Michael Barson (born 21 April 1958) is a
Scottish-born multi-instrumentalist, songwriter, and composer. In a career
spanning more than 40 years, Barson came to prominence in the late 1970s as the
keyboard player for the band Madness.
"Driving in My Car" is a song
by Madness. It was released
as a stand-alone single on 24 July 1982 and spent eight weeks on the UK Singles
Chart, peaking at number four. It reached number 20 on the Australian Singles
Chart.
The B-side to the single was "Animal
Farm", a mostly instrumental reworking of the song "Tomorrow's
Dream" from the album 7. The 12" release of the single included the song
"Riding on My Bike", which is basically a rewording of the main
track, sung by Lee Thompson.
"Driving in My Car" was the 13th in
a run of 20 consecutive UK top 20 hits for Madness, and is the only one of
those 20 never to have been officially released on a Madness album in the USA.
It was later included on the 2010 re-release of the band's 1982 album The
Rise and Fall, as well as its two B-sides.
Driving in my car.
Vroom vroom vroom.
Driving in my car.
Vroom vroom vroom.
Driving very fast.
Vroom vroom vroom.
Driving very slow.
Vroom vroom vroom.
I like driving.
Driving in my car.
Riding on my bike.
Pedal pedal pedal.
Riding on my bike.
Pedal pedal pedal.
Riding very fast
Pedal pedal pedal.
Riding very slow
Pedal pedal pedal.
I like riding,
Riding on my bike
Rowing in my boat,
Splash splash splash,
Rowing in my boat,
Splash splash splash,
Rowing very fast
Splash splash splash,
Rowing very slow.
Splash splash splash.
I like rowing.
Rowing in my boat.
Riding on my train.
Choo, choo, choo.
Riding on my train.
Choo, choo, choo.
Riding very fast.
Choo, choo, choo.
Riding very slow.
Choo, choo, choo.
I like riding.
Riding on my train.
Flying in my
airplane.
Whoosh whoosh.
Flying in my
airplane.
Whoosh whoosh.
Flying very high.
Whoosh whoosh.
Flying very low.
Whoosh whoosh.
I like flying.
Flying in my airplane.
THE BEAR WENT OVER
THE MOUNTAIN
VARIOUS
SONGWRITER: UNKNOWNED
COUNSTRY: U. S. A.
ALBUM: CRAYOLA:
ANIMAL SONGS
LABEL: MADACY RECORDS
GENRE: KIDSONG
YEAR: 1996
William
Kotzwinkle is an American novelist, children's writer, and screenwriter. He was born in Scranton, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. He has won the World
Fantasy Awardfor
Best Novel for Doctor Rat in 1977, and has also won the National Magazine Awardfor fiction. Kotzwinkle wrote the novelizationof the screenplay for E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial.
He has been
married to author Elizabeth Gundy since 1965.
The Bear
Went Over the Mountain(1996) is a novelby William Kotzwinkle. The movie rights for the book were sold to Jim Henson.
"The
Bear Went Over the Mountain" is a campfire songsung
to the tune of "For He's a Jolly Good Fellow". The public domainlyrics
are of unknown origin.
Bing Crosbyincluded
the song in a medleyon his 1961 album 101 Gang Songsand
it is from Kidsongs. It is also a piece of background music from Animaniacs.
Arthur
Bramhall isolates himself in a forest cabin to write a novel; once it is
complete, he goes off to buy champagne in celebration, after first burying the
manuscript to protect it from fire. In his absence, a beardigs up his manuscript. The bear reads
the manuscript, decides it is good, and brings it to New York City, where he is
accepted as a talented author and desirable party guest.
The bear went over
the mountain,
the bear went over the mountain,
the bear went over the mountain,
to see what she could see.
And all that she could see,
and all that she could see,
was the other side of the mountain,
the other side of the mountain,
the other side of the mountain,
was all that she could see.
The bear went across
the river,
the bear went across the river,
the bear went across the river,
to see what she could see.
And all that she could see,
and all that she could see,
was the other side of the river,
the other side of the river,
the other side of the river,
was all that she could see.
The bear went through
the forest,
the bear went through the forest,
the bear went through the forest,
to see what she could see.
And all that she could see,
and all that she could see,
was the other side of the forest,
the other side of the forest,
the other side of the forest,
was all that she could see.
The bear climbed up
the big tree,
the bear climbed up the big tree,
the bear climbed up the big tree,
to see what she could see.
And all that she could see,
and all that she could see,
was the forest, river, and mountain,
the forest, river, and mountain,
the forest, river, and mountain,
was all that she could see.
Was all that she could see.
DREAM A
LITTLE DREAM OF ME
ELLA
FITZEGERALD & LOUIS ARMSTRONG
SONGWRITERS: GUS KAHN; FABIAN
ANDRÉ & WILBUR SCHWANDT
COUNTRY:
U. S. A.
ALBUM: ELLA & LOUIS
LABEL: VOCAL CLASSICS
GENRE:
JAZZ
YEAR: 1956
The collaborations between Ella Fitzgeraldand Louis Armstronghave attracted much attention over the years. The artists were both
widely known icons not just in the areas of big band, jazz, and swing musicbut
across 20th century popular musicin general. The two African-Americanmusicians produced three official releases together in Ella and Louis(1956), Ella and
Louis Again(1957), and Porgy and Bess(1959). Each release earned both
commercial and critical success. As well, tracks related to those albums have
also appeared in various forms in multi-artist collections and other such
records.
In terms of touring performances,
Fitzgerald once again teamed up with Armstrong, after the success of their
first album, to hold a series of concerts at the Hollywood Bowl. The
duo's music proved popular with the live audiences. Two live tracks from those
1956 concerts would end up being released as album bonus material in the 1990s.
"Dream a Little Dream of Me" is a
1931 song with music by Fabian Andreand Wilbur Schwandtand lyrics by Gus Kahn.
It was first recorded in February 1931 by Ozzie Nelsonand also by Wayne Kingand His
Orchestra, with vocals by Ernie Birchill. A popular standard, it has seen more
than 60 other versions recorded, with one of the highest chart ratings by The Mamas & The Papasin 1968 with Cass Ellioton lead vocals.
Stars shining bright
above you
Night breezes seem to whisper I love you
Birds singing in the sycamore tree
Dream a little dream of me
Say nighty night and
kiss me
Just hold me tight and tell me you miss me
While I'm alone and blue as can be
Dream a little dream of me
Stars fading but I
linger on dear
(Oh how you linger on)
Still craving your kiss
(How you crave my kiss)
Now I am longing to linger till dawn dear
Just sitting there
(Give me a little kiss)
Dreams till sunbeams
find you
Sweet dreams that leave all worries behind you
But in your dreams whatever they be
Dream a little dream of me
Stars fading but I
linger on dear
Still craving your kiss
Ya I am longing to linger till dawn dear
Just saying this
Sweet dreams when
dreaming
(Till sunbeams find you keep dreamin')
Gotta keep dreamin'
(Leave your worries behind you)
But in your dreams whatever they be
You gotta make me a promise
Promise to me
You'll dream dream a little dream of me.
TRUE LOVE
BING CROSBY GRACE KELLY
SONGWRITER: COLE PORTER
COUNTRY: U. S. A.
ALBUM: HIGH SOCIETY
LABEL: CAPITOL RECORDS
GENRE: EASY LISTENING
YEAR: 1956
Grace Patricia Kelly(November 12, 1929–September
14, 1982) was an American film actress who, after starring in several
significant films in the early to mid-1950s, became Princess of
Monacoby marrying Prince Rainier IIIin April 1956.
After graduating from the American
Academy of Dramatic Artsin 1949, she
began appearing in New
York City theatrical productionsand over 40
live drama productions broadcast in early 1950s Golden Age of
Television. Kelly gained stardom from her
performance in John Ford's adventure-romance
Mogambo(1953),
starring Clark Gableand Ava Gardner, for
which she was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress.
She won the Academy Award for Best Actressfor her performance in the drama The Country
Girl(1954) with Bing Crosby.
Other notable works include the western High Noon(1952)
with Gary Cooper, the
romance-comedy High Society(1956)
with Bing Crosby and Frank Sinatra, and
three consecutive Alfred Hitchcocksuspense thrillers: Dial M for Murder(1954)
with Ray Milland, Rear Window(1954)
with James Stewart, and To Catch a Thief(1955) with
Cary Grant.
Kelly
retired from acting at age 26 to marry Rainier, and she began her duties as
Princess of Monaco. Hitchcock hoped that she would appear in more of his films
which required an "icy blonde" lead actress, but he was unable to
coax her out of retirement. The Prince and Princess had three
children: Princess
Caroline, Prince Albert,
and Princess
Stéphanie. Princess Grace retained her link to America
by her dual U.S. and Monégasque citizenship. Her charity work focused on young
children and the arts, establishing the Princess
Grace Foundationto support local artisans
in 1964. Her organization for children's rights, AMADE Mondiale, gained
consultive status within UNICEFand UNESCO. She died aged 52 at
Monaco Hospital on September 14, 1982, from the injuries sustained in her car
crash the previous day. She is listed 13th among the American Film
Institute's 25 Greatest
Female Starsof Classical
Hollywood Cinema. Her son, Prince Albert, helped
establish the Princess
Grace Awardsin 1984 to recognize emerging
performers in film, theatre, and dance.
Harry Lillis "Bing" Crosby Jr. (May
3, 1903–October 14, 1977) was an American singer-songwriter comedian and actor.
The first multimedia star, Crosby was one of the most popular and influential
musical artists of the 20th century. He was a leader in record sales, radio
ratings, and motion picture grosses from 1930 to 1954. He made over seventy
feature films and recorded more than 1.600 songs.
His early career coincided with recording
innovations that allowed him to develop an intimate singing style that
influenced many male singers who followed him, including Perry Como, Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Dick Haymes, Elvis Presley, and John Lennon.
Yankmagazine said that he was "the person who had done the most for
the morale of overseas servicemen" during World War II. In 1948, American
polls declared him the "most admired man alive," ahead of Jackie Robinsonand Pope Pius XII:6 Also
in 1948, Music Digest estimated that his recordings filled more than half of
the 80,000 weekly hours allocated to recorded radio music.
Crosby won the Academy Award for Best Actorfor his performance in Going My Way(1944),
and was nominated for its sequel The Bells of
St. Mary's(1945) opposite Ingrid Bergman,
becoming the first of six actors to be nominated twice for playing the same
character. In 1963, Crosby received the first Grammy Global Achievement Award.
He is one of 33 people to have three stars on the Hollywood
Walk of Fame, in the categories of motion
pictures, radio, and audio recording. He was also known for his collaborations
with longtime friend Bob Hope,
starring in the Road to...films
from 1940 to 1962.
Crosby influenced the development of the
postwar recording
industry. After seeing a demonstration of a German
broadcast quality reel-to-reel
tape recorderbrought to America by John T. Mullin, he
invested $50,000 in a California electronics company called Ampexto build
copies. He
then convinced ABC to allow him to tape his shows. He became
the first performer to pre-record his radio shows and master his commercial
recordings onto magnetic tape.
Through the medium of recording, he
constructed his radio programs with the same directorial tools and craftsmanship
(editing, retaking, rehearsal, time shifting)
used in motion picture production, a practice that became an industry standard.
In addition to his work with early audio tape recording, he helped to finance
the development of videotape, bought television stations, bred racehorses, and
co-owned the Pittsburgh
Piratesbaseball team.
"True Love" is a popularsong written by
Cole Porterand was
published in 1956. The song was introduced by Bing Crosbyand Grace Kellyin the musical filmHigh Society. "True
Love" was nominated for the Academy
Award for Best Original Song. Kelly's contribution on the
record is relatively minor, duetting with Crosby on only the final chorus. Nonetheless,
the single is co-credited to her.
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