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.

In analyzing the text of the song, Max Cryer wrote that it " is not intended to be sung by the young in love, but by a mature performer who has seen it all before.

Notes: The song " Love Is in the Air " was originally intended as the opening number.

" Arkadaşım Eşşek " (" My Friend Donkey "), quickly grew very popular among children ( the song is about rural nostalgia and was not initially intended as a children's song ).

In 1975 Donna Summer recorded a song which she brought to her producer Giorgio Moroder entitled " Love to Love You Baby " which contained a series of simulated orgasms The song was never intended for release but when Moroder played it in the clubs it caused a sensation.

On 12 July 1970, when Wood added multiple cellos to a Lynne-penned song intended to be a Move B-side, the new concept became a reality and " 10538 Overture " became the first Electric Light Orchestra song.

The song was originally intended to be performed in 6 / 8 time, but had to be slowed down to its present rhythm when it began to be sung by large crowds.

It is now common for this to be sung in a circle of linked arms that are crossed over one another as the clock strikes midnight for New Year's Day, although it is only intended that participants link arms at the beginning of the final verse, co-ordinating with the lines of the song which contain the lyrics to do so.

Controversy later surrounded Body Count over its song " Cop Killer ", a song intended as a narrative from the view of a criminal getting revenge on racist police officers guilty of brutality, from the National Rifle Association and various police advocacy groups.

An 18th-century example of topical song intended as a feminist protest song is " Rights of Woman " ( 1795 ), sung to the tune of " God Save the King ", written anonymously by " A Lady ", and published in the Philadelphia Minerva, October 17, 1795.

Whether this was intended as a drug reference was unclear, but the line would enter rock music when the song was a hit for the Byrds later in the year.

Dootone Records released The Penguins ' single " Hey Senorita " in late 1954 as the intended A-side, but a radio DJ flipped the record over to the B-side: " Earth Angel " worked its way up to # 1 on the Billboard charts ( the only Penguins song ever to fly that high ), and held that place for three weeks early in 1955.

", the song could be interpreted as a premonition of the riot grrrl movement a good 15 years later, although Styrene herself insists it was more intended as an anti-consumerist / anti-capitalist jingle, and was not exclusively feminist in nature.

Originally intended as a B-side, " Fools Gold " quickly became the Roses ' most famous song and a performance of it on Top of the Pops cemented their national fame.

Mask was released with a song score by Bob Seger against Bogdanovich's wishes ( he favored Bruce Springsteen ), and Bogdanovich has often complained that the version of Texasville that was released was not the film he had intended.

In the film, the last few lines of the song " Ol ' Man River " ( from Show Boat ) are sung by what sounds like a tenor, while the song was intended for bass Paul Robeson and sung in the original production by bass-baritone Jules Bledsoe.

In Japan, such examples of music inspired by a work and not intended to soundtrack an radio play or motion picture adaptation of it are known as an " image album " or " image song ," though this definition also includes such things as film score demos inspired by concept art and songs inspired by a TV series which do not feature in it.

This work, entitled Carmen Saeculare, was intended as a song to Apollo and Diana.

The group originally intended to use the song as introduction music, but they have rarely done so.

The film opens with a campaign van for presidential candidate Hal Phillip Walker driving around Nashville as an external loudspeaker blares Walker's folksy political aphorisms, juxtaposed with country superstar Haven Hamilton ( Henry Gibson ) recording an overblown patriotic song intended to commemorate the upcoming Bicentennial, and growing irritated with the accompanying musicians in the studio.

He may be the only song writer ever to have collaborated with a secretary of the U. S. Treasury ; ;

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 ; ;

Their begging song might easily be a folk melody:

The same could be said for the song to which they make their entrance in the final scene.

This particular song at this particular time could only be interpreted as the ultimate in bad taste, callous exploitation beyond the bounds of decency.

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.

It won't be a `` tea '', however, but more of an international folk song festival, with singers from Chicago's foreign groups to sing Christmas songs from around the world.

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.

Parsons himself only sang lead on one song (" The Raven ") through a vocoder, and can be heard singing backing vocals on a few others, including " To One in Paradise ".

" Gradually and unexpectedly, the song began to be played on the radio, and then be requested.

An existing pop song can be re-recorded with a different arrangement to the original.

Grant followed the album with her second Christmas album, Home For Christmas in 1992, which included the song " Breath of Heaven ( Mary's Song )", written by Chris Eaton and Grant, and would later be covered by many artists, including Donna Summer, Jessica Simpson ( who acknowledged Grant as one of her favorite artists ), Vince Gill, Sara Groves, Point of Grace, and Broadway star Barbara Cook.

On Capp's exit, Lennon sang an impromptu version of his Ballad of John and Yoko song with a slightly revised, but nonetheless prophetic lyric: " Christ, you know it ain't easy / You know how hard it can be / The way things are goin ' / They're gonna crucify Capp!

While the origins of hip-hop are believed to be from the Bronx, rival hip-hop group Juice Crew's lyrics were misunderstood to contain a claim in the song " The Bridge " that hip hop was directly a result of artists originating from Queensbridge.

Allison wanted the song to be named after Gerron to make up for a recent fight.

It is unclear when exactly is the song first sung by new recruits, but it is assumed to be sometime after completing training.

In Harper's book ( The Passions Of Great Fortune ), his comment on the song ends ".. there must always be some hope that the children of ' Bloody Sunday ', on both sides, can grow into some wisdom ".

though in the classic traditional folk song, Dogie's Lament, also known as Git along little dogie, the " dogies " in question meant cattle strong enough to be herded from Texas to Wyoming, including weaners, yearling steers and other young, non-orphaned animals.

Sorrow ( released in December 1968 ) by British group the Pretty Things is generally considered to be among the first creatively successful rock concept albums-in that each song is part of an overarching unified concept – the life story of the main character, Sebastian Sorrow.

The lines " Don't let it be forgot, that once there was a spot, for one brief shining moment, that was known as Camelot ," from the musical Camelot, were quoted by his widow Jacqueline as being from his favorite song in the score.

I'd sure love to be a fly on the wall when he tries to explain putting a song in a rape scene for money to his teenage daughter … The deal was pushed through by a new business manager the other three hired.