Iconic Songs & Compositions
14 entries in the Iconic Songs & Compositions compendium.
1812 OvertureCommemorates Russia's 1812 defence; famous for cannon fire.A Change Is Gonna ComeSong inspired by racism and the Civil Rights Movement.A Day in the LifeA song banned by the BBC for a drug reference.All Along the WatchtowerA twelve-line song of joker and thief, widely covered.Also sprach ZarathustraTone poem inspired by Nietzsche, famous for its sunrise fanfare.Amazing GraceClergyman who wrote the enduring hymn "Amazing Grace."Ave Maria (Bach/Gounod)Gounod's melody over Bach's prelude became a wedding and funeral staple.Ave Maria (Schubert)Schubert's melody adapted as the Latin prayer 'Ave Maria'.Ave verum corpus (Mozart)Mozart's motet composed for Corpus Christi in 1791.Be My BabyA landmark 1963 pop single produced in Phil Spector's Wall of Sound.'O sole mioNeapolitan song from 1898, basis for 'It's Now or Never.'(I Can't Get No) SatisfactionRolling Stones single with iconic guitar riff and controversial lyrics.(Sittin' On) The Dock of the BayFirst posthumous Billboard Hot 100 number 1 single, co-written by Otis Redding and Steve Cropper....Baby One More TimeDebut single that redefined late 1990s pop music.
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