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Songs 29 November 2023 Everybody's Waitin' For "The Man With The Bag" "(Everybody's Waitin' for) The Man with the Bag" is a Christmas song written in 1950 by Irving Taylor, Dudley Brooks, and Hal Stanley. The song was originally made popular by Kay Starr.
Songs 21 November 2023 A Marshmallow World "A Marshmallow World" (sometimes called "It's a Marshmallow World") is a popular song that was written in 1949 by Carl Sigman (lyrics) and Peter DeRose (music), and published in 1950.
Songs 5 May 2023 Angelina "Angelina" was written by Irving Burgie, sometimes known professionally as Lord Burgess, an American musician and songwriter, regarded as one of the greatest composers of Caribbean music.
Songs 4 May 2023 Jump In The Line "Jump In The Line” also known as “Jump In The Line (Shake, Senora)” is a calypso song composed by Lord Kitchener in 1946 and best known from a version recorded by vocalist Harry Belafonte in 1961.
Songs 25 March 2023 Garden Party "Garden Party" is a 1972 country rock song written by Rick Nelson (Ricky Nelson) and recorded by him and the Stone Canyon Band on the album Garden Party.
Songs 7 February 2023 Love Is Blue (L'amour est bleu) "L'amour est bleu" ("Love Is Blue") is a song whose music was composed by André Popp, and whose lyrics were written by Pierre Cour, in 1967.
Songs 24 July 2021 Over The Rainbow "Over the Rainbow" is a ballad composed by Harold Arlen with lyrics by Yip Harburg. It was written for the 1939 film The Wizard of Oz and was sung by actress Judy Garland in her starring role as Dorothy Gale.
Songs 5 December 2019 It's The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year "It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year" is a popular Christmas song written in triple time in 1963 by Edward Pola and George Wyle.
Songs 8 November 2019 Blue Christmas "Blue Christmas" is a Christmas song written by Billy Hayes and Jay W. Johnson and most famously performed by Elvis Presley. It is a tale of unrequited love during the holidays and is a longstanding staple of Christmas music, especially in the country genre.
Songs 8 November 2019 Suzy Snowflake "Suzy Snowflake" is a song written by Sid Tepper and Roy C. Bennett, made famous by Rosemary Clooney in 1951 and released as a 78 RPM record by Columbia Records. Suzy is a snowflake playfully personified.
Songs 30 October 2019 Things "Things" is a song which was written and recorded by Bobby Darin in 1962.
Songs 24 October 2019 Chattanooga Choo Choo "Chattanooga Choo Choo" is a 1941 song written by Mack Gordon and composed by Harry Warren. It was originally recorded as a big band/swing tune by Glenn Miller and His Orchestra and featured in the 1941 movie Sun Valley Serenade.
Songs 5 July 2019 Somethin' Stupid "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.
Songs 28 March 2019 Lonesome Town "Lonesome Town" is a song written by Baker Knight and recorded by Ricky Nelson in 1958.
Songs 23 October 2018 Stormy Weather "Stormy Weather" is a 1933 torch song written by Harold Arlen and Ted Koehler.
Songs 22 June 2018 Rum and Coca-Cola "Rum and Coca-Cola" is a popular calypso song composed by Lionel Belasco with lyrics by Lord Invader.
Songs 7 April 2018 Splish Splash "Splish Splash" is a 1958 song performed and co-written by Bobby Darin. It was written with DJ Murray the K (Murray Kaufman), who bet that Darin could not write a song that began with the words, "Splish Splash, I was takin' a bath", as suggested by Murray's mother, Jean Kaufman.
Songs 1 April 2018 When You Wore A Tulip Music by Percy Wenrich, Lyrics by Jack Mahoney. Publication date: 1914
Songs 4 November 2017 Calendar Girl "Calendar Girl" is a song by Neil Sedaka. The music was composed by Sedaka and the lyrics by Howard Greenfield. Recorded in 1960 and released in 1961, it was a Top-5 hit single for Sedaka, peaking at #4 on the US charts and #1 on the Canadian and Japanese charts.
Songs 4 November 2017 Tin Pan Alley Medley Tin Pan Alley was the collection of New York City music publishers and songwriters, in a specific area of Manhattan, who dominated the popular music of the United States in the late 19th century and early 20th century.
Songs 19 October 2017 Que Sera Sera (Whatever Will Be, Will Be) "Que Sera, Sera (Whatever Will Be, Will Be)", first published in 1956, is a popular song written by the songwriting team of Jay Livingston and Ray Evans.
Songs 22 April 2017 You Belong To Me "You Belong to Me" is a romantic pop music ballad from the 1950s.The first 1952 recording of the song was by Joni James. A cover version by Jo Stafford became the most popular version.
Songs 2 April 2017 I Count The Tears When Ben E. King became the Drifters' lead singer in 1958 – the entire group had been replaced by their manager – he took over from the wildly successful Clyde McPhatter.
Songs 26 March 2017 Blue Moon "Blue Moon" is a classic popular song written by Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart in 1934, and has become a standard ballad. It may be the first instance of the familiar "50s progression" in a popular song.
