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Tears on my Pillow | Sylvester Bradford, Al Lewis | Pop | "Tears on My Pillow" is a doo-wop song written by Sylvester Bradford and Al Lewis in 1958. The composition was first recorded by Little Anthony and the Imperials on End Records. The song has been covered many times, most notably by Kylie Minogue and also by Johnny Tillotson in 1969. |
Ten Cents A Dance | Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart | Dance | "Ten Cents a Dance" is a popular song in which a taxi dancer laments the hardships of her job. The music was written by Richard Rodgers, with lyrics by Lorenz Hart. Ruth Etting popularized the song as well in a Columbia recording made in 1930. The song was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 1999. |
Tenderly | Walter Grosse, Jack Lawrence | Jazz | "Tenderly" is a popular song published in 1946 with music by Walter Gross and lyrics by Jack Lawrence. Written in the key of Eb as a waltz in 3/4 time, it has since been performed in 4/4. Sarah Vaughan recorded the song in 1946 and had a US pop hit with it in 1947. |
Tennessee waltz | Pee Wee King | R&B | "Tennessee Waltz" is a popular country music song with lyrics by Redd Stewart and music by Pee Wee King written in 1946 and first released in January 1948. The song became a multimillion seller via a 1950 recording by Patti Page. As of 1974, it was the biggest-selling song ever in Japan. |
Tenor Madness | Sonny Rollins | Jazz | Tenor Madness is a 1956 jazz album by Sonny Rollins. It is the only known recording featuring both Rollins and John Coltrane. The title track is a 12-minute showcase for both saxophonists. |
Thank You For The Music | Benny Andersson and Bjorn Ulvaeus | Pop | "Thank You for the Music" is a song by the Swedish pop group ABBA. It was originally featured on the group's fifth studio album, The Album (1979) It was released as a double-A sided single with "Eagle" in May 1978 in limited territories, namely Belgium, the Netherlands, Germany, France, Austria, Switzerland and Australia. In South Africa where it peaked at number 2 in August 1978 and became the eighteenth best-selling single of that year. |
Thanks For The Memory | Leo Robin, Ralph Rainger | Jazz | "Thanks for the Memory" is a popular song composed by Ralph Rainger with lyrics by Leo Robin. It was introduced in the 1938 film The Big Broadcast of 1938 by Bob Hope and Shirley Ross, and recorded by Shep Fields and His Orchestra. Dorothy Lamour's solo recording of the song was also popular. |
That Lucky Old Sun | Beasley Smith, Haven Gillespie | R&B | "That Lucky Old Sun (Just Rolls around Heaven All Day)" is a 1949 popular song with music by Beasley Smith and words by Haven Gillespie. Like "Ol' Man River", its lyrics contrast the toil and intense hardship of the singer's life with the obliviousness of the natural world. |
That Old Black Magic | Harold Arlen, Johhny Mercer | Dance | "That Old Black Magic" is a 1942 popular song written by Harold Arlen (music) and Johnny Mercer (lyrics) It was first recorded by Gordon Jenkins and his Orchestra on July 9, 1942. Glenn Miller recorded the song on July 15, 1942, with "A Pink Cocktail For a Blue Lady" as the B side. |
That'll Be The Day | Buddy Holly, Norman Petty | Country | "That'll Be the Day" was first recorded by Buddy Holly and the Three Tunes in 1956. It was re-recorded in 1957 by Holly and his new band, the Crickets. The 1957 recording achieved widespread success. The song was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 1998. |
That's All Right | Arthur Crudup | Rock | "That's All Right" is a song written and originally performed by the American blues singer Arthur Crudup. Elvis Presley's version was recorded on July 5, 1954, and released on July 19, 1954 with "Blue Moon of Kentucky" as the B-side. It was ranked number 113 on the 2010 Rolling Stone magazine list of the "500 Greatest Songs of All Time" |
That's My Desire | Helmy Kresa, Carroll Loveday | R&B | "That's My Desire" is a 1931 popular song with music by Helmy Kresa and lyrics by Carroll Loveday. The highest-charting version of the song was recorded by the Sammy Kaye orchestra in 1946. A version recorded by Frankie Laine has become better known over the years, being one of Laine's best-known recordings. |
That's My Weakness Now | Sam H. Stept, Bud Green | Pop | "That's My Weakness Now" is a song written by Sam H. Stept and Bud Green (words and music) in 1928. Another recording in 1928 was by Paul Whiteman and his Orchestra, supported by a vocal group including Bing Crosby. It is used as the opening theme in the Vitaphone music and sound effects disc for the silent Laurel and Hardy short We Faw Down. The song is also featured in the 1932 Krazy Kat cartoon Piano Mover and the Betty Boop cartoon Stopping the Show. |
The Air That I Breathe | Albert Hammond, Mike Hazelwood | R&B | "The Air That I Breathe" is a ballad written by British-Gibraltarian singer-songwriter Albert Hammond and Mike Hazlewood. It was a major hit for the Hollies in early 1974, reaching number two in the UK Singles Chart. In mid-1974, it reached number six in the United States on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and number three on the Adult Contemporary chart. |
The Ash Grove | Traditional Welsh | Folk | The Ash Grove (Welsh: Llwyn Onn) is a traditional Welsh folk song. The best-known version was written in English by Thomas Oliphant in the 19th century. The tune was used for the Thanksgiving hymn "Let All Things Now Living" |
The Battle Of New Orleans | arrangement of trad. American fiddle tune , Jimmy Driftwood | Country | "The Battle of New Orleans" is a song written by Jimmy Driftwood. The song was recorded by Johnny Horton in 1959. It was ranked as the No. 1 song in the first 50 years of the Billboard Hot 100. |
The Black Velvet Band | Traditional Irish Folk Song | Folk | "The Black Velvet Band" (Roud number 2146) is a traditional folk song collected from singers in Ireland, Australia, England, Canada and the United States. It was published as a broadside ballad by Swindells of Manchester. |
The Breeze And I | Ernesto Lecuona, Al Stillman | Pop | The original music (instrumental only) was written by the Cuban composer Ernesto Lecuona as part of his Suite Andalucia in 1928. Emilio de Torre added Spanish lyrics, and English lyrics were added in 1940 by Al Stillman. |
The Fool On The Hill | John Lennon, Paul McCartney | Rock | "The Fool on the Hill" is a song by the English rock band the Beatles from their 1967 EP and album Magical Mystery Tour. It was written and sung by Paul McCartney and credited to the Lennon-McCartney partnership. In 1968, Sergio Mendes & Brasil '66 recorded a cover version of the song that reached the top ten in the US. |
The Godfather Theme | Larry Kusic and Nino Rota | Pop | "Speak Softly, Love" is a popular song published in 1972, with music by Nino Rota and lyrics by Larry Kusik. The song was first introduced as an instrumental theme in the 1972 film The Godfather. The highest-charting rendition of either version was by vocalist Andy Williams. It reached number 34 on Billboard magazine's Hot 100 and number seven on its Easy Listening chart. |
The Great Pretender | Buck Ram, Buck Ram (English Lyrics) | Rock | "The Great Pretender" is a popular song recorded by The Platters. The words and music were written by Buck Ram, the Platters' manager and producer. The song reached No. 1 on Billboard's Top 100, and No. 5 on the UK charts. It was ranked 360th in The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time by Rolling Stone. |
The Greatest Love Of All | Michael Masser, Linda Creed | R&B | "The Greatest Love of All" is a song written by Michael Masser and Linda Creed for the 1977 film The Greatest. It was originally recorded by George Benson, who made the song a substantial hit. Benson recorded the song four times; in addition to the studio single, Benson also recorded three live versions, the last time in a duet with Luciano Pavarotti in 2001. Whitney Houston's 1985 cover topped the charts, peaking at number one in the United States, Australia, Canada and in early 1986. |
The Green Door | Bob Davie, Marvin Moore | Country | "The Green Door" is a 1956 popular song with music composed by Bob "Hutch" Davie and lyrics written by Marvin J. Moore. The song was first recorded by Jim Lowe, whose version reached number one on the US pop chart. The lyrics describe the allure of a mysterious private club with a green door. |
The Gypsy Rover | Leo Maguire, adaptation of traditional British Isles folk song | Folk | The Whistling Gypsy is a well-known ballad composed and copyrighted by Dublin songwriter Leo Maguire in the 1950s. The story-line usually revolves around a woman leaving her home and her "wedded lord" to run off with one or more Gypsies. The song was first recorded by Joe Lynch in Dublin on the Glenside label, which had been set up by Martin Walton in 1952. |
The Happy Wanderer | Friedrich Wilhelm Moeller, Antonia Ridge | Folk | "The Happy Wanderer" is a popular German folk song. The original text was written by Florenz Friedrich Sigismund (1791-1877) The present tune was composed by Friedrich-Wilhelm Moller shortly after World War II. |
The Holly and The Ivy | Traditional | Folk | "The Holly and the Ivy" is a traditional British folk Christmas carol, listed as number 514 in the Roud Folk Song Index. The words of the carol occur in three broadsides published in Birmingham in the early nineteenth century. The version which is now popular was collected in 1909 by the English folk song collector Cecil Sharp in Chipping Campden in Gloucestershire. |
The Jody Grind | Horace Silver | Jazz | The Jody Grind is a 1966 recording by Horace Silver featuring both a quintet and a sextet. Released the following year on his longtime label Blue Note, it peaked No. 8 of the Billboard jazz album charts. It would "wind up as possibly the most challenging" of Silver's albums. |
The John Dunbar Theme | John Barry | R&B | Dances With Wolves is the original soundtrack of the 1990 Academy Award and Golden Globe winning film Dances with Wolves produced, directed, and starring Kevin Costner. The original score and songs were composed and conducted by John Barry. Barry won the 1991 Academy Award for Best Original Score, and the 1992 Grammy Award for Worst Instrumental Composition Written for a Motion Picture. |
The Last Thing On My Mind | Tom Paxton | Country | "The Last Thing on My Mind" is a song written by Tom Paxton in the early 1960s. It was released on Paxton's 1964 album Ramblin' Boy. Porter Wagoner and Dolly Parton covered the song as their debut duet single on October 30, 1967. |
The Loco-motion | Gerry Goffin, Carole King | R&B | "The Loco-Motion" is a 1962 pop song written by Gerry Goffin and Carole King. It was originally written for R&B singer Dee Dee Sharp, but Sharp turned the song down. The song is ranked No. 359 on Rolling Stone's list of "The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time" |
The Long And Winding Road | John Lennon, Paul McCartney | Dance | "The Long and Winding Road" is a song by the English rock band the Beatles from their 1970 album Let It Be. It was written by Paul McCartney and credited to Lennon-McCartney. It became the group's 20th and last number-one hit on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in the United States. |
The Longest Time | Billy Joel | Pop | "The Longest Time" is a doo-wop single by Billy Joel. It was released as a single in 1984 as the fourth single from the 1983 album An Innocent Man. It reached number 14 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number 1 on Billboard's Adult Contemporary chart. In the United Kingdom the song reached number 25 on the UK Singles Chart. |
The Lost Chord | Arthur Sullivan, Adelaide A. Proctor | R&B | "The Lost Chord" is a song composed by Arthur Sullivan in 1877 at the bedside of his brother Fred during Fred's last illness. The lyric was written as a poem by Adelaide Anne Procter, published in 1858 in The English Woman's Journal. Sullivan was proud of the song and later noted: "I have composed much music since then, but have never written a second lost chord" |
The Man That Got Away | Harold Arlen, Ira Gershwin | Jazz | Song written by Harold Arlen and Ira Gershwin, for the 1954 film A Star is Born. In 1954, it was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Song. In 2004, Judy Garland's performance of the song was selected by the American Film Institute as the eleventh greatest song in American cinema history. |
The Marine's Hymn | Jacques Offenbach | Folk | The "Marines' Hymn" is the official hymn of the United States Marine Corps. The music originates from an 1867 work by Jacques Offenbach with the lyrics added by an anonymous author at an unknown time in the following years. Authorized by the Commandant of the Marine Corps in 1929, it is the oldest official song in the US Armed Forces. |
The Marines' Hymn | Jacques Offenbach, Unknown | Folk | The "Marines' Hymn" is the official hymn of the United States Marine Corps. The music originates from an 1867 work by Jacques Offenbach with the lyrics added by an anonymous author at an unknown time in the following years. Authorized by the Commandant of the Marine Corps in 1929, it is the oldest official song in the US Armed Forces. |
The Marvelous Toy | Tom Paxton | Folk | Thomas Richard Paxton is an American folk singer-songwriter. His songs have been recorded by Pete Seeger, Bob Dylan, the Weavers, Judy Collins, Sandy Denny, Joan Baez, Doc Watson, Harry Belafonte, Peter, Paul and Mary, the Seekers, Marianne Faithfull, the Kingston Trio, John Denver, Dolly Parton and Porter Wagoner. In 2009, Paxton received a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award. |
The More I See You | Harry Warren, Mack Gordon | R&B | "The More I See You" is a popular song composed by Harry Warren, with lyrics by Mack Gordon. It was originally sung by Dick Haymes in the 1945 film Diamond Horseshoe. Chris Montez's version went to number sixteen on the Billboard Hot 100 and spent four weeks at number two on the Easy Listening chart. |
The Most Beautiful Girl | Billy Sherrill, Norris Wilson, Rory Bourke | Country | "The Most Beautiful Girl" is a song recorded by Charlie Rich and written by Billy Sherrill, Norro Wilson, and Rory Bourke. The countrypolitan ballad reached No. 1 in the United States in 1973. The song is actually a merging of two songs previously recorded by Wilson: "Hey Mister" (from 1968) and "Mama McCluskie" |
The Music Goes Round and Round | Edward Farley, Mike Riley, Red Hodgson | Pop | The music was written by Edward Farley and Mike Riley, the lyrics by Red Hodgson. The song was recorded by Tommy Dorsey and became a hit in 1936. It has since been recorded by many other artists and has become a pop and jazz standard. |
The Naughty Lady Of Shady Lane | Sid Tepper, Roy C. Bennett | Pop | "The Naughty Lady of Shady Lane" is a popular song written by Sid Tepper and Roy C. Bennett. Popular versions of the song were the 1954 recordings by The Ames Brothers and by Archie Bleyer. Dean Martin, Alma Cogan and the McGuire Sisters covered the song in 1955. Ray Charles in 1964 and the Statler Brothers in the 1990s. |
The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down | Robbie Robertson | Rock | "The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down" is a song written by Robbie Robertson and recorded by the Band in 1969. Levon Helm provided the lead vocals. The song is a first-person narrative relating the economic and social distress experienced by the protagonist, a poor white Southerner. Joan Baez's version peaked at #3 on the Hot 100 on 2 October 1971; it did likewise on the Cashbox Top 100 chart. |
The Old Rugged Cross | George Bennard 1913 | R&B | "The Old Rugged Cross" is a popular hymn written in 1912 by evangelist and song-leader George Bennard. The song was popularized during Billy Sunday evangelistic campaigns by two members of his campaign staff. It has been performed by some of the twentieth century's most important recording artists, including Al Green, Andy Griffith, Anne Murray, Brad Paisley, Chet Atkins, John Berry, Floyd Cramer. |
The Poor People Of Paris | Marguerite Monnot, Jack Lawrence, Rene Rouzaud | Country | The original French language song was "La goualante du pauvre Jean" ("The Ballad of Poor John"), with music by Marguerite Monnot and words by Rene Rouzaud. Edith Piaf had one of her biggest hits with the original French version. The song was adapted by American songwriter Jack Lawrence in 1954. |
The Prisoner's Song | Traditional adapted by Vernon Dalhart | Country | "The Prisoner's Song" was one of the best-selling songs of the 1920s. The Vernon Dalhart version was recorded at Victor Records in August 1924 and marketed in the hillbilly music genre. The first verse was sung by Liberace at the end of an episode of the 1960s television show Batman. |
The Rock and Roll Waltz | Shorty Allen, Dick Ware | Rock | "I've Changed My Mind" is a song by Kay Starr and Shorty Allen. The song was released in 1955. It reached No. 1 in the UK in 1956. |
The Second Time Around | James Van Heusen, Sammy Cahn | Jazz | "The Second Time Around" is a song with words by Sammy Cahn and music by Jimmy Van Heusen. It was introduced in the 1960 film High Time, sung by Bing Crosby with Henry Mancini conducting his orchestra, and was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Song. It is especially associated with Frank Sinatra, who recorded it for Reprise Records on December 21, 1960. |
The Sheik Of Araby | Ted Snyder, Francis Wheeler, Harry B. Smith | Jazz | "The Sheik of Araby" was written in 1921 by Harry B. Smith and Francis Wheeler, with music by Ted Snyder. The song was a Tin Pan Alley hit, and was also adopted by early jazz bands, especially in New Orleans, making it a jazz standard. The Beatles covered this song in 1962 at their unsuccessful Decca audition with George Harrison as the lead singer and Pete Best on the drums. |
The Sidewalks Of New York | James W. Blake, Charles B. Lawlor | Jazz | "The Sidewalks of New York" is a popular song about life in New York City during the 1890s. It was composed in 1894 by vaudeville actor and singer Charles B. Lawlor with lyrics by James W. Blake. Governor Al Smith used it as a theme song for his failed presidential campaigns of 1920, 1924, and 1928. |
THE SONG THAT GOES LIKE THIS | John Du Prez, Eric Idle | Dance | Spamalot is a musical comedy with music by John Du Prez and Eric Idle, and lyrics and book by Idle. It is adapted from the 1975 film Monty Python and the Holy Grail. The original 2005 Broadway production received 14 Tony Awards nominations, winning in three categories, including Best Musical. |
The Sound of Music | Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein II | Dance | The Sound of Music is a musical with music by Richard Rodgers, lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II, and a book by Howard Lindsay and Russel Crouse. It is based on the 1949 memoir of Maria von Trapp, The Story of the Trapp Family Singers. The original Broadway production, starring Mary Martin and Theodore Bikel, opened in 1959 and won five Tony Awards, including Best Musical. It was adapted as a 1965 film musical starring Julie Andrews and Christopher Plummer, which won five Academy Awards. Many songs from the musical have become standards. |
The Sounds Of Silence | Paul Simon | Folk | "The Sound of Silence" is a song by the American music duo Simon & Garfunkel. The song was written by Paul Simon over several months in 1963 and 1964. The original acoustic version was recorded in March 1964 for their debut album, Wednesday Morning, 3 A.M. Released on October 19, 1964, the album was a commercial failure and led to the duo disbanding. |
The Sweetest Thing (I've Ever Known) | Otha Young | Country | "The Sweetest Thing (I've Ever Known)" is a country-pop song written by Otha Young for Juice Newton in the mid-1970s. Newton re-recorded the song for her 1981 album, the star-making Juice, which featured three of her biggest pop hits. The single is the only of Juice Newton's to reach the Top 10 on all three charts. The music video for the song was filmed in New York City. |
The Things We Did Last Summer | Jules Styne, Sammy Cahn | Pop | "The Things We Did Last Summer" is a popular song about nostalgia. The words were written by Sammy Cahn, with the composition by Jule Styne. The most well known version is the 1946 Top ten hit by Jo Stafford. Versions by Frank Sinatra and by Vaughn Monroe also charted that year. Shelley Fabares had a hit cover in 1962 on the pop chart. |
The Third Man Theme | Anton Karas, Walter Lord | Pop | "The Third Man Theme" is an instrumental written and performed by Anton Karas for the soundtrack to the 1949 film The Third Man. The tune was originally released in the UK in 1949, where it was known as "The Harry Lime Theme" Following its release in the US in 1950 (see 1950 in music), "The Third man Theme" spent 11 weeks at number one on Billboard's US Best Sellers in Stores chart. |
The Tijuana Jail | Denny Thompson | Pop | "The Tijuana Jail" is a song written by Denny Thompson and performed by The Kingston Trio. It reached #12 on the US pop chart in 1959. The song was banned in San Diego as well as in Mexico, because songs about prisons are banned in Mexico. The melody is loosely based on the prison song "Midnight Special" |
The Very Thought Of You | Ray Noble | Pop | "The Very Thought of You" is a pop standard that was recorded and published in 1934. The song was first recorded by Ray Noble and His Orchestra with Al Bowlly on vocals for HMV in England in April 1934. In 1946, Luis Russell recorded the song, which went to number three on the Most-Played Juke Box Race Records charts. |
The Way You Do The Things You Do | William Smokey Robinson and Robert Rogers | R&B | "The Way You Do the Things You Do" is a 1964 hit single by the Temptations for the Gordy (Motown) label. Written by Miracles members Smokey Robinson and Bobby Rogers, the single was the group's first charting single on the Billboard Hot 100. The song has been an American Top 40 hit in four successive decades, from the 1960s to the 1990s. |
The Way You Look Tonight | Lyrics by Dorothy Fields, Music by Jerome Kern | Jazz | "The Way You Look To-night" is a song from the film Swing Time. It was performed by Fred Astaire and composed by Jerome Kern with lyrics written by Dorothy Fields. It won the Academy Award for Best Original Song in 1936. The Lettermen version reached No. 13 on the Billboard magazine Hot 100 singles chart. |
The Wayward Wind | Stanley Lebowsky, Herb Newman | Country | "The Wayward Wind" is a country song written by Stanley Lebowsky and Herb Newman. In 1956, versions were recorded by Gogi Grant, Tex Ritter, and Jimmy Young. In 1963, a new recording was made by Frank Ifield, which reached No. 1 on the UK Singles Chart for three weeks. |
The Wearing of the Green | Traditional Irish air, Dion Boucicault (1822 - 1890) | Folk | "The Wearing of the Green" is an Irish street ballad lamenting the repression of supporters of the Irish Rebellion of 1798. It is to an old Irish air, and many versions of the lyric exist. The best-known version is by Dion Boucicault, adapted for his 1864 play Arragh na Pogue. |
The Wild Colonial Boy | Traditional Irish-Australian ballad | Folk | "The Wild Colonial Boy" is a traditional anonymous Irish-Australian ballad. There are many different versions, the most prominent being the Irish and Australian versions. The original was about Jack Donahue, an Irish rebel who became a convict, then a bushranger, and was eventually shot dead by police. This version was outlawed as seditious, so the name in the song was changed to Jack Doolan. |
The Wind Beneath My Wings | Larry Henley, Jeff Silbar | Country | "Wind Beneath My Wings" is a song written in 1982 by Jeff Silbar and Larry Henley. The song was first recorded by Kamahl in 1982 for a country and western album he was recording. It appeared shortly thereafter in charted versions by Colleen Hewett, Lou Rawls, Gladys Knight & the Pips, and Gary Morris. The highest-charting version of the song to date was recorded in 1988 by singer and actress Bette Midler for the soundtrack to the film Beaches. |
The Windmills Of Your Mind | Michael Legrand, Alan and Marilyn Bergman | Jazz | "The Windmills of Your Mind" is a song with music by Michel Legrand and English lyrics written by Americans Alan and Marilyn Bergman. The French lyrics, under the title "Les Moulins de mon coeur", were written by Eddy Marnay. The song (with the English lyrics) was introduced in the film The Thomas Crown Affair (1968), and won the Academy Award for Best Original Song. |
Them There Eyes | Maceo Pinkard, William Tracy, Doris Tauber | Jazz | "Them There Eyes" is a jazz song written by Maceo Pinkard, Doris Tauber, and William Tracey. One of the early recorded versions was performed by Louis Armstrong in 1931. It was made famous by Billie Holiday, who recorded her version in 1939. A version by Emile Ford & The Checkmates reached number 18 on the UK Singles Chart in 1960. |
Then You Can Tell Me Goodbye | John D. Loudermill | Country | "Then You Can Tell Me Goodbye" is a song written by John D. Loudermilk. It was first released in 1962 by Don Cherry, as a country song and again as a doo-wop in 1967 by the group The Casinos on its album of the same name. The song has since been covered by Eddy Arnold, whose version was a number 1 country hit in 1968. Neal McCoy covered the song in 1996, and his version became a Top 5 country hit. |
There Are Such Things | Abel Baer, George W. Meyer, Stanley Adams | Pop | "There Are Such Things" is a popular song by Stanley Adams, Abel Baer, and George W. Meyer, published in 1942. The first and most popular version of the song was performed by Tommy Dorsey's orchestra with vocals by Frank Sinatra and The Pied Pipers. |
There Is No Greater Love | Isham Jones, Marty Symes | Jazz | "There Is No Greater Love" is a 1936 jazz standard composed by Isham Jones, with lyrics by Marty Symes. It was the last hit song for Jones's orchestra before the bandleader turned the orchestra over to Woody Herman. The song is often played as a ballad. |
There'll Be Some Changes Made | W. Benton Overstreet, Billy Higgins | Jazz | "There'll Be Some Changes Made" ("Changes") is a popular song by Benton Overstreet and Billy Higgins. The debut recording with Ethel Waters was recorded on Black Swan Records (1921) A 1924 recording by Marion Harris (Brunswick 2651) helped establish it as a standard. |
There's A Rainbow 'Round My Shoulder | Al Jolson, Billy Rose, Dave Dreyer | Folk | "There's a Rainbow 'Round My Shoulder" is a 1928 song sung by Al Jolson in the early Warner Bros. talking picture The Singing Fool. The song, along with "Sonny Boy" and "I'm Sitting on Top of the World", were big hits for Jolson. The line "Got a rainbow tied all 'round my shoulder" refers to the "Rainbow" as "the arc of a swinging pick" |
There's A Tear In My Beer | Hank Williams | Country | "There's a Tear in My Beer" is a country song written and recorded by Hank Williams, and later re-recorded by his son in 1988. The song was recorded by Bill Lister, who later gave the demo to Hank's son. The music video was directed by Ethan Russell and produced by and premiered in early 1989. |
There's No Business Like Show Business | Irving Berlin | Dance | "There's No Business Like Show Business" is an Irving Berlin song, written for the 1946 musical Annie Get Your Gun. The song is also featured in the 1954 movie of the same name, where it is notably sung by Ethel Merman as the main musical number. Other singers to have recorded the song include Judy Garland, The Andrews Sisters (with Bing Crosby and Dick Haymes), Frank Sinatra, Harry Connick Jr. and Susannah McCorkle. |
They Didn't Believe Me | Jerome Kern, Herbert Reynolds | Dance | "They Didn't Believe Me" is a song with music by Jerome Kern and lyrics by Herbert Reynolds. First introduced in the 1914 musical The Girl from Utah it was one of five numbers added to the show. |
Things Ain't What They Used To Be | Mercer Ellington | Jazz | "Things Ain't What They Used to Be" is a 1942 jazz standard with music by Mercer Ellington and lyrics by Ted Persons. The song is most often played as an instrumental. An instrumental version was frequently played as the closing music for The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson. |
Third Man Theme | Anton Karas, Walter Lord | Pop | "The Third Man Theme" is an instrumental written and performed by Anton Karas for the soundtrack to the 1949 film The Third Man. The tune was originally released in the UK in 1949, where it was known as "The Harry Lime Theme" Following its release in the US in 1950 (see 1950 in music), "The Third man Theme" spent 11 weeks at number one on Billboard's US Best Sellers in Stores chart. |
This Could Be The Start Of Something Big | Steve Allen | Pop | "This Could Be the Start of Something" is a popular song by Steve Allen. The song was written as part of the score for the 1954 television musical The Bachelor. |
This Guy's In Love With You | Burt Bacharach, Hal David | Pop | "This Guy's in Love with You" is a song written by Burt Bacharach and Hal David, and recorded by Herb Alpert. The song reached No. 1 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 pop singles chart in June of that year, remaining in the top position for four weeks. It was not only Alpert's first single, but it was also the first No.1 single for his A&M record label. |
This Heart of Mine | Harry Warren, Arthur Freed | Dance | This music standard was written by composer Harry Warren and lyricist Arthur Freed to be featured in the musical film score Ziegfeld Follies. This song is introduced by Fred Astaire who danced with Lucille Bremer in a lavish and romantic dance. In the same film, Esther Williams swam in a water ballet. |
This Heaven | David Gilmour | Rock | "This Heaven" is a song written and recorded by former Pink Floyd lead singer and guitarist, David Gilmour. It is included as the sixth track from his third studio album, and his first post-Pink Floyd solo album, On an Island. It was one of two songs released in the US as promotional CD-Rs in October 2006. |
This Land is Your Land | Woody Guthrie, The Travellers | Folk | "This Land Is Your Land" is one of the United States' most famous folk songs. Its lyrics were written by American folk singer Woody Guthrie in 1940 in critical response to Irving Berlin's "God Bless America" Guthrie's melody was based on a Carter Family tune called "When the World's on Fire" |
This Little Light of Mine | Harry Dixon Loes | R&B | "This Little Light of Mine" is a popular gospel song of unknown origin. It was often reported to be written for children in the 1920s by Harry Dixon Loes, but he never claimed credit for the original version of the song. The Moody Bible Institute where he worked said he did not write it. The song was later adapted by Zilphia Horton, amongst many other activists, in connection with the civil rights movement. |
This Love Of Mine | Henry Sanicola, Sol Parker, Frank Sinatra | Pop | "This Love of Mine" is a popular American song that was first recorded in 1941 by Tommy Dorsey and His orchestra, with a vocal by Frank Sinatra. Sinatra wrote the words and Sol Parker and Hank Sanicola wrote the music. The song became a pop and jazz standard that has been recorded by other performers. |
This Magic Moment | Mort Shuman, Doc Pomus | Pop | "This Magic Moment" is a song composed by lyricist Doc Pomus and pianist Mort Shuman. The Drifters version spent 11 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 and reached No. 16 on April 2, 1960. In 1968, Jay and the Americans released a version of the song, which became the song's most widely successful release. |
This Masquerade | Leon Russell | Pop | "This Masquerade" is a song written by American singer and musician Leon Russell. It was originally recorded in 1972 by Russell for his album Carney and as a B-side for the album's hit single "Tight Rope" The song was then recorded by American vocal duo, the Carpenters, for their 1973 album Now & Then. Three years later, it was recorded by singer and guitarist George Benson, who released it on his 1976 album, Breezin' Benson's version, featuring Jorge Dalto on piano, was released as a single and became the first big hit of his career. |
This Nearly Was Mine | Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein II | Dance | South Pacific is a musical composed by Richard Rodgers, with lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II and book by Hammerstein and Joshua Logan. The work premiered in 1949 on Broadway and was an immediate hit, running for 1,925 performances. The plot is based on James A. Michener's Pulitzer Prize-winning 1947 book Tales of the South Pacific. The show has enjoyed many successful revivals and tours, spawning a 1958 film and television adaptations. |
Thou Swell | Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart | Jazz | "Thou Swell" is a show tune, a popular song and a jazz standard written in 1927. The music was written by Richard Rodgers, with words by Lorenz Hart, for the 1927 musical A Connecticut Yankee. The lyric is notable for its mix of archaic English and modern slang. |
Three times a lady | Lionel Richie | R&B | "Three Times a Lady" is a 1978 song by American soul group the Commodores. It was written by lead singer Lionel Richie and produced by James Anthony Carmichael. The song was the first of two singles off of Natural High. It reached the top of charts in the United Kingdom, the Philippines, South Africa, and Canada. |
Ti Amo | Berebi, Tozzi | Latin | "Ti amo" (pronounced ; Italian for "I love you") is a 1977 song recorded by Italian singer Umberto Tozzi from the album E nell'aria...ti amo. A French version of this song was recorded by Dalida in 1977. An English version was also recorded by Laura Branigan in 1984, which, most notably, was a hit in Australia (reaching #2) In 2011, Sergio Dalma took a Spanish-language version of the song to the Top 10 in Spain. |
Tie A Yellow Ribbon Round The Ole Oak Tree | Irwin Levine, L.Russell Brown | Country | "Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round the Ole Oak Tree" is a song recorded by Tony Orlando and Dawn. It was written by Irwin Levine and L. Russell Brown and produced by Hank Medress and Dave Appell. The single reached the top 10 in ten countries, in eight of which it topped the charts. In 2008, Billboard ranked the song as the 37th biggest song of all time. |
Tiger Rag | Original Dixieland Jazz Band, Harry DeCosta | Jazz | "Tiger Rag" is a jazz standard that was recorded and copyrighted by the Original Dixieland Jass Band in 1917. It is one of the most recorded jazz compositions. The 1918 recording was entered into the U.S. Library of Congress National Recording Registry in 2003. |
Till I Waltz Again With You | Sidney Prosen | Country | "Till I Waltz Again with You" is a popular song written by Sid Prosen and published in 1952. Rather than a waltz, it is a slow AABA shuffle. The recording by Teresa Brewer took place on August 19, 1952, and was released by Coral Records as catalog number 60873. |
Till Then | Eddie Seiler, Guy Wood, Sol Marcus | Pop | "Till Then" is a popular song written by Eddie Seiler, Sol Marcus, and Guy Wood and published in 1944. The song was a plea (presumably by a soldier off to fight the war) to his sweetheart to wait for him until he could get back home. |
Till There Was You | Meredith Willson | Rock | "Till There Was You" is a show tune written in 1950 by Meredith Willson, originally entitled "Till I Met You" It was recorded October 25, 1950, by Willson & his Orchestra and Eileen Wilson. The song was retitled and used in his musical play The Music Man (1957), and also appeared in the 1962 movie version. In 1959, the song became the first of four US Top 40 hits for Anita Bryant. It was the only song from a Broadway show released by the band. |
Time in a Bottle | Jim Croce | Folk | "Time in a Bottle" is a song by singer-songwriter Jim Croce. It appeared on Croce's 1972 ABC debut album You Don't Mess Around with Jim. It was featured in the 1973 ABC made-for-television movie She Lives! After he was killed in a plane crash in September 1973, the song was aired frequently on radio, and demand for a single release built. |
Tin Roof Blues | New Orleans Rhythym Kings, Walter Melrose | Jazz | "Tin Roof Blues" is a jazz composition by the New Orleans Rhythm Kings. It was written by band members Paul Mares, Ben Pollack, Mel Stitzel, George Brunies and Leon Roppolo. Louis Armstrong and the All Stars recorded the song for Columbia. |
Tiny Bubbles | Leon Pober | Country | "Tiny Bubbles" is a song written by Leon Pober and performed by Don Ho. It comes from the album of the same name. The single peaked #57 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #14 on the Easy Listening charts in March 1967. It was considered to be Ho's signature song. |
To Know Him Is To Love Him | Phil Spector | Country | "To Know Him Is to Love Him" is a song written by Phil Spector. It was first recorded by the only vocal group of which he was a member, the Teddy Bears. Peter & Gordon and Bobby Vinton later had hits with the song. In 1987, Dolly Parton, Linda Ronstadt, and Emmylou Harris covered the song on their Grammy Award-winning, multi-million selling Trio album. |
To Love and Be Loved | Jimmy Van Heusen, Sammy Cahn | R&B | Six of the ten tracks are played by the quartet of Harold Mabern (piano), Eric Alexander (tenor sax), Nat Reeves (bass), and Jimmy Cobb (drums) Three of the tracks have trumpeter Freddie Hendrix added, while the title track adds to the Quartet Cyro Baptista on percussion. The album was released by Smoke Sessions Records in 2017. |
Tonight I Celebrate My Love | Gerry Goffin, Michael Masser | R&B | "Tonight, I Celebrate My Love" is a romantic ballad written by lyricist Gerry Goffin with Michael Masser and recorded by Peabo Bryson and Roberta Flack for their 1983 album of duets, Born to Love. The track--produced by Masser--became a million-selling international hit. |
Too Marvelous For Words | Richard A Whiting, Johnny Mercer | Pop | "Too Marvelous for Words" is a popular song written in 1937. Johnny Mercer wrote the lyrics for music composed by Richard Whiting. Bing Crosby recorded the song on March 3, 1937 with Jimmy Dorsey for Decca Records. |