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Nonsense Song
A nonsense song is a type of song written mainly for the purpose of entertainment using nonsense syllables at least in the chorus. Such a song generally has a simple melody and a quick (or fairly quick) tempo.Citron, Stephen (1998). ''Song Writing''. Limelight: New York. History The roots of this song type can be traced as far back as " Shoo, Fly, Don't Bother Me" and " Jimmy Crack Corn" to the 1890s "Ta-ra-ra Boom-de-ay". Every era has had its own nonsense songs. The turn of the 20th century had " Row, Row, Row", with lines like: The jazz age created many nonsense songs, such as " Ja-Da". Examples * " Sarasponda", a children's folk song * " Hold Tight (Want Some Seafood Mama)", written by Edward Robinson; Jerry Brandow; Lenny Kent; Leonard Ware; Willie Spottswood in 1938 * " Three Little Fishies", written by Josephine Carringer and Bernice Idins; with music by Saxie Dowell in 1939 * "Mairzy Doats", composed by Milton Drake, Al Hoffman and Jerry Livingston in 1943 * " ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Song
A song is a musical composition intended to be performed by the human voice. This is often done at distinct and fixed pitches (melodies) using patterns of sound and silence. Songs contain various forms, such as those including the repetition and variation of sections. Written words created specifically for music, or for which music is specifically created, are called lyrics. If a pre-existing poem is set to composed music in classical music it is an art song. Songs that are sung on repeated pitches without distinct contours and patterns that rise and fall are called chants. Songs composed in a simple style that are learned informally "by ear" are often referred to as folk songs. Songs that are composed for professional singers who sell their recordings or live shows to the mass market are called popular songs. These songs, which have broad appeal, are often composed by professional songwriters, composers, and lyricists. Art songs are composed by trained classical compose ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saxie Dowell
Horace Kirby Dowell (May 24, 1904 – July 22, 1974), known professionally as Saxie Dowell, was an American jazz saxophonist. Biography Dowell was born in Raleigh, North Carolina, and attended the University of North Carolina, where he met Hal Kemp. He joined Kemp's orchestra as a reed player (tenor saxophone, clarinet, and flute) and vocalist in the fall of 1925. Dowell composed "I Don't Care", which was recorded by Kemp for Brunswick in 1928. When the band's style changed in the early 1930s to that of a dance band, Dowell became the group's comedic vocalist for novelty songs. After "Three Little Fishies" became a hit in 1939, Dowell was involved in a legal dispute with lyricists Josephine Carringer and Bernice Idins. In 1940 he wrote the song " Playmates". Dowell left Kemp in started a big band in 1940. During World War II he was drafted and served as a bandleader aboard an aircraft carrier, the ''U.S.S. Franklin''. The band survived a torpedo attack by Japanese forces, th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sherman Brothers
The Sherman Brothers were an American songwriting duo that specialized in musical films, made up of Robert B. Sherman (December 19, 1925 – March 6, 2012) and Richard M. Sherman (born June 12, 1928). Together they received various accolades including two Academy Awards, and three Grammy Awards. They received nominations for an Laurence Olivier Award, a BAFTA Award, and five Golden Globe Awards. In 1976 they received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, and the National Medal of the Arts in 2008. The Sherman Brothers wrote more motion-picture musical song scores than any other songwriting team in film history. Their work includes the live action films '' The Parent Trap'' (1961), ''Mary Poppins'' (1964), ''Chitty Chitty Bang Bang'' (1968), and ''Bedknobs and Broomsticks'' (1971) and the animated films '' The Sword in the Stone'' (1963), ''The Jungle Book'' (1967), '' Charlotte's Web'' (1973), ''The Aristocats'' (1970), and ''The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh'' (1977). Am ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chim Chim Cher-ee
"Chim Chim Cher-ee" is a song from ''Mary Poppins'', the 1964 musical motion picture. It was originally sung by Dick Van Dyke and Julie Andrews, and also is featured in the 2004 ''Mary Poppins'' musical. The song won the 1964 Academy Award for Best Original Song. In 2005, Julie Andrews included this song as part of ''Julie Andrews Selects Her Favorite Disney Songs''. Songwriters The song was written by Robert B. Sherman & Richard M. Sherman (the " Sherman Brothers") who also won an Oscar and a Grammy Award for ''Mary Poppins'' song score. Inspiration The song was inspired by one of the drawings of a chimney sweep created by Mary Poppins' screenwriter, Don DaGradi. When asked about the drawing by the Sherman Brothers, DaGradi explained the ancient British folklore attributed to "sweeps" and how shaking hands with one or touching their sleeve could bring a person good luck. In their 1961 treatment, the Sherman Brothers had already amalgamated many of the P.L. Travers character ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blues Brothers
The Blues Brothers are an American blues and soul revivalist band founded in 1978 by comedians Dan Aykroyd and John Belushi as part of a musical sketch on ''Saturday Night Live''. Belushi and Aykroyd fronted the band, in character, respectively, as lead vocalist ' Joliet' Jake Blues and harmonica player/vocalist Elwood Blues, donning black suits with matching fedoras and sunglasses. The band was composed of well-known musicians, and debuted as the musical guest in a 1978 episode of ''Saturday Night Live'', opening the show performing "Hey Bartender", and later " Soul Man". In 1978, the band released their debut album, ''Briefcase Full of Blues'', and opened for the Grateful Dead at the closing of Winterland Arena in San Francisco. They gained further fame after spawning a Hollywood comedy film in 1980, ''The Blues Brothers''. After Belushi's death in 1982, the Blues Brothers continued to perform with a rotation of guest singers and other band members. The band reformed in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Chips
The Chips were a short-lived New York City doo-wop vocal group consisting of teenage friends Charles Johnson (lead vocal), Nathaniel Epps (baritone), Paul Fulton (bass), Sammy Strain and Shedrick Lincoln (tenors). The group's first recording is their most enduring; "Rubber Biscuit" started life as Johnson's answer to the marching rhythms of the Warwick School For Delinquent Teenagers while he was an intern there.http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/download?doi=10.1.1.730.2954&rep=rep1&type=pdf When Josie Records heard the tune they signed the group and the record was issued in September 1956. Although it did not chart, "Rubber Biscuit" became an instant east coast radio favourite, and saw its performers touring alongside The Dells, Cadillacs, and Bo Diddley, but the momentum gained by their debut single was waning and the group broke up at the end of 1957. Only Sammy Strain went on to success in the music industry, as a member of Little Anthony & The Imperials from about 1961 to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rubber Biscuit
"Rubber Biscuit" is a novelty doo-wop song performed by the vocals-only team the Chips, who recorded it in 1956. It was covered by the Blues Brothers on their 1978 debut album, ''Briefcase Full of Blues'', among many other artists, as well as being featured in the 1973 film ''Mean Streets.'' Songwriting "Rubber Biscuit" started life as Kinrod Johnson's answer to the marching rhythms of the Warwick School For Delinquent Teenagers while he was an intern there. Label credit for writing and composing the song was given to Chips lead singer Charles Johnson and Adam R. Levy. But Levy's father, label owner Morris Levy, was notorious for adding either his or his son's names to songwriting credits in order to claim partial, or in some cases full, author-composer royalties on songs they did not write. There is no evidence that Morris Levy or Adam Levy ever wrote any songs. Lyrics Few of the lyrics can actually be understood, as they are sung in the scat manner. The scat is interrupted ev ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Helen Deutsch
Helen Deutsch (21 March 1906 – 15 March 1992) was an American screenwriter, journalist, and songwriter. Biography Deutsch was born in New York City and graduated from Barnard College. She began her career by managing the Provincetown Players. She then wrote theater reviews for ''The New York Herald-Tribune'' and ''The New York Times'', as well as working in the press department of the Theatre Guild. Her first screenplay was for ''The Seventh Cross'' (1944), based on Anna Seghers's 1942 novel of the same name. She adapted Enid Bagnold's novel, ''National Velvet'' into a screenplay that became a famous film (1944) starring Elizabeth Taylor. After writing a few films (''Golden Earrings'' (1947), '' The Loves of Carmen'' (1948) and '' Shockproof'' (1949) ) for Paramount and Columbia Pictures, she spent the greater part of her career working for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. There, she wrote the screenplays for such films as ''King Solomon's Mines'' (1950), ''Kim'' (1950), ''It's a Big C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hi-Lili, Hi-Lo
"Hi-Lili, Hi-Lo" is a popular song with music by Bronislau Kaper, and lyrics by Helen Deutsch. The song was published in 1952. The song was featured in the film, ''Lili'', starring Leslie Caron. Recorded versions *Dinah Shore with Frank De Vol's orchestra and chorus. Recorded in Hollywood on August 18, 1952. It was released by RCA Victor Records as catalog number 20-4992 (in USA) and by EMI on the His Master's Voice label as catalog number B 10385. *Shari Lewis (1952) *Eve Boswell (1953) *Leslie Caron and Mel Ferrer (1953) *Marilú in Spanish for Peerless Records (1953) *Perry Como 1953, live on his TV show. * :pt:Trio Madrigal (written by :pt:Haroldo Barbosa (November, 1953) * :pt:Neide Fraga (December, 1953) * Dick Hyman Trio (1956) *Roger Williams (1956) * Linda Lawson on the album ''Introducing Linda Lawson'' 1960 *The Everly Brothers (1961) *Chet Atkins 1961 *Shelley Fabares on the album '' Shelley!'' (1962) * The Four Seasons (1962) *Etta Jones on the album (Love S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mack David
Mack David (July 5, 1912 – December 30, 1993) was an American lyricist and songwriter, best known for his work in film and television, with a career spanning the period between the early 1940s and the early 1970s. David was credited with writing lyrics or music or both for over one thousand songs. , ''The New York Times'', Saturday, January 1, 1994. He was particularly well known for his work on the films '''' and '' |
Bibbidi-Bobbidi-Boo
"Bibbidi-Bobbidi-Boo" (also called "The Magic Song") is a novelty song, written in 1948 by Al Hoffman, Mack David, and Jerry Livingston. Introduced in the 1950 film ''Cinderella'', and performed by actress Verna Felton, the song is about the Fairy Godmother transforming an orange pumpkin into a white carriage, four brown mice into white horses, a gray horse into a white-haired coachman, and a brown dog into a white-haired footman. The song was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Song in 1951 but lost out to "Mona Lisa" from '' Captain Carey, U.S.A.'' Disney used the song once again in their 2015 remake of ''Cinderella'' which starred Lily James in the leading role. The song was performed by Helena Bonham Carter, who plays Fairy Godmother, and was the final song of the movie, playing with the end credits. Bonham Carter's version can also be found as the 30th song on the original movie soundtrack. Recording Ilene Woods and The Woodsmen with Harold Mooney and His Orch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jerry Livingston
Jerry Livingston (born Jerry Levinson; March 25, 1909 – July 1, 1987) was an American songwriter and dance orchestra pianist. Life and career Born in Denver, Colorado, Livingston studied music at the University of Arizona. While there he composed his first score for a college musical. He moved to New York City in the 1930s, initially working as a pianist for dance orchestras. Livingston served in the Army's Special Services division during World War II.Biography of Hy Zaret www.argosymusiccorp.com. Retrieved August 12, 2021. Among the popular songs Livingston helped write are "", " |
