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Hatikvah (Hebrew: הַתִּקְוָה, romanized: hattiqvā, ; lit. ' The Hope ') is the national anthem of the State of Israel.Part of 19th-century Jewish poetry, the theme of the Romantic composition reflects the 2,000-year-old desire of the Jewish people to return to the Land of Israel in order to reclaim it as a free and sovereign nation-state.
David Hancock. " Last Night I Had the Strangest Dream " (also known as " The Strangest Dream ") is a song written by American folk singer-songwriter Ed McCurdy in 1950. Due to McCurdy's connection with fellow musicians, it was common in repertoires within the folk music community. The song had its first album release when Pete Seeger recorded ...
In 1960, Robert B. and Richard M. Sherman wrote a new set of English lyrics to the melody of "Funiculì, Funiculà" with the title "Dream Boy". [7] [8] [9] Annette Funicello included the song on her album of Italian songs titled Italiannette and also released it as a single that became a minor hit. [10]
Sundown (Gordon Lightfoot song) " Sundown " is a song by Canadian folk artist Gordon Lightfoot, from the titular album, released as a single in March 1974. "Sundown" reached No. 1 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 and easy listening charts [2] and No. 13 on the Hot Country singles chart, [3] as well as No. 1 in Canada on RPM ' s national singles chart.
Bohemian Rhapsody. " Bohemian Rhapsody " is a song by the British rock band Queen, released as the lead single from their fourth studio album, A Night at the Opera (1975). Written by lead singer Freddie Mercury, the song is a six-minute suite, [4] notable for its lack of a refraining chorus and consisting of several sections: an intro, a ballad ...
Number 9 Dream. " #9 Dream " is a song written by John Lennon and first issued on his 1974 album Walls and Bridges. It was released as the second single from that album months later, on Apple Records catalogue Apple 1878 in the United States and Apple R6003 in the United Kingdom. It peaked at number 9 on the Billboard Hot 100, and it hit number ...
Old Folks at Home. " Old Folks at Home " (also known as "Swanee River") is a minstrel song written by Stephen Foster in 1851. Since 1935, it has been the official state song of Florida, although in 2008 the original lyrics were revised. [ 1] It is Roud Folk Song Index no. 13880.
Puttin' On the Ritz. US sheet music ( c. 1930) " Puttin' On the Ritz " is a song written by Irving Berlin. He wrote it in May 1927 and first published it on December 2, 1929. [1] It was registered as an unpublished song on August 24, 1927 and again on July 27, 1928. [1] It was introduced by Harry Richman and chorus in the musical film Puttin ...