“Somebody to Love” is a song by British rock band Queen, written by Freddie Mercury. It debuted on the band’s 1976 album A Day at the Races and was also featured on their compilation album Greatest Hits. The song offers listeners something similar to that of Queen’s earlier hit “Bohemian Rhapsody” with its complex harmonies and guitar solos; however instead of mimicking an English choir, the band turned to a gospel choir.
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Zap Mama – Iko Iko
“Iko Iko” is a much-covered New Orleans song that tells of a parade collision between two “tribes” of Mardi Gras Indians and the traditional confrontation. The song, under the original title “Jock-A-Mo,” was written in 1953 by James “Sugar Boy” Crawford in New Orleans. The story tells of a “spy boy” (i.e. a lookout for one band of Indians) encountering the “flag boy” or guidon carrier for another “tribe.” He threatens to “set the flag on fire.”
Bruce Springsteen – Streets Of Fire (Live)
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Recovering from legal troubles and the stress of the breakthrough success of Born to Run, Springsteen released a somewhat less commercial album in Darkness on the Edge of Town. In terms of the original LP’s sequencing, Springsteen continued his “four corners” approach from Born to Run, as the songs beginning each side (“Badlands” and “The Promised Land”) were martial rallying cries to overcome circumstances, while the songs ending each side (“Racing in the Street”, “Darkness on the Edge of Town”) were sad dirges of circumstances overcoming all hope. Unlike Born to Run, the songs were recorded by the full band at once, frequently soon after Springsteen had written them.
Donny Hathaway – He Ain’t Heavy, He’s My Brother (live)
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“He Ain’t Heavy… He’s My Brother” is a popular music ballad written by Bobby Scott and Bob Russell. Originally recorded by Kelly Gordon in 1969, the song became a worldwide hit for The Hollies later that year and again for Neil Diamond in 1970. It has been covered by many artists in subsequent years.
Donny Edward Hathaway was an American Jazz, Blues, Soul & Gospel singer-songwriter and musician. Hathaway contracted with Atlantic Records in 1969 and with his first single for the Atco label, “The Ghetto, Part I” in early 1970, Rolling Stone magazine “marked him as a major new force in soul music.
Oasis – The Masterplan (Live at Wembley)
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“The Masterplan” is a song by English rock band Oasis. It was written by lead guitarist, Noel Gallagher.
The song was first released as a B-side to the CD version of their hit single “Wonderwall” in October 1995. “The Masterplan” was also released with the Stop the Clocks EP in November 2006. It also shares the name with the 1998 B-side compilation album, The Masterplan, on which it is featured as the last track.Noel Gallagher has regularly declared “The Masterplan” as one of the best songs he has ever written. However, he regrets the fact that it was first released as a mere B-side, admitting he was “young and stupid”, when he made that decision. He also claims that Creation Records boss, Alan McGee, upon hearing the song, told Noel it was “too good” to be a B-side. Noel reportedly replied, “Well, I don’t write shit songs!”.
“The Masterplan” is sung by Noel, and features all band members except lead vocalist, Liam Gallagher, in addition to an orchestra. The song also features a backwards guitar solo after the first chorus. Approximately 30 seconds from the end of the song, Noel can be heard (distortedly) singing the chorus from “Octopus’s Garden” by The Beatles.