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Most of these songs mean nothing in the way of memories to me I just like them. Probably too vanilla and slushy for most on here but hopefully one or two people may enjoy.
Sheriff - When I'm With You
"When I'm with You" is a power ballad by Canadian arena rock band Sheriff. The song first appeared on Sheriff's self-titled debut album (the group's only album, to date), released in 1982. A top ten hit in Canada in 1983 (and a minor US hit at the same time), the song later hit #1 in the United States—in 1989, six years after the band separated.
This song is also notable that it was one of the few #1 hits not to have a promotional video during the MTV era. The song is featured in the movie Goon and Joe Dirt.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tMybvtDW1pw
Sheriff - When I'm With You
"When I'm with You" is a power ballad by Canadian arena rock band Sheriff. The song first appeared on Sheriff's self-titled debut album (the group's only album, to date), released in 1982. A top ten hit in Canada in 1983 (and a minor US hit at the same time), the song later hit #1 in the United States—in 1989, six years after the band separated.
This song is also notable that it was one of the few #1 hits not to have a promotional video during the MTV era. The song is featured in the movie Goon and Joe Dirt.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tMybvtDW1pw
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“Retribution” is the new album from Sweden’s Nightingale, the intended one-off project that refuses to die. Established by musical multi-talent Dan Swanö almost 20 years ago, the band is proof that good music can take on a life of its own, often when the artist least expects it.
A track from the Album Chasing the Storm Away . https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=THsY0UuUEQ8 |
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Disturbed’s cover of ‘The Sound of Silence’ has nearly 30 million views on YouTube, and comments full of testimonials like “haunting”, “stunning”, and “God, his voice make me an erection“. It’s Disturbed’s biggest hit since 2000’s ‘Down with the Sickness’. Triple M and mainstream rock radio are flogging it; the band recently performed it on Conan with a string section, looking very serious. Impressive, right? So why does the song sound like the dude from Creed grunting over an orchestra? Why are so many people moved by it?
With ‘The Sound of Silence’, Simon & Garfunkel warned us about the dangers of a society without empathy. It was the right protest song at the right time, a brooding anthem for the Vietnam generation. By covering it Disturbed also position themselves as cultural prophets, diagnosing the ills of society – while missing the point completely. . https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u9Dg-g7t2l4 |
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"Innuendo" is a 1991 single by the British rock band Queen. Written by Freddie Mercury and Roger Taylor but credited to Queen, it is the opening track on the album of the same name, and was released as the first single from the album. The single went straight to Number 1 in the UK Singles Chart in January 1991.[2]
At six and a half minutes, it is one of Queen's epic songs and their longest ever released as a single, exceeding "Bohemian Rhapsody" by 35 seconds. The song has been described as "reminiscent" of "Bohemian Rhapsody" because it was "harking back to their progressive rock roots".[1] It features a flamenco guitar section performed by Yes guitarist Steve Howe and Brian May,[3][4] an operatic interlude and sections of hard rock that recall early Queen, in addition to lyrics inspired in part by lead singer Freddie Mercury's illness; although media stories about his health were being strenuously denied, he was by now seriously ill with AIDS, which would claim his life in November 1991, 10 months after the single was released. Accompanied by a music video featuring animated representations of the band on a cinema screen akin to Nineteen Eighty-Four, eerie plasticine figure stop-motion and harrowing imagery, it has been described as one of the band's darkest and most moving works.[5] AllMusic described the song as a "superb epic", which deals with "mankind's inability to live harmoniously".[6] . https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g2N0TkfrQhY |
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Love Innuendo, though I find Queen very tiresome in general.
Think I must be the only one left, but I really don't like Disturbed's cover of Sound of Silence. Just misses all the subtlety of the original. |
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It's all about opinions nobody is right or wrong. I think with Queen you are either a fan for life or think they're pretty naff. Never thought they got the recognition musically they deserved. Having said that I think they made a lot of mistakes in their choice of direction but in a way that's why I admired them.
Loved Disturbed's version and because of them got to discover a great song written by Paul Simon. |
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"Ace of Spades" is a song by British rock band Motörhead, released in 1980 as a single and the title track to the album Ace of Spades.
The song spent 13 weeks in the UK Singles Chart, and originally peaked at number 15 upon its initial release. At the midweek point in January 2016 it reached No. 9 and in the official Friday chart they reached number 13, following the death of frontman Lemmy in December 2015 and subsequent dissolution of the band. It has sold 208,830 digital copies as of January 2016.[6] It reached the summit of the UK Rock & Metal Singles and Albums Charts on 9 January 2016. . https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vcf7DnHi54g |
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"Rise Above This" is the second single from Seether's album Finding Beauty in Negative Spaces. It is the sixth track on the album and became the band's second consecutive number-one song on the U.S. Modern Rock chart. Seether's vocalist Shaun Morgan has stated that the song is about his late brother, Eugene Welgemoed, and was written before his suicide. "Rise Above This" was written to bring Eugene out of a depression.
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Ace of Spades is still my Ringtone.
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Sweet home Alabama is mine.
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“Just Like Tom Thumb’s Blues” is a strophic classic blues which takes the 12 bar structure and stretches to the limit by using an inventive melodic line.
What Dylan here is gives a nightmare story incorporating other nightmares through quick references. This, Dylan is saying, is the nightmare of the real meaning of the blues, taken on 30 years from the days of Robert Johnson. This is “Rats in the Kitchen” for the 1960s hippy. . http://bob-dylan.org.uk/archives/277 Bryan Ferry's cover was how I discovered this song. . https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0AE5G-ioJE4 |
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Georgia on My Mind
The song was written in 1930 by Hoagy Carmichael (music) and Stuart Gorrell (lyrics). Although it is frequently asserted that the lyrics were written not about the state of Georgia but rather for Carmichael's sister, Georgia Carmichael,[3] Carmichael contradicted this view in his second autobiography, Sometimes I Wonder. He wrote that the song was composed when bandleader Frankie Trumbauer suggested that he write about the state of Georgia. According to Carmichael, Trumbauer also suggested the opening lyrics should be "Georgia, Georgia ...", with the remaining lyrics coming from Gorrell. Carmichael made no mention of his sister. Georgia on My Mind Michael Bolton . https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=90gZikTzhTE |
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THE FIGHTER by IN THIS MOMENT
This is a track from In This Moment's fifth album, Black Widow. Frontwoman Maria Brink said: "This song is about rising to our fullest power and overcoming tragedy." Asked by Berlin TV to what extent the lyrics on Black Widow are autobiographical, Brink replied: "It's usually mostly about my personal experiences. I just like to put into a metaphorical-type way. 'Cause I always have to write from personal things just so I can make sure that I'm connected to it, 'cause I think that's the magic in music. You have to make sure that I feel it, 'cause if I feel it, then other people feel it. So I think if you lack that emotional connection, then you lose that magic. So it is all in my experiences, but trying to do 'em in different… with using my imagination." The video was directed by photographer Jeremy Saffer and Maria Brink. Said the singer: "I decided to do a stripped down, intimate video to go with the nature and the meaning of the song. I wanted to show everybody a more vulnerable side of myself and take out all the bells and whistles." . https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D3sg1sDhX0U |
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The Storm. Can't live without love. Track 12 from "The Storm" album (1991)
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"Out in the Fields" is a single by former Thin Lizzy band members Gary Moore and Phil Lynott, released in 1985. The song is about the Troubles in Northern Ireland.[1]
The song is reminiscent of the sound of their band and is influenced by both artists' wide musical palettes. It performed well critically as well as commercially, reaching #3 in the Irish Singles Chart[2] and #5 on the UK Singles Chart,[3] the highest positions either of the two would ever reach in their solo careers, and the highest UK singles chart position of Lynott's entire career, both with and without Thin Lizzy. "Out in the Fields" was also one of the last recordings made by Phil Lynott before his death on 4 January 1986.[1] . https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xsKpazeA5L8 |
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"Hurt" is a song recorded by American singer Christina Aguilera for her fifth studio album, Back to Basics. It was serviced to US contemporary hit radio stations on September 19, 2006 and was released for purchase in November. Written by Aguilera, Linda Perry, and Mark Ronson, and produced by Perry, the song describes how the protagonist deals with the loss of a loved one and was inspired by the death of Perry's father.
"Hurt" received mixed to positive reviews from music critics, who praised her vocals but were ambivalent towards its production. The song peaked at number 19 on the Billboard Hot 100 and was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). According to Nielsen SoundScan, the single has sold over 1.1 million copies in the United States. It was a top-ten hit in Europe and Oceania, entering the top ten of record charts in countries including Austria, Belgium, France, and Germany. . https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wwCykGDEp7M |
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A BIG thing for me is songs written by the artist themselves.
Artists that don't take the easy way out. Artists that sit down with a blank page and pen and create their own magic. These are the true musicians in my eyes. The ones that should be at the top of the lists. If you don't write the song yourself it takes away from the strength of the effect of the song in my eyes. David Keenan is one of these such artists who does it all himself. He is one of Ireland's greatest at the minute. Supremely talented with a story to tell. He is currently on a tour of Ireland and also plays 2 dates in the UK next month. 19th May in Brighton at The Great Escape Festival and 23rd May at The Islington, London. I don't believe Festivals would be the best place to see him as one of his strengths is his lyrical content. If you can get a chance to see him live in an intimate venue I would highly recommend it. He is also booked for 12 dates in New York this summer. Every single time I see him he raises the bar with his performance. Here is one of his latest: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SMVcbSeA91A |
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Thanks for the post Roger. I really enjoyed that and thought it was very original. It's not something that I'd have in my collection as it's pretty obvious to the few that may may be listening to my links that I'm very much into AOR.
Having said that a very talented guy . |
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Blanc Faces
Robbie LaBlanc (vocals, guitar), Brian LaBlanc (vocals, bass), Jeff Batter (keyboards), Kyle Woodring (drums) Can't find anything about this song but love his voice. . https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s4nU7BmtJvI |
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Cheers bigmo.
He sure is. The Sacred Wunderkind.  |
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Decided not to go with the obvious one.
From the album Bat Out Of Hell The album developed from a musical, Neverland, a futuristic rock version of Peter Pan, which Steinman wrote for a workshop in 1974, and performed at the Kennedy Center Music Theatre Lab in 1977.[8][9] Steinman and Meat Loaf, who were touring with the National Lampoon show, felt that three songs were "exceptional" and Steinman began to develop them as part of a seven-song set they wanted to record as an album.[10] The three songs were "Bat Out of Hell", "Heaven Can Wait" and "The Formation of the Pack", which was later retitled "All Revved Up with No Place to Go". For Crying Out Loud . https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sLFu14OeDIM |
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"Hero of the Day" is a power ballad by American heavy metal band Metallica from their 1996 album Load. The song was first recorded on December 13, 1995, and was the first song on Load to be recorded.[citation needed] The song was also Metallica's second single release from the album. A promotional video for the track was also filmed. It became their second consecutive number-one hit on the US Billboard Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks chart. It is one of the few Metallica songs written primarily in a major key.
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"Sid Vicious in a Dress" is the lead single off Powerman 5000's New Wave album.
“Over the years, Sid Vicious has become the poster child for chaos and destruction. The video takes that concept and manifests it into the form of a beautiful girl. The title sort of says it all,” adds the vocalist. “Conceptually, it was very important to not to let this video become a typical rock n roll bad girl cliche video. This is not a lap dance video, this is violence!” . https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XAVqurkZZdo |
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Some excellent choices Mo. Keep them going.
Pleased you chose For Crying Out Loud, so much ignored despite probably being the 3rd best song on the greatest album ever. |
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Thanks Pandoras.
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Raised on Radio is the ninth studio album by the American rock band Journey, released in April of 1986 on the Columbia Records label. It is the only album to feature bassists Randy Jackson and Bob Glaub and drummer Larrie Londin and also the only album not to feature founding bassist Ross Valory.
The album spawned three top 40 singles in the US: "Girl Can't Help It" (No. 17), "I'll Be Alright Without You" (No. 14), and "Suzanne" (No. 17). It also spawned a top ten single "Be Good to Yourself" (No. 9)[2] It went to No. 4 on the Billboard 200 chart,[3] and it was certified double platinum in the USA.[4] Journey - Why Can't This Night Go On Forever. . https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J9vuGWjAIzQ |
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"Thunderstruck" is the lead single on the 1990 album The Razors Edge by Australian hard rock band AC/DC.
The song was released as a single in Germany, Australia, and Japan, and peaked at No. 5 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks. In 2010, "Thunderstruck" topped Triple M's Ultimate 500 Rock Countdown in Melbourne, Australia. The top five were all AC/DC songs.[2] With the exception of new material from an album they are touring behind, this is one of the only two songs released after For Those About to Rock We Salute You that the band still performs live in concert, the other being "Rock 'N' Roll Train". AC/DC - Thunderstruck (from Live at River Plate) . https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n_GFN3a0yj0 |
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"One" is a song by Irish rock band U2. It is the third track from their 1991 album Achtung Baby, and it was released as the record's third single in February 1992. During the album's recording sessions at Hansa Studios in Berlin, conflict arose between the band members over the direction of U2's sound and the quality of their material. Tensions almost prompted the band to break up until they achieved a breakthrough with the improvisation of "One"; the song was written after the band members were inspired by a chord progression that guitarist the Edge was playing in the studio. The lyrics, written by lead singer Bono, were inspired by the band members' fractured relationships and the German reunification. Although the lyrics ostensibly describe "disunity", they have been interpreted in other ways.
"One" was released as a benefit single, with proceeds going towards AIDS research. The song topped the Irish Singles Charts and US Billboard Album Rock Tracks and Modern Rock Tracks charts, and it peaked at number seven on the UK Singles Chart and number ten on the Billboard Hot 100. In promotion of the song, the band filmed several music videos, although they were not pleased until a third was created. The song was acclaimed by critics upon its release, and it has since been featured in polls of the greatest songs of all time. U2 has performed "One" at most of their tour concerts since the song's live debut in 1992, and it has appeared in many of the band's concert films. In a live setting, "One" is often used by the group to promote human rights or social justice causes, and the song lends its namesake to Bono's charitable organisation, the ONE Campaign. In 2005, U2 re-recorded the song as part of a duet with R&B recording artist Mary J. Blige on her album The Breakthrough. To the best of my knowledge this is the only time I've really gotten into a song mainly because of watching the video. What a fantastic,beautiful and powerful performance from Mary. Inever tire of watching this. Mary J. Blige, U2 - One . https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZpDQJnI4OhU |
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"Juke Box Hero" is a song written by Lou Gramm and Mick Jones and performed by their band Foreigner, from their 1981 album 4. It first entered the Billboard Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks chart in July 1981. Released as the album's third single in early 1982, it subsequently went to #26 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.[1]
Although the physical 45 sold less than 500,000 copies, 'Juke Box Hero' has been certified platinum by the RIAA for over a million digital downloads. The song focuses on a boy unable to purchase a ticket to a sold-out rock concert. Listening from outside, he hears "one guitar" and has an epiphany, leading him to buy a guitar and learn to play it. He realizes that with the guitar he has a chance to achieve musical stardom. The song then goes on to describe the struggle he has to stay on top of the music charts, which makes him a "Juke Box Hero." He eventually encounters another fan outside the stage door at one of his concerts, who reminds him of himself and how it all began. . https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U1vTZp1cqZE |
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Lou Gramm happens to be one of my favourite singers. Since leaving Foreigner his replacement Kelly Hansen has taken a quite a lot of stick from some fans who feel Gramm is irreplaceable. I think it's a little unfair as Kelly in my view is a very good replacement. Here's the same song song by him live.
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Farewell is a Dutch single and was written by Xander de Buisonjé with the composition and arrangement of Axel Lindelauf and Hans Paul Nieskens . In 1998, Volumia scored! a top 5 hit with it and singer Glennis Grace scored a hit in 2011.
Glennis Grace - Afscheid . https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lsoyzlkhXJ8 |
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"It's a Man's Man's Man's World" is a song by James Brown and Betty Jean Newsome. Brown recorded it on February 16, 1966 in a New York City studio and released it as a single later that year. It reached No. 1 on the Billboard R&B chart and No. 8 on the Billboard Hot 100.[2][3] Its title is a word play on the 1963 comedy film It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World.
Seal - It's a Man's Man's Man's World . https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j76h9qxLaV8 |
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The Dead South is a Canadian folk-bluegrass musical ensemble based in Regina, Saskatchewan. The band was initially formed in 2012 as a quartet by Canadians Nate Hilts (vocals, guitar, mandolin), Scott Pringle (guitar, mandolin, vocals), Danny Kenyon (cello, vocals). Colton Crawford, on banjo left the band in 2015 and was replaced by studio musician Eliza Mary Doyle.[1]
The Dead South - In Hell I'll Be In Good Company . https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=61&v=B9FzVhw8_bY |
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"Remind Me" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music singer Brad Paisley, performed as a duet with Carrie Underwood. The song was released in May 2011 as the third single from Paisley's album This Is Country Music, released May 23, 2011. The music video for the song premiered on CMT on July 26, 2011.[2] The song was also named Taste of Country's Song of The Year for 2011.[3] Paisley wrote this song with Kelley Lovelace and Chris DuBois.
Brad Paisley - Remind Me ft. Carrie Underwood . https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7qzhngp7jh8 |
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"Lips of an Angel" is a power ballad by American rock band Hinder. It was released as the second single from their album Extreme Behavior. It was their breakthrough hit, charting in the top ten on several Billboard trade charts in the United States, and reaching number one in several countries. It has sold 3.6 million copies in the US as of January 2015, making it one of the most downloaded rock songs.[2]
The lyrics deal with the singer describing his feelings when his favored girlfriend from his past calls late at night, somewhat pleasantly interrupting his current relationship. More than once, a reference to the call being secret is made, and the singer expresses concern of a fight ensuing as a result. The song concludes just as it began, with the singer questioning to why she is calling so late. However, at the end, it is less literal and more figurative, with the underlying meaning of "so late" not at night, but too late in life, perhaps adding an element of sadness to the song, as it ends with the plot unresolved. According to a radio interview done in Atlanta, Georgia the lyrics are loosely based on an actual phone call incident that did happen. Hinder - Lips Of An Angel . https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RiSfTyrvJlg |
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"Welcome to the Jungle" is a song by American rock band Guns N' Roses, featured on their debut album, Appetite for Destruction (1987). It was released as the album's second single initially in the UK in September 1987 then again in October 1988 this time including the US, where it reached number seven on the Billboard Hot 100[2] and number 24 on the UK Singles Chart.[3]
Axl Rose wrote the lyrics while visiting a friend in Seattle.[5] "It's a big city, but at the same time, it's still a small city compared to L.A. and the things that you're gonna learn. It seemed a lot more rural up there. I just wrote how it looked to me. If someone comes to town and they want to find something, they can find whatever they want."[6] Rhythm guitarist Izzy Stradlin summarises the song as "about Hollywood streets; true to life."[7] Guns N' Roses - Welcome To The Jungle . https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o1tj2zJ2Wvg |
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"Like a Rolling Stone" is a 1965 song by the American singer-songwriter Bob Dylan. Its confrontational lyrics originated in an extended piece of verse Dylan wrote in June 1965, when he returned exhausted from a grueling tour of England. Dylan distilled this draft into four verses and a chorus. "Like a Rolling Stone" was recorded a few weeks later as part of the sessions for the forthcoming album Highway 61 Revisited.
During a difficult two-day preproduction, Dylan struggled to find the essence of the song, which was demoed without success in 3/4 time. A breakthrough was made when it was tried in a rock music format, and rookie session musician Al Kooper improvised the organ riff for which the track is known. However, Columbia Records was unhappy with both the song's length at over six minutes and its heavy electric sound, and was hesitant to release it. It was only when a month later a copy was leaked to a new popular music club and heard by influential DJs that the song was put out as a single. Although radio stations were reluctant to play such a long track, "Like a Rolling Stone" reached No. 2 in the US Billboard charts (No. 1 in Cashbox) and became a worldwide hit. Bob Dylan - Like a Rolling Stone . https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IwOfCgkyEj0 |
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"You and I" is the only radio single from Celine Dion's album A New Day... Live in Las Vegas. It was released on 17 May 2004.
The music video was filmed by an award-winning director Andrew MacNaughtan in July 2004 and was shot partly at the Toronto Pearson International Airport. It premiered two months later. The music video can be found on the Ultimate Box, which was released in Japan in 2008. The music video was nominated for the MuchMoreMusic Award at the 2005 MuchMusic Video Awards. In October 2004, it was announced that "You and I" would be the theme of Air Canada's new advertising campaign. At the same time the airline unveiled new in-flight service products and new aircraft livery. Dion also recorded a one-minute-long French version of the song called "Mes ailes à moi." Both versions were used in Air Canada's commercials. The single was a radio hit, topping the Canadian Adult Contemporary Chart. On 19 June 2007, US Senator Hillary Clinton announced that "You and I" would be her campaign song in her 2008 bid for the Democratic Party nomination for US president.[1] The song was selected as a result of a month-long web campaign to select a theme song. Céline Dion - You And I . https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e-svA2ca6FY |
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The Cult are a British rock band formed in 1983. Before settling on their current name in January 1984, the band performed under the name Death Cult, which was an evolution of the name of lead singer Ian Astbury's previous band Southern Death Cult. They gained a dedicated following in the UK in the mid-1980s as a post-punk/gothic rock band.
The Cult - Lil Devil . https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8BMZdmFa-HU |
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"What's Up?" is a song by American rock group 4 Non Blondes from their 1992 debut album, Bigger, Better, Faster, More!. It was released as the album's second single in 1993. It was successful in the United States[1] and in several European countries, peaking at number one in Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Germany, Ireland, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Sweden, and Switzerland.
4 Non Blondes - What's Up . https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6NXnxTNIWkc |