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Have You Ever Seen the Rain?


the charts, and had surpassed all of their wildest expectations of fame and fortune. They were rich and famous, but somehow all of the members of the band at the time were depressed and unhappy. Thus the line "Have you ever seen the rain, coming down on a sunny day." The band split in October the following year after the release of the album "Mardi Gras". In a literal sense the song describes a sunshower such in the lyric "It'll rain a sunny day" and the
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Have You Ever Seen the Rain?


"Have You Ever Seen the Rain" is a song written by John Fogerty and released as a single in 1971 from the album "Pendulum" (1970) by roots rock group Creedence Clearwater Revival. The song charted highest in Canada, reaching number one on the RPM 100 national singles chart in March 1971. In the U.S., in the same year it peaked at number eight on the "Billboard" Hot 100 singles chart (where it was listed as "Have You Ever Seen the Rain? / Hey Tonight"
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Have You Ever Seen the Rain?


, together with the B-side). On "Cash Box" pop chart, it peaked at number three. In the UK, it reached number 36. It was the group's eighth gold-selling single. Some have speculated that the song's lyrics are referencing the Vietnam War, with the "rain" being a metaphor for bombs falling from the sky. In his review of the song for Allmusic website, Mark Deming suggests that the song is about the idealism of the 1960s and about it fading in
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Have You Ever Seen the Rain (album)


Have You Ever Seen the Rain is an album by jazz saxophonist Stanley Turrentine, his third recorded for the Fantasy label, featuring performances by Turrentine with Freddie Hubbard and an orchestra arranged and conducted by Gene Page. The album was rereleased on CD in 1999 combined with Turrentine's 1980 album "Use the Stairs" as "On a Misty Night". The Allmusic review by Christian Genzel awarded the album 1½ stars and states "the record's kitsch level is extremely high, and just when you think it can't get any
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Have You Ever Seen the Rain?


chorus "have you ever seen the rain Comin' down on a sunny day?". These events are particularly common in Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama, but less common in other parts of the country, due to localized atmospheric wind shear effects. In Southern regional dialect, there is even a term for it: "the devil beating his wife". John Fogerty released a live version of the song on his "The Long Road Home - In Concert" DVD which was recorded at the Wiltern Theatre in Los Angeles
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Creedence Clearwater Revival


Top 10 hit with "Have You Ever Seen The Rain?" John Fogerty included Hammond B3 Organ on many of the "Pendulum" tracks, notably "Have You Ever Seen The Rain?", in recognition of the deep respect and influence of Booker T. & the M.G.'s, with whom the members of the band had jammed. The single's flip side, "Hey Tonight", was also a hit. Tom Fogerty decided he had had enough of his younger brother and resigned from CCR in late 1970 after
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The Devil's Rain (album)


case when Jerry Only resurrected the band in the 1990s, the Misfits have incorporated a dose of not-especially-heavy metal into their sound; on a scale of Winger to Slayer, this rocks at about Scorpions." He also criticized the lyrical content: "The lyrics are as absurd as ever: Think of something that scared the crap out of you when you were seven, and it's probably mentioned in 'Ghost of Frankenstein', 'Curse of the Mummy's Hand', or 'Cold in Hell
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Counting Crows


often subjected to this treatment include "Round Here", "Goodnight Elisabeth", "Rain King", and "A Murder of One". Examples of this can be heard on the "MTV Live at the 10 Spot" disc from "Across a Wire: Live in New York City" (on which "Round Here" contains lyrics from "Have You Seen Me Lately?") and the "VH1 Storytellers" disc ("Anna Begins" has an extended midsection with new lyrics, and the introduction
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Statues (album)


's bridge. "Over & Over"br The closing track, "Over & Over", assures the audience that the pairing (in the story) has indeed dissolved, and is among the most seriously stated of Moloko's love songs. It has a lyrical yet simple, winding acoustic guitar line (which echoes in the bass line) and plaintive lyrics such as "Can't imagine where you are, you are all I've ever seen". Moloko have said that they were aiming high on "Over & Over"
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(Tell Me) Have You Ever Seen Me?


"(Tell Me) Have You Ever Seen Me?" (also known as "Tell Me (Have You Ever Seen Me?)" or "Tell Me Have You Ever Seen Me?") is a song by English rock band Small Faces. It has a complicated release history and was issued by both Decca and Immediate in 1967. In an interview for "Saturday Club", Ronnie Lane stated that he came up with the song after listening to some tracks off of the group's eponymous debut album in
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Spin Doctors


covers of "Have You Ever Seen the Rain?", originally by Creedence Clearwater Revival, for the film "Philadelphia" and "Spanish Castle Magic" for "". Spin Doctors's second studio album, "Turn It Upside Down", released in June 1994, was not quite as commercially successful as "Pocket Full of Kryptonite", although it did sell a million copies in the United States and a million overseas. The second single, "You Let Your Heart Go Too Fast", was a modest
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Rainbow (Johnny Cash album)


- entitled "The Road Goes on Forever", though it was sung solo by Kristofferson on the latter. Also included is a cover of Creedence Clearwater Revival's "Have You Ever Seen the Rain?," from "Pendulum". The album also includes the song "Love Me Like You Used To," which was later recorded by fellow country singer Tanya Tucker, and became a country hit for her. Following the release of this album and a duet album with Jennings in 1986, Cash moved to Mercury Records
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By Your Side (The Black Crowes album)


riff of a "Three Snakes and One Charm" leftover called "Pastoral", for example, was used for the B-side "You Don't Have to Go", while its chorus riff was borrowed for "Then She Said My Name". Four of the songs were holdovers from the "Band" sessions: "Only a Fool" and "If It Ever Stops Raining" were included on the album (the latter with new chorus lyrics as "By Your Side"), while "Peace Anyway
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Chocolate Salty Balls


ingredients, he sings the lines, "Say, everybody, have you seen my balls/they're big and salty and brown/if you ever need a quick pick-me-up/just stick my balls in your mouth", starting the chorus. During the song's final verse, Chef becomes concerned that his chocolate salty balls have become burned, and urges his lover to blow on them. In particular the lyrics he sings at that point are: "Hey... wait a minute... What's that smell
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Susan Wong


Jean" and "Everytime You Go Away" by Hall & Oates. "Billie Jean" received extensive airplay throughout South East Asia and a version on YouTube received over 450,000 views. Returning to Geneva in 2010, Wong started work again with producer Adrien Zerbini along with guitarist Ignacio Lamas. The recordings mostly concentrated on sparse acoustic new interpretations of classic pop songs from the late 1960s and early 1970s including "California Dreamin'", "The Sound of Silence" and "Have You Ever Seen the Rain?". The
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It Will Rain


record shows the agony and torment of a heartbreak. It describes the universal emotional pain of relationship bonds like morphine ("If you ever leave me, baby / leave some morphine at my door"), romantic attachment and behavioral addiction. It shows the results of being ripped apart that leads to depression. Several publications noticed the over-dramatization of the lyrics. Simon Vozick-Levinson of the "Rolling Stone" and Tris McCall from Nj.com shared the same view as "It Will Rain" would be the singer's
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Title TK


is noticeably slower. In Cibula's view, this version contains elements of country music, cumbia, and ska. "The Guardian"s Betty Clarke cited the line "Obey your colorist, bleach it all away" as an example of "Title TK"s amusing, off-center lyrics. On "Sinister Foxx", Deal repeatedly sings "Has anyone seen the iguana?" She has explained this as being a reference to buying marijuana: "Have you ever bought a bag of weed? You walk in, and the pot
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Volume Two (The Soft Machine album)


, the band split the main tracks into smaller pieces to increase the band's income from the album. In the lyrics to "Have You Ever Bean Green?" Soft Machine thanks the Jimi Hendrix Experience, with whom they had just toured through the United States in 1968; as Hendrix's opening band they were exposed to large crowds for the first time. The title of this song is a play on the chorus lyric in the Hendrix song "Are You Experienced?", "Have you ever been experienced?"
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Happy Ever After (Ricki-Lee Coulter song)


track had so much heart...it was magic." Coulter called "Happy Ever After" her favourite song she has ever written and said it is a continuation of her 2011 release "Raining Diamonds". Lyrically, the song finds Coulter, as the female protagonist, singing "about new beginnings and starting a life together" with her partner. The chorus features the lines, "We're walking on a dream tonight / So raise your hands up to the sky / Are you with me?" Karishma Sarkari of
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Have You Ever Been Lonely?


"Have You Ever Been Lonely? (Have You Ever Been Blue?)" is a popular song with music by Peter De Rose and lyrics by Billy Hill (writing under the name of George Brown), published in 1932. It has been recorded by many singers, becoming a standard. The most familiar version of "Have You Ever Been Lonely?" is an electronically created "duet" featuring country music singers, Jim Reeves and Patsy Cline, who had both died in separate plane crashes (Cline in 1963
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Wrote a Song for Everyone


"Hot Rod Heart"), Miranda Lambert ("Wrote a Song for Everyone"), Kid Rock ("Born on the Bayou"), Keith Urban ("Almost Saturday Night"), My Morning Jacket ("Long as I Can See the Light"), Alan Jackson ("Have You Ever Seen the Rain"), Jennifer Hudson ("Proud Mary"), and more. The album also features two new songs, "Mystic Highway" and "Train of Fools". Fogerty
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Total Eclipse of the Heart


she was presented with two tracks: "Have You Ever Seen the Rain?" and "Goin' Through the Motions". She stated that had she not liked the songs Steinman played for her, he would have rejected Tyler's invitation to collaborate. She returned to his studio apartment weeks later, where Steinman and Rory Dodd performed "Total Eclipse of the Heart" for her. He also hand-picked the recording band for the song. "Total Eclipse of the Heart" had to be shortened for radio play.
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The Way of Love


lyrics - also by Al Stillman - entitled "Can I Stop the Rain?" on her 1968 album "Give Me You". Shirley Bassey featured "The Way of Love" on 1972's "And I Love You So". That same year Vikki Carr included the song on her "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" album which was produced by Snuff Garrett. The song "It's Impossible" is sometimes identified as a being an alternate translation of "The Way of Love" but officially the
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Have You Ever Been in Love (song)


with Spanish lyrics for this song leaked into the Internet. Dion's signature appeared on the sheet as well as phonetical notes under the adapted lyrics. The title came to be "¿Sabes Cómo Es El Amor?" and next to it appeared the original title in brackets ("Have you Ever Been In Love?"), so a Spanish version for this song is rumoured to have been also recorded, though it remains unreleased to this day. The date in the sheet was 6 May 2003, so it is
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Paula Nelson


Nelson, a cover of "Have You Ever Seen the Rain?", on his 2013 album of duets, "To All the Girls...". For four years, she was a DJ at the Texas radio station KDRP-LP, or "Sun Radio". She hosts "The Paula Nelson Show" on weekdays on the Outlaw Country channel on Sirius XM Radio. Since 2016, she has also hosted a Monday-to-Thursday show on the Willie's Roadhouse channel (named after her father),
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Diamonds and Rain


pop than anything The Choir ever recorded. However, Steve Hindalong's lyrics are far more complex than what was typical for Christian radio at the time, given the dark imagery in "Black Cloud" and "(You Do That) Triangle," which addresses alcoholism. Myrrh Records promoted this album heavily with ads that loudly proclaimed, "The Youth Choir has grown up!" As a result, "Fear Only You" generated another hit single for the band on Christian radio, although "Render Love" is arguably
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Love for Sale (Boney M. album)


Love for Sale is the second studio album by Euro-Caribbean group Boney M. The album includes the hits "Ma Baker" and "Belfast". It also includes covers: "Love for Sale" (by Cole Porter), "Have You Ever Seen the Rain?" (by Creedence Clearwater Revival), and "Still I'm Sad" (by The Yardbirds). It has been released on vinyl, cassette and later on CD. The standard cover art features the male member Bobby Farrell "naked [
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Mindi Abair


appeared with Phillips six times as a featured saxophonist, performing the songs "U Got It Bad" originally by Usher, "Disease" originally by Matchbox Twenty, "Have You Ever Seen the Rain?" originally by Creedence Clearwater Revival, "Movin' Out" originally by Billy Joel, "In The Midnight Hour" originally by Wilson Pickett and "Give A Little More" originally by Maroon 5. Tyler was so impressed with Abair that he invited her to join Aerosmith on the summer leg of their 2012 world tour
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Casey Abrams (album)


Reinhart. A deluxe version of the album, which includes covers of "Eleanor Rigby" and "Have You Ever Seen the Rain?", received a limited release. Touring for the album was not extensive. However, Abrams opened a jazz festival on Penang Island, and after being dropped by Concord Records, he toured across Ethiopia. "Simple Life" and "Get Out" were released as dual singles a few weeks ahead of the album. Music videos were created for the two songs, as well as for
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Casey Abrams (album)


judges, Nicki Minaj, Mariah Carey, and Keith Urban. A deluxe version of the album was released in Wal-Mart stores. It contains two bonus tracks - covers of "Eleanor Rigby" and "Have You Ever Seen the Rain". During the same week as the album's release, an extra original song, called "Chip on Your Shoulder", was made available as an online music video. The song is about Abrams' struggles with inflammatory bowel disease and was available exclusively at IBDIcons.com, the website
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Port in a Storm


institutions such as the FBI, the shipping docks, immigration, etc. It also hints at the fact that the crime business cycle will continue. Hank Williams' "A Mansion on the Hill" plays when Beadie and Bunk visit the Philadelphia port security office. A cover version of Creedence Clearwater Revival's "Have You Ever Seen the Rain?" by Joan Jett plays at the bar where the detail drown their sorrows. The Steve Earle song "I Feel Alright" plays over the closing montage. Earle has a small
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Unending


Vala, Amanda Tapping and Christopher Judge subtly played their scenes as if their characters also had a romantic relationship. To give the "Odyssey" an unnatural ghostship feeling of solitude, many wide angle shots and VisFX matte extension were used with no additional music. Robert C. Cooper often listened to the CCR song "Have You Ever Seen the Rain?" during the making of the episode and decided to play it over the first montage, showing the passage of time. The tone of the second montage was set with a cello
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Bonnie Tyler videography


(1983) spawned the single "Total Eclipse of the Heart", whose music video was filmed at Holloway Sanatorium. Directed by Russel Mulcahy, it depicts Tyler as a high school teacher fantasizing about her students. She also released videos for "Have You Ever Seen the Rain", "Faster Than the Speed of Night" and "Take Me Back". In 1984, Tyler recorded "Holding Out for a Hero" for the "Footloose" soundtrack, and filmed a video at the Grand Canyon in Arizona,
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Have You Ever Seen the Rain?


the wake of events such as the Altamont Free Concert and the Kent State shootings and that Fogerty is saying that the same issues of the 1960s still existed in the 1970s but that people were no longer fighting for them. However, Fogerty himself has said in interviews and prior to playing the song in concert that the song is about rising tension within CCR and the imminent departure of his brother Tom from the band. In an interview, Fogerty stated that the song was written about the fact that they were on the top of
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Have You Ever Seen the Rain (album)


cheesier, the album always goes that extra mile. But on a positive note, for some people at least, this might turn out to be one of the most beautiful and romantic albums of all time, if they're deeply in love and listening to this together with or without their object of desire. Perhaps this is exactly the kind of album you'd like to put on when you're with your girlfriend. Turrentine and Hubbard's playing is undeniably beautiful and romantic — and there's something about this album which makes
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Sawyer Fredericks


with John Fogerty in a medley of Creedence Clearwater Revival hits — "Born on the Bayou", "Bad Moon Rising" and "Have You Ever Seen the Rain". Apparent audio problems affected the broadcast. Fredericks was declared the winner at the end of the show, with Meghan Linsey second, Joshua Davis third, and Koryn Hawthorne fourth. Winning contestants receive $100,000 and a recording contract with Republic Records. According to Republic, Fredericks broke many series sales records for "The Voice", with ten singles reaching
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The Devil and God Are Raging Inside Me


as Lacey's best song lyrically and a "pinnacle of modern songwriting" along with "Degausser", "Sowing Season" and "You Won't Know", Freeman stated that the album "features one of the largest progressions I have ever seen from a band... most bands don't show that sort of growth even once throughout their career, but Brand New have done it twice." Writing for AllMusic, Corey Apar called the record "dark and dense, yet accessible, a shadowy air permeating every crevice where
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Rod Stewart


and southern rock milestones from the last four decades, including a cover of Creedence Clearwater Revival's "Have You Ever Seen the Rain?", which was released as the first single. The album debuted at number one on the Billboard charts with 184,000 copies in its first week. The number one début was helped by a concert in New York City that was on MSN Music and an appearance on "Dancing with the Stars". He performed tracks from his new album live from the Nokia Theater on 9 October. Control
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Stargate SG-1


of "Lost City" has a basic melody that would become part of the main title of "Atlantis" per a suggestion by Goldsmith's assistant. Non-original music was rarely used on "SG-1", although Goldsmith chose the aria "Vesti la giubba" from Leoncavallo's "Pagliaccio" for the season 3's "Shades of Grey". Additionally, Lily Frost's song "Who am I" played in Season 7's "Fragile Balance" and CCR's song "Have You Ever Seen the Rain?
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Faster Than the Speed of Night


and Double Platinum in Canada. The album consists of dramatically re-worked cover songs, including the Creedence Clearwater Revival hit "Have You Ever Seen the Rain?". "Goin' Through the Motions" is a Blue Öyster Cult cover from their 1977 album "Spectres", and the original version of "Straight from the Heart" was the breakout Top 10 hit for Canadian rock singer/songwriter Bryan Adams from his Platinum album "Cuts Like a Knife". It also includes the song "Take Me Back",
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The Voice Kids (Russia, season 3)


Maxim Fadeev. Also there was a change to the presenters panel from season two. Presenter Dmitry Nagiev is joined by Valeria Lanskaya, who replaced Anastasia Chevazhevskaya. The winners of the previous seasons and the coaches performed "Have You Ever Seen the Rain?" at the start of the show. The Battles round started with the first half of episode 7 and ended with the first half of episode 9 (broadcast on April 1, 8, 15, 2016). Contestants who win their battle will advance to the Sing-
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We the Ghost


I'll always cherish the music we’ve made as much as any music I'll ever release, nothing will ever matter more to me than the relationships we’ve all built with one another. Before we sign out, I'd like to leave you with a lyric from the final WTG song I ever wrote, as the lyrics seem fitting: “Sometimes something has to die so that it can stay beautiful. Sometimes, when you’ve said everything you have to say, the only thing left is silence.” So
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Under Fire!


I've ever seen", and stated that the game was "so flexible it truly lives up to Avalon Hill's boast that it's a 'War Game Construction Set'". It concluded that Avalon Hill and the game's author "have created what is sure to become a standard for computerized war games in the future". The game was reviewed in Issue #50 (Sep/Oct 1986) of "Fire & Movement Magazine", in an article by Omar L. DeWitt: 1 "Fire & Movement
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Still the Same... Great Rock Classics of Our Time


After Day" and Creedence Clearwater Revival's classic "Have You Ever Seen the Rain?", which was picked as the first single from the album. The album debuted #1 on the "Billboard" 200 albums chart with 184,000 copies sold, making it his fifth Top 5 and second #1 debut in three years. Stewart said he was "extremely happy" with the accomplishment. The album also reached #1 on the New Zealand RIANZ Album Charts and was certified 2x Platinum for sales of 30,000 copies before falling
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Garrett Gardner


has played toy instruments like the drum. In an interview with Christina Milan, Gardner stated that his musical exploits as a toddler evolved into him playing actual drums and other instruments as an adult. In 2012 of The Voice season 3, Gardner auditioned but was not selected by any coaches. He sang "Have You Ever Seen the Rain?" by Creedence Clearwater Revival. However, Gardner received constructive advice from coach Adam Levine. After his audition fell short, Gardner’s father died, which encouraged him to try out again
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Like a Storm


50 shows to promote the Limited Edition Acoustic EP and their Southern Skies DVD. In these shows the band frequently covered songs from other artists as well, such as: "Have You Ever Seen the Rain?" by Creedence Clearwater Revival and "Simple Man" by Lynyrd Skynyrd. Shortly after their acoustic tour, the band went back to tour alongside Creed in May 2012 with drummer Roye Robley. Like a Storm also played several festivals in Summer 2012. Shows include: Summerfest in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and Common Ground Music Festival
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Pendulum (Creedence Clearwater Revival album)


Pendulum is the sixth studio album by American rock band Creedence Clearwater Revival, released by Fantasy Records on December 9, 1970—their second album release of that year. A single from the album, "Have You Ever Seen the Rain?"/"Hey Tonight", was released in January 1971. "Pendulum" is their only album to not contain any cover songs; all tracks were written by John Fogerty. It was the last album the band recorded with Tom Fogerty, who would leave the band to start a solo career. It was also
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Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Silence


, except "Lovebites and Razorblades", "Hurting and Shoving (She Should Have Let Me Sleep)" and "Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Silence", written by Glassjaw and Ross Robinson. "Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Silence" has received generally favorable reviews. Absolute Punk reviewer namel praised the songs "Pretty Lush" and "Piano", but said some of the album's songs have cringe-worthy lyrics and criticized the track "Babe". In a retrospective review of the album
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Sawyer Fredericks


Coaches Adam Levine, Pharrell Williams, and Christina Aguilera turned around their chairs within ten seconds, and Blake Shelton joined them 40 seconds later. Fredericks chose Williams as his coach. In his Battle round, Fredericks teamed up with Noelle Bybee to sing Creedence Clearwater Revival’s "Have You Ever Seen the Rain" and was chosen by Williams to advance. In his Knockout round, Fredericks sang in a three-way match with Mia Z. and Paul Pfau, after Anthony Riley withdrew from the competition. Fredericks’ performance of Howie
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Make It with You (album)


remixing of the session, before she’d go into profit. I never got over that. I talked to her about it later; I said: "That was really something, Peggy, that you would do that." Yes, Peggy is very musicianly; she writes good lyrics too. "Passenger of the Rain" is the theme from the 1969 French film "Rider on the Rain" (or "Le Passager de la Pluie"). Lee wrote the English lyrics, which she sings on this album
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Mono (RM album)


"moody bops", with RM whisper-rapping on "Forever Rain". "Billboard" noted the mixtape is more introspective than RM's first mixtape, labeling "Moonchild" a "smooth bilingual alt R&B track", "Badbye" as "sorrowful", and "Uhgood" "pensive". Brandy Robidoux from "Hollywood Life" called "Forever Rain" one of his most honest tracks, with lyrics that state "When it rains, I feel as if I have some friends / You keep knocking
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Edward James


Skelton. poem I have seen such beauty as one man has seldom seen; surrounded by the forests, the great green gloom Here amid the warmth of the rain, what might have been who says: 'You did your best, rest' – and after you the bloom And the ghosts of the birds I loved, will attend me each a friend; You, through the trees, shall hear them, long after the end continue, as – defended by the cortege of their wings – —Edward James, Poet
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It Will Rain


hard to find since it was "bathe[d]... in strings and marinate[d]... in backing vocals". "Dallas Observer"s Shahryar Rivzi gave a harsh critique of the recording saying that it was an "accessible way to present unrealistic ideas about romance". The track first piano chords are suitable for "teen drama shows". Its lyrics "present Bruno as either a vampire or a werewolf" and the "iffy drug reference" ("If you ever leave me, baby / leave some morphine at my door.
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Unhappily Ever After


out, she's not my honey. But she still wants me, when she needs money. Now I'm alone, come rain or sunny. But who needs love? I've got my bunny." In the final scene of the final episode, this is the song Jack sings with Mr. Floppy, but with slightly modified lyrics. "I married young, because of cupid. And had three kids, but you were stupid. I could've been rich, instead I'm a loser. But at least
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Do You Hear What I Hear?


song, while Shayne composed the music in October 1962. This was an unusual arrangement for the two writers. Usually it was Shayne who wrote the lyrics for their songs while Regney composed the music, as they did when they wrote a song based on the classic children's song "Rain Rain Go Away". Regney was inspired to write the lyrics "Said the night wind to the little lamb, 'Do you see what I see?'" and "Pray for peace, people everywhere" after watching babies being
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INS Dwarka


INS Dwarka is a Forward Operating Base (FOB) of the Indian Navy and is located at Okha, Gujarat. INS Dwarka has historical significance as it is the only Indian Navy establishment to have ever seen direct action with the adversary. Its origin can be traced back to the 1965 hostilities with Pakistan. On 07 Sep 1965, a flotilla of the Pakistan Navy, carried out bombardment on Dwarka town with the objective of disabling the radar station there. Although the limited engagement caused insignificant damage of no strategic value, the Indian
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2nd World Scout Jamboree


he was about to speak, rain came down in torrents and everyone was soaked. The name given him was "Bademester", Danish for "Bath Superintendent." On the final Sunday the Scouts were inspected near the royal hunting lodge by King Christian in the pouring rain, and that afternoon Baden-Powell presented the competition prizes, saying "I have seen great numbers of Scouts in my life, but I have never seen any as wet as you are!" Because of the floods one part of the camp even
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Hater (Korn song)


. Regarding the song, lead vocalist Jonathan Davis says; "Everyone has someone who hates on you 'cause you have something they want. It's really, like, the first empowering song I've ever written. The lyrics are: 'You can’t bring me down/I've already had my life turned upside down/I ride a downward spiral round and round/But I keep flying, I keep fighting/You won’t ever bring me down.' That's like the most positive shit I've ever written
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Can You Stand the Rain


on her to remain by his side, in case things should ever become stormy. Despite "Can You Stand The Rain" failing to reach the Hot 100 top forty, peaking instead at number 44, it became New Edition's fourth single to top Billboard's R&B singles chart. "Can You Stand the Rain" was sampled by New Edition themselves for their 1996 song, "Home Again". "Can You Stand the Rain" was covered by Boyz II Men for their 1997 album, "Evolution". In
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The Nervous Set


You Up the Most", "Man, We're Beat", and "Laugh, I Thought I'd Die". An unused song "Pitch for Pot" features the controversial line, "I've got the finest grade of pot you've ever seen / I guarantee it'll get you high". The lyrics were written by Fran Landesman, and the music was composed by Tommy Wolf. The song "Ballad of the Sad Young Men" would be later recorded by Petula Clark and then Roberta Flack.
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Jane Somerville


her life and work. In explaining the "Unicorns", Somerville answered; I try to teach my fellows that they have to have imagination. You have to be able to diagnose a disease that you have never seen, or perhaps even read about, and you have to combine your memory with it. That’s why my trainees are called unicorns, because I used to tell them that there’s this imaginary animal that nobody had ever seen but if you saw one in the ward, you’d recognize it. Without
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So You Think You Can Dance (American TV series)


well, but not as regularly. The following styles have all been seen in a choreographed duet or group routine; styles featured only in auditions or solos are not listed. Routines from the classically derived style of contemporary dance are the most common dances seen on the show, being seen in every performance episode of the series (and typically at least twice per episode). While contemporary, lyrical, and modern dance are typically considered three separate (if overlapping) styles of dance, the practice on "So You Think You
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Rain in England


a mixed reception upon release; some critics and artists praised its unorthodox musical and lyrical content, while others were left baffled. According to Louis Pattison of "The Guardian", the album "transcended familiar notions of good and bad, being one of the most peculiar rap albums ever pressed." Before "Rain in England", Lil B had developed a cult following through social media by sharing music through YouTube and MySpace. Lil B wrote the lyrics to "Rain in England" in a coffee shop over the course
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Tom Jones (singer)


Sea", "Looking Out My Window", "Feel the Rain" from the 2002 "Mr. Jones" album, "Jezebel", "The Letter", "Younger Days", "Tom Jones International", "Holiday", "The Road", "24 Hours", "Seasons", "We Got Love", "Seen That Face", "Give a Little Love", "If He Should Ever Leave You", "Whatever it Takes", and "Traveling Shoes
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Maurice Rioli


skills that "He was absolutely electrifying ... He was just one of the greatest natural talents I have ever seen. He was the best tackler in his day and is still the best tackler I have ever seen." Richmond legend and Rioli's first coach at the Tigers, Francis Bourke, and former teammate and star player Geoff Raines, were amongst others to also pay tribute to Rioli in the days after his death. Rioli's state funeral was held at St Mary's Star of the Sea Cathedral in Darwin on 7
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Drama Queen (Ivy Queen album)


"1-9-9-3 was the year that I started, Many have seen my rise and fall I've seen many. Vigilant, I have an angel on my back, I have a throne flanked by holy souls." Lyrically, Ivy Queen highlights her position as the queen of reggaeton. "Te Voy A Recordar" (I'm Going To Make You Remember), also in a minor key, also employs a string ensemble and synthesizers. Lyrically, the song describes when the passion in a
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Goths (album)


album "Tinderbox". The track "Andrew Eldritch Is Moving Back to Leeds" is a description of the Sisters of Mercy frontman. "Rain in Soho" includes the line "There’s a club where you’d like to go You could meet someone who’s lost like you" an allusion to The Smiths, "How Soon is Now?". The lyrics have been described as a mix of "wry insight and black humour". Musically, the songs have been compared to artists such as Nick Cave,
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Do You Like Worms?


Do You Like Worms?" was imagined as a lyrical journey across the United States from coast to coast; relating mostly to Manifest Destiny and westward expansion. According to Parks, "It's about bringing this Euro-sensibility into the taming of the American continent, from Plymouth Rock to Waikiki." It is seen through the eyes of a protagonist named the "Bicycle Rider". Several couplets were written by Parks in 1966, but only few were ever recorded. Some of these were later resurrected for future re-
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Exemplum


beats him himself with a club. His servants also beat him until he is unconscious and "half dead." When he regains consciousness, the tailor asks the eunuch what crime he has committed to have deserved such a beating, and the eunuch tells him what Nedui told him about the tailor's seizures. "Friend, when have you ever seen me crazy?" the master asks his apprentice, to which question he receives, from Nedui, the rejoinder: "When have you ever seen me refuse to eat honey
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Infidels (Bob Dylan album)


song as sexist. Indeed, music critic Tim Riley makes that accusation in his book, "Hard Rain: A Dylan Commentary", singling out lyrics like ""a woman like you should be at home/That's where you belong/Taking care of somebody nice/Who don't know how to do you wrong."" However, Trager also cites other interpretations that dispute this claim. Some have argued that "Sweetheart Like You" is being sung to the Christian church ("what's a sweetheart like
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4th century BC philosophy


all your life in a dark cave. Your hands and feet are shackled and your head restrained so that you can only look at the wall straight in front of you. Behind you is a blazing fire, and between you and the fire a walkway on which your captors carry statues and all sorts of objects.The shadows cast on the wall by these objects are the only things you and your fellow prisoners have ever seen, all you have ever thought and talked about.'" The allegory of the Cave is found
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For the Boys


a crowd. For her performance, Midler won a Golden Globe Award and was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress. The soundtrack features covers of many classic songs, including "Come Rain or Come Shine", "Baby, It's Cold Outside" by Frank Loesser, "P.S. I Love You", "I Remember You" and the Beatles' "In My Life". five of the thirteen songs have lyrics by Johnny Mercer. The soundtrack's first single, "Every Road Leads Back to You
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Georgia Rain


titled "Augusta Rain," but its lyrics were altered upon Yearwood's request to include references to Jasper County. A music video directed by Rocky Schenck was released for the song. In the video, Yearwood is seen walking down a dirt road, standing in open grass, and sitting on an old front porch. Throughout the video, rain is seen pouring down on the wildflowers. The video ends with Yearwood strolling away down the railroad tracks that crossed the old dirt road. The video was shot near Yearwood's hometown
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A New Day Has Come


disco" of "Sorry for Love", and "Have You Ever Been in Love" which "builds in intensity to sound like "a James Bond movie theme as delivered by Barbra Streisand". Tucker described "Rain, Tax (It's Inevitable)" as the most "idiosyncratic" and "idiomatic" song that Dion has ever recorded. According to the positive review from Mike Ross of Jam!, "A New Day Has Come" "picks up where "Falling into You" left off".
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Praise You In This Storm


"passionate and emotional worship experience". Brian Mansfield of "USA Today" felt that the song's lyric "I was sure by now that You would have reached down and wiped our tears away/Stepped in and saved the day/But once again, I say 'Amen,' and it's still raining" would resonate with listeners. "Praise You In This Storm" won the award for Pop/Contemporary Recorded Song of the Year at the 38th GMA Dove Awards; it was also nominated for Song of
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Oh Happy Day (1952 song)


chorus, sung and performed in a slow swing rhythm. While different covers of "Oh Happy Day" phrased the lyrics somewhat differently, the lyrics of the first verse typically started as follows: The sun is shining, oh, happy day; No more troubles and no skies are gray; Ever since you said those words to me; Oo-Doo, doo-doo-doo-doo; You said you loved me, I know it's true; My life's complete, dear, for now I have
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Decapoda Shock


set of technical considerations. Quite simply, you’ve got to be pretty good at what you do to make something look this bad"; the film is a "master class in parody". Similarly, Samantha Hautea calls the film "a celebration of the absurd", "tying in various film clichés". Andrew Robertson said "once you have seen it you cannot help but measure every film you have ever seen against it ... The colour-palette is washed and perfect, and the high-drama and
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Uncle Tom's Cabin (1910 film)


. You see the snow falling, the ice floes cracking and moving, you felt the danger that the woman and child were running as they made their escape across the ice, pursued by their remorseless enemy through the blinding snowstorm. This is one of the finest effects I have seen on the moving picture screen, and the whole story, so far as I have seen it, is worked out with wonderful realism, effect and verisimilitude. It's as good a rendering of the subject as I have ever seen, and
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You Can't Win (song)


of "You Can't Win", in which Michael Jackson repeatedly sings the line "Can't get outta the game", was vocally overdubbed, and the resulting track was titled "Can't Get Outta the Rain"; it became the B-side of "The Girl Is Mine", the first single from Jackson's landmark album "Thriller". Despite "Can't Get Outta the Rain" being melodically identical to "You Can't Win", as well as lyrically identical except for the word "
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List of Weebl's cartoons


Spader, a senile and perverted space invader, and Cookie, a more girlish version of Samus Aran. The third episode had them pick their favourite game of the decade, which all turned out to be "Half-Life 2". A recurring appearance is the Shrooms band, which have also appeared in a separate toon. The series is written by Weebl and Joel Jessup and animated by Weebl and Wonchop. Lyrics:"Tell me, have you seen the marvelous Breadfish; Swimming in the ocean waters; Have you seen the marvelous
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The Beeps


/Ep20 Sep. 19 Bouncy Bouncy Beep Beep S2/Ep21 Sep. 19 Big Beepday Bash S2/Ep22 Sep. 20 Yuk Says No S2/Ep23 Sep. 24 Wheely Helpful S2/Ep24 Sep. 25 Teeny Beep Takes Off S2/Ep25 Sep. 26 Carnival S2/Ep26 Sep. 27 Peas and Beeps S2/Ep27 Apr. 25 Stuck on You! S2/Ep28 Dec. 9 Hole Lot of Trouble S2/Ep29 Dec. 15 A Little Adventure S2/Ep30 Dec. 16 The Lost Houses S2/Ep31 May 1 Bounceberry Pie S2/Ep32 Dec. 23
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Indian Summer (Manic Street Preachers song)


great female poets - early Primal Scream with soft vocals + lyrical flow - then a cover version of the great Beat Happening: "Foggy Eyes". A pure and just tribute to a band who were 100% indie. And finally another instrumental "You Know its Going To Hurt" - post rock drums prog rock guitars odd time signatures very strange - so hope you enjoy. As the great woman said 'The way I see it, if you want the rainbow, then you have to put up with the rain
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There's a New Sound


the record was one of the top hits but also "one of the most horrible records he had ever heard". Burrello and Murray responded by creating the songs "There's a New Sound" performed by Burello and "Fish" sung by Leona Anderson, which they released as a single. The former song's lyrics consist of a single chorus repeated five times, each time at a higher pitch. The lyrics describe a "new sound ... the strangest sound that you have ever heard", which turns out to
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Lee Hays


organizer Joe Hill's lyrical "Last Testament" but with an earthy Ozark frankness: poem "In Dead Earnest" If I should die before I wake, All my bone and sinew take: Put them in the compost pile To decompose a little while. Sun, rain, and worms will have their way, Reducing me to common clay. All that I am will feed the trees And little fishes in the seas. When corn and radishes you munch, You may be having me for lunch. Then excrete me with
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Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Silence


Should Have Let Me Sleep)" and the album's title track. The album has been noted for its overall angry and negative tone in terms of lyrics. The title track was written about Crohn's disease, an intestinal disorder that Palumbo was diagnosed with in 1996. Many songs on the record were written concerning bad relationships, and some accused the band of misogyny due to the offbeat nature of the lyrics. The band have made statements condemning the lyrics. All lyrics written by Daryl Palumbo. All music written by Glassjaw
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Hurricane Season (album)


had the melody to the song stuck in his head, so he wrote the lyrics to the chorus and left it at that for the moment. The rest of the song came into being when Dan was on tour, and woke up in "a hotel bed at some shit-hole. [It was] pissing rain outside, and I didn't really want to move". He immediately wrote the rest of the song's lyrics about making decisions and where those decisions can take you. "Sometimes we have the
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Princess Alice of the United Kingdom


talk of these things. Your letters are so dear and kind – but so empty and bare – I feel myself through them that I have less to say to you than any other person. Rain – fine weather – things that have happened – that is all I ever have to tell you about – so utterly cut off is my "real self", my innermost life, from yours...I have tried again and again to talk to you about more serious things, when I felt the need to do so –
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Savoy (band)


-ha), "Rain", "Star", "Grind You Down", "If You Won't Come to the Party" and "Whalebone" (from the soundtrack of the well-acclaimed Norwegian film "Hawaii, Oslo"). The latter track cleverly recycles lyrics from A-ha's 1993 track, "Locust". Savoy have sold a total of 200,000 albums. On August 6, 2007, Savoy released "Savoy Songbook Vol. 1", a double-CD where CD2 is
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They Say It's Gonna Rain


in September 1985. Having scored two top 10 singles in 1984 with an independent dance label, Dean was offered to sign major label EMI Records in 1985, and this single marked her first release with them. Dean's version was produced by Stock Aitken & Waterman, with whom Dean had recorded most of her debut album. She changed some parts of the lyrics, most notably, she substituted the line on the chorus "though you can break my heart" with "they say it's gonna rain"; the
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Party Animals (music group)


featured three gabbers and a hippie. Flamman & Abraxas discovered the four and saw a potential for opening the mainly underground scene of gabber by making the sound more pop-oriented and thus introducing the new genre to a mainstream audience. The first single was "Have You Ever Been Mellow" which samples Olivia Newton-John's "Have You Never Been Mellow" The lyrics still contain parts of the original song with "Never" replaced by "Ever". Released in September 1995, it took three months before becoming a
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Dal Shabet


. Their agency stated, “This album is perfect for the sweltering summer. The cool summer music will refresh you. They'll show you a side of themselves you've never seen before.” On June 17, 2013, it was announced that the lyrics to "Be Ambitious" were unfit for public broadcast due to sexual content and would have to be changed in order for the group to promote on television. Their company complied the same day and changed the lyrics in question. On June 19, 2013, Dal
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Wings (Little Mix song)


in which the members sing accompanied by the introduction of a drum pattern reminiscent of that of a military band. According to Nelson, the lyrics have a message of "not taking any crap from anyone and believing in yourself," "being individual and not being afraid to be who you want to be and if you have a dream, you should follow it." Thirlwall has said that "Wings" is about the group "ever being put down and just saying, 'You know what, we don't care
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Ever Fallen in Love (With Someone You Shouldn't've)


House with pints of beer, sitting in the TV room half-watching "Guys and Dolls". One of the characters, Adelaide, is saying to Marlon Brando's character, 'Wait till you fall in love with someone you shouldn't have.' "I thought, 'fallen in love with someone you shouldn't have?' Hmm, that's good." The following day Shelley wrote the lyrics of the song, in a van outside the main post office on nearby Waterloo Place. The music followed
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Purple Rain (album)


that Prince took the title "Purple Rain" from lyrics in the America song "Ventura Highway". Asked to explain the phrase "purple rain" in "Ventura Highway," Gerry Beckley responded: "You got me." "Purple Rain" was released by Warner Bros. Records on June 25, 1984. Prince wrote all of the songs on the album, some with the input of fellow band members. "I Would Die 4 U", "Baby I'm a Star" and "Purple Rain"
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David Tukhmanov


Oleg Ukhnalyov — And Not That Yes, and Not That No (lyric by Igor Shaferan) 8. Vesiolie Rebiata (the soloist — Alexander Lerman) — Varshava's Rain (lyric by Vladimir Sergeyev) 9. Valery Leontiev — Beloved Land (lyric by Igor Shaveran) 10. Mikhail Boyarsky and Olga Zarubina — It Must Not Be So (lyric by Leonid Derbenyov) 11. Valery Obodzinsky — These Eyes Opposite (lyric by Tatyana Sashko) 12. Eduard Khil — Allow to Get Acquainted with You (lyric by Igor
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Erotica (Madonna album)


and Madonna shouting, "Bitch!/Which leg do you want me to break?" and later, she sneers, "Little miss thinks she can have his child/Well anybody can do it." "Words" was compared to the previous track "Thief of Hearts," with music critics finding similarity in scope, each with sharp lyrics and catchy beats. The song features clattering programs and icy synth block-chords. "Rain" is the tenth track whose lyrics talk about waiting and hoping for love. The song
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Did You Ever See a Dream Walking?


"Did You Ever See a Dream Walking?" is a popular song, introduced by Art Jarrett in the 1933 film "Sitting Pretty." The music was written by Harry Revel, the lyrics by Mack Gordon. The song was originally published in 1933 and there were charted versions in the USA that year by Eddy Duchin (No. 1 in the charts), Guy Lombardo (#2), Bing Crosby (#5), and Meyer Davis (#6). Since then, there have been many
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If You (Big Bang song)


have a music video is because since Big Bang's debut in 2006, 'If You' is their saddest song ever. 'If You' is a track that will touch you emotionally. A music video wasn't shot so that you can focus on the music and lyrics only." This is the first song in which all of the members of Big Bang sing, as typically before T.O.P and G-Dragon would rap. "Billboard" felt that "If You" was one of the group's "most
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Hello (Adele song)


is heard singing the lines over layers of backing vocals, piano and drums which were described by "The Daily Telegraph" as having "a very luscious wall of sound". Lyrically, the song focuses on themes of nostalgia and regret and plays out like a conversation. The song was noted for containing themes of regret and was seen as a follow-up to her single "Someone like You" appearing to reflect on a failed relationship. The song's lyrics were also seen as being conversational, revolving around "all
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I Thought About You


"I Thought About You" is a 1939 popular song composed by Jimmy Van Heusen with lyrics by Johnny Mercer. It was one of three collaborations Van Heusen and Mercer wrote for the Mercer-Morris publishing company started by Mercer and former Warner Bros. publisher Buddy Morris. The other two were called "Blue Rain" and "Make with the Kisses". "I Thought About You" was by far the most popular of the songs. The lyrics were inspired by Mercer's train trip to Chicago. Mercer said about the
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