“One Night in Bangkok” is a song from the concept album and subsequent musical Chess by Tim Rice, Benny Andersson, and Björn Ulvaeus. English actor and singer Murray Head raps the verses, while the chorus is sung by Anders Glenmark, a Swedish singer, songwriter, and producer. The release topped the charts in many countries, including […]
Junior Wells
Junior Wells (born Amos Wells Blakemore Jr.) was an American singer, harmonica player, and recording artist. He is best known for his signature song “Messin’ with the Kid” and his 1965 album Hoodoo Man Blues, described by the critic Bill Dahl as “one of the truly classic blues albums of the 1960s”. Wells himself categorised […]
Quando, Quando, Quando
Quando, Quando, Quando” (“When, When, When”) is an Italian pop song from 1962, in the bossa nova style, with music written by Tony Renis and lyrics by Alberto Testa. The song expresses a romantic plea where the singer anxiously asks when their love interest will reciprocate their feelings and agree to be together. The repetition of […]
Joe Hisaishi
Mamoru Fujisawa. known professionally as Joe Hisaishi, is a Japanese composer, musical director, conductor and pianist, known for over 100 film scores and solo albums dating back to 1981. Hisaishi’s music has been known to explore and incorporate different genres, including minimalist, experimental electronic, Western classical, and Japanese classical. He has also worked as a […]
Princess Mononoke
Princess Mononoke is a 1997 Japanese animated historical fantasy film written and directed by Hayao Miyazaki. Set in the Muromachi period of Japanese history, the film follows Ashitaka, a young Emishi prince who journeys west to cure his cursed arm and becomes embroiled in the conflict between Irontown and the forest of the gods, as […]
Moonlight Densetsu
Moonlight Densetsu (Moonlight Legend) is the original opening theme of the Sailor Moon 90s anime series. It was used in the first four seasons of the anime, before being replaced by the “Sailor Star Song” for Sailor Stars. Upon its release, it was one of the series’ most popular songs and is about Usagi and […]
Ichirin no Hana
“Ichirin no Hana” (一輪の花) is a song by Japanese rock band High and Mighty Color. The song was released as the second and final single from the band’s second album Gō on Progressive on January 16, 2006. “Ichirin no Hana” is the band’s sixth single. It retained number two in the Oricon charts for most […]
Listz – Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2 in C-sharp minor
Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2 in C-sharp minor, S.244/2, is the second in a set of 19 Hungarian Rhapsodies by composer Franz Liszt, published in 1851, and is by far the most famous of the set. The Hungarian-born composer and pianist Franz Liszt was strongly influenced by the music heard in his youth, particularly Hungarian folk […]
That’s Entertainment
“That’s Entertainment!” is a popular song with music written by Arthur Schwartz and lyrics by Howard Dietz. The song was published in 1952 and was written especially for the 1953 Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer musical film The Band Wagon. The song is performed in the film by Jack Buchanan supported by Fred Astaire, Nanette Fabray, and Oscar Levant. […]
Can’t Take My Eyes Off You
“Can’t Take My Eyes Off You” is a 1967 song written by Bob Crewe and Bob Gaudio, and first recorded and released as a single by Gaudio’s Four Seasons bandmate Frankie Valli. The song was among his biggest hits, earning a gold record and reaching No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 for a week, […]