Each song or ditty was prefaced by an author's note which indicated the origin and meaning of the song as well as special interest the song had, musical arrangement, and most of the chorus and verses.

Everett Miller, then assistant director for the Garrick Gaieties, a Theatre Guild production, needed a lyricist for a song he had written ; ;

In her first song she waved away one encroaching photographer who dared approach the throne unbidden and thereafter the boys with the cameras had to unsheathe their 300 mm. lenses and shoot at extreme range.

To help him on this religious aspect of primitive jazz he had `` Big '' Miller, as a preacher-singer and Hannah Dean, Gospel-singer, while Oscar Brown Jr., an extremely talented young man, did a slave auctioneer's call, a field-hands' work song, and a beautifully sung Negro lullaby, `` Brown Baby '', which was one of the truly moving moments of the festival.

They were concept albums, and typically began with an instrumental introduction which faded into the first song, often had an instrumental piece in the middle of the second LP side, and concluded with a quiet, melancholic, or powerful song.

The hymn was translated into other languages as well: while on the Trail of Tears, the Cherokee sang Christian hymns as a way of coping with the ongoing tragedy, and a version of the song by Samuel Worcester that had been translated into the Cherokee language became very popular.

In order for the song to become the anthem, it had to face a vote between the Royal anthem God Save the Queen, the " unofficial anthem " Waltzing Matilda and Song of Australia.

*" Take Me Out to the Ball Game " is a 1908 Tin Pan Alley song by Jack Norworth and Albert Von Tilzer which has become the unofficial anthem of baseball, although neither of its authors had attended a game prior to writing the song.

The shanty was a distinct type of work song, developed especially in American-style merchant vessels that had come to prominence in decades prior to the American Civil War.

When he discovered that the original Desiree, Glynis Johns, was able to sing ( she had a " small, silvery voice ") but could not " sustain a phrase ", he devised the song " Send in the Clowns " for her in a way that would work around her vocal weakness, e. g., by ending lines with consonants that made for a short cut-off.

The theme song introduces the viewer to the world's most fortunate hunting accident – whereby Jed shoots at game but instead hits " black gold, Texas tea ": he had discovered oil.

PolyGram ( London Records ' parent company at that time ) had pressed a number of promo singles and 12 " versions of the song, sending them out to both radio and record stores in the UK.

In 1989 Jonathan Hellyer became lead singer, and the band extensively toured the U. S. and Europe with back-up vocalist Annie Conway and had one minor hit with the song " Cha Cha Heels ", a one-off collaboration sung by American actress and singer Eartha Kitt.

The Rolling Stones had an early hit covering the song.

By the Victorian era, ballad had come to mean any sentimental popular song, especially so-called " royalty ballads ", which publishers would pay popular singers to perform in Britain and the United States in " ballad concerts.

In 1996, a song in Breton represented France in the 41st Eurovision Song Contest, the first time in history that France had a song without a word in French.

Love had written several songs, including an anti-cocaine song titled " Loser Dust ", during her time in rehab in 2005.

The team took a risk by recording and releasing the song before the playoffs had even begun, but were able to avoid embarrassment by going on to win Super Bowl XX by a then-record margin of 46 – 10.

A broadside song Captain Kidd's Farewell to the Seas, or, the Famous Pirate's Lament was printed shortly after his execution and popularised the common belief that Kidd had confessed to the false charges.

The UK punk scene of the late 1970s introduced bands that glorified their working-class heritage: Sham 69 had a hit song " The Cockney Kids are Innocent ".

Simon enjoyed some moderate success in recording a few singles as part of a group called Tico and the Triumphs, including a song called " Motorcycle " which reached No. 97 on the Billboard charts in 1962.

The best known of these is the Bee Gees parody The Hee Bee Gee Bees, with their song " Meaningless Songs ( In Very High Voices )", which became a moderate hit.

All three achieved moderate chart success, and her next 1986 album, Le visage de l ' amour, would become her last album of completely new recordings ( except the final song being " Mourir sur scène ").

The song was a moderate success in Europe, charting at No. 16 in the European chart ( with 6 weeks in the Top 20 ).

The song is only a moderate success until it is featured in the film Blackboard Jungle the following year.

After a few more moderate hits, in 1949 he released his version of the 1922 Clifford Friend & Irving Mills song " Lovesick Blues ", made popular by Rex Griffin.

The song was first released in the USA in 1983, where it was a moderate hit on the U. S. R & B singles chart.

Other singles that achieved moderate success included " If You Asked Me To " ( a cover of Patti LaBelle's song from the 1989 movie Licence to Kill ) which peaked at number-four on the U. S. Billboard Hot 100, the gospel-tinged " Love Can Move Mountains ", and " Nothing Broken But My Heart ".

First came " Doowutchyalike ," a moderate club hit, followed by the more successful song " The Humpty Dance ", a humorous dance number that reached # 11 on the pop charts, # 7 on the R & B charts, and # 1 on the Billboard Rap Singles chart.

The group enjoyed moderate success, breaking into the Canadian top 40 with a version of Bobby Gimby's song " Canada " in 1967.

The song received positive reviews and became a moderate success.

The song garnered moderate attention and airplay, but performed poorly in the charts.

Yumi achieved moderate success with her fifth single, Rouge no Dengon (" Rouge Message "), an up-tempo song considered to be an early J-Pop classic.

The song " Your Lucky Day In Hell " also achieved moderate success, and was used in the horror movie Scream 2.

In Brazil, the song " I Guess I Loved You " achieved moderate success when included on a soap opera.

Although it achieved only moderate success in the US, peaking at number 25 when released in 1982, it is often regarded today as Wilde's signature song.

Recordings were progressing, and one song from these sessions, " Tour de France " was released as a single in 1983, achieving moderate commercial success.

The viral video Numa Numa Dance helped to slightly boost awareness of " Dragostea din tei " in the United States, but while the song received moderate to major airplay, most Americans knew it simply as the " Numa Numa Song " and never knew the name of the original song or the group that performed it.

The film was a moderate box-office success, and the film's theme song by Diana Ross and Lionel Richie, also called " Endless Love ", became a # 1 hit on the Billboard Hot 100, and was the biggest-selling single in Ross ' career.

The song was a moderate hit on American rock radio, reaching No. 28 on the Billboard Modern Rock charts in 1995.

The song peaked at number one on the Hot Dance Club Play chart and enjoyed moderate airplay on Rhythmic / Dance format.

The song achieved moderate success in other international markets.

Their first song to be a moderate hit was " Sister Jane.