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Such a Night. from the album Elvis Is Back! " Such a Night " is a popular song from 1953, written by Lincoln Chase and originally recorded by the Drifters. The Drifters featuring Clyde McPhatter recorded the song in November 1953, and Atlantic Records released it in January 1954 as the intended B-side of the McPhatter-penned "Lucille", which ...
Typical lyrics are as follows: The fox went out on a chilly night, he prayed to the Moon to give him light, for a many a mile to go that night before he reached the town-o, town-o, town-o, many a mile to go that night before he reached the town-o. He ran till he came to a great big bin where the ducks and the geese were put there in.
Dr. John. Malcolm John Rebennack, Jr. (November 20, 1941 – June 6, 2019), better known by his stage name Dr. John, was an American singer and songwriter. His music combined New Orleans blues, jazz, R&B, soul and funk. [1] Active as a session musician from the late 1950s until his death, he gained a following in the late 1960s after the ...
The English and Scottish Popular Ballads/Part 1/Chapter 26. "The Twa Corbies", illustration by Arthur Rackham for Some British Ballads. " The Three Ravens " (Roud 5, Child 26) is an English folk ballad, printed in the songbook Melismata[1] compiled by Thomas Ravenscroft and published in 1611, but the song is possibly older than that.
See media help. " California Dreamin' " is a song written by John and Michelle Phillips in 1963 and first recorded by Barry McGuire. [5] The best-known version is by the Mamas & the Papas, who sang backup on the original version and released it as a single in December 1965. The lyrics express the narrator's longing for the warmth of Los Angeles ...
According to the co-writer and longtime group member Bob Gaudio, the song's lyrics were originally set in 1933 with the title "December 5th, 1933," and celebrated the repeal of Prohibition, [6] but after the band revolted against what Gaudio would admit was a "silly" lyric being paired with an instrumental groove they knew would be a hit, [7] Parker, who had not written a song lyric before by ...
Audio. "Hotel California" on YouTube. " Hotel California " is a song by American rock band Eagles, released as the second single of their album of the same name on February 22, 1977. [6] The song was written by Don Felder (music), Don Henley, and Glenn Frey (lyrics), featuring Henley on lead vocals and concluding with an iconic 2 minute and 12 ...
Some Nights (song) " Some Nights " is a song by American indie pop band Fun. It was released on June 4, 2012, as the second single from their second studio album of the same name. The song was written by Jeff Bhasker, Nate Ruess, Andrew Dost, and Jack Antonoff. Musically "Some Nights" is an alternative rock song with elements of power pop and ...