numerous awards and nominations, he is regarded as one of the world's greatest musicians. [ 7 ] He was known for his flamboyant, androgynous persona; [ 8 ][ 9 ] his wide vocal range ...
David Hancock. " Last Night I Had the Strangest Dream " (also known as " The Strangest Dream ") is a song written by American folk singer-songwriter Ed McCurdy in 1950. Due to McCurdy's connection with fellow musicians, it was common in repertoires within the folk music community. The song had its first album release when Pete Seeger recorded ...
Lyrics and music. According to legend, the house that the members of Love lived in had a red telephone, although the song lyrics do not relate to this. "The Red Telephone" is built on a set of folk-inspired chords. [1] The song has been compared to Syd Barrett -era Pink Floyd. Themes of the song include race, imprisonment, and death. [2]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide. [3] The Woman in Red: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack is the second soundtrack album released by American musician Stevie Wonder on the Motown label. Also featuring Dionne Warwick, the album was released in 1984 for the film of the same name (starring Gene Wilder). It features Wonder's biggest hit, "I Just ...
Thriving Ivory was an American rock band based in the San Francisco Bay area. They released their self-titled Wind-up Records debut album on June 24, 2008. The debut album reached number 1 on the Billboard Heatseekers chart on the strength of the charting single "Angels on the Moon". [1][2] After half a year, "Angels on the Moon" appeared on ...
A love song to the group's hometown, New York, which thinks wistfully back to a time when the twin towers completed the New York skyline. Includes the lyrics “I swear it was beautiful before they sent those aeroplanes.” [35] Mark Knopfler and Emmylou Harris "If This Is Goodbye" All the Roadrunning: 2006: Inspired by Ian McEwan's piece in ...
After the song's rise, the duo's previous single, "Love Is a Stranger", was re-released and also became a worldwide hit. On Rolling Stone's The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time issue in 2003, "Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)" was ranked number 356. [ 8 ]
Liebesträume. Liebesträume (German for Dreams of Love) is a set of three solo piano nocturnes (S.541/R.211) by Franz Liszt published in 1850. [1] Originally the three Liebesträume were conceived as lieder after poems by Ludwig Uhland and Ferdinand Freiligrath. In 1850 two versions appeared simultaneously as a set of songs for high voice and ...