The CTCA distributed a khaki-bound songbook that provided the impetus for spirited renditions of the selections found therein, plus a number of others whose lyrics were more earthy -- from `` Johnny Get Your Gun '' to `` Keep The Home Fires Burning '' to `` Mademoiselle From Armentieres ''.

The lyrics were written by Katharine Lee Bates and the music composed by church organist and choirmaster Samuel A.

Moody and Sankey began publishing their compositions in 1875, and " Amazing Grace " appeared three times with three different melodies, but they were the first to give it its title ; hymns were typically published using the first line of the lyrics, or the name of the tune such as " New Britain ".

Collins, Cash, and Norman were unable to discern if the power of the song came from the music or the lyrics.

The lyrics were mostly written by Earle Crooker, but he had left the project, with the score needing vast improvement.

While the origins of hip-hop are believed to be from the Bronx, rival hip-hop group Juice Crew's lyrics were misunderstood to contain a claim in the song " The Bridge " that hip hop was directly a result of artists originating from Queensbridge.

The lyrics were written in honor of Green Beret James Gabriel, Jr., the first Native Hawaiian who died in Vietnam, who was executed by the Viet Cong while on a training mission on April 8, 1962.

The original recorded version of Wills ' " Faded Love ", appeared on the Tiffanys as a fairly swinging instrumental unlike the ballad it became when lyrics were added in 1950.

His lyrics with diverse themes, mostly following a somewhat modernized version of the " aşık " ( wandering folk poets ) tradition were heavily marginal in the popular music scene of 1980s which was mostly dominated by love-themed lyrics.

The lyrics were slightly revised in 1903.

In 1985, the British neo-progressive rock band Marillion achieved their only UK Number One album-and the best-selling album of their career-with Misplaced Childhood, a concept album featuring lyrics by frontman Fish which were partly autobiographical.

Dead Kennedys were noted for the harshness of their lyrics, which generally combined biting social satire while expressing a staunchly left-wing view of contemporary America.

Unlike other leftist punk bands who use more direct sloganeering, Dead Kennedys ' lyrics were often snide.

In 1841, the German linguist and poet August Heinrich Hoffmann von Fallersleben wrote the lyrics of " Das Lied der Deutschen " to Haydn's melody, lyrics that were considered revolutionary at the time.

The song was retitled to " Alma Mater " in the 1980s when its lyrics were changed to refer to women as well as men.

Low ( 1977 ), partly influenced by the Krautrock sound of Kraftwerk and Neu !, evidenced a move away from narration in Bowie's songwriting to a more abstract musical form in which lyrics were sporadic and optional.

It used minor chords that made the tracks darker and more moody, and its lyrics tended to be about unrequited love or more somber themes that dealt with the reality of what inner city teens were experiencing emotionally.

In later seasons, Tapp would be increasingly replaced by that episode's guest singer, or another surprise celebrity ( normally if it were a guest, his or her name would be included in the lyrics of the song before they would sing the refrain ).

you were gone, with lyrics and arrangement by Ms. Heather, was originally composed as a Gospel tune.

Gershwin's lyrics were well received, and allowed him to successfully enter the theatre world with just one show.

" Even the lyrics, while occasionally demented, were usually too inchoate to be anything but curiously passionate love songs.

In fact, musical posers were not uncommon in his day ( see the lyrics to the song Musica Son, by Francesco Landini, for complaints to this effect.

The lyrics were co-written by Peter Sinfield, whom Greg Lake had collaborated with in King Crimson.

The album was written and performed by Prince, except for the song " Soft and Wet " which had lyrics co-written by Moon.

The song lyrics were co-written with Peter Mlakar, and the music was co-written with the producer Iztvok Turk ( former member of Videosex ) and the DJs Umek, Bizzy and Dojaja.

Smith has written or co-written the bulk of the band's music and lyrics over its thirty six-year lifespan.

The closing theme ( an instrumental ) was " Remembering You " played by Roger Kellaway with lyrics co-written by Carroll O ' Connor.

It featured a cover of the Motown classic " Little Darling ( I Need You )", " Echoes Of Love " ( written for, but not recorded by, Al Green by James Mitchell, then of the Memphis Horns, and Earl Randle, both of whom had worked with Green a good bit, to which Simmons added some music and lyrics co-writing the finished version with Mitchell and Randle ; the song was later covered by the Pointer Sisters and ex-New Seekers vocalist Lyn Paul ), and " You Belong To Me " ( co-written by McDonald and Carly Simon, who had a hit with her own version of the tune ).

To date he has written or co-written lyrics for at least one song on eight of the ten albums Dream Theater has released with him in the band, Images and Words and Black Clouds & Silver Linings containing none of them.

His music-theatre work includes the texts for Philip Glass ' 1000 Airplanes on the Roof, The Voyage, and The Sound of a Voice, the book for Elton John and Tim Rice's Aida ( co-written by Linda Woolverton and Robert Falls ), the Walt Disney Company's theatrical version of Edgar Rice Burroughs ' Tarzan ( with music and lyrics by Phil Collins ), the libretti for Bright Sheng's The Silver River, Osvaldo Golijov's Ainadamar, Unsuk Chin's Alice in Wonderland ( libretto co-written by Chin ), and Howard Shore's The Fly as well as Rodgers and Hammerstein's Flower Drum Song.

Besides providing the lyrics to Hoagy Carmichael's " Star Dust ", the two collaborated on standards such as " Riverboat Shuffle " and " One Morning in May ".< ref > He wrote the lyrics to the Glenn Miller ballad " Sometime " from 1939, co-written with Glenn Miller and John Chummy MacGregor.

In 1982, a Japanese animated version depicted a blonde Dorothy in red shoes voiced by Aileen Quinn. The film was made by Toho with a script co-written by Yoshimitsu Banno, with music co-written by Joe Hisaishi and lyrics co-written by Sammy Cahn.

The lyrics, co-written with Ryan Wildstar, chronicle a period of heroin addiction from which the two eventually escaped.

Models ' early style was a spiky, distinctive blend of New Wave, glam rock, dub and pop: which included Kelly's strangled singing voice, Duffield's virtuoso synthesiser performances ( he used the EMS Synthi AKS, as used by Pere Ubu on their Dub Housing ), and the band's cryptic, slightly gruesome, lyrics ( e. g. " Hans Stand: A War Record " from Alphabravocharliedeltaechofoxtrotgolf ), which were mostly written or co-written by Kelly.

The LP is also notable because it was Sedaka's first album to include collaborations with writers other than longtime lyricist Howard Greenfield ; the title track featured lyrics by Roger Atkins and four other songs were co-written with Carole Bayer Sager.

All lyrics written by Neil Peart, except " Between Sun & Moon " co-written by Pye Dubois ; all music composed by Alex Lifeson and Geddy Lee.

The lyrics were written by Neil Tennant and the music co-written with Chris Lowe.

* " Fresh Tendrils " ( Superunknown ) ... lyrics ( co-written ) and music

* " You Are " ( Riot Act ) ... lyrics ( co-written ), music, and played rhythm guitar

On his first recording with the band, the studio album Badmotorfinger, Shepherd took part in writing the following songs: " Slaves & Bulldozers " ( music, co-written ), " Jesus Christ Pose " ( music, co-written ), " Face Pollution " ( music ), and " Somewhere " ( music and lyrics ).

Mercer's lyrics are characterized by an unerring ear for rhythmic nuances, a puckish sense of humor expressed in language with a colloquial flair.

For the first time in his life he forgot the lyrics midway through and had to cover up by humming the rest.

'' With music and lyrics by Frank Loesser, directed by Christopher Hewett, choreography by Peter Conlow, musical direction by Samuel Matlowsky.

The book is by Jerome Weidman and George Abbott, music by Jerry Bock, lyrics by Sheldon Harnick, choreography by Peter Gennaro, scenery, costumes and lighting by William and Jean Eckart, musical direction by Jack Elliott, and the production was directed by Mr. Abbott.

The song " The Raven " featured lead vocals by the actor Leonard Whiting, and, according to the 2007 remastered album liner notes, was the first rock song to use a digital vocoder, with Alan Parsons speaking lyrics through it.

Bruce Hindmarsh suggests that the secular popularity of " Amazing Grace " is due to the absence of any mention of God in the lyrics until the fourth verse ( by Excell's version, the fourth verse begins " When we've been there ten thousand years "), and that the song represents the ability of humanity to transform itself instead of a transformation taking place at the hands of God.

It was produced by Playwrights Horizons with book by John Jiler, music and lyrics by Ray Leslee.

It was directed by Glenn Casale with original music and lyrics by Ben Schatz.

The third a cappella musical to appear Off-Broadway, In Transit, premiered 5 October 2010 and was produced by Primary Stages with book, music, and lyrics by Kristen Anderson-Lopez, James-Allen Ford, Russ Kaplan, and Sara Wordsworth.

The rhythms are influenced by the American rap scene, and the lyrics are often about crime, drugs, money, women and many criminal things.