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Nature Boy	Eden Ahbez	Jazz	"Nature Boy" is a song first recorded by American jazz singer Nat King Cole. It was released on March 29, 1948, as a single by Capitol Records. The song was written by eden ahbez as a tribute to his mentor Bill Pester. It reached the top of the Billboard music charts and sold over a million copies.
Nellie the elephant	Peter Hart, Ralph Butler	Rock	"Nellie the Elephant" is a children's song written in 1956 by Ralph Butler and Peter Hart about a fictional anthropomorphic elephant of that name. The original version, released on Parlophone R 4219 in October 1956, was recorded by English child actress Mandy Miller with an orchestra conducted by Phil Cardew. The punk rock band Toy Dolls did a cover of this song in 1982, which was later released on the 1983 album Dig That Groove Baby.
Never Gonna Fall In Love Again	Eric Carmen	Pop	"Never Gonna Fall in Love Again" is a song co-written and recorded by American pop rock artist Eric Carmen. It was released as the second single from Carmen's self-titled debut solo album. The song peaked at number 11 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart in June 1976, remaining in the Top 40 for ten weeks.
Never, Never, Never	Tony Renis, Norman Newell	R&B	"Never, never, never" is a 1972 Italian song, written by Alberto Testa and Tony Renis. It was a No. 1 hit for Mina in Italy and for Shirley Bassey released as "Never Never Never" in the U.K., U.S. and Australia.
New World in the morning	Roger Whittaker	Folk	New World in the Morning is a studio album by Roger Whittaker released in 1971. It featured some of his most popular songs, including "The Last Farewell", "A Special Kind of Man" and "Streets of London" The album has never been released on CD, and current digital versions have been re-recordings.
NICA'S DREAM	Horace Silver	Jazz	"Nica's Dream" is a jazz standard composed by Horace Silver in 1954. It is one of many songs written in tribute to jazz patroness Pannonica de Koenigswarter. It features jazz melodic minor harmony with prominent minor-major 7th chords.
Nights in White Satin	Justin Hayward 1957, Justin Hayward 1967	Rock	"Nights in White Satin" is a song by the Moody Blues, written and composed by Justin Hayward. It was first featured as the segment "The Night" on the album Days of Future Passed. When first released as a single in 1967, it reached number 19 on the UK Singles Chart and number 103 in the United States in 1968. When reissued in 1972, the single hit number two in the U.S. and hit number one on the Cash Box Top 100.
Nina, pretty ballerina	Benny Andersson and Bjorn Ulvaeus, Benny Andersson, Bjorn Ulvaeus	Pop	"Nina, Pretty Ballerina" is a song recorded in November 1972 by Swedish pop group ABBA. It was released on 7" vinyl record in Austria and France in October 1973 as the seventh and final single from the band's debut album Ring Ring. It reached #8 on the singles chart in Austria.
No Arms Can Ever Hold You	Art Crafter, Jimmy Nebb	Rock	"No Arms Can Ever Hold You" is a 1986 song by English soft rock musician Chris Norman. It is taken from his 1986 album, Some Hearts Are Diamonds. The song peaked at #52 in Germany. It also became very popular in the Philippines.
No Moon At All	David A Mann, Redd Evans	Jazz	"No Moon at All" is a jazz standard written in 1947 by David Mann and Redd Evans. The vocal parts were initially performed by Doris Day.
No More Blues	Antonio Carlos Jobim	Latin	"Chega de Saudade" (Brazilian Portuguese: ) (published English version is "No More Blues") is a bossa nova jazz standard. The music was composed by Antonio Carlos Jobim and the lyrics were written by Vinicius de Moraes. The song was first recorded in 1957 by Brazilian singer Elizete Cardoso.
Nobody Does It Better	Marvin Hamlisch, Carol Bayer Sager	Pop	"Nobody Does It Better" is a power ballad and the theme song for the James Bond film The Spy Who Loved Me (1977) Composed by Marvin Hamlisch with lyrics by Carole Bayer Sager, the song was produced by Richard Perry and performed by Carly Simon. The song spent three weeks at No. 2 on the US Billboard Hot 100, kept out of the top spot by Debby Boone.
Nobody Knows You When You're Down And Out	Jimmie Cox	R&B	"Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out" is a blues standard written by Jimmie Cox in 1923. The song is a moderate-tempo blues with ragtime-influences. Bessie Smith recorded the song on May 15, 1929, in New York City.
Non, je ne regrette rien	Charles Dumont, Michel Vaucaire	Rock	"Non, je ne regrette rien" (French pronunciation: , meaning "No, I do not regret anything") is a French song composed by Charles Dumont, with lyrics by Michel Vaucaire. It is best known through Edith Piaf's 1960 recording, which spent seven weeks atop the French Singles & Airplay Reviews chart.
Nostalgia in Times Square	Charles Mingus	Jazz	Nostalgia in Times Square is an album by American jazz saxophonist Jemeel Moondoc, which was recorded in 1985 and released on the Italian Soul Note label. He leads a quintet that features Ornette Coleman guitarist Bern Nix, former Roland Kirk pianist Rahn Burton, bassist William Parker and drummer Denis Charles.
Now It Can Be Told	Irving Berlin	Pop	"Now It Can Be Told" is a popular song written by Irving Berlin for the 1938 film Alexander's Ragtime Band. It was nominated for an Academy Award in 1938 but lost out to "Thanks for the Memory". Shep Fields collaborated with John Serry Sr to record this song for Bluebird Records in 1938.
Nuages	Django Reinhardt, Stephane Grappelli	Jazz	"Nuages" (French pronunciation: ) is one of the best-known compositions by Django Reinhardt. He recorded at least thirteen versions of the tune, which is a jazz standard. English and French lyrics have been added to the piece which was originally an instrumental work.
O Come All Ye Faithful	John Reading	Latin	"O Come, All Ye Faithful" was originally written in Latin as Adeste Fideles. It has been attributed to various authors, including John Francis Wade, King John IV of Portugal, and anonymous Cistercian monks. The earliest printed version is in a book published by Wade.
O Little Town of Bethlehem	Ralph Vaughn Williams, Phillip Brooks	Folk	"O Little Town of Bethlehem" is a Christmas carol. Based on an 1868 text written by Phillips Brooks. The carol is popular on both sides of the Atlantic, but to different tunes. In the U.S. it is sung to "St. Louis" by Brooks' collaborator, Lewis Redner; and in the United Kingdom and Ireland to "Forest Green" by Ralph Vaughan Williams.
O SOLE MIO	Giovanni Capurro, Eduardo di Capua	Country	"'O sole mio" (Neapolitan pronunciation: ) is a well-known Neapolitan song written in 1898. The title translates literally as "my sun" or "my sunshine" The lyrics were written by Giovanni Capurro and the music was composed by Eduardo di Capua.
Oh How I Miss You Tonight	Benny Davis, Mark Fisher	Pop	"Oh, How I Miss You Tonight" is a popular song, published in 1925, written by Benny Davis, Joe Burke, and Mark Fisher. Popular recordings of the song in 1925 were by Ben Selvin, Benson Orchestra of Chicago, Lewis James and Irving Kaufman. Jeanne Black released a version of thesong as a single which reached #63 on the U.S. pop chart.
Oh! Darling	John Lennon, Paul McCartney	Pop	"Oh! Darling" is a song by the English rock band the Beatles, composed by Paul McCartney (credited to Lennon-McCartney) It is the fourth song on the 1969 album Abbey Road. It was not issued as a single in either the United Kingdom or the United States, but was edited and released in Central America. Apple Records released it in Japan with "Here Comes the Sun" in June 1970. It reached number 15 on the Billboard pop chart on 7 October 1978.
Oh! Look At Me Now	Joe Bushkin, John DeVries	Pop	"Oh! Look at Me Now" is a 1941 song composed by Joe Bushkin, with lyrics by John DeVries. It is strongly associated with Frank Sinatra, who first recorded it with Tommy Dorsey and his orchestra. Sinatra re-recorded the song for his 1957 A Swingin' Affair!, this time arranged and conducted by Nelson Riddle.
Oh! What It Seemed To Be	Frankie Carle, Bennie Benjamin, George Weiss	Pop	"Oh! What it Seemed to Be" is a song composed by Bennie Benjamin, George Weiss and Frankie Carle. The song was most popular in 1946, and was taken to number 1 that year by both Frank Sinatra and the Frankie Carl orchestra, the latter with Marjorie Hughes on vocals. It helped make Benjamin and Weiss the top songwriters of 1946.
Oh, Lonesome Me	Don Gibson	Country	"Oh Lonesome Me" is a popular song written and recorded in December 1957 by Don Gibson. Released in 1958, the song topped the country chart for eight non-consecutive weeks. It was Gibson's only Top 10 hit on the pop chart. Its B-side was "I Can't Stop Loving You", which peaked at No. 7 on the C&W Jockey charts.
Oh, Pretty Woman	Roy Orbison	Rock	"Oh, Pretty Woman" was written by Roy Orbison and Bill Dees. It was released as a single in August 1964 on Monument Records. It spent three weeks at number one on the Billboard Hot 100 from September 26, 1964. The single sold seven million copies and marked the high point in Orbison's career. The song was later used for the title of the 1990 film Pretty Woman starring Richard Gere and Julia Roberts, and the 2018 musical Pretty Woman: The Musical.
Oh, You Crazy Moon	Jimmy van Heusen, Johnny Burke	Jazz	Oh, You Crazy Moon is a jazz standard by Jimmy Van Heusen, with lyrics by Johnny Burke. It was recorded by Mel Torme in 1960 and Frank Sinatra in 1965.
Okie from Muskogee	Merle Haggard, Ray Edward Burris	Country	Okie from Muskogee is the first live album by Merle Haggard and the Strangers. It was released in October 1969 on Capitol Records. The album was a recorded performance at the Civic Center in Oklahoma on October 10, 1969, the day before the studio version of "Okie" hit the country charts.
Old Devil Moon	Burton Lane, E. Y. Harburg	Pop	"Old Devil Moon" is a popular song composed by Burton Lane for the 1947 musical Finian's Rainbow. It was introduced by Ella Logan and Donald Richards in the Broadway show. In the 1968 film version, the song was performed by Don Francks and Petula Clark.
Old Folks at Home	Stephen Foster	Jazz	"Old Folks at Home" is a minstrel song written by Stephen Foster in 1851. Since 1935, it has been the official state song of Florida. The song's narrator states "longing for de old plantation", which has been criticized as romanticizing slavery.
Old Shep	Clyde (Red) Foley	Country	"Old Shep" is a song written and composed by Red Foley and Arthur Williams in 1933, about a dog Foley owned as a child. Foley first recorded the song in 1935, and again in 1941 and 1946. A version of the song by Clinton Ford appeared in the UK Singles Chart in October 1959, spending one week at number 27.
On A Little Street In Singapore	Peter DeRose, Billy Hill	Jazz	"On a Little Street in Singapore" is a jazz song written by Peter DeRose and Billy Hill. It was recorded by Frank Sinatra with the Harry James Orchestra on 13 October 1939 at the same time as "Who Told You That I Cared?". It was later issued as a 78 rpm single. The Glenn Miller Orchestra released "On aLittle Street inapore" with a vocal by Ray Eberle in May 1944.
On A Slow Boat To China	Frank Loesser	Pop	"On A Slow Boat to China" is a popular song by Frank Loesser, published in 1948. The song is a well-known pop standard, recorded by many artists. The biggest hit version was recorded in 1959 by Emile Ford and the Checkmates peaking at #3 in the official singles chart.
On The Alamo	Isham Jones, Gus Kahn	Jazz	"On the Alamo" is a jazz standard written by Isham Jones, Gilbert Keyes and Joe Lyons. It was first recorded in 1922 by the Isam Jones Orchestra. Lyrics not heard on this recording.
On The Atchison, Topeka And The Santa Fe	Harry Warren, Johnny Mercer	Dance	"On the Atchison, Topeka and the Santa Fe" is a popular song written by Harry Warren with lyrics by Johnny Mercer. The song was published in 1944, spanned the hit chart in mid-1945, and won the 1946 Academy Award for Best Original Song.
On The Banks Of The Wabash	Paul Dresser	Folk	"On the Banks of the Wabash, Far Away" was one of the best-selling songs of the 19th century. Written and composed by American songwriter Paul Dresser, it was published by the Tin Pan Alley firm of Howley, Haviland and Company in October 1897. The lyrics of the ballad reminisce about life near Dresser's childhood home in Indiana, United States.
On the sunny side of the street	Jimmy McHugh, Dorothy Fields	Jazz	"On the Sunny Side of the Street" is a 1930 song composed by Jimmy McHugh with lyrics by Dorothy Fields. Some authors say that Fats Waller was the composer, but he sold the rights to the song. It was introduced in the Broadway musical Lew Leslie's International Revue starring Harry Richman and Gertrude Lawrence.
On Top Of Old Smokey	Traditional	Folk	"On Top of Old Smoky" is a traditional folk song of the United States. The song reached the pop music charts in 1951. It is unclear when, where and by whom the song was first sung. Cecil Sharp and Maud Karpeles collected a version of the song from Memory Shelton in 1916.
On Top of Old Smoky	tradtional American folk song	Folk	"On Top of Old Smoky" is a traditional folk song of the United States. The song reached the pop music charts in 1951. It is unclear when, where and by whom the song was first sung. Cecil Sharp and Maud Karpeles collected a version of the song from Memory Shelton in 1916.
Once I Loved	Antonio Carlos Jobim, English Lyrics_ Ray Gilbert	Jazz	"Once I Loved" ("Uma vez eu amei") is a bossa nova jazz standard composed in 1960 by Antonio Carlos Jobim. In a few early cases, the song was also known as ("Love in Peace"), a translation into English of the original Portuguese title.
Once in royal Davids city	H.J. Gauntlett, Cecil Frances Alexander	Folk	"Once in Royal David's City" is a Christmas carol by Cecil Frances Alexander. It was first published in 1848 in her hymnbook Hymns for Little Children. A year later, the English organist Henry Gauntlett discovered the poem and set it to music.
One alone	Sigmund Romberg, Otto Harbach and Oscar Hammerstein II	Pop	"One Alone" is a popular song composed by Sigmund Romberg with lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II and Otto Harbach for their operetta The Desert Song. Dave Brubeck recorded it on his 2002 album of the same name.
One For My Baby	Harold Arlen, Johnny Mercer	Jazz	"One for My Baby (and One More for the Road)" is a hit song written by Harold Arlen and Johnny Mercer for the movie musical The Sky's the Limit (1943) It was first performed in the film by Fred Astaire. The song was further popularized by Frank Sinatra.
One Note Samba	Antonio Carlos Jobim	Jazz	"Samba de uma Nota So" is a bossa nova and jazz standard song composed by Antonio Carlos Jobim with Portuguese lyrics by Newton Mendonca. It was first recorded by Joao Gilberto in 1960 for his album O Amor, o Sorriso e a Flor.
One Summer Night	Danny Webb	R&B	"One Summer Night" is a song by American doo-wop group the Danleers. The song was written by the group's manager and main songwriter, Danny Webb. The Beach Boys released a partial cover of the song on their 1992 album Summer in Paradise.
One Tin Soldier	Brian Potter, Dennis Lambert	Country	"One Tin Soldier" is a 1960s counterculture era anti-war song written by Dennis Lambert and Brian Potter. Canadian pop group The Original Caste first recorded it in 1969 for both the TA label and its parent Bell label. The song, recorded by various artists, charted each year from 1969 to 1974 on various charts in the United States and Canada.
Only Love Can Break A Heart	Burt Bacharach, Hal David	Country	"Only Love Can Break a Heart" is a popular song from 1962. It was written by Hal David and Burt Bacharach and performed by Gene Pitney. Country music singers Sonny James and Kenny Dale also recorded cover versions of the song.
Only the Good Die Young	Billy Joel	Rock	"Only the Good Die Young" is a song from Billy Joel's 1977 rock album The Stranger. It was the third of four singles released from the album. The song was controversial for its time, with the lyrics written from the perspective of a young man determined to have sex with a Catholic girl.
Only The Lonely	Roy Orbison, Joe Melson	Rock	"Only the Lonely (Know the Way I Feel)" is a 1960 song written by Roy Orbison and Joe Melson. Orbison's recording of the song was the first major hit for the singer. Released as a 45 rpm single by Monument Records in May 1960, it went to No. 2 on the United States Billboard pop music charts on 25 July 1960. It reached Number One in the United Kingdom, a position it achieved on 20 October 1960.
Onward, Christian Soldiers	Sir Arthur Sullivan, Sabine Baring-Gould	Country	"Onward, Christian Soldiers" is a 19th-century English hymn. The words were written by Sabine Baring-Gould in 1865. The music was composed by Arthur Sullivan in 1871. The Salvation Army adopted the hymn as its favoured processional.
Our Delight	Tadd Dameron	Jazz	"Our Delight" is a 1947 jazz standard, composed by Tadd Dameron. It is considered one of his best compositions along with "Good Bait", "Hot House", "If You Could See Me Now", and "Lady Bird"
Our Love Affair	Arthur Freed, Roger Edens	Pop	"Our Love Affair" is a song recorded by Frank Sinatra with the Tommy Dorsey Band in 1940. Its music is by Roger Edens and lyrics are by Arthur Freed. It was written for the M-G-M musical Strike Up the Band (1940), starring Mickey Rooney and Judy Garland.
Over The Rainbow	Harold Arlen, Yip Harburg	Jazz	"Over the Rainbow" is a ballad by Harold Arlen with lyrics by Yip Harburg. It was written for the 1939 film The Wizard of Oz, in which it was sung by Judy Garland in her starring role as Dorothy Gale. It won the Academy Award for Best Original Song and became Garland's signature song.
Overprotected	Max Martin, Rami Yacoub	Dance	"Overprotected" is a song by American singer Britney Spears from her third studio album, Britney (2001) It was written and produced by Max Martin and Rami. The song was released on December 10, 2001, by Jive Records as the second international single from Britney. Its remixed R&B form, produced by Darkchild, was released as the third US single on April 2, 2002. While it peaked only at number 86 on the US Billboard Hot 100, it peaked at number 22 in Canada.
Oye Como Va	Tito Puente	Latin	"Oye Como Va" is a 1962 cha-cha-cha by Tito Puente, originally released on El Rey Bravo (Tico Records) The song achieved worldwide popularity in 1970, when it was recorded by American rock group Santana for their album Abraxas. This version was released as a single in 1971, reaching number 13 on the Billboard Hot 100. The song has been praised by critics and inducted into the Latin Grammy Hall of Fame in 2001. It was also included in the NPR 100 "the most important American musical works of the 20th century"
Paint it black	The Rolling Stones	Rock	"Paint It Black" is a song written by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards. It is a raga rock song with Indian, Middle Eastern, and Eastern European influences and lyrics about grief and loss. London Records released the song as a single on 7 May 1966 in the United States, and Decca Records released it on 13 May in the UK. The song was influential to the burgeoning psychedelic genre as the first chart-topping single to feature the sitar, and widened the instrument's audience.
Papa loves Mambo	Al Hoffman, Dick Manning, Bix Reichner	Pop	"Papa Loves Mambo" is a popular song written by Al Hoffman, Dick Manning, and Bix Reichner. The best-known version was recorded by Perry Como with Mitchell Ayres's orchestra in New York City on August 31, 1954. Bing Crosby also recorded the song in 1954 for use on his radio show.
Paper Roses	Fred Spielman, Janice Torre	Country	"Paper Roses" is a popular song written and composed by Fred Spielman and Janice Torre. It first was a top five hit in 1960 for Anita Bryant. Marie Osmond recorded it in 1973 and took her version to number one on the US country chart.
Paperback Writer	John Lennon & Paul McCartney	Dance	"Paperback Writer" is a song by the English rock band the Beatles. Written primarily by Paul McCartney and credited to the Lennon-McCartney partnership, the song was released as the A-side of their eleventh single in May 1966. It topped singles charts in the United Kingdom, the United States, Ireland, West Germany, Australia, New Zealand and Norway.
Peel me a Grape	David Frischberg	Jazz	David L. "Dave" Frishberg is an American jazz pianist, vocalist, composer, and lyricist. His songs have been performed by Blossom Dearie, Rosemary Clooney, Shirley Horn, Anita O'Day, Michael Feinstein, Irene Kral, Diana Krall, Stacey Kent, John Pizzarelli and Mel Torme. He was the co-recipient of the Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Original Song in 1981.
people get ready	Curtis Mayfield	Rock	"People Get Ready" is a 1965 single by The Impressions, and the title track from the People Get Ready album. The single is the group's best-known hit, reaching number-three on the Billboard R&B chart. The gospel-influenced track was written and composed by Curtis Mayfield, who was displaying a growing sense of social and political awareness in his writing. The song was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 1998.
People will say we're in love	Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein II	Pop	"People Will Say We're In Love" is a show tune from the Rodgers and Hammerstein musical Oklahoma! In the original Broadway production, the song was introduced by Alfred Drake and Joan Roberts. Three versions made the Top 40 charts: Bing Crosby & Trudy Erwin (#2), Frank Sinatra (#3), and The Ink Spots (#11).
Petite Fleur	Sydney Bechet	Jazz	"Petite Fleur" is an instrumental written by Sidney Bechet and recorded by him in 1952. In 1959 it was an international hit as a clarinet solo by Monty Sunshine with Chris Barber's Jazz Band.
Piano In The Dark	Brenda Russell, Jeff Hall, Scott Cutler	Dance	"Piano in the Dark" is a song by American singer-songwriter Brenda Russell. It was the first single to be taken from Russell's 1988 album, Get Here. The song became Russell's biggest hit, peaking at number 6 on the Billboard Hot 100, number 8 on the R&B Chart and number 3 on the Adult Contemporary Chart.
Play Me	Neil Diamond	Folk	"Play Me" is a 1972 song by Neil Diamond from his album Moods. It was released as a single in May 1972 and peaked at #11 in the United States in September of that year. The song is a medium-tempo waltz performed in 3/4 time at a standard tempo of 102 bpm.
Playground Love	Air	Rock	The Virgin Suicides is a score composed by French electronic music duo Air for the 1999 film of the same name by Sofia Coppola. It was released on 23 February 2000 by Virgin Records and was nominated for Best Soundtrack at the 2001 Brit Awards. A deluxe edition of the album was released in June 2015 as a two-disc set and a super deluxe box set.
Please Be Kind	Saul Chaplin, Sammy Cahn	Pop	"Please Be Kind" is a 1938 American song composed by Saul Chaplin with lyrics by Sammy Cahn. Popular recordings that year were by Mildred Bailey and the Red Norvo Orchestra; Bob Crosby & His Orchestra (vocal by Kay Weber); and by Benny Goodman and His Orchestra.
Please Help Me, I'm Falling	Don Robertson, Hal Blair	Country	"Please Help Me, I'm Falling" is a 1960 song written by Don Robertson and Hal Blair and first recorded by Hank Locklin. The single was Locklin's most successful recording and was his second number one on the country charts. In 1973, John Fogerty covered the song on his first solo album, Blue Ridge Rangers. Dolly Parton, Loretta Lynn and Tammy Wynette recorded their version of the song in 1993.
Please Mr. Sun	Ray Getzov, Sid Frank	Pop	"Please, Mr. Sun" is a song written by Ray Getzov and Sid Frank and performed by Johnnie Ray featuring The Four Lads and the Jimmy Carroll Orchestra. It reached #6 on the U.S. pop chart in 1952. The single ranked #30 on Billboard's Year-End top 30 singles of 1952.
Please Please Me	John Lennon, Paul McCartney	Rock	Please Please Me is the debut studio album by the English rock band the Beatles. Produced by George Martin, it was released in the UK on EMI's Parlophone label on 22 March 1963. The album is 14 songs in length, and contains a mixture of cover songs and original material written by the band's John Lennon and Paul McCartney. It was voted 39th on Rolling Stone's list of the "500 Greatest Albums of All Time" in 2012.
Poems, Prayers and Promises	John Denver	Country	Poems, Prayers & Promises is the fourth studio album by American singer-songwriter John Denver. It was released on April 6, 1971 through RCA Records. The album was recorded in New York City and produced by Milton Okun and Susan Ruskin.
Polka Dots and Moonbeams	Jimmy Van Husen, Johnny Burke	Dance	"Polka Dots and Moonbeams" is a popular song with music by Jimmy Van Heusen and lyrics by Johnny Burke, published in 1940. It was Frank Sinatra's first hit recorded with the Tommy Dorsey Orchestra. Bob Dylan covered this song in his 2016 album Fallen Angels.
Pomp and Circumstance	Edward Elgar	Folk	The Pomp and Circumstance Marches, Op. 39, are a series of five (or six) marches for orchestra composed by Sir Edward Elgar. The first four were published between 1901 and 1907, when Elgar was in his forties. The fifth was published in 1930, a few years before his death; and a sixth, compiled posthumously from sketches, waspublished in 1956 and in 2005-2006.
Poor Butterfly	Raymond Hubbell, John L. Golden	Pop	"Poor Butterfly" is a popular song. The music was written by Raymond Hubbell, the lyrics by John L. Golden. The song was inspired by Giacomo Puccini's opera Madame Butterfly.
Powder your face with sunshine	Carmen Lombardo, Stanley Rochinski	Pop	"Powder Your Face with Sunshine" is a popular song written by Carmen Lombardo and Stanley Rochinski, and published in 1948. The two biggest hit versions of the song were recorded by Evelyn Knight and by the Sammy Kaye Orchestra.
Praise The Lord And Pass The Ammunition	Frank Loesser	Pop	"Praise the Lord and Pass the Ammunition" is an American patriotic song by Frank Loesser, published as sheet music in 1942 by Famous Music Corp. The song was a response to the attack on Pearl Harbor that marked United States involvement in World War II. For some time, long after Pearl Harbor, stories and reports surfaced about an incident involving this "sky pilot"
Precious Lord, Take My Hand	Thomas A. Dorsey	R&B	The lyrics were written by the Rev. Thomas A. Dorsey. The melody is credited to Dorsey, drawn extensively from the 1844 hymn tune, "Maitland" The earliest known recording was made on February 16, 1937, by the Heavenly Gospel Singers.
Pretty Paper	Willie Nelson	Country	Pretty Paper is the first Christmas album and twenty-fourth studio album by country singer Willie Nelson. The self-composed title track had been a hit Christmas song in 1963, when it was recorded by Roy Orbison. Nelson reunited with producer/arranger Booker T. Jones.
Promise Me You'll Remember	Carmine Coppola, John Bettis	Pop	"Promise Me You'll Remember (Love Theme from The Godfather Part III)" is a song written by Carmine Coppola and John Bettis. The song was nominated for the Academy Award and the Golden Globe Award for Best Song in 1991. It is track #12 on the soundtrack to the film. Harry Connick Jr. sang the song on the Academy Awards telecast.
Proud Mary	John Fogerty	R&B	"Proud Mary" is a song by Creedence Clearwater Revival written by John Fogerty. It was released as a single in January 1969 by Fantasy Records and on the band's second studio album, Bayou Country. The song became a major hit in the United States, peaking at No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 in March 1969.
Put A Little Love In Your Heart	Jackie de Shannon, Jimmy Holiday, Randy Myers	Country	"Put a Little Love in Your Heart" is a song originally performed in 1969 by Jackie DeShannon. In 1988, Annie Lennox and Al Green recorded a version that was released as the ending theme song to the 1988 film Scrooged. The song reached number 9 in the US on the Hot 100 and climbed all the way to number 2 on the US Adult Contemporary chart.
Put The Blame On Mame	Doris Fisher, Allan Roberts	Dance	"Put the Blame on Mame" is a song by Allan Roberts and Doris Fisher, originally written for the classic film noir Gilda in 1946. It was sung by the title character, played by Rita Hayworth with the singing voice of Anita Kert Ellis dubbed in. The song was later reprised as an instrumental version in another quintessential noir film, 1953's The Big Heat.
Put Your Dreams Away	Stephan Weiss and Paul Mann, Ruth Lowe	Country	"Put Your Dreams Away" is a song written by Richard Leigh and Wayland Holyfield, and performed by American country music artist Mickey Gilley. It was released in June 1982 as the first single and title track from the album Put Your Dreams away. The song was Gilley's fourteenth number one on the country chart.
Puttin' On The Ritz	Irving Berlin	Rock	"Puttin' On the Ritz" is a song written by Irving Berlin in May 1927. It was introduced by Harry Richman and chorus in the musical film Puttin' on the Ritzer (1930) The song was featured in the 1974 Mel Brooks horror/comedy Young Frankenstein.
Que Sera, Sera	Jay Livingston, Ray Evans	Rock	"Que Sera, Sera (Whatever Will Be, Will Be)" is a song written by Jay Livingston and Ray Evans. Doris Day introduced it in the Alfred Hitchcock film The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956) Day's recording of the song made it to number two on the Billboard Hot 100 and number one in the UK Singles Chart.
Question Mark	Mark Zanter	Latin	The question mark is a punctuation mark that indicates an interrogative clause or phrase in many languages. In English, the question mark typically occurs at the end of a sentence, where it replaces the full stop. In Spanish, since the second edition of the Ortografia of the Real Academia Espanola in 1754, interrogatives require both opening and closing question marks.
Rainy Night in Georgia	Tony Joe White	R&B	"Rainy Night in Georgia" is a song written by Tony Joe White in 1967 and popularized by R&B vocalist Brook Benton in 1970. It was originally released by White on his 1969 album, Continued, on Monument Records, shortly before Benton's hit single was issued. In 2004, it was ranked #498 on the List of Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Songs of All Time.
Ramblin' Rose	Noel Sherman, Joe Sherman	Country	"Ramblin' Rose" is a 1962 popular torch song written by brothers Noel Sherman and Joe Sherman. The recording by Nat King Cole reached No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1962. The song has been covered by many artists, particularly country music artists.
Red Red Wine	Neil Diamond	Country	"Red Red Wine" is a song originally written, performed, and recorded by American singer Neil Diamond in 1967. The lyrics are sung from the perspective of a person who finds that drinking red wine is the only way to forget his woes.UB40 recorded a cover version in 1983 that went to #1 in the UK and was moderately successful in the United States.
Rhinestone Cowboy	Larry Weiss	Country	"Rhinestone Cowboy" is a song written by Larry Weiss and recorded by American country music singer Glen Campbell. When released on May 26, 1975, it enjoyed huge popularity with both country and pop audiences. The song spent that summer climbing both the Billboard Hot Country Singles and Billboard Hot 100 charts.
Rhythm of the Rain	John Claude Gummoe	Country	"Rhythm of the Rain" is a song performed by The Cascades, released in November 1962. It was written by band member John Claude Gummoe. The song was adapted into French (under the title "En ecoutant la pluie") by Richard Anthony. Sylvie Vartan recorded it as a single in 1963.
Rhythm-a-ning	Monk	Jazz	This is a list of compositions by jazz musician Thelonious Monk. "Boo Boo" was the nickname of Monk's daughter, Barbara Evelyn Monk.
Ribbon of Darkness	Gordon Lightfoot	Country	"Ribbon of Darkness" is a song written by Gordon Lightfoot. It was released in 1965 as a single by Marty Robbins. The song was Robbins' eleventh number one on the U.S. country singles chart. Lightfoot's own version was released as single in 1965.
Right Here Waiting	Richard Marx	R&B	"Right Here Waiting" is a song by American singer and songwriter Richard Marx. It was released on June 29, 1989, as the second single from his second album, Repeat Offender. The song was a global hit, topping charts in many countries around the world, including the U.S. where it reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100. It has been covered by many artists, including Monica for her album The Boy Is Mine.
Rock Around The Clock	Max Freedman	Rock	"Rock Around the Clock" is a rock and roll song in the 12-bar blues format written by Max C. Freedman and James E. Myers (the latter being under the pseudonym "Jimmy De Knight") in 1952. The best-known and most successful rendition was recorded by Bill Haley & His Comets in 1954 for American Decca. It was a number one single for two months and did well on the United Kingdom charts; the recording also reentered the UK Singles Chart in the 1960s and 1970s.
Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree	Johnny Marks	Country	"Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree" is a Christmas song written by Johnny Marks and recorded by Brenda Lee in 1958. By the song's 50th anniversary in 2008, Lee's original version had sold over 25 million copies around the world. An instrumental version of the song appears as background music in the 1964 television special Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, which exclusively featured music written by Marks.
Rocky Top	Felice and Boudleaux Bryant	Country	"Rocky Top" is an American country and bluegrass song written by Felice and Boudleaux Bryant in 1967. It was first recorded by the Osborne Brothers later that same year. The song is one of Tennessee's ten official state songs. It has been recorded by dozens of artists from multiple musical genres worldwide.
Rose, Rose, I Love You	Chinese Folk Song, English_ Wilfred Thomas	Pop	"Rose, Rose, I Love You" is a 1940 Mandarin popular song composed by Chen Gexin. It was first recorded by Yao Lee as an interlude for the movie Singing Girl. The English-language lyrics were written by the British radio presenter Wilfrid Thomas.
Roses Are Red (My Love)	Paul Evans, Al Byron	R&B	"Roses Are Red (My Love)" is a popular song composed by Al Byron and Paul Evans. It was recorded by Bobby Vinton and was his first hit. It reached No. 1 in Australia, New Zealand, Norway, South Africa, and the United States.
Roses Of Picardy	Haydn Wood, Fred E. Weatherley	Jazz	"Roses of Picardy" is a British popular song with lyrics by Frederick Weatherly and music by Haydn Wood. It was one of the most famous songs of the First World War and has been recorded frequently up to the present day. The exact story that lies behind the words of the song is unclear, but Weatherly suggested that it concerned a love affair of one of his close friends.

Nature Boy

Eden Ahbez

Jazz

"Nature Boy" is a song first recorded by American jazz singer Nat King Cole. It was released on March 29, 1948, as a single by Capitol Records. The song was written by eden ahbez as a tribute to his mentor Bill Pester. It reached the top of the Billboard music charts and sold over a million copies.

Nellie the elephant

Peter Hart, Ralph Butler

Rock

"Nellie the Elephant" is a children's song written in 1956 by Ralph Butler and Peter Hart about a fictional anthropomorphic elephant of that name. The original version, released on Parlophone R 4219 in October 1956, was recorded by English child actress Mandy Miller with an orchestra conducted by Phil Cardew. The punk rock band Toy Dolls did a cover of this song in 1982, which was later released on the 1983 album Dig That Groove Baby.

Never Gonna Fall In Love Again

Eric Carmen

Pop

"Never Gonna Fall in Love Again" is a song co-written and recorded by American pop rock artist Eric Carmen. It was released as the second single from Carmen's self-titled debut solo album. The song peaked at number 11 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart in June 1976, remaining in the Top 40 for ten weeks.

Never, Never, Never

Tony Renis, Norman Newell

R&B

"Never, never, never" is a 1972 Italian song, written by Alberto Testa and Tony Renis. It was a No. 1 hit for Mina in Italy and for Shirley Bassey released as "Never Never Never" in the U.K., U.S. and Australia.

New World in the morning

Roger Whittaker

Folk

New World in the Morning is a studio album by Roger Whittaker released in 1971. It featured some of his most popular songs, including "The Last Farewell", "A Special Kind of Man" and "Streets of London" The album has never been released on CD, and current digital versions have been re-recordings.

NICA'S DREAM

Horace Silver

Jazz

"Nica's Dream" is a jazz standard composed by Horace Silver in 1954. It is one of many songs written in tribute to jazz patroness Pannonica de Koenigswarter. It features jazz melodic minor harmony with prominent minor-major 7th chords.

Nights in White Satin

Justin Hayward 1957, Justin Hayward 1967

Rock

"Nights in White Satin" is a song by the Moody Blues, written and composed by Justin Hayward. It was first featured as the segment "The Night" on the album Days of Future Passed. When first released as a single in 1967, it reached number 19 on the UK Singles Chart and number 103 in the United States in 1968. When reissued in 1972, the single hit number two in the U.S. and hit number one on the Cash Box Top 100.

Nina, pretty ballerina

Benny Andersson and Bjorn Ulvaeus, Benny Andersson, Bjorn Ulvaeus

Pop

"Nina, Pretty Ballerina" is a song recorded in November 1972 by Swedish pop group ABBA. It was released on 7" vinyl record in Austria and France in October 1973 as the seventh and final single from the band's debut album Ring Ring. It reached #8 on the singles chart in Austria.

No Arms Can Ever Hold You

Art Crafter, Jimmy Nebb

Rock

"No Arms Can Ever Hold You" is a 1986 song by English soft rock musician Chris Norman. It is taken from his 1986 album, Some Hearts Are Diamonds. The song peaked at #52 in Germany. It also became very popular in the Philippines.

No Moon At All

David A Mann, Redd Evans

Jazz

"No Moon at All" is a jazz standard written in 1947 by David Mann and Redd Evans. The vocal parts were initially performed by Doris Day.

No More Blues

Antonio Carlos Jobim

Latin

"Chega de Saudade" (Brazilian Portuguese: ) (published English version is "No More Blues") is a bossa nova jazz standard. The music was composed by Antonio Carlos Jobim and the lyrics were written by Vinicius de Moraes. The song was first recorded in 1957 by Brazilian singer Elizete Cardoso.

Nobody Does It Better

Marvin Hamlisch, Carol Bayer Sager

Pop

"Nobody Does It Better" is a power ballad and the theme song for the James Bond film The Spy Who Loved Me (1977) Composed by Marvin Hamlisch with lyrics by Carole Bayer Sager, the song was produced by Richard Perry and performed by Carly Simon. The song spent three weeks at No. 2 on the US Billboard Hot 100, kept out of the top spot by Debby Boone.

Nobody Knows You When You're Down And Out

Jimmie Cox

R&B

"Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out" is a blues standard written by Jimmie Cox in 1923. The song is a moderate-tempo blues with ragtime-influences. Bessie Smith recorded the song on May 15, 1929, in New York City.

Non, je ne regrette rien

Charles Dumont, Michel Vaucaire

Rock

"Non, je ne regrette rien" (French pronunciation: , meaning "No, I do not regret anything") is a French song composed by Charles Dumont, with lyrics by Michel Vaucaire. It is best known through Edith Piaf's 1960 recording, which spent seven weeks atop the French Singles & Airplay Reviews chart.

Nostalgia in Times Square

Charles Mingus

Jazz

Nostalgia in Times Square is an album by American jazz saxophonist Jemeel Moondoc, which was recorded in 1985 and released on the Italian Soul Note label. He leads a quintet that features Ornette Coleman guitarist Bern Nix, former Roland Kirk pianist Rahn Burton, bassist William Parker and drummer Denis Charles.

Now It Can Be Told

Irving Berlin

Pop

"Now It Can Be Told" is a popular song written by Irving Berlin for the 1938 film Alexander's Ragtime Band. It was nominated for an Academy Award in 1938 but lost out to "Thanks for the Memory". Shep Fields collaborated with John Serry Sr to record this song for Bluebird Records in 1938.

Nuages

Django Reinhardt, Stephane Grappelli

Jazz

"Nuages" (French pronunciation: ) is one of the best-known compositions by Django Reinhardt. He recorded at least thirteen versions of the tune, which is a jazz standard. English and French lyrics have been added to the piece which was originally an instrumental work.

O Come All Ye Faithful

John Reading

Latin

"O Come, All Ye Faithful" was originally written in Latin as Adeste Fideles. It has been attributed to various authors, including John Francis Wade, King John IV of Portugal, and anonymous Cistercian monks. The earliest printed version is in a book published by Wade.

O Little Town of Bethlehem

Ralph Vaughn Williams, Phillip Brooks

Folk

"O Little Town of Bethlehem" is a Christmas carol. Based on an 1868 text written by Phillips Brooks. The carol is popular on both sides of the Atlantic, but to different tunes. In the U.S. it is sung to "St. Louis" by Brooks' collaborator, Lewis Redner; and in the United Kingdom and Ireland to "Forest Green" by Ralph Vaughan Williams.

O SOLE MIO

Giovanni Capurro, Eduardo di Capua

Country

"'O sole mio" (Neapolitan pronunciation: ) is a well-known Neapolitan song written in 1898. The title translates literally as "my sun" or "my sunshine" The lyrics were written by Giovanni Capurro and the music was composed by Eduardo di Capua.

Oh How I Miss You Tonight

Benny Davis, Mark Fisher

Pop

"Oh, How I Miss You Tonight" is a popular song, published in 1925, written by Benny Davis, Joe Burke, and Mark Fisher. Popular recordings of the song in 1925 were by Ben Selvin, Benson Orchestra of Chicago, Lewis James and Irving Kaufman. Jeanne Black released a version of thesong as a single which reached #63 on the U.S. pop chart.

Oh! Darling

John Lennon, Paul McCartney

Pop

"Oh! Darling" is a song by the English rock band the Beatles, composed by Paul McCartney (credited to Lennon-McCartney) It is the fourth song on the 1969 album Abbey Road. It was not issued as a single in either the United Kingdom or the United States, but was edited and released in Central America. Apple Records released it in Japan with "Here Comes the Sun" in June 1970. It reached number 15 on the Billboard pop chart on 7 October 1978.

Oh! Look At Me Now

Joe Bushkin, John DeVries

Pop

"Oh! Look at Me Now" is a 1941 song composed by Joe Bushkin, with lyrics by John DeVries. It is strongly associated with Frank Sinatra, who first recorded it with Tommy Dorsey and his orchestra. Sinatra re-recorded the song for his 1957 A Swingin' Affair!, this time arranged and conducted by Nelson Riddle.

Oh! What It Seemed To Be

Frankie Carle, Bennie Benjamin, George Weiss

Pop

"Oh! What it Seemed to Be" is a song composed by Bennie Benjamin, George Weiss and Frankie Carle. The song was most popular in 1946, and was taken to number 1 that year by both Frank Sinatra and the Frankie Carl orchestra, the latter with Marjorie Hughes on vocals. It helped make Benjamin and Weiss the top songwriters of 1946.

Oh, Lonesome Me

Don Gibson

Country

"Oh Lonesome Me" is a popular song written and recorded in December 1957 by Don Gibson. Released in 1958, the song topped the country chart for eight non-consecutive weeks. It was Gibson's only Top 10 hit on the pop chart. Its B-side was "I Can't Stop Loving You", which peaked at No. 7 on the C&W Jockey charts.

Oh, Pretty Woman

Roy Orbison

Rock

"Oh, Pretty Woman" was written by Roy Orbison and Bill Dees. It was released as a single in August 1964 on Monument Records. It spent three weeks at number one on the Billboard Hot 100 from September 26, 1964. The single sold seven million copies and marked the high point in Orbison's career. The song was later used for the title of the 1990 film Pretty Woman starring Richard Gere and Julia Roberts, and the 2018 musical Pretty Woman: The Musical.

Oh, You Crazy Moon

Jimmy van Heusen, Johnny Burke

Jazz

Oh, You Crazy Moon is a jazz standard by Jimmy Van Heusen, with lyrics by Johnny Burke. It was recorded by Mel Torme in 1960 and Frank Sinatra in 1965.

Okie from Muskogee

Merle Haggard, Ray Edward Burris

Country

Okie from Muskogee is the first live album by Merle Haggard and the Strangers. It was released in October 1969 on Capitol Records. The album was a recorded performance at the Civic Center in Oklahoma on October 10, 1969, the day before the studio version of "Okie" hit the country charts.

Old Devil Moon

Burton Lane, E. Y. Harburg

Pop

"Old Devil Moon" is a popular song composed by Burton Lane for the 1947 musical Finian's Rainbow. It was introduced by Ella Logan and Donald Richards in the Broadway show. In the 1968 film version, the song was performed by Don Francks and Petula Clark.

Old Folks at Home

Stephen Foster

Jazz

"Old Folks at Home" is a minstrel song written by Stephen Foster in 1851. Since 1935, it has been the official state song of Florida. The song's narrator states "longing for de old plantation", which has been criticized as romanticizing slavery.

Old Shep

Clyde (Red) Foley

Country

"Old Shep" is a song written and composed by Red Foley and Arthur Williams in 1933, about a dog Foley owned as a child. Foley first recorded the song in 1935, and again in 1941 and 1946. A version of the song by Clinton Ford appeared in the UK Singles Chart in October 1959, spending one week at number 27.

On A Little Street In Singapore

Peter DeRose, Billy Hill

Jazz

"On a Little Street in Singapore" is a jazz song written by Peter DeRose and Billy Hill. It was recorded by Frank Sinatra with the Harry James Orchestra on 13 October 1939 at the same time as "Who Told You That I Cared?". It was later issued as a 78 rpm single. The Glenn Miller Orchestra released "On aLittle Street inapore" with a vocal by Ray Eberle in May 1944.

On A Slow Boat To China

Frank Loesser

Pop

"On A Slow Boat to China" is a popular song by Frank Loesser, published in 1948. The song is a well-known pop standard, recorded by many artists. The biggest hit version was recorded in 1959 by Emile Ford and the Checkmates peaking at #3 in the official singles chart.

On The Alamo

Isham Jones, Gus Kahn

Jazz

"On the Alamo" is a jazz standard written by Isham Jones, Gilbert Keyes and Joe Lyons. It was first recorded in 1922 by the Isam Jones Orchestra. Lyrics not heard on this recording.

On The Atchison, Topeka And The Santa Fe

Harry Warren, Johnny Mercer

Dance

"On the Atchison, Topeka and the Santa Fe" is a popular song written by Harry Warren with lyrics by Johnny Mercer. The song was published in 1944, spanned the hit chart in mid-1945, and won the 1946 Academy Award for Best Original Song.

On The Banks Of The Wabash

Paul Dresser

Folk

"On the Banks of the Wabash, Far Away" was one of the best-selling songs of the 19th century. Written and composed by American songwriter Paul Dresser, it was published by the Tin Pan Alley firm of Howley, Haviland and Company in October 1897. The lyrics of the ballad reminisce about life near Dresser's childhood home in Indiana, United States.

On the sunny side of the street

Jimmy McHugh, Dorothy Fields

Jazz

"On the Sunny Side of the Street" is a 1930 song composed by Jimmy McHugh with lyrics by Dorothy Fields. Some authors say that Fats Waller was the composer, but he sold the rights to the song. It was introduced in the Broadway musical Lew Leslie's International Revue starring Harry Richman and Gertrude Lawrence.

On Top Of Old Smokey

Traditional

Folk

"On Top of Old Smoky" is a traditional folk song of the United States. The song reached the pop music charts in 1951. It is unclear when, where and by whom the song was first sung. Cecil Sharp and Maud Karpeles collected a version of the song from Memory Shelton in 1916.

On Top of Old Smoky

tradtional American folk song

Folk

"On Top of Old Smoky" is a traditional folk song of the United States. The song reached the pop music charts in 1951. It is unclear when, where and by whom the song was first sung. Cecil Sharp and Maud Karpeles collected a version of the song from Memory Shelton in 1916.

Once I Loved

Antonio Carlos Jobim, English Lyrics_ Ray Gilbert

Jazz

"Once I Loved" ("Uma vez eu amei") is a bossa nova jazz standard composed in 1960 by Antonio Carlos Jobim. In a few early cases, the song was also known as ("Love in Peace"), a translation into English of the original Portuguese title.

Once in royal Davids city

H.J. Gauntlett, Cecil Frances Alexander

Folk

"Once in Royal David's City" is a Christmas carol by Cecil Frances Alexander. It was first published in 1848 in her hymnbook Hymns for Little Children. A year later, the English organist Henry Gauntlett discovered the poem and set it to music.

One alone

Sigmund Romberg, Otto Harbach and Oscar Hammerstein II

Pop

"One Alone" is a popular song composed by Sigmund Romberg with lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II and Otto Harbach for their operetta The Desert Song. Dave Brubeck recorded it on his 2002 album of the same name.

One For My Baby

Harold Arlen, Johnny Mercer

Jazz

"One for My Baby (and One More for the Road)" is a hit song written by Harold Arlen and Johnny Mercer for the movie musical The Sky's the Limit (1943) It was first performed in the film by Fred Astaire. The song was further popularized by Frank Sinatra.

One Note Samba

Antonio Carlos Jobim

Jazz

"Samba de uma Nota So" is a bossa nova and jazz standard song composed by Antonio Carlos Jobim with Portuguese lyrics by Newton Mendonca. It was first recorded by Joao Gilberto in 1960 for his album O Amor, o Sorriso e a Flor.

One Summer Night

Danny Webb

R&B

"One Summer Night" is a song by American doo-wop group the Danleers. The song was written by the group's manager and main songwriter, Danny Webb. The Beach Boys released a partial cover of the song on their 1992 album Summer in Paradise.

One Tin Soldier

Brian Potter, Dennis Lambert

Country

"One Tin Soldier" is a 1960s counterculture era anti-war song written by Dennis Lambert and Brian Potter. Canadian pop group The Original Caste first recorded it in 1969 for both the TA label and its parent Bell label. The song, recorded by various artists, charted each year from 1969 to 1974 on various charts in the United States and Canada.

Only Love Can Break A Heart

Burt Bacharach, Hal David

Country

"Only Love Can Break a Heart" is a popular song from 1962. It was written by Hal David and Burt Bacharach and performed by Gene Pitney. Country music singers Sonny James and Kenny Dale also recorded cover versions of the song.

Only the Good Die Young

Billy Joel

Rock

"Only the Good Die Young" is a song from Billy Joel's 1977 rock album The Stranger. It was the third of four singles released from the album. The song was controversial for its time, with the lyrics written from the perspective of a young man determined to have sex with a Catholic girl.

Only The Lonely

Roy Orbison, Joe Melson

Rock

"Only the Lonely (Know the Way I Feel)" is a 1960 song written by Roy Orbison and Joe Melson. Orbison's recording of the song was the first major hit for the singer. Released as a 45 rpm single by Monument Records in May 1960, it went to No. 2 on the United States Billboard pop music charts on 25 July 1960. It reached Number One in the United Kingdom, a position it achieved on 20 October 1960.

Onward, Christian Soldiers

Sir Arthur Sullivan, Sabine Baring-Gould

Country

"Onward, Christian Soldiers" is a 19th-century English hymn. The words were written by Sabine Baring-Gould in 1865. The music was composed by Arthur Sullivan in 1871. The Salvation Army adopted the hymn as its favoured processional.

Our Delight

Tadd Dameron

Jazz

"Our Delight" is a 1947 jazz standard, composed by Tadd Dameron. It is considered one of his best compositions along with "Good Bait", "Hot House", "If You Could See Me Now", and "Lady Bird"

Our Love Affair

Arthur Freed, Roger Edens

Pop

"Our Love Affair" is a song recorded by Frank Sinatra with the Tommy Dorsey Band in 1940. Its music is by Roger Edens and lyrics are by Arthur Freed. It was written for the M-G-M musical Strike Up the Band (1940), starring Mickey Rooney and Judy Garland.

Over The Rainbow

Harold Arlen, Yip Harburg

Jazz

"Over the Rainbow" is a ballad by Harold Arlen with lyrics by Yip Harburg. It was written for the 1939 film The Wizard of Oz, in which it was sung by Judy Garland in her starring role as Dorothy Gale. It won the Academy Award for Best Original Song and became Garland's signature song.

Overprotected

Max Martin, Rami Yacoub

Dance

"Overprotected" is a song by American singer Britney Spears from her third studio album, Britney (2001) It was written and produced by Max Martin and Rami. The song was released on December 10, 2001, by Jive Records as the second international single from Britney. Its remixed R&B form, produced by Darkchild, was released as the third US single on April 2, 2002. While it peaked only at number 86 on the US Billboard Hot 100, it peaked at number 22 in Canada.

Oye Como Va

Tito Puente

Latin

"Oye Como Va" is a 1962 cha-cha-cha by Tito Puente, originally released on El Rey Bravo (Tico Records) The song achieved worldwide popularity in 1970, when it was recorded by American rock group Santana for their album Abraxas. This version was released as a single in 1971, reaching number 13 on the Billboard Hot 100. The song has been praised by critics and inducted into the Latin Grammy Hall of Fame in 2001. It was also included in the NPR 100 "the most important American musical works of the 20th century"

Paint it black

The Rolling Stones

Rock

"Paint It Black" is a song written by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards. It is a raga rock song with Indian, Middle Eastern, and Eastern European influences and lyrics about grief and loss. London Records released the song as a single on 7 May 1966 in the United States, and Decca Records released it on 13 May in the UK. The song was influential to the burgeoning psychedelic genre as the first chart-topping single to feature the sitar, and widened the instrument's audience.

Papa loves Mambo

Al Hoffman, Dick Manning, Bix Reichner

Pop

"Papa Loves Mambo" is a popular song written by Al Hoffman, Dick Manning, and Bix Reichner. The best-known version was recorded by Perry Como with Mitchell Ayres's orchestra in New York City on August 31, 1954. Bing Crosby also recorded the song in 1954 for use on his radio show.

Paper Roses

Fred Spielman, Janice Torre

Country

"Paper Roses" is a popular song written and composed by Fred Spielman and Janice Torre. It first was a top five hit in 1960 for Anita Bryant. Marie Osmond recorded it in 1973 and took her version to number one on the US country chart.

Paperback Writer

John Lennon & Paul McCartney

Dance

"Paperback Writer" is a song by the English rock band the Beatles. Written primarily by Paul McCartney and credited to the Lennon-McCartney partnership, the song was released as the A-side of their eleventh single in May 1966. It topped singles charts in the United Kingdom, the United States, Ireland, West Germany, Australia, New Zealand and Norway.

Peel me a Grape

David Frischberg

Jazz

David L. "Dave" Frishberg is an American jazz pianist, vocalist, composer, and lyricist. His songs have been performed by Blossom Dearie, Rosemary Clooney, Shirley Horn, Anita O'Day, Michael Feinstein, Irene Kral, Diana Krall, Stacey Kent, John Pizzarelli and Mel Torme. He was the co-recipient of the Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Original Song in 1981.

people get ready

Curtis Mayfield

Rock

"People Get Ready" is a 1965 single by The Impressions, and the title track from the People Get Ready album. The single is the group's best-known hit, reaching number-three on the Billboard R&B chart. The gospel-influenced track was written and composed by Curtis Mayfield, who was displaying a growing sense of social and political awareness in his writing. The song was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 1998.

People will say we're in love

Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein II

Pop

"People Will Say We're In Love" is a show tune from the Rodgers and Hammerstein musical Oklahoma! In the original Broadway production, the song was introduced by Alfred Drake and Joan Roberts. Three versions made the Top 40 charts: Bing Crosby & Trudy Erwin (#2), Frank Sinatra (#3), and The Ink Spots (#11).

Petite Fleur

Sydney Bechet

Jazz

"Petite Fleur" is an instrumental written by Sidney Bechet and recorded by him in 1952. In 1959 it was an international hit as a clarinet solo by Monty Sunshine with Chris Barber's Jazz Band.

Piano In The Dark

Brenda Russell, Jeff Hall, Scott Cutler

Dance

"Piano in the Dark" is a song by American singer-songwriter Brenda Russell. It was the first single to be taken from Russell's 1988 album, Get Here. The song became Russell's biggest hit, peaking at number 6 on the Billboard Hot 100, number 8 on the R&B Chart and number 3 on the Adult Contemporary Chart.

Play Me

Neil Diamond

Folk

"Play Me" is a 1972 song by Neil Diamond from his album Moods. It was released as a single in May 1972 and peaked at #11 in the United States in September of that year. The song is a medium-tempo waltz performed in 3/4 time at a standard tempo of 102 bpm.

Playground Love

Air

Rock

The Virgin Suicides is a score composed by French electronic music duo Air for the 1999 film of the same name by Sofia Coppola. It was released on 23 February 2000 by Virgin Records and was nominated for Best Soundtrack at the 2001 Brit Awards. A deluxe edition of the album was released in June 2015 as a two-disc set and a super deluxe box set.

Please Be Kind

Saul Chaplin, Sammy Cahn

Pop

"Please Be Kind" is a 1938 American song composed by Saul Chaplin with lyrics by Sammy Cahn. Popular recordings that year were by Mildred Bailey and the Red Norvo Orchestra; Bob Crosby & His Orchestra (vocal by Kay Weber); and by Benny Goodman and His Orchestra.

Please Help Me, I'm Falling

Don Robertson, Hal Blair

Country

"Please Help Me, I'm Falling" is a 1960 song written by Don Robertson and Hal Blair and first recorded by Hank Locklin. The single was Locklin's most successful recording and was his second number one on the country charts. In 1973, John Fogerty covered the song on his first solo album, Blue Ridge Rangers. Dolly Parton, Loretta Lynn and Tammy Wynette recorded their version of the song in 1993.

Please Mr. Sun

Ray Getzov, Sid Frank

Pop

"Please, Mr. Sun" is a song written by Ray Getzov and Sid Frank and performed by Johnnie Ray featuring The Four Lads and the Jimmy Carroll Orchestra. It reached #6 on the U.S. pop chart in 1952. The single ranked #30 on Billboard's Year-End top 30 singles of 1952.

Please Please Me

John Lennon, Paul McCartney

Rock

Please Please Me is the debut studio album by the English rock band the Beatles. Produced by George Martin, it was released in the UK on EMI's Parlophone label on 22 March 1963. The album is 14 songs in length, and contains a mixture of cover songs and original material written by the band's John Lennon and Paul McCartney. It was voted 39th on Rolling Stone's list of the "500 Greatest Albums of All Time" in 2012.

Poems, Prayers and Promises

John Denver

Country

Poems, Prayers & Promises is the fourth studio album by American singer-songwriter John Denver. It was released on April 6, 1971 through RCA Records. The album was recorded in New York City and produced by Milton Okun and Susan Ruskin.

Polka Dots and Moonbeams

Jimmy Van Husen, Johnny Burke

Dance

"Polka Dots and Moonbeams" is a popular song with music by Jimmy Van Heusen and lyrics by Johnny Burke, published in 1940. It was Frank Sinatra's first hit recorded with the Tommy Dorsey Orchestra. Bob Dylan covered this song in his 2016 album Fallen Angels.

Pomp and Circumstance

Edward Elgar

Folk

The Pomp and Circumstance Marches, Op. 39, are a series of five (or six) marches for orchestra composed by Sir Edward Elgar. The first four were published between 1901 and 1907, when Elgar was in his forties. The fifth was published in 1930, a few years before his death; and a sixth, compiled posthumously from sketches, waspublished in 1956 and in 2005-2006.

Poor Butterfly

Raymond Hubbell, John L. Golden

Pop

"Poor Butterfly" is a popular song. The music was written by Raymond Hubbell, the lyrics by John L. Golden. The song was inspired by Giacomo Puccini's opera Madame Butterfly.

Powder your face with sunshine

Carmen Lombardo, Stanley Rochinski

Pop

"Powder Your Face with Sunshine" is a popular song written by Carmen Lombardo and Stanley Rochinski, and published in 1948. The two biggest hit versions of the song were recorded by Evelyn Knight and by the Sammy Kaye Orchestra.

Praise The Lord And Pass The Ammunition

Frank Loesser

Pop

"Praise the Lord and Pass the Ammunition" is an American patriotic song by Frank Loesser, published as sheet music in 1942 by Famous Music Corp. The song was a response to the attack on Pearl Harbor that marked United States involvement in World War II. For some time, long after Pearl Harbor, stories and reports surfaced about an incident involving this "sky pilot"

Precious Lord, Take My Hand

Thomas A. Dorsey

R&B

The lyrics were written by the Rev. Thomas A. Dorsey. The melody is credited to Dorsey, drawn extensively from the 1844 hymn tune, "Maitland" The earliest known recording was made on February 16, 1937, by the Heavenly Gospel Singers.

Pretty Paper

Willie Nelson

Country

Pretty Paper is the first Christmas album and twenty-fourth studio album by country singer Willie Nelson. The self-composed title track had been a hit Christmas song in 1963, when it was recorded by Roy Orbison. Nelson reunited with producer/arranger Booker T. Jones.

Promise Me You'll Remember

Carmine Coppola, John Bettis

Pop

"Promise Me You'll Remember (Love Theme from The Godfather Part III)" is a song written by Carmine Coppola and John Bettis. The song was nominated for the Academy Award and the Golden Globe Award for Best Song in 1991. It is track #12 on the soundtrack to the film. Harry Connick Jr. sang the song on the Academy Awards telecast.

Proud Mary

John Fogerty

R&B

"Proud Mary" is a song by Creedence Clearwater Revival written by John Fogerty. It was released as a single in January 1969 by Fantasy Records and on the band's second studio album, Bayou Country. The song became a major hit in the United States, peaking at No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 in March 1969.

Put A Little Love In Your Heart

Jackie de Shannon, Jimmy Holiday, Randy Myers

Country

"Put a Little Love in Your Heart" is a song originally performed in 1969 by Jackie DeShannon. In 1988, Annie Lennox and Al Green recorded a version that was released as the ending theme song to the 1988 film Scrooged. The song reached number 9 in the US on the Hot 100 and climbed all the way to number 2 on the US Adult Contemporary chart.

Put The Blame On Mame

Doris Fisher, Allan Roberts

Dance

"Put the Blame on Mame" is a song by Allan Roberts and Doris Fisher, originally written for the classic film noir Gilda in 1946. It was sung by the title character, played by Rita Hayworth with the singing voice of Anita Kert Ellis dubbed in. The song was later reprised as an instrumental version in another quintessential noir film, 1953's The Big Heat.

Put Your Dreams Away

Stephan Weiss and Paul Mann, Ruth Lowe

Country

"Put Your Dreams Away" is a song written by Richard Leigh and Wayland Holyfield, and performed by American country music artist Mickey Gilley. It was released in June 1982 as the first single and title track from the album Put Your Dreams away. The song was Gilley's fourteenth number one on the country chart.

Puttin' On The Ritz

Irving Berlin

Rock

"Puttin' On the Ritz" is a song written by Irving Berlin in May 1927. It was introduced by Harry Richman and chorus in the musical film Puttin' on the Ritzer (1930) The song was featured in the 1974 Mel Brooks horror/comedy Young Frankenstein.

Que Sera, Sera

Jay Livingston, Ray Evans

Rock

"Que Sera, Sera (Whatever Will Be, Will Be)" is a song written by Jay Livingston and Ray Evans. Doris Day introduced it in the Alfred Hitchcock film The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956) Day's recording of the song made it to number two on the Billboard Hot 100 and number one in the UK Singles Chart.

Question Mark

Mark Zanter

Latin

The question mark is a punctuation mark that indicates an interrogative clause or phrase in many languages. In English, the question mark typically occurs at the end of a sentence, where it replaces the full stop. In Spanish, since the second edition of the Ortografia of the Real Academia Espanola in 1754, interrogatives require both opening and closing question marks.

Rainy Night in Georgia

Tony Joe White

R&B

"Rainy Night in Georgia" is a song written by Tony Joe White in 1967 and popularized by R&B vocalist Brook Benton in 1970. It was originally released by White on his 1969 album, Continued, on Monument Records, shortly before Benton's hit single was issued. In 2004, it was ranked #498 on the List of Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Songs of All Time.

Ramblin' Rose

Noel Sherman, Joe Sherman

Country

"Ramblin' Rose" is a 1962 popular torch song written by brothers Noel Sherman and Joe Sherman. The recording by Nat King Cole reached No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1962. The song has been covered by many artists, particularly country music artists.

Red Red Wine

Neil Diamond

Country

"Red Red Wine" is a song originally written, performed, and recorded by American singer Neil Diamond in 1967. The lyrics are sung from the perspective of a person who finds that drinking red wine is the only way to forget his woes.UB40 recorded a cover version in 1983 that went to #1 in the UK and was moderately successful in the United States.

Rhinestone Cowboy

Larry Weiss

Country

"Rhinestone Cowboy" is a song written by Larry Weiss and recorded by American country music singer Glen Campbell. When released on May 26, 1975, it enjoyed huge popularity with both country and pop audiences. The song spent that summer climbing both the Billboard Hot Country Singles and Billboard Hot 100 charts.

Rhythm of the Rain

John Claude Gummoe

Country

"Rhythm of the Rain" is a song performed by The Cascades, released in November 1962. It was written by band member John Claude Gummoe. The song was adapted into French (under the title "En ecoutant la pluie") by Richard Anthony. Sylvie Vartan recorded it as a single in 1963.

Rhythm-a-ning

Monk

Jazz

This is a list of compositions by jazz musician Thelonious Monk. "Boo Boo" was the nickname of Monk's daughter, Barbara Evelyn Monk.

Ribbon of Darkness

Gordon Lightfoot

Country

"Ribbon of Darkness" is a song written by Gordon Lightfoot. It was released in 1965 as a single by Marty Robbins. The song was Robbins' eleventh number one on the U.S. country singles chart. Lightfoot's own version was released as single in 1965.

Right Here Waiting

Richard Marx

R&B

"Right Here Waiting" is a song by American singer and songwriter Richard Marx. It was released on June 29, 1989, as the second single from his second album, Repeat Offender. The song was a global hit, topping charts in many countries around the world, including the U.S. where it reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100. It has been covered by many artists, including Monica for her album The Boy Is Mine.

Rock Around The Clock

Max Freedman

Rock

"Rock Around the Clock" is a rock and roll song in the 12-bar blues format written by Max C. Freedman and James E. Myers (the latter being under the pseudonym "Jimmy De Knight") in 1952. The best-known and most successful rendition was recorded by Bill Haley & His Comets in 1954 for American Decca. It was a number one single for two months and did well on the United Kingdom charts; the recording also reentered the UK Singles Chart in the 1960s and 1970s.

Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree

Johnny Marks

Country

"Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree" is a Christmas song written by Johnny Marks and recorded by Brenda Lee in 1958. By the song's 50th anniversary in 2008, Lee's original version had sold over 25 million copies around the world. An instrumental version of the song appears as background music in the 1964 television special Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, which exclusively featured music written by Marks.

Rocky Top

Felice and Boudleaux Bryant

Country

"Rocky Top" is an American country and bluegrass song written by Felice and Boudleaux Bryant in 1967. It was first recorded by the Osborne Brothers later that same year. The song is one of Tennessee's ten official state songs. It has been recorded by dozens of artists from multiple musical genres worldwide.

Rose, Rose, I Love You

Chinese Folk Song, English_ Wilfred Thomas

Pop

"Rose, Rose, I Love You" is a 1940 Mandarin popular song composed by Chen Gexin. It was first recorded by Yao Lee as an interlude for the movie Singing Girl. The English-language lyrics were written by the British radio presenter Wilfrid Thomas.

Roses Are Red (My Love)

Paul Evans, Al Byron

R&B

"Roses Are Red (My Love)" is a popular song composed by Al Byron and Paul Evans. It was recorded by Bobby Vinton and was his first hit. It reached No. 1 in Australia, New Zealand, Norway, South Africa, and the United States.

Roses Of Picardy

Haydn Wood, Fred E. Weatherley

Jazz

"Roses of Picardy" is a British popular song with lyrics by Frederick Weatherly and music by Haydn Wood. It was one of the most famous songs of the First World War and has been recorded frequently up to the present day. The exact story that lies behind the words of the song is unclear, but Weatherly suggested that it concerned a love affair of one of his close friends.