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Edmund Fitzgerald. " The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald " is a 1976 hit song written, composed and performed by the Canadian singer-songwriter Gordon Lightfoot to memorialize the sinking of the bulk carrier SS Edmund Fitzgerald in Lake Superior on November 10, 1975. Lightfoot considered this song to be his finest work.
The lyrics to the song "Slattery's Mounted Foot" (also known as "Slattery's Mounted Fut", "Slattery's Light Dragoons ", and "O'Slattery's Light Dragoons") were written in 1889 by the 19th century Irish musician Percy French. The song is representative of French's comic works. The tune of the chorus differs from that of the main lyrics.
Originally, the song was titled " Army Air Corps ." Robert MacArthur Crawford wrote the initial first verse and the basic melody line in May 1939. [1] During World War II, the service was renamed "Army Air Forces" because of the change in the main U.S. Army's air arm naming in mid-1941, and the song title changed to agree.
The song "Shenandoah" appears to have originated with American and Canadian voyageurs or fur traders traveling down the Missouri River in canoes and has developed several different sets of lyrics. Some lyrics refer to the Oneida chief Shenandoah and a canoe-going trader who wants to marry his daughter.
Songs[edit] One reportedly coded Underground Railroad song is " Follow the Drinkin' Gourd ". [1] The song's title is said to refer to the star formation (an asterism) known in America as the Big Dipper and in Europe as The Plough. The pointer stars of the Big Dipper align with the North Star. In this song the repeated line "Follow the Drinkin ...
The traditional gestures for the "Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes" song demonstrated at a festival in Japan (2014) "Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes" is a children's song. The song was documented as early as 1912 [1] and in 1961. [2] It is often sung to the tune of "There Is a Tavern in the Town", although it is sometimes sung to the tune of ...
"Fields of Gold" is a song written and performed by English musician Sting. It first appeared on his fourth studio album, Ten Summoner's Tales (1993). The song, co-produced by Sting with Hugh Padgham, was released as a single on 7 June 1993 by A&M Records, reaching No. 16 on the UK Singles Chart and No. 23 on the US Billboard Hot 100.
Jahphet Landis. Calvin Broadus. Chad Hugo. Pharrell Williams. Producer (s) Kenny Beats. Roofeeo. " Foot Fungus " is a song by American rapper Ski Mask the Slump God, released from his debut studio album Stokeley (2018). It was produced by Kenny Beats and Roofeeo .