query: when was the little drummer boy song written

pos: The Little Drummer Boy The Little Drummer Boy "The Little Drummer Boy" (originally known as "Carol of the Drum") is a popular Christmas song written by the American classical music composer and teacher Katherine Kennicott Davis in 1941. First recorded in 1951 by the Trapp Family Singers, the song was further popularized by a 1958 recording by the Harry Simeone Chorale; the Simeone version was re-released successfully for several years and the song has been recorded many times since. In the lyrics the singer relates how, as a poor young boy, he was summoned by the Magi to the Nativity of Jesus. Without a

pos: Peace on Earth/Little Drummer Boy Peace on Earth/Little Drummer Boy "Peace on Earth/Little Drummer Boy" (sometimes titled "The Little Drummer Boy/Peace on Earth") is a Christmas song with an added counterpoint performed by David Bowie and Bing Crosby. "The Little Drummer Boy" is a Christmas song written in 1941, while the "Peace on Earth" tune and lyrics, written by Ian Fraser, Larry Grossman, and Alan Kohan, were added to the song specially for Bowie and Crosby's recording. The single saw commercial success upon its release in 1982 and peaked at number three on the UK Singles Chart. The single became one of Bowie's best selling

pos: The Little Drummer Boy as in the 1984 television film, "The Juggler of Notre Dame"). The popularity of "The Little Drummer Boy" can be seen by the number of cover versions (a total of over 220 versions in seven languages are known) in all kinds of music genres: The Little Drummer Boy "The Little Drummer Boy" (originally known as "Carol of the Drum") is a popular Christmas song written by the American classical music composer and teacher Katherine Kennicott Davis in 1941. First recorded in 1951 by the Trapp Family Singers, the song was further popularized by a 1958 recording by the Harry Simeone

pos: Christmas music scene. This character was introduced to the tradition by Katherine K. Davis in her "The Little Drummer Boy" (written in 1941, with a popular version being released in 1958). The winter-related songs celebrate the climatic season, with all its snow, dressing up for the cold, sleighing, etc. According to the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers in 2016, "Santa Claus Is Coming to Town," written by Fred Coots and Haven Gillespie in 1934, is the most played holiday song of the last 50 years. It was first performed live by Eddie Cantor on his radio show. Tommy Dorsey and

pos: Christmas music by Ellie Greenwich and Jeff Barry (with Phil Spector), originally for Ronnie Spector of The Ronettes. It was made into a hit by Darlene Love in 1963. "Peace on Earth" was written by Ian Fraser, Larry Grossman, and Alan Kohan as a counterpoint to "The Little Drummer Boy" (1941) to make David Bowie comfortable recording "Peace on Earth/Little Drummer Boy" with Bing Crosby on September 11, 1977 — for Crosby's then-upcoming television special, "Bing Crosby's Merrie Olde Christmas". What is known as Christmas music today was often adopted from works initially composed for other purposes, coming to be associated with

pos: Katherine Kennicott Davis compositions were written for the choirs at her school. She was actively involved in "The Concord Series", multiple-volume set of music and books for educational purposes. Many of the musical volumes were compiled, arranged, and edited by Davis with Archibald T. Davison, and they were published by E.C. Schirmer in Boston. She wrote "The Little Drummer Boy" (originally titled "The Carol of the Drum"), in 1941. It became famous when recorded by the Harry Simeone Chorale in 1958: the recording sailed to the top of the "Billboard" charts and Simeone insisted on a writer's royalty for his arrangement of the

neg: The Little Drummer Boy gift for the infant the little drummer boy played his drum with Jesus' mother, Mary's approval; recalling, "I played my best for him" and "He smiled at me." The content of the song — encouraging a boy to bang a drum to please a newborn — is one reason it was selected for the song-avoidant Little Drummer Boy Challenge in 2010. The song was originally titled "Carol of the Drum" and was published by Davis based upon a traditional Czech song "Tluče bubeníček". Davis's interest was in producing material for amateur and girls' choirs: Her manuscript is set as a

neg: The Little Drummer Boy album and the song were an enormous success, the single scoring on the U.S. music charts from 1958 to 1962. In 1963, the album was reissued under the title "The Little Drummer Boy: A Christmas Festival", capitalizing on the single's popularity. The following year the album was released in stereo. In 1988, "The Little Drummer Boy: A Christmas Festival" was released on CD by Casablanca Records, and subsequently, on Island Records. Harry Simeone, who in 1964 had signed with Kapp Records, recorded a new version of "The Little Drummer Boy" in 1965 for his album "O' Bambino: The Little Drummer

neg: Alfio Way". This album achieved Top 20 status on Australia's ARIA charts and Top 10 in Victoria, Australia. Later that year, Warner Music released '’Tranquillità: The Christmas Edition'’ which included bonus holiday tracks "Little Drummer Boy", "When a Child Is Born", "Silent Night", and "Tu scendi dalle stelle". As a songwriter, Alfio has written several noteworthy songs such as "Il Nostro Sogno (Our Dream)", a song about unity and the dream of peace around the world during these turbulent times. This song was the first single on the '’Tranquillità'’ album. He also wrote "Voce Pura", a song that pays tribute to

neg: The Little Drummer Boy (film) The Little Drummer Boy (film) The Little Drummer Boy is a Christmas stop motion animated television special produced by Rankin/Bass Productions, based on the song of the same name. It was first televised December 19, 1968 on NBC, and was followed by a sequel in 1976. In the special, the narrator (Greer Garson) tells the story of a young Jewish boy named Aaron, who is a misanthropic orphan who only finds enjoyment from playing his drum for his animal friends: Samson the donkey, Joshua the camel and Baba the lamb. At one time, Aaron was a happy child who lived

neg: The Little Drummer Boy (film) The Little Drummer Boy (film) The Little Drummer Boy is a Christmas stop motion animated television special produced by Rankin/Bass Productions, based on the song of the same name. It was first televised December 19, 1968 on NBC, and was followed by a sequel in 1976. In the special, the narrator (Greer Garson) tells the story of a young Jewish boy named Aaron, who is a misanthropic orphan who only finds enjoyment from playing his drum for his animal friends: Samson the donkey, Joshua the camel and Baba the lamb. At one time, Aaron was a happy child who lived

neg: Little Drummer Boy Challenge wearing headphones to tune out holiday music which might trip them up. There are other versions of games for which avoiding "The Little Drummer Boy" is central, some of which likely predate the version advanced by Peck. The most significant difference is the start and end dates; in one version, for example, the game begins when Christmas music is first played in stores. Main site Little Drummer Boy Challenge The Little Drummer Boy Challenge, styled LBDC, is an informal internet competition to avoid hearing any version of "The Little Drummer Boy" for the duration of the holiday shopping period beginning

neg: A Little Less Sixteen Candles, a Little More "Touch Me" Lost Boys" and the video's style is similar to that of the "Blade" films. Drummer Andy Hurley can be seen wearing a Guns N' Roses T-shirt. The video features cameos from members of several Fueled by Ramen/Decaydance bands and people associated with Fall Out Boy, including; All lyrics written by bassist Pete Wentz; all music composed by lead vocalist and guitarist Patrick Stump, excluding covers. A Little Less Sixteen Candles, a Little More "Touch Me" "A Little Less "Sixteen Candles", a Little More 'Touch Me'", is a song by American rock band Fall Out Boy and the third and last

neg: Peace on Earth/Little Drummer Boy then proceed to musical subjects, with Bowie remarking that he likes old-timers such as John Lennon and Harry Nilsson ("You go back that far!" Crosby remarks, tongue in cheek); Crosby had further averred, unironically, that some of contemporary music was really fine. They then sort through the sheet music on the piano, which Bowie had ostensibly come over to play, whereupon they sing "Little Drummer Boy" with a new counterpoint with original lyrics written for the special, "Peace on Earth". Bowie's appearance has been described as a "surreal" event, undertaken at a time when he was "actively trying to normalise

neg: The Little Drummer Boy credited solely to Davis and published by Belwin-Mills. In 1957 it was recorded, with a slightly altered arrangement, by the Jack Halloran Singers for their album "Christmas Is A-Comin"' on Dot Records. Dot's Henry Onorati introduced the song to his friend Harry Simeone and the following year, when 20th Century Fox Records contracted him to make a Christmas album, Simeone, making further small changes to the Halloran arrangement and retitling it "The Little Drummer Boy", recorded it with the Harry Simeone Chorale on the album "Sing We Now of Christmas". Simeone and Onorati claimed joint composition credits with Davis. The

neg: Peace on Earth/Little Drummer Boy On 14 November 1995, Oglio Records released a special multimedia CD single of "Peace on Earth/Little Drummer Boy" which contained both the standard full-length audio version and the full-length music video of the footage from the 1977 Christmas special accessible via CD-ROM drives. On 9 November 2010, Collector's Choice Music released a 7-inch vinyl edition of "Peace on Earth/Little Drummer Boy" on red-colored vinyl in the United States. The flip-side of the single contained a Bing Crosby/Ella Fitzgerald duet of the song "White Christmas", recorded in 1953. The single was limited to 2,000 copies. VH1 placed the duet at number

neg: The Little Drummer Boy Boy". Simeone recorded the song a third and final time in 1981, for an album (again titled "The Little Drummer Boy") on the budget Holiday Records label. The story depicted in the song is somewhat similar to a 12th-century legend retold by Anatole France as "Le Jongleur de Notre Dame" (), which was adapted into an opera in 1902 by Jules Massenet. In the French legend, however, a juggler juggles before the statue of the Virgin Mary, and the statue, according to which version of the legend one reads, either smiles at him or throws him a rose (or both,

neg: Christmas Tree (Lady Gaga song) Christmas Tree (Lady Gaga song) "Christmas Tree" is a song by American singer Lady Gaga. It was released on December 16, 2008 for digital download. It was written and produced by Gaga, Martin Kierszenbaum, and Space Cowboy, who also provides guest vocals. Musically, "Christmas Tree" is a Christmas song with dance-pop and synthpop influences. It samples the classic Christmas song "Deck the Halls", as well as briefly using the lyrics "Rum pum pum pum" from the Christmas song "The Little Drummer Boy" in its intro. Lyrically, the song uses sexual innuendos. The song received mixed reviews from music critics, with

neg: Little Drummer Boy Challenge avoiding "The Little Drummer Boy" may have been around since 2000, Michael Alan Peck launched the LDBC specifically after friends began to play it among themselves. The game's growing appeal, which has been increasing since 2011, has been attributed to a response to the perceived increase in holiday music played in retail spaces. Participants have, since 2014, been able to post "elfies" to the official Facebook page showing their horror when they hear the song and lose. As of 2018, some 10,000 people have either liked or followed the contest page on Facebook. Peck asserts he does not hate the

neg: Little Drummer Boy Challenge has collected. Participation is automatic, although reporting of losses and wins is voluntary. Winning requires not hearing even a snippet of "The Little Drummer Boy" between Black Friday and Christmas Eve inclusive, the only exception being that being deliberately ambushed by someone singing or playing the song results in a loss for the offender, not the victim. On the other hand, as of 2017 players may not harass musicians in advance to keep them from playing the song. Parodies of the song, as of 2018, will also cause elimination per the "blurred lines rule." Some players go about in public

neg: Bing Crosby's Merrie Olde Christmas career. The recording of "Peace on Earth/Little Drummer Boy" by Crosby and Bowie is the special's musical highlight and has become a Christmas classic in the United States and United Kingdom and has been referred to by "The Washington Post" as "one of the most successful duets in Christmas music history". Originally, the song selected for them to sing as a duet was "The Little Drummer Boy" but Bowie did not feel comfortable with the song and felt that his voice did not adapt well to it. Within an hour, the composer/lyricists Buz Kohan, Larry Grossman and Ian Fraser quickly

neg: Harry Simeone air. In the same year, 1960, Simeone organized another group, which he called "The Harry Simeone Songsters", whose style he made similar to that of the Ray Conniff Singers. Under his direction, that group produced a baseball-oriented song called "It's a Beautiful Day for a Ball Game". The song is on one of the "Baseball's Greatest Hits" CDs and is still played at major league baseball parks. In 1964, Simeone signed with Kapp Records. The following year he recorded a new version of "The Little Drummer Boy" for his album "O' Bambino — The Little Drummer Boy". On May 22,

neg: Dear Little Boy of Mine Dear Little Boy of Mine Dear Little Boy of Mine is a World War I song published in 1918. Ernest R. Ball composed the music, and J. Keirn Brennan wrote the lyrics. Vocalist Charles Harrison performed the song. The piece was written for both voice and piano. M. Witmark & Sons was the original publisher of the song. In December 1918, the Charles Harrison version reached the number six spot on the US song charts. Another version by Will Oakland was popular in 1919. The song is written in first person from the point of view of a parent, who

neg: Walk a Little Straighter Walk a Little Straighter "Walk a Little Straighter" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music artist Billy Currington. It was released in April 2003 as his debut single and the first from his self-titled debut album. The song peaked at number 8 on the U.S. "Billboard" Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart. Currington wrote this song with Casey Beathard and Carson Chamberlain. "Walk a Little Straighter" tells the story of a boy whose father is an alcoholic. It starts by telling about the boy waiting for his dad to come home for the night. When his dad

neg: Dear Little Boy of Mine longs for her son. The narrator recounts moments of her son's childhood that she thinks of, often when she is lonely. It is not made clear whether the son has simply grown up and left home, gone to war, or has died. The lyrics can be interpreted various ways. Below is a sample of the lyrics: Dear Little Boy of Mine Dear Little Boy of Mine is a World War I song published in 1918. Ernest R. Ball composed the music, and J. Keirn Brennan wrote the lyrics. Vocalist Charles Harrison performed the song. The piece was written for both

neg: I Love Rock 'n Roll (album) by the song. It was a staple of her set list for 7 years before the album was recorded. Jett commented that "People worried that I didn't change the words in 'Crimson and Clover' to 'him' from 'her'. It was only because that wouldn't have rhymed." Early copies of the album released during December 1981 ended with the track "Little Drummer Boy". However, after the holiday season passed, the track was replaced by the newly recorded "Oh Woe Is Me" on most pressings. The LP saw a vinyl reissue in 2009 containing both "Little Drummer Boy", "Oh Woe Is Me",

neg: Beverley Sisters Philips and Decca labels before returning to Columbia in 1960. Their biggest hits on the UK singles chart were versions of "I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus" (no.6, 1953) and "Little Drummer Boy" (no.6, 1959), which were both Christmas hits. In 1956, their version of the traditional song "Greensleeves", orchestrated by Roland Shaw, became their only US chart hit, reaching no.41 on the "Billboard" pop chart. Generally preferring live cabaret and television appearances over recording work, the song "Sisters", written by Irving Berlin and originally recorded in 1954 by Rosemary Clooney and her sister Betty, became their theme song; it

neg: Peace on Earth/Little Drummer Boy his career". He later admitted to having only appeared on the show because "I just knew my mother liked him". Buz Kohan was not sure that Crosby knew who Bowie was, but Ian Fraser claimed, "I'm pretty sure he did. Bing was no idiot. If he didn't, his kids sure did." According to co-writer Ian Fraser, Bowie balked at singing "Little Drummer Boy": "I hate this song. Is there something else I could sing?", Fraser recalls Bowie telling him. Fraser, along with songwriter Larry Grossman and the special's scriptwriter, Buz Kohan, then wrote "Peace on Earth" as a counterpoint to

neg: White Christmas and Little Drummer Boy Live the album set was also released on red and green translucent vinyl, and this was limited to 20-25 pressings. While the album was pressed on red and green wax, the total pressing amount is unknown. Side A: Side B: Side C: Side D: Side E: Side F: Side G: Side H: White Christmas and Little Drummer Boy Live White Christmas and Little Drummer Boy Live is a limited edition, 4-piece vinyl-only release by Mark Kozelek. It is a compilation of two previously released limited edition live CD releases, "White Christmas Live" (2001) and "Little Drummer Boy Live" (2006). The fourth

neg: Peace on Earth/Little Drummer Boy forty three on its 2000 list of "100 Greatest Rock & Roll Moments on TV". The single continues to chart in the Christmas season around North America and Europe. In 2001, the single reached a new peak of number two on the Canadian Singles Chart. 7": RCA / BOW 12 (UK) Producers Musicians David Bowie & Bing Crosby version Bandaged version Bandaged version Another version was recorded by Michael Berube and Jennifer Warnes. Pegg, Nicholas, "The Complete David Bowie", Reynolds & Hearn Ltd, 2000, Peace on Earth/Little Drummer Boy "Peace on Earth/Little Drummer Boy" (sometimes titled "The Little Drummer Boy/Peace

neg: White Christmas and Little Drummer Boy Live White Christmas and Little Drummer Boy Live White Christmas and Little Drummer Boy Live is a limited edition, 4-piece vinyl-only release by Mark Kozelek. It is a compilation of two previously released limited edition live CD releases, "White Christmas Live" (2001) and "Little Drummer Boy Live" (2006). The fourth record features an exclusive bonus track, an alternate recording of "Have You Forgotten." The four record box set was released by Kozelek's own label Caldo Verde Records along with Cameron Crowe's Vinyl Films label, and sold through Aural Exploits, which describes the set as follows: According to an eBay auction posting,

neg: Move (Little Mix song) Move (Little Mix song) "Move" is a song by British girl group Little Mix. It was released as the lead single from their second studio album, "Salute" (2013). It was co-written by the group with Maegan Cottone and Nathan Duvall, and produced by the latter. An R&B song, that moves away from Little Mix's previous melody-led ventures, featuring more quirky sounds with bass synth. The girl band stated that the song is about when a boy on the dance floor is "acting too cool for school" and they would like him to move. The single was made available for pre-ordering

neg: Hey Little Boy Hey Little Boy "Hey Little Boy" is a rock song by Australian band Divinyls, released as the second single from their 1988 album "Temperamental". The song was a cover of the 1966 hit song "Little Girl" by American rock 'n' roll band Syndicate of Sound. However, when Divinyls recorded their version of the song, they had the gender roles reversed. The song was a moderate success when released, making the top thirty on the Australian singles chart where it peaked at number twenty-three. In addition, the single spent twelve weeks in the top fifty. "Hey Little Boy" proved to be

neg: L.E.J a medley of "Carol of the Bells" and the soundtrack for the TV show Game of Thrones; the video for the song is a giant Christmas-themed Mannequin Challenge. It got one million views in about a week and made it into the New York Times' Christmas playlist. The EP also contains "Little Drummer Boy," which is a medley of the Christmas carol Little Drummer Boy and Rihanna's "Man Down," and a cover of "The Sound Of Silence," by Simon and Garfunkel. On February 10, 2017, the band won the award for at the 32nd Victoires de la Musique ceremony, a

neg: Pentatonix and won Best Arrangement, Instrumental or a Cappella of the 57th Grammy Awards. "PTX, Vol. II" debuted at number ten on the "Billboard" 200 and number one on the Independent charts, selling 31,000 copies in the first week. Pentatonix subsequently re-released a deluxe version of PTXmas on November 18, 2013 with two new tracks, "Little Drummer Boy" and "Go Tell It On The Mountain". Their YouTube video of "Little Drummer Boy", released near the end of November, garnered more than ten million views in the first week and reached number ten on the iTunes top songs charts worldwide. The song

neg: Move (Little Mix song) and four headlining tours, The Salute Tour (2014), The Get Weird Tour (2016), The Glory Days Tour (2017), and The Summer Hits Tour (2018). Move (Little Mix song) "Move" is a song by British girl group Little Mix. It was released as the lead single from their second studio album, "Salute" (2013). It was co-written by the group with Maegan Cottone and Nathan Duvall, and produced by the latter. An R&B song, that moves away from Little Mix's previous melody-led ventures, featuring more quirky sounds with bass synth. The girl band stated that the song is about when a boy

neg: Little Altar Boy as him. "Little Altar Boy" was written in 1961 and first recorded that year by vocalist Vic Dana for his album "This Is Vic Dana". Released as a single, it reached number 45 on the "Billboard" Hot 100 chart. In an introspective moment, Dana performs this quiet song in the 1962 musical-comedy film "Don't Knock the Twist". The song was also recorded by Andy Williams on his 1965 album "Merry Christmas", by Glen Campbell on his 1968 album "That Christmas Feeling", and by Jack Jones on his 1969 album "A Jack Jones Christmas". Little Altar Boy was written by Howlett

neg: Drummer Boy (Alesha Dixon song) Drummer Boy (Alesha Dixon song) "Drummer Boy" is song by English singer-songwriter Alesha Dixon. It was released on 3 September 2010 as the lead single from her third studio album, "The Entertainer". The first teasers for the song surfaced on Dixon's fansite in late July, and Dixon announced, via her various social networking sites, that the song would receive its radio play premiere on 23 July on BBC Radio 1 with Fearne Cotton. "Drummer Boy" debuted on the Irish Singles Chart at number twenty-three on 10 September 2010. The single peaked at Number 15 on the UK Singles Chart, making

neg: The Little Drummer Boy (film) December 13, 1976, also on NBC, and like its predecessor, has also aired on Freeform and separately on AMC as of 2018. Warner Bros. is the show's current distributor through their ownership of the post-1974 Rankin/Bass Productions library. . In this sequel, written by Jules Bass (under the pseudonym Julian P. Gardner), Aaron and his animal friends team up with Melchior, one of the Magi, to protect silver bells, made to ring for Christ's arrival, from a band of greedy Roman soldiers. Warner Archive released "The Little Drummer Boy Book II", in a collection called "Rankin/Bass TV Holiday Favorites Collection".

neg: Little Drummer Boy Challenge Little Drummer Boy Challenge The Little Drummer Boy Challenge, styled LBDC, is an informal internet competition to avoid hearing any version of "The Little Drummer Boy" for the duration of the holiday shopping period beginning on the day after Thanksgiving known as Black Friday, and extending through December 24, Christmas Eve. Versions of the game have reportedly been around since as early as the 2000 holiday season, with variations including competitive elements and alternative starting and ending dates. The game has been placed in a genre referred to by one writer as "tests of obliviousness." While versions of a game

neg: Circus Animals was written by singer Jimmy Barnes about the lack of interest shown in them by their American label rep during the band's 1981 US tour. "Bow River" was a song by guitarist Ian Moss, written about a sheep station in the Northern Territory where his brother Peter had once worked. The song was included as the B-side to one of the album's singles but proved so popular that it was often played on radio in its own right. "When the War Is Over" was written by drummer Steve Prestwich and has been covered numerous times by Little River Band, John

neg: Drummer Boy (Alesha Dixon song) bright colours, strong costumes and bold styling." 4Music stated that "the video is an ultra slick affair which, as you might expect, boasts a whole troupe of sexy drummer boys". Source: Drummer Boy (Alesha Dixon song) "Drummer Boy" is song by English singer-songwriter Alesha Dixon. It was released on 3 September 2010 as the lead single from her third studio album, "The Entertainer". The first teasers for the song surfaced on Dixon's fansite in late July, and Dixon announced, via her various social networking sites, that the song would receive its radio play premiere on 23 July on BBC Radio

neg: Dot (song) Dot (song) "Dot" is a song by the American punk rock band All, written by singer Scott Reynolds and released as a single and music video from the band's 1992 album "Percolater". The single also includes the song "Can't Say", written by bassist Karl Alvarez and drummer Bill Stevenson, and a cover version of "A Boy Named Sue", a 1969 song written by Shel Silverstein and made famous by Johnny Cash. "Dot" was recorded with the rest of "Percolater" at Chapman Recording Studios in Kansas City, Missouri and at Nightingale Studio in Nashville, Tennessee. Stevenson and guitarist Stephen Egerton served

neg: Infinity on High goal with his songs was to create his music while changing Wentz’s original lyrics as little as possible. After a melody was written, Stump would create a general rhythm for the song. Although Fall Out Boy has no specific rhythm or lead guitar roles, Stump viewed himself as more of a rhythm guitarist on the album due to his experience as a drummer in previous bands. Guitarist Joe Trohman often wrote his guitar parts after hearing Stump’s work, filling in the "empty spaces" in the songs with "tons of guitars and Johnny Marr-type atmospheric parts". The group felt that this

neg: Heaven (Emeli Sandé song) just want to know "what it is they are hearing, which is really exciting." In an interview with "Digital Spy" Sandé discussed the background of the song; "A lot of people when they first hear it immediately think early '90s, that kind of era, strings with the 'Funky Drummer' underneath them, quite epic sounding I guess. The song was written after a very long conversation I had with [producer] Naughty Boy. We got into a very deep conversation about religion and how to be good – what we all try to do in this day and age and how difficult

neg: Mickey MacConnell sides. "Follow the Flag" is an example of this. "The Little Drummer Boy" is a song that uses the story of the drummer boys of the old days (similar to the sentiments evoked by the more famous "Minstrel Boy" by Thomas Moore) to remind us of the influence of the poets and singers on public opinion. Mickey MacConnell Mickey MacConnell (born 1947) is an Irish musician and songwriter. MacConnell was born in Bellanaleck near Enniskillen in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland. He is the youngest member of a musical family. He worked in Dublin for Irish Press Group and, later, with

neg: Radio (Alesha Dixon song) Radio (Alesha Dixon song) "Radio" is a song by English recording artist Alesha Dixon from her third album, "The Entertainer". The song is "The Entertainer"s second single, after "Drummer Boy" and was released on 28 November, coinciding with the album's release. One of the remixes features rapper Wiley, a member of grime band Roll Deep, whom Dixon collaborated with previously whilst featuring on their single, "Take Control". Dixon performed "Radio" for the first time on "Strictly Come Dancing" on 14 November. "Radio" was written by Scottish singer Emeli Sandé and Shahid "Naughty Boy" Khan; Khan also produced the record. Lyrically,

neg: The Andy Williams Christmas Album at the top of "Billboard" magazine's Best Seller chart that same year. Kay Thompson first performed her song "The Holiday Season" as well as her "Jingle Bells" variation on December 22, 1945. "The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting On An Open Fire)" was a number three hit for Nat King Cole's King Cole Trio when it was first issued in 1946. The Harry Simeone Chorale reached number 13 on the "Billboard" Hot 100 with "The Little Drummer Boy" upon its first release in 1958. In a 2005 interview Williams discusses how "The Andy Williams Show" figured into his recording of "It's

neg: New Life Crisis in 2001 and 2002. But Tommy Boy folded before the release of their album. In 2005, the group finally released their self-titled debut album, through independent label. The album included the song "Breaking", featured on the hit MTV show "Laguna Beach: The Real O.C." and the smash single "Dirty Little Girl". The same year, New Life Crisis's single "Dirty Little Girl" was heard my music executive Stephen Stone from Ruffhouse Entertainment). In 2006, drummer Stephen Dupree left the band and was replaced by session drummer and previous member of New Life Crisis, Steve O'Brien. In 2007, Paul Mahos and New

neg: Do You Hear What I Hear? the entire song at the time they wrote it because of the emotions surrounding the Cuban Missile Crisis. "Our little song broke us up. You must realize there was a threat of nuclear war at the time." "Do You Hear What I Hear?" was released shortly after Thanksgiving in 1962. The song was originally recorded for Mercury Records by the Harry Simeone Chorale, a group which had also popularized "The Little Drummer Boy"; and it was released as part of the album ""The Wonderful Songs Of Christmas With The Harry Simeone Chorale"". As a 45 rpm single, it went on

neg: When Boy Meets Girl When Boy Meets Girl "When Boy Meets Girl" is a song co-written and recorded by Canadian country music artist Terri Clark. It was released in October 1995 as the second single from her album "Terri Clark". The song reached #3 on the "RPM" Country Tracks chart in February 1996 and #3 on the "Billboard" Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart. It was written by Clark, Tom Shapiro and Chris Waters. The song is about the changes brought about in a young man's life "when boy meets girl." Deborah Evans Price, of "Billboard" magazine reviewed the song favorably, saying that Clark's

neg: Hey Little One (song) Hey Little One (song) "Hey Little One", a song written by Dorsey Burnette and Barry De Vorzon, was initially recorded by Dorsey, released on May 2 1960 on the Era label as the double A-side "Hey Little One"/"Big Rock Candy Mountain" (Era 3019). "Hey Little One" reached number 48 on the "Billboard" Hot 100 chart. Musicians on the recording include veteran session drummer Earl Palmer. American country-pop music artist Glen Campbell covered the song for his Grammy-winning 1967 LP "By the Time I Get to Phoenix" and released it as the second single from the album. Campbell's more grandiose version

neg: Big Boy (song) Jackson sang lead vocals on the majority of the tracks beginning with "Big Boy" in 1967, which took a few hours to record at Sunny Sawyers recording studio in South Chicago. "Big Boy" was written by Eddie Silvers, a Chicago musician. According to legend, the group were paid three cents for each record sold, which was equally split among the five brothers and their drummer. The group's first single "Big Boy", was backed with the B-side "You've Changed". "The Jackson Five Plus Johnny" (Johnny Jackson on drums, no relation) would go on to perform "Big Boy" and other songs locally

neg: Life Goes On (Little Texas song) 2, 1995. Life Goes On (Little Texas song) "Life Goes On" is a song recorded by American country music group Little Texas. It was released in August 1995 as the first single from the band's "Greatest Hits" album. The song was co-written by the band's drummer, Del Gray and songwriters Thom McHugh and Keith Follesé. "Life Goes On" was Little Texas's thirteenth entry on the "Billboard" charts, peaking at #5 on the Hot Country Songs chart and reaching #4 on Canada's "RPM" country tracks chart. It would be their last single to make it to the Top 40. "Life Goes

neg: Life Goes On (Little Texas song) Life Goes On (Little Texas song) "Life Goes On" is a song recorded by American country music group Little Texas. It was released in August 1995 as the first single from the band's "Greatest Hits" album. The song was co-written by the band's drummer, Del Gray and songwriters Thom McHugh and Keith Follesé. "Life Goes On" was Little Texas's thirteenth entry on the "Billboard" charts, peaking at #5 on the Hot Country Songs chart and reaching #4 on Canada's "RPM" country tracks chart. It would be their last single to make it to the Top 40. "Life Goes On" is

neg: Christmas Songs (Jars of Clay album) the label and imprint label Nettwerk. The group decided to record their first full length Christmas album to debut on this label. The group previously has released one Christmas EP named "Drummer Boy", which contained the classic Christmas carol "The Little Drummer Boy". The group also contributed their original Christmas song "Bethlehem Town" to the Christmas edition of the "City on a Hill" series. In 2004, Jars appeared on the collection entitled "Maybe This Christmas Tree" with their lighter "Christmas for Cowboys" alongside artists such as Lisa Loeb, Ivy and Copeland. More recently, in 2005, Jars returned to the Christmas

neg: Bob Mould Mould also contributed the song "See a Little Light" to the 2006 album "Wed-Rock: A Benefit for Freedom to Marry," an album to support in the legalization of same-sex marriage. Mould's song "Dog on Fire" is the theme song for "The Daily Show". They Might Be Giants perform the current version. On December 19, 1996, Mould made a cameo appearance on "The Daily Show Holiday Spectacular" in an homage duet of "The Little Drummer Boy" with Mould playing the part of David Bowie to Craig Kilborn's "Bing Crosby". Mould is a passionate wrestling fan and was previously a writer for

neg: David Bowie show "Marc", and again two days later for Bing Crosby's final CBS television Christmas special, when he joined Crosby in "Peace on Earth/Little Drummer Boy", a version of "The Little Drummer Boy" with a new, contrapuntal verse. Five years later, the duet proved a worldwide seasonal hit, charting in the UK at No. 3 on Christmas Day, 1982. After completing "Low" and ""Heroes"", Bowie spent much of 1978 on the Isolar II world tour, bringing the music of the first two Berlin Trilogy albums to almost a million people during 70 concerts in 12 countries. By now he had broken

neg: Little Caesar (Kiss song) Little Caesar (Kiss song) "Little Caesar" is a song by the American hard rock band Kiss, featured on their 1989 album "Hot in the Shade". It is the lone original song that drummer Eric Carr sang lead on during his tenure with Kiss (although he did sing lead on a remake of "Beth" on Kiss's "Smashes, Thrashes & Hits" album the year before). The song was written by Carr, Gene Simmons and Adam Mitchell. Carr submitted three songs to Kiss bassist Gene Simmons for selection for the then upcoming album, and according to Carr in 1990: Simmons actually loved the

neg: We're an American Band (song) began arguing over the merits of British versus American rock. Grand Funk drummer Don Brewer stood up and after bragging about American rock heroes such as Jerry Lee Lewis, Fats Domino, Little Richard, and Elvis Presley, proudly announced, "We're an American band!". Thus inspired, he wrote the song the next morning; by late 1973, it was the top-selling song in the world. Brewer says "it never happened". "We were good friends with the guys in Humble Pie and even asked guitarist Peter Frampton to join our band". Don says the song was written during the terrible time period when their

neg: Peace on Earth/Little Drummer Boy "Little Drummer Boy". Crosby performed "Little Drummer Boy", while Bowie sang the new tune "Peace on Earth", which they reportedly performed after less than an hour of rehearsal. A few days after the taping, Crosby said of Bowie, "clean-cut kid and a real fine asset to the show. He sings well, has a great voice and reads lines well." Crosby died on 14 October, nearly five weeks after recording the special at Elstree Studios near London; in the US the show aired just over a month later, on 30 November 1977, on CBS. In the United Kingdom, the special first

neg: Little Drummer Boy Live one: Disc two: Little Drummer Boy Live Little Drummer Boy Live is a double live collection by Mark Kozelek, released by his own label Caldo Verde Records on November 28, 2006. Former Red House Painters guitarist Phil Carney guests on guitar on some of the songs. The set is a limited edition release of 10,000 copies. The album consists of covers and songs from Kozelek's bands Red House Painters and Sun Kil Moon, as well as material from his solo releases. It features two previously unreleased songs: "Moorestown" and "Unlit Hallway," which were later recorded with Sun Kil Moon for

neg: Little Drummer Boy Live Little Drummer Boy Live Little Drummer Boy Live is a double live collection by Mark Kozelek, released by his own label Caldo Verde Records on November 28, 2006. Former Red House Painters guitarist Phil Carney guests on guitar on some of the songs. The set is a limited edition release of 10,000 copies. The album consists of covers and songs from Kozelek's bands Red House Painters and Sun Kil Moon, as well as material from his solo releases. It features two previously unreleased songs: "Moorestown" and "Unlit Hallway," which were later recorded with Sun Kil Moon for 2008's "April". Disc

neg: Harry Simeone leader, and during 1952, he joined NBC's "The Firestone Hour" as conductor and choral arranger. When the Twentieth-Century Fox Records label contracted Simeone to make a Christmas album in 1958, he assembled a group he called "The Harry Simeone Chorale" and searched for recording material. After being introduced to an obscure song by friend and credited song co-author Henry Onorati, titled "Carol of the Drum", Simeone changed the title to "The Little Drummer Boy" and recorded it under that title for his album "Sing We Now of Christmas". He received joint authorship-and-composition credit for the album, although he did not

neg: Jo Jo the Dog Faced Boy (song) references Fedor Jeftichew, a sideshow entertainer best known as "Jo-Jo, the Dog-Faced Man", who suffered from hypertrichosis. In the lyrics, homage is made to the popular song from the previous year, "Beep Beep" with the line, "Where in the world was the little Nash Rambler?". Jo Jo the Dog Faced Boy (song) "Jo Jo the Dog Faced Boy" was a novelty song made popular by Disney Mouseketeer, Annette Funicello. The song was written by the Bob and Dick Sherman in collaboration with L.A. based songwriter Bob Roberts. "Jo Jo" followed up on Annette's hit song, "Tall Paul" which itself marked

neg: When Boy Meets Boy When Boy Meets Boy "When Boy Meets Boy" is a song written and performed by British recording artist Matt Fishel. It was released as a single on 3 June 2013 and appears as the closing track on Fishel's 2013 debut album "Not Thinking Straight". "When Boy Meets Boy" is a fun, quirky and up-tempo song. The song also incorporates various sound effects, including wolf-whistling, snoring and a cell phone ringing, each punctuating certain lyrics. Lyrically, the song tells the story of a relationship between Fishel and 'Marcus', a "Ska Punk-loving" skateboarder who Fishel meets in a bar. They end up

neg: Bobbi Kristina Brown the microphone, she said "Sing, mommy.", which can be heard during the first verse of the song. She can also be heard saying "Clap your hands!" at the end of the track. Brown was featured in her mother's 2003 Christmas album titled "" in her mother's version of "The Little Drummer Boy". When Brown's parents divorced in 2007, her mother was awarded custody, while her father received visitation rights. Brown's mother died, at age 48, in a hotel bathtub in 2012, from what was later ruled an accidental drowning with heart disease and cocaine use listed as contributing factors. Brown

neg: Local Boy in the Photograph boy Paul David Boggis, who was killed by a train travelling between Cwmbach and Aberdare. All the songs on the album are about people and events in the Aberdare area. Following the death of former Stereophonics drummer Stuart Cable, a campaign was launched on Facebook to get the song to number one in the UK charts. On 13 June 2010 it re-entered the UK charts at number 60. All music written by Kelly Jones, Richard Jones and Stuart Cable. All lyrics composed by Kelly Jones; Except where indicated. Stereophonics Local Boy in the Photograph "Local Boy in the Photograph" is

neg: Harry Simeone Harry Simeone Harry Moses Simeone (May 9, 1910 – February 22, 2005) was an American music arranger, conductor and composer, best known for arranging the famous Christmas song "The Little Drummer Boy", for which he received co-writing credit. Simeone was born in Newark, New Jersey. He grew up listening to stars performing at the Metropolitan Opera in New York City, not far from his native Newark. Initiated and inspired by this childhood passion, he sought a career as a concert pianist. To this end, he enrolled in the Juilliard School of Music, which he attended for three years, but when

neg: With a Little Help from My Friends at the end of the song. In 2001, Cocker's version of the song was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame. With a Little Help from My Friends "With a Little Help from My Friends" is a song by the English rock band the Beatles from their 1967 album "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band". It was written by Paul McCartney and John Lennon, and intended as the album's featured vocal for drummer Ringo Starr. The group recorded the song towards the end of the sessions for "Sgt. Pepper", with Starr singing as the character "Billy Shears". A subsequent recording

neg: Jimmy Little EMI's Columbia label and was soon followed by "Give the Coloured Boy a Chance", which had been written by his father – the first song released in Australia referring to indigenous issues and first both written and recorded by indigenous musicians. He worked at a towelling factory and supplemented his income with performances at concerts and dances, and TV appearances on "Bandstand". Little signed with Festival Records and in September 1959, he had his first charting single, "Danny Boy", from the extended play, "Jimmy Little Sings Ballads with a Beat", which peaked at No. 9 in Sydney. In February 1960,

neg: Julio Iglesias a duet of the Christmas song "Silent Night". The song, which was not officially released, also included a voice message from Iglesias, Rijnsburger, and their 4 young children of that time. The song was released online through the singer's official website and a CD was included on their Christmas card as a holiday gift from the Iglesias family to their friends and fans around the world. In 2008, Iglesias recorded another song as a gift to his fans. The family recorded "The Little Drummer Boy" in Spanish and English and included it in the family's Christmas card. Iglesias also made

neg: Little Things (One Direction song) Little Things (One Direction song) "Little Things" is a song by English-Irish boy band One Direction from their second studio album, "Take Me Home" (2012). It was released by Syco Music on 3 December 2012, as the record's second single. The song was written by Fiona Bevan and Ed Sheeran, and produced by Jake Gosling. Bevan brought the song to Sheeran's attention while he was in studio with the group in 2012, resulting in the band recording it. "Little Things" is a mid-tempo pop and folk ballad about the insistence that flaws are what make a person unique. The track

neg: In Spite of All the Danger claimed to have written the song: "'In Spite Of All The Danger' was actually written by me and George played the guitar solo! We were mates and nobody was into copyrights and publishing, nobody understood — we actually used to think when we came down to London that songs belonged to everyone... I remember we all went down on the bus with our instruments – amps and guitars – and the drummer went separately. We waited in the little waiting room outside while somebody else made their demo and then it was our turn. We just went into the room,

neg: Little Girl (Syndicate of Sound song) of 1976. A version by British group The Banned was a UK hit in 1977, reaching #36 in December. Another version was made by The Dead Boys on their first album "Young, Loud and Snotty" also released in 1977. Australian group Divinyls released their own version of the song titled "Hey Little Boy" in 1988. It went to #23 on the Australian charts. R.E.M. played the song in their very early shows. Little Girl (Syndicate of Sound song) "Little Girl" is a popular song recorded by the California group the Syndicate of Sound, and written by Don Baskin and Bob

neg: Little Boy Blue (poem) when our Little Boy Blue "Now, don't you go till I come," he said, So, toddling off to his trundle-bed, And, as he was dreaming, an angel song Oh! the years are many, the years are long, Ay, faithful to Little Boy Blue they stand, Awaiting the touch of a little hand, And they wonder, as waiting the long years through What has become of our Little Boy Blue, </poem> Little Boy Blue (poem) "Little Boy Blue" is a poem by Eugene Field about the death of a child, a sentimental but beloved theme in 19th-century poetry. Contrary to popular

neg: Little Numbers Little Numbers "Little Numbers" is a song by Swiss-German pop duo BOY. It was written by band members Valeska Steiner and Sonja Glass for their debut studio album "Mutual Friends" (2011), while production was helmed by Philipp Steinke. The song was released as the band's debut single in August 2011. A folkish indie pop song, the uptempo track is built almost entirely on drums and piano. Lyrically, "Little Numbers" depicts its protagnost waiting for a call of her love interest, while killing time with daydreaming. The song gained significant popularity in German-speaking Europe after being featured in German airline Lufthansa's

neg: Boys (The Shirelles song) the innocence of those days." McCartney also said: "Ringo always used to do a song in the show. Back then he had 'Boys'. It was a little embarrassing because it went, 'I'm talking about boys - yeah, yeah - boys'. It was a Shirelles hit and they were girls singing it, but we never thought we should call it Girls, just because Ringo was a boy. We just sang it the way they'd sung it and never considered any implications." (Paul McCartney. From "Anthology".) "Boys" had always been the Beatles' 'drummer' song during their Cavern days − Pete Best sang

neg: Hawaii (The Beach Boys song) Hawaii (The Beach Boys song) "Hawaii" is a song written by Brian Wilson and Mike Love for the American rock band the Beach Boys. It was recorded in July 1963 and released on their 1963 album "Surfer Girl". It is one of the first Beach Boy songs that Hal Blaine played on, contributing timbales, but regular drummer Dennis Wilson still played. In January 1964, it was released as a single in Australia, becoming a top-10 hit. This song was also sung by Al and Matt Jardine on Al Jardine's live album released in 2001. In 1978, part of this song

neg: The Little Drummer Boy chorale, in which the tune is in the soprano melody with alto harmony, tenor and bass parts producing the "drum rhythm" and a keyboard accompaniment "for rehearsal only". It is headed "Czech Carol freely transcribed by K.K.D.", these initials then deleted and replaced with "C.R.W. Robinson", a name under which Davis sometimes published. The Czech original of the carol has never been identified. "Carol of the Drum" appealed to the Austrian Trapp Family Singers, who first brought the song to wider prominence when they recorded it for Decca Records in 1951 on their first album for Decca. Their version was

neg: Christmas in the post-war United States highest position ever at #13 in a version by The Ronettes. Spike Jones's rendition of "All I Want for Christmas Is My Two Front Teeth" hit #1 on the pop charts in 1951. The tune was composed in December 1944 by elementary school music teacher Don Gardner when he noticed most of his students were missing their front "baby" teeth. Inspired, he dashed off the song in thirty minutes. In Spike Jones' original hit recording, a grownup pretends to be a lisping kid who cannot whistle. Nat King Cole also covered the tune. "The Little Drummer Boy", based on an

neg: Every Little Part of Me and very entertaining it is too! She's teamed up with British singer Jay Sean here, and we think their voices sound ACE together." However, they did stated that the song was not as infectious as "Drummer Boy". Michael Ashton of musicOMH praised "Every Little Part of Me" saying "Every Little Part of Me" is definitely one of the stand out tracks. The vocals from Dixon and Sean just fit perfectally together. The music video was filmed in December 2010 in Miami, and was directed by Nick Frew. The video was produced by Flynn (Ryan Lough for Dirty Robber, Jacob Swan

neg: Flowers Are Red before featuring the little boy's chorus again and bringing the song to a better conclusion. A version of this is featured on his album "Legends of the Lost and Found". The idea for the song came to Chapin when his secretary told him about her son who brought his report card home from school one day. The teacher had written a note in the card saying: "Your son is marching to the beat of a different drummer, but don't worry we will soon have him joining the parade by the end of the term." The quote was often used as

neg: Jenny, Jenny Jenny, Jenny "Jenny, Jenny" is a 1957 song written by American musician Little Richard and Enotris Johnson and recorded and released by Little Richard. It was featured on Penniman's debut album, "Here's Little Richard" and peaked at number ten on the US "Billboard" Hot 100 and reached number two on the Hot Rhythm and Blues Singles chart. The song featured Penniman and studio musicians for Cosimo Matassa's J&M Studios in New Orleans that had been recording with Penniman since September 1955 including drummer Earl Palmer and saxophonists Lee Allen and Alvin "Red" Tyler. Penniman re-recorded the song three times in

neg: Somethin' Else (song) works up the confidence to ask the girl out. The song was written on the back of a match book. Veteran studio drummer Earl Palmer played the same drum beat on "Somethin' Else" as Charles Connor did on Little Richard's "Keep A-Knockin'". However, Eddie Cochran was unaware that Sheeley wanted to duplicate the drum sound of the Little Richard recording. The song peaked at No. 22 on the UK Singles Chart, but only reached No. 58 on the "Billboard" Hot 100 in the United States. The songwriting credit shows Bob, not Bobby, Cochran. Eddie's brother Bob co-wrote the song. Bobby

neg: Serious Request "Ö3-Wundertüte", held annually since 2004, and the Licht ins Dunkel 14-hour telethons held from Christmas Eve since 1978 on the station's parent, national public broadcaster ORF. A combined amount of €1,075,582 was raised, including €617,582 achieved by playing song requests, and at least €458,000 from the "Ö3-Wundertüte" campaign, which was tied in. The event was opened with the song "Wunder Gescheh'n" (Miracles Happen) by singer Nena, and closed with "Little Drummer Boy" by Pentatonix, the most requested song. In 2014 the previous years concept was repeated unaltered. The hosts for the year, Sam De Bruyn, Linde Merckpoel and Vincent Byloo

neg: Hawaii (The Beach Boys song) was referenced in the Beach Boys song "Kona Coast" off the M.I.U. Album. "Hawaii" was released in Australia as a single, where it charted at number nine during 1964. Hawaii (The Beach Boys song) "Hawaii" is a song written by Brian Wilson and Mike Love for the American rock band the Beach Boys. It was recorded in July 1963 and released on their 1963 album "Surfer Girl". It is one of the first Beach Boy songs that Hal Blaine played on, contributing timbales, but regular drummer Dennis Wilson still played. In January 1964, it was released as a single in

neg: I'm Gonna Love You Just a Little More Baby I'm Gonna Love You Just a Little More Baby "I'm Gonna Love You Just a Little More Baby" is a song written, produced and recorded by Barry White. White recorded three song demos of himself singing and playing the piano, and he told his business partner Larry Nunes about the song, who convinced White to re-record and release it. Appearing with White on the recording session for the song were guitarists Ray Parker Jr., Wah Wah Watson, Dean Parks, and David T. Walker; drummer Ed Greene; bassists Wilton Felder of the Crusaders and Nathan East; and vibes player Gary Coleman.

neg: Blow Me Away Blow Me Away "Blow Me Away" is a song by American rock band Breaking Benjamin. The song is a non-album single, because it was written in 2004 specifically for the "Halo 2 Original Soundtrack". It was later released in 2010 as a digital single. In 2011, a remixed version of the song was released on "", featuring vocals of Sydnee Duran from Valora. Written by vocalist and guitarist Benjamin Burnley and then-drummer Jeremy Hummel, the song is described as featuring "hard rock roots, ... a vocal-centric aesthetic, heavy electric rhythm guitars", and "an aggressive male vocalist". When drummer Jeremy Hummel

neg: The Music of Ooo lyrics were written by Cole Sanchez and Sugar, whereas its music was written solely by Sugar. Seven songs were selected from the show's fifth season, including: "Bad Little Boy", "Good Little Girl", "I Just Can't Get Over You", "Have You Ever Had a Friend", "Lemonhope's Got Feet", "Lemonhope's Song", and "Rap Bear & Finn's Rap". Eleven songs were selected from the show's sixth season, making it the most-represented season on the record. These songs include: "A Kingdom from a Spark", "Baby's Building a Tower into Space", "Everything's Falling into Place", "Food Chain Song", "Little Brothers", "Lost in the Darkness", "Money",

neg: Christmas in the Heart released a music video for the song "Must Be Santa" directed by Nash Edgerton. In the video, Dylan and some other people are having a Christmas house party, until two of the guests start fighting and smashing things around and one of them running away. In the closing scene, we see Dylan and Santa Claus. A music video was also released for the song "Little Drummer Boy" directed by "Jeff Scher". A music video ecard was also released for the song "Must Be Santa". At Metacritic, the album currently holds a score of 62 out of 100 based on 17

neg: Somebody Put Something in My Drink recorded a version of the song for his 2013 solo album "Entitled", which only appeared on the vinyl version of the album. Somebody Put Something in My Drink "Somebody Put Something in My Drink" is a song by the Ramones from their 1986 album "Animal Boy". The song also appears on the Ramones compilation album "Ramones Mania". Written by Ramones drummer Richie Ramone, who had joined the band in 1983, "Somebody Put Something in My Drink" was based on an actual incident in which he was given a drink spiked with LSD. This song has been covered by Children of

neg: Mary Had a Little Boy Mary Had a Little Boy "Mary Had a Little Boy" is a 1990 song recorded by German Eurodance group Snap!. The song was released as the fourth and final single from their debut studio album, "World Power" in December 1990. The song's lyrics are based on the nineteenth century Nursery rhyme, "Mary Had a Little Lamb". The chorus includes the line "Mary a little boy, little did she know and everywhere that Mary went, the little boy was sure to go". The song was re-recorded and included on their in 2003, remix album, "The Cult of Snap!" featuring Milky &

neg: Jessie J it was completed on 19 January 2011. She revealed that "Big White Room" would be on the album and was written from an experience she had when she was 11 years old, although she wrote the song at age 17, in hospital, where a ward mate, a little boy, died. Jessie J says the album's title track, "Who You Are", is one of her proudest creations, she said the song is a "positive role model for young people" and "I always say that I'm half-artist, half-therapist". A song called "Sexy Silk", which appears on the "Easy A" soundtrack, was originally

neg: Wake Up Little Susie and got to number two on the UK Singles Chart. The song was ranked at No. 318 on the "Rolling Stone" magazine's list of The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time. In an appearance on "The Oprah Winfrey Show" during the 2000 U.S. presidential election, then-Governor George W. Bush named "Wake Up Little Susie" as his favorite song. "Wake Up Little Susie" was the first single filmmaker David Lynch bought. The song is written from the point of view of a high school boy to his girlfriend, Susie. In the song, the two go out on a date to a

neg: Jetty Rae Than December" and "Christmas Kiss") as well as four covers of classic Christmas songs ("O, Holy Night", "Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas", "Little Drummer Boy" and "Auld Lang Syne"). The album was produced on an extremely tight timeline and was produced by Eric Sproull with featured vocal performances by Chris DuPont and Katie Lee. The title track has been described as "energetic". A single, released on March 16, 2015. Rae cites this track as being notable in that it's the result of a single, uninterrupted vocal recording. The song itself has a running time of 3:18, was produced by

neg: Beep Beep (song) recorded for the European market replacing the Cadillac and Nash Rambler with the generic terms the Limousine and Bubble car. Homage is made to the "Beep Beep" in the 1959 hit song "Jo Jo The Dog Faced Boy" with the line, "Where in the world was the little Nash Rambler?". "Jo Jo The Dog Faced Boy" was sung by featured Mickey Mouse Club singer, Annette Funicello and written by Bob & Dick Sherman and Bob Roberts. The song is sampled in the Marilyn Manson song "Misery Machine", which appears on the 1994 album "Portrait of an American Family". In the

neg: Cass Elliot (album) at the time who was going through a divorce from her second husband. "When It Doesn’t Work Out" was written by Elliot's younger sister, Leah Kunkel, one-time wife of drummer Russ Kunkel, with whom she raised Elliot's daughter Owen after Elliot's death in 1974. "I'll Be There" was originally written and recorded by Bobby Darin in 1959. "Disney Girls" was written by Beach Boy Bruce Johnston and recorded by The Beach Boys on their 1971 album "Surf's Up". Johnston, who was a friend of Cass’, along with fellow Beach Boy Carl Wilson both played and sang backing vocals on it.

neg: Cub (band) Cub (band) Cub was an indie pop band from Vancouver, British Columbia that formed in 1992 and disbanded in 1997. They played a melodic, jangly form of pop punk that was dubbed "cuddlecore" by some music critics. Their song "New York City" was covered by They Might Be Giants on their album "Factory Showroom", and their song "Little Star" was covered by Washington's Sicko on their album, "Laugh While You Can Monkey Boy". Original drummer Valeria Fellini was replaced by Lisa G. in 1994. Neko Case also played drums on some early recordings as well as on tour in later

neg: Time Has Come Today the psychedelic era. The song has been described as psychedelic rock, psychedelic soul and acid rock, and features a guitar twinned with a clean one. Various other effects were employed in its recording and production, including the alternate striking of two cow bells producing a "tick-tock" sound, warped throughout most of the song by reverb, echo and changes in tempo. It quotes several bars from "The Little Drummer Boy" at 5:40 in the long version. The group had recorded an earlier version of the song. It was originally released as "All Strung Out Over You" bw "Falling In Love" on