Songs & Compositions
26 entries in the Songs & Compositions compendium.
'O sole mioNeapolitan song from 1898, basis for 'It's Now or Never.'(I Can't Get No) SatisfactionA Rolling Stones song with a famous guitar riff and controversial lyrics.(Sittin' On) The Dock of the BayPosthumous number 1 single co-written by Otis Redding and Steve Cropper....Baby One More TimeThe debut single that redefined late 1990s pop.1812 OvertureTchaikovsky's explosive tribute to Russia's 1812 victory.A Change Is Gonna ComeA song born from struggle and a dream, "A Change Is Gonna Come" endures as a timeless anthem of hope and…A Day in the LifeThe Beatles' celebrated final track from Sgt. Pepper, featuring orchestral glissandos and a legendary…A Love SupremeA through-composed suite in four parts, widely considered one of the greatest masterpieces in jazz history.A Mighty Fortress Is Our GodHymn by Martin Luther, paraphrasing Psalm 46.All Along the WatchtowerA mysterious, twelve-line conversation between a joker and a thief, recorded in Nashville in 1967.Amazing GraceClergyman who wrote the enduring hymn "Amazing Grace."ArirangA Korean folk song of unity and sorrow, over 600 years old.Astral WeeksVan Morrison's second studio album, blending folk, blues, jazz, and classical styles.Auld Lang SyneA Scottish song of farewell and remembrance, sung worldwide at New Year and other occasions.Away in a MangerChristmas carol of disputed origin, widely sung in English-speaking world.Be My BabyA Wall of Sound classic that changed pop production forever.Bella ciaoAnti-fascist Italian folk song of uncertain origin.Bitches BrewMiles Davis's electric landmark that reshaped jazz and rock.Blowin' in the WindA protest song posing rhetorical questions about peace, war, and freedom.Blue (Joni Mitchell album)Joni Mitchell's confessional masterpiece, Blue, captures raw emotion with sparse arrangements and enduring…Blue Monday (New Order song)The best-selling 12-inch single of all time, a synth-pop landmark that bridged disco and dance.Body and Soul (1930 song)A 1930 jazz standard with a famously unusual bridge, recorded by countless artists from Louis Armstrong to…Also sprach ZarathustraThe iconic tone poem inspired by Nietzsche, famous for its 'Sunrise' fanfare used in 2001: A Space Odyssey.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.
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