Category: Movies

“Only You (And You Alone)” (often shortened to “Only You“) is a doo wop song composed by Buck Ram, the manager of the Platters, the group that made the song famous in the US, the UK and Belgium. The Platters’ lead vocals are by Tony Williams. The Platters first recorded the song for Federal Records […]

“Tiger Rag” is a jazz standard that was recorded and copyrighted by the Original Dixieland Jass Band in 1917 for Aeolian-Vocalion Records (the band did not use the “Jazz” spelling in its name until 1917). The Aeolian-Vocalion sides did not sell well because they were recorded in a vertical-cut format which could not be played […]

“Why Don’t You Do Right?” (originally recorded as “Weed Smoker’s Dream” in 1936) is an American blues and jazz-influenced pop song usually credited to Kansas Joe McCoy. A minor key twelve-bar blues with a few chord substitutions, it is considered a classic “woman’s blues” song and has become a standard. Singer Lil Green recorded a […]

“Oh, Lady Be Good!” is the title of a popular song, and a jazz standard written by George Gershwin (music) and Ira Gershwin (lyrics) in 1924. It was originally introduced in the Broadway musical Lady, Be Good!, which starred Fred and Adele Astaire, that would run for 330 performances. It opened to generally favourable reviews, […]

“Dancing in the Dark” is a popular American song, with music by Arthur Schwartz and lyrics by Howard Dietz, that was introduced by John Barker with Tilly Losch dancing in the 1931 revue The Band Wagon. The song was first recorded by Bing Crosby on August 19, 1931 with Studio Orchestra directed by Victor Young, […]

Renai Circulation (lit. “Love Circulation”) is a song from the 2009 Japanese anime television series Bakemonogatari (the animated adaptation of the first book from the Monogatari series by Nisio Isin) and performed by Kana Hanazawa as her character, Nadeko Sengoku. “Renai Circulation” serves as both Nadeko’s character image song as well as the opening theme […]

The Charleston is a dance named after the harbour city of Charleston, South Carolina. The rhythm was popularised in mainstream dance music in the United States by a 1923 tune called “The Charleston” by composer/pianist James P. Johnson, which originated in the Broadway show Runnin’ Wild and became one of the most popular hits of […]

“You Can’t Always Get What You Want” is a song by the English rock band the Rolling Stones from their 1969 album Let It Bleed. Written by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards, it was named as the 100th greatest song of all time by Rolling Stone magazine in its 2004 list of the “500 Greatest […]

KAJ are a music and comedy group from Vörå in Ostrobothnia, Finland. The group is part of the Finland-Swedish cultural sphere and primarily performs in Swedish with lyrics in the Vörå dialect. The group consists of Kevin Holmström, Axel Åhman, and Jakob Norrgård, whose first name initials form the band’s name. KAJ’s music spans multiple […]

Stelvio Cipriani also known as Viostel, was an Italian composer, mostly of motion picture soundtracks, conductor and pianist. Though not raised with a strong musical upbringing, as a child Cipriani was fascinated by his church’s organ. His priest gave Cipriani his first music lessons and encouraged the boy and his family. Cipriani attended the Santa […]