who sings the song if it was meant to be
Embassy Records


-up time, before any actual songs were recorded, and a mandatory musicians' coffee break. This meant that on average there was a little over 30 minutes allowed for the recording of an individual song, which, in turn, meant that the artists who did the actual singing had to be first-rate professional singers who could enter a studio and record a song in very few takes. As a result, Embassy artists tended to be very experienced big band or session singers, who would also regularly broadcast live on
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Not Meant to Be


DioGuardi wrote the song together at DioGuardi's house. Amazing. I went over to her place, drank some wine and we wrote 'Not Meant To Be' in 5 minutes. Our writing styles fit together so perfectly it was almost like it was 'meant to be. The best part about my job is that you never know who you are going to meet, and who's going to inspire you. Although I'd never worked with Tyler, when he started singing the song, I knew we were onto something
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All the Young Men


not stay in my ivory tower forever, making nice, small, critically praised films. You don't go very far here if you're not successful when the right time comes. The film features an unusual cast who works well together. In addition to Ladd and Poitier, the cast includes comedian Mort Sahl, who does a comedy routine, James Darren who sings the title song (he was meant to sing three songs in all) and boxer Ingemar Johansson in his American film debut. Bartlett cast his Argentine wife Ana
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Sor Ye Ye


first-prize purse will be enough to save the convent forever. But Ernesto will be among her competitors. Meanwhile, is she really meant to be a nun, or does she have a future with that doctor? At the time of release, Hilda Aguirre was introduced as the film's sole star and as the song performer. But her singing was dubbed by the then-unknown Estela Núñez, who was forbidden to reveal that she was the singer; she was also forbidden to sing the songs in public. A
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Being a Green Mother


, and Satan puts on a grand ceremony. As their wedding vows, the two each sing a song to the other. Orb sings a section of the Llano (the Song of Evening—also known as the Song of Love) which is meant to evoke romantic love, but Satan, surprising everyone, sings a variation of the hymn Amazing Grace—and vanishes. Singing a song forbidden to him, Satan abdicates as the Incarnation of Evil as a demonstration of his feelings for Orb. Having fallen in love with a
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Enamo Aedho


term "Kuviyamilla" featured in the song meant "out of focus" in Tamil and it reflected the occupation of the lead character in the film, who plays a photo journalist. The song was sung by a leading bass guitar player in Chennai, Aalap Raju, who initially believed Harris Jayaraj had called him just to play the guitar for the song. The song was predominantly sung by him, whilst Prashanthini, Sricharan and Emcee Jesz also performed back vocals with the latter singing English lyrics. The song appears in the film
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African-American Women Work Songs


it meant that the slaves were happy doing their work. But enslaved men and women were often singing songs about loss, sorrow or struggle. Thus, the practice of singing work songs was radical because slave owners could not understand the content and therefore did not always ban singing. Singing created a sense of community, a community space untainted by the presence of their masters. Jacqueline Jones comments on how song helped to create community: On many plantations, it was the custom to release adult women from fieldwork early on Saturday so
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Hedwig and the Angry Inch (musical)


are labelled with "Hedwig with Yitzhak" are ones where he has notable solo lines. The show is performed without an intermission. ‡ In the original Off-Broadway production, this song was not sung by Yitzhak, but by the musical director Skszp. However, in the 2014 Broadway Revival, Yitzhak sings the song instead. § This song is performed by Tommy Gnosis, who is meant to be portrayed by the same actor as Hedwig. A song performed by Yitzhak and the band, "Random Number Generation" was
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Antichrist Superstar (song)


a totalitarian rally, in which Manson sings, and could be an allusion to how his critics see him as a threat to Christian morality and, therefore, the world. In concert, Marilyn Manson usually sings the song atop a podium in a stage filled with banners embellished with the album's distinctive "lightning bolt/shock" symbol, much like the Nazi Nuremberg Rallies and sings the song with highly exaggerated body movements and postures meant to mock and parody dictators and televangelists. "Rover's Morning Glory" uses this song
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Old Red Eyes Is Back


subject matter is a common theme throughout the Beautiful South's material, but "Old Red Eyes Is Back" is arguably the most graphic account of the perils of alcoholism amongst their song catalogue. The music video is fittingly set in a pub and features two Paul Heatons. One, a sober looking man who sings the lyrics telling the story of 'Old Red'. The other, who sings the chorus, is presumably meant to be 'Old Red', with messy long hair and his face looking rough from heavy
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101 Gang Songs


101 Gang Songs is an LP recorded in December 1960 by Bing Crosby for his own company, Project Records and distributed by Warner Bros. (W 2R-1401) and the RCA Victor Record Club in 1961 with lyric sheets to help the listener join in with the singing. Spread over two records, the album consists of twenty-four medleys of old songs in a sing-along format. ("Gang" is meant in the sense of a group of friends, not a street gang.) Bing Crosby sings on all of
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At Last


woman he had singing for him, singing my song — she's going to get her ass whupped. A week later, she continued savaging Beyoncé's performance by adding The great Beyoncé. Like I said, she ain't mine. [...] I can't stand Beyoncé. She has no business up there, singing up there on a big ol' president day, gonna be singing my song that I've been singing forever. However, she later told the New York "Daily News" she meant no harm
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I Was Here (song)


was motivated by the September 11 attacks. Warren wanted to work with Beyoncé since the Destiny's Child eras, but admitted that "I Was Here" was the ideal timing, "I thought that the one artist who would be my dream to sing ['I Was Here'] would be Beyoncé. This is one of those magical stories where what is meant to be actually happens." In May 2011, Warren played the song on a guitar over the phone to Beyoncé's husband Jay-Z, who then
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The X Factor (British series 6)


happened on last night's "X Factor" show and post my sincere apologies to anyone who took offense . I made a comment about Danyl changing the lyrics of his song. It was meant to be a humorous moment about the fact he has an opportunity to have fun with his song. An openly bi-sexual singing a song that is lyrically a 'girl's song'. Danyl and I were joking about the very same thing in rehearsals on Friday, so it carried on to the show. I'd like
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Worth It All (Meredith Andrews album)


who I am'...'I don't even know what another direction looks like." This meant that she "'...wanted to write songs for the body of Christ to sing back to the Lord in corporate worship, but I felt kind of guilty because I hadn't asked Him for songs...'I could hear him saying, 'You have not because you ask not. Ask me for songs, cause I have a lot of them."" Andrews told that the song "The Gospel Changes Everything", is
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The Colour and the Shape


in Arms" as "A typical love song. It's almost like a Knack song, just a simple pop song." Also in the song, Dave changed the last line which is meant to sing "always coming back I cannot forget you girl" to "always coming back I cannot forget you "Gil"" in reference to their producer Gil Norton. "My Hero" criticizes idolatry and instead extolls friends who are ordinary heroes, which has been considered a statement on fame and partially inspired by
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Song of the Clyde


. The penultimate verse is a tongue twister meant to be sung in Glasgow vernacular. The song (McKellar's version) was used on the opening credits of the 1963 film "Billy Liar" and at the opening of Radio Clyde in 1973. In a British House of Commons debate in 1994, Labour Member of Parliament Jimmy Hood (Clydesdale) recalled the song in a debate about coal mining, however refrained from acceding to members' requests that he sing it. It was once parodied by Stanley Baxter, who played "
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Part of Me (Katy Perry song)


NME" panned the song: 'This is the part of me, that you're never going to take away from me,' "she sings in that strange angry robot voice of hers. The sentiment, as ever, is punch you in face crystal clear and probably meant something to one of the (probably) 17 writers who wrote the song. As it stands, it's another de-humanised slab of radio pop from Perry INC." In the United States, "Part of Me" debuted at
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Reindeer(s) Are Better Than People


are cleverly written". Johnnegroni.com said of Reindeer Remix "Finally, we have the song that was meant to be the movie’s final song, featuring the under-utilized Jonathan Groff. I love it because it would have left the movie on a funny note that captured the fun of the song Groff sings earlier about Sven." Urban Cinephile writes "Anyone who writes songs whose lyrics suggest 'Reindeers are better than people' [is] okay in my book". Captain Pig Heart argues Olaf is "not quite
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Pantera


was capable of. Together, with his lack of stage presence, this meant that Pantera could only play cover songs, leading to L'Amour's departure. Pantera next auditioned El Paso native Rick Mythiasin, later to sing for Steel Prophet and Agent Steel; however, cultural and image differences – Mythiasin failed to adapt to the Southern culture of the other members – meant his tenure was even shorter than that of L'Amour. A former schoolmate of the Abbott brothers, David Peacock of the band Forced Entry (who had supported Warlock)
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Music of World War I


portrayed as fragile and loyal as they waited for their loved ones. It was almost impossible to sing anti-war songs on the music-hall stage. The managers of music halls would be worried about their license, and the singalong nature of music hall songs meant that one needed to sing songs which had the support of the vast majority of the audience. In the music hall, dissent about the war drive was therefore limited to sarcastic songs such as "Oh It's a Lovely War" or bitter complaints about the
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Lord Don't Slow Me Down


Believe the Truth sessions, Gallagher described it as being ""one of the best things, like The Who, The Yardbirds and the Jeff Beck Group combined, and it's got two drum solos on it!"". He has also said that his girlfriend thought it was the only Oasis song you could dance to. The song was left off "Don't Believe the Truth" because Gallagher felt that including it would have meant he'd have been singing too many songs on the record. Italian footballer Alessandro Del
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Love Me Tonight (Angelica Agurbash song)


Belarusian entry has done until Eurovision Song Contest 2017 when Naviband performed the first Belarusian language entry also in Kiev. The song was penned by the Greek composer Nikos Terzis. Terzis authored four previous Greek ESC entries, including two who made it to the third place - Antique's hit "Die For You" (2001) and Sakis Rouvas' dance number, "Shake It". Agurbash was originally meant to sing the ballad "Boys and Girls"; however, the poor reception of that song changed both her mind and
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Sing-song girls


form fitting, but also became sleeveless with a long slit running up each side. In general, the fact that sing-song girls were solely focused on entertainment meant that they were able to push the envelope of culture and style. For instance, they often decorated their parlors with expensive decor and modern amenities, making them culturally progressive to the point where there are documented cases of women sneaking into the entertainment houses to catch a glimpse of what the latest decorations and fashions were. Additionally, the fact that the sing-
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Singing the Living Tradition


Singing the Living Tradition is a hymnal published by the Unitarian Universalist Association. First published in 1993 by the Hymnbook Resources Commission of the UUA, it was meant to be much more inclusive in both gender references, multicultural sources, and a wider number of religious inspirations. According to Jason Shelton, Singing the Living Tradition was the first standard denominational hymnbook to include songs from Unitarians in Eastern Europe, spirituals from the African American tradition, folk and popular songs, music of major, non-Christian religious traditions, and chants and
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Supercell (album)


writing without hesitation based on his initial ideas with minimal editing was best, because the singer, as a computer program, would not feel embarrassed about singing the lyrics. Ryo found it difficult at first with writing lyrics for songs meant to be sung by young women. He admitted that his friends would laugh when he played the songs, but he thought that "if a 16-year-old girl is supposed to be singing...it is best if she sings about romance." In addition to Ryo using a synthesizer as the
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Orpheus (song)


", a cover of the Buzzcocks single from their Singles Going Steady compilation, with a guest appearance from Coldplay's lead singer, Chris Martin, who sings lead vocals in the chorus. The song was recorded for the soundtrack to the film Shaun of the Dead. The single's second b-side was Ash's longest released track (until A-Z series single "Sky Burial" in 2010), "Tinseltown", which was originally meant to appear on the album itself. Mark has described it as "
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Original songs in Smash


"shadow selves", the voices that she hears inside her head (which are given much larger roles so the movie star but bad singer Rebecca Duvall doesn't have to sing as many songs). Although the song is originally meant for Karen Cartwright (Katharine McPhee), Ivy Lynn (Megan Hilty) plots against her by making Ellis (Jaime Cepero) send her an anonymous text, telling her that she is no longer needed in rehearsals, even though she is actually required to sing the song. With little time
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I Am... Yours


of the shows revolves around Beyoncé's recording career, from her early childhood beginnings to the star she is today. She revealed, "In the beginning, I'm gonna start out, sing and make it about my songwriting, my arrangements, my band and my love for music. Then, I'm gonna tell my story. This way, I can sing all of the hit songs, the songs that people want. But, it's a deeper meaning... these songs meant more than just the chorus
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A Song for All Seasons


Love," sung by Jon Camp, was meant to be sung by Annie Haslam, but the orchestral backing track turned out to have been recorded in the wrong key for her. This is Jon Camp's version; another version is from an Annie Haslam interview, where she confirmed she was too exhausted to get in to her car and drive to the studio and sing the song. According to her, the producers were "devastated", because the song was clearly orchestrated for her to sing, and at the time
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Idyll VI (Theocritus)


engages Damoetas in a singing competition. Daphnis addresses the state of the relationship between Polyphemus and Galatea, whereby she both flirts with and teases him. However, Daphnis warns Polyphemus of the consequences of actively wooing her. Following Daphnis’ song, Damoetas answers by assuming the role of Polyphemus and singing of his actions, which are meant to make her desire him more. The poem ends with the exchange of instruments by the two singers and the recognition that neither lost in the competition. Lawall argues that the poem is meant to
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Punta


so about events and dealing with the world around them. A Garifuna elder, Rutilia Figueroa, states: "The Garifuna sing their pain. They sing about their concerns. They sing about what’s going on. We dance when there is a death. It’s a tradition [meant] to bring a little joy to the family, but every song has a different meaning. Different words. The Garifuna does not sing about love. The Garifuna sings about things that reach your heart." During her field study in
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Greenham Common Women's Peace Camp


were mourning for children who would be lost to nuclear war in the future. Posters were used by the women at Greenham, and often featured the symbol of a spider web, meant to symbolise the fragility and perseverance of the Greenham women. Singing was another protest strategy used by the Greenham women. Popular songs were sometimes used with their lyrics rewritten to support the anti-nuclear cause. Some of the songs were original, written by the women of the camps. In 1988, "Greenham Women Are Everywhere", the
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Tin Pan Alley


with their new publications. Among the ranks of song pluggers were George Gershwin, Harry Warren, Vincent Youmans and Al Sherman. A more aggressive form of song plugging was known as "booming": it meant buying dozens of tickets for shows, infiltrating the audience and then singing the song to be plugged. At Shapiro Bernstein, Louis Bernstein recalled taking his plugging crew to cycle races at Madison Square Garden: "They had 20,000 people there, we had a pianist and a singer with a large horn. We'd sing
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Manikkadavu


had their own way of celebrating their "mangalam" (marriage). The friends and relatives of the groom assemble first at his residence. Then beating "thudi" and singing their traditional songs, they all go to all go to the residence of the bride's uncle. There they would stay for a day. Most often the number of the team exceeds 100. Up to dawn they would all feast, beat their ‘thudi’ and sing ‘mangalam paattu’, their traditional songs meant for marriage celebration. Dowry
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The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King


and Sam climb Mount Doom and as they return to the shire. Sissel sings "Asea Aranion", which was originally meant the score the Houses of Healing scene. The end title song, "Into the West", was composed by Shore with lyrics by Fran Walsh. Annie Lennox (formerly of Eurythmics) performed it and also received songwriting credit. The song was partially inspired by the premature death from cancer of a young New Zealand filmmaker named Cameron Duncan who had befriended Peter Jackson. After two years of attention and
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The Curse of Monkey Island


. Non-English versions of the game omit the section at the beginning of C.D. 2, where Guybrush's crew sings the song "A Pirate I Was Meant To Be". In this section, the player as Guybrush has to stop the crew's singing - however, at each attempt, they just start a new stanza rhyming to the player's line, until he says a line ending with the word "orange" making the song unable to continue. As the whole section relies on Anglophonic rhyming, it was
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The Next Time I Fall


as a duet. It was simply meant to be—the song landed with the singer we wanted." Gordon also felt the project had a happy ending. "It was an accidental duet, meaning it was never intended to be a duet—but the producers found ways to make it a duet, which ended up working out pretty well." Now it was a matter of Cetera deciding who would be his singing partner. "'I was looking for somebody who wasn't that logical a choice,' he
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Angels and Agony


contrast with many electro-industrial projects whose lyrics center on violence and provocation, Angels and Agony songs are philosophical and humanist in character. To this Renier replied: "The lyrics are meant to be 'universal', multi-interpretable and objective, in a way... I'm just not the guy to write songs, singing 'Fuck' 116 times in 4 minutes, or singing I'd like to cut up my bitch or what have you not." Metropolis Records describes the band's music thus: "Although
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Bam Thwok


" and Francis agreed to let her sing lead vocals and write the new song; significantly, Francis is relegated to backing vocals on the track. Francis' move was meant to warm the previously cold relations between the two—in the previous two Pixies studio albums, "Bossanova" (1990) and "Trompe le Monde" (1991), Francis, the band's principal songwriter, had not let Deal contribute any songs or sing lead vocals. This became one of the reasons for the Pixies' 1993 split.
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What the....You Mean I Can't Sing?!


up. Van Peebles backed off by claiming that the song wasn't a joke. "What the...You Mean I Can't Sing?!" was initially released by Atlantic Records in 1974. Radio stations refused to play any song from the album, demanding an explanation as to what the symbols on the album cover's word balloon meant. Van Peebles said that it was "a private joke and his secret". In 2003, the album was reissued on compact disc by Water, a subsidiary of Atlantic. The
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The Power of Smile/Remember the Kiss


people can be united with singing, and thinking of kisses. Kokia notes that while peoples languages, cultures and skin colors may be different, kisses are the same for everybody. The chorus is a repetition of the line "remember the kiss, these lips we have are meant to sing a love." The song was inspired by the events of the September 11 attacks, and is a prayer for love and peace written by Kokia. Kokia has re-recorded both songs several times in her career. Other than the
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Double Take (group)


songwriters. According to them, the purpose of the song was entertainment and to show something to their friends while the lyrics were not meant seriously. "We knew that we couldn't actually sing, so we decided to go for more of a talking singing," Garrett said. Willey said, "All negative criticism we're brushing off our shoulders." On May 28, 2012, the pair released their second music video, "Like a Princess". Once again, the song generated extremely negative reception. Their
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Roses of Prince Charlie


fisheries etc). This is plausible, as Browne often mentioned Scottish independence in his songs. "Roses o' Prince Charlie's" timing is 2/4, although when played to crowds it was played faster due to the audience clapping to a faster timing than it was played in a studio. It was meant for two guitars, with both players singing the chorus and one singing each verse (as it was commonly sung by The Corries, which Browne was notably a part of). The song appeared on "Live From
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The Shakers (film)


speaking of the humility the hymns brings. The Narrator then discusses a religious revival that occurred in the middle of the 19th century. The film then focuses on Sister Mildred Barker, who discusses her childhood friendship with an elderly Shaker sister, who asked of her on her deathbed to become a Shaker. Sister Mildred agreed, but took a while to figure out what that meant, she says, and goes on to sing a song taught to her by the old sister. The film then cuts to Sister Lillian Phelps explaining the
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Eurovision Song Contest 1994


preceding year's contest would not participate. Because Italy and Luxembourg withdrew voluntarily, the bottom 5 of the 1993 Contest were relegated. This meant that Belgium, Denmark, Israel, Slovenia and Turkey did not participate this year opening spaces for the new countries. This contest also saw Luxembourg withdraw from Eurovision indefinitely. Poland took part for the first time and caused a scandal when Edyta Górniak broke the rules by singing her song in English during the dress rehearsal (which is shown to the juries who selected the winner until 1997)
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Mile High (song)


artist's musical style. Following the track's premiere on Zane Lowe's Beats 1 show, the track was met with positive reviews from music critics, with most praising the three artists' chemistry. In an interview with Zane Lowe of Beats 1, James Blake revealed that the song was created during a recording session that was not initially meant to have anything to do with the album "Assume Form". He was listening to Travis Scott singing over Metro Boomin's beat when, impressed, he asked to sing over it
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Edge of Seventeen


that Nicks asked to meet him after a 1981 show in Los Angeles. As is typical of Nicks' songs, the lyrics are highly symbolic. Nicks has said that the white winged dove shall represent the spirit leaving the body on death, and some of the verses capture her experience of the days leading up to her uncle Jonathan's death. The part in the song that has Nicks and her back-up singers singing "ooh baby ooh" is meant to sound like a dove singing, similar to an owl "
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Kedi Billa Killadi Ranga


selected as second heroine. The film is all set shooting in Trichirapalli around the areas of Ponmalai(Golden Rock), Subramaniyapuram, Jamal Mohamed College, Lakshmi Nivas Hotel, Places near Rathna Stores Firm, Kattur, Jai Nagar, Malaikovil, Frontline Hospital and Thiruverumbur. The makers of the film initially wanted Silambarasan and Dhanush to sing the song "Oru Porumbokku", but Dhanush's involvement in foreign shooting for "Maryan", meant that Yuvan Shankar Raja ended up singing the song. Teaser of the film was released on 11 Jan
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Pretty Cure All Stars


partner Utaen secretly capture their fairies and steal their transformation items. Near the end of the carnival, Odoren, having obtained everyone's items, seals them away in a chest so they can no longer transform. However, Haruka, believing in the power of song, sings alongside Minami and Kirara, awakening Dress Up Keys that frees the locked away items. Working together, the Cures fight off Odoren's minions and free the captured royal family, who reveal the festival was meant to appease a dragon who guards over Harmonia.
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Cibi


who would sing songs with accompanying gestures. The cibi was meant for open battle to inspire the troops, but it was sung with more vigour when the victorious army returned home to celebrate. In 1939, when Fiji prepared for its first-ever tour of New Zealand, the captain, Ratu Sir George Cakobau, thought his team should have a war dance to match the All Blacks' haka. He approached Ratu Bola, the high chief of the warrior clan of Navusaradave in Bau, who taught them the Cibi which has
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Pyar Kiya To Darna Kya


it mean that I have stolen?"). The song was converted into a "ghazal" and subsequently recorded. At that time, since there was no technology to provide for the reverberation of sound heard in the song, Naushad had Lata Mangeshkar sing the song in a studio bathroom. The song starts with a vocal rendition in the classical style by noted classical singer of the time, Bade Ghulam Ali. His part in the song is meant to represent the voice of Tansen, one of Akbar's Nine Jewels,
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Poison Season


"Girl in a Sling", directed by David Galloway, was released. The video cuts back and forth between shots of Bejar, who's working in a darkroom and singing in the shadows, and residential areas in decay. Director David Galloway explained in a press release that the video's tragic tone is meant to fit the album's overall vibe: A third song from "Poison Season", "Times Square", was released on August 12, 2015 on SoundCloud. On August 27, 2015, a day
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Tun Tun


Vasan's "Chandralekha" (1948) made by Gemini Studios, Chennai. Her seven songs, which include hits such as "Saanjh Ki Bela" remain her most accomplished work in her singing career, though signing for the film also meant a breach of contract with producer-director Kardar, which led to her dwindling fortunes in the industry. Moreover, in the following years, owing to her older style of singing and limited vocal range, she found it difficult to compete with the rising singing stars Lata Mangeshkar and Asha
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Pretty Hurts


Sia, saying, "I'm pretty hurt you never sent me this song". Sia then responded, stating, "Check your e-mail," to which Perry replied, "It was meant to be with Beyoncé of course". During an interview with iTunes Radio in December 2013, Beyoncé said, "The second I heard the song, I'm like, 'I have to sing this song, I don't care how hard I have to fight for this song, this is my song'
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Peaches (In the Valley Below song)


a mix of synth-driven pop and darker folk. "Spin" similarly referred to it as "synth folk". "PopMatters" compared the song's guitar and keyboard tone to the Depeche Mode song "Strangelove". Lyrically, the song was inspired by the work of Phil Collins, in the way that it tells a dark story, but still have a catchy melody meant to inspire sing-alongs. The song features duet vocals by both core band members Angela Gail Mattson and Jeffrey Jacob Mendel, alternating lines
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Gladiator (soundtrack)


from the score, featured on the soundtrack as track 4, "Earth". Pavarotti told "Billboard" magazine that he was meant to sing this song in the film, "But I said no then. Too bad. It's a magnificent song and a tough movie. Still, there is so much drama in just the song." The "Il gladiatore" version of this song, was performed by Andrea Bocelli during the 2009 UEFA Champions League Final in Rome, where FC Barcelona defeated Manchester United F.C. and
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Wonhyo


, including such schools as Pure Land Buddhism, East Asian Mādhyamaka and the Tiantai. Wonhyo was born in Amnyang (押梁), nowadays the city of Gyeongsan, North Gyeongsang Province, South Korea. He had a son, Seol Chong, who is considered to be one of the great Confucian scholars of Silla. Wonhyo was famous for singing and dancing in the streets. While the Buddha discouraged such behaviors, his songs and dances were seen as upaya, or skillful means, meant to help save all sentient beings. He
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Three Wishes (Miki Howard album)


Three Wishes is the seventh studio album by American R&B singer Miki Howard released under Peak Records. The album peaked at No. 60 on "Billboard"'s Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums but failed to chart on the US "Billboard" 200. The song, "Meant to Be", was produced by singer/actor Darius McCrary of the television sitcom "Family Matters", who also sings background vocals on the track. The tracks, "Nobody" and "Ain't No Way to Treat a Lady
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Pulluvan Paattu


Pulluvan Paattu is serpent worship performed in the houses of the lower castes as well as those of the higher castes, in addition to serpent temples. The pulluvar of Kerala are closely connected to the serpent worship. One group considers the snake gods their presiding deity and perform sacrifices and sing songs. A Pulluvan is a male member (female Pulluvatti) of a low caste group called Pulluvar. The term "pullu" means a bird of omen. The term pulluvan must have meant ‘a person who predicts from the sound of
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Nancy Sumari


to create value. She has engaged in projects of society from women empowerment to mentoring youth and championing for quality education. Nancy is a published author of the children’s book titled ‘Nyota Yako’ (Your Star). A book that is set in the form of poem and sings the songs of the women in the Tanzanian society who are successful in the roles they play. It is meant to inspire the African girl child to in pursuit of their dreams. Among her foundations initiatives have been transforming learning outcomes among youth
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Thumri


Shobha Gurtu, Noor Jehan and Prabha Atre. The "bol banao" style has a slow tempo and is concluded by a "laggi", a faster phase where the tabla player has some freedom of improvisation. Another stalwart in the genre of thumri was Naina Devi, who was married to a royal family but later devoted her life to the singing of the song of Tawaifs. For a member of the royal family to take such a step in those days meant fighting countless social stigmas that had enough power to totally alienate
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Cleanup Time


away from recording meant to the Lennons. The song, like Lennon's Beatles' song "Cry Baby Cry," incorporates elements of the nursery rhyme "Sing a Song of Sixpence." In the case of "Cleanup Time," the references to the king being in the kitchen and the queen counting the money may be autobiographical references. Lennon had become a househusband while Ono was taking care of the couple's finances. The song explicitly references that the king is baking bread, and Lennon was particularly proud of baking
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Artwork (album)


there is someone you can share the loneliness with. "Meant to Die" is loosely based on the death of Ledger and not being able to say "sorry," or "I never meant to die" after an accidental death. This album features Bert McCracken's brother Joseph McCracken singing at two songs. On March 30, 2009, "Artwork" was announced for release in June. In March and April, the band performed a handful of shows in the US with the Bled. The band appeared at The
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Live Forever (Oasis song)


forever" marking off sections), and the vocal melody only consists of a few notes. The simplistic arrangement of the song "meant the song never resolved". Guitarist Paul Arthurs said, "for me that song could keep going." The song begins with a voice whistling briefly and saying "Oh yeah", followed by a drum beat that plays unaccompanied for a few measures. An intermingling of the main guitar line, piano notes, and Liam Gallagher's vocals then enter. Each verse begins with Liam singing
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Music of Saint Lucia


singing and dancing. Some Lucians avoid "jwé" altogether because of its sexually raunchy lyricism and atmosphere; nevertheless, elements of "jwé" have entered mainstream Lucian culture, such as the use of "lang dévivé", or "saying the opposite of what is meant". Musical elements of "jwé" include "gém" ("game song"), "listwa" (storytelling), "jwé chanté" (sung songs) and "jwé dansé" ("song-play-dance")
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Maasai people


of rhythms provided by a chorus of vocalists singing harmonies while a song leader, or olaranyani, sings the melody. The olaranyani is usually the singer who can best sing that song, although several individuals may lead a song. The olaranyani begins by singing a line or title (namba) of a song. The group will respond with one unanimous call in acknowledgment, and the olaranyani will sing a verse over the group's rhythmic throat singing. Each song has its specific namba structure based on call-and-response.
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Japanese bush warbler


-boru" (Uguisu Balls) which consists of brown and white balls meant to resemble ume flower buds. However, the distinctive song is not usually heard until later in spring, well after the ume blossoms have faded. In haiku the bird with this song is known as "sasako", and the song is called "sasanaki". The beauty of its song led to the English name "Japanese Nightingale", although the Japanese bush warbler does not sing at night as the European nightingale does. This name is
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Hero (Mariah Carey song)


which they had completed the rough version of the song: I went to New York and we were in the studio and came to a break. I was sitting at the piano and told Mariah about this movie. Within two hours, we had this incredible seed for this song, 'Hero'. It was never meant for Mariah to sing. In her mind, we were writing a song for Gloria Estefan for this movie. And we went into an area that Mariah didn't really go into-in her words
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666 (Aphrodite's Child album)


. The sentence "all the seats were occupied" was taken from a BBC Teaching English record. The song concludes with a chaotic ending and a sample of Papas' pained groaning from "∞". This track was later included on the compilation album . "Break", the closing song, is a ballad sung by Sideras, backed by piano and organ. Vangelis scat sings backing vocals, meant to make fun of the song's dramatic mood. Ferris' lyrics originally had an additional verse that began the song,
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Original songs in Smash


Julia, Bobby (Wesley Taylor), and Jessica (Savannah Wise) singing as backup. The song is available on the cast album "Bombshell". "The Love I Meant to Say" is an original song introduced in the fourteenth episode of the second season of the musical TV series Smash, entitled "The Phenomenon". It was written by the show's in-house songwriters Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman, but in the show's universe, it was written by songwriting team Jimmy Collins (Jeremy Jordan)
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Richard Thompson (musician)


the album. Breathing problems arising from her pregnancy also meant that Linda could not sing the lead part on some of these songs as she had done on demo tapes and the Rafferty-produced recordings. As an interim measure, Richard Thompson agreed to a short (5-day), low-key solo tour of the U.S. This tour was set up by Nancy Covey, then concert director for McCabe's Guitar Shop in Santa Monica. Covey, who had been in the UK in 1981 trying to sign Thompson to play at McCabe
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MC Skat Kat


video featured appearances by numerous celebrities, with a new version of the song "Yakety Yak" with a message about recycling. MC Skat Kat appeared in "American Dad!" season 13 episode 6 "Kiss Kiss Cam Cam", on February 29, 2016. He mentions being out of a job, obviously meant to poke fun at his absence from media and pop culture. He sings "Opposites Attract" with Stan, who is trying to prove that opposites do attract. The Adventures of MC Skat Kat and the
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Warda Al-Jazairia


Warda Al-Jazairia (  22 July 1939 – 17 May 2012) was an Algerian singer who was well known for her Egyptian Arabic songs and music. Her name literally meant Warda the Algerian, but she was sometimes referred to as just Warda ( meaning "Rose") or as "The Algerian Rose" in the Arab world. Warda Fatouki was born in 1939 in Puteaux, France, to an Algerian father and a Lebanese mother. She started singing at the age of eleven in 1951. She quickly became well known
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Zippy (Rainbow)


a bear and George a hippopotamus, Zippy bears no obvious resemblance to any real animal. Presenter Geoffrey Hayes has said of him, "I don't think anyone has a clue what he's meant to be." The character retains a cult following among those who watched the show as a child, and is overwhelmingly the most famous character from the show. Zippy claims to be the best at whatever is being discussed, and always claims to be right. He loves to eat sweets, sing songs and tell his favourite
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Willie Watson (musician)


The Ballad of Buster Scruggs" (2018), performing in "When a Cowboy Trades His Spurs for Wings." Written by his personal friends and professional colleagues Gillian Welch and Dave Rawlings, the song came about in an interesting way, as Welch explains: Coen also said, "They have to be able to sing it together. They have to be able to sing it once [the other character] has been shot and is dead and is floating up to heaven." So it was meant to be a
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Mirror (Flying Saucer Attack album)


chorus," and in an interview, he commented that he was "quite pleased with ["Mirror"]. I'm not so embarrassed about the singing. However abstract it is, they’re still meant to be songs. In the past, they weren’t very song-y, and this time I did really want for them to be songs." Unlike "New Lands", which Pearce has expressed dissatisfaction with, Pearce said that, with "Mirror", he "had the title before any
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Ilahi


Rajiv Vijayakar calling the song "a phonetic delight" thought it is a song that is "clearly meant to rivet the listener only with its hooks and catchy riffs". Reviewers from "IBNLive" wrote: "A simple song, sung by Arijit Singh. It has chorus by children singing in background brings freshness to it". Sankhayan Ghosh of "The Indian Express" praised the vocals by Singh as "confident". Writing for "Koimoi", Mohar Basu appraised the vocals by Chauhan and picked the version over
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Song of the hoe


in the creation myth genre. The song was meant to be sung aloud with the repetition of the word hoe or "al" a total of forty five times in the text with common use of the two syllables together "al"/"ar". A cosmological link is suggested between the hoe's "being" and its "doing"; making everything prosper and flourish within a community. Gary Martin discusses the sociological benefits of singing songs to a hoe, to remind people that they wield the implement of Enlil and of creation.
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Lenge leve livet


"Lenge leve livet" ("Long live life", English title: "Life Was Meant for Living") was the Norwegian entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1984, performed in Norwegian by Dollie de Luxe. In the song, the duo sings the praises of life. They explain that it makes sense to live to the full, because nobody knows for sure what the future - or indeed the afterlife - will bring. The song was performed fifth on the night, following Spain's Bravo with "Lady,
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I Believe in You (Kylie Minogue song)


, drums and synth strings are added into the background, which continue through the whole song. The refrain features Minogue singing a high octave chorus with strings and a thumping beat in the background. "I love it. It does everything it's meant to do and then some", Minogue said about the song. "I Believe in You" received a positive response from many music critics. A review by Mark Edwards from "Stylus Magazine" called the song "a masterpiece" and "a fabulous return to form
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That's the Way Love Goes (Johnny Rodriguez song)


"That's the Way Love Goes' is a song written by Lefty Frizzell and Sanger D. Shafer and recorded by American country music artist Johnny Rodriguez. It was released in December 1973 as the second single from the album "All I Ever Meant to Do Was Sing". The song was Rodriguez's fourth hit on the U.S. country chart and third number one in a row. The single stayed at number one for one week and spent a total of 14 weeks on the chart. Connie Smith recorded the song and made
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Orange (song)


beliefs as a vegetarian. The song ends with the man and woman realising that they weren't meant for each other after all. The song's lyrics reference many random orange items such as Garfield, Fanta, Tonka Trucks and the Oompa Loompas from the film, "Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory". The music video features the story of the song being acted out, interspersed with scenes of O'Doherty singing in a white suit on a beach. On his TV show, he noted how the biggest selling Irish artists like
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Sing-song girls


to the 1892 fictional masterpiece by Han Bangqing called "Sing-Song Girls of Shanghai", also known as "Flowers of Shanghai", people in Shanghai called the women who performed in sing-song houses ""xian sheng"" () in Wu language. The term was pronounced like "sing-song" in English and the young women always sang to entertain the customers; thus Westerners called them Sing-Song girls. The word "sian sang" in this case is a polite term used to refer
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Joik


A joik or yoik (where the latter spelling in English conforms with the pronunciation; also named luohti, vuolle, vuelie, leu'dd, or juoiggus in the Sámi languages) is a traditional form of song in Sámi music performed by the Sámi people of the Nordic countries and Kola Peninsula of Russia. Originally, "joik" referred to only one of several Sami singing styles, but in English the word is often used to refer to all types of traditional Sami singing. As an art form, each joik is meant to
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Rockferry (song)


was taken in a shoot at the Ffestiniog Railway in Porthmadog, which was renamed for the occasion. The B-side "Oh Boy" was written by Richard J. Parfitt. Duffy cites "Oh Boy" as the song which meant she was discovered. The song charted at number 45 on the UK Singles Chart, as well as charting at number 35 on the Swiss Singles Chart. The track received widespread critical acclaim. "Rolling Stone" commented that she's "singing with great sincerity." Allmusic called it a
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Meant to Be (Sammy Kershaw song)


magazine reviewed the song favorably, saying that it contains "a sweet, simple melody and solid lyric" and that Kershaw's "country-boy phrasing is icing on the cake". The music video was directed by Michael Salomon. It features Kershaw singing the song at an airport. In the video's opening, he picks up a camera, discusses couples falling in love with the woman sitting beside him, and spies on people, including a man and a woman he hopes they'll fall in love. In the
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Jānis Cimze


in the 19th century meant being also an educator, a musician, a literary and public figure. In the second half of the 19th century teachers organised choirs and worked with them and cultural societies. Jānis Cimze promoted the development of Latvian choral singing and the cultivation of "a cappella" performance. His collection of songs for choirs ""Dziesmu rota"" ("A Garland of Songs") was published in eight parts in 1872—84. This first ever professional collection of songs for choirs in Latvia formed the foundation of
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Stranger Things (season 3)


the song as well without the backing music. As their characters were not meant to be in that much synchronization due to being in two different places, the song's backing track and some autotuning were used to blend their singing to their respective settings and the tone of the soundtrack. According to the cast and to composers Kyle Dixon and Michael Stein, the song became an earworm for many of the cast on the day that scene was filmed. Later in the episode, Lucas and Max, played by Caleb McLaughlin and Sadie
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The High Road (album)


Good Ol' and the aforementioned "Leave", to be produced by Soulshock & Karlin. The song has been called a female anthem, as JoJo is heard singing about not letting go of someone, and she is going to get them, and win their heart. The ninth song on the album is "Let It Rain". The mid-tempo R&B song was initially meant to be released as the third single from the album, however, its release was eventually canceled. It was released as a promotional single on
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Terry Wogan


media meant that he frequently became the butt of jokes by comedians of the time, among them The Goodies and The Barron Knights. He released a parody vocal version of the song "The Floral Dance" in 1978, by popular request from listeners who enjoyed hearing him sing over the instrumental hit by the Brighouse and Rastrick Brass Band. His version reached number 21 in the UK Singles Chart. In December 1984, Wogan left his breakfast show to pursue a full-time career in television and was replaced by Ken Bruce.
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Whistle While Your Wife Works


Stewie is entertaining the elderly citizens by singing a song entitled "there's a hole in the bottom of the sea," this is actually Seth MacFarlane's father playing the guitar, as he used to sing it to Seth when he was a child. During the making of this episode, not much thought was put into the character of Jillian, despite the fact she was always meant to be recurring character; although her regular appearances throughout season 5 were described as "a big thing for "Family Guy"."
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Chris While


have meant that it has not taken place. Chris and Julie, along with fellow Daphne's Flight member Helen Watson, also tour with their woman's vocal workshop 'Rejoice the Voice', providing women with an opportunity to sing collectively and improve their vocal technique. In 2009 Julie, Chris and Helen released "Bare Bones", featuring some of the songs they worked on at the 'Rejoice the Voice' workshops. Over the years Chris has made many appearances with Fairport Convention including singing 'Matty Groves' at the
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Shoots and Ladders (song)


all these little kids sing these nursery rhymes and they don't know what they originally meant. Everyone is so happy when singing 'Ring Around the Rosie' but it is about the Black Plague. All of them have these evil stories behind them." – Jonathan Davis The video for "Shoots and Ladders" was directed by McG and shows clips of Korn performing in front of an energetic crowd, similar to "Blind". Korn is also seen performing in front of a fake castle-like building. Munky can
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Madja-as


they were sick or asleep. Singing meant the extemporaneous composition of verses to common tunes, not the performance of set pieces composed by musical specialists. There was no separate poetic art: all poems were sung or chanted, including full-fledged epics or public declamations. Singing was unaccompanied except in the case of love songs, in which, either the male or female singers accompanied themselves with their respective instruments, called "kudyapi" or "korlong". Well-bred ladies were called upon to perform with the "korlong
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Vocalese


the musical term "vocalise" and the suffix "-ese", meant to indicate a sort of language. The term is attributed to jazz critic Leonard Feather to describe the first Lambert, Hendricks, & Ross album, "Sing a Song of Basie". The inventor of vocalese was Eddie Jefferson, whose rendition of Coleman Hawkins's "Body and Soul" became a hit on its own. Pioneers of vocalese include King Pleasure and Babs Gonzales, Jefferson's former dance partner. Pleasure first gained popularity singing Jefferson's vocalese
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Around the World (Daft Punk song)


Gondry as "disco girls") moving up and down another set of stairs; four skeletons dancing in the center of the platform; and four mummies dancing in time with the song's drum pattern. This is meant to be a visual representation of the song; each group of characters represents a different instrument. According to Gondry's notes, the robots represent the singing voice; the physicality and small-minded rapidity of the athletes symbolizes the ascending/descending bass guitar; the femininity of the disco girls represents the high
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Niemand heeft nog tijd


"Niemand heeft nog tijd" ("No one has time anymore") was the Dutch entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1997, performed in Dutch by Mrs. Einstein. The song is an up-tempo number, with the singers bemoaning the fact that the modern world has made life convenient, but has also meant that people no longer have the time to focus on each other's needs. They sing about the need to take time to notice the world and those around. The song was performed eighth on the night
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Great crested flycatcher


and the Yucatán Peninsula, and extends along the costs of Central America. In southern peninsular Florida, Great Crested flycatcher can be found year-round. Males will sing a three-part song composed of two short whistles: a "wheerreep" followed by a higher-pitched "whee", and a soft low "churr". This song is meant to be heard by a mate at short distances, indicating periods of low disturbance and stress typically intensifying just before dawn. It is appropriately named "dawn song"
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Afro-dite


Afro-dite is a Swedish pop group made up of three pop singers. The group consists of Blossom Tainton-Lindquist, Gladys del Pilar, and Kayo Shekoni. The name is a play on words implying they are beautiful as Greek goddess Aphrodite and being black. Afro-dite came together to sing the song ""Never let it go"" for the Eurovision Song Contest 2002. The song was originally meant to be sung by Alcazar but they refused. In Eurovision, Afro-dite reached 8th place. In
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