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Theme from The Greatest American Hero (Believe It or Not)


"Theme from "The Greatest American Hero" (Believe It or Not)" is a song composed by Mike Post with lyrics by Stephen Geyer, and sung by American singer Joey Scarbury. It serves as the theme song for the 1980s television series "The Greatest American Hero". The track was later included on Scarbury's 1981 debut album "America's Greatest Hero". The theme song became a popular hit during the run of "The Greatest American Hero". "Believe It or Not" entered the Top
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The Man with Two Brians


Danny Smith and Alec Sulkin made minor appearances in the episode. The television series "Jackass" is referred to frequently by Peter and his neighbors, and is the principal reason that they try to do stunts. Johnny Knoxville cameoes and takes a shotgun blast which blows off part of his face. In the episode, while being launched off a ramp and flying through the air, Peter wears the costume from "The Greatest American Hero" and sings the series' theme song. Before New Brian sings "I Like Farts,
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Joey Scarbury


Joey Scarbury (born June 7, 1955) is an American singer best known for his hit song, "Theme from The Greatest American Hero (Believe It or Not)", in 1981. Scarbury was born in Ontario, California. Growing up in Thousand Oaks, he was continually encouraged in his ambition to sing by his mother. At the age of 14, after being spotted by songwriter Jimmy Webb's father, he was signed to a recording contract with Dunhill Records. Scarbury's first single, "She Never
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Joey Scarbury


a new TV series titled "The Greatest American Hero", about an average high school teacher who comes into possession of a superhero outfit from aliens. He is influenced by Dan Seals of England Dan and John Ford Coley. After recording the full-length version of the song, entitled "Believe It or Not", it was edited down to a minute for broadcast as the theme song for the show. The show's success (along with its catchy theme song) prompted Elektra Records to first release it as a
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Ai (singer)


's primetime drama "Team Medical Dragon", "Believe", which was one of her greatest hits, selling over one million ringtones. Ai also sung the theme song for the drama's second series, "One." Ai also worked on the theme song for the 2010 primetime drama "", "Nemurenai Machi." Other program theme songs include the Japanese theme song for the American drama "Heroes" ("Taisetsu na Mono"), and the 15th ending theme for the children's animation "Crayon
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High Adventure (band)


stage by guests such as Jonathan Frakes, Chase Masterson and William Kircher. At the inaugural Rhode Island Comic Con in November 2012, the band performed the opening theme of "Battlestar Galactica" for the show's cast. At the 2014 ComiCONN, they performed the theme song of "The Greatest American Hero" for William Katt, the lead actor of the series. In 2015, at TerrifiCon, the band performed one of their original songs, "The Tale Of Short Round," for actor Jonathan Ke Quan, who
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Obi-Wan Kenobi


one month after the release of "", "Weird Al" Yankovic sings a humorous summary of the plot of that film from Obi-Wan's perspective, to the tune of the song "American Pie." In 2003, the American Film Institute selected Obi-Wan Kenobi as the 37th greatest movie hero of all time. He was also listed as IGN's third greatest "Star Wars" character, as well as one of UGO Networks's favorite heroes of all time. In 2004, the Council of the
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Hardcastle and McCormick


Drive". It was composed by Mike Post and Stephen Geyer and sung by David Morgan. For the first 12 episodes of season two, the theme song was "Back to Back", also composed by Post and Geyer, but sung by Joey Scarbury (who also sang Post and Geyer's theme for "The Greatest American Hero"). Public demand, however, resulted in the "Drive" theme being reinstated in episode 13 and kept through season three. Post and Pete Carpenter scored the music for the series
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Stingray (1985 TV series)


by Stephen Geyer (co-writer "Theme for "The Greatest American Hero"", "Theme for "Hardcastle & McCormick"", "Theme for "Blossom"", etc.) and Post, and sung by (usually) semi-obscure pop and rock vocalists (for example, David Pack singing "Signs of Human Error" in the episode "Playback"). Notable vocalists include José Feliciano, Richie Havens, Taj Mahal, Timothy B. Schmit, Jennifer Warnes. Uniquely, the end credits
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Hogan's Heroes


to the theme for "Hogan's Heroes Sing The Best of World War II" – an album featuring Dixon, Clary, Dawson, and Hovis singing World War II songs. The song also appeared on the album "Bob Crane, His Drums and Orchestra, Play the Funny Side of TV". The actors who played the four major German roles—Werner Klemperer (Klink), John Banner (Schultz), Leon Askin (Burkhalter), and Howard Caine (Hochstetter)—were Jewish. Furthermore, Klemperer, Banner, Askin
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Andrea Bocelli


, he featured as a guest coach on "American Idol" helping the finalists sing the week's themed songs, "Greatest Love Songs." He also performed on that week's results show. American Idol runner-up Katharine McPhee performed at three of Bocelli's concerts in California from 9 to 11 June singing duets of "Somos Novios" and "The Prayer" with Bocelli. They also performed on "J. C. Penney Jam: The Concert for America's Kids" and recorded duet versions of "Somos Novios"
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Great American Songbook Foundation


issue of Scientific American Mind, "The Healing Power of Music," describes the results of research, along with specific examples of music's impact on the brain. The greatest benefits from music therapy– cognitive, emotional and social– come from intentional engagement with music. During the science-based Perfect Harmony program, participants and caregivers are involved in social singing with Songbook music. As a group, people share experiences related to memorable songs and the monthly theme. Reading lyrics, actively singing together, listening to songs,
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The Clancy Brothers


terms of their melodies but also their themes, structures and storytelling techniques. Although the songs were about Irish rebels, they reminded Dylan of American folk heroes. He wanted to write songs on similar themes and with equal depth. Dylan stopped Liam Clancy and Tommy Makem in the street one day in early 1962 and insisted on singing a new song he had written to the tune of "Brennan On The Moor", a song from the eponymous "Clancy Brothers and Tommy Makem" album on Tradition Records. It was called "
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Because We Believe (Ama Credi E Vai)


took its final breath. In April 2006, Bocelli was a guest coach, along with David Foster, on Season 5 of "American Idol", helping the finalists sing the week's themed songs, "Greatest Love Songs." He performed "Because We Believe" on the week's results show. The song was also included in Bocelli's 2007, greatest hits album, "". On March 18, 2006, "Because We Believe" debuted at No. 39, on the U.S. Adult Contemporary chart,
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The Greatest American Hero


size, but is not holding the book when he returns to normal. In the episode "Vanity, Says the Preacher", it is also revealed there are several humans in seeming "suspended animation" aboard the aliens' ship (Bill speculates that they are possible replacements for them). Hinkley's hero persona never receives an actual "superhero name" either, although Scarbury sings the Elton John song "Rocket Man" in the pilot. In the pilot episode, Ralph sarcastically refers to himself as "Captain Crash"
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Heroes (David Bowie song)


context. It has also become a gay anthem. "Uncut" placed Heroes at number 1 in its 30 greatest Bowie songs in 2008. Moby has said that Heroes is one of his favourite songs ever written, calling it "inevitable" that his music would be influenced by the song, and Dave Gahan, the lead singer of Depeche Mode, was hired into the band when band founder Vince Clarke heard him singing Heroes at a jam session. Bowie regularly performed the song in concert. It was used in Chris Petit
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List of The World God Only Knows episodes


's magical powers, Keima is about to embark on his greatest challenge. Four pieces of theme music were used for the first season. The opening theme, titled "God Only Knows", is performed by Elisa under the name "Oratorio The World God Only Knows" and the ending theme song is by which is composed of the first season's voice actresses, Kanae Itō, Ayana Taketatsu, Aoi Yūki, Nao Tōyama and Kana Hanazawa, who each sing a solo version of the ending theme song with the rest as
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Jim Croce


on December 1, 1973. The posthumous release included three hits: "Workin' at the Car Wash Blues," "I'll Have to Say I Love You in a Song," and the title song, which had been used as the theme to the film "The Last American Hero" which was released two months prior to his death. The album reached No. 2 and "I'll Have to Say I Love You in a Song" reached No. 9 on the singles chart. A greatest hits
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Market Square Heroes


lyrics to a person they knew in Aylesbury who went by the nickname of 'Brick'. In a 2009 interview, Mark Kelly stated: ""I don't know whether Brick was a leftie, a militant or a skinhead but he was the inspiration for the character singing, "I'm a Market Square Hero"" Fish made reference to this theme and introduced Brick as a "leftie hero" before he performed the song with his former Marillion bandmates in Aylesbury at the 'Hobble on the Cobbles' concert in
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Peanuts


featured Desiree Goyette and Joey Scarbury (of "Theme from the Greatest American Hero" fame) on the title track and other songs written by Ed Bogas and Goyette. In 1992, RCA Victor released an album of classical piano music ostensibly performed by Schroeder himself. Titled "Schroeder's Greatest Hits", the album contains solo piano works by Beethoven, Brahms, Chopin, and others, performed by John Miller, Ronnie Zito, Ken Bichel, and Nelly Kokinos. In 1983, Knott's Berry Farm, in Southern California
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A Special Kind of Hero


A Special Kind of Hero is a song by Stephanie Lawrence that was chosen as the theme song for 1986 FIFA World Cup held in Mexico. The World Cup Greatest Hits album on which this track is allegedly re-released in fact does not contain this song. Somehow there was a mix-up resulting in the Official FIFA Anthem that was first used in the 1994 World Cup replacing it, but still being labeled as "Special Kind of Hero". The only source from which the real song can be heard today is
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Eve of Destruction (song)


the song to amuse himself until interrupted by another survivor of the superflu. It also appeared in "The Simpsons" episode GABF16, "The Girl Who Slept Too Little", and was featured in Michael Winterbottom's 1997 film "Welcome to Sarajevo". A Joey Scarbury cover was played repeatedly in the original airing of "The Greatest American Hero" episode "Operation Spoil Sport" to encourage the hero to prevent an automated nuclear strike being triggered by a renegade U.S. general (the aliens who provided the hero's super-
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Cleopatra Jones


soundtrack featuring Joe Simon singing “Theme from Cleopatra Jones” and Millie Jackson singing “Love Doctor” and “It Hurts So Good.” Instrumentals on the soundtrack include “Goin’ to the Chase,” "Wrecking Yard" and “Go Chase Cleo.” "Oriental-style" music combined with jazz, bass and strings creates an exotic tone. At the same time, the bluesy rhythm alludes to black jazz culture, appropriate for an action-hero movie taking place in the African-American community. The song
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Poison (Bell Biv DeVoe song)


radio station , 2009's "DJ Hero", 2010's "Dance Central"). It is also referenced in the Madvillain song, "Fancy Clown" and the Donald D. track, "She Gets Buck Wild". "Poison" was named #60 on VH1's 100 Greatest Songs of the 90s as well as #1 on VH1's 40 Greatest R&B Songs of the 90s. The song was used in a New York Knicks intermission video, where the players awkwardly attempt to sing along with the song.
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List of Sesame Street recurring segments


end, Trash would announce what the letter and number of the day were. Hero Guy was a sketch from 2001-2002. In a series of 11 sketches, Baby Bear brings Hero Guy to life by drawing a picture of him and singing his theme song. These sketches first aired in Season 32, and appeared on occasions until Season 38. When Hero Guy, who is also a bear, springs to life as an animated character, he and Baby Bear embark on adventures together. Although they often face unexpected challenges
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Stephen Geyer


Dreams” (gold album by John Denver). Stephen has received several BMI awards for his songwriting, as well as an Emmy nomination for his song “Dreams” from an episode of the television show "The Greatest American Hero". Not limited strictly to writing, Stephen also performed the lead vocal on the theme song for the 80's Disney television show "The Wuzzles". In addition to his work in music, Stephen has penned several scripts for television, including his work as staff-writer for the Mario
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Telugu folk literature


even by the women soldiers. The heroes Paparayudu, Rangarayudu, and Vengalarayudu become the domestic names in Andhra. The people sing the valor of their own heroes with pride. The saga of heroes remained in different folk literary genres i.e. song, drama Burrakatha, Sarada Katha apart from the classical literary forms. Apart from the above very popular folk literary themes some other themes are also very popular in the land even in the modern times. All the caste myths regularly performed by the caste singers are very popular and considered as sacred
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The Greatest American Hero


Believe It or Not" was composed by Mike Post (music) and Stephen Geyer (lyrics) and sung by Joey Scarbury. The theme song became well known during the show's run. "Believe it or Not" debuted in the Top 40 of the "Billboard" Hot 100, peaking at No. 2. It also peaked at the No. 1 position on the Record World Chart. The powers of the red suit were somewhat general, but still were similar enough to the abilities of Superman that Warner Bros.
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The Collective (band)


'80s-themed fifth live show, they performed Madonna's "Like a Prayer" and received a mixed response from the judges. Bassingthwaighte thought it was not the right song choice for them, while Mel B said "sexy is back". For the Latest and Greatest-themed sixth live show, The Collective performed Ed Sheeran's "Lego House" and again received a mixed response from the judges. While Bassingthwaighte said they "looked fantastic, sounded great", Sebastian felt that Singe, who was on main
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Current Theega


Achu Rajamani composed the music for this film. The soundtrack consists of 7 songs and a theme music whose lyrics were penned by Ramajogayya Sastry, Varikuppala Yadagiri Goud, Anantha Sreeram and Bhaskarabhatla. Manchu Manoj sang a "Devadas break up" song which released on 9 September 2014 along with its behind the scenes video. It was a situational break up song for the climax when the heroine dumps the hero. Nageswara Reddy and Achu suggested him to sing the song who accepted it. It received viral response and Manoj dedicated it to
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List of number-one singles in Australia during the 1980s


Town" by Divinyls and "State of the Heart" by Mondo Rock. Other hits Songs peaking at number two included "Our Lips Are Sealed" by The Go-Go's, "Theme from "The Greatest American Hero" (Believe It or Not)" by Joey Scarbury, "Ebony and Ivory" by Paul McCartney and Stevie Wonder, "Key Largo" by Bertie Higgins, "Six Months in a Leaky Boat" by Split Enz, "If You Want My Love" by Cheap Trick, and
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Believe It or Not, Joe's Walking on Air


Singin' in the Rain". The title is based on the theme song to "The Greatest American Hero" called "Believe it or Not, I'm Walking on Air" sung by Joey Scarbury. The episode makes references to "Family Guy" itself. When Bonnie, Lois and Cleveland's new girlfriend come to dance at The Drunken Clam, they state that they would like to make the bar their place to hang out, after Peter grabs Joe's gun and kills himself. It turns out that this was
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William Katt


best remembered role that year, however, as Ralph Hinkley, a mild-mannered schoolteacher given a superpowered suit by aliens on the popular television series "The Greatest American Hero", a role he played until the show was canceled in 1983. Also starring veteran actor Robert Culp, the show retains a cult fanbase. Its theme song, "Believe It or Not", penned by Mike Post, also became a hit in the music charts. In 1982, due to the success of the first season of "The
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The Man with Two Brians


the yellow kitchen. In the scene when Peter wears the costume from "The Greatest American Hero", the theme from "E.T." was originally used. Several scenes were cut when the episode aired on television, mostly due to lack of time. The song New Brian sang to Peter was written by series writer Alec Sulkin. The original ending for the episode was a "Beverly Hills, 90210" basketball joke, but it was cut. "The Man with Two Brians", along with the first eight episodes of
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The Greatest American Hero


(played by guest actor Dixie Carter) placed into the FBI with the sole purpose of discovering the methods used by agent Bill Maxwell in catching spies and other assorted villains. Cannell gave Culp free rein to produce the episode. This was also the first of Cannell's series to feature the "Stephen J. Cannell Productions" logo. The production company's first series "Tenspeed and Brown Shoe" did not feature the logo. The theme song (and variants of it) have been used frequently outside of the show. "
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Fantasy (Nadia Ali song)


of the video was the transformation and elevation of Ali as the 'Queen of Clubs'. The theme of the video was used to promote Ali's upcoming greatest hits collection,"". The idea of the video was to show the culture which Ali's music embodies. There are four main sequences to the song, the first showing Ali singing the song, the second shows Ali dancing with male backup dancers, while the third shows her singing with her arms enwrapped and tied to black cloth hanging from the wall.
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Latin American Idol


of the season. The final concert of Latin American Idol is the ninth concert and is different to the previous ones. Because there are just two finalists, each one has to sing three songs. The last concert has no theme. The show's production write two songs fully unpublished so that the finalists sing them in this concert. In the first round of this concert a finalist sing an unpublished song and the other finalist sing the other song. In the second round each finalist sing their best performance during all their way
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Prvi glas Srbije (series 2)


contestants were to sing in the company of sexy dancers. "Knock-Out Duel" Theme of the night - "End Of The World", the contestants were to sing about World ending. "Knock-Out Duel" Theme of the night - "Movie's Soundtrack", the contestants were to sing two songs, one from a Serbian movie and one from an American (English) movie. This is the first live show when each contestant performed two songs. "Knock-Out Duel" Theme of the
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WEPN (AM)


and post-game shows from the studio. WMGM had a theme song incorporating the names of many of its DJs in the 1960s. The words were: poem"He was a US Marshal and Jerry was his name." "So they called him Jerry Marshall and widespread was his fame." "He went to catch the outlaws, Bob Callen and Ted Brown" "Who were roping old Dick Shephard's sheep and herding them to town." "Sing a song about Western hero men will never ride the range again
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Stephen Geyer


& McCormick”, “My Opinionation” for "Blossom", and “Believe It Or Not” for "The Greatest American Hero", which rose to the #1 position on the Record World Chart and to the #2 position on the "Billboard" Hot 100 in 1981. Geyer has the distinction of being the original songwriter (music & lyrics) for all 30 of the original episodic songs recorded for "The Greatest American Hero". He also has written other material for a variety of Stephen J. Cannell
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Shiri Maimon


been one of the main presenters cast for almost two years. In December 2005 Maimon participated in the Festigal for the second time, this time as a guest star, singing parts of the theme song "Gibor Al HaOlam" (A Hero on the World; a Hebrew version of "Holding Out for a Hero"), as well as 3 of her album songs- "HaSheket SheNish’ar", "Ahava Ktana" and "Le’an SheLo Telchi". In January 2006 Maimon released her fifth single, "Le’an SheLo Telchi
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Ruth Fernández


to sing the song as a closer, which she would do willingly. With some reluctance, but agreeing to it as to show she was a good sport, she accepted neighbor Sunshine Logroño's request to sing the song as the theme for his satirical movie, ""Chona, La Puerca Asesina"" (Chona, The Killer Pig), as a way to emphasize the deeds of Cambucha, the film's hero (played by Puerto Rican actress and singer Nena Rivera) of saving Puerto Rico from the giant piglet
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Hero (Mariah Carey song)


have to sing that song when I’m performing because if I don’t, you never know who I’m leaving out and you know what, in times of my life I’ve had to turn to that song lyrically and flip it onto my own life and sing it to myself. So its from the ‘Music Box’ album, and it’s called ‘Hero', this is for you. "Hero" was the subject of two copyright plagiarism cases; one by Christopher Selletti and the other by Rhonda Dimmie
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Heroes (American TV series)


and Coleman the "Top Television Series" award for their work on "Heroes". In France, the theme music of "Heroes" is composed by Victoria Petrosillo. Her song, "Le Héros d'un autre", is used by television network TF1 to replace the show's original incidental music. The network created a new opening credit sequence so they could play Petrosillo's theme song. The official was released on March 18, 2008 by The NBCUniversal Television, DVD, Music & Consumer Products Group. On February 29
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DCappella


has recorded the full-length album "DCappella" (2018), as well as several singles, and four tracks on the "Incredibles 2" soundtrack, singing the theme song "The Glory Days" as well as theme songs for Mr. Incredible, Elastigirl and Frozone. Their first single release was a cover of Fall Out Boy's "Immortals" from the Disney film "Big Hero 6", released on April 27, 2018. DCappella's eponymous debut album was released on November 16, 2018. The following
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Americana (film)


Townsend, a United Artists (UA) executive who had helped finance the film, played a lieutenant. Rick Van Ness, who had scouted the location, had a role as a Grateful Dead fan who gives the hero a ride. He also served as production manager. Calista Carradine, David's daughter, sang the theme song, "Around", during the opening credits. The haunting tune, which was written by David Carradine, was reprised at the end of the movie, with Carradine himself singing. Several members
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Roger Yang


songs that year such as "愛上你是一個錯 - Loving you is a mistake" which was the theme song for the Taiwanese broadcast of The Return of the Condor Heroes Chinese drama; "這該死的愛," which Yang had written, and "男人心," both of which were also the theme song and in the OST of the Taiwanese broadcast of Rain's A Love to Kill Korean drama. The years of singing in pubs had refined Yang's voice to progress from a thin, raw sound to a more robust sound, but it
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Jason Paige


Jason Paige (born January 6, 1969) is an American singer, writer, record producer, and actor. Paige is best known for singing the first theme song for the English version of the "Pokémon" television series. He is an alumnus of Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School and the Experimental Theatre Wing at New York University. Paige is best known for singing the first theme song for the English version of the "Pokémon" anime. He also sings "Viridian City" and sings as a background vocalist for the
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Something to Sing About


"Something to Sing About" is a patriotic song written by folk singer Oscar Brand that sings the praises of the many different regions of Canada. It was used as a theme for Brand's television show "Let's Sing Out", which aired on CBC and CTV in the 1960s and was also the theme song for the Canadian pavilion at Expo 67. There was once a movement for it to chosen as Canada's national anthem in 1965 though Parliament ultimately picked O Canada. Brand for some years used an Americanized lyric
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Oscar Brand


folk song collections including "The Ballad Mongers: Rise of the American Folk Song", "Songs Of '76: A Folksinger's History Of The Revolution" and "Bawdy Songs & Backroom Ballads", the latter comprising four volumes. Brand is well known for having composed catchy, themed, folk songs, including the eponymous theme to his initially CTV and then CBC television show "Let's Sing Out" and the Canadian patriotic song "Something to Sing About" (actual title: "This Land of Ours"
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Heroes (David Bowie song)


March 2005, the same magazine placed it at number 56 in its list of the 100 Greatest Guitar Tracks. In 2004, "Rolling Stone" rated Heroes number 46 in its list of The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time. It was included in 2008's "The Pitchfork Media 500: Our Guide to the Greatest Songs from Punk to the Present". John J. Miller of "National Review" rated Heroes number 21 on a list of "the 50 greatest conservative rock songs" due to its anti-Soviet political
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Amar Singh Shaunki


. The main themes of his songs were the evergreen folk stories of Punjab like Heer Ranjha, Mirza Sahiban, Sassui Punnhun, Rani Sundran and Pooran Bhagat, heroes of Sikh history likes Hari Singh Nalwa, the Sikh masters and other freedom fighters. He wrote songs on various topics including the four tragic love stories of Punjab, Sikh history like Saka Sirhind and Sikh heroes. Many Punjabi singers today, including Manmohan Waris and Kamal Heer sings songs written by him. A well known music company, HMV, recorded many of his
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The Greatest American Hero


to be named "The Greatest American Heroine", which did not result in a new series, and the pilot was never broadcast by NBC. Ultimately, the pilot was re-edited as an episode of the original series (complete with original opening credits and theme), and added to syndication sets of the original series aired on several local television stations in the late 80s, for which it is the final episode. Immediately after the beginning credits, the episode's title card is superimposed over a nighttime view of the
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Where in the World Is Carmen Sandiego? (game show)


and stagers) was arranged and performed by Rockapella. The theme song played in full over the animated end credits as the studio audience danced to the music on the map, and in later episodes the audience would join in singing along. The main theme song was written by Rockapella co-founder Sean Altman and David Yazbek, and appears on the 1992 soundtrack album "Where in the World Is Carmen Sandiego?" and also in the compilation "Television's Greatest Hits Volume 7: Cable Ready" (TVT 1996).
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Theme music


" (Three Stars Will Shine Tonight)", recorded by Richard Chamberlain, the star of the television series, was in 1962 a top 10 hit in the U.S. and a top 20 in the UK and Believe It or Not, from The Greatest American Hero, a #2 hit for Joey Scarbury in 1981. The theme to the anime Baka and Test, "Perfect-area Complete!" was a hit for Natsuko Aso, peaking at number 18 on the Oricon Singles Chart. Other themes, like the music
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Yuki Koyanagi


is known for singing the English version of Cross Colors, the ending theme of Dynasty Warriors 4. Before that, she worked with Nathan Morris and Shawn Stockman of Boyz II Men who wrote most of the songs on and produced her album "Intimacy". She performed the songs in English, without understanding what she was singing. Yuki had the opportunity to sing the American and Japanese National Anthems during the 2006 World Baseball Classic in Tokyo. She also sang the Japanese National Anthem for an international soccer match between Japan and Trinidad
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Future Bible Heroes


Future Bible Heroes is an American indie pop group led by Stephin Merritt, best known for his work with The Magnetic Fields. Merritt shares vocal duties with fellow Magnetic Fields member Claudia Gonson, who sings on the entirety of 2002's "Eternal Youth". In contrast to much of Merritt's work with other groups, the Future Bible Heroes work largely on electronica-based disco, with music provided by Chris Ewen, formerly of Figures on a Beach. In 1995, the group contributed the song "Hopeless" to the
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A Beautiful Morning


. It was RIAA-certified as a Million Seller on June 28, 1968. The first album on which the song appeared was "". Renée Geyer covered the song on her album "Dedicated" (2007). The song is featured in a "Scrubs" episode, at the start of a season 6 episode with Zach Braff who plays J.D. dancing to it. It was also featured at the end of a second season episode of "The Greatest American Hero" in which Ralph had to disarm a nuclear missile
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Stephen James Taylor


and orchestrating for such shows as "Greatest American Hero", "The A-Team", "Magnum, P.I." and "Hunter". He co-wrote the theme to ABC’s "Gideon Oliver" in 1988 and in 1993 he was hired by David Chase (who later went on to create and produce "The Sopranos") to write the music for the 2nd season of NBC's "I'll Fly Away" resulting in Taylor's 2nd Emmy nomination. Another historically significant network show was "Under
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Jiro Wang


"rè") summer, at 95 Fahrenheit. Wang released his first solo album "What Are You Waiting For" () on his 31st birthday, 24 August 2012. Wang's new MV, "Exclusive Fort" (《專屬堡壘》)--theme song to the movie, "Bloody Doll"—was released on 9 February 2015. Wang sings the opening theme song for his new drama series, "The Cr"Bloomsom"ero". ThBloomsoms entitled "The Great Hero" (《大英雄》) and an MV was released on 15 March 2015, one
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The Greatest Love of All


"The Greatest Love of All" is a song written by Michael Masser, who composed the music, and Linda Creed, who wrote the lyrics. It was originally recorded in 1977 by George Benson, who made the song a substantial hit, peaking at number two on the US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart that year, the first R&B chart top-ten hit for Arista Records. The song was written and recorded to be the main theme of the 1977 film "The Greatest," a biopic of
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Wanted! The Outlaws


seemed to sum up the frontier loneliness that often came hand-in-hand with our ideas of rugged individualism." Nelson would take the song to #1 in 1980 when it appeared on the soundtrack to "The Electric Horseman". Jennings also sings Billy Joe Shavers's "Honky Tonk Heroes," the title cut from his classic 1973 LP about a "lovable loser" and "no account boozer" who "danced holes" in his shoes. Nostalgic themes are also found in Nelson's "Yesterday's Wine
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American Pie (song)


almost singing Yankovic's lyrics during his own live performances because his children played the song so often. The City of Grand Rapids, Michigan created a lip dub video to "American Pie" in response to a "Newsweek" article that stated the city was "dying". The video was hailed as a fantastic performance by many including Roger Ebert, who said it was "the greatest music video ever made". On March 21, 2013, Harmonix announced that "American Pie" would be the final downloadable track made
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The Greatest Hits of All


The Greatest Hits of All is a compilation album by American singer and guitarist George Benson, released in July 8, 2003 by Warner Bros. Records and Rhino Entertainment. The compilation received this title for containing the greatest hits of Benson's career and also in reference to the song "The Greatest Love of All", originally recorded by Benson in 1977 especially to be the main theme of the film "The Greatest," a biopic of the boxer Muhammad Ali. The song is featured on this album alongside Benson's other big
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Charlene Choi


Choi and Lam in singing a duet theme song. Choi has concluded work on "God of Fortune's Inn" with Nicholas Tse and Nick Cheung. As of July 2010, she has started a three to four months long project, Mainland Chinese television series "Sword Heroes' Fate", with Nicholas Tse again. Choi's first solo song, "Diva, Ah Hey!", was released in Twins' 2003 album "Touch of Love". The song received a nomination for Best Song at the 23rd Hong
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Ídolos (Brazilian TV series)


or songs selected from a weekly theme. During the first few weeks, contestants sing one song each. The top four and five contestants must sing two songs apiece. The top three perform three songs apiece. Themes are based on a musical genre, songs recorded by particular artists, or more generic themes. Contestants usually work with a celebrity mentor during each week. Following each performance episode, a results show airs that reveals the breakdown of the voting public's decision. The three contestants (two in later rounds) who
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Superheroes (song)


"Superheroes" is a song written for "the unsung heroes out in the world". The song, which calls out "people who are going through the hardest of times but can keep their head held high", has drawn comparisons by some music critics to "Firework", originally performed by American singer Katy Perry, in terms of the song's lyrical themes. "Superheroes" was the first song written by the band for their fourth studio album, setting a musical template for the production of the new album
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Themes in A Song of Ice and Fire


world throughout history, most human beings have justified their deeds as the right thing and the opponent's as villainous. It may not always be easy to determine who represents the good and evil side in real life, as some of the darkest villains in history had some good things about them, the greatest heroes had weaknesses and flaws. However, according to Martin, Tyrion Lannister is the most morally neutral main character in the book, which, along with his cynicism, is what makes him his favorite character. David Orr
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Never Too Far/Hero Medley


"Can't Take That Away (Mariah's Theme)". "Never Too Far/Hero" is a mid-tempo ballad, drawing influence from pop and R&B music genres. The song was written and produced by Carey and Walter Afanasieff, Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis and Randy Jackson, and was released as the lead single from her second compilation album, "Greatest Hits" (2001). It incorporates music from several musical instruments, including the piano, guitar and organ. According to the sheet music published
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So (album)


1988). In Your Eyes has been described as Gabriel's greatest love song. Inspired by the Sagrada Família and its architect Antoni Gaudí, Gabriel sings over a drumbeat of only feeling complete in the eyes of his lover. The track's powerful atmosphere is created through the singing of Senegalese musician Youssou N'Dour, who sings in his native language. Gabriel became interested in the late American poet Anne Sexton after reading the anthology "To Bedlam And Part Way Back". He dedicated "So"s sixth track to her, calling it
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A Kindred Spirit


the story and most can sing the theme song. The impact of the show on its cast is enormous, some actors have suffered a form of "curse" from the series, being that they can never break out of their mold that were set during this series. A good example is the actor who played Ji Ho in the series. His performance on the series was so convincing and memorable that it has prevented him from playing heroes or protagonists since his run on the show ended (though he did play some protagonist
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Singing cowboy


of "cowboy music" is "traditional", a number of songs have been written and made famous by groups like the Sons of the Pioneers and Riders in the Sky and individual performers such as Gene Autry, Roy Rogers, Tex Ritter, Bob Baker and other "singing cowboys". Singing in the wrangler style, these entertainers have served to preserve the cowboy as a unique American hero. The image of the singing cowboy was established in 1925 when Carl T. Sprague of Texas recorded the first cowboy song, "When
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Jolin Tsai


she would often sing along to in her childhood. Mariah Carey's "Hero" and Whitney Houston's "Greatest Love of All" were two of the songs she performed in the MTV singing competition and helped her receive the champion. Tsai also cited Destiny's Child major influence in her early music career, and she praised their powerful vocals and dance. Since "Dancing Diva" (2006), Tsai has drawn comparisons to Madonna in terms of stage presence. Tsai commented that "I have been a huge fan of
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Prisencolinensinainciusol


with the exception of the words "all right". Celentano's intention with the song was not to create a humorous novelty song but to explore communication barriers. "Ever since I started singing, I was very influenced by American music and everything Americans did. So at a certain point, because I like American slang—which, for a singer, is much easier to sing than Italian—I thought that I would write a song which would only have as its theme the inability to communicate. And to do this
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Mike Post


Law", "Hunter", and the various "Law & Order" series. The theme for "The Greatest American Hero" (co-written with Stephen Geyer) is one of the few television themes to reach as high as #2 as a single record on the "Billboard" Hot 100. The "dun, dun" sound effect he created for the Law & Order franchise has entered popular culture. At the peak of his career, Post was the go-to composer for all of the series
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Prvi glas Srbije (series 2)


. "Knock-Out Duel" Theme of the night - "Party Song", the contestants were to sing popular party songs. "Knock-Out Duel" Theme of the night - "Hometown", the contestants were to sing popular songs from their hometowns. "Knock-Out Duel" Theme of the night - "Dedicated Song", the contestants were to sing songs dedicated to someone, mostly to their family members "Knock-Out Duel" Theme of the night - "Sexy Song", the
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The Greatest American Hero


Creek Entertainment company had acquired the rights to several Stephen J. Cannell series, including "The Greatest American Hero". They subsequently re-released the first season as well as a complete series box set on May 18, 2010. Season 2 was re-released on October 12, 2010. On November 10, 2011, Mill Creek Entertainment released "The Greatest American Heroine" TV movie on DVD. On September 26, 2017, Cinedigm re-released "The Greatest American Hero: The Complete Series" on DVD in
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We've Only Just Begun


"We've Only Just Begun" is a hit single by The Carpenters written by Roger Nichols (music) and Paul Williams (lyrics). Ranked at No. 405 on "Rolling Stone" magazine's list of "The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time", it is frequently used as a wedding song. The song was originally recorded by Smokey Roberds, a friend of Nichols, singing under the name of "Freddie Allen". It debuted within a wedding-themed television commercial for Crocker National Bank in California
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Hero Hiralal


Hero to fall into depression and attempt suicide. He is saved in time by Rani Sitara Devi, a show lady (Deepa Sahi), who arranges for him to die like a great lover in supposedly the greatest show on earth as directed by her. Hero is saved once again in the nick of time when Roopa arrives in a rush at the last minute to confess her love for him. The film's music is by Hridaynath Mangeshkar, with lyrics by Gulzar, and singing by Lata Mangeshkar, Amit Kumar and Kumar
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Time for Heroes


Square. In May 2007, NME magazine placed "Time For Heroes" at number 6 in its list of the 50 Greatest Indie Anthems Ever, one place below "Don't Look Back Into The Sun," also by the Libertines. In 2011, "NME" placed it at number 10 on its list "150 Best Tracks of the Past 15 Years". Graham Coxon performed a version of this song for Radio 1's Live Lounge. "Time for Heroes" also featured in the American film "American Wedding
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Billy Joe Shaver


album, "Together Through Life" (2009) - ""I'm listening to Billy Joe Shaver, And I'm reading James Joyce"". Shaver is also the "hero" of the song, "Wish I Could Write Like Billy Joe" on the album "Stormy Love" by Bugs Henderson. Shaver sings the themes to the Adult Swim Television show, "Squidbillies". The opening themes, collectively called "Warrior Man", are only a stanza long and end with a sotto voce spoken word
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Paparazzi (Lady Gaga song)


–A–Cm and the chorus uses an A–E–Fm–D progression. The lyrics of "Paparazzi" deal with stalking and the trappings of fame. Gaga sings about her desire to get attention from the cameras: "I'm your biggest fan/I'll follow you until you love me/Papa, paparazzi." The song received positive reviews from music critics. In 2011, "Rolling Stone" called it the second greatest Gaga song of all time, praising the song's theme and beat.
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Underclass Hero (song)


departure of guitarist Dave Baksh. "Underclass Hero" was written by Whibley with a theme of "us against them", similar to their previous lyrics. Although "Underclass Hero" is written from a different angle, the song refers prominently to society and the struggle of "high-class versus the underclass" instead of "youth against adults" as in "All Killer No Filler". The song also uses the more classic punk-rock themes of anti-establishment. This is the theme song for MTV's
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The Greatest American Hero


Los Angeles skyline, reading "The Greatest American Hero" before appending the letters "i n e" individually to the sound of the NBC chimes. The chimes were a nod to NBC and its president, Brandon Tartikoff, who had expressed interest in reviving the series. The pilot movie reveals that several years after the final episode, Ralph's secret identity was finally revealed to the public, resulting in his becoming a celebrity. This angers the aliens who gave him the suit, and they charge him with finding a new
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Raine Maida


less Delphic, although these attributes have been abandoned and his older singing style and lyrical work has returned to a certain degree on the band's most recent album, ""Curve"" in 2012. Maida has released seven albums with Our Lady Peace, plus a live album and two greatest hits collections, namely "A Decade" and "The Very Best of Our Lady Peace". Maida released a four song EP called "Love Hope Hero" on November 14, 2006. The EP contains the songs "One
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Buffy Sainte-Marie


Emily Carr Gallery in Vancouver and the American Indian Arts Museum in Santa Fe, New Mexico. In 1995 Buffy's Music and voice appeared in an episode of HBO's Happily Ever After, which is an animated cartoon series of fairy tales for children. Buffy appeared in the episode about Snow White which was also titled as "White Snow". White Snow is a young Native American Princess who is saved by a young Native American Prince. Buffy wrote the theme song and also sings a song and is the voice of the
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List of My Friends Tigger & Pooh episodes


almost two months prior to its North American premiere). The actual theme song is not changed, however Chloë Grace Moretz as the Darby character replaced Kay Hanley singing the theme, and a few animation pieces in the song is changed because of this, as well as a new song played occasionally called "The Question Song". The new version of the theme song and opening credits have been retroactively added to the repeats of Season 1 episodes, although the wording of old song was not replaced in the program's closed-
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Fighters Megamix


plays instead. Rent-A-Hero's stage music was changed in the North American and European release. In the Japanese version his stage music is a remake of the title screen music played in the Sega Mega Drive version of "Rent-A-Hero", which is similar to that of a Japanese sentai show theme song, while the North American and European versions have an instrumental version of the song. Siba – Siba is from a prototype of "Virtua Fighter" but was cut from the cast by the
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Sing Me Back Home (song)


"Sing Me Back Home" is a song written and recorded by American country music artist Merle Haggard and The Strangers. It was released in November 1967 as the first single and title track from the album "Sing Me Back Home". The song was Merle Haggard and The Strangers third number one. The single spent two weeks at number one and a total of 17 weeks on the country chart. The song was among several notable Haggard songs that touched on a common theme of his 1960s and early 1970s recordings -- prison
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Heavy metal lyrics


the themes Stuessy claimed were common in metal were actually uncommon in heavy metal songs. In Walser's analysis, the dominant theme in the 88 songs was "longing for intensity". Jeffrey Arnett states that metal songs are "overwhelmingly dominated" by "ugly and unhappy" themes which express "no hope" for the future. In an experiment on aggression and heavy metal music, male college students who were exposed to violent-themed lyrics from the metal band Protest the Hero (the songs "Bloodmeat" and "Limb
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Paid in Full (Eric B. & Rakim song)


The song is believed to be the first hip hop record which layers singing over a drumbeat. "Paid in Full" received acclaim from music critics, who complimented the song's lyrics and production. "Rolling Stone" magazine named "Paid in Full" the tenth greatest hip hop song of all time. Rakim's wordplay was praised and comparisons were drawn to American jazz musician John Coltrane: "His [Rakim's] incandescent thought-bubble rap – barely a minute long – is all iced flow and sly beat-
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Isis (Lully)


dancing in attendance to the goddess. When Fame sings of "the glory and triumphant valor of the greatest of heroes," she is referring to Louis XIV. She is visited by Apollo with his retinue of Muses, who arrive from the sky, and Neptune with his retinue of Tritons, who arrive from the sea. Both groups are equipped with violins, lutes, and trumpets. When Neptune sings of the conqueror's recent adventures at sea, he is referring to the French naval victory over the Dutch and Spanish in
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The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years


theme song, more clips are shown (Kermit singing the alphabet with a little girl, Bert playing checkers with Bernice the pigeon, Cookie Monster singing his trademark song "'C' is for Cookie", and Big Bird parodying American Express ads). Oscar the Grouch then grumpily introduces Big Bird, who introduces clips from other children's shows from the Muppets. Clips featuring live action baby versions of the Muppets in "The Muppets Take Manhattan" is shown followed by clips from the animated Saturday Morning cartoon "Muppet Babies
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Barbra Streisand


All Time" by "Out" magazine. She was recognized as one of the top gay icons of the past three decades by "Gay Times". During the first decade of the 21st century, the American Film Institute celebrated 100 years of the greatest films in American cinema. Four of Streisand's songs were represented on AFI's 100 Years ... 100 Songs, which highlighted "America's Greatest Music in the Movies": "The Way We Were" at #8, "Evergreen (Love Theme From "A
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The Song of Hiawatha


-American melodies also appeared in the symphony, thanks to his student Harry Burleigh, who used to sing him songs from the plantations which Dvořák noted down. The fact that Burleigh’s grandmother was part Indian has been suggested to explain why Dvořák came to equate or confuse Indian with African American music in his pronouncements to the press. Among later orchestral treatments of the Hiawatha theme by American composers there was Louis Coerne's 4-part symphonic suite, each section of which was prefaced by a quotation from the poem. This had a Munich
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Future Kiss


. The song served as the Japanese theme song to the American science fiction television series "Heroes: Season 3". The R&B-influenced J-pop song managed to sold approximately 30,000 copies and peaked at number four on the Oricon Weekly Singles Chart. "Summer Time Gone" was released on 31 August 2010 as the fourth single from the album. The song served as the ending theme song to the Japanese anime television series "Case Closed" and television commercial song to the cosmetic brand, "Esprique Precious" by
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Jackie Chan


Hero" (英雄故事) (theme song of "Police Story") was selected by the Royal Hong Kong Police and incorporated into their recruitment advertisement in 1994. Chan voiced the character of Shang in the Chinese release of the Walt Disney animated feature, "Mulan" (1998). He also performed the song "I'll Make a Man Out of You", for the film's soundtrack. For the US release, the speaking voice was performed by B.D. Wong and the singing voice was done by Donny Osmond.
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Hero (Mariah Carey song)


" and regarded the song as a standard for weddings, funerals and singing auditions. "The Baltimore Sun" critic J.D. Considine praised "Hero", writing, "[Hero] is a lavish, soul-stirring ballad, the sort of thing other singers would pay Diane Warren to write." Additionally, she called its chorus "uplifting" and "soaring", following praise towards Carey's vocal performance. The song received a mixed review from "The Washington Post" editor Mike Joyce, who while impressed,
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(Theme from) Valley of the Dolls


"(Theme from) Valley of the Dolls" is a 1967 song by André and Dory Previn, composed for the film version of the Jacqueline Susann novel "Valley of the Dolls", and recorded by Dionne Warwick. Actress Barbara Parkins, who starred in the motion picture, suggested that Warwick be considered to sing the film's theme song. The song was to be given to Judy Garland, who had been fired from the film. Warwick performed the song, and when the film became a success in the early
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Open Arms (Journey song)


and Canadian singer Celine Dion. It is a favorite on reality television singing competitions as well, being performed by contestants on US shows "The Voice" and "American Idol", and on the UK's "The X Factor." Journey's recording of "Open Arms" has been described as one of the greatest love songs ever written; VH1 named the song as the greatest power ballad of all time. Mike DeGagne of AllMusic described it as "one of rock's most beautiful ballads", which "gleams
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