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Never Gonna Let You Go (Sérgio Mendes song)


"Never Gonna Let You Go" is a popular song from 1983 credited to Brazilian musician and bandleader Sérgio Mendes and sung by Joe Pizzulo and Leeza Miller. Songwriters Cynthia Weil (lyrics) and Barry Mann (music) composed the song, which appears on Mendes' 1983 self-titled album. Weil and Mann originally submitted "Never Gonna Let You Go" to American funk band Earth, Wind & Fire, but they decided not to record the song. Dionne Warwick recorded the song on her 1982 album "
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Sérgio Mendes (album)


Sérgio Mendes is the 1983 studio album by Sérgio Mendes on A&M Records, his first Top 40 album in nearly a decade and a half, and was accompanied by his biggest chart single ever, "Never Gonna Let You Go", a song written by Barry Mann & Cynthia Weil that reached #4 on the "Billboard" Hot 100 charts. In his review of the album, AllMusic’s Richard S. Ginell gave it two stars (of a possible five). He took aim at the hit "Never Gon
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Sérgio Mendes


music and post-Bossa writers of his native Brazil, while forging new directions in soul with collaborators like Stevie Wonder, who wrote Mendes' R&B-inflected minor hit, "The Real Thing." In 1983, he rejoined Alpert's A&M records and enjoyed huge success with a self-titled album and several follow-up albums, all of which received considerable adult contemporary airplay with charting singles. "Never Gonna Let You Go", featuring vocals by Joe Pizzulo and Leza Miller, equalled the success of his
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Never Gonna Let You Go (Sérgio Mendes song)


Friends in Love". Stevie Woods had also recorded the song for his 1982 album "The Woman in My Life". Mendes, preparing for the release of his 1983 album, was quoted as saying, "All the other songs on the album were up and festive. I needed a ballad on the album, just to change the pace a bit." Mendes' version was a hit, matching the No. 4 peak of his previous best showing on the "Billboard" Hot 100 chart, "The Look
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Never Gonna Let You Go (Esthero song)


oven, throws the female doll into a pool, and hugs the male doll tight. The video makes extensive use of stop-motion animation. "Never Gonna Let You Go" was used in a Season 9 episode of "Grey's Anatomy", titled "This Is Why We Fight." "Never Gonna Let You Go" debuted on the Canadian Hot 100 on the chart dated September 15, 2012. The song spent a total of 13 weeks on the chart, peaking at number 72, and
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Joe Pizzulo


Joe Pizzulo is an American vocalist best known as one of the lead singers on 1980s hit singles credited to Sérgio Mendes, including "Never Gonna Let You Go" (from Mendes' self-titled 1983 album) and "Alibis" (from the 1984 album "Confetti"). Pizzulo has had several singles and soundtrack appearances, but he is also a prominent background singer for many artists. Joe Pizzulo started his music career with a band called Roadshow in 1969 after attending Ursuline High School in Youngstown, Ohio.
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Never Gonna Let You Go (Esthero song)


"Never Gonna Let You Go" is a song by Canadian singer/songwriter Esthero. It was released as the lead single from her third studio album, "Everything Is Expensive." Upon its release, the song became a hit in her native Canada, and peaked within the top 75 on the Canadian Hot 100, becoming her first entry on that chart. An accompanying music video, directed by Sean Michael Turrell, was premiered on YouTube in August 2012, and depicts a young girl who is in love with
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No No Never


lover, but Comerford has stated that the chorus at least - "I'm never ever gonna leave you to cry on your own/Never ever gonna not go and pick up the phone/I'm never ever gonna let you be chilled to the bone" - was inspired by her desire to comfort her niece upon the untimely death of her niece's father. As one of the band's members is a professional comedian, there was a level of expectation that the performance was going to be humorous, however
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Never Gonna Let You Go (Sérgio Mendes song)


of Love", in 1968. It spent four weeks at No. 1 on the "Billboard" Adult Contemporary chart and peaked at No. 28 on the "Billboard" R&B chart. On the "Radio & Records" airplay chart the song debuted #26 on the May 13, 1983 issue; after six weeks it reached and peaked at #7 for one week; the single stayed on the top 10 for three weeks and remained on the chart for twelve weeks.. The song was successful, especially in Brazil
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Never Gonna Let You Go (Esthero song)


to promote the album. "Never Gonna Let You Go" features a piano, which plays throughout the song; percussion in the form of hand claps; and synthesizers. The lyrics explore possessive relationships and what lengths one would go to keep her lover. The song's music video premiered on YouTube on August 17, 2012. Esthero stated in a 2012 interview that it was the director, Sean Michael Turrell's, idea to use a child in the video, stating that she "had a different idea — this
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Joe Pizzulo


His singing partners in that band were Buddy Cattafa and Debbie Komara. He later became a member of Brainchild. He eventually moved to California in 1974 and started a new band called White Licorice. By the time 1979 came around, he was touring with Alice Cooper as a background singer. His career quickly took off after that with his recording of "Never Gonna Let You Go" for Sérgio Mendes. Pizzulo's daughter auditioned in the seventh season of "The Voice" under the name of Sugar Joans and earned a
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Davy Williamson


’ Never Gonna Let You Go (Sérgio Mendes song). Every day, He and his brother, Steven, took a wild musical ride, bringing something different they had figured out how to play, be it a song by The Beatles, Propagandhi, Metallica, James Taylor, STP, Nirvana, and the likes. His brother, Steve, is now a musician as well. He sings, plays guitar, and plays bass as well. He attended E.A. Laney High School where he started his first indy band
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Never Gonna Let You Go (Esthero song)


her male doll. The song was also used in a Season 9 episode of "Grey's Anatomy." Following the commercial disappointment of "Wikked Lil Grrrls", Esthero was dropped from Reprise Records. She took a hiatus as a solo artist, though collaborated with many artists during that time. Seven years after the release of "Wikked Lil' Grrrls", she announced that she would be releasing a new album, funded through PledgeMusic. She released a new song, "Never Gonna Let You Go,"
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Never Gonna Let You Go (Tina Moore song)


"Never Gonna Let You Go" is a single by American singer Tina Moore. Originally released in 1995, the song reached number 27 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. In 1997, a UK garage remix of the song by Kelly G was released and became a Top 10 hit in the UK, peaking at number 7 on the UK Singles Chart. Several remixes are included on the CD and 12" formats, such as the 'Tuff Jam Classic Vocal Mix' and 'Warehouse Junkie Mix
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Tina Moore (album)


Tina Moore is the debut album by American R&B singer Tina Moore, originally released in 1995. It includes the singles "Color Me Blue", which reached number 73 on the US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, "All I Can Do", which reached #48, and "Never Gonna Let You Go", which peaked at number 27. The album was released in Europe in 1997 with two extra tracks, including the UK garage version of "Never Gonna Let You Go", which
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Si Cranstoun


ever listened to, and Presley profoundly influenced his taste. He told an interviewer, "As a kid I used to spend all my pocket money on vintage records from the '50's and '60's. I got it home, listened to it, loved it, sang along to it." His style draws heavily on music of this period. He said of his single "Never Gonna Let You Go", "Motown Soul fused with Rock 'n' Roll. Well, they said it could
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Scherrie Payne


, however, with such dance hits as "I'm Gonna Let My Heart Do The Walking" from the album "High Energy", "You're My Driving Wheel", "Let Yourself Go", and "Love I Never Knew You Could Feel So Good". While each of these disco gems landed in the "Billboard" Dance Top Ten, they did not perform as well on the pop and R&B charts. The single "I'm Gonna Let My Heart Do The Walking" was a
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Columbine High School massacre


That's not what I meant! I mean, I don't have a problem with you guys. I never will and I never did." Klebold then spoke to Harris, "I'm gonna let this fat fuck live. You can have at him if you want to." Harris, apparently not paying much attention to the exchange, looked at Todd, then back at Klebold and said: "Let's go to the commons." Klebold fired a single shot into an open library staff break room
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Indestructible (Robyn song)


, where the protagonist makes bad decisions; "I never was smart with love, I let the bad ones in and the good ones go". In the chorus, Robyn sings "I'm gonna love you like I've never been hurt before/I'm gonna love you like I'm indestructible." Fraser McAlpine of BBC Music noted that Robyn sings "tough and knowing" and "pessimistically optimistic" lines, but manages to make it sound romantic for the listener. Emma Gaedekke of "Billboard" commented
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Maybelle Carter


which featured both voices equally in an unusual call-and-response vocal arrangement. Maybelle sang opening phrases for all verses on the group's 1940 recording of "I'll Never Forsake You". During their final commercial session Maybelle's voice was slightly dominant to Sara's on selections such as "Why Do You Cry Little Darling," "You Tied a Love Knot in My Heart," and "You're Gonna be Sorry You let Me Down." On radio shows she would rarely sing lead for the
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Webdriver Torso


see how much quality was lost. When YouTube was asked about Webdriver Torso, they replied: "We're never gonna give you uploading that's slow or loses video quality, and we're never gonna let you down by playing YouTube in poor video quality. That's why we're always running tests like Webdriver Torso." This is a reference to Rick Astley's song "Never Gonna Give You Up". When "Webdriver Torso" is searched into Google, the Google logo will look like a
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One Woman Man (All Saints song)


are you ever gonna be a one woman man?". As the song grows in intensity, it reaches its bridge: "Tell her that it's too late / 'Cause I'm never walking away, my love is here to stay! / Didn't she hear me say I ain't going nowhere?". According to Robbie Daw from Idolator, the opening lyric from the song ("Sometimes is it better to let go") is a metaphor for the group, who split in 2001 due to
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Gypsy Heart (Colbie Caillat album)


"Live It Up". The official lyric-video for "Never Gonna Let You Down" was released on October 25. The "Blaze" lyric-video was released on November 3. On 5 March 2015, the official lyric-video for "If You Love Me, Let Me Go" was released on her Vevp account. Caillat embarked on the "Gypsy Heart Tour" to promote the album in the summer of 2014. The first stop was on July 17, 2014 in Saratoga, California.
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Bad for Good


as "You know I'm gonna be like this forever: I'm never gonna be what I should." The composer says that "Peter Pan" has "always been about my favorite story and I've always looked at it from the perspective that it's a great rock 'n' roll myth because it's about – when you get right down to it – it's about a gang of lost boys who never grow up, who are going to be young forever and that's about as perfect
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Let's Go, Go-Go White Sox


, Go-Go White Sox We're with you all the way! You're always in there fighting, And you do your best. We're glad to have you out there in the Middle West. We're gonna root-root-root-root White Sox. And cheer you on to victory. When we're in the stands, We'll make those rafters ring; All through the season, You will hear us sing. Let's go, Go-Go White Sox, Chicago's proud of
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RipGroove


Is Sweeter", DJ Gunshot's "Wheel 'n' Deal", Barbara Tucker's "I Get Lifted" (The Underground Network Mix) and a vocal sample from the Kelly G Bump-N-Go Vocal Mix of Tina Moore's "Never Gonna Let You Go". In a 2013 interview with "The Guardian", DJ EZ listed "RipGroove" as one of his favourite tracks: "Still going strong, a mainstay in my sets for 15 years now." In 2016 for "
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Barbara and the Uniques


The song became a huge hit, and reached #16 on the R&B charts. Although it was a solid R&B entry, it did not fare so well on the "Billboard" Hot 100, where it reached #91. The group followed up with two singles on the Arden label in 1971: "You're Gonna Make Me Cheat On You" / "I'll Never Let You Go" and "You Make Me Feel So Young Again" / "Take Me As I Am". In 1972,
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Paul Laurence


write with Ondrea Dawkins-Duverney the enchanting ballad "I'm Not Gonna Let You Go." Jackson was one of Moore's background singers. He also sang on demos of Laurence's songs. In 1985, Jackson had signed as a Hush artist and began recording his debut album. Laurence wrote a swaying ballad, "Rock Me Tonight (For Old Times Sake)," especially for Jackson and played keyboards and programmed drums on the track. Also on the date was bassist Timmy Allen, guitarist Mike "Dino
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Maxine Jones


Maxine Jones (born January 16, 1965) is an American singer-songwriter and actress. Jones is best known as a founding member of the R&B/Pop vocal group En Vogue, one of the world's best-selling girl groups of all time. She sang lead vocals on the group's signature singles "My Lovin' (You're Never Gonna Get It)" and "Don't Let Go (Love)", which garnered mainstream international success and sold over a million copies. Throughout a career spanning
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Turn the Beat Around


recorded "Turn the Beat Around" on September 26, 1975, cutting her lead vocal in a single take after recording her own multi-tracked chorale vocals. Like the other cuts on Robinson's debut album "Never Gonna Let You Go", "Turn the Beat Around" was recorded at RCA Studios with producer Warren Schatz who recalls the basic master of the song was recorded "on a Friday after a very depressing week of rain [and] I hated [the track]! I listened to it in
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Reactions to the Duke lacrosse case


saying 'I'm gonna go out there and defend your interests in seeing that these hooligans who committed the crime are prosecuted. I'm not gonna let their fathers, with all of their money, buy, you know, big-time lawyers and get them off. I'm doing this for you.'" Furthermore, Coleman stated that Nifong has committed serious prosecutorial misconduct, and if there was a conviction, there "would be a basis to have the conviction overturned based on his conduct." Professor
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Never Let You Go (Justin Bieber song)


of "The Boston Herald" stated that, "While it's hard to buy into so much angst coming from a 16-year-old, the promises of forever (see "Never Let You Go," for starters) will undoubtedly delight the young girls who dream of spending eternity with pop's newest heartthrob." "Never Let You Go" debuted and peaked at number twenty-one in the United States on the "Billboard" Hot 100. It was listed on the chart for two weeks before dropping off.
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I Love You (Faith Evans song)


-charting single on the latter chart since "Never Gonna Let You Go" (1999). "I Love You" was written by Anthony Best, Bobby Springsteen, Jennifer Lopez, Isaac Hayes and Michael Jamison and produced by Buckwild, Mario Winans and Sean "P. Diddy" Combs. Born out of the former relationship between Combs and Lopez, the latter of which holds partial songwriter credits, was originally set to record the song for her second studio "J.Lo" (2001). Evans confirmed, that "
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And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going


ending. The lyrics to "And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going", often considered the show's signature tune, describe Effie's love for Curtis, both strongly devoted and defiant. She refuses to let Curtis leave her behind, and boldly proclaims to him, "I'm staying and you ... you're gonna love me." In addition to its presence in the musical, "And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going" is also notable as the debut single of two women who portrayed
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Never Gonna Let You Go (Esthero song)


surreal, twisted world with characters, where at the end the reveal would be that it all came from the mind of this little girl. He took the ideas I had and made the video his own." The video follows a little girl who is in love with her male doll; when she walks in on the doll with a female, Barbie-like doll, however, she ties the female doll to a chair before sticking both dolls in the oven. Before they completely melt, she retrieves them from the
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Viserys Targaryen


really had a parent. That changed a lot my view from reading it to playing it. Lloyd on his character’s death scene: I've never had to die on camera before, let alone in such a grisly way. So you just have to kind of give it everything. You talk to the two actors holding you and say, ‘Let's not pansy around here. I'm gonna absolutely try and get out of this, so don't let me.' Then, you let it rip.
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Project Chanology


protesters played the song through boomboxes and shouted the phrase "Never gonna let you down!", in what "The Guardian" called "a live rick-rolling of the Church of Scientology". In response to a website created by Scientologists showing an anti-Anonymous video, Project Chanology participants created a website with a similar domain name with a video displaying the music video to "Never Gonna Give You Up". In a March 2008 interview, Astley said that he found the rickrolling of Scientology to be
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Turn Back (album)


fans, but at the time it was kind of a stiff. And then we panicked -- we never even went on the road for that one. The record company was like, "Okay, guys. We let you do what you want to do. Are you gonna give us a hit record? Because if you don't, we’re gonna drop you." AllMusic writer William Ruhlmann wrote that the album had no memorable songs, but that it had "those famous chops that Toto possessed in abundance
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You aren't gonna need it


"You aren't gonna need it" (YAGNI) is a principle of extreme programming (XP) that states a programmer should not add functionality until deemed necessary. XP co-founder Ron Jeffries has written: "Always implement things when you actually need them, never when you just foresee that you need them." Other forms of the phrase include "You aren't going to need it" and "You ain't gonna need it". YAGNI is a principle behind the XP practice of "do
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Mended (song)


's basically about not mending with someone and making up with them. Not necessarily getting back in a relationship but letting go of the pain and the hurt, saying sorry.” In an interview with The Music AU, Blue added “It’s funny because you think the song is going to be about resolution, but we haven’t quite made it there yet.” "Mended" was certified gold in Australia in 2019. The music video was directed by Cloudy Rhodes and released on 14 June 2017. Rhodes said;
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Never Let You Go: Shindemo Hanasanai


Never Let You Go: Shindemo Hanasanai' (Never Let You Go ～死んでも離さない～") is the first Japanese single by the South Korean boy band 2AM. It was released in January 11, 2012 in three different editions. This title track is Japanese version of their Korean single Can't Let You Go Even If I Die. Track 2 in this album is also a Japanese version of "I'm Sorry I Can't Laugh for You" (웃어 줄 수가 없어서 미안하다; Useo Jul Suga Obseoseo Mianhada) which
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¡Viva el Sueño!


Rivera and she sang "Víveme". It was turn for Diego and Ojeda to know if the public had supported them with their vote. The fate accompanied Ojeda who sang "Por Ella", while Diego went to the danger zone. Between Fedro and Sergio, was the last artist of the night and the one who was going to be saved from being in danger of being eliminated. Fedro was supported by the public and sang "Volverte A Amar". Sergio Antonio was in danger of being eliminated.The guest
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Carmen Lundy


been recorded by such artists as Kenny Barron ("Quiet Times"), Ernie Watts ("At the End of My Rope"), and Straight Ahead ("Never Gonna Let You Go"). Lundy's first album, "Good Morning Kiss" (1985) featured several original compositions, and was reissued in 2002. Her second album was "Night and Day" (1986), and featured musicians Kenny Kirkland (piano), Alex Blake (bass), Curtis Lundy (bass),
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Just like You (Keyshia Cole album)


-Side and (When You Gonna) Give It Up To Me by Sean Paul and the International Version contains both tracks. The first single off the album is "Let It Go", an upbeat club track that features Missy Elliott and Lil' Kim. The video premiered on BET's "Access Granted" on July 11, 2007. The second single is the Darkchild-produced "Shoulda Let You Go". The album was promoted with the second season of her reality show "", which premiered on
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Let Me Love You (album)


Let Me Love You is the second studio album by Australian singer-songwriter Mark Holden. The album was released in October 1976. The album was certified Gold for more than 50,000 copies in Australia. In early 1976, Holden received a call from Colin Petersen, EMI Music Australia's A&R representative, who suggested he cover Eric Carmen's "Never Gonna Fall in Love Again". In his 2017 autobiography, Holden said "This was a watershed moment, the opportunity to do covers versus originals. I didn't have
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Who's Gonna Follow You Home?


"Who's Gonna Follow You Home?" is a song written by Norell Oson Bard and performed by Swedish singer Jerry Williams on the 1990 album "Jerry Williams live på Börsen", released as a single in 1990. A Swedish-language version, with lyrics by Keith Almgren, called "Vem får följa dig hem" (eng. "Who's gonna follow you home") has been recorded by Shanes for the 1990 album "60-talsparty Let's Dance 1" as well as released as a single
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UK garage


with "Sincere" and "Crazy Love". MJ Cole has also won a BBC "Young Musician of the Year" award. Arguably one of the earliest examples of a 2-step track is the 1997 hit "Never Gonna Let You Go" by Tina Moore, which peaked at #7 on the UK chart. Roy Davis Jr. was also influential in the UK garage scene, with the huge club hit "Gabriel" featuring Peven Everett, released in 1997 on XL Recordings and reaching #22 on the UK chart
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Terry Winter (singer)


sertanejo groups Matogrosso & Mathias, Carlos César & Cristiano and Sisters Galvão, as well as Fofão's albums, from which came hits such as "Guerra mas Estrelas", "Eu Quero Ver" and "Mundo Novo". In 1988, he released the LP Pleasure, which would be the last of his solo career, including songs like "Never Gonna Let You Go", "Energy of Love" and "Music is Power". As a singer, he also participated in festivals singing in the pair
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Everything Is Expensive


Everything Is Expensive is the third studio album by Canadian singer-songwriter Esthero, released on October 30, 2012. The album's lead single, "Never Gonna Let You Go", was released in June 2012. The album was self-released by Esthero, with a distribution deal through Universal Music in Canada. On September 24, 2012, Esthero signed the project up to PledgeMusic, offering a wide variety of exclusive packages, such as a Korean BBQ with her, a handmade clutch purse, finger paintings and
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Hadouken!


album chart on the week of its release. The album was followed up by a new mix of single "Mic Check" which included a sample from Tina Moore's "Never Gonna Let You Go". In May 2010, Hadouken! wrote an anthem, "Things Could Only Get Worse", for the UK Labour Party as part of the lead up to the 2010 General Election. Hadouken! revealed on 30 May 2010, via Twitter, that work has been started on their third album, and on 31
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O (Omarion album)


” the Missy-esque ”Take It Off”)." AllMusic editor Andy Kellman said that the album works best when the tracks are "lighthearted, summery funk ("Never Gonna Let You Go (She's a Keepa)") and have production done by the Neptunes ("Touch") and Rodney Jerkins ("Drop That Heater") instead of being overly sexual, concluding that "Had Omarion been less concerned with street credibility, realizing that it might be better to allow his young fan base
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Locomotive (band)


rock, based around Haines' keyboard skills. Because of their uncertainty over how it would be received, the record company delayed the release of the album. A single, a version of a Question Mark and The Mysterians song, "I'm Never Gonna Let You Go", was released but failed to make the charts. Haines left the group in 1969, reportedly turning down an offer to join Black Sabbath and eventually forming the Norman Haines Band. On its eventual release in early 1970, the Locomotive album,
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Turn the Beat Around


"Turn the Beat Around" is a disco song written by Gerald Jackson and Peter Jackson and performed by Vicki Sue Robinson in 1976 (see 1976 in music), originally appearing on her debut album, "Never Gonna Let You Go". Released as a single, the song went to #10 on the "Billboard" pop charts, and #73 on the soul chart. Robinson received a grammy nomination for best female pop vocal. The track went to number one on the disco chart for four weeks.
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Esthero


entered the Billboard Hot 100 at number 100, giving Esthero her first and only Hot 100 entry in the US. On June 5, 2012, Esthero released a new single titled "Never Gonna Let You Go", which was co-written and co-produced with Adam Bravin (She Wants Revenge). The song was featured in the February 21, 2013 episode of "Grey's Anatomy", titled "This Is Why We Fight". The song reached number 72 on the Canadian Hot 100, giving
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Esthero


, with Jemeni & Jelleestone); two of the songs reached the Top 5 of the chart and one, "O.G. Bitch", reached number 1. She has also had two entries on the American Dance Singles Sales chart ("O.G. Bitch" and "Fastlane"), both of which reached the Top 10. She has had one chart entry in the UK ("Balmes", which broke the Top 75), and one chart entry in her native Canada ("Never Gonna Let You Go"
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Vicki Sue Robinson


the charts there. Despite failure to crack the major market of Los Angeles, "Turn the Beat Around" reached the U.S. Top 10 in August, spending around six months overall on the "Billboard" Hot 100 and propelling the "Never Gonna Let You Go" album to #49. "Turn the Beat Around" would chart internationally, reaching #14 in Canada, #44 in France, #11 in the Netherlands and #12 in South Africa. The track would earn Robinson a nomination for a Grammy
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Sérgio Mendes


bossa nova, a jazz-inflected derivative of samba, was emerging. Mendes played with Antônio Carlos Jobim (regarded as a mentor) and many U.S. jazz musicians who toured Brazil. Mendes formed the Sexteto Bossa Rio and recorded "Dance Moderno" in 1961. Touring Europe and the United States, Mendes recorded albums with Cannonball Adderley and Herbie Mann and played Carnegie Hall. Mendes moved to the U.S. in 1964 and cut two albums under the Sergio Mendes & Brasil '65 group name with Capitol Records and Atlantic Records. Sergio
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Taylor Henderson


Dean and Jai Waetford, for the live finals—a series of ten weekly live shows in which contestants are progressively eliminated by public vote. For the Judges' Choice-themed first live show, Henderson sang "I Won't Let You Go" by James Morrison and received a mixed feedback from Keating, who noted that it was not his best performance of the song. Henderson's performance of "I Won't Let You Go" debuted at number 84 on the ARIA Singles Chart. For the Legends-themed second
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Never Gonna Give You Up (Mai Kuraki song)


producer, alongside Kanonji, Miguel Sá Pessoa, and Perry Geyer. The CD release of the track included the B-side recording "Trying to Find My Way". Musically, "Never Gonna Give You Up" is an R&B and pop song whose lyrics delve on themes of love and relationships, a common trait on its parent album. Upon its release, "Never Gonna Give You Up" received a positive review from Alexey Eremenko, who contributed in writing the biography of Kuraki on American website AllMusic;
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Clint Eastwood in the 1950s


enough. Gene Fowler Jr. described Clint as "lackadaisical" in his attitude, whilst one of the series' most prolific crewmen, Tommy Carr described him as, "lazy, and would cost you a morning. I never started a day with Clint Eastwood in the first scene, because you knew he was gonna be late, at least a half hour or an hour." Laziness, ironically, would later work in his favor and attract the attention of Italian director Sergio Leone and launch Eastwood's successful career in
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End of Time (song)


her vocal lines over a shooting horn sequence; with her multiple-layered vocals, she commands, "Boy come to me", and towards the end, she repeatedly sings, "Say you’ll never let me go". Knowles "finds the strength in two" as she affirms to her romantic interest, "I just wanna be with you / I just wanna live for you / I'd never let you go!". "End of Time" was lauded by music critics, who appreciated its production
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2-step garage


owner and dubstep musician Steve Goodman commented on the Hyperdub website on the debut of Forward», a highly influential nightclub in 2-step and later derivatives of the "UK hardcore continuum" – a phrase coined by Goodman to sum up the constant evolution in the hardcore/jungle/garage sound, and later adopted by other writers documenting the scene, such as Martin Clark. Arguably one of the earliest examples of a 2-step track is the 1997 Kelly G remix of "Never Gonna Let You Go" by Tina Moore, which
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Foreign Affairs (Tom Waits album)


Foreign Affairs is the fourth studio album by Tom Waits, released in 1977 on Elektra Entertainment. It was produced by Bones Howe, and featured Bette Midler singing a duet with Waits on "I Never Talk to Strangers". Bones Howe, the album's producer, remembers the album's original concept and production approach thus: [Waits] talked to me about doing this other material [...] He said, "I'm going to do the demos first, and then I'm gonna let you listen to them
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Artful Dodger (duo)


from potential lawsuits from record companies, which might be inclined to pursue them for their unauthorised sampling of other artists' work. Speaking of their use of 2-step rhythms, Hill commented that it emerged from the fact that he was bored with the four to the floor structure of house music, while also being influenced by R&B, and the work of Ramsey & Fen, as well as Tina Moore's "Never Gonna Let You Go". He described the sound as one that 'wasn't trying to be house music
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The Underdogs (production team)


The Underdogs are an American R&B/pop production duo composed of Harvey Mason Jr. and Damon Thomas. Harvey Mason Jr. is the son of Harvey Mason Sr., a noted session drummer. Damon Thomas was a songwriting and production partner for R&B producer Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds during the late 1990s, and worked with Babyface on hits such as Dru Hill's "These Are the Times", Faith Evans' "Never Gonna Let You Go", and Pink's "Most Girls". Harvey Mason Jr. was part
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Nobody Better


"Nobody Better" is a single by American singer Tina Moore. The original version of the song appears on her 1995 self-titled debut album, "Tina Moore". Like her previous single "Never Gonna Let You Go", a 2-step garage mix by Kelly G was released on the Delirious label in 1997. It was a Top 20 hit in the UK, peaking at #20 on the UK Singles Chart in early 1998. Single formats also include another garage remix by Dem 2, 'Dem 2
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Vicki Sue Robinson


's first solo release. Despite that track's failure, RCA green-lit Schatz's producing Robinson's debut album "Never Gonna Let You Go". The title cut, a Schatz original, became a #10 disco hit but another album track, "Turn the Beat Around," began to build "buzz" and was expediently released as a single, topping the disco charts on March 20, 1976. "Turn the Beat Around" broke on Top 40 radio in Boston in May, almost immediately topping
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Never Let You Go (Mando song)


"Never Let You Go" is a song recorded by Greek singer Mando. The song was written by Mando herself and Teri Siganos, and it was produced by Johnny Jam. It is best known as the Greek entry at the Eurovision Song Contest 2003, in Riga. The song is a dramatic ballad, with the singer telling her lover all the things she would do for him, but emphasising that she would "never let you go". The song topped the Greek charts and was certified gold in Greece. The
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Never Let You Go (Justin Bieber song)


and the United Kingdom, respectively. The accompanying music video features Bieber and Paige Hurd at the Atlantis Resort in The Bahamas, including scenes at the resort, an aquarium, and on the coast. Bieber performed the song a number of times, including on BET's "SOS: Saving Ourselves - Help for Haiti Telethon", which benefited victims of the 2010 Haiti earthquake. "Never Let You Go" published in common time with moderate tempo. "Never Let You Go" written in D minor key with the chord
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Never Let You Go (Justin Bieber song)


progression B♭-Dm-C. Leah Greenblatt of "Entertainment Weekly" noted similarities between "Never Let You Go" and Chris Brown's "Forever", calling the previous a "fraternal twin" to the latter. Jody Rosen of "Rolling Stone", using "Never Let You Go" and "Stuck in the Moment" as examples said that "the ballads — often a weak spot on pop/R&B records — are fully realized, mixing love-struck lyrics with big, lovable choruses." Lauren Carter
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Neil Sedaka


Magazine" listed Neil Sedaka among hundreds of artists whose material was reportedly destroyed in the 2008 Universal fire. Sedaka attended Abraham Lincoln High School in Brooklyn, graduating in 1956. He and his wife Leba (née Strassberg) have been married since 1962. They have two children: a daughter, Dara, a recording artist and vocalist for television and radio commercials, and who sang the female part on the Sedaka Billboard Top 20 hit duet "Should've Never Let You Go" from 1980, and "Angel Queen" on
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Here We Go (Let's Rock & Roll)


"Here We Go (Let's Rock & Roll)" is a song by American dance artist C+C Music Factory. It was released in 1991 as the second single from the album, "Gonna Make You Sweat". The song was a success in the US, reaching number 3 on the "Billboard" Hot 100 and number 7 on the "Billboard" Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs. "Here We Go (Let's Rock & Roll)" also went to number one on the dance chart
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Debbie Taylor


Maydie Myles (born Maddie Bell Galvin, June 23, 1947) is an American soul and jazz singer who is highly acclaimed for her recordings in the 1960s and 1970s when she was known professionally as Debbie Taylor. Her most successful record, "Never Gonna Let Him Know", reached the "Billboard" pop chart in 1969. She was born Maddie Bell Galvin in Norfolk, Virginia. Her first name was pronounced "Maydie", a spelling she later adopted. As a young child she sang gospel in her
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Into the Lens


's unadulterated while the arrangement's a lot more complicated—but I still prefer The Buggles version. I think Geoffrey's brilliant on the Buggles version. The two versions feature slightly different lyrics, notably "I will never let you go, and you always let the feelings show" ("Into the Lens") compared to "I will never let you go, if you want to let the feelings show" ("I Am a Camera"). The line "taken in tranquillity" is also absent from
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Let the Blind Lead Those Who Can See but Cannot Feel


our friendship is never gonna change, but it's difficult sometimes." Cox asserts that he would "rather just take whatever drugs it takes to go to sleep and sleep through it…I'm not prepared to face it yet." On Metacritic, "Let the Blind Lead Those Who Can See but Cannot Feel" has received an average critic score of 81 out of 100, based on 23 reviews, indicating "Universal Acclaim". Upon release, the album received Pitchfork Media's "Best New Music"
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George Jackson (music producer)


Happy" in his DJ mix on the Southport Weekender Vol. 4 double cd mix compilation. Using the moniker DJ George J, in 2004, Jackson produced the UK dance anthem entitled “Never Gonna Let You Go”, sung by Chicago recording artist Cristina Sanchez (DJ George J. feat. Sevynn). Signed and released on Mel Medalie's UK-based label Champion Records, it soon climbed to number 6 on the UK Club Charts; and in 2005, it went into pop radio rotation on the UK radio
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Let It Go (Keyshia Cole song)


Let It Go" remix—featuring T.I., Missy Elliott and Young Dro—is included on the "Just Like You" album as the final track. An alternate remix featuring Busta Rhymes and extended verses by Lil' Kim remained unreleased till its Internet leak in 2011. The song has become Cole's most successful song to date as a lead artist (her most successful song would be (When You Gonna) Give It Up To Me with Sean Paul), peaking at number 7 on the "Billboard" Hot
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Siren (Never Let You Go)


"Siren (Never Let You Go)" (a.k.a. "Siren") is a rock song by Australian band Divinyls. It was released in 1983 from their debut album "Desperate" and charted within the top fifty in Australia. "Siren" was written by then band member Bjarne Ohlin who played guitar and provided backing vocals. It was released as the official second single from "Desperate" after "Science Fiction", which had been a big hit for the band, reaching the top twenty. "Siren
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My Lovin' (You're Never Gonna Get It)


"My Lovin' (You're Never Gonna Get It)" is a song by American female group En Vogue, released in 1992 as the lead single from their multi-platinum hit album, "Funky Divas". The single reached number two on the US "Billboard" Hot 100, becoming their joint highest-peaking single on the chart alongside "Hold On" and "Don't Let Go (Love)", and it peaked atop the "Billboard" Hot R&B Singles chart for two weeks. Internationally
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Never Ever Let You Go


received 177 points, placing 2nd in a field of 23. The song is from the perspective of a man who has lost his lover. He pleads with her to return and promises that he will "never ever let you go". For much of the night, the song led the voting and gave Denmark high hopes of achieving the rare feat of winning the Contest in successive years (it eventually finished 21 points behind the Estonian winners, Tanel Padar and Dave Benton with "Everybody"). It was succeeded as
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Coffee and Cigarettes: Somewhere in California


table and said, "Well, you know, you said this was going to be funny, Jim. Maybe you better just circle the jokes 'cause I don't see them". He looked at poor Iggy and said, "What do you think Iggy?" Iggy said, "I think I'm gonna go get some coffee and let you guys talk." So I calmed Tom down. I knew it was just early in the morning and Tom was in a bad mood. His attitude changed completely
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Trap Lord


time as far as mixing, recording, young producers that you probably never even heard of. Sonically, it’s gonna be a monster. Straight movie shit. You ain’t hearing this shit nowhere—nobody has this sound. After this mixtape drop, you gonna hear everybody sound change. They gonna wanna know who’s working on my project ’cause it’s gonna sound that crazy. The best part is teaming up with these young rocket scientists that know what they doing. They rebels against anything that
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I Should've Never Let You Go


"I Should've Never Let You Go" is a pop song by Australian female group Bardot, and was the second single from their debut album "Bardot" (2000). It was co-written by Lotti Golden, Hinda Hicks and Tommy Faragher and produced by Tommy Faragher. This mid-tempo, soulful song was dominated by Katie Underwood who provided most of the main vocals, with Sophie Monk's high-pitched and off-key backing vocals providing harmonies throughout the track. Bardot did not perform the song
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Carl Perkins


beach and fell on his knees and said, "Lord, ... I'm gonna throw this bottle. I'm gonna show You that I believe in you. I sailed it into the Pacific ... I got up, I knew I had done the right thing." Perkins and Cash, who had his own problems with drugs, then gave each other support to stay sober. In 1968, Cash recorded the Perkins-written "Daddy Sang Bass" (which incorporates parts of the American standard "Will the
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Like I'm Gonna Lose You


"She dug it and it just worked. We built the track together, she sang the vocals, and I worked at it for weeks," Gelbuda recalls. They recorded "Like I'm Gonna Lose You" in 2014 at The Green Room, Gelbuda's home studio, in East Nashville, Tennessee. Trainor and Gelbuda did all of the track's instrumentation, production, and programming. Initially intended to be a solo recording, L.A. Reid sent it to John Legend, who shares the same management as Trainor
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You'll Never Walk Alone


, Jerry Lewis concluded the annual Jerry Lewis Labor Day MDA Telethon by singing the song. After the end of a concert by the rock band Queen, the audience spontaneously sang this song, according to lead guitarist Brian May, and this helped to inspire the creation of their songs "We Are the Champions" and "We Will Rock You". Italian-American tenor Sergio Franchi sang a notable version accompanied by the Welsh Men's Choir on the 9 June 1968 telecast of "The Ed Sullivan Show". He also
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Get Right


quoted saying. According to MTV News, most of Usher's lyrics to "Ride" differ from Lopez's "Get Right". In one verse, he sings: "It's the way that you look at me, piques my curiosity". "I'm wondering what you're feeling tonight/ We never chilled, we never spent no time/ So let's take a minute/ ... Show you what I'm feeling inside/ Baby, hold on, tonight we're gonna ride." As "Ride" had been
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Fifth Dimension (album)


Woman", and which features Clark playing harmonica. The cover versions on "Fifth Dimension" include the Billy Roberts' song "Hey Joe (Where You Gonna Go)", which would enjoy a brief vogue during 1966, with notable versions of the song being recorded by Love, the Leaves, and the Jimi Hendrix Experience. The song was introduced to the Byrds by Crosby, who also sang lead vocals on their recording of it. Crosby, along with his friend Dino Valenti, had been instrumental in popularizing
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Robin Seymour (DJ)


three hours we're gonna be bobbin' with Robin! All the hits, everything new and everything just for you! So, come on along and let's everybody have a ball."] Bob-bobbin' with the Robin! No-no more time for sobbin' Go-go and let the mob in! Everybody fly sky high! Seymour had an uncanny sense for spotting new artists, helping introduce many of the big acts of the day via radio or stage. In 1953, Seymour was named
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I'm Gonna Make You Love Me


": these included a version on Jerry Butler's 1967 "Soul Artistry" album and another by Jay & the Techniques which was featured on the 1968 album release "Love, Lost & Found". Ashford & Simpson sang background on all the versions of the song Ross produced with the Jay & the Techniques version also featuring Melba Moore. "I'm Gonna Make You Love Me" was offered to Dusty Springfield who recorded for Philips Records, the UK equivalent of Mercury Records. Springfield passed the song on to Madeline
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List of UK top-ten singles in 2009


(I'm Gonna Be) 500 Miles" and as Geraldine McQueen but the Animated All Star Band was a new act to the chart. Joe McElderry sang on "You Are Not Alone" with his fellow "X Factor" series six contestants prior to his debut solo hit "The Climb". Jedward and Olly Murs would both go on to record top 10 singles in later years. Although "Beat Again" was the first solo chart entry for JLS, they sang on "Hero" during their time on
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Gonna Gonna Go!


released in South Korea as a digital single. "Gonna Gonna Go!" was produced by Han Sang Won, same producer of the song "Not Your Girl", included as a b-side on the single "Mach", as well the Korean version, included on their debut EP ""Gossip Girl"". A teaser of the video was first introduced on the TV show "ZIP!" on February 24 and later revealed on YouTube by their Japanese label, Universal Sigma, on the
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Anytime You Need a Friend


/ I'll be there forever baby / I won't let go / I'll never let go. The protagonist is willing to accept the relationship as only a friend, but tells her partner that no matter his feelings for her, she loves him and still wishes to be loved by him, something she will never forget or "let go". "Anytime You Need a Friend" was generally well received by contemporary music critics, many of whom praised the song's gospel influence as well as Carey's vocal range
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Don't Let Go (Love)


the Past 15 Years". A music video for "Don't Let Go (Love)" was directed by Matthew Rolston under the Alan Smithee pseudonym. It was En Vogue's third collaboration with Rolston following "My Lovin' (You're Never Gonna Get It)" and "Whatta Man". The video shows all four band members singing in front of an audience in black outfits while some clips of the movie are inserted. A second video was released using the same footage of En Vogue singing in front of
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David Reyne


leaving to continue his acting education. He was later drummer for Cats Under Pressure (1984) and Chantoozies (1986–90). Reyne co-wrote "Polar Notch" and "Let Me Be" (with Simon Hussey) for Cats Under Pressure, the latter was covered by Daryl Braithwaite. Whilst with Chantoozies, Reyne also sang backing vocals. Chantoozies most popular tracks were covers of Redbone's "Witch Queen", John Kongos' "He's Gonna Step On You Again" and Stephen Stills' "Love the
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Jonestown


to fascism, one temple member stated: "The ones that they take captured, they're gonna just let them grow up and be dummies." On the tape, Jones urged Temple members to commit "revolutionary suicide". Such an act had been planned by the Temple before and, according to Jonestown defectors, its theory was "you can go down in history, saying you chose your own way to go, and it is your commitment to refuse capitalism and in support of socialism." Temple member Christine
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C+C Music Factory


C+C Music Factory was an American musical group formed in 1989 by David Cole and Robert Clivillés. The group is best known for their five hit singles: "Gonna Make You Sweat (Everybody Dance Now)", "Here We Go (Let's Rock & Roll)", "Things That Make You Go Hmmmm...", "Just a Touch of Love", and "Keep It Comin'". The band stopped recording in 1996, following Cole's death. In 2010, C+C Music Factory reformed
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Never Ever Let You Go


"Never Ever Let You Go" was the Danish entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 2001, performed in English by Rollo & King. The song was performed in Danish at the Dansk Melodi Grand Prix in 2001, titled "Der står et billede af dig på mit bord" ("There is a picture of you on my table"). The song was performed twenty-third (last) on the night, following Greece's Antique with "Die For You". At the close of voting, it had
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River Phoenix


: "There's a River born to be a giver, keep you warm won't let you shiver, his heart is never gonna wither ..." Phoenix also appears in the music video for their song, "Breaking the Girl" and following his death, the band paid tribute to him with the song "Transcending" (originally titled "River") on their 1995 album, "One Hot Minute". Former Chili Peppers' guitarist, John Frusciante, dedicated the song "Smile From The Streets You Hold
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Let's Build a World Together


all stop.' You think you can change somebody but you never can. And it wasn't all his fault...I nagged him about his drinkin' an awful lot because he has cirrhosis of the liver and the doctors told him that it was gonna kill him if he did not quit drinkin'. Well, you can't sit by and watch someone you love totally destroy themselves and not try and do something. Maybe I did it in the wrong way but it was the only way I knew to do
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