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The song became the longest number-one song in chart history, surpassing Don McLean's 1972 song "American Pie", a feat recognized in the Guinness World Records. [119] Topping the Billboard Hot 100 the same week Red (Taylor's Version) topped the Billboard 200 , it marked Swift's record-extending third time to debut atop both charts the same week.
The original lyrics [8] were composed on February 23, 1940, in Guthrie's room at the Hanover House hotel at 43rd St. and 6th Ave. (101 West 43rd St.) in New York. The line "This land was made for you and me" does not appear in the original manuscript at the end of each verse, but is implied by Guthrie's writing of those words at the top of the page and by his subsequent singing of the line ...
In 1997, "I Say a Little Prayer" is one of several Bacharach/David songs featured prominently in the comedy My Best Friend's Wedding, which featured both a reggae -style cover by Diana King and a version sung by the film's cast. King's version was released as a single and brought the song back to the top 40 almost thirty years after Dionne ...
Rhythm changes. Rhythm changes is a common 32- bar jazz chord progression derived from George Gershwin 's "I Got Rhythm". The progression is in AABA form, with each A section based on repetitions of the ubiquitous I–vi–ii–V sequence (or variants such as iii–vi–ii–V), and the B section using a circle of fifths sequence based on III 7 ...
The song was released in Australia in August 1978 and peaked at number two. It reached number three on the US Billboard Hot 100 and number seven on the Adult Contemporary chart. [2] On the country chart, "Hopelessly Devoted to You" peaked at number 20 and was her first top 20 country hit in two years. [3]
In 2019, Netflix was already a fixture in our lives. It had 167 million subscribers globally and regularly produced hit Originals like Stranger Things and Orange is the New Black. And it’s not ...
The song received plaudits with respect to Swift's other songs as well. According to Consequence, "Champagne Problems" has the best bridge in Evermore, containing Swift's best lyrics and performance in the album. [29] Clash critics picked it as one of Swift's 15 best songs, for its metaphor and "brutal honesty". [30]
[6] [10] While the song has "long, sustained block chords" – a "given" for ABBA songs – it also has "a liberal smattering of percussive synth effects". An example is the "carefree", "spontaneous", and "conversational" synthetic twin flutes, which begin their "integral role in the soundscape [by] offering regular bouts of whimsical ...