Steinberg obviously has concluded that it is the lyric element which must dominate in this score, and he manages at times to create the effect of the whole orchestra bursting into song.

There is a quick change from the plaintive song to a conversational tone.

A crowd of 1,400 is expected for the ceremonies, which will be followed by the show in which the writers will lampoon baseball personalities in skit, dance and song.

What a discussion can ensue when the title of this type of song is in question.

If your favorite song is not here it must be an unfamiliar one.

Today, in the era of the integrated musical when an individual song must contribute to the over-all development of the show, it is understandable that a song, no matter how excellent it may be on its own terms, is cut out because it does not perform the function required of it.

Among the particular gems in this collection is the impudent opening song of `` The Garrick Gaieties '', an impressive forecast of the wit and melody that were to come from Rodgers and Hart in the years that followed ; ;

He shares with Mr. Morse a parody of the college anthems he once sang while his second song is whisked away from him by Virginia Martin, a girl with a remarkably expressive yip in her voice.

" America the Beautiful " is an American patriotic song.

The song is one of the most beloved and popular of the many American patriotic songs.

The song is often included in songbooks in a wide variety of religious congregations in the United States.

Charles ' recording is very commonly played at major sporting and entertainment events, such as the Super Bowl, and WrestleMania 2 ; Charles gave a live performance of the song prior to Super Bowl XXXV, the last Super Bowl played before the September 11 terrorist attacks, as well as during Game 2 of the 2001 World Series after the attacks.

This song is also used in Ellen Raskin's The westing game.

The full version of the song from Melbourne Punch, the fourth verse of which is pasted onto the urn

* Atomic Dog, a song that is popular world wide ; written and performed by Our Father Who Art of Funk ; " George Clinton " from Parliament and the Funkadelics

Cash often included the song when he toured prisons, saying " For the three minutes that song is going on, everybody is free.

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.

This verse is also featured in William Billing's popular Sacred Harp song " David's Lamentation ", first published in 1778.

Also, " Absalom, Absalom Would I die for you my son, I would have it all undone, The way it all came down " is found on the 1998 album Largo in the song " Gimme A Stone ".

And I would further note that they all -- with one exception again -- sang in one key or another the same song.

Once when she is, in a key scene, finally invited by the male members of the country club she gives a toast citing from the song “ With rue my heart is laden ”.

The Corsican language is a key vehicle for Corsican culture, which is notably rich in proverbs and in polyphonic song.

The third movement of Gustav Mahler's first symphony features a solo for the double bass that quotes the children's song Frere Jacques, transposed into a minor key.

Harmonica tab is usually aligned with lyrics to show the tune and the timing, and usually states the key of the harmonica required for the song.

Most karaoke machines have technology that electronically changes the pitch of the music so that amateur singers can choose a key that is appropriate for their vocal range, while maintaining the original tempo of the song.

Several key events occurred, which raised public awareness of the New Age subculture: the production of the musical Hair: The American Tribal Love-Rock Musical ( 1967 ) with its opening song " Aquarius " and its memorable line " This is the dawning of the Age of Aquarius "; publication of Linda Goodman's best-selling astrology books Sun Signs ( 1968 ) and Love Signs ( 1978 ); the release of Shirley MacLaine's book Out on a Limb ( 1983 ), later adapted into a television mini-series with the same name ( 1987 ); and the " Harmonic Convergence " planetary alignment on August 16 and 17, 1987, organized by José Argüelles at Sedona in the U. S. state of Arizona.

* complex song structures, key and time signature changes, modal melodies and drones ;

The song was originally written in the primary key of Eb major.

The speed discrepancy ( being about 3. 5 % slow ) was brought to Bruce Botnick's attention by a Brigham Young University professor, who noted that all the video and audio live performances of The Doors performing the song, the sheet music, and the statements of band members show the song in a key almost a half step higher than the stereo LP release.

Composer Robert Smith has said that the song " was a short poetic attempt at condensing my impression of the key moments in L ' Étranger ( The Stranger ) by Albert Camus " ( Cure News number 11, October 1991 ).

At this stage in their collaboration, Lennon's and McCartney's songwriting was highly collaborative ; even when songs had a primary author the other would often contribute key parts, as with " No Reply " where McCartney provided a middle-eight for what was otherwise almost entirely a Lennon song.

He can be heard calling out the change of tempo at the end of this song, repeating the numbers " 1 – 4 " to cue the chord changes ( the first and fourth chord in the key of the music ).

The press also played a key role in the publication of the song.

Their worldwide fame expanded when the song " The Power of Love " was featured as a key track in the film Back to the Future ( in which Lewis had a cameo appearance ), became a number-one hit, and nominated for an Academy Award.

Two other key songs written and recorded for SMiLE -- " Cabin Essence " and " Surf's Up " -- were compiled by Carl Wilson and included on the 20 / 20 and Surf's Up LPs in more or less the same form as Wilson had intended them for SMiLE, while the song " Cool Cool Water " ( an extended track built around the SMiLE fragment " I love to say Dada ") later appeared on the Sunflower album.

A key early Funkadelic song that captured both the band's unique sounds and Hazel's talent was the ten-minute guitar solo " Maggot Brain " from the 1971 Funkadelic album of the same title.

The song is in the key of A and the instrumental introduction starts in the Lydian mode of B major.

The song was originally written on acoustic guitar in the key of C major.

The song modulates between musical keys, using the key of A minor for verses, B ♭ major for the pre-chorus, and G major for the chorus.

These arrangements showed great insight into the rhythm, harmony and types of song, although the key signatures and elaborate textures of the piano accompaniments were not as idiomatic.

However, Balakirev advances on Glinka's technique of using " variations with changing backgrounds ," reconciling the compositional practices of classical music with the idiomatic treatment of folk song, employing motivic fragmentation, counterpoint and a structure exploiting key relationships.

Dodd was selected to perform the song on A Jubilee Of Music on BBC One on December 31, 1976, a celebration of the key pop successes of Queen Elizabeth II's first twenty-five years as UK monarch.

A longer version of the song was released as a single on Atlantic Records, reaching No. 30 on the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart early in 1972 ; the additional lyrics in this longer version lend the song a greater sense of sadness, and make poignant reference to social changes taking place in the 1960s and early 1970s A few perceptible drifts can be observed when listening to each version chronologically: In the original version Jean Stapleton was wearing glasses and after the first time the lyric " Those Were The Days " was sung over the tonic ( root chord of the song's key ) the piano strikes a Dominant 7th chord in transition to the next part which is absent from subsequent versions.