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  • *1919 - La La Lucille (lyrics by Arthur Jackson and B. G. DeSylva) *1920 - George White's Scandals of 1920 (lyrics by Arthur Jackson) ...
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  • melodic gift, and the intelligent lyrics of his songs blended perfectly ... * [http://www.ruthenia.ru/60s/okudzhava/ Song Lyrics] (100+ songs). ...
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  • may only be sung with its original Malay lyrics, although authorized translations ... Zubir took a year to finish composing the music and lyrics for the ...
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  • Hammerstein II's strength was in the lyrics and libretti which he composed ... You, for which he wrote the book and lyrics. It opened on Broadway in 1921. ...
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  • exclamation le-lo-lai, and frequent lyrics about barrio life. ... Thus, many songs have little in the way of lyrics beyond exhortations to dance ...
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  • as the credited writer or co-writer of the lyrics to "Me and My Shadow ... acclaimed during the era. Rose penned the lyrics to popular songs, as well ...
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  • direct imitation of the English Romantic lyrics that were rather popular ... of his poem, "Carolina," as the lyrics of the official state anthem. ...
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  • literary magazines published some of Crane’s lyrics, securing for him a respect among the avant-garde that White Buildings (1926), his first volume ...
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  • version. Their later songs often had lyrics more appropriate for pop ... in early 1955. The melody and much of the lyrics of the song as originally ...
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  • (Mildred wrote the tune; Patty wrote the original lyrics). The lyrics were as follows: : Good morning to you, : Good morning to you, ...
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  • and libretti. In his heyday, Metastasio's lyrics were set to music by virtually every major composer of the Western tradition, from Scalieri ...
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  • Samba lyrics range from love songs, to futbol (soccer), politics, ... well as ability to make different voices. Lyrics usually told stories and ...
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  • forgotten, the volumes of poetry (Dramatic Lyrics, first published in 1842 ... * Bells and Pomegranates No. III: Dramatic Lyrics (1842) ...
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  • emphasized the poignant, often haunting lyrics and beautiful, uncomplicated ... would become drunk on stage and forget the lyrics to his songs. Some critics ...
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  • the music is far less important than the lyrics; chord progressions are often ... *[http://www.bards.ru Bards.ru] - information, pictures, lyrics and sound. ...
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  • pushed the boundaries of free speech as their lyrics spread news of any topic relevant to island life, including speaking out against political corruption ...
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  • sings unwritten stream of consciousness lyrics on five of the six songs ... man of the band Bright Eyes, often writes lyrics in a Stream of Consciousness ...
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  • * "I Am Thinking of My Pickanniny Days" (1902); lyrics by ... * "The Ragtime Dance" (1902); lyrics by Scott Joplin ...
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  • still maintain its basic essence. The lyrics will be essentially the same ... "Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan" into the lyrics of his song "Wishlist ...
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  • the subjects of his early music and lyrics, Foster insisted that they ... a thick sketchbook to draft ideas for song lyrics and melodies. As a professional ...
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  • R&B), intense conga rhythms and clever novelty lyrics. Some long-time veteran Latin musicians played an occasional boogaloo number, including Perez ...
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  • laborers. He may be best remembered from the lyrics of the folksong Beat It On Down The Line. [http://www3.clearlight.com/~acsa/introjs.htm?/ ...
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  • by the great Russian poet, these superb lyrics failed to spark any public ... to tuberculosis, but a small body of lyrics dedicated to Denisyeva is ...
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  • for his unique singing style and for his lyrics, which incorporated social ... becoming weary of his covertly anti-Soviet lyrics and his odds-defying popularity ...
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  • and the Moon." Johnson composed the lyrics of "Lift Ev'ry ... |right|250px|James Weldon Johnson wrote the lyrics to "Lift Ev ...
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  • Clyde Jackson Browne (October 9, 1948 - ) is an American rock singer-songwriter and musician, whose introspective lyrics made him the leading ...
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  • He also provided lyrics for the first Russian national anthem, Grom pobedy, razdavajsya! (Let the sound of victory sound!) == Influence == ...
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  • John is also noted for crafting melodies for the lyrics of songwriting ... meeting, Williams gave Dwight a stack of lyrics written by Bernie Taupin ...
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  • which he used to compose and to add lyrics to instrumental records. ... Charles hit "Mess Around," with lyrics that drew heavily on Pinetop ...
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  • Boys recorded a 1971 version with revised lyrics by that group's vocalist ... of all ages due to their humor, memorable lyrics, and charming story lines. ...
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  • Carpenter and Roberta Flack. Pop song lyrics are often emotional, relating ... love affairs, champagne, and night clubs; lyrics that appealed to investors ...
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  • ===Text/lyrics=== African music is often used to transmit messages ... music, with a prominent modal jazz. Some lyrics in afrobeat were very critical ...
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  • and one of Cavalcanti’s most widely read lyrics is a sonnet entitled Voi ... the troubadours and early medieval Latin lyrics to the world of pre-Christianity ...
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  • rock," infused with pop hooks, poetic lyrics, and Americana sentiments ... a less folksy, more R&B sound and the lyrics often romanticizing teenage ...
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  • worship and often featuring Christian evangelical lyrics. Two major types of Gospel music have developed along basically racial lines. These include ...
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  • with this new invention called polyphony. The lyrics of love poems might be sung above sacred texts in the form of a trope, or the sacred text might ...
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  • Initially imitating the lyrics of the French troubadours and trouvères ... well-established writers of Sanqu Dramatic Lyrics. This poetry was composed ...
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  • The three main components of a musical are the music, the lyrics, ... Beggar's Opera (1728), that included lyrics written to the tunes of popular ...
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  • for his sophisticated (sometimes ribald) lyrics, clever rhymes, and complex ... both words and music; he said that writing lyrics was like doing a crossword puzzle. ...
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  • poetry to English literature. Herrick's lyrics were notable not only because of their beauty, but because they adhered to the stricture of classical ...
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  • lessons, she began to write poetry, which mimicked lyrics of traditional country songs, and replaced their romantic notions with very crude words and ...
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  • music. They are known for philosophical lyrics, sonic experimentation, innovative ... music, vocals and ambient noise. Its lyrics are often ironic, even cynical—a ...
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  • and is reflected in the title and lyrics of the song, "Not to ... poet. McClure had enjoyed Morrison's lyrics but was more impressed with ...
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  • of Scotland, another songbook with Scots lyrics, he responded by contributing ... from the tender intensity of some of his lyrics through the rollicking humor ...
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  • Diddley's lyrics were often witty and humorous adaptations of folk music themes. The song "Bo Diddley" was based on the lullaby ...
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  • music with intelligent and philosophical lyrics, often with a socially aware ... more complex introductions and, eventually, lyrics. [[File:Michael ...
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  • counter-cultural stagecraft. In song lyrics, bands such as MegaDeth, ... the set of the stage, the tone of the lyrics, and the clothes of the band ...
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  • *Poems and Lyrics of the Joy of Earth (1883) *A Faith on Trial (1885) *Ballads and Poems of Tragic Life (1887) *A Reading of Earth (1888) ...
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  • and over the centuries than dense epics and lyrics of his fellow ancient Romans. He remains one of the most enduringly popular of all Latin poets ...
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  • heavy drumming, and apathetic or angst-filled lyrics. The predominant ... for hard rock. It was typified by dark lyrics, hard riffs and a heavy atmosphere ...
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  • or absence of a spoken greeting, and the lyrics. In the Goryeo period these ... as Korean court music, often with lyrics praising the current ruler ...
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  • *Legends and Lyrics (1865) *Martin Farquhar Tupper's Proverbial Philosophy *Barry Cornwall's Poems, and other books He also contributed ...
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  • [[Image:Troubadour.jpg|200px|right|thumb|A troubadore composing lyrics, Germany c.1300]] A madrigal is a setting for two or more voices of a secular ...
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  • Most notably, he wrote the music and lyrics for "A Boy Named ... He wrote the lyrics and music for most of the Dr. Hook & The Medicine ...
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  • of tradition, frequent socially conscious lyrics, and is similar to country ... Major characteristics were long compositions, complex lyrics, a wide ...
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  • to survive, and this invariably involved poor lyrics performed by often miserable singers spoiling otherwise great performances. Having a singer ...
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  • praise, his first two books were combined as Lyrics of a Lowly Life, launching Dunbar on a career of international literary fame that was cut short ...
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  • * [http://www.cowboylyrics.com/lyrics/robbins-marty.html Robbins lyrics] – www.cowboylyrics.com. 133545575 Category:History ...
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  • and writer of fifteen plays and of 250 lyrics for some thirty musical comedies ... * Day, Barry. 2004. The Complete Lyrics of P. G. Wodehouse. The Scarecrow ...
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  • of rock and roll. Williams' poignant lyrics and plaintiff vocal style ... The honest, powerful expressiveness of his lyrics and singing made ...
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  • original music by Glenn Miller and subsequent lyrics by Mitchell Parish. The first eight bars of the melody follow the form of the 12-bar blues, written ...
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  • html|title=Malawi National Anthem Lyrics|work=National Anthem Lyrics|publisher=Lyrics on Demand|accessdate=December 3, 2011 |official_languages ...
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  • bluesmen, Hopkins' often composed impromptu lyrics and melodic variations. No two sets by him were ever the same. He was a fluent stage performer ...
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  • *MacKintosh, Duncan and Alan Ayling. 1967. A collection of Chinese lyrics. Nashville: Vanderbilt University Press. *Wagner, Marsha L. 1984. The ...
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  • Bungle, specifically references the Skoptsi in the lyrics. ==Notes== ==References== * Engelstein, Laura. 1999. Castration and the heavenly kingdom: ...
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  • as instrumental accompaniments. The lyrics, which were in Sanskrit centuries ... A khyal consists of around 4-8 lines of lyrics set to a tune. The singer ...
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  • drumming, and apathetic or angst-filled lyrics. Grunge bands were noted ... Lyrics often address subject matters such as social alienation, apathy ...
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  • refused to play the song because of its suggestive lyrics, but it, too, became a hugely popular hit. While Twitty has been known to cover songs ...
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  • #039;s works (outside his early, short lyrics) are that not only are his ... by William Bolcom. Albums using them as lyrics include Greg Brown's ...
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  • and-response patterns in the music and lyrics are indicative of the blues ... In lyrics the phrase is often used to describe a depressed mood. ...
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  • rock in New York with simple, fast songs, deadpan lyrics, no solos, and an impenetrable wall of guitar chords." Every member of the band ...
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  • Juno, was created by Marc Blitzstein (music, lyrics) and Joseph Stein (book), and opened on Broadway in 1959. Shirley Booth starred as Juno Boyle ...
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  • lapses of vocal concentration causing the lyrics to disappear under a groundswell of mumbled monologue which always slipped back into the rhythmic ...
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  • The sound was raw, but the lyrics and arrangements were both sophisticated ... 039;s sardonic social commentary satirical lyrics targeted against teenagers ...
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  • music is by Carmine Coppola, while Wonder wrote the lyrics. ... for the complexity of the vocalization of lyrics. He is also noted for his ...
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  • dancing mounted, Rumi would burst forth with lyrics about the divine and the cosmos, lyrics that his disciples would immediately write down: ...
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  • and Andrew Lloyd Webber. Gilbert's lyrics served as a model for such ... that still took light music seriously. The lyrics and melodies of Gilbert and ...
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  • In addition to being mentioned in blues lyrics, the rabbit's foot is mentioned in the American folk song, "There'll Be a Hot Time ...
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  • long poem. His other early poems are lyrics on the themes of love or ... * 1892 — The Countess Kathleen and Various Legends and Lyrics ...
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  • events that are related in the song's lyrics, without Smith's vocal ... ISBN 067945005X. Contains 100 pages of lyrics recorded by Smith. ...
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  • *A lead sheet specifies only the melody, lyrics and harmony, using one staff with chord symbols placed above and lyrics below. It is commonly ...
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  • longer poem, but they also include more personal lyrics, including a series of Valentines addressed to Celia. The first collection of these shorter ...
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  • with that of her people, to write many love lyrics ending not only in the beloved's death, but in the catastrophe of the Holocaust. Sachs herself ...
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  • became one of her signatures. Porter's lyrics also helped showcase her comic talents in duets in Panama Hattie ("Let's Be Buddies," ...
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  • Alone"). James changed the song's lyrics and transformed it with his virtuoso technique, moaning delivery, and keen sense of tone. Biographer ...
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  • Lyrics were incorporated when cowherders began congregating in villages and singing together. In choirs or duos, one yodeler would take the lead ...
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  • His wife often had to help him remember the lyrics to his songs and stay on beat while performing. Reed's bouts with delirium tremens were so ...
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  • === Literature in pop music lyrics === in the direction of high quality proletarian lyrics. One of the rebels ...
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  • and Europe. Elvis Costello has written lyrics for a few Mingus pieces and ... Joni Mitchell sang a version with lyrics that she wrote for the song ...
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  • Songs with lyrics from Heinrich Heine, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, and others op. 4 und op. 48. Grieg's songs now feature frequently in recitals ...
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  • to drug use) and sang the song with the lyrics intact. The Rolling Stones were a different story; they were forced to change the chorus of "Let ...
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  • * [https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/12389 Sappho: 100 Lyrics by Carman Bliss] Project Gutenberg * [https://www.sacred-texts.com/cla/sappho/index ...
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  • money" which begins with almost identical lyrics: "The best things in life are free/But you can give it to the birds an' bees/I need ...
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  • strong vocal solos or duets with straightforward lyrics, sharp staccato guitar riffs, and distinctive pedal steel-guitar solos. The sound Owens ...
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  • his output was prolific, and a flurry of lyrics, political pamphlets and polemical articles gained him a good measure of notoriety among the ...
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  • excesses of the characters, Mayfield's lyrics consisted of hard-hitting commentary on the state of affairs in black urban ghettos at the time, as ...
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  • the suggestive nature of funk’s lyrics and repetitious rhythmic contortions and eventually its use in the new context supplanted the earlier ...
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  • as a poet in the classical form of ci lyrics that had earlier flourished in the Song Dynasty (960-1279). At the age of twenty-two, Wang went to ...
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  • music, with rock bands pushing boundaries in lyrics and stag performances. The blues, particularly the searing blues of the Mississippi Delta ...
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  • *Pollock is mentioned briefly in the lyrics ("Now who you know ... *Pollock is also referred to in the lyrics to the song "Palace ...
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