He claims that his experiences attending Wilson High School, whose student population was 70 percent black, inspired the song.

He composed and recorded some Mambos in Mexico, with Mexican orchestras, especially with the one directed by Rafael de Paz ; they recorded Yiri yiri bon, La Culebra, Mata siguaraya, Solamente una vez and " Bonito y Sabroso ", a song where he praises the dancing skills of the Mexicans, and claims that Mexico City and La Habana are sister cities.

Although Miller claims he invented the words " epismetology " ( metathesis of epistemology ) and " pompatus ", all of his song-writing demonstrates strong rhythm and blues influences, and a 1954 song called " The Letter " by the Medallions had the lines:

*" Sweeney Todd, The Barber ", a song which assumes its audience knows the stage version and claims that such a character existed in real life.

It's one of several she claims, followed by the line, " If you can get Paul Simon to write a song about you, do it.

In the song " I'm Cute " on the show " Animaniacs ", Dot Warner claims that she is " the answer to one of the questions on Trivial Pursuit for ' Who's the most cute?

While some claim " The Tune " was inspired by Bill Gaither and Gloria Gaither's 1969 song " God Gave the Song ", Norman claims in a 1981 article in Contemporary Christian Music magazine: " Bill Gaither's music first came to my attention in 1973 when a friend played me ' God Gave the Song '.

British Celtic Rock singer Sammy Horner wrote and released a song " Larry's Son " soon after Wallace went public with her claims.

" Perhaps the most famous song associated with the facility was " Hotel California ", by The Eagles, which is widely rumored to be about lead singer Don Henley's brother's struggles to overcome a mental disorder, but Henley claims this connection is false.

The two-part song " Religion " refers contemptuously to Roman Catholicism ; Lydon came up with the lyrics when he was part of the Sex Pistols but he claims the other members of the band were reluctant to use them.

The Dumas government claims, with some documentation, that the song " I'm a Ding Dong Daddy From Dumas " was written about the city.

Also, Groening claims that this episode has been incorrectly credited with creating the " alternate version " of " Jingle Bells " that has become a well-known children's playground song.

" McClintock claims to have written the song in 1895 based on tales from his misspent youth hoboing through the United States, but some believe the song, or at least aspects of it, have existed for far longer.

Burke claims he was the sole writer on the song but was talked into sharing credit by Wexler and Berns.

Although he claims not to have worked for very long, Billy Joel worked as a lounge musician and penned the song " Piano Man " about his experience.

The German Corner is since associated with this monument, the ( re ) foundation of the German Empire and the German refusal of any French claims to the area, as described in the song " Die Wacht am Rhein " together with the " Wacht am Rhein " called " Niederwalddenkmal " some 30 km upstream.

Several songs were written and released about the fight: the Jethro Tull song Bungle in the Jungle was released in October, 1974, though Ian Anderson claims he wrote the song at least a year before the " Rumble in the Jungle ", Johnny Wakelin wrote a song about the match called " In Zaire ", the Fugees also wrote a song about the event with A Tribe Called Quest, Busta Rhymes and John Forté titled " Rumble in the Jungle ", and The Hours wrote a song about the event titled " Ali in the Jungle ".

Jerry tries to get rid of Billie, who claims that she knows every single song out to date.

* The opening bassline was used as the theme for MTV News, but Mustaine claims he never received any royalties for MTV's usage of the song.

The song was retitled to " Alma Mater " in the 1980s when its lyrics were changed to refer to women as well as men.

Steve Bulmarck and the other men ponder the lonely nomadic life they lead in the song " They Call the Wind Maria ".

It should be noted that the praise song is one of the most widely used poetic forms in Africa, applying not only to gods but to men, animals, plants and even towns.

The song is about violently murdering homosexuals and " advocated the shooting of gay men, pouring acid on them and burning them alive.

Vaughan Williams's own music was in general quite different from Holst ’ s, but he praised Holst's work abundantly and the two men developed a shared interest in exploring and maintaining the English vocal and choral tradition as found primarily in folk song, madrigals and church music.

The first century Roman historian Pliny the Elder discounted Sirens as pure fable, " although Dinon, the father of Clearchus, a celebrated writer, asserts that they exist in India, and that they charm men by their song, and, having first lulled them to sleep, tear them to pieces.

* Howard is one of several notable men of Maryland mentioned in the state song " Maryland, My Maryland ".

For " Top Hat, White Tie and Tails ", probably Astaire's most celebrated tap solo, the idea for the title song came from Astaire who described to Berlin a routine he had created for the 1930 Ziegfeld Broadway flop Smiles called " Say, Young Man of Manattan ," in which he gunned down a chorus of men – which included teenagers Bob Hope and Larry Adler – with his cane.

He led the other condemned men in song and prayer and encouraged them by telling them they would soon be with Mary in Heaven.

The song included references to the burning of the KC Ranch, the capture of the WSGA men, the intervention of the U. S. Cavalry and the release of the cattlemen and hired guns.

His ability to compose tastefully and poignantly on military themes put him in great demand among Greek states after their defeat of the second Persian invasion, when he is known to have composed epitaphs for Athenians, Spartans and Corinthians, a commemorative song for Leonidas and his men, a dedicatory epigram for Pausanias, and poems on the battles of Artemisium, Salamis, and Plataea.

The ancient scholars seemed to have referred to one particular song, in which the chorus says: " He was no rustic man, nor clumsy ( not even in the view of unskilled men?

As Wuriupranili prepares herself for her journey across the sky the birds break into song, waking the men and women.

A local song about the disaster says " Newcastle town is one long street entirely stripped of men "

In the song " Where Are They Now ", on the 1973 album Preservation Act 1 by The Kinks, the following lines appear: " Where have all the angry young men gone ?/ Barstow and Osborne, Waterhouse and Sillitoe / Where on earth did they all go?

The two men connected musically and began a song writing partnership that would last decades.

His men parodied Hooker in the popular war song Marching Along.

Also in the introductory prologue to the song, the " three travellers, men of Willowdale " is a reference to the band itself, an allusion to the Toronto suburb of Willowdale where Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson grew up and formed the first incarnation of the band.

The song describes raids by British soldiers, and the " men behind the wire " refers to those held without charge or trial at Long Kesh prison camp, Magilligan prison camp and on board the Maidstone Prison Ship.

An earlier house system with four houses named for those listed in the original school song as " Buckinghamshire's four mighty men "- Challoner, Hampden, Milton and Penn-was abandoned in 1976.

In this song Tyagaraja takes the blame upon himself for all the misdeeds of men and ruminates as to who would come and save him from this deplorable situation.

The song tells the story of a few men from Texas crossing the border to visit a mestizo hooker ( or " putah ", the Spanish word for ' prostitute ') in Acuña.

Men who violated the stint were shunned ... Here was a song that told you what happened to men who worked too fast: they died ugly deaths ; their entrails fell on the ground.

Banton's song urges listeners to shoot gay men in the head.