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See media help. " Shave and a Haircut " and the associated response " two bits " is a seven-note musical call-and-response couplet, riff or fanfare popularly used at the end of a musical performance, usually for comedic effect. It is used melodically or rhythmically, for example as a door knocker . "Two bits" is a term in the United States and ...
Max Fidler. " Dim Lights, Thick Smoke (and Loud, Loud Music) " is a country song written by Joe Maphis, Rose Lee Maphis, and Max Fidler. It was originally recorded in December 1952 by the bluegrass duo Flatt & Scruggs, and later released by Joe & Rose Lee Maphis in 1953 as a single. Joe Maphis said he started the song after moving from barn ...
All by Myself. " All by Myself " is a song by American singer-songwriter Eric Carmen, released by Arista in December 1975 as the first single from Carmen's debut album, Eric Carmen (1975). The verse is based on the second movement ( Adagio sostenuto) of Sergei Rachmaninoff 's 1900–1901 Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor, Opus 18.
Silhouettes (The Rays song) " Silhouettes " is a song made famous by the doo-wop group the Rays in 1957, peaking at number 3 on the U.S Billboard Hot 100. A competing version by the Diamonds was also successful. In 1965 it was a number 5 hit in the US for Herman's Hermits, and in 1990 it was a number 10 hit in the UK for Cliff Richard .
Producer (s) Dick Glasser. " Needles and Pins " is a rock song credited to American writers Jack Nitzsche and Sonny Bono. Jackie DeShannon recorded it in 1963 and other versions followed. The most successful ones were by the Searchers, whose version reached No. 1 on the UK singles chart in 1964, and Smokie, who had a worldwide hit in 1977.
Known for its signature organ licks and bare-bones lyrics, "96 Tears" is recognized as one of the first garage band hits, and has even been given credit for starting the punk rock movement. [15] The song appeared on the band's album 96 Tears. The follow-up song, "I Need Somebody", peaked at #22 later that year, but no other U.S. Top 40 singles ...
Guy Mitchell singles chronology. "I'm Gonna Leave You Now". (1959) " Heartaches by the Number ". (1959) "The Same Old Me". (1960) " Heartaches by the Number " is a popular country song written by Harlan Howard, [ 2] and published in 1959. The sheet music was a best seller in both the US and Britain in January 1960.
Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down) " Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down) " is the second single by American singer-actress Cher from her second album, The Sonny Side of Chér (1966). It was written by her husband Sonny Bono and released in 1966. The song reached No. 3 in the UK Singles Chart and No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 for a week (behind ...