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See media help. " Keep Your Eyes on the Prize " is a folk song that became influential during the American Civil Rights Movement of the 1950s and 1960s. It is based on the traditional song, " Gospel Plow ," also known as "Hold On," "Keep Your Hand on the Plow," and various permutations thereof. An early reference to the older song, "Gospel Plow ...
Jez Miller. Ozzy. Adam Becvare. Steve Murray. The Lords of the New Church were a British-American rock band. A supergroup, the line-up originally consisted of four musicians from 1970s punk bands. This line-up comprised vocalist Stiv Bators (ex- the Dead Boys ), guitarist Brian James (ex- the Damned ), bassist Dave Tregunna (ex- Sham 69) and ...
Slim Willet. " Don't Let the Stars Get in Your Eyes " is a country song about a man away from home who is worried that his paramour may unwittingly stray from their relationship. It was written by Winston L. Moore (whose stage name was Slim Willet) and published in 1952. [ 1] The song has been recorded in many different styles by many ...
Recognition and awards. "Why Me" was Kristofferson's lone major country hit as a solo recording artist, reaching No. 1 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart in July 1973. [ 4] The song peaked only at No. 16 on the Billboard Hot 100, but had at that time one of the longer runs (19 weeks) in the top 40 [ 1] and the most chart reversals (6 ...
The song is a contemporary version of a classic worship song making the case for "10,000 reasons for my heart to find" to praise God. The inspiration for the song came through the opening verse of Psalm 103: "Praise the Lord, my soul; all my inmost being, praise his holy name". It is also based on the 19th century English hymn "Praise, My Soul ...
One of the best of these is "Were You There When They Crucified My Lord?" It dwells on the details of the crucifixion, and the separate stanzas add only a single line each to the song. It is a tender and beautiful hymn, the climax of its effect depending largely on the hold and slur on the exclamation "Oh!"
your love in our hearts, Lord, at the eve of the day. " Lord of all Hopefulness " is a Christian hymn written by English writer Jan Struther, which was published in the enlarged edition of Songs of Praise [ 1] ( Oxford University Press) in 1931. The hymn is used in liturgy, at weddings and at the beginning of funeral services, and is one of the ...
Nicholas Schaffner, 1977 According to author Mark Hertsgaard, "Piggies" "[kept] the Beatles' countercultural flame alive", as the song was embraced as an anti-authoritarian anthem by the counterculture, following a year of protests and civil unrest in many Western countries. Among many such events in the United States, police officers clashed violently with anti-Vietnam War demonstrators at ...