It is, however, a disarming disguise, or perhaps a shield, for not only has Mercer proved himself to be one of the few great lyricists over the years, but also one who can function remarkably under pressure.

Shorty had been in Dominica during an Exile One performance of cadence-lypso, and collaborated with Dominica's 1969 Calypso King, Lord Tokyo and two calypso lyricists, Chris Seraphine and Pat Aaron in the early 1970s, who wrote him some creole lyrics.

However, Sherman had trouble in getting permission to record for profit from some of the well-known composers and lyricists, who did not tolerate parodies or satires of their melodies and lyrics, including Irving Berlin, Richard Rodgers, George and Ira Gershwin, Alan Jay Lerner, and Frederick Loewe, as well as the estates of Lorenz Hart, Oscar Hammerstein, Kurt Weill, and Bertolt Brecht, which prevented him from releasing parodies or satires of their songs.

Shorty had been in Dominica during an Exile One performance of cadence-lypso, and collaborated with Dominica's 1969 Calypso King, Lord Tokyo and two calypso lyricists, Chris Seraphine and Pat Aaron in the early 1970s, who wrote him some creole lyrics.

His new music video Dobra Kombinacija aired on K-15 TV and was accepted with great success by the hip hop community. One of the young names worth mentioning is Dino ' Versus ' Bojadzievski, who is considered to be one of the best Macedonian Hip-Hop lyricists. In 2009, he entered and won the " Rap i Pivo " freestyle battle competition, which brought him some recognition. Afterwards he released several demo recordings, some of which still retain popularity. Also, during that period, he worked with Macedonian rap legend Vladimir ' Temnata Strana ' Agovski on a single entitled ' Kako shto e ' ( As it Is ) which is to be released on the mixtape ' PRO-dukt '. He is currently finishing work on his album ' Od Hejt do Aplauzi ' which will feature many new songs as well as remakes of some of his most popular demo's.

Altogether, sixteen of his songs received Academy Award nominations ; among lyricists, he is second only to Johnny Mercer, who was nominated eighteen times, in number of nominations.

Composers and lyricists who made their names writing material for the Lehakot include Naomi Shemer, Yohanan Zarai, Yoni Rechter, Nurit Hirsh, and Yair Rosenblum.

Such lyricists include Easa of Sea Child, unofficially considered the Bob Dylan of modern Dhivehi music, who was jailed for drug related issues.

By the end of the year Anni Sinnemäki, Koskinen's wife who was to become the most celebrated of all UB's lyricists, began writing lyrics, starting with " Sankaritar " and " Ken Saro-Wiwa on kuollut ".

Monnot worked with some of the best lyricists of her day, including Raymond Asso, Henri Contet, and Georges Moustaki, and she also knew and collaborated with musicians and writers like Charles Aznavour, Yves Montand, Boris Vian, and Marlene Dietrich, who gathered in Piaf's living room on a regular basis to play and sing.

A century ago, this term would have immediately conjured up the names of three lyricists who formed the Triumvirate of Tamil Christian poets: Vedanayagam Sastriar of Tanjore, Krishnapillai of Palyamkottai, and N. Samuel of Tranquebar.

Among the composers and lyricists who wrote songs for her were Auden, MacNeice, Benjamin Britten, Elisabeth Lutyens and William Alwyn.

Herman is one of only two composers / lyricists to have three musicals run more than 1500 consecutive performances on Broadway ( the other being Stephen Schwartz ): Hello, Dolly!

In 2007, Schwartz joined Jerry Herman as being one of only two composer / lyricists to have three shows run longer than 1, 500 performances on Broadway.

In 1977, Strouse founded the ASCAP Musical Theatre Workshop in New York, through which many young composers and lyricists have found a forum for their work.

Lyricists like Lalon Shah, Hason Raja, Kangal Harinath, Romesh Shill, Abbas Uddin, and many unknown anonymous lyricists have enriched the tradition of folk songs of Bangladesh.

Warren won the Academy Award for Best Song three times, collaborating with three different lyricists: " Lullaby of Broadway " with Al Dubin in 1935, " You'll Never Know " with Mack Gordon in 1943, and " On the Atchison, Topeka and the Santa Fe " with Johnny Mercer in 1946.

The motive behind this award is to choose the best from the singers and lyricists within a span of 30 years.

Significant lyricists of this genre are Nikos Gatsos, Manos Eleftheriou and poet Tasos Livaditis.

Among the most significant songwriters and lyricists of this period are considered George Zambetas, Manolis Hiotis and Vassilis Tsitsanis ; of course the big names of this kind are still in Greek business.

Other significant songwriters and lyricists of this category are considered George Zambetas, Akis Panou, Apostolos Kaldaras, Giorgos Mitsakis, Stavros Kouyioumtzis, Lefteris Papadopoulos and Eftichia Papagianopoulos.

Somali songs are usually the product of collaboration between lyricists ( midho ), songwriters ( lahan ), and singers ( odka or " voice ").

The songs that qualify, along with their composers and lyricists, are announced at the end of September.

Rouben Hakhverdian, Forsh, VANArmenya and Aram Avagyan are prominent lyricists and author-performers.

Among the most significant songwriters and lyricists of this period are George Zambetas and the big names of the Rebetiko era that where still in business, like Vassilis Tsitsanis and Manolis Chiotis.

Songs in Bollywood movies — the combined products of the talents of lyricists, music directors / composers, and singers — often determine the extent of success of individual movies ; as such, playback singers are an important part of the Indian film industry.

Among the lyricists, Sauvo Puhtila ( born 1928 ), Reino Helismaa ( died 1965 ) and Veikko " Vexi " Salmi are a few of the most notable writers.

Band members and lyricists Nicky Wire and Richey James Edwards are apparently naked while in close contact with each other, while Bradfield is also apparently naked, with an archery-like target drawn on his chest.

Among the famed 20th century composers and lyricists whose works were housed here are Cole Porter, Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart, Irving Berlin, Harold Rome, Frank Loesser, Lionel Bart, Bob Merrill, Stephen Sondheim, Jule Styne, E. Y.

Somali songs are usually the product of collaboration between lyricists ( midho ), songwriters ( laxan ) and singers ( codka or " voice ").

At present, the major players in the scene are young talents like musicians M. Jayachandran, Deepak Dev, Alphonse, Jassie Gift, Biji Pal, Shyam Dharman and Shaan Rahman ; lyricists late Gireesh Puthanchery, Rameshan Nair, Vayalar Sarath and Anil Panachooran, and singers Madhu Balakrishnan, Afsal, Vidhu Pratap, Franco, Vineeth Sreenivasan, Manjari, Gayathri and Jyotsna, along with stalwarts in the field.

Somali songs are usually the product of collaboration between lyricists ( midho ), songwriters ( lahan ) and singers ( odka or " voice ").

The numbers on the album are listed below, listing the numbers, the songs they spoof, and the original composers / lyricists.

There is no definitive list of musicians and lyricists whose work constitutes the Great American Songbook, but the following writers and songs are often included:

Among the most significant songwriters and lyricists of this period are George Zambetas and the big names of the Rebetiko era that were still in business, like Vassilis Tsitsanis and Manolis Chiotis.

Sedaka began working with other lyricists in 1970, though he and Greenfield still occasionally worked together after this time ; Sedaka and Greenfield ended their songwriting partnership in 1973.

** Cy Coleman ( producer and composer ), Mike Berniker ( producer ), Adolph Green, Betty Comden ( lyricists ) & the original Broadway cast for The Will Rogers Follies

He and Antonio Carlos Jobim, were the first two music composers, together with lyricists Vinicius de Moraes and Ronaldo Boscoli, to be recorded by João Gilberto on his first LP entitled Chega de Saudade ( 1959 ), which was called the first generation of Bossa Nova.

Babu Raj ( 1957 ) and lyricists like P. Bhaskaran ( 1950 ), O. N. V.

In the following year, Angham conceived " Awal Gawab " ( The First Answer ), her second record, as a homage to Egyptian soul music composer, Sayed Makkawy, and she worked with a variety of lyricists on the record.

There were times that he worked with both lyricists simultaneously.

He collaborated with many of the leading librettists and lyricists of his era, including George Grossmith Jr., Guy Bolton, P. G. Wodehouse, Otto Harbach, Oscar Hammerstein II, Dorothy Fields, Johnny Mercer, Ira Gershwin and E. Y. Harburg.

The written ode, as it was practiced by the Romans, returned to the lyrical form of the Lesbian lyricists.

Horatian odes follow conventions of Horace ; the odes of Horace deliberately imitated the Greek lyricists such as Alcaeus and Anacreon.

Great samba lyricists like Paulo César Pinheiro ( especially in the praised partnership with João Nogueira ) and Aldir Blanc started to appear around that time.

The lyrics and music were by Leonard Bernstein, with additional lyrics from other lyricists, including Sondheim.

Catalan zarzuela was turned little by little into what is called, in Catalan, teatre líric català (" Catalan lyric theater "), with a personality of its own, and with modernista lyricists and composers.

In order to attract the best composers and lyricists, the CTW allowed songwriters like Sesame Streets first musical director Joe Raposo to retain the rights to the songs they wrote, which earned them lucrative profits and helped the show sustain public interest.

The composers and lyricists spotlighted on each set, taken together, represent the greatest part of the cultural canon known as the Great American Songbook.

He is best known for his songwriting partnerships with the lyricists Lorenz Hart and Oscar Hammerstein II.

He is also considered one of the first great lyricists, because most of the others were considered hacks.

Ain't Misbehavin is a musical revue with a book by Murray Horwitz and Richard Maltby, Jr., and music by various composers and lyricists.

As a lyricist, Harvey has cited numerous poets, authors and lyricists as influences on her work including Harold Pinter, T. S Eliot, William Butler Yeats, James Joyce, Ted Hughes and contemporaries such as Shane MacGowan and Jez Butterworth.

Theatrical composers and lyricists like the brothers George and Ira Gershwin created a uniquely American theatrical style that used American vernacular speech and music.

He collaborated with many lyricists, including Jack Norworth, Lew Brown, and Harry MacPherson.

The presence of all these enabling vocal characteristics attracted the most famous composers, musicians, and lyricists to work with Umm Kulthum.

Such a licence might for example provide a broadcaster with a single annual authorisation encompassing thousands of songs owned by thousands of composers, lyricists and publishers.