Songs written by Elvis - Cafe Society - Straight Dope
WEBJun 10, 2004 · Songs written by Elvis. Cafe Society. Siddhartha_Vicious June 10, 2004, 4:49pm 1. My boss is a music snob. ...
Did Elvis Ever Write A Song? - Cafe Society - Straight Dope
WEBJul 1, 2002 · Remember that Elvis was in a very powerful position, as the most popular singer in rock and roll. If a young, unknown songwriter like Otis Blackwell (the REAL composer of the two songs I mentioned earlier) wanted Elvis to record one of his songs, Colonel Tom Parker could lean on that songwriter to share songwriting credit with Elvis.
Help me figure out what song I heard yesterday. Sounded like …
WEBJul 21, 2005 · I was listening to the classic country station yesterday and I heard a song that I was sure was an Elvis song. Same kind of intro, beat, lyrics, and vocals as a typical Elvis song, but at the end of the play the DJ gave the guys name and to my shock it was not Elvis. I don’t think the DJ made a mistake because something tells me I made this mistake before with the same song. Anyway, here’s ...
Is The Song "Jailhouse Rock" About Homosexuality?
WEBMay 28, 2013 · The songs were written in a hurry and under pressure. It seems extremely unlikely that the pro-gay sentiment was intended for anything but novelty value, and to be the title song for Elvis’s movie. From der Wiki: Before pre-production began, songwriters Mike Stoller and Jerry Leiber were commissioned to integrate the film’s soundtrack.
Barbra Streisand's "Christmas Album" - Straight Dope
WEBFiver November 30, 2001, 12:41pm 16. Or, in the words of Bart Simpson, Christmas is “the time of year when people of all faiths gather together to worship Jesus.”. Eve November 30, 2001, 2:01pm 17. "That said, it’s time to admit that Christmas is the Shimmer of holidays . . . —Oh, lordie, I’m old enough to GET that!
Pop song homonyms: same title, different songs - Straight Dope
WEBAug 21, 2007 · There are a lot of songs called “I Want You” out there. The Beatles, Bob Dylan, Elvis Costello, The Troggs, Savage Garden, Marvin Gaye, Janet Jackson, Roxette, LL Cool J, Paris Hilton, Jody Watley, Cabaret Voltaire, Third Eye Blind, and Faith Hill have all recorded different songs with that name. Another popular title: “Stay”. Pink Floyd, David Bowie, Shakespears Sister, Maurice ...
Different songs, same melody - Page 7 - Straight Dope
WEBOct 10, 2017 · Escape Club’s “Wild, Wild West” (1988) seems to borrow heavily from Elvis Costello’s “Pump It Up” (1978). . . . which is from the French song “Ah! vous dirai-je, Maman.”. …which was written by Mozart. In addition to the other bits of classical music made into standard show songs, Nat King Cole’s “Nature Boy” is based on ...
Songs relating to ethics - Cafe Society - Straight Dope
WEBApr 14, 2007 · The following are examples of the topics I’d like to focus on and the songs I have come up with. Human Nature: Superman’s Song - The Crash Test Dummies Knowledge - Operation Ivy. Economics: The World Isn’t Fair - Randy Newman Pull Up The People - MIA So Says I - The Shins Fortunate Son - Credence Clearwater Revival.
Jerkish characters (beginning with The Beatles) in songs
WEBSep 2, 2024 · Lyle Lovett’s L.A. County. The singer travels to L.A. County with his old friend by his side. Only the old friend is a .44 and he shoots his ex in church as she’s marrying someone else. In one concert, Lovett took requests live. A woman asked for the song, saying they played it at their wedding. Lovett was nonplussed. “Don’t you even know what that song is about?” “We changed the ...
Is Ozzy doing Elvis? - Cafe Society - Straight Dope Message Board
WEBAnnie-Xmas January 29, 2005, 8:32pm 3. I know Ozzie has a reputation for being very strange, but– jezzzzzzzus. fclake January 29, 2005, 9:36pm 4. Lobsang: I asked this once. One answer was that the standard singing voice isn’t exclusively American. And that one should rephrase - “Why do English and American singers sound the same when ...