Changes

Jump to navigation Jump to search
451 bytes added ,  13:13, March 21, 2010
→‎Musical examples: added "Ice Ice Baby"
Line 38: Line 38:  
===Musical examples===
 
===Musical examples===
   −
*"Battle Hymn of the Republic," the only significant song by Julia Ward Howe.
+
*"Battle Hymn of the Republic," the only significant song by Julia Ward Howe, written in the dark during a pre-dawn inspiration
 
*"American Pie," the only hit by Don McLean, one of the most thoughtful ballads to top the charts for several weeks
 
*"American Pie," the only hit by Don McLean, one of the most thoughtful ballads to top the charts for several weeks
 
*"You Light Up My Life," the only hit by Debbie Boone, was a tribute to God that topped the charts for many weeks
 
*"You Light Up My Life," the only hit by Debbie Boone, was a tribute to God that topped the charts for many weeks
 
*"Sunshine" (1971), which was not only a one-hit wonder by Jonathan Edwards, but it was included in his album only because a preferred song had been accidentally erased.<ref>here was a song on the album called ‘Please Find Me,’ and for some reason the engineer rolled over it.  It got erased.  We spent hours looking for it.  We fired the engineer and put ‘Sunshine’ in its place.” [http://www.jonathanedwards.net/general/presskit-biography.php]</ref>
 
*"Sunshine" (1971), which was not only a one-hit wonder by Jonathan Edwards, but it was included in his album only because a preferred song had been accidentally erased.<ref>here was a song on the album called ‘Please Find Me,’ and for some reason the engineer rolled over it.  It got erased.  We spent hours looking for it.  We fired the engineer and put ‘Sunshine’ in its place.” [http://www.jonathanedwards.net/general/presskit-biography.php]</ref>
 +
*"Ice Ice Baby" was the "B-side" filler panned by "experts" which became a massive hit because a disc jockey played it by chance; allegedly written by Vanilla Ice when he was 16<ref>"There's just something about the way its hook — a sample from Queen and David Bowie's ''Under Pressure'' — grabs you and flings you out onto the dance floor." [http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,318500,00.html]</ref>
 
*[[American Idol]]
 
*[[American Idol]]
  
Anthony, Irenaeus, Siteadmin, apieditor, Bureaucrats, Check users, nsAm_Govt_101RO, nsAm_Govt_101RW, nsAm_Govt_101_ta, nsJudgesRO, nsJudgesRW, nsJudges_talkRO, nsJudges_talkRW, nsTeam2RO, nsTeam2RW, nsTeam2_talkRO, nsTeam2_talkRW, oversight, Administrators
126,565

edits

Navigation menu