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unusual facts about signature song



I Go to Rio

It became a signature song of Allen, as well as being covered by Peggy Lee and Pablo Cruise, among others, in addition to being subject to multiple soundtrack inclusions.

Jan Howard Sings Evil on Your Mind

Its name was derived from the single, "Evil on Your Mind", which was included on the album and became one of Howard's biggest hits and her signature song.

Jenny Says

"Jenny Says" is a song written by drummer and lead singer Fred LeBlanc from Cowboy Mouth's first studio album, Word Of Mouth in 1992, as well as their 1996 major label debut album, "Are You with Me?" It is Cowboy Mouth's most successful single to date and their signature song.

Naomi Chiaki

"Kassai", a song which has been commonly considered her signature song was released in 1972 and gained success, and finally won the 14th Japan Record Award.

Otis René

As a songwriter, he is notable as the co-author of "When It's Sleepy Time Down South", which became a signature song for Louis Armstrong.

Ronald White

White helped Robinson compose several hit singles including The Miracles' "My Girl Has Gone" and "A Fork in the Road" and is known as the co-writer and co-producer of The Temptations' signature song, "My Girl" and also co-wrote the same group's "Don't Look Back".

The Barbra Streisand Album

"Cry Me A River" was of course the signature song of Julie London, while "A Taste of Honey" had coincidentally just been recorded an ocean away by those other icons of the 1960s for their 1963 debut album.

Very Meaningful

The initial batch contained a serial numbered bonus CD single of Lo's signature song, "挑戰者 The Challenger" that she re-recorded.


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A Paul Brandt Christmas: Shall I Play for You?

Additionally, "Six Tons of Toys" is a cover of a Dave Dudley song, which itself is a rewrite of Dudley's signature song "Six Days on the Road".

Babalu Aye

"Babalu" was the signature song of "Ricky Ricardo," the character played by Desi Arnaz in the classic 1950s television series I Love Lucy; in the show the character was sometimes referred to as "Mr. Babalú.".

Bluebird

Examples are Jan Peerce's signature song, "Bluebird of Happiness", "Over the Rainbow" ("Somewhere over the Rainbow/Bluebirds fly"), "I'm Always Chasing Rainbows" ("I'm Always Chasing Rainbows/Waiting to find a little bluebird in vain"), and "The White Cliffs of Dover" ("There'll be bluebirds over/The White Cliffs of Dover").

Crocker National Bank

In the 1970s Crocker ran a television commercial featuring the song "We've Only Just Begun," which was later rerecorded by The Carpenters and sold as a single: It became the duo's signature song.

Everybody Loves Somebody

Claudio Lippi recorded it in Italian in 1966 as "Per Ognuno C'è Qualcuno Sempre," and it became nationally known as his signature song.

For the Working Class Man

Journey's Jonathan Cain contributed, produced and performed on two tracks, "Working Class Man" (Which has since become Barnes' signature song as a solo artist after being featured in the Ron Howard film Gung Ho) and "American Heartbeat", with Steven Van Zandt of Bruce Springsteen's E Street Band co-writing "Ride the Night Away" and Chas Sanford penning "I'd Die to be with You Tonight".

Hank Ballard

His major vocal inspiration during his formative years was the "Singing Cowboy", Gene Autry, and in particular, his signature song, "Back in the Saddle Again".

Here Where There Is Love

Of note was Warwick's version of "Alfie", which became Warwick's signature song after she was selected to perform it at the Academy Awards the previous year.

Jan Howard

Howard's biggest hit and signature song is the 1966 country hit "Evil on Your Mind", which peaked at No. 5 on the Billboard country charts.

Jess Dobkin

In this work, Dobkin uses lip-sync to perform Kermit's signature song, Bein' Green while physically showcasing her lesbian identity.

Kylie: La La La

The title of the book, La La La, is a reference to Minogue's signature song and worldwide hit "Can't Get You Out of My Head".

Mary Healy

In 1949 Healy and Hayes were the first to sing the commercial jingle, "See the USA in Your Chevrolet", which later became a signature song for Dinah Shore.

Newark Light Rail

It is intended as a tribute to Newark's native daughter Sarah Vaughan and includes the lyrics to her signature song, "Send in the Clowns," and colored bricks representing the music notes.

O Sodales

It is also the signature song of the American College of the Immaculate Conception, the American seminary located in Leuven, Belgium, which has maintained the hymn over the past century and a half.

Ola Salo

Salo and the other members of the band had an international breakthrough in 2000 with the album We Are The Ark, containing the signature song "It Takes a Fool to Remain Sane" (for which Ola won a Grammis for "Song of the Year"), a song Salo wrote after watching the Danish film Idioterne (The Idiots).

Rachel Alejandro

Her second album, "Watch Me Now," featured a revival of "Nakapagtataka," the signature song of her father, pop icon Hajji Alejandro.

Ronnie Van Zant

The band's national exposure began in 1973 with the release of their debut album, (Pronounced 'Lĕh-'nérd 'Skin-'nérd), which has a string of hits and fan favorites including: "I Ain't the One", "Tuesday's Gone", "Gimme Three Steps", "Simple Man," and their signature song, "Free Bird", which he later dedicated to the late Duane Allman of The Allman Brothers Band.

Rune Larsen

The signature song was "Lollipop" by The Chordettes, 1958, and the material was taken from that time.

The Genesis Explosion

"The Genesis Explosion is a song released by Dead Brain Cells from their album Universe. It is the signature song for the band, as many who have never heard of the band are familiar with the beat and rhythm of "The Genesis Explosion".

The Very Best of Jessi Colter: An Outlaw...a Lady

The album includes Colter's signature song, the pop-country crossover hit "I'm Not Lisa", plus, its follow-up -- "What's Happened to Blue Eyes" -- which reached #5 on the Country charts in 1975.

Try to Remember

In 1971 Netherlandish singing duo Saskia & Serge had a national smash hit with their signature song 'Zomer in Zeeland', based on the music of 'Try to Remember'.

Will Millar

In 1968, under the production of Bud Dant of Decca Records, the group's recording of the Shel Silverstein song "The Unicorn" went to #1 in Canada and #3 on the Billboard pop chart in the U.S. and became the Irish Rovers' signature song.