For the first six months, the flip side, " Blue Moon of Kentucky ", his upbeat version of a Bill Monroe bluegrass song, was slightly more popular than " That's All Right ( Mama ).

The group had no major hits in 1980, but by 1981 they released two Top Ten hits with " Oh No " (# 4 U. S .) and their first upbeat single in almost five years, " Lady ( You Bring Me Up )" (# 8 U. S .)

House music, based partly on disco rhythms, was by 1992 challenging the relatively upbeat, syncopated freestyle sound.

By 1942, Billboard magazine columnist Maurie Orodenker had begun using the term " rock and roll " in descriptions of upbeat recordings such as " Rock Me " by Sister Rosetta Tharpe.

)", an upbeat song written by country songwriter Cindy Walker.

It is characterized by a walking bass line accented with rhythms on the upbeat.

Kwela is a genre of music created in South Africa in the 1950s, and is characterised by an upbeat, jazzy tin whistle lead.

Humphrey's consistently cheerful and upbeat demeanor, and his forceful advocacy of liberal causes, led him to be nicknamed " The Happy Warrior " by many of his Senate colleagues and political journalists.

The sound of the album was strongly influenced by musicians who had traversed cultures and " the challenge of making heartfelt, emotional music that's upbeat and hopeful ".

Wright was upbeat about the possibilities posed by this meeting between recently oppressed nations.

Although it produced his last Top 10 hit with the upbeat " Late in the Evening " ( also a No. 1 hit on the Radio & Records American charts ), the album did not sell well, in a music market dominated by disco music.

Several of Stein's writings have been set to music by composers, including Virgil Thomson's operas Four Saints in Three Acts and The Mother of Us All, and James Tenney's setting of Rose is a rose is a rose is a rose as a canon dedicated to Philip Corner, beginning with " a " on an upbeat and continuing so that each repetition shuffles the words, e. g. " a / rose is a rose / is a rose is / a rose is a / rose.

In a list of their top twelve favorite dogs from cartoons, comics, and animation, writers for The Tampa Tribune listed Santa's Little Helper at number six, writing: " We admire his upbeat nature even after having his legs broken by Mr. Burns and being abandoned by Bart for another dog, Laddie.

The upbeat melody comedically hummed by Michaeleen Oge Flynn and later played on the accordion is " The Rakes of Mallow ".

Free use of syncopations, chord anticipations ( arriving at a chord change before the other players, often by a 1 / 8 note ) and crosspicking ( repeating a three 1 / 8 note pattern so that an accent falls variously on the upbeat or downbeat ) are also in his bag of tricks.

100 % Colombian, released in 1998 by Virgin Records, had a far grittier sound to it tempered by three upbeat songs, and several downtempo tracks, including " Love Unlimited ", a tribute to Barry White.

Written by Rudy Toombs, it was the first upbeat major hit for Brown.

In this early period many bands were heavily influenced by surf rock and there was a cross-pollination between garage rock and energetic and upbeat party frat rock, though the latter is sometimes viewed as merely a sub-genre of garage rock.

Produced by Tom Dowd it featured the upbeat " Revival " and the moody-but-resolute " Midnight Rider ".

Eventually this was replaced by a more upbeat theme, by Wallace and Gromit composer Julian Nott, played by a Czech orchestra.

The early commercials were built on an upbeat, bubble-gum style tune, and featured a narrator ; many had plots that involved various villains trying to steal a corresponding food item, foiled by Ronald.

The upbeat pop single " Run-Around " became a smash hit and was followed by the catchy " Hook ".

This was the upbeat " Kiss Me Kiss Your Baby " and although failed to make an impression in the UK, became a big hit in Europe, reaching Number one in Belgium and Number two in the Netherlands as well as top 10 placings in other countries.

In November 2008, an upbeat single ' Let Me Touch Your Button ' featuring will. i. am ( of The Black Eyed Peas ) was released in the UK in conjunction with Wyclef's involvement with UK MOTOROKRSTAR ( which sees Motorola UK on the search to discover British talent ).

The standout singles were the smooth and contemporary " Loveable ( From Your Head To Your Toes )" and an upbeat funky cover of René & Angela's " You Don't Have To Cry ".

The album was entitled The Glass Passenger, and is a transcendent step-up, a catchy and listenable journey through McMahon's stories of love, life, and loss that moves from full-on upbeat rock (" Spinning ") to melancholy introspection (" Annie Use Your Telescope ") and all that lies between.

Author Susan McClary in Culture / power / history reviewed the song saying that, it was more upbeat than previous single " Live to Tell " and " the play with closure in ' Open Your Heart ' creates the image of open ended jouissance — an erotic energy that continually escapes containment ".

Open Your Eyes was received with mixed reaction from both critics and fans upon its November 1997 release, some finding it lacking in trademark Yes qualities, while some still praise the album for its upbeat nature.

The song featured sing-along lines and upbeat music in the vein of Sesame Street and other children's educational programs, while the video showed dancing children and colorful vowels.

The Coen Brothers started working on Raising Arizona with the idea to make it as different as possible from their previous film Blood Simple by having it be far more optimistic and upbeat.

American singer, Barbara Lewis in January 1964 released her song entitled " Puppy Love ", very different from Paul Anka's, more upbeat and less schmaltzy

The show was unusual in having two different closing theme tunes — an upbeat tune played when the contestants won the Star Prize, and a tune in a minor key played when they lost or nobody took the gamble.

There were two different versions performed, one faster and upbeat, the other significantly slower.

" However, Lacey was not so upbeat when asked, saying, " For me it was different.

Later, with the singer Katerine, he recorded a number of songs, in a different, more upbeat and livelier style.

Hall and Metheny's expertise and virtuosity allowed for much improvisation, usually spurred by mood, which lead to different compositions ," at times acoustic, soft, reverential, melodic, cacophonous, outlandish, humorous, and upbeat.

Because of the noticeable difference between the album version and the radio remix of the song ( the album version was slower and deeper, while the radio remix was more of an upbeat club song ), two different music videos were released.

The music in Threads of Fate contains many different styles like ambient, jazz, and Spanish music ; the tracks have been described as " mellow " and " upbeat ".

Heavily influenced by African-American gospel it is most utilized in the Samoan Assemblies of God churches ( Lotu PatiPati ) although the style is very popular amongst youth groups ( Autalavou ) in several different religions amongst Samoan people known for its often upbeat and Black gospel influence.

The film's British version was five minutes longer, with a more upbeat ending and featuring a completely different film score.

Hata Be Ahlamak, Hayda Haki and Behkik are upbeat songs with different styles in each one and a special Najwa Karam's touch.