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The "darkest hour" mentioned in the song refer to general loneliness and isolation, however the lyrics and song subject refer to an ex-girlfriend of Mustaine's. [4] The song was released as a promotional single for the film The Decline of Western Civilization Part II: The Metal Years, in which the song features as part of the film's official soundtrack.
"Moody River" is a song written by and originally performed by country rockabilly singer Chase Webster (real name Gary Daniel Bruce, not to be confused with Gary Bruce, the drummer of The Knack). Pat Boone recorded and released his own version in May 1961, where it reached number-one on the Billboard Hot 100 chart the following month. [ 1 ]
Penn said of the song “We were always wanting to come up with the best cheatin’ song. Ever.” [6] The duo went to the hotel room of Quinton Claunch, another Muscle Shoals alumnus, and founder of Hi Records, to write. Claunch told them "Boys, you can use my room on one condition, which is that you give me that song for James Carr. They said ...
The single peaked at no. 2 on the Oricon weekly singles chart, making this the band's highest-charting song. [ 2 ] The first B-side, "Zan", is a re-recording of a track from band's first album, Gauze .
"Out of Control" was written after Elfman received letters from fans who were contemplating suicide. Conversely, "The Long Breakdown", an "epic, Western-tinged" track ending with a vision of death, was deemed by Elfman as "the most depressing song I've ever written. It's about a spiral down to the bottom."
"Dark as a Dungeon" is a song written by singer-songwriter Merle Travis. It is a lament about the danger and drudgery of being a coal miner in a shaft mine.It has become a rallying song among miners seeking improved working conditions.
The song was recorded on May 6, 1982 at the Power Station at the end of the "Electric Nebraska" sessions. [ 1 ] [ 5 ] [ 6 ] Like several other Born in the U.S.A. songs, including " Working on the Highway " and the title track , a solo acoustic version of "Downbound Train" was originally recorded on the demo that eventually became the Nebraska ...
The song's title is borrowed from a hymn that was popular in the nineteenth century American South with fasola singers. “Gethsemane”, written by English clergyman Thomas Haweis in 1792, begins with the lines “Dark was the night, cold was the ground / on which my Lord was laid.” [3] Music historian Mark Humphrey describes Johnson's composition as an impressionistic rendition of ...