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—Leonard Cohen His original version, recorded on his 1984 album Various Positions, contains allusions to several biblical verses, including the stories of Samson and Delilah from the Book of Judges ("she cut your hair") as well as King David and Bathsheba ("you saw her bathing on the roof, her beauty and the moonlight overthrew you"). Cohen's lyrical poetry and his view that "many different ...
The song was sung at football matches by fans of Celtic F.C. and the Republic of Ireland team. [citation needed] The melody of the chorus was adapted for "Ally's Tartan Army", the Scotland national football team's anthem for the FIFA World Cup 1978, this was itself adapted as the chorus of "Put 'Em Under Pressure", the anthem for the Republic of Ireland team for the FIFA World Cup 1990.
2. John Francis McCormack, [ 1] KSG, KSS, KHS (14 June 1884 – 16 September 1945), [ 2] was an Irish lyric tenor celebrated for his performances of the operatic and popular song repertoires, and renowned for his diction and breath control. [ 3] He was also a Papal Count.
"Good Luck, Babe!" became Roan's first top-ten hit, peaking at number six on the Billboard Hot 100. Outside of the United States, "Good Luck, Babe" topped the charts in Ireland, and peaked within the top ten of the charts in Australia, Canada, Iceland, New Zealand, Singapore, and the United Kingdom, and on the Global 200.
Sheet music cover. " When Irish Eyes Are Smiling " is a lighthearted song in tribute to Ireland. Its lyrics were written by Chauncey Olcott and George Graff, Jr., set to music composed by Ernest Ball, for Olcott's production of The Isle O' Dreams, and Olcott sang the song in the show. It was first published in 1912, at a time when songs in ...
Kevin Barry (song) " Kevin Barry " is a popular Irish rebel song recounting the death of Kevin Barry, a member of the Irish Republican Army (IRA) who was hanged on 1 November 1920. He was 18 years old at the time. He is one of a group of IRA members executed in 1920–21 collectively known as The Forgotten Ten .
The activity of cheerleading is a main theme in "Hot to Go!", with Roan stating that the song was made to fulfill her childhood dream of becoming a cheerleader.. Kayleigh Amstutz, who uses the stage name Chappell Roan to honor her grandfather Dennis Chappell, [1] wrote the song two weeks before the start of her Naked in North America tour. [2]
[25] It premiered via Grande's Vevo channel on YouTube at 10:00 Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) on March 8, 2024, ten hours after the song's and album's release. [26] The concept of the visual is heavily inspired by the plot of the film Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004); [ 27 ] it was described by Grande as "[ Eternal Sunshine ] in a video".