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2 unusual facts about Music and Lyrics


Andrew Ridgeley

In the 2007 American film Music and Lyrics, Hugh Grant plays "Alex Fletcher" of '80s band Pop!, a thinly-disguised Ridgeley.

Music and Lyrics: Music from the Motion Picture

Music and Lyrics: Music from the Motion Picture is the 2007 soundtrack from the film Music and Lyrics.



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As Kanoume Apopse Mian Arhi

Music and lyrics are by Doros Georgiadis, Spiros Blassopoulos, Antonis Vardis, Panos Falaras, Giannis Spanos, Manos Eleftheriou, M. Terzis, G. Karakatsanis, G. Gerasimidis, and K. Loizos.

Behind the Cow

"Behind the Cow" samples music and lyrics from "What Time Is Love? (Live at Trancentral)" and "America: What Time Is Love?" both by The KLF, "(Don't Fear) The Reaper" by Blue Öyster Cult and "Black Celebration" by Depeche Mode.

Cameron Michael Parkes

Parkes contributed both music and lyrics to the musicals Happy Birthday, Mr. President (about Marilyn Monroe) and Tanzi. The latter received the Drama-Logue Award for best musical of the 1984 Season.

Captain Louie

Captain Louie is a family musical with music and lyrics by Stephen Schwartz and a book by Anthony Stein adapted from the children's book The Trip by Ezra Jack Keats.

Celebration Theatre

Altar Boyz, Book by Kevin Del Aguila, Music and Lyrics by Gary Adler and Michael Patrick Walker, Directed by Patrick Pearson - July 10 - August 23, 2009

Daniel Abineri

Daniel Abineri (born 8 August 1958) is an English songwriter and playwright known for writing the book, music and lyrics for the controversial rock musical Bad Boy Johnny and the Prophets of Doom.

Dave Frishberg

Frishberg is also noted as having written the music and lyrics for "I'm Just a Bill," the song about the forlorn legislative writ in the ABC Schoolhouse Rock! series, which was subsequently transformed into the popular revue "Schoolhouse Rock Live".

Don't Step on My Olive Branch

Don't Step on My Olive Branch is a musical conceived by Jonathan Karmon, with music and lyrics by Ron Eliran and a book by Harvey Jacobs.

Fings Ain't Wot They Used T'Be

Norman initially wrote the piece as a play (with no music), but after Joan Littlewood read it, she asked Bart to write the music and lyrics.

The original play, by Frank Norman, who though born in Bristol lived his adult life in London, was intended to be a straight theatrical piece, but was supplemented with music and lyrics by Lionel Bart, who also grew up in London's East End.

Goya: A Life in Song

Goya: A Life in Song is a musical theatre work with music and lyrics by American composer Maury Yeston originally released in 1989 as a concept album.

Is there life after high school?

Is there life after high school? is a musical with a book by Jeffrey Kindley and music and lyrics by Craig Carnelia.

Joyful Noise

A Joyful Noise, a 1966 musical with a book by Edward Padula and music and lyrics by Oscar Brand and Paul Nassau

Maggie Flynn

Maggie Flynn is a musical with a book by Hugo Peretti, Luigi Creatore, and George David Weiss (in collaboration with Morton DaCosta) and music and lyrics by Peretti, Creatore, and Weiss.

Mel Atkey

A Little Princess (2003), musical with music and lyrics by Atkey and a book by Robert Sickinger

O Pioneers! (2001), musical with music and lyrics by Atkey and a book by Robert Sickinger

Next Door's Baby

Next Door's Baby is a musical with music and lyrics by Matthew Strachan and book by Bernie Gaughan (whose novels are published under the name Bernadette Strachan), based on Gaughan's radio play of the same name.

Nova Solis

All tracks composed by Morgan Fisher (music) and Tim Staffell (lyrics), apart from "Alone" (music and lyrics by Staffell); "Nova Solis" - a side-length suite - includes "Jupiter" (excerpt; by Gustav Holst) and "May I Remember" and "Earth" (music and lyrics by Staffell) by Staffell's earlier band, Smile.

One and Only

My One and Only, a 1983 musical with music and lyrics by George and Ira Gershwin

Our Minnesota

Despite the popularity of the Minnesota Rouser, the Minnesota Union offered a hundred-dollar prize for the best college music and lyrics.

Patricia Darcy Jones

1982: appeared in the movie Waitress! and sang "All Night Long" c1979 Music and Lyrics by Mark Newman and "Dancin Tonight" c.1979

Peitor Angell

His first Billboard hit was with singer Nocera in 1987, on a song he wrote music and lyrics for called "Let's Go".

Peter Pan: A Musical Adventure

Peter Pan: A Musical Adventure is a musical based on J. M. Barrie's play Peter Pan, or the Boy Who Wouldn't Grow Up, with a book by Willis Hall and music and lyrics by George Stiles and Anthony Drewe.

Portrane

Members of the band U2 owned a caravan in Portrane where they composed some of the music and lyrics for their 1981 album, October.

Poslednja Igra Leptira

Music and lyrics were witen by Neša Radulović, except for "Dečko, 'ajde o'ladi" ("Chill Out, Boy") for which music was written by Radulović and Sašo Bogojevski. Special guest on this album was Riblja Čorba frontman Bora Đorđević. The biggest hit from the album was "Dečko, 'ajde o'ladi", Radulović's duet with Lidija Asanović, which brought them Oskar popularnosti award for the Pop Band of the Year.

Red Hot and Heavy

All music and lyrics written by Ronnie Atkins & Ken Hammer except track 1 by Carl Orff and track 10 by Phil Lynott.

Richard Fleeshman

Fleeshman starred in the West End production of Ghost: The Musical, based on the film Ghost, written by Bruce Joel Rubin; with music and lyrics by Dave Stewart and Glen Ballard).

Roger Voudouris

After the decline of his solo career Voudouris returned to writing music and lyrics for various projects including the movie The Lonely Lady starring Pia Zadora, and a documentary on the life of Elvis Presley.

Rosebud Theatre

We Won't Pay!, by Dario Fo (March 12 - May 15); Oliver!, by Lionel Bart, (May 28 - August 29); The Road to Mecca, by Athol Fugard (September 10 - October 23); and The Secret Garden, book by Jim Crabtree, music and lyrics by Sharon Burgett, additional lyrics by Sue Beckwith-Smith and Diana Matterson, from the novel by Frances Hodgson Burnett.

Sinkadus

Music and lyrics by Kristofer Åström, except A Song For While I'm Away, by Philip Lynott.

Stuff Like That

"Stuff Like That" is a hit song with music and lyrics written by Quincy Jones, Ashford & Simpson, Steve Gadd, Eric Gale, Ralph MacDonald and Richard Tee.

Taberna Mylaensis

The Sicilian group Taberna Mylaensis, was found in 1975 in Milazzo (the antique city of Mylae) by Luciano Maio, composer and author of the music and lyrics, with the main purpose to recover the great Sicilian musical heritage which embraces several centuries - from 1500 until 1800 - of chants of labour, rage, protest and religious chants, adapted to the sounds coming from Arabic and African musical traditions.

Take Me Along

Take Me Along is a musical based on the Eugene O'Neill play Ah, Wilderness, with music and lyrics by Bob Merrill and book by Joseph Stein and Robert Russell.

Tale for a Deaf Ear

Tale for a Deaf Ear is an opera in one act with music and lyrics by Mark Bucci, sung in three languages and based on a story by Elizabeth Enright that appeared in the April 1951 edition of Harper's Magazine.

The Light Princess

It is adapted by Samuel Adamson; directed by Marianne Elliott, winner of the Tony Award for Best Directing in 2011, and has music and lyrics by Tori Amos.

The Snowman

In addition to the orchestral score, performed in the film by the Sinfonia of London, Blake composed the music and lyrics of the song, performed by a St Paul's Cathedral choirboy Peter Auty.

The World of Henry Orient

A Broadway musical adaptation of The World of Henry Orient called Henry, Sweet Henry, with music and lyrics by Bob Merrill, book by Nunnally Johnson (the father of Nora Johnson), direction by George Roy Hill and choreography by Michael Bennett, opened at the Palace Theatre on October 23, 1967.

Thrill Me

Thrill Me: The Leopold & Loeb Story is a musical with a book, music, and lyrics by Stephen Dolginoff.

Tickets, Please!

It contains sketches by Sketches by Harry Herrmann, Edmund Rice, Jack Roche and Ted Luce, with music and lyrics by Lyn Duddy, Joan Edwards, Mel Tolkin, Lucille Kallen and Clay Warnick.

Tippecanoe and Tyler Too

The song was part of the 1968 Off-Broadway musical How to Steal an Election and its cast album, with music and lyrics adapted by folk singer Oscar Brand.

Troy Perry

In 2011, actor/playwright Jade Esteban Estrada portrayed Perry in the solo musical comedy "ICONS: The Lesbian and Gay History of the World, Vol. 5" which includes the song "I Will Follow You" sung by the character of Perry with music and lyrics by Estrada.

Twang!!

is a musical with music and lyrics written by Lionel Bart and a book by Bart and Harvey Orkin, with assistance from Burt Shevelove.

Utter Hell

The music and lyrics are often inspired by German thrash metal bands such as Kreator and Destruction.

William James Austin

He composed music and lyrics for Lou Rawls, the fusion group, Hammer, a television sitcom, and other rock and jazz artists, as well as serving as backup band leader and lead guitarist for the Capris.

Xiao Huang-Chi

2003 Executive Yuan CCA host "physical and mental disabilities of the Fifth National Wenhui Award" music and lyrics the creative team first

2001 Executive Yuan CCA host, "Fourth National Award for the Physically and Mentally Handicapped Wenhui" music and lyrics the creative team first

1999 Executive Yuan CCA to host "Second National Literary Award for the Physically and Mentally Handicapped" creative music and lyrics the second group

2000 Executive Yuan CCA to host "The Third National Award for the Physically and Mentally Handicapped Wenhui" music and lyrics create a third group