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Larry Conley. " A Cottage for Sale " is a popular song. The music was composed by Willard Robison, and the lyrics were written by Larry Conley. [ 1] The song was first published in 1929, [ 2] and over 100 performers have recorded versions of "A Cottage for Sale." [ 3] The first versions of the song were released by The Revelers in January 1930 ...
Genre. Jazz. Songwriter (s) Cole Porter. " Love for Sale " is a song by Cole Porter introduced by Kathryn Crawford in the musical The New Yorkers, which opened on Broadway on December 8, 1930 and closed in May 1931 after 168 performances. [1] The song is written from the viewpoint of a prostitute advertising "love for sale".
One More Drink for the Four of Us. " One More Drink for the Four of Us " (aka " Glorious " or " Drunk Last Night ") is a traditional drinking and marching song. It became popular during the First World War, and has been widely repurposed for other marches, college bands, and social clubs. It is referenced in Ulysses[ 1] and Finnegans Wake.
The song is also associated with the region, having been used by the supporters of Robert Shafto (sometimes spelt Shaftoe), who was an eighteenth-century British Member of Parliament (MP) for County Durham (c. 1730–97), and later the borough of Downton in Wiltshire. [1] Supporters used another verse in the 1761 election: Bobby Shafto's ...
The New Christy Minstrels singles chronology. "Saturday Night". (1962) " Today ". (1964) "Silly Ol' Summertime". (1964) "Today" is a 1964 folk song that was a hit for The New Christy Minstrels. Written by the group's founder, Randy Sparks, it was introduced in the American comedy-Western film Advance to the Rear (1964) and released on the album ...
A signature song is the one song (or, in some cases, one of a few songs) that a popular and well-established recording artist or band is most closely identified with or best known for. This is generally differentiated from a one-hit wonder in that the artist usually has had success with other songs as well.
Teddy Bears' Picnic. " The Teddy Bears' Picnic " is a song consisting of a melody written in 1907 by American composer John Walter Bratton, and lyrics added in 1932 by Irish songwriter Jimmy Kennedy. It remains popular in Ireland and the United Kingdom as a children's song, having been recorded by numerous artists over the decades.
The new lyrics tell the story of Marvin, a young farmer whose father dies, leaving him responsible for making ends meet for his family. A live version taken off their 1988 live album Go Back was released as their eighth single and a second live version, acoustic and retitled simply as "Marvin", was released on their MTV Unplugged album ...