129 ) indicate that the poet, his brothers and Pittacus made plans to overthrow him and that Pittacus subsequently betrayed them ; Alcaeus and his brothers fled into exile where the poet later wrote a drinking song in celebration of the news of the tyrant's death ( frag.

Kane ( another rapper of Bloedserieus ) made a song about this called " Jonko voor Sane " ( Joint for Sane ).

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 version with Bardot was issued in 1986 and became a popular download hit in 2006 when Universal Records made its back catalogue available to purchase online, with this version of the song ranking as the third most popular download.

* Constantinople's change of name was the theme for a song made famous by The Four Lads and later covered by They Might Be Giants and many others entitled " Istanbul ( Not Constantinople )".

Björk also made extensive use of and even played the instrument herself on the song " My Juvenile " of her 2007 album Volta.

He contributed back-up vocals on TV on the Radio's song " Province " for their album Return to Cookie Mountain, made a commercial with Snoop Dogg for XM Satellite Radio, and joined with Lou Reed on Danish alt-rockers Kashmir's 2005 album No Balance Palace.

In France, avant-garde director René Clair made surreal use of song and dance in comedies like Under the Roofs of Paris ( 1930 ) and Le Million ( 1931 ).

The song was made famous by Paul Robeson whose voice, deep and resonant as it was, was said by some to have attained the status of the voice of God.

A reference is made to the song in the film Ferris Bueller's Day Off when a bedridden Cameron Frye sings, " When Cameron was in Egypt's land, let my Cameron go ".

In 1998, a movie version of Endless Waltz was made, with additional footage, alterations of the music scores, and a different ending theme song.

Weird Al Yankovic made a song parody of the virus titled " Virus Alert ".

Then, he would introduce a song he / she wrote and was made popular by another artist.

Lewis is Ljoðhús in Old Norse and although various suggestions have been made as to a Norse meaning ( such as " song house ") the name is not of Gaelic origin and the Norse credentials are questionable.

Although Dave Elman was a noted radio host, comedian and ( song ) writer, he also made a name as a hypnotist.

An improvisational comedy troupe performing a shortform game based on direction from the audience ; in this case spoofing a hard rock band performing a song made up on the spot.

* Jackson ( song ), written by Jerry Leiber and Billy Edd Wheeler, and made famous by Johnny Cash and June Carter Cash

Hendrix made numerous allusions to the concept in his music, most famously in the song " Red House ", in which he introduces his band by saying that he is about to present them all to the " Electric Church ".

He recorded the song " Because ", which was made famous by The Dave Clark Five, in the UK for Clark's 1986 musical, Time ( the single is out of print ).

* William Kite, Victorian showman made famous in the song " Being for the Benefit of Mr. Kite!

In the song " Power and Glory " from Lou Reed's 1992 album Magic and Loss, Reed recalls the experience of seeing his friend dying of cancer and makes reference to the myth, " I saw isotopes introduced into his lungs / trying to stop the cancerous spread / And it made me think of Leda and The Swan / and gold being made from lead "

Lemmy has noted in several magazine and television interviews that he made more money from the royalties of that one song than he had in his entire time with Motörhead.

The song was made for professional skateboarder Geoff Rowley.

Lemmy made an appearance in the music videos for the 1986 Boys Don't Cry song " I Wanna Be A Cowboy " and the 1998 Rap song " Freak of the Week " by adult film star Ron Jeremy.

Even in its most conventional appearance, the guests' song of praise to Marina, there are a few female dissenters criticizing the princess for her coldness.

They will kneel and plead for Boris' leadership in a strangely intense song, its phrases irregularly broken as if gasping for breath, but when the police with their cudgels move away, they mock and grumble and fight among themselves.

The Polish song and dance company called Mazowsze, after the region of Poland, where it has its headquarters, opened a three-week engagement at the City Center last night.

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.

On a thrusting spray thick with thorns and dewdrops and swelling pink buds, like a summer Valentine, a bird balanced and sang, nondescriptly brown and alive with its own music, a little engine of song.

* Lynn Sherr's 2001 book America the Beautiful discusses the origins of the song and the backgrounds of its authors in depth.

All four versions were marketed to distinct types of audiences thereby assuring its place as a pop song.

Gospel singer Marion Williams summed up its effect: " That's a song that gets to everybody ".

* Amazing Grace: The story behind the song and its connection to Lough Swilly

There are for example fragments in ' Sapphic ' meter praising the Dioscuri, Hermes and the river Hebrus ( a river significant in Lesbian mythology since it was down its waters that the head of Orpheus was believed to have floated singing, eventually crossing the sea to Lesbos and ending up in a temple of Apollo, as a symbol of Lesbian supremacy in song ).

Created by the Scottish-born composer, Peter Dodds McCormick, the song was first performed in 1878, but did not gain its status as the official anthem until 1984.

*" 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 lyrics for the " Alabama Song " and another song, the " Benares Song " are in English ( albeit specifically idiosyncratic English ) and are performed in that language even when the opera is performed in its original ( German ) language.

Christian rock group Relient K recorded the song " Plead the Fifth " a cappella on its album Five Score and Seven Years Ago.

In 1997, DJ Gruff dissed Articolo 31 in a track titled 1 vs 2 appearing on the first album of the beatmaker Fritz da Cat, but Articolo 31's lawyers obtained a retraction of the record, and its reissue without the song.

Starting the following game, the song ( a favorite among many fans, who appreciated its references to Wild Bill Hagy and Earl Weaver ) was only played ( along with a video featuring several Orioles stars performing the song ) after wins.

When the song became a hit, Decca decided not to press its claim.

* Though its usage here is not a parody, in an episode of Cheers, Cliff aborts his plans to emigrate to Canada with his love interest when Sam, Woody, and Frasier appeal to his patriotic side by singing this song.

He performed his song " Bo Diddley " with Eric Clapton, Robbie Robertson, and longtime bassist and musical director Debby Hastings at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's 20th annual induction ceremony and in the UK, Uncut magazine included his 1957 debut album " Bo Diddley " in its listing of the ' 100 Music, Movie & TV Moments That Have Changed The World '.

With that, Love sort of whispered, " Fucking idiots ," and launched the band into its next song.

While Mellow Man Ace was the first mainstream rapper to use Spanglish, Frost's song " La Raza " paved the way for its use in American hip hop.