diff --git "a/wikimusictext.jsonl" "b/wikimusictext.jsonl" --- "a/wikimusictext.jsonl" +++ "b/wikimusictext.jsonl" @@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ {"title": "A Day In The Life Of A Fool", "artist": "Luiz Bonfa, Carl Sigman", "genre": "Jazz", "text": "\"Manha de Carnaval\" (\"Carnival Morning\") is a song by Brazilian composer Luiz Bonfa and lyricist Antonio Maria. It appeared as a principal theme in the 1959 Portuguese-language film Orfeu Negro by French director Marcel Camus. The song is considered to be one of the most important Brazilian Jazz/Bossa songs that helped establish the Bossa Nova movement in the late 1950s."} {"title": "A Dreamer's Holiday", "artist": "Mabel Wayne, Kim Gannon", "genre": "Pop", "text": "\"A Dreamer's Holiday\" is a popular song. The music was written by Mabel Wayne, the lyrics by Kim Gannon. Hit versions of the song were recorded by Perry Como and Buddy Clark."} {"title": "A FOGGY DAY", "artist": "George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin", "genre": "Jazz", "text": "This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. \"A Foggy Day\" is a popular song composed by George Gershwin. It was introduced by Fred Astaire in the 1937 film A Damsel in Distress."} -{"title": "A Gal In Calico.m", "artist": "Arthur Schwartz, Leo Robin", "genre": "Pop", "text": "\"A Gal in Calico\" is a song by American composer Arthur Schwartz, whose words were written by Leo Robin. It was introduced in the 1946 film The Time, the Place and the Girl. Four versions have entered the US Billboard charts: Johnny Mercer, Tex Beneke, Benny Goodman and Bing Crosby."} +{"title": "A Gal In Calico", "artist": "Arthur Schwartz, Leo Robin", "genre": "Pop", "text": "\"A Gal in Calico\" is a song by American composer Arthur Schwartz, whose words were written by Leo Robin. It was introduced in the 1946 film The Time, the Place and the Girl. Four versions have entered the US Billboard charts: Johnny Mercer, Tex Beneke, Benny Goodman and Bing Crosby."} {"title": "A Garden In The Rain", "artist": "Carroll Gibbons, James Dyrenforth", "genre": "Pop", "text": "\"A Garden in the Rain\" is a popular song. The music was composed by Carroll Gibbons, the lyrics by James Dyrenforth. The song was first recorded by the composer with the Savoy Hotel Orpheans and vocals by George Metaxa in July 1928."} {"title": "A Kiss To Build A Dream On", "artist": "Harry Ruby , Oscar Hammerstein II, Bert Kalmar", "genre": "Pop", "text": "\"A Kiss to Build a Dream On\" is a song composed by Bert Kalmar, Harry Ruby and Oscar Hammerstein II. It was recorded by Louis Armstrong in 1951. The song was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Song in 1951 but lost out to \"In the Cool, Cool,. Cool of the Evening\""} {"title": "A Little Bit More", "artist": "Bobby Gosh", "genre": "Rock", "text": "\"A Little Bit More\" is a song written and performed by Bobby Gosh, released on his 1973 album Sitting in the Quiet. The first hit version was recorded by the band Dr. Hook; their version was released as a single in 1976. The song has also been recorded by Lynn Anderson (1977), Ronnie McDowell (1992), Lars Roos (1992) and Shane Richie (1998)"} @@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ {"title": "Ain't That A Shame", "artist": "Antoine Domino & Dave Bartholomew", "genre": "Rock", "text": "\"Ain't That a Shame\" is a song written by Fats Domino and Dave Bartholomew. Domino's recording of the song, released by Imperial Records in 1955, was a hit, eventually selling a million copies. The song is ranked number 438 on Rolling Stone magazine's 500 Greatest Songs of All Time list. The Four Seasons (1963), John Lennon (1975), Sir Paul McCartney ( 1988) and most notably, Cheap Trick (1978) have also covered the song."} {"title": "Air Mail Special", "artist": "B Goodman, C Christian", "genre": "Jazz", "text": "\"Air Mail Special\" is a 1941 jazz standard written by Benny Goodman, James Mundy and Charlie Christian. Jazz fans know it best as a vehicle for the virtuoso scat singing of Ella Fitzgerald."} {"title": "AL DI LA", "artist": "C. Donida, Mogol, Engish lyrics by Ervin Drake", "genre": "Pop", "text": "\"Al di la\" (English translation: \"Beyond\") is a song written by Italian composer Carlo Donida and lyricist Mogol, and recorded by Betty Curtis. English lyrics were written by Ervin Drake. The song was the Italian entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1961."} -{"title": "All Blues.m", "artist": "Miles Davis", "genre": "R&B", "text": "\"All Blues\" is a jazz composition by Miles Davis first appearing on the influential 1959 album Kind of Blue. It is a twelve-bar blues in 64; the chord sequence is that of a basic blues and made up entirely of seventh chords. In the song's original key of G this chord is an E7."} +{"title": "All Blues", "artist": "Miles Davis", "genre": "R&B", "text": "\"All Blues\" is a jazz composition by Miles Davis first appearing on the influential 1959 album Kind of Blue. It is a twelve-bar blues in 64; the chord sequence is that of a basic blues and made up entirely of seventh chords. In the song's original key of G this chord is an E7."} {"title": "All I ask of you", "artist": "Andrew Lloyd Webber", "genre": "Pop", "text": "\"All I Ask of You\" is a song from the 1986 English musical The Phantom of the Opera. It was written by Andrew Lloyd Webber, Charles Hart and Richard Stilgoe. The song was performed by Sarah Brightman and Cliff Richard. Barbra Streisand covered the song for her 1988 album Till I Loved You."} {"title": "All I Do Is Dream Of You", "artist": "Nacio Herb Brown, Arthur Freed", "genre": "Pop", "text": "\"All I Do Is Dream of You\" is a popular song. The music was written by Nacio Herb Brown, the lyrics by Arthur Freed. It was originally written for the Joan Crawford film Sadie McKee (1934)"} {"title": "All I Have To Offer You Is Me", "artist": "Dallas Frazier, Al Owens", "genre": "Country", "text": "\"All I Have to Offer You (Is Me)\" is a song written by Dallas Frazier and A.L. \"Doodle\" Owens. It was released in June 1969 as the first single from his compilation album The Best of Charley Pride. It reached the top of the Billboard magazine Hot Country Singles chart that August. Pride became the third black singer to have a No. 1 country hit."} @@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ {"title": "Bennie and the jets", "artist": "Elton John, Bernie Taupin", "genre": "R&B", "text": "\"Bennie and the Jets\" is a song written by Elton John and songwriter Bernie Taupin. The song first appeared on the Goodbye Yellow Brick Road album in 1973. The track was a massive hit in the United States and Canada, released in 1974 as an A-side. In most territories the track was released as the B-side to \"Candle in the Wind\", but spelled 'Benny' It is ranked number 371 on Rolling Stone's list of The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time."} {"title": "Bermuda", "artist": "The Bell Sisters", "genre": "Country", "text": "Bermuda is a British Overseas Territory in the North Atlantic Ocean. The Bermuda archipelago consists of 181 islands with a total land area of 54 km2 (21 sq mi) The closest land outside the territory is in the US state of North Carolina, approximately 1,035 km (643 mi) to the northwest."} {"title": "Bernie's Tune", "artist": "Bernie Miller", "genre": "Jazz", "text": "\"Bernie's Tune\" is a 1952 jazz standard. The music was written by Bernie Miller, with lyrics added later by Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller. It was popularised with a recording by the quartet of the American saxophonist and composer Gerry Mulligan."} -{"title": "Besame Mucho.m", "artist": "Consuelo Velazquez", "genre": "Latin", "text": "\"Besame Mucho\" was written in 1940 by Mexican songwriter Consuelo Velazquez. It is considered one of the most popular songs of the 20th century and of all times. The song appeared in the film Follow the Boys (5 May 1944)"} +{"title": "Besame Mucho", "artist": "Consuelo Velazquez", "genre": "Latin", "text": "\"Besame Mucho\" was written in 1940 by Mexican songwriter Consuelo Velazquez. It is considered one of the most popular songs of the 20th century and of all times. The song appeared in the film Follow the Boys (5 May 1944)"} {"title": "Beyond the Reef", "artist": "Jack Pitman", "genre": "Pop", "text": "\"Beyond the Reef\" is a song written by Canadian Jack Pitman in Hawaii in 1948. It was first performed by Hawaiian artist Napua Stevens in 1949. Bing Crosby recorded the song on September 5, 1950 and Crosby's recording reached No. 26 on the Billboard pop chart."} {"title": "Big Spender", "artist": "Cy Coleman, Dorothy Fields", "genre": "Dance", "text": "\"Big Spender\" is a song written by Cy Coleman and Dorothy Fields for the musical Sweet Charity, first performed in 1966. It is sung, in the musical, by the dance hostess girls; it was choreographed by Bob Fosse for the Broadway musical and the 1969 film. Shirley Bassey's version of the song reached #21 in the UK Singles Chart in December 1967."} {"title": "Big Yellow Taxi", "artist": "Joni Mitchell", "genre": "Rock", "text": "\"Big Yellow Taxi\" is a song written, composed, and originally recorded by Canadian singer-songwriter Joni Mitchell in 1970. It was a hit in her native Canada (No. 14) as well as Australia and the UK. It only reached No. 67 in the US in 1970, but was later a bigger hit there for her in a live version released in 1974, which peaked at No. 24. In 1995, to coincide with the song's inclusion in the American sitcom Friends, the song was rereleased as a maxi-single with new remixes in a variety of styles."} @@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ {"title": "Blowing in the Wind", "artist": "Bob Dylan, Joan Baez, Peter Paul and Mary", "genre": "Folk", "text": "\"Blowin' in the Wind\" is a song written by Bob Dylan in 1962. It has been described as a protest song and poses a series of rhetorical questions about peace, war, and freedom. In 1994, the song was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame. It was ranked number 14 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the \"500 Greatest Songs of All Time\""} {"title": "Blue And Sentimental", "artist": "Count Basie, Jerry Livingston, Mack David", "genre": "Pop", "text": "The song was written in 1938 and recorded by the Count Basie Orchestra on 6 June that year. The song was featured on saxophonist Ike Quebec's album Blue & Sentimental. Tony Bennett and Kay Starr recorded the song in 2001."} {"title": "Blue Bayou", "artist": "Roy Orbison", "genre": "Country", "text": "\"Blue Bayou\" is a song written by Roy Orbison and Joe Melson. It was originally sung and recorded by Orbison, who had an international hit with his version in 1963. It later became Linda Ronstadt's signature song, with which she scored a Top 5 hit with her cover in 1977."} -{"title": "Blue Bossa.m", "artist": "Kenny Dorham", "genre": "Jazz", "text": "\"Blue Bossa\" is an instrumental jazz composition by Kenny Dorham. It was introduced on Joe Henderson's 1963 album Page One. A blend of hard bop and bossa nova, the tune was possibly influenced by Dorham's visit to the Rio de Janeiro Jazz Festival."} +{"title": "Blue Bossa", "artist": "Kenny Dorham", "genre": "Jazz", "text": "\"Blue Bossa\" is an instrumental jazz composition by Kenny Dorham. It was introduced on Joe Henderson's 1963 album Page One. A blend of hard bop and bossa nova, the tune was possibly influenced by Dorham's visit to the Rio de Janeiro Jazz Festival."} {"title": "Blue Champagne", "artist": "Grady Watts, Frank Ryerson, Jimmy Eaton", "genre": "Jazz", "text": "\"Blue Champagne\" is a song written by Grady Watts, Jimmy Eaton and Frank L. Ryerson. It was released by Decca Records in 1941, backed with \"All Alone and Lonely\" It topped The Billboard's National Best Selling Retail Records chart on the week of September 27, 1941, becoming Dorsey's fifth number-one single of that year."} {"title": "Blue Eyes Crying In The Rain", "artist": "Fred Rose", "genre": "Country", "text": "\"Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain\" is a song written by songwriter Fred Rose. Originally performed by Roy Acuff, the song has been covered by many artists, including Hank Williams Sr., Johnny Russell, and Charley Pride. Willie Nelson recorded the song as part of his 1975 album Red Headed Stranger."} {"title": "Blue Monk", "artist": "Thelonious Monk", "genre": "Jazz", "text": "This is a list of compositions by jazz musician Thelonious Monk. \"Boo Boo\" was the nickname of Monk's daughter, Barbara Evelyn Monk."} @@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ {"title": "Bluebells Of Scotland", "artist": "Traditional Scottish", "genre": "Folk", "text": "The Bluebells of Scotland is a Scottish folk song. It was written by Dora Jordan, an English actress and writer. The song was arranged by Arthur Pryor for trombone with accompaniment."} {"title": "Blues For Alice", "artist": "Charlie Parker", "genre": "Jazz", "text": "\"Blues for Alice\" is a 1951 jazz standard, composed by Charlie Parker. The standard is noted for its rapid bebop blues-style chord voicings and complex harmonic scheme. It is written in the key of F major and usually begins with an F major seventh or F sixth chord."} {"title": "Blues in the Night (My Mama Done Tol' Me)", "artist": "Harold Arlen, Johnny Mercer", "genre": "R&B", "text": "\"Blues in the Night\" is a popular blues song which has become a pop standard. The music was written by Harold Arlen and the lyrics by Johnny Mercer. The song is sung in the film by William Gillespie. In 1942, it was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Song."} -{"title": "Bluesette.m", "artist": "Toots Thielemans", "genre": "Jazz", "text": "First recorded by Toots Thielemans in 1961, the song became an international hit. It has since been covered by over one hundred artists."} +{"title": "Bluesette", "artist": "Toots Thielemans", "genre": "Jazz", "text": "First recorded by Toots Thielemans in 1961, the song became an international hit. It has since been covered by over one hundred artists."} {"title": "Bohemian Rhapsody", "artist": "Freddie Mercury", "genre": "Rock", "text": "\"Bohemian Rhapsody\" is a song by the British rock band Queen, released as the lead single from their fourth album, A Night at the Opera (1975) Written by lead singer Freddie Mercury, the song is a six-minute suite, notable for its lack of a refraining chorus. The song parodies elements of opera with bombastic choruses, sarcastic recitative, and distorted Italian operatic phrases. It is regarded as one of the greatest rock songs of all time, as well as Queen's most popular."} {"title": "Boogie woogie bugle boy", "artist": "Don Raye, Hughie Prince", "genre": "R&B", "text": "\"Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy\" is a World War II jump blues song written by Don Raye and Hughie Prince. It was introduced by The Andrews Sisters in the Abbott and Costello comedy film, Buck Privates (1941) The song is ranked No. 6 on Songs of the Century. Bette Midler's 1972 recording also reached the top ten on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100."} {"title": "Boplicity", "artist": "Miles Davis", "genre": "Jazz", "text": "Boplicity was composed by Miles Davis and Gil Evans for the 1957 album Birth of the Cool. It was composed in the key of F major."} @@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ {"title": "Both Sides Now", "artist": "Joni Mitchell", "genre": "Folk", "text": "\"Both Sides, Now\" is a song by Canadian singer-songwriter Joni Mitchell. First recorded by Judy Collins, it appeared on the US singles chart during the fall of 1968. It has since been recorded by dozens of artists, including Dion in 1968 and Clannad in 1991."} {"title": "Bourbon Street Parade", "artist": "Paul Barbarin", "genre": "Jazz", "text": "Bourbon Street Parade is a popular jazz song written by drummer Paul Barbarin in 1955. The song is an example of how early marching bands influenced New Orleans jazz. It has become a Dixieland classic and New Orleans Jazz standard."} {"title": "Brahms' Lullaby", "artist": "Johannes Brahms", "genre": "Folk", "text": "\"Wiegenlied\" (\"Lullaby\"; \"Cradle Song\"), Op. 49, No. 4, is a lied for voice and piano by Johannes Brahms. It is one of the composer's most popular pieces. The lullaby was first performed in public on 22 December 1869 in Vienna."} -{"title": "Brilliant Corners.m", "artist": "Thelonious Monk", "genre": "Jazz", "text": "Brilliant Corners is a studio album by American jazz musician Thelonious Monk. It was his third album for Riverside Records, and the first, for this label, to include his own compositions. The complex title track required over a dozen takes in the studio. The album was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 1999."} +{"title": "Brilliant Corners", "artist": "Thelonious Monk", "genre": "Jazz", "text": "Brilliant Corners is a studio album by American jazz musician Thelonious Monk. It was his third album for Riverside Records, and the first, for this label, to include his own compositions. The complex title track required over a dozen takes in the studio. The album was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 1999."} {"title": "Broken Hearted Melody", "artist": "Sherman Edwards, Hal David", "genre": "R&B", "text": "\"Broken Hearted Melody\" is a popular song first published in 1958. The words were written by Hal David and the music by Sherman Edwards. It became a major hit for Sarah Vaughan in 1959, peaking at #7 in the Billboard Charts."} {"title": "Brown Eyed Girl", "artist": "Van Morrison", "genre": "Rock", "text": "\"Brown Eyed Girl\" is a song by Northern Irish singer and songwriter Van Morrison. Written by Morrison and recorded in March 1967 for Bang Records owner and producer Bert Berns. Released as a single in June of the same year on the Bang label, peaking at No. 10 on the Billboard Hot 100. It featured the Sweet Inspirations singing back-up vocals and is considered to be Van Morrison's signature song."} {"title": "Bubbly", "artist": "Colbie Caillat", "genre": "Pop", "text": "\"Bubbly\" is a song by American singer Colbie Caillat from her debut album, Coco (2007) The song was released as the album's lead single on May 15, 2007. It is written in the key of A and primarily features a gentle guitar instrumentation which uses a capo of seventh fret. The single was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America on December 13, 2007, with sales of more than 2.6 million downloads."} @@ -147,13 +147,13 @@ {"title": "Bye Bye Blackbird", "artist": "Mort Dixon, Ray Henderson", "genre": "Pop", "text": "\"Bye Bye Blackbird\" is a song published in 1924 by Jerome H. Remick and written by the American composer Ray Henderson and lyricist Mort Dixon. It is considered a popular standard and was first recorded by Sam Lanin's Dance Orchestra in March 1926. Two former Beatles have each recorded the song: Ringo Starr for his 1970 album Sentimental Journey and Paul McCartney for his 2012 album Kisses on the Bottom."} {"title": "C Jam Blues", "artist": "DUKE ELLINGTON", "genre": "Jazz", "text": "\"C Jam Blues\" is a jazz standard composed in 1942 by Duke Ellington. The piece follows a twelve-bar blues form in the key of C major. It was also known as \"Duke's Place\", with lyrics added by Bill Katts, Bob Thiele and Ruth Roberts."} {"title": "C'est Magnifique", "artist": "Cole Porter", "genre": "Latin", "text": "\"C'est Magnifique\" is a 1953 popular song written by Cole Porter for his 1953 musical Can-Can. The only version to chart was by Gordon MacRae which reached No. 29 for one week."} -{"title": "California Dreaming.m", "artist": "John Phillips, Michelle Phillips", "genre": "Rock", "text": "\"California Dreamin'\" is a song written by John Phillips and Michelle Phillips and first recorded by Barry McGuire. The best-known version is by the Mamas & the Papas, who sang backup on the original version and released it as a single in 1965. The lyrics express the narrator's longing for the warmth of Los Angeles during a cold winter in New York City. The song was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America in June 1966 and was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 2001."} +{"title": "California Dreaming", "artist": "John Phillips, Michelle Phillips", "genre": "Rock", "text": "\"California Dreamin'\" is a song written by John Phillips and Michelle Phillips and first recorded by Barry McGuire. The best-known version is by the Mamas & the Papas, who sang backup on the original version and released it as a single in 1965. The lyrics express the narrator's longing for the warmth of Los Angeles during a cold winter in New York City. The song was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America in June 1966 and was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 2001."} {"title": "Call Me Maybe", "artist": "Carly Rae Jepsen, Tavish Crowe and Josh Ramsay", "genre": "Pop", "text": "\"Call Me Maybe\" is a song recorded by Canadian singer-songwriter Carly Rae Jepsen for her EP Curiosity (2012) and later appeared on her second studio album Kiss. It was released as the lead single from the EP on September 20, 2011, through 604 Records. Musically, it is a teen pop, dance-pop and bubblegum pop track that alludes to the inconvenience that love at first sight brings to a girl."} {"title": "Calypso Carol", "artist": "Michael Perry", "genre": "Folk", "text": "The Calypso Carol is a popular modern Christmas carol. It has often been introduced by BBC announcers as a traditional folk carol from the West Indies. However, both words and music were written by an Englishman, Michael Perry."} {"title": "Cambalache", "artist": " Enrique Santos Discepolo", "genre": "R&B", "text": "Cambalache (Southern Cone Spanish for bazaar or \"junkshop\") is an Argentine slang-language tango song written in 1934 by Enrique Santos Discepolo for the movie The Soul of the Accordion. It is explicitly critical of 20th-century corruption."} {"title": "Can You Feel The Love Tonight", "artist": "Elton John", "genre": "Pop", "text": "\"Can You Feel the Love Tonight\" is a song from Disney's 1994 animated film The Lion King. It was composed by Elton John with lyrics by Tim Rice. It won the 1994 Academy Award for Best Original Song, and the Golden Globe Award forbest original song. It also earned EltonJohn the Grammy Award for best Male Pop Vocal Performance."} {"title": "Can't Get Used To Losing You", "artist": "Doc Pomus & Mort Shuman", "genre": "Pop", "text": "\"Can't Get Used to Losing You\" is a song written by Jerome \"Doc\" Pomus and Mort Shuman. It was first made popular by Andy Williams in a 1963 record release, which was a number-two hit in both the US and the UK. British band the Beat took a reggae re-arrangement to number three in the UK in 1983."} -{"title": "Can't Help Falling in Love.m", "artist": "George Weiss, Hugo Peretti, Luigi Creatore", "genre": "Pop", "text": "The song was written by Hugo Peretti, Luigi Creatore, and George David Weiss. The melody is based on \"Plaisir d'amour\", a popular French love song composed in 1784 by Jean-Paul-Egide Martini. In the United States, the song peaked at No. 2 on the US Billboard Hot 100 behind Joey Dee and the Starliters' \"Peppermint Twist\""} +{"title": "Can't Help Falling in Love", "artist": "George Weiss, Hugo Peretti, Luigi Creatore", "genre": "Pop", "text": "The song was written by Hugo Peretti, Luigi Creatore, and George David Weiss. The melody is based on \"Plaisir d'amour\", a popular French love song composed in 1784 by Jean-Paul-Egide Martini. In the United States, the song peaked at No. 2 on the US Billboard Hot 100 behind Joey Dee and the Starliters' \"Peppermint Twist\""} {"title": "Can't Pretend", "artist": "Tom Odell", "genre": "Folk", "text": "\"Can't Pretend\" is the first single released by British singer-songwriter Tom Odell, from his debut studio album, Long Way Down (2013) The song was released in the United Kingdom as a digital download on 6 March 2013 and peaked at number 67 on the UK Singles Chart. On 23 February 2013 he performed the song live on British chat show The Jonathan Ross Show."} {"title": "Canadian Sunset", "artist": "Eddie Heywood, Norman Gimbel", "genre": "Jazz", "text": "An instrumental version by Heywood and Hugo Winterhalter reached No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and No. 7 on the R&B chart in 1956. A version sung by Andy Williams was also popular that year. The tune has been covered by a number of jazz performers beginning in the 1960s."} {"title": "Canon In D Major", "artist": "Johann Pachelbel", "genre": "Pop", "text": "Pachelbel's Canon (also known as the Canon in D, P 37) is an accompanied canon by the German Baroque composer Johann Pachelbel. Neither the date nor the circumstances of its composition are known (suggested dates range from 1680 to 1706), and the oldest surviving manuscript copy of the piece dates from 1838 to 1842."} @@ -187,8 +187,8 @@ {"title": "Cold, Cold Heart", "artist": "Hank Williams", "genre": "Country", "text": "\"Cold, Cold Heart\" is a country music and pop song written and first recorded by Hank Williams. This blues ballad is both a classic of honky-tonk and an entry in the Great American Songbook. Williams adapted the melody from T. Texas Tyler's 1945 recording of \"You'll Still Be in My Heart,\" written by Ted West in 1943."} {"title": "Colors Of The Wind", "artist": "Alan Menken, Stephen Schwartz", "genre": "Pop", "text": "\"Colors of the Wind\" was written by Alan Menken and Stephen Schwartz. The song was originally recorded by Judy Kuhn in her role as the singing voice of Pocahontas. Vanessa Williams's adult contemporary cover of the song was released as the lead single on May 23, 1995, by Walt Disney Records."} {"title": "Come Go With Me", "artist": "Clarence Quick", "genre": "Rock", "text": "\"Come Go With Me\" is a doo-wop song written by Clarence Quick. It was originally recorded by The Del-Vikings in 1956 and was released on Fee Bee Records. The song was later covered by the Beach Boys and was included on their 1978 album, M.I.U. Album."} -{"title": "Come Prima.m", "artist": "Sandro Taccani, Vincenzo Di Paolo, Buck Ram (English Lyrics)", "genre": "Pop", "text": "\"Come prima\" (English: As Before) is an Italian song, with lyrics by Mario Panzeri and music by Vincenzo Di Paola and Sandro Taccani. The first and most popular version in Italy was by Tony Dallara (Antonio Lardera) in 1957. Cliff Richard sang it in Italian on his album When In Rome."} -{"title": "Come Rain Or Come Shine.m", "artist": "Harold Arlen, Johnny Mercer", "genre": "Jazz", "text": "\"Come Rain or Come Shine\" is a popular music song, with music by Harold Arlen and lyrics by Johnny Mercer. It was written for the musical St. Louis Woman, which opened on March 30, 1946, and closed after 113 performances. The song has subsequently been recorded by a host of artists, including Billie Holiday, Ray Charles, Frank Sinatra, Bette Midler and Etta James."} +{"title": "Come Prima", "artist": "Sandro Taccani, Vincenzo Di Paolo, Buck Ram (English Lyrics)", "genre": "Pop", "text": "\"Come prima\" (English: As Before) is an Italian song, with lyrics by Mario Panzeri and music by Vincenzo Di Paola and Sandro Taccani. The first and most popular version in Italy was by Tony Dallara (Antonio Lardera) in 1957. Cliff Richard sang it in Italian on his album When In Rome."} +{"title": "Come Rain Or Come Shine", "artist": "Harold Arlen, Johnny Mercer", "genre": "Jazz", "text": "\"Come Rain or Come Shine\" is a popular music song, with music by Harold Arlen and lyrics by Johnny Mercer. It was written for the musical St. Louis Woman, which opened on March 30, 1946, and closed after 113 performances. The song has subsequently been recorded by a host of artists, including Billie Holiday, Ray Charles, Frank Sinatra, Bette Midler and Etta James."} {"title": "Come Sunday", "artist": "Duke Ellington", "genre": "Jazz", "text": "\"Come Sunday\" is a piece by Duke Ellington which became a jazz standard. It was written in 1942 as a part of the first movement of a suite entitled Black, Brown and Beige. In 1958 he revised the piece and record it in its entirety for the album of the same name."} {"title": "Come, Thou Fount of Every Blessing", "artist": "John Wyeth, Robert Robinson", "genre": "Rock", "text": "\"Come Thou Fount of Every Blessing\" is a Christian hymn written by Robert Robinson in 1757. In the United States, the hymn is usually set to an American folk tune known as \"Nettleton\", composed by printer John Wyeth, or possibly by Asahel Nettleton. The unusual word Ebenezer appears in hymnal presentations of the lyrics."} {"title": "Comedy Tonight", "artist": "Stephen Sondheim", "genre": "Latin", "text": "A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum is a musical with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and book by Burt Shevelove and Larry Gelbart. The musical tells the bawdy story of a slave named Pseudolus and his attempts to win his freedom by helping his young master woo the girl next door. The show won six Tony Awards, including Best Musical, Best Actor (Mostel), Best Supporting Actor (Burns), Best Book, and Best Director."} @@ -233,8 +233,8 @@ {"title": "Do You Want To Dance ", "artist": "Robert Freeman", "genre": "Rock", "text": "\"Do You Want to Dance\" is a song written by American singer Bobby Freeman and recorded by him in 1958. Cliff Richard and the Shadows' version of the song reached No. 2 in the United Kingdom in 1962, despite being a B-side. A different song called \"Do You Wanna Dance?\" was a UK hit for Barry Blue in 1973. The song was included in Robert Christgau's \"Basic Record Library\" of 1950s and 1960s recordings."} {"title": "Doggie In The Window", "artist": "Bob Merrill", "genre": "Country", "text": "The song was written by Bob Merrill and first registered on September 25, 1952, as \"The Doggie in the Window\" The best-known version of the song was the original, recorded by Patti Page on December 18, 1952. It reached No. 1 on both the Billboard and Cash Box charts in 1953 and sold over two million copies."} {"title": "Dolphin Dance", "artist": "Herbie Hancock", "genre": "Jazz", "text": "Maiden Voyage is the fifth album led by jazz musician Herbie Hancock. It was recorded by Rudy Van Gelder on March 17, 1965, for Blue Note Records. It is a concept album aimed at creating an oceanic atmosphere. The album was presented with the Grammy Hall of Fame Award in 1999."} -{"title": "Don't Get Around Much Anymore.m", "artist": "Duke Ellington, Bob Russell", "genre": "Pop", "text": "\"Don't Get Around Much Anymore\" is a jazz standard written by composer Duke Ellington. The song was originally entitled \"Never No Lament\" and was first recorded by Duke Elledton and his orchestra on May 4, 1940. Two different recordings of the song reached No. 1 on the R&B chart in the US in 1943."} -{"title": "Don't It Make My Brown Eyes Blue.m", "artist": "Richard Leigh", "genre": "Country", "text": "\"Don't It Make My Brown Eyes Blue\" is a song written by Richard Leigh, and recorded by American country music singer Crystal Gayle. It was released in June 1977 as the first single from Gayle's album We Must Believe in Magic. In 1978, the song won Gayle a Grammy Award for Best Female Country Vocal Performance. The song was recognized by ASCAP as one of the ten most-performed songs of the 20th century. In a 2004 Country Music Television interview, Gayle stated that Leigh wrote the song because his dog had one brown eye and one blue eye."} +{"title": "Don't Get Around Much Anymore", "artist": "Duke Ellington, Bob Russell", "genre": "Pop", "text": "\"Don't Get Around Much Anymore\" is a jazz standard written by composer Duke Ellington. The song was originally entitled \"Never No Lament\" and was first recorded by Duke Elledton and his orchestra on May 4, 1940. Two different recordings of the song reached No. 1 on the R&B chart in the US in 1943."} +{"title": "Don't It Make My Brown Eyes Blue", "artist": "Richard Leigh", "genre": "Country", "text": "\"Don't It Make My Brown Eyes Blue\" is a song written by Richard Leigh, and recorded by American country music singer Crystal Gayle. It was released in June 1977 as the first single from Gayle's album We Must Believe in Magic. In 1978, the song won Gayle a Grammy Award for Best Female Country Vocal Performance. The song was recognized by ASCAP as one of the ten most-performed songs of the 20th century. In a 2004 Country Music Television interview, Gayle stated that Leigh wrote the song because his dog had one brown eye and one blue eye."} {"title": "Don't Let The Stars Get In Your Eyes", "artist": "Slim Willet", "genre": "Country", "text": "\"Don't Let the Stars Get in Your Eyes\" was written by Winston L. Moore and published in 1952. The song was first recorded by Slim Willet and the Brush Cutters. It became a No. 1 hit in both the US and UK when recorded by Perry Como."} {"title": "Don't Take Your Love From Me", "artist": "Henry Nemo", "genre": "Jazz", "text": "\"Don't Take Your Love from Me\" is a popular song written by Henry Nemo and published in 1941. Mildred Bailey first recorded this song in 1940 before publication. Bing Crosby recorded the song in 1954 for use on his radio show."} {"title": "Don't Think Twice, It's Alright", "artist": "Bob Dylan", "genre": "Folk", "text": "\"Don't Think Twice, It's All Right\" is a song written by Bob Dylan in 1962. It was released on the 1963 album The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan and as the b-side of the Blowin' in the Wind single. The song was covered by several other artists, including Peter, Paul and Mary who released it as a single."} @@ -247,7 +247,7 @@ {"title": "Dream (When You're Feeling Blue)", "artist": "Johnny Mercer", "genre": "Jazz", "text": "\"Dream\" is a jazz and pop standard with words and music written by Johnny Mercer in 1944. It has been and performed by many artists, with the most popular versions of this song recorded by The Pied Pipers, Frank Sinatra, and Roy Orbison."} {"title": "Dream A Little Dream Of Me", "artist": "Wilbur Schwandt and Fabian Andre, Gus Kahn", "genre": "Jazz", "text": "\"Dream a Little Dream of Me\" is a 1931 song with music by Fabian Andre and Wilbur Schwandt and lyrics by Gus Kahn. It was first recorded in February 1931 by Ozzie Nelson and also by Wayne King and His Orchestra, with vocals by Ernie Birchill. A popular standard, it has seen more than 60 other versions recorded. The song enjoyed its highest-charting success when it was covered in 1968 by Cass Elliot with The Mamas & the Papas."} {"title": "Dreams Of The Everyday Housewife", "artist": "Chris Gantry", "genre": "Country", "text": "\"Dreams of the Everyday Housewife\" is a song written by Chris Gantry and recorded by American country music artist Glen Campbell. It was released in July 1968 as the first single from his album Wichita Lineman. Wayne Newton recorded a version of the song which reached number 14 on the Easy Listening chart."} -{"title": "Drunken Sailor.m", "artist": "Traditional", "genre": "Folk", "text": "\"Drunken Sailor\" is a traditional sea shanty, listed as No. 322 in the Roud Folk Song Index. It was sung onboard sailing ships at least as early as the 1830s, and shares its tune with the traditional Irish folk song \"Oro se do bheatha abhaile\" The song was sung to accompany certain work tasks aboard sailing ships, especially those that required a bright walking pace."} +{"title": "Drunken Sailor", "artist": "Traditional", "genre": "Folk", "text": "\"Drunken Sailor\" is a traditional sea shanty, listed as No. 322 in the Roud Folk Song Index. It was sung onboard sailing ships at least as early as the 1830s, and shares its tune with the traditional Irish folk song \"Oro se do bheatha abhaile\" The song was sung to accompany certain work tasks aboard sailing ships, especially those that required a bright walking pace."} {"title": "Du, Du Liegst Mir Im Herzen ", "artist": "traditional German folk song", "genre": "Jazz", "text": "\"Du, du liegst mir im Herzen\" is a German folk song, believed to have originated in northern Germany around 1820. Theobald Boehm, inventor of the fingering system for the modern western concert flute, composed a theme and variations for flute and piano on this tune. Bing Crosby included the song in a medley on his album 101 Gang Songs."} {"title": "Durham Town", "artist": "Roger Whittaker", "genre": "Pop", "text": "\"Durham Town (The Leavin')\" is a song, written and sung by Roger Whittaker, released as a single in 1969. It spent 18 weeks on the UK Singles Chart, peaking at No. 12. In 1976, the song reached No. 8 on Canada's RPM \"Pop Music Playlist\", while reaching No. 23 on Billboard's Easy Listening chart."} {"title": "Dust My Broom", "artist": "Robert Johnson", "genre": "R&B", "text": "\"I Believe I'll Dust My Broom\" is a blues song by American blues artist Robert Johnson. It is a solo performance in the Delta blues-style with Johnson's vocal accompanied by his acoustic guitar. Johnson's guitar work features an early use of a boogie rhythm pattern, as well as a repeating triplets figure."} @@ -271,7 +271,7 @@ {"title": "Feed the Birds", "artist": "Richard M Sherman, Robert B. Sherman", "genre": "Country", "text": "\"Feed the Birds\" is a song written by the Sherman Brothers and featured in the 1964 motion picture Mary Poppins. The song speaks of an old beggar woman (the \"Bird Woman\") who sits on the steps of St Paul's Cathedral, selling bags of breadcrumbs to passers-by."} {"title": "Feeling Good", "artist": "Anthony Newley, Leslie Bricusse", "genre": "Jazz", "text": "\"Feeling Good\" is a song written by Anthony Newley and Leslie Bricusse for the musical The Roar of the Greasepaint - The Smell of the Crowd. It was first performed on stage in 1964 by Cy Grant on the UK tour and by Gilbert Price in 1965 with the original Broadway cast. Sammy Davis Jr., Traffic, Michael Buble, John Coltrane, George Michael, Victory, Joe Bonamassa, Eden, Muse, Black Cat Bones, Leslie West, Avicii, Chloe Palaver Strings & Kebra have covered the song."} {"title": "Ferry Cross the Mersey", "artist": "Gerry Marsden", "genre": "Folk", "text": "\"Ferry Cross the Mersey\" is a song written by Gerry Marsden. It was first recorded by his band Gerry and the Pacemakers and released in late 1964 in the UK and in 1965 in the United States. The song is from the film of the same name and was released on its soundtrack album."} -{"title": "Fields of Gold.m", "artist": "Sting", "genre": "Pop", "text": "\"Fields of Gold\" is a song written and performed by English musician Sting. It first appeared on his fourth studio album, Ten Summoner's Tales (1993) The song was released as a single on 7 June 1993, reaching No. 16 on the UK Singles Chart and No. 23 on the US Billboard Hot 100. The song also reached No. 2 in Canada, No. 6 in Iceland and was a hit in many other countries."} +{"title": "Fields of Gold", "artist": "Sting", "genre": "Pop", "text": "\"Fields of Gold\" is a song written and performed by English musician Sting. It first appeared on his fourth studio album, Ten Summoner's Tales (1993) The song was released as a single on 7 June 1993, reaching No. 16 on the UK Singles Chart and No. 23 on the US Billboard Hot 100. The song also reached No. 2 in Canada, No. 6 in Iceland and was a hit in many other countries."} {"title": "Fine And Dandy", "artist": "Kay Swift, Paul James", "genre": "Pop", "text": "\"Fine and Dandy\" is a popular song from the 1930 Broadway musical of the same name. The music was written by Kay Swift, the lyrics by Paul James (a pseudonym of James Paul Warburg). The song was published in 1930 and has since become a pop and jazz standard."} {"title": "Five Long Years", "artist": "Eddie Boyd", "genre": "R&B", "text": "\"Five Long Years\" is a song written and recorded by blues vocalist/pianist Eddie Boyd in 1952. It reached number one on the Billboard R&B chart. Numerous blues and other artists have recorded interpretations of the song. In 2011, Eddie Boyd's original was inducted into the Blues Foundation Hall of Fame."} {"title": "Flashdance... What a Feeling", "artist": "Giorgo Moroder, Irene Cara, Keith Forsey", "genre": "Dance", "text": "\"Flashdance... What a Feeling\" is a song from the 1983 film Flashdance with music by Giorgio Moroder and lyrics by Keith Forsey and the song's performer, Irene Cara. Moroder had been asked to score the film, and Cara and Forsey wrote most of the lyrics after they were shown the last scene from it. The song spent six weeks at number one on the Billboard Hot 100 and topped the charts around the world. It won the Academy Award and Golden Globe for Best Original Song and earned Cara the Grammy Award for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance."} @@ -282,10 +282,10 @@ {"title": "For Once In My Life", "artist": "Orlando Murden, Ronald Miller", "genre": "R&B", "text": "\"For Once in My Life\" is a song written by Ron Miller and Orlando Murden for Motown Records' Stein & Van Stock publishing company. It was written and first recorded as a slow ballad. There are differing accounts of its earliest versions, although it seems that it was first recorded by Connie Haines, but first released in 1966 by Jean DuShon."} {"title": "Forget Domani", "artist": "Riz Ortolani, Norman Newell", "genre": "Country", "text": "\"Forget Domani\" is a song introduced in the 1964 film The Yellow Rolls-Royce being a composition by Riz Ortolani, who scored the film, and lyricist Norman Newell. The song's theme of forgetting domani -- Italian for \"tomorrow\" -- is relevant to each of the three segments that comprise the storyline of the film."} {"title": "Four Strong Winds", "artist": "Ian Tyson", "genre": "Folk", "text": "\"Four Strong Winds\" is a song written by Ian Tyson and recorded by Canadian folk duo Ian and Sylvia. The song has a clear Canadian context and subtext, including an explicit mention of the province Alberta as well as references to long, cold winters. It is considered the unofficial anthem of Alberta."} -{"title": "Freddie Freeloader.m", "artist": "Miles Davis", "genre": "Jazz", "text": "\"Freddie Freeloader\" is a composition by Miles Davis and is the second track on his 1959 album Kind of Blue. The piece takes the form of a twelve-bar blues in B, but the chord over the final two bars of each chorus is an A7. The origin of the title is disputed."} +{"title": "Freddie Freeloader", "artist": "Miles Davis", "genre": "Jazz", "text": "\"Freddie Freeloader\" is a composition by Miles Davis and is the second track on his 1959 album Kind of Blue. The piece takes the form of a twelve-bar blues in B, but the chord over the final two bars of each chorus is an A7. The origin of the title is disputed."} {"title": "Frenesi", "artist": "Alberto Dominguez, English Lyrics_ Ray Charles, S.K. Russell", "genre": "Jazz", "text": "\"Frenesi\" is a musical piece originally composed by Alberto Dominguez for the marimba. The word frenesi is Spanish for \"frenzy\". A hit version recorded by Artie Shaw and His Orchestra reached number one on the Billboard pop chart on December 21, 1940. The Shaw recording was used in the soundtrack of the 1980 film Raging Bull."} {"title": "Friday On My Mind", "artist": "George Young, Harry Vanda", "genre": "Rock", "text": "\"Friday on My Mind\" is a 1966 song by Australian rock group the Easybeats. Written by band members George Young and Harry Vanda, the track became a worldwide hit, reaching no. 16 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in May 1967. In 2001, it was voted \"Best Australian Song\" of all time by the Australasian Performing Right Association."} -{"title": "From A Distance.m", "artist": "Julie Gold", "genre": "Folk", "text": "\"From a Distance\" is a song written in 1985 by American singer-songwriter Julie Gold. Nanci Griffith recorded it for her 1987 album, Lone Star State of Mind. Bette Midler covered the song for her 1990 album, Some People's Lives. The song won a Grammy for Song of the Year in 1991."} +{"title": "From A Distance", "artist": "Julie Gold", "genre": "Folk", "text": "\"From a Distance\" is a song written in 1985 by American singer-songwriter Julie Gold. Nanci Griffith recorded it for her 1987 album, Lone Star State of Mind. Bette Midler covered the song for her 1990 album, Some People's Lives. The song won a Grammy for Song of the Year in 1991."} {"title": "From A Jack To A King", "artist": "Ned Miller", "genre": "Country", "text": "\"From a Jack to a King\" is a country music song. The original version was recorded by Ned Miller in 1957. Ricky Van Shelton's version became his fifth consecutive Number One on the Billboard Hot Country Singles charts."} {"title": "Frosty The Snowman", "artist": "Jack Rollins, Steve Nelson", "genre": "Rock", "text": "\"Frosty the Snowman\" is a popular Christmas song written by Walter \"Jack\" Rollins and Steve Nelson, and first recorded by Gene Autry and the Cass County Boys in 1950. It was written after the success of Autry's recording of \"Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer\" the previous year. The song was quickly covered by many artists including Jimmy Durante, Nat King Cole and Guy Lombardo."} {"title": "Full Moon And Empty Arms", "artist": "Buddy Kaye, Ted Mossman", "genre": "Pop", "text": "\"Full Moon and Empty Arms\" is a 1945 popular song by Buddy Kaye and Ted Mossman. It is based on Sergei Rachmaninoff's Piano Concerto No. 2. The best-known recording of the song was made by Frank Sinatra in 1945."} @@ -296,7 +296,7 @@ {"title": "Gentle On My Mind", "artist": "John Hartford", "genre": "Country", "text": "\"Gentle on My Mind\" is a song written and originally recorded by John Hartford. It was released on his second studio album, Earthwords & Music (1967) Hartford composed the song after watching Doctor Zhivago in 1966. Glen Campbell recorded his cover version of the song in 1968. By 2001, Campbell's version was the second-most-played song on the radio in the United States."} {"title": "Get Me to the Church on Time", "artist": "Frederick Loewe, Alan Jay Lerner", "genre": "Pop", "text": "\"Get Me to the Church on Time\" is a song composed by Frederick Loewe, with lyrics written by Alan Jay Lerner for the 1956 musical My Fair Lady. It is sung by the cockney character Alfred P. Doolittle, the father of the one of the show's two main characters, Eliza. Bing Crosby recorded the song in 1956 for use on his radio show."} {"title": "Get Out And Get Under The Moon", "artist": "L. Shay, C. Tobias, W. Jerome", "genre": "Pop", "text": "The music was written by Larry Shay, the lyrics by Charles Tobias and William Jerome. Popular recordings of the song in 1928 were by Helen Kane and by Paul Whiteman (with a vocal group including Bing Crosby). The song is now a standard, and has been recorded by many artists."} -{"title": "Giant Steps.m", "artist": "John Coltrane", "genre": "Jazz", "text": "Giant Steps is the fifth studio album by jazz musician John Coltrane as leader. It was released in February 1960 on Atlantic Records, catalogue SD 1311. It is considered one of the most influential jazz albums of all time. Many of its tracks have become practice templates for jazz saxophonists."} +{"title": "Giant Steps", "artist": "John Coltrane", "genre": "Jazz", "text": "Giant Steps is the fifth studio album by jazz musician John Coltrane as leader. It was released in February 1960 on Atlantic Records, catalogue SD 1311. It is considered one of the most influential jazz albums of all time. Many of its tracks have become practice templates for jazz saxophonists."} {"title": "Girl, you'll be a woman soon", "artist": "Neil Diamond", "genre": "Rock", "text": "\"Girl, You'll Be a Woman Soon\" is a song written by American musician Neil Diamond. The song first appeared on Diamond's album Just for You. Cliff Richard covered the song as the B-side to his 1968 single \"I'll Love You Forever Today\" American alternative rock band Urge Overkill recorded a cover of the song for their second extended play (EP), Stull (1992) This version would later be featured in Quentin Tarantino's 1994 film Pulp Fiction."} {"title": "Girls Just Want to Have Fun", "artist": "Robert Hazard", "genre": "Pop", "text": "\"Girls Just Want to Have Fun\" is a song written, recorded and performed by American musician Robert Hazard, who released it as a single in 1979. It is best known for the version of American singer Cyndi Lauper, who covered the song in 1983. It was the first major single released by Lauper as a solo artist and the lead single from her debut studio album, She's So Unusual (1983) Lauper's version gained recognition as a feminist anthem and was promoted by a Grammy-winning music video."} {"title": "Give Thanks", "artist": " Henry Smith 1978", "genre": "R&B", "text": "The album was released on December 30, 1986 by Integrity Music, Hosanna! Music, and Sparrow Records. In February 1995, the album was certified gold with the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), in recognition of selling over 500,000 units. The album includes the song \"Give Thanks With a Grateful Heart\", which was written by Henry Smith in 1978."} @@ -325,11 +325,11 @@ {"title": "Hallelujah! I'm a Bum", "artist": "traditional American hobo song, origin uncertain, multiple versions", "genre": "Folk", "text": "\"Hallelujah, I'm a Bum\" is an American folk song, that responds with humorous sarcasm to unhelpful moralizing about the circumstance of being a hobo. The song's authorship is uncertain, but according to hobo poetry researcher Bud L. McKillips the words were written by an IWW member."} {"title": "Hands Across The Table", "artist": "Mitchell Parish & John Delettre", "genre": "Jazz", "text": "Hands Across the Table is a 1935 American romantic screwball comedy film directed by Mitchell Leisen and released by Paramount Pictures. It stars Carole Lombard as a manicurist looking for a rich husband and Fred MacMurray as a poor playboy. The teaming of Lombard and MacMurray was so well received, they went on to make three more films together."} {"title": "H_nschen klein", "artist": "German trad.", "genre": "Folk", "text": "\"Hanschen klein\" by Franz Wiedemann (1821-1882) is a German folk song and children's song. The tune of this song is also used in the simple Mother Goose rhyme of \"Lightly Row\" It is the theme song of the 1977 war film Cross of Iron."} -{"title": "Happiness Is A Thing Called Joe.m", "artist": "Harold Arlen, E. Y. Harburg", "genre": "Pop", "text": "\"Happiness is a Thing Called Joe\" is a song composed by Harold Arlen, with lyrics written by Yip Harburg, it was written for the 1943 film musical Cabin in the Sky. The song was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Song in 1943 but lost out to \"You'll Never Know\""} +{"title": "Happiness Is A Thing Called Joe", "artist": "Harold Arlen, E. Y. Harburg", "genre": "Pop", "text": "\"Happiness is a Thing Called Joe\" is a song composed by Harold Arlen, with lyrics written by Yip Harburg, it was written for the 1943 film musical Cabin in the Sky. The song was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Song in 1943 but lost out to \"You'll Never Know\""} {"title": "Hard Candy Christmas", "artist": "Words and music by Carol Hall", "genre": "Country", "text": "\"Hard Candy Christmas\" is a song written by composer-lyricist Carol Hall for the musical The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas. Dolly Parton's version of the song was released as a single in October 1982, reaching number 8 on the U.S. country singles chart in January 1983. In 1998, the song re-entered the country charts and peaked at number 73."} {"title": "Hark the Herald Angels Sing", "artist": "William Cummings, Felix Mendolssohn, Gary Bisaga, Charles Wesley, George Whitfield", "genre": "Folk", "text": "The original hymn text was written as a \"Hymn for Christmas-Day\" by Charles Wesley, included in the 1739 John Wesley collection Hymns and Sacred Poems. In 1855, British musician William H. Cummings adapted Felix Mendelssohn's secular music from Festgesang to fit the lyrics of \"Hark! The Herald Angels Sing\" Wesley envisaged the song being sung to the same tune as his Easter song \"Christ the Lord Is Risen Today\""} {"title": "Have I Told You Lately That I Love You", "artist": "Scott Wiseman", "genre": "Country", "text": "\"Have I Told You Lately That I Love You?\" is a popular song written by Scotty Wiseman for the 1944 musical film, Sing, Neighbor, Sing. It was the greatest hit of Wiseman and his wife and one of the first country music songs to attract major attention in the pop music field. The first released version of this song was by Gene Autry in 1945."} -{"title": "Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas.m", "artist": "Hugh Martin, Ralph Blane", "genre": "R&B", "text": "\"Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas\" is a song written in 1943 by Hugh Martin and Ralph Blane. It was introduced by Judy Garland in the 1944 MGM musical Meet Me in St. Louis. Frank Sinatra later recorded a version with modified lyrics."} +{"title": "Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas", "artist": "Hugh Martin, Ralph Blane", "genre": "R&B", "text": "\"Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas\" is a song written in 1943 by Hugh Martin and Ralph Blane. It was introduced by Judy Garland in the 1944 MGM musical Meet Me in St. Louis. Frank Sinatra later recorded a version with modified lyrics."} {"title": "He Lives", "artist": "Alfred H. Ackley", "genre": "R&B", "text": "\"He Lives\" is a Christian hymn, otherwise known by its first line, \"I Serve a Risen Savior\". It was composed in 1933 by Alfred Henry Ackley (1887-1960), and remains popular today within certain Evangelical and Pentecostal traditions. The hymn discusses the experience claimed by Christians that Jesus Christ lives within their hearts."} {"title": "He Was Too Good To Me", "artist": "Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart", "genre": "Jazz", "text": "\"He Was Too Good to Me\" is a song with music by Richard Rodgers and lyrics by Lorenz Hart. It was introduced in the tryouts of their 1930 Broadway musical Simple Simon, but was dropped before the show's New York opening. The song has been recorded by such artists as Eileen Farrell, Natalie Cole, Barry Galbraith, Chet Baker, Thad Jones and Nina Simone."} {"title": "He's a Pirate", "artist": "Klaus Badelt", "genre": "Dance", "text": "\"He's a Pirate\" is a track composed by Klaus Badelt and Hans Zimmer for the 2003 Disney film Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl. It is featured on the soundtrack album of the film and is used at the beginning of the credits for the film. Renditions of the track were also used for the credits of the four Pirates sequels. The track has been subject to a number of remix versions collected in an EP titled Pirates Remixed and separate singles released by Tiesto in 2006 and by Rebel in 2014."} @@ -409,7 +409,7 @@ {"title": "If Ever I Would Leave You", "artist": "Frederick Lowe, Alan Jay Lerner", "genre": "Folk", "text": "Camelot is a musical with music by Frederick Loewe and lyrics and a book by Alan Jay Lerner. It is based on the legend of King Arthur as adapted from the 1958 novel The Once and Future King by T. H. White. The original production, directed by Moss Hart with orchestrations by Robert Russell Bennett and Philip J. Lang, ran on Broadway for 873 performances, winning four Tony Awards. It spawned several revivals, foreign productions, and a 1967 film adaptation."} {"title": "If I Could Be With You (One Hour Tonight) ", "artist": "Jimmy Johnson, Henry Creamer", "genre": "Pop", "text": "\"If I Could Be with You (One Hour Tonight)\" is a popular song. The music was written by James P. Johnson, the lyrics by Henry Creamer. The song was published in 1926 and first recorded by Clarence Williams' Blue Five with vocalist Eva Taylor in 1927. It was popularized by the 1930 recording by McKinney's Cotton Pickers."} {"title": "If I Didn't Care", "artist": "Jack Lawrence", "genre": "R&B", "text": "\"If I Didn't Care\" is a song written by Jack Lawrence. It was originally sung and recorded by the Ink Spots featuring Bill Kenny in 1939. In the 1950s, both the Hilltoppers and Connie Francis charted with the song. Bobby Vinton covered this song for his album I Love How You Love Me in 1968. In 1970, the soul group The Moments had a hit with the tune."} -{"title": "If I Fell.m", "artist": "John Lennon and Paul McCartney", "genre": "Dance", "text": "\"If I Fell\" is a song by the Beatles. It first appeared in 1964 on the album A Hard Day's Night in the United Kingdom and United States. It was written primarily by John Lennon and credited to Lennon-McCartney. The song was released as a single in Norway, where it reached number one."} +{"title": "If I Fell", "artist": "John Lennon and Paul McCartney", "genre": "Dance", "text": "\"If I Fell\" is a song by the Beatles. It first appeared in 1964 on the album A Hard Day's Night in the United Kingdom and United States. It was written primarily by John Lennon and credited to Lennon-McCartney. The song was released as a single in Norway, where it reached number one."} {"title": "If I give my heart to you", "artist": "Jimmy Crane. Al Jacobs, Jimmy Brewster", "genre": "Country", "text": "\"If I Give My Heart to You\" is a popular song written by Jimmy Brewster (Milt Gabler), Jimmie Crane, and Al Jacobs. Most popular versions of the song were recorded by Doris Day and by Denise Lor; both charted in 1954."} {"title": "If I Loved You", "artist": "Oscar Hammerstein II, Richard Rodgers", "genre": "Pop", "text": "\"If I Loved You\" is a show tune from the 1945 Rodgers and Hammerstein musical Carousel. The song was introduced by John Raitt as \"Billy Bigelow\" and Jan Clayton as \"Julie\" in the original Broadway production. There were four hit versions of the song in 1945: Perry Como, Frank Sinatra, Bing Crosby and Harry James."} {"title": "If I Only Had Time", "artist": "John Rowles", "genre": "Pop", "text": "\"If I Only Had Time\" was a big hit in 1968 for the New Zealand singer John Rowles. It was also his first release in the UK. The song is the English translation of \"Je n'Aurai Pas le Temps\", a French ballad."} @@ -420,7 +420,7 @@ {"title": "If You Are But A Dream", "artist": "Nat Bonx, Moe Jaffe, Jack Fulton", "genre": "Pop", "text": "\"If You Are But a Dream\" is a popular song published in 1942 with words and music by Moe Jaffe, Jack Fulton and Nat Bonx. The melody is based on Anton Rubinstein's \"Romance in E flat, Op. 44, No. 1,\" popularly known as \"Rubinstein's Romance\" Frank Sinatra recorded it first for Columbia Records on November 14, 1944."} {"title": "If You Could Read My Mind", "artist": "Gordon Lightfoot", "genre": "Dance", "text": "\"If You Could Read My Mind\" is a song by Canadian singer-songwriter Gordon Lightfoot. It reached No. 1 on the Canadian Singles Chart on commercial release in 1970 and charted in several other countries on international release in 1971. The song was produced by Lenny Waronker and Joe Wissert at Sunwest Recording Studios in Los Angeles."} {"title": "If You Go Away", "artist": "Jacques Brel, Rod McKuen", "genre": "Pop", "text": "\"If You Go Away\" is an adaptation of the 1959 Jacques Brel song \"Ne me quitte pas\" with English lyrics by Rod McKuen. The lyrics are told from the perspective of someone telling their lover how much they'd be missed if they left. The complex melody is partly derivative of classical music."} -{"title": "If You Knew Susie.m", "artist": "B.G.De Sylva, Joseph Meyer", "genre": "Pop", "text": "\"If You Knew Susie\" is a popular song from the 1920s. It was written by Buddy DeSylva and Joseph Meyer and published by Shapiro, Bernstein & Co. in 1925. The song was Eddie Cantor's best-known success of the year, recorded on April 6, 1925."} +{"title": "If You Knew Susie", "artist": "B.G.De Sylva, Joseph Meyer", "genre": "Pop", "text": "\"If You Knew Susie\" is a popular song from the 1920s. It was written by Buddy DeSylva and Joseph Meyer and published by Shapiro, Bernstein & Co. in 1925. The song was Eddie Cantor's best-known success of the year, recorded on April 6, 1925."} {"title": "If You Leave Me Now", "artist": "Chicago", "genre": "Dance", "text": "\"If You Leave Me Now\" is a song by the American rock group Chicago, from their album Chicago X. It was written and sung by bass player Peter Cetera and released as a single on July 30, 1976. The single topped the Billboard Hot 100 on October 23, 1976, and stayed there for two weeks. In the UK it maintained the number one position for three weeks. The song won Grammy Awards for Best Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist (strings) and Best Pop Vocal Performance by a Duo, Group or Chorus."} {"title": "If You Never Come To Me", "artist": "Antonio Carlos Jobim", "genre": "Latin", "text": "\"Inutil Paisagem\" (\"Useless Landscape\") is a song composed by Antonio Carlos Jobim. English-language version with lyrics by Ray Gilbert is titled \"If You Never Come to Me\""} {"title": "If you were a sailboat", "artist": "Katie Melua", "genre": "Pop", "text": "\"If You Were a Sailboat\" is a song by British singer Katie Melua. Written and produced by Mike Batt, it is Melua's ninth single and the first from her third album, Pictures (2007) In the week of 30 September, the song debuted at number twenty-three on the UK Singles Chart."} @@ -441,7 +441,7 @@ {"title": "Isn't She Lovely", "artist": "Stevie Wonder", "genre": "Jazz", "text": "\"Isn't She Lovely\" is a song by Stevie Wonder from his 1976 album, Songs in the Key of Life. The lyrics celebrate the birth of his daughter, Aisha Morris. The song was not issued as a commercial single and therefore it did not appear on the major charts in the US and UK. However, due to radio airplay, it reached number 23 on the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart in January 1977."} {"title": "It Ain't What You Do (It's The Way That You Do It)", "artist": "James Young, Sy Oliver", "genre": "Jazz", "text": "\"It Ain't What You Do (It's the Way That You Do It)\" is a song written by jazz musicians Melvin \"Sy\" Oliver and James \"Trummy\" Young. It was first recorded in 1939 by Jimmie Lunceford, Harry James, and Ella Fitzgerald, and again the same year by Nat Gonella and His Georgians. The jazz tune was transformed into a pop/new wave song with ska elements in 1982."} {"title": "It Doesn't Matter Anymore", "artist": "Paul Anka", "genre": "Pop", "text": "\"It Doesn't Matter Anymore\" is a pop ballad written by Paul Anka and recorded by Buddy Holly in 1958. The song reached number 13 as a posthumous hit on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in early 1959, shortly after Holly was killed in a plane crash on February 3, 1959. It has been covered many times, most commercially successful by New Zealand-born singer songwriter, Mark Williams."} -{"title": "It Don't Mean a Thing.m", "artist": "Duke Ellington", "genre": "Jazz", "text": "\"It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)\" is a 1931 composition by Duke Ellington, whose lyrics were written by Irving Mills. The song is now accepted as a jazz standard, and jazz historian Gunther Schuller characterized it as \"now legendary\" and \"a prophetic piece and a prophetic title\" The music was composed and arranged by Ellingon in August 1931 during intermissions at Chicago's Lincoln Tavern. The 1932 recording of the song was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 2008."} +{"title": "It Don't Mean a Thing", "artist": "Duke Ellington", "genre": "Jazz", "text": "\"It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)\" is a 1931 composition by Duke Ellington, whose lyrics were written by Irving Mills. The song is now accepted as a jazz standard, and jazz historian Gunther Schuller characterized it as \"now legendary\" and \"a prophetic piece and a prophetic title\" The music was composed and arranged by Ellingon in August 1931 during intermissions at Chicago's Lincoln Tavern. The 1932 recording of the song was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 2008."} {"title": "It Ends Tonight", "artist": "All-American Rejects", "genre": "Pop", "text": "\"It Ends Tonight\" is a song by American rock band The All-American Rejects. It was released as the third and final single from their second studio album Move Along on September 19, 2006. The song peaked at #8 on the Billboard Hot 100, making it the band's highest charting song."} {"title": "It Happened In Monterey", "artist": "Mabel Wayne, billy Rose", "genre": "Pop", "text": "\"It Happened in Monterey\" was written for the 1930 musical film, King of Jazz. The song, written in waltz time, was composed by Mabel Wayne, with lyrics by Billy Rose. It was performed by John Boles and Jeanette Loff in the film. Bing Crosby sang the song with Whiteman's orchestra in a performance at the Seattle Civic Auditorium in April 1930."} {"title": "It Is No Secret", "artist": "Carl Stuart Hamblen", "genre": "Country", "text": "\"It Is No Secret\" is a Southern gospel song written and sung by Stuart Hamblen and released on the Columbia label. In January 1951, it reached No. 8 on the country disc jockey chart. It was the No. 30 best selling country record of 1951."} @@ -451,7 +451,7 @@ {"title": "It Was A Very Good Year", "artist": "Ervin Drake 1961, Ervin Drake", "genre": "Folk", "text": "\"It Was a Very Good Year\" is a song composed by Ervin Drake in 1961. It was made famous by Frank Sinatra's version in D minor, which won the Grammy Award for Best Male Vocal Performance in 1966. The nostalgic and melancholic song recounts the type of girls with whom the singer had relationships."} {"title": "It Wasn't God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels", "artist": "J.D. Miller", "genre": "Country", "text": "\"It Wasn't God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels\" is a 1952 country song written by J. D. \"Jay\" Miller, and originally recorded by Kitty Wells. It was an answer song to the Hank Thompson hit \"The Wild Side of Life\" The song became the first No. 1 Billboard country hit for a solo female artist."} {"title": "It's A Most Unusual Day", "artist": "Jimmy McHugh, Harold Adamson", "genre": "Jazz", "text": "\"It's a Most Unusual Day\" is a popular song composed by Jimmy McHugh, with lyrics by Harold Adamson. It is considered part of the Great American Songbook. It was introduced in the film A Date with Judy when it was sung by Jane Powell in the opening scene with the school orchestra."} -{"title": "It's A Sin To Tell A Lie.m", "artist": "Billy Mayhew", "genre": "Country", "text": "\"It's a Sin to Tell a Lie\" is a 1936 popular song written by Billy Mayhew. The tune was revived in 1955 by Somethin' Smith and the Redheads, reaching number 7 on the Billboard charts in that year. John Denver tells a story about the song and does a cover in his 1978 album."} +{"title": "It's A Sin To Tell A Lie", "artist": "Billy Mayhew", "genre": "Country", "text": "\"It's a Sin to Tell a Lie\" is a 1936 popular song written by Billy Mayhew. The tune was revived in 1955 by Somethin' Smith and the Redheads, reaching number 7 on the Billboard charts in that year. John Denver tells a story about the song and does a cover in his 1978 album."} {"title": "It's All Right With Me", "artist": "Cole Porter", "genre": "Jazz", "text": "\"It's All Right with Me\" is a popular song written by Cole Porter, for his 1953 musical Can-Can. The song is also used in the Cole Porter musical High Society. Bing Crosby recorded the song in 1955 for use on his radio show. Frank Sinatra recorded it for the film version of Can- can. Crystal Gayle's version was also adapted into a jingle for Eastern Airlines."} {"title": "It's Always You", "artist": "James Van Heusen, Johnny Burke", "genre": "Pop", "text": "\"It's Always You\" is a song written by Jimmy Van Heusen and Johnny Burke for the 1941 film Road to Zanzibar. In the film it was sung by Bing Crosby to Dorothy Lamour as they paddled a canoe up a jungle river. It was also used briefly in a comedy scene in the film as a quasi-requiem for Lamour's character, who was erroneously thought to have been killed by a leopard."} {"title": "Jamaica Farewell", "artist": "Harry Belafonte", "genre": "Folk", "text": "\"Jamaica Farewell\" is a Jamaican-style folk song (mento) The lyrics for the song were written by Lord Burgess (Irving Burgie) The song appeared on Harry Belafonte's 1956 album Calypso. It reached number 14 on the Billboard Pop chart."} @@ -463,7 +463,7 @@ {"title": "Jingle Bell Rock", "artist": "Jim Boothe, Joe Beal", "genre": "Country", "text": "\"Jingle Bell Rock\" is an American popular Christmas song first released by Bobby Helms in 1957. It has received frequent airplay in the United States during every Christmas season since then. The song was composed by Joseph Carleton Beal and James Ross Boothe, although both Helms and session guitarist on the song Hank Garland disputed this (see Authorship controversy section below)"} {"title": "Jitterbug Waltz", "artist": "Fats Waller", "genre": "Jazz", "text": "\"Jitterbug Waltz\" is a 1942 jazz composition by Fats Waller. It is one of the first jazz records recorded with a Hammond organ. The song is in the key of E major and in 3/4 time."} {"title": "Jordu", "artist": "Duke Jordan", "genre": "Jazz", "text": "\"Jordu\" is a jazz standard written by Irving \"Duke\" Jordan in 1953. The song was first made popular by Clifford Brown and Max Roach. Stan Getz, Chet Baker, and Charlie Byrd have performed or recorded renditions."} -{"title": "Joy Spring.m", "artist": "Clifford Brown", "genre": "Jazz", "text": "\"Joy Spring\" is a 1954 jazz composition by Clifford Brown that became his signature work. It is the name he called his wife, Emma LaRue Anderson (maiden; 1933-2005), whom he married on her 21st birthday."} +{"title": "Joy Spring", "artist": "Clifford Brown", "genre": "Jazz", "text": "\"Joy Spring\" is a 1954 jazz composition by Clifford Brown that became his signature work. It is the name he called his wife, Emma LaRue Anderson (maiden; 1933-2005), whom he married on her 21st birthday."} {"title": "Jump Monk", "artist": "Charles Mingus", "genre": "Jazz", "text": "Mingus at the Bohemia is a live album by Charles Mingus. It was recorded at Cafe Bohemia in New York City on December 23, 1955. Max Roach makes a guest appearance on one track. Allmusic awarded the album 4.5 stars, citing Mingus' standout bass playing."} {"title": "June in January", "artist": "Leo Robin, Ralph Rainger", "genre": "Pop", "text": "\"June in January\" is a popular song with music by Ralph Rainger and lyrics by Leo Robin. The song was introduced in the movie Here Is My Heart by Bing Crosby in 1934. Crosby recorded the song again for his 1954 album Bing: A Musical Autobiography."} {"title": "June Is Bustin' Out All Over", "artist": "Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein II", "genre": "Dance", "text": "Carousel is the second musical by the team of Richard Rodgers (music) and Oscar Hammerstein II (book and lyrics) The 1945 work was adapted from Ferenc Molnar's 1909 play Liliom, transplanting its Budapest setting to the Maine coastline. The story revolves around carousel barker Billy Bigelow, whose romance with millworker Julie Jordan comes at the price of their jobs."} @@ -488,12 +488,12 @@ {"title": "Learnin' The Blues", "artist": "Delores ", "genre": "R&B", "text": "\"Learnin' the Blues\" is a big band popular song written by Dolores \"Vicki\" Silvers and performed by Frank Sinatra with Nelson Riddle & his Orchestra in 1955. In the weeks of 3-9 and 24-30 July 1955, Sinatra's rendition was briefly the most frequently played song on U.S. radio. Sinatra re-recorded the song in 1962 for the album Sinatra-Basie."} {"title": "Learning the Blues", "artist": "Delores Vicky Silvers", "genre": "R&B", "text": "\"Learnin' the Blues\" is a big band popular song written by Dolores \"Vicki\" Silvers and performed by Frank Sinatra with Nelson Riddle & his Orchestra in 1955. In the weeks of 3-9 and 24-30 July 1955, Sinatra's rendition was briefly the most frequently played song on U.S. radio. Sinatra re-recorded the song in 1962 for the album Sinatra-Basie."} {"title": "Leaving on a jet plane", "artist": "John Denver", "genre": "Folk", "text": "\"Leaving on a Jet Plane\" is a song written and recorded by singer-songwriter John Denver in 1966. The most well known version was recorded by American folk group Peter, Paul and Mary, for their 1967 studio album, Album 1700. The song was re-recorded for the third and final time in 1973 for John Denver's Greatest Hits, the version that also appears on most of his compilation albums."} -{"title": "Let Me Be There.m", "artist": "John Rostill", "genre": "Country", "text": "\"Let Me Be There\" is a popular song written by John Rostill. It was first recorded by Olivia Newton-John in 1973 and included on her album of the same name. Elvis Presley recorded a live version of the song in 1974."} -{"title": "Let Me Call You Sweetheart.m", "artist": "Leo Friedman, Beth Slater Whitson", "genre": "Pop", "text": "\"Let Me Call You Sweetheart\" is a popular song, with music by Leo Friedman and lyrics by Beth Slater Whitson. The song was published in 1910 and was a huge hit for the Peerless Quartet in 1911. A 1924 recording identifies a Spanish title, \"Dejame llamarte mia\""} +{"title": "Let Me Be There", "artist": "John Rostill", "genre": "Country", "text": "\"Let Me Be There\" is a popular song written by John Rostill. It was first recorded by Olivia Newton-John in 1973 and included on her album of the same name. Elvis Presley recorded a live version of the song in 1974."} +{"title": "Let Me Call You Sweetheart", "artist": "Leo Friedman, Beth Slater Whitson", "genre": "Pop", "text": "\"Let Me Call You Sweetheart\" is a popular song, with music by Leo Friedman and lyrics by Beth Slater Whitson. The song was published in 1910 and was a huge hit for the Peerless Quartet in 1911. A 1924 recording identifies a Spanish title, \"Dejame llamarte mia\""} {"title": "Let Me Go Lover", "artist": "Jenny Lou Carson, Al Hill", "genre": "Country", "text": "\"Let Me Go, Lover!\" is a popular song written by Jenny Lou Carson and Al Hill. It was first featured on the television program Studio One on November 15, 1954. By January 1955, Joan Weber's record of the song had hit No. 1 on all the Billboard charts."} {"title": "Let's Do It (Let's Fall in Love)", "artist": "Cole Porter", "genre": "Rock", "text": "\"Let's Do It, Let's Fall in Love\" is a popular song written in 1928 by Cole Porter. It was introduced in Porter's first Broadway success, the musical Paris (1928) The song was later used in the English production of Wake Up and Dream (1929) It was used as the title theme music in the 1933 Hollywood movie, Grand Slam."} {"title": "Let's Face The Music And Dance", "artist": "Irving Berlin", "genre": "Jazz", "text": "\"Let's Face the Music and Dance\" was written by Irving Berlin for the film Follow the Fleet. Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers performed the song in a celebrated dance duet. The song has been covered by Nat King Cole, Ella Fitzgerald, Frank Sinatra and more."} -{"title": "Let's Fall In Love.m", "artist": "Harold Arlen, Ted Koehler", "genre": "Jazz", "text": "This article is about the popular song by Arlen and Koehler. For the Ann Sothern movie, see Let's Fall in Love (film) For the song by Cole Porter, see Cole Porter's Let's Do It, Let's fall in Love."} +{"title": "Let's Fall In Love", "artist": "Harold Arlen, Ted Koehler", "genre": "Jazz", "text": "This article is about the popular song by Arlen and Koehler. For the Ann Sothern movie, see Let's Fall in Love (film) For the song by Cole Porter, see Cole Porter's Let's Do It, Let's fall in Love."} {"title": "Let's Get Away From It All", "artist": "Matt Dennis, Tom Adair", "genre": "Pop", "text": "\"Let's Get Away from It All\" is a popular song with music by Matt Dennis and lyrics by Tom Adair, published in 1941. The song is most commonly associated with Frank Sinatra. Many others have recorded it and it is considered a standard of traditional pop music."} {"title": "Let's Just Praise the Lord", "artist": "William & Gloria Gaither 1972", "genre": "R&B", "text": "The Gaither Vocal Band is an American southern gospel vocal group, named after its founder and leader Bill Gaither. The lineup of the band changes often, with artists leaving to work on solo careers, and new and old ones coming to replace them. The band has released 29 albums, at least 19 of which have charted."} {"title": "Let's Misbehave", "artist": "Cole Porter", "genre": "Dance", "text": "\"Let's Misbehave\" is a song written by Cole Porter in 1927. It was originally intended for the female lead of his first major production, Paris. The Irving Aaronson version is used in two Woody Allen films: at the opening and close of the 1972 film Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex* (*But Were Afraid to Ask)"} @@ -530,7 +530,7 @@ {"title": "Lovers In Japan", "artist": "Coldplay", "genre": "Rock", "text": "\"Lovers in Japan\" is a song by British rock band Coldplay. It was written by all members of the band for their fourth studio album, Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends. The song's instrumentation features an introductory detuned tack piano sound, progressing to feature upbeat guitar riffs and soaring choruses. The album version of the song shares the track with the song \"Reign of Love\""} {"title": "Lovesick Blues", "artist": "Cliff Friend 1921, Irving Mills 1921", "genre": "Country", "text": "\"Lovesick Blues\" is a Tin Pan Alley song, composed by Cliff Friend, with lyrics by Irving Mills. It first appeared in the 1922 musical \"Oh, Ernest\", and was recorded that year by Elsie Clark and Jack Shea. Emmett Miller recorded it in 1925 and 1928, followed by country music singer Rex Griffin in 1939. The recordings by Griffin and Miller inspired Hank Williams to perform the song during his first appearances on the Louisiana Hayride radio show."} {"title": "Lucky lips", "artist": "Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller", "genre": "Pop", "text": "Lucky Lips is a song written by Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller. It was originally recorded by Ruth Brown in 1956 and was successfully covered by Cliff Richard in 1963. The song was first recorded by the R&B singer Ruth Brown for Atlantic Records in New York in September 1956."} -{"title": "Lullaby of Birdland.m", "artist": "George Shearing, George David Weiss", "genre": "Jazz", "text": "George Shearing wrote \"Lullaby of Birdland\" in 1952 for Morris Levy, the owner of the New York jazz club Birdland. Shearing stated in his autobiography that he had composed \"the whole thing within ten minutes\" Jean Constantin composed the lyrics to a French version."} +{"title": "Lullaby of Birdland", "artist": "George Shearing, George David Weiss", "genre": "Jazz", "text": "George Shearing wrote \"Lullaby of Birdland\" in 1952 for Morris Levy, the owner of the New York jazz club Birdland. Shearing stated in his autobiography that he had composed \"the whole thing within ten minutes\" Jean Constantin composed the lyrics to a French version."} {"title": "Lullaby Of The Leaves", "artist": "Bernice Petkere, Joe Young", "genre": "Jazz", "text": "\"Lullaby of the Leaves\" is a musical composition by composer Bernice Petkere and lyricist Joe Young. It is a Tin Pan Alley song first performed in 1932 and is considered a jazz standard."} {"title": "Mack The Knife", "artist": "Kurt Weill, Marc Blitzstein", "genre": "Jazz", "text": "\"Mack the Knife\" is a song composed by Kurt Weill and Bertolt Brecht for their 1928 music drama The Threepenny Opera. The song has become a popular standard recorded by many artists after it was recorded by Louis Armstrong in 1955. The most popular version of the song was by Bobby Darin in 1959, whose recording became a number one hit."} {"title": "MAKE ME YOUR BABY", "artist": "Helen Miller, Roger Atkins", "genre": "Dance", "text": "This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. \"Make Me Your Baby\" is a song written by Helen Miller and Roger Atkins which was a hit for Barbara Lewis in 1965."} @@ -592,14 +592,14 @@ {"title": "My One and Only Love", "artist": "Guy Wood, Robert Mellin", "genre": "Jazz", "text": "\"My One and Only Love\" is a 1953 popular song with music written by Guy Wood and lyrics by Robert Mellin. Notable renditions by Frank Sinatra (1953), and later by John Coltrane and Johnny Hartman (1963), have made the song part of the jazz standard musical repertoire. It is a conventional 32-bar song with four 8-bar sections, including a bridge."} {"title": "My Prayer", "artist": "Georges Boulanger, Jimmy Kennedy", "genre": "R&B", "text": "\"My Prayer\" is a 1939 popular song with music by violinist Georges Boulanger and lyrics by Carlos Gomez Barrera and Jimmy Kennedy. The biggest hit version was a doo-wop rendition in 1956 by The Platters, whose single release reached number one on the Billboard Top 100 in the summer, and ranked four for the year."} {"title": "My Shining Hour", "artist": "Harold Arlen, Johnny Mercer", "genre": "Pop", "text": "\"My Shining Hour\" is a song composed by Harold Arlen with lyrics by Johnny Mercer for the film The Sky's the Limit (1943) In the film, the song is sung by Sally Sweetland, who dubbed it for actress Joan Leslie. The song became a hit by Glen Gray with Eugenie Baird as vocalist reaching No. 4 in the Billboard charts."} -{"title": "My Ship.m", "artist": "Kurt Weill, Ira Gershwin", "genre": "Jazz", "text": "\"My Ship\" is a popular song written for the 1941 Broadway musical Lady in the Dark. The music is marked \"Andante espressivo\"; Gershwin describes it as \"orchestrated by Kurt to sound sweet and simple at times, mysterious and menacing at other\" It was premiered by Gertrude Lawrence in the role of Liza Elliott."} +{"title": "My Ship", "artist": "Kurt Weill, Ira Gershwin", "genre": "Jazz", "text": "\"My Ship\" is a popular song written for the 1941 Broadway musical Lady in the Dark. The music is marked \"Andante espressivo\"; Gershwin describes it as \"orchestrated by Kurt to sound sweet and simple at times, mysterious and menacing at other\" It was premiered by Gertrude Lawrence in the role of Liza Elliott."} {"title": "My son, my son", "artist": "Eddie Calvert, Melville Farley, Bob Howard", "genre": "Pop", "text": "\"My Son, My Son\" is a traditional popular music song written by Gordon Melville Rees, Bob Howard and Eddie Calvert. A recording of the song by Vera Lynn reached number one in the UK Singles Chart in November 1954. It was Lynn's only number one hit, reached towards the end of her peak of activity."} {"title": "My Special Angel", "artist": "Jimmy Duncan", "genre": "Country", "text": "\"My Special Angel\" is a popular song by Jimmy Duncan, published in 1957. The song became a crossover hit in 1957 for Bobby Helms. It was revived in 1968 by the Vogues, with their version reaching number 7 on the Hot 100 chart."} {"title": "My Sweet Lady", "artist": "John Denver", "genre": "Folk", "text": "\"My Sweet Lady\" is a song written and first recorded by John Denver.Denver released it as a single in 1977.It was later covered by American actor and musician Cliff DeYoung."} {"title": "My Truly Truly Fair", "artist": "Bob Merrill", "genre": "Pop", "text": "\"My Truly, Truly Fair\" is a popular song written by Bob Merrill. It was published in 1951. Guy Mitchell recorded it with Mitch Miller and his orchestra. It reached a peak position of #2 on the Billboard chart."} {"title": "Naima", "artist": "John Coltrane", "genre": "Jazz", "text": "\"Naima\" is a ballad composed by John Coltrane in 1959 that he named after his wife, Juanita Naima Grubbs. It first appeared on the album Giant Steps and is notable for its use of a variety of rich chords over a bass pedal. It is mainly made up of a slow, restrained melody, though there is also a brief piano solo."} {"title": "Nature Boy", "artist": "Eden Ahbez", "genre": "Jazz", "text": "\"Nature Boy\" is a song first recorded by American jazz singer Nat King Cole. It was released on March 29, 1948, as a single by Capitol Records. The song was written by eden ahbez as a tribute to his mentor Bill Pester. It reached the top of the Billboard music charts and sold over a million copies."} -{"title": "Nellie the elephant.m", "artist": "Peter Hart, Ralph Butler", "genre": "Rock", "text": "\"Nellie the Elephant\" is a children's song written in 1956 by Ralph Butler and Peter Hart about a fictional anthropomorphic elephant of that name. The original version, released on Parlophone R 4219 in October 1956, was recorded by English child actress Mandy Miller with an orchestra conducted by Phil Cardew. The punk rock band Toy Dolls did a cover of this song in 1982, which was later released on the 1983 album Dig That Groove Baby."} +{"title": "Nellie the elephant", "artist": "Peter Hart, Ralph Butler", "genre": "Rock", "text": "\"Nellie the Elephant\" is a children's song written in 1956 by Ralph Butler and Peter Hart about a fictional anthropomorphic elephant of that name. The original version, released on Parlophone R 4219 in October 1956, was recorded by English child actress Mandy Miller with an orchestra conducted by Phil Cardew. The punk rock band Toy Dolls did a cover of this song in 1982, which was later released on the 1983 album Dig That Groove Baby."} {"title": "Never Gonna Fall In Love Again", "artist": "Eric Carmen", "genre": "Pop", "text": "\"Never Gonna Fall in Love Again\" is a song co-written and recorded by American pop rock artist Eric Carmen. It was released as the second single from Carmen's self-titled debut solo album. The song peaked at number 11 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart in June 1976, remaining in the Top 40 for ten weeks."} {"title": "Never, Never, Never", "artist": "Tony Renis, Norman Newell", "genre": "R&B", "text": "\"Never, never, never\" is a 1972 Italian song, written by Alberto Testa and Tony Renis. It was a No. 1 hit for Mina in Italy and for Shirley Bassey released as \"Never Never Never\" in the U.K., U.S. and Australia."} {"title": "New World in the morning", "artist": "Roger Whittaker", "genre": "Folk", "text": "New World in the Morning is a studio album by Roger Whittaker released in 1971. It featured some of his most popular songs, including \"The Last Farewell\", \"A Special Kind of Man\" and \"Streets of London\" The album has never been released on CD, and current digital versions have been re-recordings."} @@ -613,7 +613,7 @@ {"title": "Nobody Knows You When You're Down And Out", "artist": "Jimmie Cox", "genre": "R&B", "text": "\"Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out\" is a blues standard written by Jimmie Cox in 1923. The song is a moderate-tempo blues with ragtime-influences. Bessie Smith recorded the song on May 15, 1929, in New York City."} {"title": "Non, je ne regrette rien", "artist": "Charles Dumont, Michel Vaucaire", "genre": "Rock", "text": "\"Non, je ne regrette rien\" (French pronunciation: , meaning \"No, I do not regret anything\") is a French song composed by Charles Dumont, with lyrics by Michel Vaucaire. It is best known through Edith Piaf's 1960 recording, which spent seven weeks atop the French Singles & Airplay Reviews chart."} {"title": "Nostalgia in Times Square", "artist": "Charles Mingus", "genre": "Jazz", "text": "Nostalgia in Times Square is an album by American jazz saxophonist Jemeel Moondoc, which was recorded in 1985 and released on the Italian Soul Note label. He leads a quintet that features Ornette Coleman guitarist Bern Nix, former Roland Kirk pianist Rahn Burton, bassist William Parker and drummer Denis Charles."} -{"title": "Now It Can Be Told.m", "artist": "Irving Berlin", "genre": "Pop", "text": "\"Now It Can Be Told\" is a popular song written by Irving Berlin for the 1938 film Alexander's Ragtime Band. It was nominated for an Academy Award in 1938 but lost out to \"Thanks for the Memory\". Shep Fields collaborated with John Serry Sr to record this song for Bluebird Records in 1938."} +{"title": "Now It Can Be Told", "artist": "Irving Berlin", "genre": "Pop", "text": "\"Now It Can Be Told\" is a popular song written by Irving Berlin for the 1938 film Alexander's Ragtime Band. It was nominated for an Academy Award in 1938 but lost out to \"Thanks for the Memory\". Shep Fields collaborated with John Serry Sr to record this song for Bluebird Records in 1938."} {"title": "Nuages", "artist": "Django Reinhardt, Stephane Grappelli", "genre": "Jazz", "text": "\"Nuages\" (French pronunciation: ) is one of the best-known compositions by Django Reinhardt. He recorded at least thirteen versions of the tune, which is a jazz standard. English and French lyrics have been added to the piece which was originally an instrumental work."} {"title": "O Come All Ye Faithful", "artist": "John Reading", "genre": "Latin", "text": "\"O Come, All Ye Faithful\" was originally written in Latin as Adeste Fideles. It has been attributed to various authors, including John Francis Wade, King John IV of Portugal, and anonymous Cistercian monks. The earliest printed version is in a book published by Wade."} {"title": "O Little Town of Bethlehem", "artist": "Ralph Vaughn Williams, Phillip Brooks", "genre": "Folk", "text": "\"O Little Town of Bethlehem\" is a Christmas carol. Based on an 1868 text written by Phillips Brooks. The carol is popular on both sides of the Atlantic, but to different tunes. In the U.S. it is sung to \"St. Louis\" by Brooks' collaborator, Lewis Redner; and in the United Kingdom and Ireland to \"Forest Green\" by Ralph Vaughan Williams."} @@ -622,7 +622,7 @@ {"title": "Oh! Darling", "artist": "John Lennon, Paul McCartney", "genre": "Pop", "text": "\"Oh! Darling\" is a song by the English rock band the Beatles, composed by Paul McCartney (credited to Lennon-McCartney) It is the fourth song on the 1969 album Abbey Road. It was not issued as a single in either the United Kingdom or the United States, but was edited and released in Central America. Apple Records released it in Japan with \"Here Comes the Sun\" in June 1970. It reached number 15 on the Billboard pop chart on 7 October 1978."} {"title": "Oh! Look At Me Now", "artist": "Joe Bushkin, John DeVries", "genre": "Pop", "text": "\"Oh! Look at Me Now\" is a 1941 song composed by Joe Bushkin, with lyrics by John DeVries. It is strongly associated with Frank Sinatra, who first recorded it with Tommy Dorsey and his orchestra. Sinatra re-recorded the song for his 1957 A Swingin' Affair!, this time arranged and conducted by Nelson Riddle."} {"title": "Oh! What It Seemed To Be", "artist": "Frankie Carle, Bennie Benjamin, George Weiss", "genre": "Pop", "text": "\"Oh! What it Seemed to Be\" is a song composed by Bennie Benjamin, George Weiss and Frankie Carle. The song was most popular in 1946, and was taken to number 1 that year by both Frank Sinatra and the Frankie Carl orchestra, the latter with Marjorie Hughes on vocals. It helped make Benjamin and Weiss the top songwriters of 1946."} -{"title": "Oh, Lonesome Me.m", "artist": "Don Gibson", "genre": "Country", "text": "\"Oh Lonesome Me\" is a popular song written and recorded in December 1957 by Don Gibson. Released in 1958, the song topped the country chart for eight non-consecutive weeks. It was Gibson's only Top 10 hit on the pop chart. Its B-side was \"I Can't Stop Loving You\", which peaked at No. 7 on the C&W Jockey charts."} +{"title": "Oh, Lonesome Me", "artist": "Don Gibson", "genre": "Country", "text": "\"Oh Lonesome Me\" is a popular song written and recorded in December 1957 by Don Gibson. Released in 1958, the song topped the country chart for eight non-consecutive weeks. It was Gibson's only Top 10 hit on the pop chart. Its B-side was \"I Can't Stop Loving You\", which peaked at No. 7 on the C&W Jockey charts."} {"title": "Oh, Pretty Woman", "artist": "Roy Orbison", "genre": "Rock", "text": "\"Oh, Pretty Woman\" was written by Roy Orbison and Bill Dees. It was released as a single in August 1964 on Monument Records. It spent three weeks at number one on the Billboard Hot 100 from September 26, 1964. The single sold seven million copies and marked the high point in Orbison's career. The song was later used for the title of the 1990 film Pretty Woman starring Richard Gere and Julia Roberts, and the 2018 musical Pretty Woman: The Musical."} {"title": "Oh, You Crazy Moon", "artist": "Jimmy van Heusen, Johnny Burke", "genre": "Jazz", "text": "Oh, You Crazy Moon is a jazz standard by Jimmy Van Heusen, with lyrics by Johnny Burke. It was recorded by Mel Torme in 1960 and Frank Sinatra in 1965."} {"title": "Okie from Muskogee", "artist": "Merle Haggard, Ray Edward Burris", "genre": "Country", "text": "Okie from Muskogee is the first live album by Merle Haggard and the Strangers. It was released in October 1969 on Capitol Records. The album was a recorded performance at the Civic Center in Oklahoma on October 10, 1969, the day before the studio version of \"Okie\" hit the country charts."} @@ -634,14 +634,14 @@ {"title": "On The Alamo", "artist": "Isham Jones, Gus Kahn", "genre": "Jazz", "text": "\"On the Alamo\" is a jazz standard written by Isham Jones, Gilbert Keyes and Joe Lyons. It was first recorded in 1922 by the Isam Jones Orchestra. Lyrics not heard on this recording."} {"title": "On The Atchison, Topeka And The Santa Fe", "artist": "Harry Warren, Johnny Mercer", "genre": "Dance", "text": "\"On the Atchison, Topeka and the Santa Fe\" is a popular song written by Harry Warren with lyrics by Johnny Mercer. The song was published in 1944, spanned the hit chart in mid-1945, and won the 1946 Academy Award for Best Original Song."} {"title": "On The Banks Of The Wabash", "artist": "Paul Dresser", "genre": "Folk", "text": "\"On the Banks of the Wabash, Far Away\" was one of the best-selling songs of the 19th century. Written and composed by American songwriter Paul Dresser, it was published by the Tin Pan Alley firm of Howley, Haviland and Company in October 1897. The lyrics of the ballad reminisce about life near Dresser's childhood home in Indiana, United States."} -{"title": "On the sunny side of the street.m", "artist": "Jimmy McHugh, Dorothy Fields", "genre": "Jazz", "text": "\"On the Sunny Side of the Street\" is a 1930 song composed by Jimmy McHugh with lyrics by Dorothy Fields. Some authors say that Fats Waller was the composer, but he sold the rights to the song. It was introduced in the Broadway musical Lew Leslie's International Revue starring Harry Richman and Gertrude Lawrence."} +{"title": "On the sunny side of the street", "artist": "Jimmy McHugh, Dorothy Fields", "genre": "Jazz", "text": "\"On the Sunny Side of the Street\" is a 1930 song composed by Jimmy McHugh with lyrics by Dorothy Fields. Some authors say that Fats Waller was the composer, but he sold the rights to the song. It was introduced in the Broadway musical Lew Leslie's International Revue starring Harry Richman and Gertrude Lawrence."} {"title": "On Top Of Old Smokey", "artist": "Traditional", "genre": "Folk", "text": "\"On Top of Old Smoky\" is a traditional folk song of the United States. The song reached the pop music charts in 1951. It is unclear when, where and by whom the song was first sung. Cecil Sharp and Maud Karpeles collected a version of the song from Memory Shelton in 1916."} {"title": "On Top of Old Smoky", "artist": "tradtional American folk song", "genre": "Folk", "text": "\"On Top of Old Smoky\" is a traditional folk song of the United States. The song reached the pop music charts in 1951. It is unclear when, where and by whom the song was first sung. Cecil Sharp and Maud Karpeles collected a version of the song from Memory Shelton in 1916."} {"title": "Once I Loved", "artist": "Antonio Carlos Jobim, English Lyrics_ Ray Gilbert", "genre": "Jazz", "text": "\"Once I Loved\" (\"Uma vez eu amei\") is a bossa nova jazz standard composed in 1960 by Antonio Carlos Jobim. In a few early cases, the song was also known as (\"Love in Peace\"), a translation into English of the original Portuguese title."} {"title": "Once in royal Davids city", "artist": "H.J. Gauntlett, Cecil Frances Alexander", "genre": "Folk", "text": "\"Once in Royal David's City\" is a Christmas carol by Cecil Frances Alexander. It was first published in 1848 in her hymnbook Hymns for Little Children. A year later, the English organist Henry Gauntlett discovered the poem and set it to music."} {"title": "One alone", "artist": "Sigmund Romberg, Otto Harbach and Oscar Hammerstein II", "genre": "Pop", "text": "\"One Alone\" is a popular song composed by Sigmund Romberg with lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II and Otto Harbach for their operetta The Desert Song. Dave Brubeck recorded it on his 2002 album of the same name."} {"title": "One For My Baby", "artist": "Harold Arlen, Johnny Mercer", "genre": "Jazz", "text": "\"One for My Baby (and One More for the Road)\" is a hit song written by Harold Arlen and Johnny Mercer for the movie musical The Sky's the Limit (1943) It was first performed in the film by Fred Astaire. The song was further popularized by Frank Sinatra."} -{"title": "One Note Samba.m", "artist": "Antonio Carlos Jobim", "genre": "Jazz", "text": "\"Samba de uma Nota So\" is a bossa nova and jazz standard song composed by Antonio Carlos Jobim with Portuguese lyrics by Newton Mendonca. It was first recorded by Joao Gilberto in 1960 for his album O Amor, o Sorriso e a Flor."} +{"title": "One Note Samba", "artist": "Antonio Carlos Jobim", "genre": "Jazz", "text": "\"Samba de uma Nota So\" is a bossa nova and jazz standard song composed by Antonio Carlos Jobim with Portuguese lyrics by Newton Mendonca. It was first recorded by Joao Gilberto in 1960 for his album O Amor, o Sorriso e a Flor."} {"title": "One Summer Night", "artist": "Danny Webb", "genre": "R&B", "text": "\"One Summer Night\" is a song by American doo-wop group the Danleers. The song was written by the group's manager and main songwriter, Danny Webb. The Beach Boys released a partial cover of the song on their 1992 album Summer in Paradise."} {"title": "One Tin Soldier", "artist": "Brian Potter, Dennis Lambert", "genre": "Country", "text": "\"One Tin Soldier\" is a 1960s counterculture era anti-war song written by Dennis Lambert and Brian Potter. Canadian pop group The Original Caste first recorded it in 1969 for both the TA label and its parent Bell label. The song, recorded by various artists, charted each year from 1969 to 1974 on various charts in the United States and Canada."} {"title": "Only Love Can Break A Heart", "artist": "Burt Bacharach, Hal David", "genre": "Country", "text": "\"Only Love Can Break a Heart\" is a popular song from 1962. It was written by Hal David and Burt Bacharach and performed by Gene Pitney. Country music singers Sonny James and Kenny Dale also recorded cover versions of the song."} @@ -682,7 +682,7 @@ {"title": "Put The Blame On Mame", "artist": "Doris Fisher, Allan Roberts", "genre": "Dance", "text": "\"Put the Blame on Mame\" is a song by Allan Roberts and Doris Fisher, originally written for the classic film noir Gilda in 1946. It was sung by the title character, played by Rita Hayworth with the singing voice of Anita Kert Ellis dubbed in. The song was later reprised as an instrumental version in another quintessential noir film, 1953's The Big Heat."} {"title": "Put Your Dreams Away", "artist": "Stephan Weiss and Paul Mann, Ruth Lowe ", "genre": "Country", "text": "\"Put Your Dreams Away\" is a song written by Richard Leigh and Wayland Holyfield, and performed by American country music artist Mickey Gilley. It was released in June 1982 as the first single and title track from the album Put Your Dreams away. The song was Gilley's fourteenth number one on the country chart."} {"title": "Puttin' On The Ritz", "artist": "Irving Berlin", "genre": "Rock", "text": "\"Puttin' On the Ritz\" is a song written by Irving Berlin in May 1927. It was introduced by Harry Richman and chorus in the musical film Puttin' on the Ritzer (1930) The song was featured in the 1974 Mel Brooks horror/comedy Young Frankenstein."} -{"title": "Que Sera, Sera.m", "artist": "Jay Livingston, Ray Evans", "genre": "Rock", "text": "\"Que Sera, Sera (Whatever Will Be, Will Be)\" is a song written by Jay Livingston and Ray Evans. Doris Day introduced it in the Alfred Hitchcock film The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956) Day's recording of the song made it to number two on the Billboard Hot 100 and number one in the UK Singles Chart."} +{"title": "Que Sera, Sera", "artist": "Jay Livingston, Ray Evans", "genre": "Rock", "text": "\"Que Sera, Sera (Whatever Will Be, Will Be)\" is a song written by Jay Livingston and Ray Evans. Doris Day introduced it in the Alfred Hitchcock film The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956) Day's recording of the song made it to number two on the Billboard Hot 100 and number one in the UK Singles Chart."} {"title": "Question Mark", "artist": "Mark Zanter", "genre": "Latin", "text": "The question mark is a punctuation mark that indicates an interrogative clause or phrase in many languages. In English, the question mark typically occurs at the end of a sentence, where it replaces the full stop. In Spanish, since the second edition of the Ortografia of the Real Academia Espanola in 1754, interrogatives require both opening and closing question marks."} {"title": "Rainy Night in Georgia", "artist": "Tony Joe White", "genre": "R&B", "text": "\"Rainy Night in Georgia\" is a song written by Tony Joe White in 1967 and popularized by R&B vocalist Brook Benton in 1970. It was originally released by White on his 1969 album, Continued, on Monument Records, shortly before Benton's hit single was issued. In 2004, it was ranked #498 on the List of Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Songs of All Time."} {"title": "Ramblin' Rose", "artist": "Noel Sherman, Joe Sherman", "genre": "Country", "text": "\"Ramblin' Rose\" is a 1962 popular torch song written by brothers Noel Sherman and Joe Sherman. The recording by Nat King Cole reached No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1962. The song has been covered by many artists, particularly country music artists."} @@ -708,7 +708,7 @@ {"title": "Satin Doll", "artist": "Billy Strayhorn, Duke Ellington", "genre": "Jazz", "text": "\"Satin Doll\" is a jazz standard written by Duke Ellington and Billy Strayhorn with lyrics by Johnny Mercer. The song has been recorded by Ella Fitzgerald, 101 Strings, Terry Callier, and Nancy Wilson. Its chord progression is well known for its unusual use of chords."} {"title": "Save The Last Dance For Me", "artist": "Mort Shuman, Doc Pomus", "genre": "Dance", "text": "\"Save the Last Dance for Me\" is a song written by Doc Pomus and Mort Shuman. It was first recorded in 1960 by the Drifters, with Ben E. King on lead vocals. It has since been covered by several artist including Dolly Parton, The DeFranco Family, Emmylou Harris, and Michael Buble."} {"title": "Scarlet Ribbons", "artist": "Evelyn Danzig, Jack Segal", "genre": "Pop", "text": "\"Scarlet Ribbons (For Her Hair)\" is a popular song. The music was written by Evelyn Danzig and the lyrics by Jack Segal. The song has become a standard with many recorded versions and has appeared on several Christmas albums. The Browns' version spent 14 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100."} -{"title": "Scrapple From The Apple.m", "artist": "Charlie Parker", "genre": "Jazz", "text": "\"Scrapple from the Apple\" is a bebop composition by Charlie Parker written in 1947. It is commonly recognized today as a jazz standard, written in F major. The song borrows its chord progression from \"Honeysuckle Rose\""} +{"title": "Scrapple From The Apple", "artist": "Charlie Parker", "genre": "Jazz", "text": "\"Scrapple from the Apple\" is a bebop composition by Charlie Parker written in 1947. It is commonly recognized today as a jazz standard, written in F major. The song borrows its chord progression from \"Honeysuckle Rose\""} {"title": "Sealed With a Kiss", "artist": "Peter Udell and Gary Geld", "genre": "R&B", "text": "\"Sealed with a Kiss\" is a song written and composed by Peter Udell and Gary Geld. It first became a hit in 1962 for Brian Hyland. Jason Donovan later had an international number one hit with the song."} {"title": "See See Rider", "artist": "Ma Rainey", "genre": "R&B", "text": "\"See See Rider\" is a popular American 12-bar blues song that became a standard in several genres. Gertrude \"Ma\" Rainey was the first to record it on October 16, 1924, at Paramount Records in New York. The song is possibly connected to the Shelton Brooks composition \"I Wonder Where My Easy Rider's Gone\""} {"title": "Send In The Clowns", "artist": "Stephen Sondheim", "genre": "Pop", "text": "\"Send In the Clowns\" is a song written by Stephen Sondheim for the 1973 musical A Little Night Music. It is a ballad from Act Two, in which the character Desiree reflects on the ironies and disappointments of her life. The song is structured with four verses and a bridge, and uses a complex compound meter."} @@ -752,7 +752,7 @@ {"title": "Some Of These Days", "artist": "Shelton Brooks", "genre": "Jazz", "text": "\"Some of These Days\" is a popular song, written and composed by Shelton Brooks, published in 1910. Sophie Tucker recorded her classic, million-selling 1926 version, which stayed in the #1 position on the charts for five weeks beginning November 23, 1926."} {"title": "Somebody Bigger Than You And I", "artist": "Hy Heath, Johnny Lange, Sonny Burke", "genre": "R&B", "text": "\"Somebody Bigger Than You and I\" is a song written by Johnny Lange, Hy Heath and Sonny Burke. It is known as a gospel standard."} {"title": "SOMEBODY TOLD ME", "artist": "The Killers", "genre": "Rock", "text": "\"Somebody Told Me\" is a song by American rock band The Killers. It was released as the second official single from the group's debut studio album Hot Fuss (2004) The single peaked at number 51 on the United States Billboard Hot 100. In the United Kingdom, it charted at number 28 upon its first release in March 2004, becoming the band's first hit in the top 40. In Australia, the song was ranked number four on Triple J's Hottest 100 of 2004."} -{"title": "Someday My Prince Will Come.m", "artist": "Frank Churchill", "genre": "Jazz", "text": "\"Someday My Prince Will Come\" is a song from Walt Disney's 1937 animated movie Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. It was written by Larry Morey (lyrics) & Frank Churchill (music), and performed by Adriana Caselotti (Snow White's voice in the movie) It was also featured in the 1979 stage adaptation of the 1937 animated musical movie. American Film Institute listed this song at No. 19 on their list of the 100 greatest songs in movie history."} +{"title": "Someday My Prince Will Come", "artist": "Frank Churchill", "genre": "Jazz", "text": "\"Someday My Prince Will Come\" is a song from Walt Disney's 1937 animated movie Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. It was written by Larry Morey (lyrics) & Frank Churchill (music), and performed by Adriana Caselotti (Snow White's voice in the movie) It was also featured in the 1979 stage adaptation of the 1937 animated musical movie. American Film Institute listed this song at No. 19 on their list of the 100 greatest songs in movie history."} {"title": "Somethin' Stupid", "artist": "C.Carson Parks", "genre": "Jazz", "text": "\"Somethin' Stupid\" is a song written by C. Carson Parks. It was originally recorded in 1966 by Parks and his wife Gaile Foote, as Carson and Gaile. A 1967 version by Frank Sinatra and his daughter Nancy Sinatra became a major international hit, reaching number one on both the Billboard Hot 100 chart and the UK Singles Chart."} {"title": "Something Beautiful", "artist": "William J. & Gloria Gaither 1971", "genre": "Pop", "text": "\"Something Beautiful\" is a song written by Guy Chambers and Robbie Williams. Originally offered to Welsh singer Tom Jones, it was released on 28 July 2003 as the third single from Williams' fifth studio album Escapology. The song reached number three on the UK Singles Chart and peaked within the top 10 in Denmark, Ireland, the Netherlands, New Zealand, and Romania."} {"title": "Something for the Pain", "artist": "Bon Jovi", "genre": "Rock", "text": "\"Something For The Pain\" is a song by American rock band Bon Jovi. It was released in September 1995 as the second single from their 1995 album These Days. It charted at number 76 on the US Billboard Hot 100, number 15 in Canada, number eight on the UK Singles Chart, and number four in Finland, its highest national position anywhere."} @@ -779,17 +779,17 @@ {"title": "Summer Paradise", "artist": "Sean Paul, Simple Plan", "genre": "Rock", "text": "\"Summer Paradise\" is a song by Canadian rock band Simple Plan. It was released on December 13, 2011, in Australia as the third official single from their fourth studio album, Get Your Heart On! It was written by Emanuel Kiriakou, Keinan Warsame and the band and produced by Brian Howes. The song is a reggae and ska punk-based track and it was inspired by the band vocalist's hobby of surfing."} {"title": "Sun Arise", "artist": "Rolf Harris, Harry Butler ", "genre": "Pop", "text": "\"Sun Arise\" is the fourth single released by Australian singer-songwriter Rolf Harris. Released in January 1961 in Australia and October 1962 in the UK, it was Harris' third charting hit in Australia (following \"The Big Black Hat\" in 1960) It was also his first hit in the United States, at no. 61 on the Billboard Hot 100. The Godfathers covered the song as one of their first singles, which was later compiled onto Hit by Hit."} {"title": "Sunday Mornin' comin' down", "artist": "Kris Kristofferson", "genre": "Country", "text": "\"Sunday Mornin' Comin' Down\" is a song written by Kris Kristofferson. It was recorded in 1969 by Ray Stevens before becoming a #1 hit on the Billboard US Country chart for Johnny Cash. In 2021, it was listed at #476 on Rolling Stone's \"Top 500 Best Songs of All Time\""} -{"title": "Sunday, Monday or Always.m", "artist": "Jimmy Van Heusen, Johnny Burke", "genre": "Pop", "text": "\"Sunday, Monday or Always\" is a 1943 popular song with music by Jimmy Van Heusen and lyrics by Johnny Burke. The biggest hit version, recorded by Bing Crosby with the Ken Darby Singers on July 2, 1943 and appearing in his film Dixie, was made during a musician's strike. The song was also recorded by Frank Sinatra about the same time."} +{"title": "Sunday, Monday or Always", "artist": "Jimmy Van Heusen, Johnny Burke", "genre": "Pop", "text": "\"Sunday, Monday or Always\" is a 1943 popular song with music by Jimmy Van Heusen and lyrics by Johnny Burke. The biggest hit version, recorded by Bing Crosby with the Ken Darby Singers on July 2, 1943 and appearing in his film Dixie, was made during a musician's strike. The song was also recorded by Frank Sinatra about the same time."} {"title": "Sunrise Serenade", "artist": "Frankie Carle, Jack Lawrence", "genre": "Jazz", "text": "\"Sunrise Serenade\" is a jazz song written by Frankie Carle with lyrics by Jack Lawrence. It was first recorded in 1939 by Glen Gray and the Casa Loma Orchestra with Carle on piano. Glenn Miller recorded the song on April 10, 1939 in New York."} {"title": "Sunshine on my shoulders", "artist": "John Denver, Mike Taylor, Dick Kniss", "genre": "Folk", "text": "\"Sunshine on My Shoulders\" is a song recorded and co-written by American singer-songwriter John Denver. It was originally released as an album track on 1971's Poems, Prayers & Promises and later, as a single in 1973. It went to number one on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in the U.S. in early 1974. The song was covered by Canadian singer Carly Rae Jepsen from her debut studio album, Tug of War, in 2008."} {"title": "Super Duper Love", "artist": "Willie Garner", "genre": "R&B", "text": "\"Super Duper Love (Are You Diggin' on Me)\" is a song by Willie \"Sugar Billy\" Garner. It was made famous when English singer Joss Stone covered the song's part one for her debut album, The Soul Sessions. Stone's version is featured on the soundtrack to the 2004 films The Prince and Me and Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason, and in 2005's Monster-in-Law."} -{"title": "Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious.m", "artist": "Richard Sherman, Robert Sherman", "genre": "Rock", "text": "\"Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious\" is a song and single from the 1964 Disney musical film Mary Poppins. It was written by the Sherman Brothers, and sung by Julie Andrews and Dick Van Dyke. It also appears in the 2004 stage show version. Song was subject of an unsuccessful lawsuit by songwriters Gloria Parker and Barney Young."} +{"title": "Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious", "artist": "Richard Sherman, Robert Sherman", "genre": "Rock", "text": "\"Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious\" is a song and single from the 1964 Disney musical film Mary Poppins. It was written by the Sherman Brothers, and sung by Julie Andrews and Dick Van Dyke. It also appears in the 2004 stage show version. Song was subject of an unsuccessful lawsuit by songwriters Gloria Parker and Barney Young."} {"title": "Superstar", "artist": "Leon Russell and Bonnie Bramlett", "genre": "Rock", "text": "Superstar is someone's who has great popular appeal and is widely known, prominent, or successful in some field. The earliest use of the term \"superstar\" has been credited to Frank Patrick in reference to the great hockey players of the 1910s-1920s, specifically Cyclone Taylor."} {"title": "Susie Darlin'", "artist": "Robin Luke", "genre": "R&B", "text": "\"Susie Darlin'\" was originally titled \"All Night Long\" but was later re-titled and named after Luke's sister. Luke's rendition peaked at #5 on the Billboard Hot 100 and went to #1 on the CHUM Chart in 1958. A cover version by Tommy Roe had \"SusieDarlin'\" re-enter the Hot 100 in 1962 and peaked at No. 35."} {"title": "Suzy Snowflake", "artist": "Roy Bennett, Sid Tepper", "genre": "R&B", "text": "\"Suzy Snowflake\" is a song written by Sid Tepper and Roy C. Bennett, made famous by Rosemary Clooney in 1951. It is commonly regarded as a Christmas song, although it makes no mention of the holiday. The child-oriented lyrics celebrate the fun of winter."} {"title": "Sweet And Lovely", "artist": "Gus Arnheim, Harry Tobias, Jules Lemare", "genre": "Pop", "text": "\"Sweet and Lovely\" is an American popular song of 1931, composed by Gus Arnheim, Charles N. Daniels, and Harry Tobias. It was #1 on the charts for 14 weeks."} {"title": "Sweet Beulah Land", "artist": "Squire Parsons", "genre": "R&B", "text": "The Southern gospel song Sweet Beulah Land, was written and composed by Squire Parsons in 1973. Parsons recorded it in 1979. It has been recorded by several other artists, including Carroll Roberson, The Chuck Wagon Gang, and the Gaither Homecoming Choir."} -{"title": "Sweet Georgia Brown.m", "artist": "Ben Bernie, Maceo Pinkard", "genre": "Jazz", "text": "\"Sweet Georgia Brown\" is a jazz standard composed in 1925 by Ben Bernie and Maceo Pinkard. It was adopted as the theme song of the Harlem Globetrotters basketball team in 1952. The song was first recorded on March 19, 1925, by bandleader Ben Bernie."} +{"title": "Sweet Georgia Brown", "artist": "Ben Bernie, Maceo Pinkard", "genre": "Jazz", "text": "\"Sweet Georgia Brown\" is a jazz standard composed in 1925 by Ben Bernie and Maceo Pinkard. It was adopted as the theme song of the Harlem Globetrotters basketball team in 1952. The song was first recorded on March 19, 1925, by bandleader Ben Bernie."} {"title": "Sweet Sue, Just You", "artist": "Victor Young, Will J. Harris", "genre": "Pop", "text": "\"Sweet Sue, Just You\" is an American popular song of 1928, composed by Victor Young with lyrics by Will J. Harris. Popular versions in 1928 were by Earl Burtnett and Ben Pollack. Bing Crosby recorded the song for Brunswick Records on October 25, 1932 but it was not released until 1968."} {"title": "Swing Low Sweet Chariot", "artist": "Traditional African American Spriritual", "genre": "Jazz", "text": "\"Swing Low, Sweet Chariot\" is an African-American spiritual song and one of the best-known Christian hymns. The song was composed by Wallace Willis, a Choctaw freedman in the old Indian Territory, near Hugo, Oklahoma. Willis may have been inspired by the sight of the Red River, by which he was toiling, which reminded him of the Jordan River and of the Prophet Elijah being taken to heaven by a chariot."} {"title": "Swinging On A Star", "artist": "Jimmy Van Husen, Johnny Burke", "genre": "Pop", "text": "\"Swinging on a Star\" is an American pop standard with music composed by Jimmy Van Heusen and lyrics by Johnny Burke. It was introduced by Bing Crosby in the 1944 film Going My Way, winning an Academy Award for Best Original Song that year. In 2004 it finished at #37 in AFI's 100 Years...100 Songs survey of top tunes in American cinema."} @@ -805,7 +805,7 @@ {"title": "Tenor Madness", "artist": "Sonny Rollins", "genre": "Jazz", "text": "Tenor Madness is a 1956 jazz album by Sonny Rollins. It is the only known recording featuring both Rollins and John Coltrane. The title track is a 12-minute showcase for both saxophonists."} {"title": "Thank You For The Music", "artist": "Benny Andersson and Bjorn Ulvaeus", "genre": "Pop", "text": "\"Thank You for the Music\" is a song by the Swedish pop group ABBA. It was originally featured on the group's fifth studio album, The Album (1979) It was released as a double-A sided single with \"Eagle\" in May 1978 in limited territories, namely Belgium, the Netherlands, Germany, France, Austria, Switzerland and Australia. In South Africa where it peaked at number 2 in August 1978 and became the eighteenth best-selling single of that year."} {"title": "Thanks For The Memory", "artist": "Leo Robin, Ralph Rainger", "genre": "Jazz", "text": "\"Thanks for the Memory\" is a popular song composed by Ralph Rainger with lyrics by Leo Robin. It was introduced in the 1938 film The Big Broadcast of 1938 by Bob Hope and Shirley Ross, and recorded by Shep Fields and His Orchestra. Dorothy Lamour's solo recording of the song was also popular."} -{"title": "That Lucky Old Sun.m", "artist": "Beasley Smith, Haven Gillespie", "genre": "R&B", "text": "\"That Lucky Old Sun (Just Rolls around Heaven All Day)\" is a 1949 popular song with music by Beasley Smith and words by Haven Gillespie. Like \"Ol' Man River\", its lyrics contrast the toil and intense hardship of the singer's life with the obliviousness of the natural world."} +{"title": "That Lucky Old Sun", "artist": "Beasley Smith, Haven Gillespie", "genre": "R&B", "text": "\"That Lucky Old Sun (Just Rolls around Heaven All Day)\" is a 1949 popular song with music by Beasley Smith and words by Haven Gillespie. Like \"Ol' Man River\", its lyrics contrast the toil and intense hardship of the singer's life with the obliviousness of the natural world."} {"title": "That Old Black Magic", "artist": "Harold Arlen, Johhny Mercer", "genre": "Dance", "text": "\"That Old Black Magic\" is a 1942 popular song written by Harold Arlen (music) and Johnny Mercer (lyrics) It was first recorded by Gordon Jenkins and his Orchestra on July 9, 1942. Glenn Miller recorded the song on July 15, 1942, with \"A Pink Cocktail For a Blue Lady\" as the B side."} {"title": "That'll Be The Day", "artist": "Buddy Holly, Norman Petty", "genre": "Country", "text": "\"That'll Be the Day\" was first recorded by Buddy Holly and the Three Tunes in 1956. It was re-recorded in 1957 by Holly and his new band, the Crickets. The 1957 recording achieved widespread success. The song was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 1998."} {"title": "That's All Right", "artist": "Arthur Crudup", "genre": "Rock", "text": "\"That's All Right\" is a song written and originally performed by the American blues singer Arthur Crudup. Elvis Presley's version was recorded on July 5, 1954, and released on July 19, 1954 with \"Blue Moon of Kentucky\" as the B-side. It was ranked number 113 on the 2010 Rolling Stone magazine list of the \"500 Greatest Songs of All Time\""} @@ -835,7 +835,7 @@ {"title": "The Marine's Hymn", "artist": "Jacques Offenbach", "genre": "Folk", "text": "The \"Marines' Hymn\" is the official hymn of the United States Marine Corps. The music originates from an 1867 work by Jacques Offenbach with the lyrics added by an anonymous author at an unknown time in the following years. Authorized by the Commandant of the Marine Corps in 1929, it is the oldest official song in the US Armed Forces."} {"title": "The Marines' Hymn", "artist": "Jacques Offenbach, Unknown", "genre": "Folk", "text": "The \"Marines' Hymn\" is the official hymn of the United States Marine Corps. The music originates from an 1867 work by Jacques Offenbach with the lyrics added by an anonymous author at an unknown time in the following years. Authorized by the Commandant of the Marine Corps in 1929, it is the oldest official song in the US Armed Forces."} {"title": "The Marvelous Toy", "artist": "Tom Paxton", "genre": "Folk", "text": "Thomas Richard Paxton is an American folk singer-songwriter. His songs have been recorded by Pete Seeger, Bob Dylan, the Weavers, Judy Collins, Sandy Denny, Joan Baez, Doc Watson, Harry Belafonte, Peter, Paul and Mary, the Seekers, Marianne Faithfull, the Kingston Trio, John Denver, Dolly Parton and Porter Wagoner. In 2009, Paxton received a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award."} -{"title": "The More I See You.m", "artist": "Harry Warren, Mack Gordon", "genre": "R&B", "text": "\"The More I See You\" is a popular song composed by Harry Warren, with lyrics by Mack Gordon. It was originally sung by Dick Haymes in the 1945 film Diamond Horseshoe. Chris Montez's version went to number sixteen on the Billboard Hot 100 and spent four weeks at number two on the Easy Listening chart."} +{"title": "The More I See You", "artist": "Harry Warren, Mack Gordon", "genre": "R&B", "text": "\"The More I See You\" is a popular song composed by Harry Warren, with lyrics by Mack Gordon. It was originally sung by Dick Haymes in the 1945 film Diamond Horseshoe. Chris Montez's version went to number sixteen on the Billboard Hot 100 and spent four weeks at number two on the Easy Listening chart."} {"title": "The Most Beautiful Girl", "artist": "Billy Sherrill, Norris Wilson, Rory Bourke", "genre": "Country", "text": "\"The Most Beautiful Girl\" is a song recorded by Charlie Rich and written by Billy Sherrill, Norro Wilson, and Rory Bourke. The countrypolitan ballad reached No. 1 in the United States in 1973. The song is actually a merging of two songs previously recorded by Wilson: \"Hey Mister\" (from 1968) and \"Mama McCluskie\""} {"title": "The Music Goes Round and Round", "artist": "Edward Farley, Mike Riley, Red Hodgson", "genre": "Pop", "text": "The music was written by Edward Farley and Mike Riley, the lyrics by Red Hodgson. The song was recorded by Tommy Dorsey and became a hit in 1936. It has since been recorded by many other artists and has become a pop and jazz standard."} {"title": "The Naughty Lady Of Shady Lane", "artist": "Sid Tepper, Roy C. Bennett", "genre": "Pop", "text": "\"The Naughty Lady of Shady Lane\" is a popular song written by Sid Tepper and Roy C. Bennett. Popular versions of the song were the 1954 recordings by The Ames Brothers and by Archie Bleyer. Dean Martin, Alma Cogan and the McGuire Sisters covered the song in 1955. Ray Charles in 1964 and the Statler Brothers in the 1990s."} @@ -851,7 +851,7 @@ {"title": "The Sound of Music", "artist": "Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein II", "genre": "Dance", "text": "The Sound of Music is a musical with music by Richard Rodgers, lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II, and a book by Howard Lindsay and Russel Crouse. It is based on the 1949 memoir of Maria von Trapp, The Story of the Trapp Family Singers. The original Broadway production, starring Mary Martin and Theodore Bikel, opened in 1959 and won five Tony Awards, including Best Musical. It was adapted as a 1965 film musical starring Julie Andrews and Christopher Plummer, which won five Academy Awards. Many songs from the musical have become standards."} {"title": "The Sounds Of Silence", "artist": "Paul Simon", "genre": "Folk", "text": "\"The Sound of Silence\" is a song by the American music duo Simon & Garfunkel. The song was written by Paul Simon over several months in 1963 and 1964. The original acoustic version was recorded in March 1964 for their debut album, Wednesday Morning, 3 A.M. Released on October 19, 1964, the album was a commercial failure and led to the duo disbanding."} {"title": "The Sweetest Thing (I've Ever Known)", "artist": "Otha Young", "genre": "Country", "text": "\"The Sweetest Thing (I've Ever Known)\" is a country-pop song written by Otha Young for Juice Newton in the mid-1970s. Newton re-recorded the song for her 1981 album, the star-making Juice, which featured three of her biggest pop hits. The single is the only of Juice Newton's to reach the Top 10 on all three charts. The music video for the song was filmed in New York City."} -{"title": "The Things We Did Last Summer.m", "artist": "Jules Styne, Sammy Cahn", "genre": "Pop", "text": "\"The Things We Did Last Summer\" is a popular song about nostalgia. The words were written by Sammy Cahn, with the composition by Jule Styne. The most well known version is the 1946 Top ten hit by Jo Stafford. Versions by Frank Sinatra and by Vaughn Monroe also charted that year. Shelley Fabares had a hit cover in 1962 on the pop chart."} +{"title": "The Things We Did Last Summer", "artist": "Jules Styne, Sammy Cahn", "genre": "Pop", "text": "\"The Things We Did Last Summer\" is a popular song about nostalgia. The words were written by Sammy Cahn, with the composition by Jule Styne. The most well known version is the 1946 Top ten hit by Jo Stafford. Versions by Frank Sinatra and by Vaughn Monroe also charted that year. Shelley Fabares had a hit cover in 1962 on the pop chart."} {"title": "The Third Man Theme", "artist": "Anton Karas, Walter Lord", "genre": "Pop", "text": "\"The Third Man Theme\" is an instrumental written and performed by Anton Karas for the soundtrack to the 1949 film The Third Man. The tune was originally released in the UK in 1949, where it was known as \"The Harry Lime Theme\" Following its release in the US in 1950 (see 1950 in music), \"The Third man Theme\" spent 11 weeks at number one on Billboard's US Best Sellers in Stores chart."} {"title": "The Tijuana Jail", "artist": "Denny Thompson", "genre": "Pop", "text": "\"The Tijuana Jail\" is a song written by Denny Thompson and performed by The Kingston Trio. It reached #12 on the US pop chart in 1959. The song was banned in San Diego as well as in Mexico, because songs about prisons are banned in Mexico. The melody is loosely based on the prison song \"Midnight Special\""} {"title": "The Very Thought Of You", "artist": "Ray Noble", "genre": "Pop", "text": "\"The Very Thought of You\" is a pop standard that was recorded and published in 1934. The song was first recorded by Ray Noble and His Orchestra with Al Bowlly on vocals for HMV in England in April 1934. In 1946, Luis Russell recorded the song, which went to number three on the Most-Played Juke Box Race Records charts."} @@ -871,7 +871,7 @@ {"title": "There's A Tear In My Beer", "artist": "Hank Williams", "genre": "Country", "text": "\"There's a Tear in My Beer\" is a country song written and recorded by Hank Williams, and later re-recorded by his son in 1988. The song was recorded by Bill Lister, who later gave the demo to Hank's son. The music video was directed by Ethan Russell and produced by and premiered in early 1989."} {"title": "There's No Business Like Show Business", "artist": "Irving Berlin", "genre": "Dance", "text": "\"There's No Business Like Show Business\" is an Irving Berlin song, written for the 1946 musical Annie Get Your Gun. The song is also featured in the 1954 movie of the same name, where it is notably sung by Ethel Merman as the main musical number. Other singers to have recorded the song include Judy Garland, The Andrews Sisters (with Bing Crosby and Dick Haymes), Frank Sinatra, Harry Connick Jr. and Susannah McCorkle."} {"title": "They Didn't Believe Me", "artist": "Jerome Kern, Herbert Reynolds", "genre": "Dance", "text": "\"They Didn't Believe Me\" is a song with music by Jerome Kern and lyrics by Herbert Reynolds. First introduced in the 1914 musical The Girl from Utah it was one of five numbers added to the show."} -{"title": "Things Ain't What They Used To Be.m", "artist": "Mercer Ellington", "genre": "Jazz", "text": "\"Things Ain't What They Used to Be\" is a 1942 jazz standard with music by Mercer Ellington and lyrics by Ted Persons. The song is most often played as an instrumental. An instrumental version was frequently played as the closing music for The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson."} +{"title": "Things Ain't What They Used To Be", "artist": "Mercer Ellington", "genre": "Jazz", "text": "\"Things Ain't What They Used to Be\" is a 1942 jazz standard with music by Mercer Ellington and lyrics by Ted Persons. The song is most often played as an instrumental. An instrumental version was frequently played as the closing music for The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson."} {"title": "Third Man Theme", "artist": "Anton Karas, Walter Lord", "genre": "Pop", "text": "\"The Third Man Theme\" is an instrumental written and performed by Anton Karas for the soundtrack to the 1949 film The Third Man. The tune was originally released in the UK in 1949, where it was known as \"The Harry Lime Theme\" Following its release in the US in 1950 (see 1950 in music), \"The Third man Theme\" spent 11 weeks at number one on Billboard's US Best Sellers in Stores chart."} {"title": "This Could Be The Start Of Something Big", "artist": "Steve Allen", "genre": "Pop", "text": "\"This Could Be the Start of Something\" is a popular song by Steve Allen. The song was written as part of the score for the 1954 television musical The Bachelor."} {"title": "This Guy's In Love With You ", "artist": "Burt Bacharach, Hal David", "genre": "Pop", "text": "\"This Guy's in Love with You\" is a song written by Burt Bacharach and Hal David, and recorded by Herb Alpert. The song reached No. 1 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 pop singles chart in June of that year, remaining in the top position for four weeks. It was not only Alpert's first single, but it was also the first No.1 single for his A&M record label."} @@ -883,7 +883,7 @@ {"title": "This Magic Moment", "artist": "Mort Shuman, Doc Pomus", "genre": "Pop", "text": "\"This Magic Moment\" is a song composed by lyricist Doc Pomus and pianist Mort Shuman. The Drifters version spent 11 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 and reached No. 16 on April 2, 1960. In 1968, Jay and the Americans released a version of the song, which became the song's most widely successful release."} {"title": "This Masquerade", "artist": "Leon Russell", "genre": "Pop", "text": "\"This Masquerade\" is a song written by American singer and musician Leon Russell. It was originally recorded in 1972 by Russell for his album Carney and as a B-side for the album's hit single \"Tight Rope\" The song was then recorded by American vocal duo, the Carpenters, for their 1973 album Now & Then. Three years later, it was recorded by singer and guitarist George Benson, who released it on his 1976 album, Breezin' Benson's version, featuring Jorge Dalto on piano, was released as a single and became the first big hit of his career."} {"title": "This Nearly Was Mine", "artist": "Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein II", "genre": "Dance", "text": "South Pacific is a musical composed by Richard Rodgers, with lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II and book by Hammerstein and Joshua Logan. The work premiered in 1949 on Broadway and was an immediate hit, running for 1,925 performances. The plot is based on James A. Michener's Pulitzer Prize-winning 1947 book Tales of the South Pacific. The show has enjoyed many successful revivals and tours, spawning a 1958 film and television adaptations."} -{"title": "Thou Swell.m", "artist": "Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart", "genre": "Jazz", "text": "\"Thou Swell\" is a show tune, a popular song and a jazz standard written in 1927. The music was written by Richard Rodgers, with words by Lorenz Hart, for the 1927 musical A Connecticut Yankee. The lyric is notable for its mix of archaic English and modern slang."} +{"title": "Thou Swell", "artist": "Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart", "genre": "Jazz", "text": "\"Thou Swell\" is a show tune, a popular song and a jazz standard written in 1927. The music was written by Richard Rodgers, with words by Lorenz Hart, for the 1927 musical A Connecticut Yankee. The lyric is notable for its mix of archaic English and modern slang."} {"title": "Three times a lady", "artist": "Lionel Richie", "genre": "R&B", "text": "\"Three Times a Lady\" is a 1978 song by American soul group the Commodores. It was written by lead singer Lionel Richie and produced by James Anthony Carmichael. The song was the first of two singles off of Natural High. It reached the top of charts in the United Kingdom, the Philippines, South Africa, and Canada."} {"title": "Ti Amo", "artist": "Berebi, Tozzi", "genre": "Latin", "text": "\"Ti amo\" (pronounced ; Italian for \"I love you\") is a 1977 song recorded by Italian singer Umberto Tozzi from the album E nell'aria...ti amo. A French version of this song was recorded by Dalida in 1977. An English version was also recorded by Laura Branigan in 1984, which, most notably, was a hit in Australia (reaching #2) In 2011, Sergio Dalma took a Spanish-language version of the song to the Top 10 in Spain."} {"title": "Tie A Yellow Ribbon Round The Ole Oak Tree", "artist": "Irwin Levine, L.Russell Brown", "genre": "Country", "text": "\"Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round the Ole Oak Tree\" is a song recorded by Tony Orlando and Dawn. It was written by Irwin Levine and L. Russell Brown and produced by Hank Medress and Dave Appell. The single reached the top 10 in ten countries, in eight of which it topped the charts. In 2008, Billboard ranked the song as the 37th biggest song of all time."} @@ -926,7 +926,7 @@ {"title": "Walkin' Shoes", "artist": "Gerry Mulligan", "genre": "Jazz", "text": "Walkin' Shoes is a jazz composition by Gerry Mulligan. He recorded it with Chet Baker in 1952. It is cited as one of Mulligan's most popular compositions."} {"title": "Walking The Floor Over You", "artist": "Ernest Tubb", "genre": "Country", "text": "\"Walking the Floor Over You\" is a country music song written by Ernest Tubb and released in the United States in 1941. The original single became a hit, reaching the No. 23 spot in the Billboard charts in 1941 but eventually the song sold over a million copies. Tubb later re-recorded the song with his band, The Texas Troubadours."} {"title": "Waltz Of The Flowers", "artist": "Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky", "genre": "Dance", "text": "The Nutcracker is an 1892 two-act \"fairy ballet\" by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky. The plot is an adaptation of E. T. A. Hoffmann's 1816 short story TheNutcracker and the Mouse King. The ballet's first choreographer was Marius Petipa. The score has become one of his most famous compositions."} -{"title": "Washington Post March.m", "artist": "John Philip Sousa", "genre": "Dance", "text": "\"The Washington Post March\" is a march composed by John Philip Sousa in 1889. The march was introduced at a ceremony on June 15, 1889, before \"a huge crowd on the grounds of the Smithsonian Museum\" It quickly became quite popular in both the United States and Europe as the standard musical accompaniment to the two-step."} +{"title": "Washington Post March", "artist": "John Philip Sousa", "genre": "Dance", "text": "\"The Washington Post March\" is a march composed by John Philip Sousa in 1889. The march was introduced at a ceremony on June 15, 1889, before \"a huge crowd on the grounds of the Smithsonian Museum\" It quickly became quite popular in both the United States and Europe as the standard musical accompaniment to the two-step."} {"title": "Way Down Yonder In New Orleans", "artist": "Turner Layton, Henry Creamer", "genre": "Pop", "text": "\"Way Down Yonder in New Orleans\" is a popular song with music by John Turner Layton Jr. and lyrics by Henry Creamer. First published in 1922, it was advertised by Creamer and Layton as \"A Southern Song, without A Mammy, A Mule, Or A Moon\", a dig at some of the Tin Pan Alley cliches of the era. It was performed at The Winter Garden Theater in New York in Act 2 of the Broadway musical production Spice of 1922."} {"title": "We are the Champions", "artist": "Freddie Mercury", "genre": "Rock", "text": "\"We Are the Champions\" is a song by the British rock band Queen, released from the band's sixth album News of the World (1977) Written by lead singer Freddie Mercury, it remains among rock's most recognisable anthems. The song was a worldwide success, reaching number two in the UK Singles Chart, number four on the Billboard Hot 100 in the US, number three in Canada and the top ten in many other countries. In 2009 it was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame and was voted the world's favourite song in a 2005 Sony Ericsson world music poll."} {"title": "We Three Kings of Orient Are", "artist": "John Henry Hopkins", "genre": "R&B", "text": "\"Three Kings of Orient\" was written by John Henry Hopkins Jr. in 1857. It was the first widely popular Christmas carol written in America. The carol centres around the Biblical Magi, who visited Jesus as a child in a house and gave him gifts."} @@ -941,7 +941,7 @@ {"title": "Well, you needn't", "artist": "Thelonious Monk", "genre": "Jazz", "text": "This is a list of compositions by jazz musician Thelonious Monk. \"Boo Boo\" was the nickname of Monk's daughter, Barbara Evelyn Monk."} {"title": "What A Diff'rence A Day Made", "artist": "Maria Grever, Stanley Adams", "genre": "R&B", "text": "\"What a Diff'rence a Day Made\" is a popular song originally written in Spanish by Maria Grever, a Mexican songwriter, in 1934. The song is also known in English as \"What a Difference a Day Makes\", as popularized by Dinah Washington in 1959. The English lyrics were written by Stanley Adams, and was played by Harry Roy & his Orchestra."} {"title": "What a Difference a Day Makes", "artist": "Maria Grever, Stanley Adams", "genre": "R&B", "text": "\"What a Diff'rence a Day Made\" is a popular song originally written in Spanish by Maria Grever, a Mexican songwriter, in 1934. The song is also known in English as \"What a Difference a Day Makes\", as popularized by Dinah Washington in 1959. The English lyrics were written by Stanley Adams, and was played by Harry Roy & his Orchestra."} -{"title": "What A Friend We Have In Jesus.m", "artist": "Charles Converse, Joseph Scriven", "genre": "R&B", "text": "\"What a Friend We Have in Jesus\" is a Christian hymn originally written by preacher Joseph M. Scriven in 1855. The tune to the hymn was composed by Charles Crozat Converse in 1868. The hymn also has many versions with different lyrics in multiple languages. It is popular at wedding ceremonies in Japan."} +{"title": "What A Friend We Have In Jesus", "artist": "Charles Converse, Joseph Scriven", "genre": "R&B", "text": "\"What a Friend We Have in Jesus\" is a Christian hymn originally written by preacher Joseph M. Scriven in 1855. The tune to the hymn was composed by Charles Crozat Converse in 1868. The hymn also has many versions with different lyrics in multiple languages. It is popular at wedding ceremonies in Japan."} {"title": "What A Little Moonlight Can Do", "artist": "Harry Woods", "genre": "Jazz", "text": "\"What a Little Moonlight Can Do\" is a popular song written by Harry M. Woods in 1934. In 1934, Woods moved to London for three years where he worked for the British film studio Gaumont British. The song was sung in the film by Violet Lorraine and included an introductory verse, not heard in the version later recorded by Billie Holiday."} {"title": "When A Child Is Born", "artist": "Ciro Dammico, Fred Jay", "genre": "R&B", "text": "\"When A Child Is Born\" is a popular Christmas song. The original melody was \"Soleado\", a tune from 1974 by Ciro Dammicco. The English language lyrics were written a few years later by Fred Jay. Fred Jay's lyrics have been sung by many artists."} {"title": "When I Fall In Love", "artist": "Victor Young, Edward Heyman", "genre": "Pop", "text": "\"When I Fall in Love\" is a popular song, written by Victor Young and Edward Heyman. The first hit version was sung by Doris Day in July 1952. The song has become a standard, with many artists recording it."} @@ -955,7 +955,7 @@ {"title": "When You Were Sweet Sixteen", "artist": "James Thornton", "genre": "Rock", "text": "\"When You Were Sweet Sixteen\" is a popular song, written by James Thornton and published in 1898. Inspired and sung by the composer's wife, the ballad quickly became a hit song in vaudeville. It has a long recording history that includes numerous popular singers, has been heard on film, and is considered a standard of barbershop quartets."} {"title": "WHEN YOU WERE YOUNG", "artist": "The Killers", "genre": "Rock", "text": "\"When You Were Young\" is a song by American rock band The Killers. It was released on September 18, 2006 as the lead single from their second studio album, Sam's Town (2006) The song has proven to be one of the band's most successful singles, peaking at number 14 on the Billboard Hot 100, as well as their only number one to date on the U.S. Modern Rock Tracks chart. In 2009 it was voted at number 37 in the UK radio station XFM's \"100 Greatest Songs of All Time\""} {"title": "Where Is Love", "artist": "Lionel Bart", "genre": "Jazz", "text": "\"Where is Love?\" is a song from the Tony Award-winning British musical Oliver! and the 1968 film of the same name. The musical was written by Lionel Bart and was first staged in London's West End in 1960. In the 1968 Columbia Pictures musical film version of Oliver!, the song was performed onscreen by Mark Lester."} -{"title": "Where Or When.m", "artist": "Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart", "genre": "Pop", "text": "\"Where or When\" is a show tune from the 1937 Rodgers and Hart musical Babes in Arms. It was first performed by Ray Heatherton and Mitzi Green. Hal Kemp recorded a popular version the same year. The lyrics of Where or When illustrate a memory anomaly known as deja vu."} +{"title": "Where Or When", "artist": "Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart", "genre": "Pop", "text": "\"Where or When\" is a show tune from the 1937 Rodgers and Hart musical Babes in Arms. It was first performed by Ray Heatherton and Mitzi Green. Hal Kemp recorded a popular version the same year. The lyrics of Where or When illustrate a memory anomaly known as deja vu."} {"title": "White Silver Sands", "artist": "Charles 'Red' Matthews", "genre": "Country", "text": "The words and music were written in 1957 by Charles 'Red' Matthews. The Ventures recorded an instrumental version for their 1961 album The Colorful Ventures. Sonny James revived the Argentine-themed song in 1972."} {"title": "Why Was I Born", "artist": "Jerome Kern, Oscar Hammerstein II", "genre": "Pop", "text": "\"Why Was I Born?\" is a 1929 song composed by Jerome Kern, with lyrics written by Oscar Hammerstein II. It was written for the show Sweet Adeline (1929) Popular recordings in 1930 were by Helen Morgan and by Libby Holman."} {"title": "Wichita Lineman", "artist": "Jimmy Webb", "genre": "Country", "text": "\"Wichita Lineman\" is a song written by American songwriter Jimmy Webb in 1968. It was first recorded by the American country music artist Glen Campbell with backing from members of The Wrecking Crew. Campbell's version, which appeared on his 1968 album of the same name, reached number 3 on the US pop chart. It has been referred to as \"the first existential country song\" and \"the greatest pop song ever composed\""} @@ -981,7 +981,7 @@ {"title": "You Always Hurt The One You Love", "artist": "Allan Roberts, Doris Fisher", "genre": "Pop", "text": "\"You Always Hurt the One You Love\" is a pop standard, with words by Allan Roberts and music by Doris Fisher. It was first recorded by The Mills Brothers, whose recording reached the top of the Billboard charts in 1944. It has been performed by many other artists over the years, including Moon Mullican with Cliff Bruner, Connie Francis, Fats Domino and Ringo Starr."} {"title": "You And The Night And The Music", "artist": "Arthur Schwartz, Howard Dietz", "genre": "Jazz", "text": "\"You and the Night and the Music\" is a popular song composed by Arthur Schwartz with lyrics by Howard Dietz. The song was debuted in the Broadway show Revenge with Music. It has since become an enduring jazz standard."} {"title": "You Are My Sunshine", "artist": "Charles Mitchell, Jimmy Davis, Rice Brothers", "genre": "Country", "text": "\"You Are My Sunshine\" is a song published by Jimmie Davis and Charles Mitchell on January 30, 1940. The pair recorded the song on February 5, 1940, at Decca Studios in New York. The song has been recorded by over 350 artists and translated into 30 languages. In 1977, the Louisiana State Legislature decreed \"You Are my Sunshine\" the state song."} -{"title": "You Belong With Me.m", "artist": "Taylor Swift", "genre": "Country", "text": "\"You Belong with Me\" is a song by American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift. The song is taken from her second studio album Fearless (2008) Swift wrote the song with Liz Rose and produced it with Nathan Chapman. The single reached the top ten on charts and received sales certifications."} +{"title": "You Belong With Me", "artist": "Taylor Swift", "genre": "Country", "text": "\"You Belong with Me\" is a song by American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift. The song is taken from her second studio album Fearless (2008) Swift wrote the song with Liz Rose and produced it with Nathan Chapman. The single reached the top ten on charts and received sales certifications."} {"title": "You Call Everybody Darling", "artist": "Clem Watts, Ben Trace, Sam Martin", "genre": "Country", "text": "\"You Call Everybody Darlin'\" is a popular song. The words and music were by Sam Martin, Ben Trace, and Al Trace, who used the pseudonym Clem Watts. The song was copyrighted and published in 1946."} {"title": "You Can't Roller Skate In A Buffalo Herd", "artist": "Roger Miller", "genre": "Country", "text": "The discography for American country music artist Roger Miller consists of 37 singles and 19 studio albums. Miller released singles between 1957 and 1986, charting two number 1 singles on Hot Country Songs and nine additional Top 10 hits."} {"title": "You Don't Bring Me Flowers", "artist": "Neil Diamond, Alan Bergman, Marilyn Bergman", "genre": "Country", "text": "\"You Don't Bring Me Flowers\" is a song written by Neil Diamond with Alan and Marilyn Bergman for the ill-fated daily TV sitcom All That Glitters. In 1977, Diamond released the album I'm Glad You're Here with Me Tonight, which included the track \"You don't bring me Flowers\" as a solo performance. Early in 1978, Barbra Streisand covered the song on her album Songbird. These solo recordings were famously spliced together by different radio stations, creating unofficial duets. The success of which led to the studio bringing the two performers together for an official duet recording."}