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.

When he was fifteen John H. Mercer turned out his first song, a jazzy little thing he called `` Sister Susie, Strut Your Stuff ''.

he collaborated on a song with William Hartman Woodin, who was Secretary of the Treasury, 1932-33.

Karl played well and his favorite song was a Schubert lullaby.

The song, he said, was called `` The Stream's Lullaby '', and when he sang, `` Gute ruh, Gute ruh, Mach't die augen zu, '' there was such longing and such simple sadness that it frightened me.

Later, when I was older, I found the song was part of Schubert's Die Schone Mullerin.

With shout and slow dance, with tears and song, with scream and contortion, the corner group was beset by hysteria and shivering, wailing, shouting, possession of something that seemed like an alien and outside force.

There was one of the new forte-pianos in the room and, as Claire rose to go, he asked her to sing him one song before she left.

There was about that song something incandescent, for this Brahms was Milstein at white heat.

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.

( Still another song in `` Strike Up The Band '' -- `` I've Got A Crush On You '' -- was retrieved from a 1928 failure, `` Treasure Girl ''.

and the incisive style with which Charlotte Rae delivers the top-drawer Hart lyrics of `` I Blush '', a song that was cut from `` A Connecticut Yankee ''.

it was the theme song of millions of American people, their personal problems no less urgent than those of the government.

Ward died in 1903, not knowing the national stature his music would attain, as the music was only first applied to the song in 1904.

At various times in the more than 100 years that have elapsed since the song was written, particularly during the John F. Kennedy administration, there have been efforts to give " America the Beautiful " legal status either as a national hymn, or as a national anthem equal to, or in place of, " The Star-Spangled Banner ", but so far this has not succeeded.

When Richard Nixon visited China in 1972, this song was played as the welcome music.

Popularity of the song increased greatly following the September 11, 2001 attacks ; at some sporting events it was sung in addition to the traditional singing of the national anthem.

He also performed the song on Red Sox opening day at Fenway Park in 2003, though the game was eventually rained out.

A tradition at one time observed on this day in England was to leave out soul cakes and sing a song for the dead.

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.

Folk music was already " seen as the authentic expression of a way of life now past or about to disappear ( or in some cases, to be preserved or somehow revived )," particularly in " a community uninfluenced by art music " and by commercial and printed song.

The song has occasionally been revived to " greet " Thatcher's public outings following her resignation as Prime Minister, but with the word " gone " substituted for " out ".

Carmen initially gained its reputation through a series of productions outside France, and was not revived in Paris until 1883 ; thereafter it rapidly acquired celebrity at home and abroad, and continues to be one of the most frequently performed operas ; the " toreador's song " from Act 2 is among the best known of all operatic arias.

" Jump Jive an ' Wail " was a Louis Prima composition that became another standard, a song which was revived by Brian Setzer.

The bawdy role revived her career and The Boys in the Back Room, a song she introduced in the film, became a hit when she recorded it for Decca.

The song originates from Northumberland in the early 20th century, but had been revived due to the 1984-5 strike.

The title song was revived in 1989 as a charity single for an appeal in response to the Hillsborough football crowd disaster, giving Marsden-in association with other Liverpool stars, including Paul McCartney and Frankie Goes to Hollywood's Holly Johnson-another British number one.

The song featured in the 1934 musical movie Evergreen, sung by Jessie Matthews, and was also revived after World War II.

The revived Danger Man was finally broadcast in the U. S., it was now re-titled Secret Agent, and first shown as a CBS summer replacement program, given the theme song " Secret Agent Man ", sung by Johnny Rivers, which became a success in itself.

The song was revived for their hall of fame induction in 1995.

Popular in its time, the song was revived when covered by The Mamas & the Papas after Andre's death in Mexico City in 1960.

The city was the subject of the namesake song by Bobby Bloom in 1970, later covered by Jon Stevens ten years later, and was revived by Amazulu to became a minor hit in the U. S. in September 1986.

However, " Papa-Oom-Mow-Mow " and " The Bird's The Word " were revived, courtesy of a Minnesota-based group calling itself the Trashmen, who made a song up in 1963 from the two songs ' nonsense syllables, calling it " Surfin ' Bird.

The very first song to take form was " Time ", which later became part of their first album ; Angels Cry, composed by Matos and Bittencourt came short after ; " Queen of the Night " was originally " Rainha " and was written by Bittencourt while he played with Marcos Antunes in another band, the song was then revived to integrate Angra's repertoire ; and " Carry On " was brought ready to band, composed by Andre Matos.

The Pointer Sisters on the cover of their 1978 album, Energy ( Pointer Sisters album ) | Energy, which revived their popularity with their cover of Bruce Springsteen's " Fire ( Bruce Springsteen song ) | Fire ".

With the song " Sentimental Journey ," the debut also introduced the practice of re-appropriating titles from well-known popular songs: Pere Ubu's " Sentimental Journey " has no obvious relation to the Doris Day hit song of the same name ; " Drinking Wine Spodyody " has no apparent connection to the Sticks McGhee song ( later revived by Jerry Lee Lewis ).

The song was revived in 2005, when the band performed the song at several European festivals.

The song was revived by Presley in 1972 during his engagements at the Las Vegas Hilton in February 1972 and was used in his live shows until mid-1973.

" This alternate song title was revived for the 2010 Record Store Day version of Quarantine The Past, even though the song was the fifth track on side one.

A video was made for the song " Stonebreaker " which saw airplay on MTV2's recently revived Headbanger's Ball.

My own stern hand has rent the ancient bond, And thereof shall the ending not have end: But not for me, that loved her, to be fond Lightly to please me with a newer friend Then hold it more than bravest-feathered song, That I affirm to thee, with heart of pride, I knew not what did to a friend belong Till I stood up, true friend, by thy true side ; ;

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.

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.

* " Alien " ( song ), by Pennywise

* " Alien ", a song by Bush on the album Sixteen Stone

* " Alien ", a song by Erasure on the album Loveboat

* " Alien ", a song by Japan on the album Quiet Life

* " Alien ", a song by Lamb on the album Fear of Fours

* " Alien ", a song by Nerina Pallot on the album Dear Frustrated Superstar

* " Alien ", a song by Thriving Ivory on their self-titled album

* " Alien ", a song by Tokio Hotel on the album Humanoid

* " My Alien ", a song by Simple Plan on the album No Pads, No Helmets ... Just Balls

* Austin ( song ), a single by Blake Shelton

* Aberdeen ( song ) A song by alternative rock band Cage The Elephant

* " Animals ", by Coldplay as one of the B-sides for " Clocks " ( song )

Its album Pimp to Eat featured guest appearances by various members of Rhyme Syndicate, Odd Oberheim, Jacky jasper ( who appears as Jacky Jasper on the song " We Sleep Days " and H-Bomb on " War "), D. J.

* " Atlantic " ( song ), by Keane

* " Atlantic ", a song by Thrice from Vheissu

* " Atomic " ( song ), a song by Blondie