Sentences with phrase «writing hit songs»

«I Saw The Light» shows the beginning of his career at a radio station and live music, working with side men («The Drifting Cowboys»), writing hit songs and hitting it big at the Opry, but always with alcohol and a reputation for not showing up for concerts.

In 1958 his late father wrote a hit song titled «Santa's Super Sleigh,» and he lives rather handsomely off the royalties.

Thankfully, when you write a hit song for someone like Céline Dion, Josh Groban or Sarah Brightman, it gives back to you in perpetuity — it's intellectual real estate with the potential for an endless stream of tenants.

Not exact matches

But the entertainment industry might want to take note: more than half of the people surveyed think that by 2025, A.I. will create a Billboard 100 song and write a hit TV series.

With his brother and Windsor in charge of event promotions and logistics, Broady set out to brush up on his greatest hits and write an original song for the fundraiser.

Don't try to write a song that will be a top 40 hit.

Kowalczyk, who wrote most of the songs for his former band, said the breakup of Live, which sold more than 20 million albums, came at a time when he had hit a wall.

This post was actually written several years ago when I was indeed going through a very difficult time in my life, and nearly every top Christian song that hit the radio sounded empty and meaningless, as if those who wrote them had never experienced any real pain or hardship.

When Keith Richards and Mick Jagger wrote the song that would become their first No. 1 hit in the United States, many in the church were scandalized by the candor in «(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction.»

On a different note, Christian folksinger Bob Bennett scored a hit with a song he wrote for his children while going through a divorce: «There is no such thing as divorce between a father and his son / No matter what has happened, no matter what will be / There's no such thing as divorce between you and me... Sometimes I cry over the things I can't undo / And the words I never should have said in front of you / But I pray the good will somehow overcome the bad / And where I failed as a husband, I'll succeed as your dad.»

For all of you that are a little lost as to where the title of this post came from (along with the first line of this post haha) well it is from a song that instantly got stuck in my head when I started searching for similar «lime moto jackets» in google... Shwayze's «Corona + Lime»... a summer hit circa 2009 (hey maybe my brother «Pop Culture Died in 2009 «is right... the best stuff was from 2009 or earlier:p BTW these photos are a little flashback to Long Island days with my little bro... he shot these < 3) Anyways, this lime look had me signing that song all night long while writing this post... especially the part where they sing «If you are looking for love put your hands up `... here's a secret for ya... my hand it raised

Indeed, music and romance are so intertwined that it doesn't matter if you are a fan of pop songs or rock songs; top 40 hits or indie darlings; the Beatles or Bauhaus - chances are, if there is a band out there that you like, they will have written a song or even an album about love.

«Stand out by using song lyrics from an obscure 80s hit, or write 100 words on why you love Jaffa Cakes.

Originally written in 1971 by Dolly Parton, «I Will Always Love You» was already a hit before 1992 when Whitney recorded her own disarming cover version of the song for a movie called «The Bodyguard.»

Taylor Swift has a list of ex's longer than our grocery list — and a even longer list of hit songs she's written about their past relationships.

I spent a lifetime lookin» for you / Single bars and good time lovers were never true / Playing a fools game Lookin» for a Love is a song written by J. W. Alexander and Zelda Samuels and was the debut hit of the family group The Valentinos, which featured Bobby Womack.

Much more than just a wife to the country legend, the duo frequently toured together and June co-wrote (with Merle Kilgore) Cash's hit «Ring of Fire» (reportedly about her falling in love with him), and helped him write such enduring songs as, «Long - Legged Guitar Pickin» Man,» and «Jackson» (which earned the duo a Grammy).

This resulted in a couple of bona fide hits, notably Keith Carradine's «I'm Easy» and «It Don't Worry Me,» while all the other songs have an equally authentic air, even the ludicrous «I Never Get Enough» (performed though not written by Gwen Welles) and «200 Years,» a hilarious would - be patriotic Bicentennial tribute to America performed and co-written by Henry Gibson.

Charming the hotel's college age employees and hitting on its manager Mary (Annette Bening), Danny has his Steinway delivered and even tries writing some new songs on the hotel's complimentary notepads.

In 1959, Moustaki wrote the lyrics to Edith Piaf's international hit «Milord,» a song about a working - class girl who falls for an English gentleman.

The Atonement star appears in the new video for his hit Galway Girl, which was filmed in Galway last week, and he asked her to write the title of the song on him in her handwriting.

All he did was write beautiful, melodic scores, yielding a vast number of songs that became hits and enduring standards.

While initial reactions in 1954 nearly wrote off Johnny Guitar completely, save for the haunting and elegiac title song by Peggy Lee, which became a huge hit, Johhny Guitar went largely unnoticed in North America and so Ray lost himself in production of his next movie, a James Cagney vehicle, Run for Cover.

In one standout scene Llewyn lays down a track at Columbia Records with fellow songsmith and close pal Jim (Justin Timberlake) and a baritone cowboy named Al Cody (Adam Driver), only to wave any performance royalties in favour of a quick buck having arrogantly written off the song as being too square to be a hit.

If you ever wondered what the brilliant music video created for Taylor Swift's hit song «Blank Space» would have been like with all of the fancy trappings left intact but without the wit, insight, strong writing, convincing performances and plausible choreography, then «Fifty Shades Freed,» the conclusion of the three - film saga based on the distinctly cut - rate but insanely popular series of books by E.L. James, will no doubt prove to be your jam.

And yes, Walk the Line perpetuates the silly suggestion that a hit song can be written, off - handedly, in the course of a clumsily scripted conversation: June incongruously huffs at Johnny, «You can't walk no line» and voilà!

But if you factor in a Disney film, writing an Oscar - winning song for The Muppets, a sleeper hit HBO sitcom, and the fact that this musical - comedy duo is one of the funniest and most talented acts to come along in two decades — well, an explanation begins to take shape.

Possibly the catchiest song ever written, the anthem stormed the Billboard charts in the fall of 1996, making the ditty a bigger hit than the movie ever was.

The producer encouraged musician Ilya Naishuller to make his feature film writing and directorial debuts with the adventure movie, after he helmed the music video for one of the songs from his Moscow - based indie rock band, Biting Elbows, titled «Bad Motherf * cker,» which proved to be a hit.

While on Late Night With Seth Meyers, the Lady Bird director presented the personal letters she wrote to Justin Timberlake, Alanis Morissette and Dave Matthews, asking permission to procure the rights to their hit songs.

And in between attempts to hit on the unresponsive hotel manager (Annette Bening), he tickles the ivories of his Steinway and struggles to write a new song.

Topping said one his shops» surprise hits was Schubert's Winter Journey, written by the tenor Ian Bostridge, an account of his obsession with the song cycle.

During his 15 - year career in the music industry, he wrote hits in a number of countries including a number one song in the U.S.

Recently, hit - maker Max Martin referred to Lorde's track Green Light as «incorrect song - writing».

My main Sim is currently learning the violin and has gotten to a stage where he can write songs; to increase the chance the song will be a hit I need them to feel inspired before penning it.

It's well - known in the industry that many of the biggest pop producers in the world use this type of model for nearly every song (copy the vibe and chords from a minor hit from the 70s / 80s / 90s, change just enough to avoid technical infringement, write a new topline and throw it on the radio).