Dum Dum Girls was an American rock band, formed in 2008. It began as the bedroom recording project of singer and songwriter Dee Dee (née Kristin Gundred). She is currently based in Los Angeles. The name is a double homage to the Vaselines’ album Dum Dum and the Iggy Pop song “Dum Dum Boys”. The […]
The Muppet Show Theme
“The Muppet Show Theme” was played at the beginning and end of every episode of The Muppet Show. Although it evolved visually over the course of the show’s five seasons, the musical composition remained substantially the same. It is credited to Jim Henson and Samuel Pottle as the composers. Each Muppet Show theme starts with […]
All The Things You Are
“All the Things You Are” is a song composed by Jerome Kern with lyrics written by Oscar Hammerstein II. The song was written for the musical Very Warm for May (1939) and was introduced by Hiram Sherman, Frances Mercer, Hollace Shaw, and Ralph Stuart. It opened in November 1939, and closed after only 59 performances. […]
Ain’t Misbehavin’
“Ain’t Misbehavin’” is a 1929 stride jazz/early swing song. Andy Razaf wrote the lyrics to a score by Thomas ‘Fats’ Waller and Harry Brooks for the Broadway musical comedy play Connie’s Hot Chocolate. As a work from 1929 with its copyright renewed, it will enter the American public domain on January 1, 2025. The song […]
Quincy Jones
Quincy Delight Jones Jr. who died recently was an American record producer, songwriter, composer, arranger, and film and television producer. Over the course of his seven-decade career, he received many accolades including 28 Grammy Awards, a Primetime Emmy Award and a Tony Award as well as nominations for seven Academy Awards and four Golden Globe […]
Blue Moon
“Blue Moon” is a popular song written by Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart in 1934 that has become a standard ballad. Hart wrote lyrics for the tune, as the title song for the 1934 film Manhattan Melodrama. The studio then asked for a nightclub number for the film. Rodgers still liked the melody, so Hart […]
Schmigadoon!
Schmigadoon! is an American musical comedy television series created by Cinco Paul and Ken Daurio, with all songs written by Paul, who also serves as showrunner. The Apple TV+ series premiered in July 2021, starring an ensemble cast led by Cecily Strong and Keegan-Michael Key. The story centres around a couple from New York, both […]
Labour
“Labour” is an alternative folk song by British singer-songwriter Paris Paloma released in March 2023. The track is described as an anthem that addresses issues of gender inequality within societal structures. The song was written by Paris Paloma, a British artist born in Derbyshire. Paloma decided to combine two separate songs she had been writing […]
John Addison
John Addison was a British composer best known for his film scores. Addison was born in Chobham to a father who was a colonel in the Royal Field Artillery, and this influenced the decision to send him to school at Wellington College. His grandfather was Lieut-Colonel George Addison, who played for the Royal Engineers in […]
Paolo Conte
Paolo Conte is an Italian singer, pianist, songwriter and lawyer, known for his distinctly grainy, resonant voice. His compositions fuse Italian and Mediterranean sounds with jazz, boogie, elements of the French chanson and Latin-American rhythms.Conte was born in Asti, Piedmont. His parents were avid jazz fans and Conte and his younger brother Giorgio spent their […]