Norman, who once notably sang it at the end of a large outdoor rock concert for Nelson Mandela's 70th birthday, stated, " I don't know whether it's the text — I don't know whether we're talking about the lyrics when we say that it touches so many people — or whether it's that tune that everybody knows.

He generally assumes one of three avatars: the sweet and innocent child ( as in the children's books ), the poignantly lovelorn and ineffectual being ( as, notably, in the Jerry Cornelius novels of Michael Moorcock ), or the somewhat sinister and depraved outsider ( as in David Bowie's various experiments, or Rachel Caine's vampire novels, or the S & M lyrics of the English rock group Placebo ).

Most notably, Swanwick added a lawnmower to the image in order to tie the painting to the lyrics of " I Know What I Like ( In Your Wardrobe )".

The early works of Marillion contained Fish's poetic and introspective lyrics melded with a complex and subtle musical tapestry to create a sound that reflected the band's influences, notably Queen, early Genesis, Pink Floyd, Van der Graaf Generator, Rush ( specifically from the late 1970s ), and Yes.

It has been noted that several songs from the Babes In Toyland's debut album shared lyrics and verses with several songs by Hole, most notably Hole's first several singles, including b-sides from " Retard Girl " and " Dicknail ".

Several members of the Beach Boys strongly opposed SMiLE, notably Wilson's former collaborator Mike Love, who derided Parks ' lyrics as " Acid Alliteration ".

The lyrics and delivery were notably more aggressive than was common at the time, often with growled or shouted vocals that dissolved into incoherent screaming.

The Sherman / Busch originals – notably " Go to Sleep, Paul Revere " and " Peyton Place " – are novelty songs, showing genuine melodic originality as well as deft lyrics.

After singing with various dance bands and touring in vaudeville with the likes of Ted Mack, Leon Belasco, and comic bandleader Larry Rich, they first came to national attention with their recordings and radio broadcasts in 1937, most notably via their major Decca record hit, Bei Mir Bist Du Schön ( translation: " To Me, You Are Beautiful "), originally a Yiddish tune, the lyrics of which Sammy Cahn had translated to English and which the girls harmonized to perfection.

Unlike the soundtracks to other blaxploitation films ( most notably Isaac Hayes ' score for Shaft ), which glorified the ghetto excesses of the characters, Mayfield's lyrics consisted of hard-hitting commentary on the state of affairs in black, urban ghettos at the time, as well as direct criticisms of several characters in the film.

These beliefs are what has allegedly been behind Blackies Lawless ' self-censorship of his own lyrics during the ' Babylon World Tour ', most notably during the performance of ' Chainsaw Charlie ( Murders In The New Morgue )'.

The band's direction has largely been driven by Corgan through his confessional lyrics, grandiose production values, and virtuosic musical interplay, notably with Chamberlin.

In the late 1990s and early 2000s, the brand became increasingly associated with rap and hip-hop culture, with several artists referencing the drink in song lyrics and as part of their public image, notably New York rappers 50 Cent, Biggie Smalls ( the Notorious B. I. G.

Electra added lyrics to a number of previously instrumental pieces, notably " The Cunning Man ", " Abacus ", " Keep The Aspidistra Flying " and " Sequences ".

The northern variant of schlager ( notably in Finland ) has taken elements from Nordic and Slavic folk songs, with lyrics tending towards melancholic and elegiac themes.

The lyrics to the theme song are notorious for being hard to discern, notably the line " Hanging in a chow line "/" Hanging in and jiving " ( depending on the source used ).

Pansy Division's sound was heavily influenced by 1960s pop and 1970s punk rock, most notably bands such as the Ramones, the Buzzcocks and early Beatles: short, catchy pop punk numbers with humorous, in-your-face lyrics that dealt with various aspects of both gay life and life in general.

He collaborated with Alan Menken on several films, notably animated features for Disney, Ashman writing the lyrics and Menken composing the music.

" City of New Orleans " is a folk music song written and first performed by Steve Goodman in 1970 and subsequently recorded by Arlo Guthrie in 1972 and many other artists, notably Willie Nelson, Johnny Cash, John Denver ( with slightly different lyrics ), Judy Collins, and Jerry Reed.

Much of their lyrics and music deals with political issues concerning the Jewish people and Israel, most notably the concept albums Kaddish ( 1994 ) and Collective Demise ( 2002 ).

The band's often frank and humorous lyrics about sex, drugs, and politics have caused a hostile reaction in some quarters, most notably the Federal Bureau of Investigation in the late 1960s.

Thanks to her linguistic skills, McCorkle translated lyrics of Brazilian, French, and Italian songs, notably those for her Brazilian album Sabia.

Many commentators, notably rock critic Lester Bangs have argued, however, that Gallo was well known as a vicious Mafioso whose documented career was not accurately reflected in the song's lyrics.

Several versions of words have been added to the tune, notably Jean Elliot's lyrics in 1756.

Deicide has received considerable controversy relating to their albums and lyrics, which include vehement anti-Christian themes, such as " Death to Jesus ", " Fuck Your God ", " Kill the Christian ", " Behead The Prophet " and " Scars of the Crucifix ", among others.

It appears on a promotional Japanese CD called, The Best of Enya, and does not include the French lyrics.

An instrumental is a musical composition or recording without lyrics, or singing, although it might include some non-articulate vocal input ; the music is primarily or exclusively produced by musical instruments.

He says rap lyrics are made up of, " lines with four stressed beats, separated by other syllables that may vary in number and may include other stressed syllables.

Musical versions include the 1966 TV musical with songs by Moose Charlap, and Judi Rolin in the role of Alice, a Christmas 2007 multimedia stage adaptation at The Tobacco Factory directed and conceived by Andy Burden, written by Hattie Naylor, music and lyrics by Paul Dodgson and a 2008 opera Through the Looking Glass by Alan John.

Other pieces from this period include a draft of a play about a Bishop, a monk, and a woman accused of paganism by local shepherds, as well as love-poems and narrative lyrics on medieval German knights.

The scat-style lyrics of the song " Solar Prestige A Gammon ," written by Bernie Taupin with music by Elton John and released on the latter's album Caribou in 1974, include the names of many varieties of fish.

Some of his more famous lyrics include " Blue Moon ," " Mountain Greenery ," " The Lady Is a Tramp ," " Manhattan ," " Where or When ," " Bewitched, Bothered, and Bewildered ," " Falling in Love with Love ," " My Funny Valentine ," " I Could Write a Book ", " This Can't Be Love ", " With a Song in My Heart ", " It Never Entered My Mind ", and " Isn't It Romantic?

Some notable lyrics include:

Other musical artists whose lyrics and artwork have referenced Situationist concepts include: The Love Kills Theory, Chumbawamba, Manic Street Preachers, Nation of Ulysses, Huggy Bear, Joan of Arc, International Noise Conspiracy and Refused.

Distinctive elements of this style include Christian lyrics, soulful three-or four-part harmony singing, and sometimes playing instrumentals subdue.

Also, a few black metal musicians hold pagan bands in contempt, and do not recognise them as black metal bands, as their lyrics and ideology do not include Satanism.

The title track's lyrics include several references to the folktale.

Merritt is gay, and his lyrics are known for bending and blurring gender lines ; examples include the song " When My Boy Walks Down the Street ", which contains the lyric " and he's going to be my wife ," and on the single " Andrew in Drag ", from the album Love at the Bottom of the Sea, he sings, " A pity she does not exist, a shame he's not a fag.

Exceptions include the lyrics of Robert Burns, William Cowper, Thomas Gray and Oliver Goldsmith.

It may be of any known musical style and played with any instrument ( s ), however, it may not include spoken words, sung lyrics or vocalization of any kind.

Other notable later examples of the non-representational style include Bill Konersman's innovative 1987 video for Prince's " Sign o ' the Times " – influenced by Dylan's " Subterranean Homesick Blues " clip, it featured only the text of the song's lyrics — the video for George Michael's " Freedom 90 " ( 1990 ), in which Michael himself refused to appear, forcing director David Fincher to substitute top fashion models in his place.

* Earlier stage productions of the film include Toxic Avenger: The Musikill, with lyrics by Ira Kortum, who also directed and starred in the production, which premiered in Portland, Oregon.

Ceiriog Hughes ' song lyrics include Dafydd y Garreg Wen (" David of the White Rock ").

He revised the words to this verse to make them more obscure, then wrote the melody and part of the lyrics to the refrain ( which then functioned as a bridge and did not yet include a reference to Strawberry Fields ).

Examples of the lyrics from " Yellow Fever " include " like an oriental rug ' cause I lay her where I please, then I blindfold her with dental floss and get on my knees " and " Oh me Chinky, she's so kinky, got me hot like Nagasaki, burnin ' up like napalm burstin ' like an a-bomb.

" Don't Let's Start "' s lyrics include a number of dark, pointed statements as " everybody dies frustrated and sad, and that is beautiful ," John Linnell has repeatedly insisted that some of its lyrical twists, though pondered extensively by fans, were constructed to complement the melody and are not always meaningful.

The lyrics include a reference from an excerpt from Doc Pomus ’ s uncompleted memoir, February 21, 1984: " I was never one of those happy cripples who stumbled around smiling and shiny-eyed, trying to get the world to cluck its tongue and shake its head sadly in my direction.

Coe's lyrics frequently include references to alcohol and drug use, and are often boisterous and cocky.

He soon altered the lyrics to include all Slavs and Hey, Slavs became a widely known rallying song for Slav nationalism and Pan-Slavic sentiment, especially in Slavic lands governed by Austria.