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Girls Just Want to Have Fun | Robert Hazard | Pop | "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. |
Give Thanks | Henry Smith 1978 | R&B | 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. |
God Bless America | Irving Berlin 1938 | Country | "God Bless America" is an American patriotic song written by Irving Berlin during World War I in 1918 and revised by him in the run up to World War II in 1938. The later version was notably recorded by Kate Smith, becoming her signature song. The song was used early in the Civil Rights Movement as well as at labor rallies. |
God Only Knows | Brian Wilson, Tony Asher | Pop | "God Only Knows" is a song by American rock band the Beach Boys from their 1966 album Pet Sounds. Written by Brian Wilson and Tony Asher, it is a Baroque-style love song distinguished for its harmonic innovation and complexity. The song's musical sophistication is demonstrated by its three contrapuntal vocal parts and weak tonal center (competing between the keys of E and A) |
God Put a Smile Upon Your Face | Coldplay | Folk | "God Put a Smile upon Your Face" is a song by British rock band Coldplay. It was written by all members of the band for their second studio album, A Rush of Blood to the Head (2002) The song is built around prominent acoustic and electric guitar riffs with accompanying up-tempo drumming. The single reached number 100 in the UK Singles Chart. |
God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen | Traditional English | Country | "God Rest You Merry, Gentlemen" is an English traditional Christmas carol. It is also known as "Tidings of Comfort and Joy", and by other variant incipits. An early version of this carol is found in an anonymous manuscript, dating from the 1650s. It contains a slightly different version of the first line from that found in later texts. |
Goin' Out of My Head | Bobby Weinstein, Teddy Randazzo | R&B | "Goin' Out of My Head" is a song written by Teddy Randazzo and Bobby Weinstein. It was first recorded by Little Anthony and the Imperials in 1964. In 1967, British band the Zombies recorded the song as a single, and was released as the group's final Decca Records single. |
Golliwog's Cakewalk | Claude Debussy | Dance | Claude Debussy composed Children's Corner between 1906 and 1908. He dedicated the suite to his daughter, Claude-Emma (known as "Chou-Chou"), who was born on 30 October 1905 in Paris. The suite is in six movements, each with an English-language title. |
Gonna Fly Now | Bill Conti, Ayn Robbins, Carol Connors | Dance | "Gonna Fly Now", also known as "Theme from Rocky", is the theme song from the movie Rocky, composed by Bill Conti with lyrics by Carol Connors and Ayn Robbins. Released in 1976 with Rocky, the song became part of 1970s American popular culture. The song was nominated for Best Original Song at the 49th Academy Awards. |
Gonna Get Along Without Ya Now | Milton Kellem | Dance | "Gonna Get Along Without Ya Now" is a popular song written by Milton Kellem, and published in 1951. The very first known recorded version was released in 1951, by Roy Hogsed. The "original" version, recorded by Teresa Brewer with Orchestra directed by Ray Bloch on January 10, 1952, was released by Coral Records. |
Good vibrations | Brian Wilson, Mike Love | Pop | "Good Vibrations" is a 1966 song by the Beach Boys. It was written by Brian Wilson with lyrics by Mike Love. The song was released as a single on October 10, 1966 and was an immediate critical and commercial hit. It is considered one of the finest and most important works of the rock era. It has been cited as a forerunner to the Beatles' "A Day in the Life" and Queen's "Bohemian Rhapsody" |
Good Bait | Tadd Dameron & Count Bassie | Jazz | "Good Bait" is a jazz composition written by American jazz piano player and composer Tadd Dameron. It was introduced in 1944 and was popular in the 1940s and 1950s. Good Bait uses the changes to "I've Got Rhythm" (Rhythm changes) transposed up by a fourth as its bridge. |
Good Golly Miss Molly | Robert Blackwell & John Marascalco | Rock | "Good Golly, Miss Molly" is a hit rock 'n' roll song first recorded in 1956 by the American musician Little Richard. The song, a jump blues, was written by John Marascalco and producer Robert "Bumps" Blackwell. It is ranked No. 94 on the Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time. |
Goodbye Pork Pie Hat | Charles Mingus | Jazz | "Goodbye Pork Pie Hat" is a jazz standard composed by Charles Mingus. Originally recorded by his sextet in 1959, it was released on his album Mingus Ah Um. Composed as an elegy for saxophonist Lester Young, who had died two months prior to the recording session. Joni Mitchell added lyrics to the song for her 1979 album. Rahsaan Roland Kirk also composed lyrics for the song. |
Goodbye, Yellow Brick Road | Elton John, Bernie Taupin | Folk | Goodbye Yellow Brick Road is the seventh studio album by Elton John, first released on 5 October 1973 as a double LP. The album has sold more than 20 million copies worldwide and is widely regarded as John's magnum opus. It was recorded at the Studio d'enregistrement Michel Magne at the Chateau d'Herouville in France after problems recording at the intended location in Jamaica. Among the 17 tracks, the album contains the hits "Candle in the Wind" and "Bennie and the Jets" |
GRAN TORINO | Cullum, Eastwood | Country | Gran Torino is a 2008 American drama film directed and produced by Clint Eastwood, who also starred in the film. The film co-stars Christopher Carley, Bee Vang and Ahney Her. The story follows Walt Kowalski, a recently widowed Korean War veteran alienated from his family and angry at the world. It is the first mainstream American film to feature Hmong Americans. |
Grandma Got Run Over By A Reindeer | Randy Brooks | Country | "Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer" is a novelty Christmas song written by Randy Brooks. The song was originally performed by the husband-and-wife duo of Elmo and Patsy Trigg Shropshire in 1979. By the early 1980s, the song was becoming a seasonal hit, first on country stations and then on Top 40 stations. |
Green Onions | Booker T | R&B | "Green Onions" is an instrumental composition recorded in 1962 by Booker T. & the M.G.'s. The song is a twelve-bar blues with a rippling Hammond M3 organ line. The track was originally issued in May 1962 on the Volt label (a subsidiary of Stax Records) as the B-side of "Behave Yourself" It also appeared on the album Green Onions that same year. The Surfaris recorded a version in 1965 on their album Harry James Plays Onions. |
Green, Green Grass Of Home | Curly Putman | Country | "Green, Green Grass of Home" is a song written by Claude "Curly" Putman Jr. and first recorded by singer Johnny Darrell in 1965. It was also recorded by Bobby Bare and by Jerry Lee Lewis, who included it in his album Country Songs for City Folks (later re-issued as All Country) Tom Jones learned the song from Lewis' version, and in 1966, he had a worldwide No. 1 hit with it. |
Groovin' High | Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie | Jazz | "Groovin' High" is one of the most famous bebop songs of all time. The song was written by Dizzy Gillespie in 1945. It was first recorded in 1956 by Gillespie and his band. |
Guess Who I Saw Today | Elisse Boyd, Murray Grand | Jazz | "Guess Who I Saw Today" is a popular jazz song written by Murray Grand with lyrics by Elisse Boyd. The song was originally composed for Leonard Sillman's Broadway musical revue New Faces of 1952. |
Guys And Dolls | Frank Loesser | Dance | Guys and Dolls is a musical with music and lyrics by Frank Loesser and book by Jo Swerling and Abe Burrows. The show premiered on Broadway in 1950, where it ran for 1,200 performances and won the Tony Award for Best Musical. The musical has had several Broadway and London revivals, as well as a 1955 film adaptation starring Marlon Brando, Jean Simmons and Frank Sinatra. |
Half As Much | Curley Williams | Country | "Half as Much" is an American pop standard song written by Curley Williams in 1951. It was first recorded by country music singer Hank Williams in 1952 and reached number two on the Billboard Country Singles chart. In 1952, Rosemary Clooney recorded a number-one, hit version for Top 40 markets in the US. |
Hallelujah Chorus | George Frideric Handel | R&B | Messiah (HWV 56) is an English-language oratorio composed by George Frideric Handel in 1741. The libretto by Charles Jennens is entirely drawn from the Bible, mostly from the King James Bible. Messiah differs from Handel's other oratorios by telling no story, instead offering reflections on different aspects of the Christian Messiah. |
Hallelujah! I'm a Bum | traditional American hobo song, origin uncertain, multiple versions | Folk | "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. |
Hands Across The Table | Mitchell Parish & John Delettre | Jazz | 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. |
H_nschen klein | German trad. | Folk | "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. |
Happiness Is A Thing Called Joe | Harold Arlen, E. Y. Harburg | Pop | "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" |
Hard Candy Christmas | Words and music by Carol Hall | Country | "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. |
Hark the Herald Angels Sing | William Cummings, Felix Mendolssohn, Gary Bisaga, Charles Wesley, George Whitfield | Folk | 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" |
Have I Told You Lately That I Love You | Scott Wiseman | Country | "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. |
Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas | Hugh Martin, Ralph Blane | R&B | "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. |
He Lives | Alfred H. Ackley | R&B | "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. |
He Was Too Good To Me | Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart | Jazz | "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. |
He's a Pirate | Klaus Badelt | Dance | "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. |
He's a Tramp | Peggy Lee, Sonny Burke | Country | The 15th Disney animated feature film, it was directed by Clyde Geronimi, Wilfred Jackson, and Hamilton Luske. The film was based on the 1945 Cosmopolitan magazine story "Happy Dan, The Cynical Dog" by Ward Greene. It was the first animated film to be filmed in the CinemaScope widescreen film process. |
Heartaches By The Number | Harlan Howard | Country | "Heartaches by the Number" is a popular country song written by Harlan Howard, and published in 1959. The biggest hit version was recorded by Guy Mitchell on August 24, 1959. It reached the #1 spot on the Billboard Hot 100 for the weeks of December 14 and December 21. |
Heartbreak Hotel | Mae Boren Axton, Tommy Durden, Elvis Presley | Rock | "Heartbreak Hotel" is a song recorded by American singer Elvis Presley. It was released as a single on January 27, 1956, Presley's first on his new record label RCA Victor. The song comprises an eight-bar blues progression, with heavy reverberation throughout the track, to imitate the character of his Sun recordings. The single topped the Billboard Top 100 for seven weeks, Cashbox's Pop singles chart for six weeks, and the Country and Western chart for seventeen weeks. In 2004 Rolling Stone magazine named it one of the "500 Greatest Songs of All Time" |
Hello My Baby | Ida Emerson, Joseph. E. Howard | Folk | "Hello! Ma Baby" is a Tin Pan Alley song written in 1899 by the songwriting team of Joseph E. Howard and Ida Emerson. The song was first recorded by Arthur Collins on an Edison 5470 phonograph cylinder. It was originally a "coon song", with African-American caricatures on the sheet music and "coon" references in the lyrics. |
Help Me Make It Through The Night | Kris Kristofferson | Country | "Help Me Make It Through The Night" is a country music ballad written and composed by Kris Kristofferson. It was covered later in 1970 by Sammi Smith, on the album Help Me Make it Through the Night. Other artists who have recorded charting versions of the song include Gladys Knight & the Pips, John Holt, and Claude Valade. |
Here Comes the Sun | George Harrison | Rock | "Here Comes the Sun" is a song by the English rock band the Beatles from their 1969 album Abbey Road. It was written by George Harrison and is one of his best-known compositions. The lyrics reflect his relief at the arrival of spring and the temporary respite he was experiencing from the band's business affairs. Harrison played the song during many of his relatively rare live performances as a solo artist. |
Here In My Arms | Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart | Pop | "Here in My Arms" is a popular song published in 1925, written by Richard Rodgers with lyrics by Lorenz Hart. The song was introduced in the 1925 Broadway musical Dearest Enemy, by Charles Purcell and Helen Ford. It has since become a standard recorded by many artists. |
Here In My Heart | Pat Genaro, Lou Levinson & Bill Borrelli | R&B | "Here in My Heart" is a popular song written by Pat Genaro, Lou Levinson, and Bill Borrelli. Al Martino's recording of the song made history as the first number one hit on the UK Singles Chart, on November 14, 1952. It was produced by Voyle Gilmore, with orchestra under the direction of Monty Kelly. |
Here's That Rainy Day | James Van Heusen, Johnny Burke | Jazz | "Here's That Rainy Day" is a popular song with music by Jimmy Van Heusen and lyrics by Johnny Burke. It was introduced by Dolores Gray in the Broadway musical Carnival in Flanders. Frank Sinatra recorded it on March 25, 1959, for the Capitol album No One Cares. |
Hey Jude | John Lennon, Paul McCartney | Rock | "Hey Jude" is a song by the English rock band the Beatles that was released as a non-album single in August 1968. It was written by Paul McCartney and credited to the Lennon-McCartney partnership. The ballad evolved from "Hey Jules", a song McCartney wrote to comfort John Lennon's young son Julian, after Lennon had left his wife for the Japanese artist Yoko Ono. The song has sold approximately eight million copies and is frequently included on music critics' lists of the greatest songs of all time. |
Hey soul sister | Train | R&B | "Hey, Soul Sister" is a song by American rock band Train. It was released as the lead single from the band's fifth studio album, Save Me, San Francisco (2009) The song reached number three on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and is Train's highest-charting song to date. The single received a 6x platinum certification by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) on September 21, 2012, signifying sales of over 6 million copies. |
HEY THERE DELILAH | Plain White T's | Pop | "Hey There Delilah" is a song by American rock band Plain White T's. It was released in May 2006 as the third single from their third studio album All That We Needed. In June 2007, over one year after the song's release, it became the band's first hit in the United States, eventually reaching No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 in July. The song has been covered by many artists worldwide in one form or another. |
Himnusz | Erkel Ferenc, K_lcsey Ferenc | Latin | "Himnusz" (Hungarian pronunciation: ; lit. "Hymn" or "Anthem") is the national anthem of Hungary. The lyrics were written by Ferenc Kolcsey, a nationally renowned poet, in 1823. Its currently official musical setting was composed by the romantic composer Fere NC Erkel in 1844. |
Hit The Road Jack | Percy Mayfield | R&B | "Hit the Road Jack" is a song written by Percy Mayfield and recorded by Ray Charles. The song was a US number 1 hit in 1961, and won a Grammy award for Best Rhythm and Blues Recording. It was ranked number 387 on Rolling Stone magazine's 2010 list of "The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time" |
Hit the Road to Dreamland | Harold Arlen, Johnny Mercer | Pop | Star Spangled Rhythm is a 1942 American all-star cast musical film made by Paramount Pictures during World War II as a morale booster. The film has music by Robert Emmett Dolan and songs by Harold Arlen and Johnny Mercer. The cast consisted of most of the stars on the Paramount roster. |
Hold the line | Toto | Rock | "Hold the Line" is a song by the American rock band Toto. The song was released as the band's debut single, and was featured on their debut 1978 eponymous album. It reached number 5 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart during the winter of 1978-79, and number 14 on the official UK chart. |
Holy God, We Praise Thy Name | Traditional Catholic, Ignatz Franz | Latin | "Holy God, We Praise Thy Name" is a Catholic hymn. It is a paraphrase of the Te Deum, a Christian hymn in Latin from the 4th century. It became an inherent part of major Christian ceremonial occasions. |
Home | Peter Van Steeden, Harry Clarkson, Jeff Clarkson | Country | Home is a space used as a permanent or semi-permanent residence for one or many humans. It can be static such as a house or mobile such as the yurt. The home as a concept expands beyond residence as contemporary lifestyles and technological advances redefine it. |
Honey Pie | Paul McCartney | Rock | "Honey Pie" is a song by the Beatles from their 1968 album The Beatles. The song was written entirely by Paul McCartney and credited to the Lennon-McCartney partnership. It concerns a famed actress who becomes famous in the United States, and her old lover, who wishes for her to return to England. |
Honey, Honey | Benny Anderson, Bjorn Valaeus, Stig Anderson | Pop | "Honey, Honey" was written by Bjorn Ulvaeus, Benny Andersson and Stig Anderson. It was released as the second single from ABBA's second studio album, Waterloo. In the U.S. it reached No.27 on both the Billboard Hot 100 and Adult Contemporary charts. |
Hot Diggity | Dick Manning, Al Hoffman | Pop | "Hot Diggity (Dog Ziggity Boom)" is an American popular song written by Al Hoffman and Dick Manning. It was recorded by Perry Como and went to #1 on the Billboard pop music chart later that year. The song's melody is almost identical in melody and triple-time rhythm to Emmanuel Chabrier's 1883 composition, Espana. |
Hot N Cold | Katy Perry | Pop | "Hot n Cold" is a song by American singer Katy Perry. It was written by Perry, Dr. Luke and Max Martin and produced by Luke and Benny Blanco. The song was released as the album's second single on September 9, 2008. It reached number three on the Billboard Hot 100, becoming Perry's second consecutive top five single, following "I Kissed a Girl" |
Hotel California | Don Felder, Don Henley and Glenn Frey. | Rock | "Hotel California" is the title track from the Eagles' Hotel California album. Songwriting credits go to Don Felder (music), Don Henley, and Glenn Frey (lyrics) Joe Walsh came up with the dual-guitar descending arpeggio part that ends the song but did not get writing credits. The Eagles' original recording of the song features Henley singing lead vocals and concludes with an electric guitar solo performed by Walsh and Felder. |
How Can I Keep from Singing | Robert Lowry, Pauline T. | Folk | "How Can I Keep From Singing?" is an American folksong originally composed as a Christian hymn by American Baptist minister Robert Lowry. The song is frequently, though erroneously, cited as a traditional Quaker or Shaker hymn. The original composition has now entered into the public domain, and appears in several hymnals. |
How High the Moon | Morgan Lewis, Nancy Hamilton | Jazz | "How High the Moon" is a jazz standard with lyrics by Nancy Hamilton and music by Morgan Lewis. It was first featured in the 1940 Broadway revue Two for the Show, where it was sung by Alfred Drake and Frances Comstock. The song has become a gypsy jazz standard and has been recorded by several musicians of the genre. |
How to Save a Life | The Fray | Pop | "How to Save a Life" is a song by American alternative rock band The Fray. It was released in March 2006 as the second single from their debut studio album of the same name. The song is one of the band's most popular airplay songs and peaked in the top 3 of the Billboard Hot 100 chart in the United States. |
Hungry Heart | Bruce Springsteen | Rock | "Hungry Heart" is a song written and performed by Bruce Springsteen on his fifth album, The River. It was released as the album's lead single in 1980 and became Springsteen's first big hit on the Billboard Hot 100 chart peaking at number five. The title is drawn from a line in Lord Tennyson's famous poem "Ulysses": "For always roaming with a hungry heart". |
I Ain't Got Nothin' But The Blues | Duke Ellington, Don George | R&B | "I Ain't Got Nothin' but the Blues" is a 1937 song composed by Duke Ellington, with lyrics written by Don George. It was released by RCA Victor Records as catalogue number 20-1623B. |
I Almost Lost My Mind | Ivory Joe Hunter', Ivory Joe Hunter | R&B | "I Almost Lost My Mind" is a popular song written by Ivory Joe Hunter and published in 1950. Hunter's recording of the song was a number one hit on the US Billboard R&B chart in that year. Big Walter Horton's instrumental "Easy", recorded in 1953, was based on "I Almost lost My Mind". |
I Am A Rock | Paul Simon | Folk | "I Am a Rock" is a song written by Paul Simon. It was first performed by Simon alone as the opening track on his album The Paul Simon Songbook. Simon & Garfunkel re-recorded it on December 14, 1965, and included as the final track on their album Sounds of Silence, which they released on January 17, 1966. |
I Am Woman | Ray Burton, Helen Reddy | R&B | "I Am Woman" is a song written by Helen Reddy and Ray Burton. The song was released as a single in May 1972 and became a number-one hit later that year, eventually selling over one million copies. It became an enduring anthem for the women's liberation movement. |
I Believe I can Fly | R. Kelly | R&B | "I Believe I Can Fly" is a song written, produced, and performed by American singer R. Kelly from the soundtrack to the 1996 film Space Jam. It was originally released on November 26, 1996, and was later included on Kelly's 1998 album R. |
I Can't Get Started | Vernon Duke, Ira Gershwin | Jazz | "I Can't Get Started" is a popular song, with lyric by Ira Gershwin and music by Vernon Duke. It was first heard in the theatrical production Ziegfeld Follies of 1936 where it was sung by Bob Hope. The three most popular vintage recorded versions are those of Bunny Berigan, Billie Holiday and Frank Sinatra. |
I can't give you anything but love, baby | Jimmy McHugh, Dorothy Fields | Jazz | "I Can't Give You Anything but Love, Baby" is a jazz standard by Jimmy McHugh and Dorothy Fields. The song was introduced by Adelaide Hall at Les Ambassadeurs Club in New York in January 1928 in Lew Leslie's Blackbird Revue. The idea behind the song came during a stroll Fields and McHugh were taking one evening down Fifth Avenue. |
I Can't Give You Anything But Love | Jimmy McHugh, Dorothy Fields | Jazz | "I Can't Give You Anything but Love, Baby" is a jazz standard by Jimmy McHugh and Dorothy Fields. The song was introduced by Adelaide Hall at Les Ambassadeurs Club in New York in January 1928 in Lew Leslie's Blackbird Revue. The idea behind the song came during a stroll Fields and McHugh were taking one evening down Fifth Avenue. |
I Can't Stop Loving You | Don Gibson | Country | "I Can't Stop Loving You" is a popular song written and composed by country singer, songwriter, and musician Don Gibson. It was first recorded on December 3, 1957, for RCA Victor Records. At the time of Gibson's death in 2003, the song had been recorded by more than 700 artists. Ray Charles' recording reached No. 1 on the Billboard chart. |
I Cried For You | Arthur Freed, Gus Arnheim, Abe Lyman | Pop | "I Cried for You" is a pop and jazz standard with music written by Gus Arnheim and Abe Lyman, with lyrics by Arthur Freed. Benny Krueger and His Orchestra introduced the song in 1923. Frank Sinatra interpreted it in The Joker Is Wild (1957), and Diana Ross sang it in Lady Sings the Blues (1972) |
I Didn't Know About You | Duke Ellington, Bob Russell | Pop | "I Didn't Know About You" is a song composed by Duke Ellington, with lyrics written by Bob Russell. The recording by Count Basie & His Orchestra (vocal by Thelma Carpenter) briefly reached the No. 21 position in the Billboard charts in 1945. It was based on an instrumental first recorded by Ellingon in 1942 under the title "Sentimental Lady" |
I Didn't Know What Time It Was | Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart | Jazz | "I Didn't Know What Time It Was" is a popular song composed by Richard Rodgers with lyrics by Lorenz Hart for the musical Too Many Girls (1939) Early hit versions were recorded by Benny Goodman and Artie Shaw. The Crampton Sisters 1964 revival for the DCP label was a Hot 100 entry. |
I Do Like To Be Beside the Seaside | John A. Glover-Kind | Rock | "I Do Like to Be Beside the Seaside" is a popular British music hall song. It was written in 1907 by John A. Glover-Kind and made famous by music hall singer Mark Sheridan. The Doctor Who episodes Death to the Daleks and The Leisure Hive feature the song. |
I Don't Hurt Anymore | Jack Rollins, Don Robertson | Country | "I Don't Hurt Anymore" is a 1954 song by Hank Snow. It was written by Don Robertson and Jack Rollins. Prairie Oyster covered the song on their album Different Kind of Fire. |
I Don't Know Why (I just Do) | Fred Ahlert, Roy Turk | Pop | "I Don't Know Why (I Just Do)" is a 1931 popular song. The music was written by Fred E. Ahlert, the lyrics by Roy Turk. It had three periods of great popularity: in 1931, right after its publication; in 1946; and in 1961 into 1962. |
I Don't See Me In Your Eyes Anymore | George Weiss, Bennie Benjamin | Country | "I Don't See Me in Your Eyes Anymore" is a popular song, written by Bennie Benjamin and George David Weiss and published in 1949. The song was popularized that year by Gordon Jenkins and His Orchestra (vocals by The Stardusters) and by Perry Como. It received renewed popularity in 1974 when country singer Charlie Rich released a cover version he had recorded during the mid-1960s. |
I Don't Wanna Play House | Billy Sherrill & Glenn Sutton | Country | "I Don't Wanna Play House" is a song written by Billy Sherrill and Glenn Sutton. In 1967, the song was Tammy Wynette's first number one country song as a solo artist. The recording earned Wynette the 1968 Grammy Award for Best Female Country Vocal Performance. In 1973, South African singer Barbara Ray recorded a version. |
I Don't Want to Live on the Moon | Sesame Street | Dance | The songs have a variety of styles, including R&B, opera, show tunes, folk, and world music. Musicians were chosen for their skill and popularity, but also for having a public perception that was compatible with the show's values. Lyrics of Sesame Street songs had to be wholesome. |
I Don't Want to Miss A Thing | Diane Warren | Country | "I Don't Want to Miss a Thing" is a song performed by American hard rock band Aerosmith as the official theme song for the 1998 sci-fi disaster film Armageddon. It is one of four songs performed by the band for the film, the other three being "What Kind of Love Are You On", "Come Together", and "Sweet Emotion" The song was written by Diane Warren, who originally envisioned it would be performed by "Celine Dion or somebody like that" |
I Don't Want To Set The World On Fire | Bennie Benjamin, Eddie Seiler, Sol Marcus | Pop | "I Don't Want to Set the World on Fire" is a pop song written by Bennie Benjamin, Eddie Durham, Sol Marcus and Eddie Seiler. It was written in 1938, but was first recorded three years later by Harlan Leonard and His Rockets. The song was later recorded by Betty Carter, Frankie Laine, Anthony Newley, Suzy Bogguss and others. |
I Don't Want To Walk Without You | Jule Styne, Frank Loesser | Pop | "I Don't Want to Walk Without You" is a popular song. The music was written by Jule Styne with the lyrics by Frank Loesser. It was first performed in the 1942 Paramount Pictures film, Sweater Girl, by actress Betty Jane Rhodes. |
I Fall In Love Too Easily | Jule Styne, Sammy Cahn | Jazz | "I Fall in Love Too Easily" is a 1944 song composed by Jule Styne with lyrics by Sammy Cahn. It was introduced by Frank Sinatra in the 1945 film Anchors Aweigh. The song has been recorded by Eugenie Baird, Chet Baker, Ray Conniff, Royce Campbell, Johnny Hartman, Keith Jarrett, Shirley Horn, Ralph Towner, Tony Bennett, Anita O'Day, Diane Schuur, Fred Hersch and Katharine Mcphee. |
I Fall To Pieces | Hank Cochran, Harlan Howard | Country | "I Fall to Pieces" is a song written by Hank Cochran and Harlan Howard that was originally recorded by Patsy Cline. Released as a single in 1961 via Decca Records, it topped the country charts, crossed over onto the pop charts and became among Cline's biggest hits. The song has since been considered a country music standard. |
I Found A Million Dollar Baby | Harry Warren, Billy Rose, Mort Dixon | Pop | "I Found a Million Dollar Baby (in a Five and Ten Cent Store)" is a popular song. The music was written by Harry Warren, the lyrics by Mort Dixon and Billy Rose. The song was published in 1931, though the same lyric with different music had been published five years earlier. It was introduced in the Broadway musical Billy Rose's Crazy Quilt. |
I Got A Right To Sing the Blues | Harold Arlen, Ted Koehler | R&B | "I Gotta Right to Sing the Blues" is a popular song with music by Harold Arlen and lyrics by Ted Koehler. The song has become a jazz and blues standard. Popular recordings in 1933 and 1934 were those by Cab Calloway, Louis Armstrong and Benny Goodman. |
I Got It Bad And That Ain't Good | Duke Ellington, Paul Francis Webster | Pop | "I Got It Bad (and That Ain't Good)" is a pop and jazz standard with music by Duke Ellington and lyrics by Paul Francis Webster published in 1941. It was introduced in the musical revue Jump for Joy by Ivie Anderson. |
I Got Plenty o' Nuttin' | George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin | Folk | "I Got Plenty o' Nuttin' " is a song composed in 1934 by George Gershwin for the 1935 "folk-opera" Porgy and Bess. The lyrics are by DuBose Heyward, the author of the novel Porgy on which the opera was based. It is one of the most famous songs from the opera, and has been recorded by hundreds of singers. |
I Got Rhythm | George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin | Jazz | "I Got Rhythm" is a piece composed by George Gershwin with lyrics by Ira GersHwin and published in 1930. Its chord progression is the foundation for many other popular jazz tunes such as Charlie Parker's and Dizzy Gillespie's bebop standard "Anthropology (Thrivin' on a Riff)". The song came from the musical Girl Crazy and has been sung by many jazz singers since. |
I Had The Craziest Dream | Harry Warren, Mack Gordon | Pop | The song was introduced by Harry James and his orchestra, with vocals by Helen Forrest, in the film Springtime in the Rockies (1942) James and Forrest recorded the song for Columbia Records (catalog No. 36659) on July 23, 1942 and their recording topped the Billboard charts during a 22-week stay. The song was featured in the first Hit Kit, the U.S. Army's version of successful radio show Your Hit Parade. |
I Just Can't Wait to be King | Elton John - Bb, Tim Rice | Rock | "I Just Can't Wait to Be King" is a song written by Elton John and Tim Rice for the Disney animated feature film The Lion King (1994) The song is performed by American actor and singer Jason Weaver as the singing voice of young Simba. English actor Rowan Atkinson and American actress Laura Williams provide supporting vocals in their roles as Zazu and Nala, respectively. The song was featured in the 2019 film adaptation, performed by JD McCrary, Shahadi Wright Joseph, and John Oliver. |
I just fall in love again | Stephen H Dorff, Larry Herbstritt, Gloria Sklerov, Harry Lloyd | Country | "I Just Fall in Love Again" is a song written by Larry Herbstritt, with co-writers Steve Dorff, Harry Lloyd, and Gloria Sklerov. The song was originally recorded by the Carpenters and later covered by Dusty Springfield, and Anne Murray, who was unaware Springfield had recorded it just 6 months prior. |
I Just Want To Make Love To You | Willie Dixon | R&B | "I Just Want to Make Love to You" is a 1954 blues song written by Willie Dixon, first recorded by Muddy Waters. Etta James recorded the song for her debut album At Last! Her rendition also served as the B-side to her hit of that name. In 1996, it was released as a single in the UK after being featured in a Diet Coke advertising campaign. |
I Kissed a Girl | Katy Perry | Dance | "I Kissed a Girl" is the debut single of American singer Katy Perry from her second studio album, One of the Boys (2008) It was released on April 28, 2008, by Capitol Records as the lead single from the record. Perry co-wrote the song with Max Martin, Cathy Dennis, and its producer Dr. Luke, with additional production from Benny Blanco. The song sparked controversy for its handling of bi-curious themes, but in retrospect has been viewed as the beginning of LGBT awareness in pop music. |
I Left My Heart in San Francisco | George Cory, Nicholas Cross | R&B | "I Left My Heart in San Francisco" is a popular song, written in the fall of 1953 in Brooklyn, New York, with music by George Cory and lyrics by Douglass Cross. In 1962, the song was released as a single by Bennett on Columbia Records as the b-side to "Once Upon a Time" The song is one of the official anthems for the city of San Francisco. In 2018, it was selected for preservation in the National Recording Registry as being "culturally, historically, or artistically significant" |
I Let A Song Go Out Of My Heart | Duke Ellington, Henry Nemo, Irving Mills, John Redmond | Pop | "I Let a Song Go Out of My Heart" is a 1938 composition by Duke Ellington. Other hit versions were by Benny Goodman, Connee Boswell, Hot Lips Page, and Mildred Bailey. Bing Crosby recorded the song in 1957. |
I Love A Piano | Irving Berlin, Irving Berlin | Pop | "I Love a Piano" is a popular song with words and music by Irving Berlin. It was copyrighted on December 9, 1920 and introduced in the Broadway musical revue Stop! Look! Listen! when it was performed by Harry Fox and the ensemble. Irving Berlin always regarded the song as one of his best efforts. |
I Love A Rainy Night | Eddie Rabbit, Even Stevens, David Malloy | Country | "I Love a Rainy Night" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music artist Eddie Rabbitt. It was released in November 1980 as the second single from his album Horizon. It reached number one on the Hot Country Singles, Billboard Hot 100, and Adult Contemporary Singles charts in early 1981. |
I Love Paris | Cole Porter | Latin | "I Love Paris" is a popular song written by Cole Porter and published in 1953. Bing Crosby recorded this for Decca on December 31, 1953 and included it in his album Bing Sings the Hits (1954) A line in the song's lyrics inspired the title of the 1964 movie Paris When It Sizzles. |