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Gus Edwards, Will D. Cobb. " School Days " is an American popular song written in 1907 by Will D. Cobb and Gus Edwards. Its subject is of a mature couple looking back sentimentally on their childhood together in primary school. [ 1] The song was featured in a Broadway show of the same name, the first in a series of Edwards' school acts.
"Book of Days" is a song by Irish musician Enya. The original version, included on her 1991 album Shepherd Moons , is sung in Irish Gaelic . The subsequent 1992 single version is bilingual, with new English lyrics; this version was recorded for Ron Howard 's film Far and Away , and scenes from the film feature in the video.
867-5309/Jenny. " 867-5309/Jenny " is a song written by Alex Call and Jim Keller and performed by Tommy Tutone that was released on the album Tommy Tutone 2 (1981) through Columbia Records. It peaked at number four on the Billboard Hot 100 and number one on the Rock Top Tracks chart in April 1982. The song led to a fad of people prank calling ...
Book cover by Frank Green, 1869. It is generally thought that this song was adapted, possibly by Frank J. Green in 1869, as "Ten Little Niggers", though it is possible that the influence was the other way around, with "Ten Little Niggers" being a close reflection of the text that became "Ten Little Indians".
Sh-Boom. " Sh-Boom " (" Life Could Be a Dream ") is an early doo-wop song by the R&B vocal group The Chords. It was written by James Keyes, Claude Feaster, Carl Feaster, Floyd F. McRae, and William Edwards, members of The Chords, and published in 1954. It is sometimes considered the first doo-wop or rock 'n' roll record to reach the top ten on ...
In August 2009, at the end of its "Beatles Weekend", BBC Radio 2 announced that "She Loves You" was the Beatles' all-time best-selling single in the UK based on information compiled by the Official Charts Company . In Canada, the song was included on the album Twist and Shout. In the US, it was the final song on The Beatles' Second Album .
The song dates back to Simon's days in England in 1965; it follows a hopeless poet, with "manuscripts of unpublished rhyme", unsure of his achievements in life. [3] The lyrics recall the transition from fall to winter, as suggested by the repetition of the final chorus of the song: I look around, leaves are brown And the sky is a hazy shade of ...
Six Months in a Leaky Boat. " Six Months in a Leaky Boat " is a song by New Zealand art rock group Split Enz. It was released in May 1982 as the second single from the group's eighth studio album, Time and Tide . The song became a top-10 hit in Australia, New Zealand and Canada, going on to be voted the fifth-best New Zealand song ever in the ...