Lucky Posted June 5, 2012 Report Share Posted June 5, 2012 I haven't said this in a while .... thank you to Brad, phil, pinkstones, and everyone else that so faithfully submits facts for us. Your help is so appreciated, and we should say so more often. The biggest thanks of all are reserved for edna. What would we ever do without you darlin? You rock! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edna Posted June 5, 2012 Report Share Posted June 5, 2012 ...I'm all "thank you, thank you".... And thanks to all who provide facts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edna Posted June 5, 2012 Report Share Posted June 5, 2012 Shame on me. There were already facts for one of the songs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brad_M Posted June 5, 2012 Report Share Posted June 5, 2012 ...and I even added the link to the already existing page and still didn't realize it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edna Posted June 6, 2012 Report Share Posted June 6, 2012 "Rain King" Counting Crows Written by Adam Duritz and David Bryson. A track of their debut album "August and Everything After", released on September 13th 1993. Also released as a single in 1994. It went #3 on Billboard Modern Rock Tracks, #66 on Billboard Hot 100 Airplay and #31 on Billboard Top 40 Mainstream Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brad_M Posted June 6, 2012 Report Share Posted June 6, 2012 "Rain King" Counting Crows It went #3 on Billboard Modern Rock Tracks, #66 on Billboard Hot 100 Airplay and #31 on Billboard Top 40 Mainstream Edna, The song did not chart on the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart at #3. It peaked at #4 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks chart (which was known as the Album Rock Tracks chart at the time). Here's the info from Billboard.com: "Rain King" chart info from Billboard.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edna Posted June 6, 2012 Report Share Posted June 6, 2012 Thank you, Brad... Please, post any info you have about it... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edna Posted June 11, 2012 Report Share Posted June 11, 2012 (edited) The Songfactors' Choice Top Ten #292 This week there is 5(five) songs needing facts. The Songfactors' Choice Top Ten #291 1. Ecstasy of Gold, The - Ennio Morricone 2. Living Next Door To Alice - Smokie 3. Starálfur - Sigur Rós 4. Ball And Chain - Social Distortion 5. Roxy Roller - Sweeney Todd (1993) If you have any info on any of the songs mentioned anywhere in this thread, please feel free to post your knowledge here. Submissions on songs will be collated and sent to the main site and you will receive credit for your contribution. As always the Songfish thanks you :guitar: :rock: Edited June 11, 2012 by Guest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rayzor Posted June 12, 2012 Report Share Posted June 12, 2012 (edited) Written in 1966, "The Ecstasy of Gold" (Italian: L'Estasi dell'Oro) is a musical composition by Ennio Morricone, part of his score for the Sergio Leone film The Good, the Bad and the Ugly. The Good, the Bad and the Ugly: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack was released in 1966 alongside the western film, The Good, the Bad and the Ugly, directed by Sergio Leone. The score is composed by frequent Leone collaborator Ennio Morricone, whose distinctive original compositions, containing gunfire, whistling, and yodeling permeate the film. The main theme, resembling the howling of a coyote, is a two-note melody that is a frequent motif, and is used for the three main characters, with a different instrument used for each one: flute for Blondie (Man With No Name), arghilofono for Angel Eyes and human voices for Tuco. The soundtrack album was on the charts for more than a year, reaching No. 4 on the Billboard pop album chart and No. 10 on the black album chart. (thanks "The Good, The Bad and The Ugly" DVD notes & Wiki) Edited June 12, 2012 by Guest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rayzor Posted June 12, 2012 Report Share Posted June 12, 2012 Sweeney Todd info can be found at "canadianbands.com" A good site to get the facts about Canadian artists from the artists themselves. "Roxy Roller" was one of Sweeney Todd's first demo cuts, landing them a deal. "Roxy Roller" was huge in Canada (#1 for 3 weeks), but didn't chart so well in the US (topped at #90). This paved the way for the band to become a hot concert ticket (Sweeney Todd always put on fun and exciting shows) and they would release more hits, but none bigger than "Roxy Roller". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edna Posted June 12, 2012 Report Share Posted June 12, 2012 Thank you Ray... I'll try to post more facts later... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edna Posted June 13, 2012 Report Share Posted June 13, 2012 "Living Next Door To Alice" Smokie Written by Nicky Chinn and Mike Chapman. The original vrsion is from 1972 by harmony trio New World, a vocal trio from Australia. Smokie released their cover in August 12th, 1976. The B-side was "Run to You". It made #5 in the UK Singles charts. By March next year it was #25 on Billboard Hot 100 and #1 in Austria, Germany, Ireland, The Netherlands, Norway and Switzerland. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edna Posted June 13, 2012 Report Share Posted June 13, 2012 " Starálfur" Sigur Rós I have no info about who wrote this song. Please, if any of you know about it, add it. Thank you very much. A track from their album "Ãgætis byrjun", released in June 1999. It means "Staring Elf" in Icelandic. The song appears in the soundtrack of "The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou" and "The Girl in the Café" (TV film winner of an Emmy in 1005) The strings in "Starálfur" itself are palindromic; they are the same forwards and backwards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edna Posted June 13, 2012 Report Share Posted June 13, 2012 "Ball And Chain" Social Distortion Written by Mike Ness. A track of their 1990 album, "Social Distortion". The single was released on March 27. Ball and Chain is a hard luck story... a forceful cry, a lament, a plea, a folk prayer... They always perform the song live and it's also a track of their 1998 album "Live At the Roxy" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brad_M Posted June 13, 2012 Report Share Posted June 13, 2012 "Ball And Chain" - Social Distortion Peaked in the U.S. at # 13 in 1990 on the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart (now known as the Alternative Songs Chart). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edna Posted June 18, 2012 Report Share Posted June 18, 2012 The Songfactors' Choice Top Ten #293 This week there is 3(threee) songs needing facts. The Songfactors' Choice Top Ten #293 1. Going To The Country - Steve Miller Band 2. Texarkana - R.E.M. 3. Slow Motion - Blondie If you have any info on any of the songs mentioned anywhere in this thread, please feel free to post your knowledge here. Submissions on songs will be collated and sent to the main site and you will receive credit for your contribution. As always the Songfish thanks you :guitar: :rock: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edna Posted June 19, 2012 Report Share Posted June 19, 2012 "Going To The Country" Steve Miller Band Written by Setve Miller and Ben Sidran. A track of their fifth album, "5th", released in November 1970. The single had "Never Kill Another Man" as the B-side. Buddy Spicher plays fiddle. The song didn't chart but the underground rafios played it a lot. The lyrics talk about leaving the city and going to the country. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edna Posted June 19, 2012 Report Share Posted June 19, 2012 "Texarkana" R.E.M. Credited to Bill Berry, Peter Buck, Mike Mills and Michael Stipe, it was in fact written by Mike Mills, bass player for the band, who also sung lead vocals. A track from their album "Out Of Time", released on March 11, 1991, in the UK and one day later in the US. The song wasn't released as a single. Yet it made #4 on the Alternative Songs on Billboard Chart and #6 on the Mainstream Rock Tracks list. The song title is a reference to the town of Texarkana, on the border of Texas and Arkansas, which was originally mentioned in the chorus before it was changed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edna Posted June 19, 2012 Report Share Posted June 19, 2012 "Slow Motion" Blondie Written by Laura Davis and Jimmy Destri. A track of Blondie's fourth album, "Eat To The Beat". It was recorded between May and June 1979 and released in october on the same year. Mike Chapman remixed the song to be released as the fourth single of the album, but "Call Me" (theme song to the film "American Gigolo") was an unexpected hit and the single was left to be released after "Call Me". It finally wasn't and was never released as a single. Lorna Luft sings backing vocals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edna Posted June 25, 2012 Report Share Posted June 25, 2012 The Songfactors' Choice Top Ten #294 This week there is 2(two) songs needing facts. The Songfactors' Choice Top Ten #294 1. Summer Wind - Frank Sinatra (1966) 2. Jump in the Line - Harry Belafonte (1961) If you have any info on any of the songs mentioned anywhere in this thread, please feel free to post your knowledge here. Submissions on songs will be collated and sent to the main site and you will receive credit for your contribution. As always the Songfish thanks you :guitar: :rock: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edna Posted June 26, 2012 Report Share Posted June 26, 2012 ""Summer Wind" Frank Sinatra Written by Heinz Meier, Hans Bradtke and Johnny Mercer. First recorded by Wayne Newton in 1965. Frank Sinatra recorded the song in 1966 as a track of his album "Strangers in the Night" for Reprise Records. Also released as the B-side of the single "Strangers In The Night". It went #1 on the Easy Listening Chart and #25 on Billboard Pop Singles chart. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edna Posted June 26, 2012 Report Share Posted June 26, 2012 "Jump in the Line" Harry Belafonte Written by Aldwyn Roberts, a.k.a. Lord Kitchener, a musician from Trinidad. It's a calypso song recorded in 1961 by Harry Belafonte a.k.a. Raymond Bell on the label. A track from his album "Jump Up Calypso". It was used in the movie "Beetlejuice" and also in "The Little Mermaid: Ariel's Beginning". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edna Posted July 3, 2012 Report Share Posted July 3, 2012 The Songfactors' Choice Top Ten #295 This week there is 5 (five) songs needing facts. The Songfactors' Choice Top Ten #295 1. You'll Lose a Good Thing - Barbara Lynn (1962) 2. Do It Again - The Kinks (1984) 3. It's All Right - The Impressions (1963) 4. First I Look At The Purse - The Contours (1965) 5. Shakin' - Eddie Money (1982) If you have any info on any of the songs mentioned anywhere in this thread, please feel free to post your knowledge here. Submissions on songs will be collated and sent to the main site and you will receive credit for your contribution. As always the Songfish thanks you :guitar: :rock: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edna Posted July 3, 2012 Report Share Posted July 3, 2012 " You'll Lose a Good Thing" Barbara Lynn Written by Barbara Lynn Ozen. Recorded in 1962, it was released as a single and also as a track of her first album, "You'll Lose A Good Thing". The single was a #1 Hit on Billboard R&B chart and made the Top 10 on Billboard Hot 100. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edna Posted July 3, 2012 Report Share Posted July 3, 2012 "Do It Again" The Kinks Written by Ray Davies The opening track of the Kinks' 1984 album, "Word of Mouth".It was recorded between June 1983 and September 1984 and released on November 19th 1984. The single was released in December 4, 1984 with "Guilty" as the B_side in the US. It was released in April next year in the UK with "Summer's Gone" as the B-side. It made #41 on the Singles Charts in the US. It was featured in the film "Click" Most of the material was well crafted, but only a few songs were distinctive, particularly the circular, synth-spiked minor hit "Do It Again." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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