“Rock with You” is a song by American singer Michael Jackson, written by Rod Temperton and produced by Quincy Jones. It was first offered to Karen Carpenter, while she was working on her first solo album, but she turned it down. It was released in October 1979, by Epic Records as the second single from […]
I Only Have Eyes for You
“I Only Have Eyes For You” is a song by composer Harry Warren and lyricist Al Dubin. The song was written for the 1934 film ‘Dames’, in which it was performed by Dick Powell. In addition to the original version by Dick Powell, recordings of the song by Ben Selvin (vocal by Howard Phillips), Eddy […]
Songs for World Book Day
Today is World Book Day, which encourages children of all ages to celebrate the power of reading and explore the pleasures of books. Here are some songs that were inspired by books. 1984 by David Bowie Nineteen Eighty-Four is the 1949 dystopian novel written by George Orwell that takes place in an imagined future where […]
Sylvia
Sylvia is a British musical with book by Kate Prince and Priya Parmer, with music by Josh Cohen and DJ Walde and lyrics by Prince based on the life of Sylvia Pankhurst. Starting with a flash-forward to Sylvia’s expulsion from the Women’s Social and Political Union (WSPU) in 1913, the work returns to Sylvia and […]
Neutral Milk Hotel
Neutral Milk Hotel was an American band formed by Jeff Mangum in Ruston, Louisiana, in 1989. They were active until 1998, and then from 2013 to 2015. The band’s music featured a deliberately low quality sound, influenced by indie rock and psychedelic folk. Mangum wrote surreal and opaque lyrics that covered a wide range of […]
Seguidilla
The Seguidilla plural in both English and Spanish seguidillas; diminutive of seguida, which means “sequence” and is the name of a dance) is an old Castilian folksong and dance form in quick triple time for two people with many regional variations. The music is generally in a major key and often begins on an offbeat. […]
L’Arlesienne Suite No. 1
L’Arlésienne is incidental music composed by Georges Bizet for Alphonse Daudet’s drama of the same name, usually translated as The Girl from Arles. It was first performed on 30 September 1872 at the Theatre du Vaudeville in Paris. Bizet’s original incidental music consists of 27 numbers for chorus and small orchestra, ranging from pieces of […]
Blame It On The Bossa Nova
Blame It on the Bossa Nova” is a song written by Cynthia Weil (lyrics) and Barry Mann which was a 1963 hit single for Eydie Gorme, reaching number 7 on the Hot 100 in March 1963. “Blame It on the Bossa Nova” was an international hit for Gormé, reaching No. 1 in Australia, South Africa and […]
The Nightingale Trio
The Nightingale Trio is a women’s vocal trio inspired by traditional folk songs and vocal techniques from the Balkans and Eastern Europe. Their pure vocal stylings have been featured on NPR’s Prairie Home Companion and they have delighted audiences in live performances around the United States. The Nightingale Trio is village harmonies, birdsong lullabies, and […]