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Counting stars | Ryan Tedder | Pop | "Counting Stars" is a song by American pop rock band OneRepublic from their third studio album, Native (2013). The song was written by lead singer Ryan Tedder, and produced by Tedder and Noel Zancanella. It was released as the album's second single on June 14, 2013. The song has been one of the band's most successful singles, reaching number one in many countries including Canada and the United Kingdom. |
Country Bumpkin | Don Wayne | Country | "Country Bumpkin" is a song written by Don Wayne, and recorded by American country music artist Cal Smith. It was released in February 1974 as the first single and title track from the album Country Bumpkins. The single stayed at number one for a single week and spent a total of ten weeks on the country chart. It received Song of the Year Awards from the Academy of Country Music and the Country Music Association. |
Cracklin' Rosie | Neil Diamond | Pop | "Cracklin' Rosie" is a song written and recorded by Neil Diamond in 1970. In October 1970; the song became Diamond's first American #1 hit on The Billboard Hot 100, and his third to sell a million copies. It was his breakthrough single on the UK Singles Chart, reaching #3 for four weeks in November and December. |
Crazy He Calls Me | Carl Sigman, Bob Russell | Jazz | "Crazy He Calls Me" is a 1949 jazz standard. It was composed by Carl Sigman, with lyrics by Bob Russell. American jazz singer Billie Holiday recorded it. This version of the song is used in the games Fallout 4 and Fallout 3. |
Crazy Little Thing Called Love | Freddy Mercury | Rock | "Crazy Little Thing Called Love" is a song by the British rock band Queen. Written by Freddie Mercury in 1979, the track is included on their 1980 album The Game. The song peaked at number two in the UK Singles Chart in 1979. It was the group's first number-one single on the Billboard Hot 100 in the US in 1980. |
Crazy Rhythm | Joseph Meyer, Roger Wolfe Kahn, Irving Caesar | Jazz | "Crazy Rhythm" is a thirty-two-bar swing show tune written in 1928 by Irving Caesar with music by Joseph Meyer and Roger Wolfe Kahn for the Broadway musical Here's Howe. It has been covered by a full range of artists from mainstream jazz to hillbilly bebop. Bing Crosby, Mark Murphy, Les Paul, Hank Penny, Django Reinhardt, Nellie McKay, and Frank Sinatra have all recorded this catchy tune. |
Crying In The Chapel | Artie Glenn | R&B | "Crying in the Chapel" is a song written by Artie Glenn and recorded by his son Darrell Glenn. The song has also been recorded by many artists including the Orioles and June Valli. Elvis Presley's recording reached number three in the US, and number one in the UK in 1965. |
Crying My Heart Out Over You | Carl Butler, Gladys Stacey, Louise Certain, Marijohn Wilkin | Country | "Crying My Heart Out Over You" is a song written by Lester Flatt, Earl Scruggs, Carl Butler, and Earl Sherry. It was recorded by American country music artist Ricky Skaggs as the third single from his album Waitin' for the Sun to Shine. The single stayed at number one for one week and spent a total of thirteen weeks on the country chart. |
Crying Time | Buck Owens | Country | "Crying Time" is a song from 1964 written and originally recorded by Buck Owens. It gained greater success in the version recorded by Ray Charles, which won two Grammy Awards in 1967. Numerous other cover versions have been performed and recorded over the intervening years. |
Cuddle Up A Little Closer, Lovey Mine | Karl Hoschna, Otto Harbach | Pop | "Cuddle Up A Little Closer, Lovey Mine" is a popular song. The music was written by Karl Hoschna, the lyrics by Otto Harbach. The song was published in 1908. |
Daahoud | Clifford Brown | Jazz | Daahoud is an album by Max Roach and Clifford Brown released on Mainstream Records in 1973. It consists of alternate takes of tracks recorded in 1954. Allmusic awarded the album 4 1/2 stars stating "Anything with Clifford Brown belongs in a jazz (or American music) collection" |
Dancing Queen | Benny Andersson, Bjorn Ulvaeus, Stig Anderson | Dance | "Dancing Queen" is a Europop and disco song by the Swedish group ABBA. It was written by Benny Andersson, Bjorn Ulvaeus and Stig Anderson. The song was released as a single in Sweden on 15 August 1976. It became ABBA's only number one hit in the United States. |
Darktown Strutters' Ball | Shelton Brooks | Jazz | "Darktown Strutters' Ball" is a popular song by Shelton Brooks, published in 1917. The song has been recorded many times and is considered a popular and jazz standard. The best-known recording by the Original Dixieland Jazz Band was recorded on May 30, 1917. |
Darling Lili | Henry Mancini, Johnny Mercer | Rock | Darling Lili is a 1970 American romantic-musical spy film, written by William Peter Blatty and Blake Edwards. It stars Julie Andrews, Rock Hudson, and Jeremy Kemp, with music by Henry Mancini and lyrics by Johnny Mercer. |
Darling, Je vous aime beaucoup | Anna Sosenko | Pop | "Darling, Je Vous Aime Beaucoup" is a popular song with words and music by Anna Sosenko in 1935. The French in the title, along with "wish my French were good enough", is used as a refrain. It means "darling, I love you very much." |
Darn That Dream | Jimmy Van Husen, Eddie DeLange | Jazz | "Darn That Dream" is a popular song composed by Jimmy Van Heusen with lyrics by Eddie DeLange. It was published in 1939 and ranked No. 1 in 1940 when a recording was released by Benny Goodman. The song was introduced in the Broadway musical Swingin' the Dream. |
Dat dere | Bobby Timmons, Oscar Brown Jr. | Jazz | "Dat Dere" is a jazz song written by Bobby Timmons that was recorded in 1960. Lyrics were written later by Oscar Brown, Jr. for his album Sin & Soul. |
Day Dream | Duke Ellington & Billy Strayhorn, John LaTouche | Jazz | "Day Dream" is a jazz standard composed by Billy Strayhorn with lyrics by John Latouche and written in 1939. It was first recorded by saxophonist Johnny Hodges and his ensemble on November 2, 1940. |
Daydream Believer | John Stewart | Country | "Daydream Believer" is a song composed by American songwriter John Stewart shortly before he left the Kingston Trio. It was originally recorded by the Monkees, with Davy Jones singing the lead. The single reached No. 1 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart in December 1967, remaining there for four weeks, and peaked at No. 5 in the UK. |
Daydreams About Night Things | John Schweers | Country | "Daydreams About Night Things" is a song written by John Schweers, and recorded by Ronnie Milsap. It was released in July 1975 as the first single from the album Night Things. The single stayed at number one for two weeks and spent a total of eleven weeks on the country chart. |
Dear Hearts And Gentle People | Sammy Fain, Bob Hilliard | Dance | "Dear Hearts and Gentle People" is a popular song published in 1949 with music by Sammy Fain and lyrics by Bob Hilliard. Songwriters were inspired to write the song based on a scrap of paper with the words "Dear friends and gentle hearts" written on it that was found on the body of Stephen Foster. The song refers to the singer's hometown, and different versions allude to a range of U.S. states. |
Deck the halls | Traditional | Folk | "Deck the Hall" is a traditional Christmas carol. The melody is Welsh, dating back to the sixteenth century, and belongs to a winter carol, "Nos Galan" The English-language lyrics were written by the Scottish musician Thomas Oliphant. |
Deep In A Dream | Jimmy van Heusen, Eddie DeLange | Dance | James Van Heusen was an American composer. He wrote songs for films, television and theater. He won an Emmy and four Academy Awards for Best Original Song. He was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1971. |
Deep Night | Charlie Henderson, Rudy Vallee | Jazz | "Deep Night" is a song and jazz standard with a melody composed in 1929 by Charles E. Henderson and lyrics written by Rudy Vallee. The tune is written in a minor key. It has been covered by many jazz musicians, notably Sonny Clark. |
Delta Dawn | Alex Harvey & Larry Collins | Country | "Delta Dawn" is a song written by former child rockabilly star Larry Collins and songwriter Alex Harvey. The song is best known as a 1972 top ten country hit for Tanya Tucker and a number one hit for Helen Reddy in 1973. The title character is a faded former Southern belle who, at forty-one, is obsessed to unreason with the long-ago memory of a suitor who jilted her. |
Detour Ahead | Herb Ellis, John Frigo, Lou Carter | Jazz | "Detour Ahead" is a jazz standard with words and music credited to Herb Ellis, Johnny Frigo, and Lou Carter. The song was written in 1948 while Carter, Ellis and Frigo were part of The Soft Winds. The original lyrics compare love's progress to a motor trip. |
Detroit City (I Wanna Go Home) | Danny Dill, Mel Tillis | Country | "Detroit City" is a song written by Danny Dill and Mel Tillis. Country music singer Bobby Bare's version was released in 1963. The song was Bare's first Top 10 hit on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart. |
Deutschlandlied | Joseph Haydn | Folk | "Das Lied der Deutschen" (German: ; "The Song of the Germans") has been the national anthem of Germany either wholly or in part since 1922. The music is the hymn "Gott erhalte Franz den Kaiser", written in 1797 by the Austrian composer Joseph Haydn. The song was a birthday anthem honouring Francis II (1768-1835), Habsburg emperor, and was intended as a parallel to Britain's "God Save King" |
Moi | Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein II - Dites | Dance | South Pacific is a musical composed by Richard Rodgers, with lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II and book by Hammerstein and Joshua Logan. The work premiered in 1949 on Broadway and was an immediate hit, running for 1,925 performances. The plot is based on James A. Michener's Pulitzer Prize-winning 1947 book Tales of the South Pacific. The show has enjoyed many successful revivals and tours, spawning a 1958 film and television adaptations. |
Do You Hear What I Hear | Gloria Shayne, Noel Regney | R&B | "Do You Hear What I Hear?" is a song written in October 1962 by Noel Regney and Gloria Shayne. The song was written as a plea for peace during the Cuban Missile Crisis. It has sold tens of millions of copies and has been covered by hundreds of artists. Bing Crosby recorded his own version of the song in 1963. |
Do you know the way to San Jose | Benny Anderson, Stig Anderson and Bjorn Ulvaeus | Pop | "Do You Know the Way to San Jose" is a 1968 popular song written and composed for singer Dionne Warwick by Burt Bacharach. Hal David wrote the lyrics. The song was Warwick's biggest international hit to that point, selling several million copies worldwide. Warwick won her first Grammy Award for the song in 1969. |
Do You Know What It Means To Miss New Orleans | Louis Alter, Eddie DeLange | Jazz | "Do You Know What It Means to Miss New Orleans" is a song written by Eddie DeLange and Louis Alter. It was first heard in the movie New Orleans in 1947, where it was performed by Louis Armstrong and sung by Billie Holiday. |
Do You Want To Dance | Robert Freeman | Rock | "Do You Want to Dance" is a song written by American singer Bobby Freeman and recorded by him in 1958. Cliff Richard and the Shadows' version of the song reached No. 2 in the United Kingdom in 1962, despite being a B-side. A different song called "Do You Wanna Dance?" was a UK hit for Barry Blue in 1973. The song was included in Robert Christgau's "Basic Record Library" of 1950s and 1960s recordings. |
Doggie In The Window | Bob Merrill | Country | The song was written by Bob Merrill and first registered on September 25, 1952, as "The Doggie in the Window" The best-known version of the song was the original, recorded by Patti Page on December 18, 1952. It reached No. 1 on both the Billboard and Cash Box charts in 1953 and sold over two million copies. |
Dolphin Dance | Herbie Hancock | Jazz | Maiden Voyage is the fifth album led by jazz musician Herbie Hancock. It was recorded by Rudy Van Gelder on March 17, 1965, for Blue Note Records. It is a concept album aimed at creating an oceanic atmosphere. The album was presented with the Grammy Hall of Fame Award in 1999. |
Don't Get Around Much Anymore | Duke Ellington, Bob Russell | Pop | "Don't Get Around Much Anymore" is a jazz standard written by composer Duke Ellington. The song was originally entitled "Never No Lament" and was first recorded by Duke Elledton and his orchestra on May 4, 1940. Two different recordings of the song reached No. 1 on the R&B chart in the US in 1943. |
Don't It Make My Brown Eyes Blue | Richard Leigh | Country | "Don't It Make My Brown Eyes Blue" is a song written by Richard Leigh, and recorded by American country music singer Crystal Gayle. It was released in June 1977 as the first single from Gayle's album We Must Believe in Magic. In 1978, the song won Gayle a Grammy Award for Best Female Country Vocal Performance. The song was recognized by ASCAP as one of the ten most-performed songs of the 20th century. In a 2004 Country Music Television interview, Gayle stated that Leigh wrote the song because his dog had one brown eye and one blue eye. |
Don't Let The Stars Get In Your Eyes | Slim Willet | Country | "Don't Let the Stars Get in Your Eyes" was written by Winston L. Moore and published in 1952. The song was first recorded by Slim Willet and the Brush Cutters. It became a No. 1 hit in both the US and UK when recorded by Perry Como. |
Don't Take Your Love From Me | Henry Nemo | Jazz | "Don't Take Your Love from Me" is a popular song written by Henry Nemo and published in 1941. Mildred Bailey first recorded this song in 1940 before publication. Bing Crosby recorded the song in 1954 for use on his radio show. |
Don't Think Twice, It's Alright | Bob Dylan | Folk | "Don't Think Twice, It's All Right" is a song written by Bob Dylan in 1962. It was released on the 1963 album The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan and as the b-side of the Blowin' in the Wind single. The song was covered by several other artists, including Peter, Paul and Mary who released it as a single. |
Don't Worry 'Bout Me | Rube Bloom, Ted Koehler | Pop | "Don't Worry 'bout Me" is a 1938 song composed by Rube Bloom. It was introduced in the "World's Fair" edition of the Cotton Club show in 1939. The first hit recording was in 1939 by Hal Kemp and His Orchestra (vocal by Bob Allen). |
Don't Worry, Be Happy | Bobby McFerrin | Pop | "Don't Worry, Be Happy" is a 1988 song by American musician Bobby McFerrin. It was the first a cappella song to reach number-one on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, a position it held for two weeks. The song is written in the key of B major and features no instruments at all. At the 1989 Grammy Awards, it won the awards for Song of the Year, Record of the year, and Best Male Pop Vocal Performance. |
Don't You Worry 'bout a Thing | Stevie Wonder | Jazz | "Don't You Worry 'bout a Thing" is a song by American singer-songwriter Stevie Wonder. It reached number 16 on the US Billboard Pop Singles chart and number two on the R&B chart. In 1992, British acid jazz band Incognito had a European hit with their cover. |
Donna Lee | Miles Davis | Jazz | "Donna Lee" is a bebop jazz standard attributed to Charlie Parker, although Miles Davis has also claimed authorship. Written in A-flat, it is based on the chord changes of the jazz standard "(Back Home Again in) Indiana" The piece is most likely named after bassist Curly Russell's daughter. |
Down by the Old Mill Stream | Tell Taylor | Pop | "Down by the Old Mill Stream" is a song written by Tell Taylor. It was one of the most popular songs of the early 20th century. Bing Crosby recorded the song on March 15, 1939 with John Scott Trotter's Frying Pan Five. |
Down Yonder | L. Wolfe Gilbert | Jazz | "Down Yonder" is a popular American song by L. Wolfe Gilbert. It was first published in 1921, and introduced in the same year at the Orpheum Theatre, New Orleans. In the sense of the song's lyrics, it means "in the American South" |
Dream (When You're Feeling Blue) | Johnny Mercer | Jazz | "Dream" is a jazz and pop standard with words and music written by Johnny Mercer in 1944. It has been and performed by many artists, with the most popular versions of this song recorded by The Pied Pipers, Frank Sinatra, and Roy Orbison. |
Dream A Little Dream Of Me | Wilbur Schwandt and Fabian Andre, Gus Kahn | Jazz | "Dream a Little Dream of Me" is a 1931 song with music by Fabian Andre and Wilbur Schwandt and lyrics by Gus Kahn. It was first recorded in February 1931 by Ozzie Nelson and also by Wayne King and His Orchestra, with vocals by Ernie Birchill. A popular standard, it has seen more than 60 other versions recorded. The song enjoyed its highest-charting success when it was covered in 1968 by Cass Elliot with The Mamas & the Papas. |
Dreams Of The Everyday Housewife | Chris Gantry | Country | "Dreams of the Everyday Housewife" is a song written by Chris Gantry and recorded by American country music artist Glen Campbell. It was released in July 1968 as the first single from his album Wichita Lineman. Wayne Newton recorded a version of the song which reached number 14 on the Easy Listening chart. |
Drunken Sailor | Traditional | Folk | "Drunken Sailor" is a traditional sea shanty, listed as No. 322 in the Roud Folk Song Index. It was sung onboard sailing ships at least as early as the 1830s, and shares its tune with the traditional Irish folk song "Oro se do bheatha abhaile" The song was sung to accompany certain work tasks aboard sailing ships, especially those that required a bright walking pace. |
Du, Du Liegst Mir Im Herzen | traditional German folk song | Jazz | "Du, du liegst mir im Herzen" is a German folk song, believed to have originated in northern Germany around 1820. Theobald Boehm, inventor of the fingering system for the modern western concert flute, composed a theme and variations for flute and piano on this tune. Bing Crosby included the song in a medley on his album 101 Gang Songs. |
Durham Town | Roger Whittaker | Pop | "Durham Town (The Leavin')" is a song, written and sung by Roger Whittaker, released as a single in 1969. It spent 18 weeks on the UK Singles Chart, peaking at No. 12. In 1976, the song reached No. 8 on Canada's RPM "Pop Music Playlist", while reaching No. 23 on Billboard's Easy Listening chart. |
Dust My Broom | Robert Johnson | R&B | "I Believe I'll Dust My Broom" is a blues song by American blues artist Robert Johnson. It is a solo performance in the Delta blues-style with Johnson's vocal accompanied by his acoustic guitar. Johnson's guitar work features an early use of a boogie rhythm pattern, as well as a repeating triplets figure. |
Early Mornin' Rain | Gordon Lightfoot | Country | "Early Morning Rain" is a song written, composed, and recorded by Gordon Lightfoot. The song appears on his 1966 debut album Lightfoot! and, in a re-recorded version, on the 1975 compilation Gord's Gold. The Grateful Dead also recorded the song in 1965, and We Five released a version on their 1970 album, Catch the Wind. |
Early One Morning | Traditional English | Folk | "Early One Morning" is an English folk song with lyrics first found in publications as far back as 1787. The song is used in a number of well known folk-song arrangements, for example by the English composers Benjamin Britten and Gordon Jacob. Its melody forms the opening bars of the "Radio 4 UK Theme" by Fritz Spiegl. |
Eight Days A Week | John Lennon, Paul McCartney | Pop | "Eight Days a Week" is a song by the English rock band the Beatles. It was written by Paul McCartney and John Lennon based on McCartney's original idea. The song was released in the United Kingdom in December 1964 on the album Beatles for Sale. In the United States, it was first issued as a single in February 1965 before appearing on the North American release Beatles VI. The single was the band's seventh number 1 single on the Billboard Hot 100. |
Ein bichen Frieden | Ralph Siegel, Bernd Meinunger | Folk | "Ein bisschen Frieden" ("A Little Peace" in English) is a song by Ralph Siegel and Bernd Meinunger. It was performed by Nicole at the 1982 Eurovision Song Contest in Harrogate, England. The song won by a record margin of 61 points, setting a new record for the largest winning margin that lasted until 1997. It topped the charts in many countries, selling more than three million copies. |
El Choclo | Angel Villoldo | Dance | "El Choclo" (South American Spanish: meaning "The Corn Cob") is a popular song written by Angel Villoldo. The piece was premiered in Buenos Aires, Argentina in 1903. It is one of the most popular tangos in Argentina. A number of vocal versions were recorded in the United States in 1952. |
Eleanor Rigby | John Lennon, Paul McCartney | Pop | "Eleanor Rigby" is a song by the British rock band the Beatles from their 1966 album Revolver. It was also issued on a double A-side single, paired with "Yellow Submarine" The song was written primarily by Paul McCartney (chorus by George Harrison, lyrics primarily by John Lennon) and credited to Lennon-McCartney. The song topped singles charts in Australia, Belgium, Canada and New Zealand. |
Elmer's Tune | Sammy Gallop, Elmer Albrecht, Dick Jurgens | Jazz | "Elmer's Tune" is a 1941 big band and jazz standard written by Elmer Albrecht, Dick Jurgens and Sammy Gallop. Glenn Miller had the most successful recording of the song, reaching No. 1 on the Billboard charts. |
Empty Arms | Ivory Joe Hunter | Country | "Empty Arms" is a song composed and first recorded by Ivory Joe Hunter which became an R&B hit in 1957. A cover version by Teresa Brewer became a hit for her that same year. The song was successfully revived with a 1971 single by Sonny James. |
Every Breath You Take | Sting, The Police | Rock | "Every Breath You Take" is a song by the Police from their album Synchronicity (1983) Written by Sting, the single was the biggest US and Canadian hit of 1983. In May 2019, it was recognised by BMI as being the most played song in radio history. |
Every Time Two Fools Collide | Jan Dyer and Jeff Tweel | Country | Every Time Two Fools Collide is a duet album by country music singers Kenny Rogers and Dottie West. It was the duo's first album together. The album spawned two big country hits: the title track went to number 1, followed up by the #2 hit "Anyone Who Isn't Me Tonight". The album went to no 1 on the Top Country albums chart for two weeks, and went to #186 on the Billboard 200. |
Everybody Loves My Baby | Spencer Williams, Jack Palmer | Jazz | "Everybody Loves My Baby" is a popular and jazz standard song composed by Spencer Williams in 1924. One important early recording was by the young Louis Armstrong with Clarence Williams' Blue Five. The song remained popular for decades and continues to be performed regularly in the 21st century. |
Everything A Man Could Ever Need | Mac Davis | Country | "Everything a Man Could Ever Need" is a song written by Mac Davis and recorded by American country music artist Glen Campbell. It was released in June 1970 as the first single from his album Norwood. Campbell's version was also used in the 2002 movie Heartlands, starring Michael Sheen and Mark Addy. |
Everything Is Beautiful | Ray Stevens | Pop | "Everything Is Beautiful" is a song written, composed, and performed by Ray Stevens. It has appeared on many of Stevens's albums, including one named after the song, and has become a pop standard. The song was responsible for two wins at the Grammy Awards of 1971. |
Everything's Coming Up Roses | Jule Styne, Stephen Sondheim | Dance | "Everything's Coming Up Roses" is a song with music by Jule Styne and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim. The song was written for the 1959 Broadway musical Gypsy. Ethel Merman recorded the song for her 1959 album Merman Sings Merman. |
Eye of the Tiger | Frankie Sullivan | Rock | "Eye of the Tiger" is a song by American rock band Survivor. It was released as a single from their third album of the same name and was also the theme song for the 1982 film Rocky III. The song was written by Survivor guitarist Frankie Sullivan and keyboardist Jim Peterik. It topped charts worldwide during 1982. |
Falling In Love With Love | Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart | Jazz | "Falling in Love with Love" is a show tune from the Rodgers and Hart musical The Boys from Syracuse, where it was introduced by Muriel Angelus. The song is set to a waltz, but the lyrics "remind his listeners of the show's skeptical tone" |
Farmer's Market | Art Farmer, Annie Ross | Country | A farmers' market is a physical retail marketplace intended to sell foods directly by farmers to consumers. Farmers' markets may be indoors or outdoors and typically consist of booths, tables or stands where farmers sell their produce, live animals and plants. The size of the market may be just a few stalls or it may be as large as several city blocks. |
Feed the Birds | Richard M Sherman, Robert B. Sherman | Country | "Feed the Birds" is a song written by the Sherman Brothers and featured in the 1964 motion picture Mary Poppins. The song speaks of an old beggar woman (the "Bird Woman") who sits on the steps of St Paul's Cathedral, selling bags of breadcrumbs to passers-by. |
Feeling Good | Anthony Newley, Leslie Bricusse | Jazz | "Feeling Good" is a song written by Anthony Newley and Leslie Bricusse for the musical The Roar of the Greasepaint - The Smell of the Crowd. It was first performed on stage in 1964 by Cy Grant on the UK tour and by Gilbert Price in 1965 with the original Broadway cast. Sammy Davis Jr., Traffic, Michael Buble, John Coltrane, George Michael, Victory, Joe Bonamassa, Eden, Muse, Black Cat Bones, Leslie West, Avicii, Chloe Palaver Strings & Kebra have covered the song. |
Ferry Cross the Mersey | Gerry Marsden | Folk | "Ferry Cross the Mersey" is a song written by Gerry Marsden. It was first recorded by his band Gerry and the Pacemakers and released in late 1964 in the UK and in 1965 in the United States. The song is from the film of the same name and was released on its soundtrack album. |
Fields of Gold | Sting | Pop | "Fields of Gold" is a song written and performed by English musician Sting. It first appeared on his fourth studio album, Ten Summoner's Tales (1993) The song was released as a single on 7 June 1993, reaching No. 16 on the UK Singles Chart and No. 23 on the US Billboard Hot 100. The song also reached No. 2 in Canada, No. 6 in Iceland and was a hit in many other countries. |
Fine And Dandy | Kay Swift, Paul James | Pop | "Fine and Dandy" is a popular song from the 1930 Broadway musical of the same name. The music was written by Kay Swift, the lyrics by Paul James (a pseudonym of James Paul Warburg). The song was published in 1930 and has since become a pop and jazz standard. |
Five Long Years | Eddie Boyd | R&B | "Five Long Years" is a song written and recorded by blues vocalist/pianist Eddie Boyd in 1952. It reached number one on the Billboard R&B chart. Numerous blues and other artists have recorded interpretations of the song. In 2011, Eddie Boyd's original was inducted into the Blues Foundation Hall of Fame. |
Flashdance... What a Feeling | Giorgo Moroder, Irene Cara, Keith Forsey | Dance | "Flashdance... What a Feeling" is a song from the 1983 film Flashdance with music by Giorgio Moroder and lyrics by Keith Forsey and the song's performer, Irene Cara. Moroder had been asked to score the film, and Cara and Forsey wrote most of the lyrics after they were shown the last scene from it. The song spent six weeks at number one on the Billboard Hot 100 and topped the charts around the world. It won the Academy Award and Golden Globe for Best Original Song and earned Cara the Grammy Award for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance. |
Flight Of The Bumblebee | Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov | Jazz | "Flight of the Bumblebee" is an orchestral interlude written by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov for his opera The Tale of Tsar Saltan. The piece closes Act III, Tableau 1, during which the magic Swan-Bird changes Prince Gvidon Saltanovich into an insect so that he can fly away to visit his father. |
Flower of Scotland | Roy Williamson | Folk | The song was composed in the mid-1960s by Roy Williamson of the folk group the Corries. It was first heard publicly in a 1967 BBC television series. The words refer to the victory of the Scots, led by Robert I, over Edward II of England at the Battle of Bannockburn in 1314. |
Flying Home | Lionel Hampton, Benny Goodman, Eddie DeLange | Jazz | "Flying Home" is a jazz and jump blues composition written by Benny Goodman and Lionel Hampton with lyrics by Sid Robin. It was first recorded by the Benny Goodman Sextet on November 6, 1939, featuring solos by Hampton and Charlie Christian. In 1942, Lionel Hampton and His Orchestra recorded the song with an epic-length tenor saxophone solo by Illinois Jacquet. |
For Baby (for Bobbie) | John Denver | Folk | Rocky Mountain High is the sixth studio album released by American singer-songwriter John Denver in September 1972. It was his first US Top 10 album (no. 4), propelled by the single "Rocky Mountains High" The album's cover photograph was taken at Slaughterhouse Falls, Rio Grande Trail, Aspen, Colorado. |
For Once In My Life | Orlando Murden, Ronald Miller | R&B | "For Once in My Life" is a song written by Ron Miller and Orlando Murden for Motown Records' Stein & Van Stock publishing company. It was written and first recorded as a slow ballad. There are differing accounts of its earliest versions, although it seems that it was first recorded by Connie Haines, but first released in 1966 by Jean DuShon. |
Forget Domani | Riz Ortolani, Norman Newell | Country | "Forget Domani" is a song introduced in the 1964 film The Yellow Rolls-Royce being a composition by Riz Ortolani, who scored the film, and lyricist Norman Newell. The song's theme of forgetting domani -- Italian for "tomorrow" -- is relevant to each of the three segments that comprise the storyline of the film. |
Four Strong Winds | Ian Tyson | Folk | "Four Strong Winds" is a song written by Ian Tyson and recorded by Canadian folk duo Ian and Sylvia. The song has a clear Canadian context and subtext, including an explicit mention of the province Alberta as well as references to long, cold winters. It is considered the unofficial anthem of Alberta. |
Freddie Freeloader | Miles Davis | Jazz | "Freddie Freeloader" is a composition by Miles Davis and is the second track on his 1959 album Kind of Blue. The piece takes the form of a twelve-bar blues in B, but the chord over the final two bars of each chorus is an A7. The origin of the title is disputed. |
Frenesi | Alberto Dominguez, English Lyrics_ Ray Charles, S.K. Russell | Jazz | "Frenesi" is a musical piece originally composed by Alberto Dominguez for the marimba. The word frenesi is Spanish for "frenzy". A hit version recorded by Artie Shaw and His Orchestra reached number one on the Billboard pop chart on December 21, 1940. The Shaw recording was used in the soundtrack of the 1980 film Raging Bull. |
Friday On My Mind | George Young, Harry Vanda | Rock | "Friday on My Mind" is a 1966 song by Australian rock group the Easybeats. Written by band members George Young and Harry Vanda, the track became a worldwide hit, reaching no. 16 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in May 1967. In 2001, it was voted "Best Australian Song" of all time by the Australasian Performing Right Association. |
From A Distance | Julie Gold | Folk | "From a Distance" is a song written in 1985 by American singer-songwriter Julie Gold. Nanci Griffith recorded it for her 1987 album, Lone Star State of Mind. Bette Midler covered the song for her 1990 album, Some People's Lives. The song won a Grammy for Song of the Year in 1991. |
From A Jack To A King | Ned Miller | Country | "From a Jack to a King" is a country music song. The original version was recorded by Ned Miller in 1957. Ricky Van Shelton's version became his fifth consecutive Number One on the Billboard Hot Country Singles charts. |
Frosty The Snowman | Jack Rollins, Steve Nelson | Rock | "Frosty the Snowman" is a popular Christmas song written by Walter "Jack" Rollins and Steve Nelson, and first recorded by Gene Autry and the Cass County Boys in 1950. It was written after the success of Autry's recording of "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer" the previous year. The song was quickly covered by many artists including Jimmy Durante, Nat King Cole and Guy Lombardo. |
Full Moon And Empty Arms | Buddy Kaye, Ted Mossman | Pop | "Full Moon and Empty Arms" is a 1945 popular song by Buddy Kaye and Ted Mossman. It is based on Sergei Rachmaninoff's Piano Concerto No. 2. The best-known recording of the song was made by Frank Sinatra in 1945. |
Funiculi, Funicula | Luigi Denza, Edward Oxenford | Folk | "Funiculi, Funicula" is a Neapolitan song composed in 1880 by Luigi Denza to lyrics by Peppino Turco. It was written to commemorate the opening of the first funicular railway on Mount Vesuvius. The sheet music was published by Ricordi and sold over a million copies within a year. |
Funkytown | Lipps | Dance | "Funkytown" is a song by the American disco/funk band Lipps Inc., released in 1980 as the second single from their 1979 debut album, Mouth to Mouth. It was successful globally, reaching top spots in places such as the United States, West Germany, Canada, Austria, Switzerland, Norway, the Netherlands, and Australia. The lyrics pine for a metaphorical place that will "keep me movin', keep me groovin' with some energy" |
Funny How Time Slips Away | Willie Nelson | Country | "Funny How Time Slips Away" is a song written by Willie Nelson and first recorded by country singer Billy Walker. Walker's version was issued as single by Columbia Records in June 1961 and peaked at number 23 on the Hot C&W Sides chart. Jimmy Elledge released a version as a single on RCA Victor, peaking at number 22 on the Billboard Hot 100. |
G. I. Jive | Johnny Mercer | Pop | "G.I. Jive" is a 1944 song written and originally performed by Johnny Mercer. Mercer intended to write a song that the soldiers would like, and the song was the biggest hit of all the songs dealing with soldier life during World War II. |
Gentle On My Mind | John Hartford | Country | "Gentle on My Mind" is a song written and originally recorded by John Hartford. It was released on his second studio album, Earthwords & Music (1967) Hartford composed the song after watching Doctor Zhivago in 1966. Glen Campbell recorded his cover version of the song in 1968. By 2001, Campbell's version was the second-most-played song on the radio in the United States. |
Get Me to the Church on Time | Frederick Loewe, Alan Jay Lerner | Pop | "Get Me to the Church on Time" is a song composed by Frederick Loewe, with lyrics written by Alan Jay Lerner for the 1956 musical My Fair Lady. It is sung by the cockney character Alfred P. Doolittle, the father of the one of the show's two main characters, Eliza. Bing Crosby recorded the song in 1956 for use on his radio show. |
Get Out And Get Under The Moon | L. Shay, C. Tobias, W. Jerome | Pop | The music was written by Larry Shay, the lyrics by Charles Tobias and William Jerome. Popular recordings of the song in 1928 were by Helen Kane and by Paul Whiteman (with a vocal group including Bing Crosby). The song is now a standard, and has been recorded by many artists. |
Giant Steps | John Coltrane | Jazz | Giant Steps is the fifth studio album by jazz musician John Coltrane as leader. It was released in February 1960 on Atlantic Records, catalogue SD 1311. It is considered one of the most influential jazz albums of all time. Many of its tracks have become practice templates for jazz saxophonists. |
Girl, you'll be a woman soon | Neil Diamond | Rock | "Girl, You'll Be a Woman Soon" is a song written by American musician Neil Diamond. The song first appeared on Diamond's album Just for You. Cliff Richard covered the song as the B-side to his 1968 single "I'll Love You Forever Today" American alternative rock band Urge Overkill recorded a cover of the song for their second extended play (EP), Stull (1992) This version would later be featured in Quentin Tarantino's 1994 film Pulp Fiction. |