Search results
Results From The WOW.Com Content Network
God Bless the U.S.A. " God Bless the U.S.A. " (also known as " Proud to Be an American " [ 2][ 3][ 4]) is an American patriotic song written and recorded by American country singer Lee Greenwood, and is considered to be his signature song. Released by MCA Nashville on May 21, 1984, it appeared on Greenwood's third album, You've Got a Good Love ...
I’m an entertainer – I like to make people happy,” which – much like Billy Joel’s “Piano Man” before him – is why he “absolutely” closes his shows with his soaring song. “I ...
I Take a Lot of Pride in What I Am. " I Take a Lot of Pride in What I Am " is a song written and recorded by American country music artist Merle Haggard and The Strangers. It was released in October 1968 as the only single from his album Pride in What I Am. The song peaked at number three on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles chart. [1]
"My Country, 'Tis of Thee", also known as simply "America", is an American patriotic song, the lyrics of which were written by Samuel Francis Smith. [2] The song served as one of the de facto national anthems of the United States (along with songs like "Hail, Columbia") before the adoption of "The Star-Spangled Banner" as the official U.S. national anthem in 1931. [3]
The Confederacy's flag at the end of the American Civil War "I'm a Good Ol' Rebel", also called "The Good Old Rebel", is a pro-Confederate folk song and rebel song commonly attributed to Major James Innes Randolph. It was initially created by Randolph as a poem before evolving into an oral folk song and was only published in definitive written ...
The music is in a minor key, with sustained minor chords ending each phrase in the primary melody, while the melody line goes through a slow musical turn (turning of related notes) which ends each phrase, and emphasizes the ominous minor chords. Underneath the slow, paced melody, is a rhythmic, low "drum beat" in double-time, constantly ...
Thank God I'm a Country Boy. " Thank God I'm a Country Boy ", also known as " Country Boy ", is a song written by John Martin Sommers [3] and recorded by American singer/songwriter John Denver. The song was originally included on Denver's 1974 album Back Home Again. A version recorded live on August 26, 1974, at the Universal Amphitheatre in ...
Someone Saved My Life Tonight. " Someone Saved My Life Tonight " is a song, with music by English musician Elton John and lyrics by Bernie Taupin, from John's 1975 album Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy. It was released as a single on 20 June 1975, [3] the only single released from the album. Like the rest of the album, the song is ...