“Isn’t This a Lovely Day?” is a popular song written by Irving Berlin for the 1935 film Top Hat, where it was introduced by Fred Astaire in the scene where his and Ginger Rogers’ characters are caught in a gazebo during a rainstorm. The lyric is an example of a song which turns a bad […]
Shivaree
Shivaree was an Americana and alternative country band from the US founded in 1997, consisting of Ambrosia Parsley (vocals), Danny McGough (keyboard), and Duke McVinnie (guitar). The band took its name from the Cajun term “shivaree”, which means, roughly, a noisy mock serenade for newlyweds. It is most commonly used along and to the west […]
¿Quién será? (Sway)
“¿Quién será?” is a bolero-mambo song written by Mexican composers Luis Demetrio and Pablo Beltran Ruiz. However, because Demetrio sold his rights to Beltrán, the song has often been misattributed to the latter. Beltrán recorded the song for the first time with his orchestra in 1953. Pedro Infante, for whom the song was written, performed […]
Fun Boy Three
Fun Boy Three were an English new wave pop band, active from 1981 to 1983 and formed by singers Terry Hall, Neville Staple and Lynval Golding after they left the Specials. They released two albums and had seven UK top 20 hits. Fun Boy Three reduced the ska sound that they and Jerry Dammers had […]
Yard Act
Yard Act is a British rock band from Leeds, West Yorkshire. Critics have categorised the band’s music as post-punk and indie rock, often making use of elements of 1970s Italo disco, ’90’s hip-hop and early 2000’s indie rock. Their lyrics are often political, discussing opposition to topics including capitalism, gentrification and social class, told using […]