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"Superstar" is a 1969 song written by Bonnie Bramlett and Leon Russell (with a songwriting credit also given to Delaney Bramlett) that has been a hit for many artists in different genres and interpretations in the years since; the best-known version is by the Carpenters in 1971.
Accounts of the song's origin vary somewhat, but it grew out of the late 1969/early 1970 nexus of English and American musicians known as Delaney & Bonnie and Friends, that involved Delaney and Bonnie Bramlett, Leon Russell, Eric Clapton, and various others. The song's working title during portions of its development was "Groupie Song."
In its first recorded incarnation, the song was called "Groupie (Superstar)," and was recorded and released as a B-side to the Delaney & Bonnie single "Comin' Home" in December 1969. Released by Atlantic Records, the full credit on the single was to Delaney & Bonnie and Friends Featuring Eric Clapton.
Sung by Bonnie, the arrangement featured slow guitar and bass parts building up to an almost gospel-style chorus using horns.
Skye Alexandra Sweetnam (born May 5, 1988) is a Canadian singer-songwriter, actress, and music video director. Skye first entered the mainstream in 2003 with the release of her debut single "Billy S." Over a year later, her debut album, Noise from the Basement, was released including the singles "Tangled Up in Me" and "Number One". In 2006, she was nominated for a Juno Award for New Artist of the Year. Her second album, Sound Soldier, was released in 2007. Now known by the stage name Sever, she is currently the lead singer of the band Sumo Cyco.
Skye was born on May 5, 1988, to Deirdre and Greg Sweetnam. She was named after the Isle of Skye in Scotland. Along with her sister, Aurora, and her brother, Cam, she was born and raised in the small town of Bolton, Ontario, where she studied dancing and singing from a young age. She began singing at the age of five, performing for family members and friends.
She worked with local producer and instrumentalist, James Robertson. Together, Robertson and Sweetnam worked on what later became Noise from the Basement, her Capitol Records/EMI debut. The single "Billy S." appeared in July 2003 on the soundtrack to the movie How to Deal, and quickly took off in Canada. Two more singles were released from her debut and fared moderately on the charts. In 2004, Skye went on tour over Europe and North America, as the opening act for Britney Spears on her Onyx Hotel Tour.
"Superstar" is a special episode of the award-winning British comedy television series The Goodies.
This episode is also known as "Rock Star".
Written by The Goodies, with songs and music by Bill Oddie.
Using the name "Randy Pandy", Bill becomes a superstar who is obsessed with his fame, and Tim and Graeme have to save him from the consequences of his pop stardom
"Superstar" is a song written by Cutfather, Joe Belmaati, and Remee, and performed by Danish pop singer Christine Milton. It was released on 13 January 2003 as the lead single from her debut studio album, Friday (2004), and spent seven weeks at number one on the Danish Singles Chart. The song was later covered to international success by British singer Jamelia.
According to a HitQuarters interview with co-writer and producer Cutfather, the song was initially inspired by Liberty X's "Just a Little" (2002), "I liked that song and wanted to do something, not similar, but something in that vibe", he said.
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Song, LLC was a low-cost air service within an airline brand owned and operated by Delta Air Lines from 2003 to 2006.
Song's main focus was on leisure traffic between the northeastern United States and Florida, a market where it competed with JetBlue Airways. It also operated flights between Florida and the West Coast, and from the Northeast to the west coast.
Song's aircraft were fitted with leather seats and free personal entertainment systems at every seat, with audio MP3 programmable selections, trivia games that could be played against other passengers, a flight tracker, and satellite television (provided by the DISH Network). Song offered free beverages, but charged for meals and liquor. Both brand-name snack boxes and healthy organic meals were offered. The flight safety instructions were sung or otherwise artistically interpreted, depending on the cabin crew. In addition to crew uniforms designed by Kate Spade, customized cocktails created by nightlife impresario Rande Gerber and an in-flight exercise program designed by New York City fitness guru David Barton, the airline created its own distinct mark in the industry. The Song brand was placed on more than 200 flights a day which carried over ten million passengers.
Song is the third and final album of Lullaby for the Working Class. It was released October 19, 1999 on Bar/None Records.
Song is the pinyin transliteration of the Chinese family name 宋. It is transliterated as Sung in Wade-Giles, and Soong is also a common transliteration. In addition to being a common surname, it is also the name of a Chinese dynasty, the Song Dynasty, written with the same character.
The first written record of the character Song was found on the oracle bones of the Shang dynasty. The origin of the character can possibly be dated to an even earlier time (ca. 3800 BC). Structurally, the character has remained virtually unchanged for nearly 4,000 years. The etymology of the character can possibly be traced back to the abstract representation of a totem symbol. With the outer (upper) radical denoting preciousness, and the inner (lower) character representing trees or woods, the entire character literally means "holy wood" or "treasured tree", possibly a totem symbol from the late Neolithic and Bronze Age.
In the written records of Chinese history, the first time the character Song was used as a surname appeared in the early stage of the Zhou dynasty. One of the children of the last emperor of Shang dynasty, Weizi Qi - (子啟), was a duke named Song. The State of Song, Song's personal dominion, became part of the Zhou dynasty after the fall of the Shang dynasty. Citizens of the former State of Song, to commemorate the overthrow of their state in 286 BC by the State of Qi, began to use the character Song as their surname.
Official video of Skye Sweetnam performing Tangled Up In Me from the album Noise From The Basement. Buy It Here: http://smarturl.it/0o96xx Like Skye Sweetnam on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/SkyeSweetnam Follow Skye Sweetnam on Twitter: http://twitter.com/SkyeSweetnam Official Website: http://www.skyesweetnam.com See more videos: http://www.youtube.com/user/SkyeSweetnamVideo
Skye Sweetnam's music video for Number One! My CDs & Merch http://www.kt8merch.com/store/pages/6579/Skye_Sweetnam_ Myspace http://www.myspace.com/skyesweetnam Facebook http://www.facebook.com/skyesweetnam Twitter http://www.twitter.com/skyesweetnam
Skye Sweetnam's debut video for her single Human off of her 2nd album "Sound Soldier" directed by Sean Wainsteim My CDs & Merch http://www.kt8merch.com/store/pages/6579/Skye_Sweetnam_ Myspace http://www.myspace.com/skyesweetnam Facebook http://www.facebook.com/skyesweetnam Twitter http://www.twitter.com/skyesweetnam
Skye Sweetnam Billy S. Music Video
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Skye Sweetnam's video for "This is Me" from the Barbie Diaries! My CDs & Merch http://www.kt8merch.com/store/pages/6579/Skye_Sweetnam_ Myspace http://www.myspace.com/skyesweetnam Facebook http://www.facebook.com/skyesweetnam Twitter http://www.twitter.com/skyesweetnam
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From Skye Sweetnam's second album, Sound Soldier. Lyrics: [Ak'Sent] Get on your knees Hands up, get em' up Get on your knees Hands up, stick em' up Get on your knees Hands up, get em' up Get on your knees Hands up, stick em' up [Skye] I didn't do it I never did it I swear it's an accident My weekend hobby Ya, no one stop me Was out in my truck at night And I said Get on your knees Hands up boys I just love sayin' that I'll say it again Get on your knees Hands up boys That's right That's right Was only aiming Was only pointing But I was only looking, looking Cause I'm a boyhunter, (come on, come on, come on) a boyhunter, (hunt you down) a boyhunter I need a boy tonight Get on your knees Hands up boys I just love sayin' that I'll say it again Get on your knees Hands up boys That's rig...
I made this video using clips from The Little Mermaid Limited Issue DVD and the Disney Mania 3 DVD. Hope you all enjoy the video! Let me know what you guys think of it. :)
Follow me on TWITTER - http://twitter.com/Spik3_ Skye Sweetnam - Girl like me (Full song)
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Interview with Skye Sweetnam from SUMO CYCO for Initiation album
(C) 2004-2005 Capitol Records (EMI)
Owned by Capitol Records. (C) EMI (2004)
"Superstar" is a 1969 song written by Bonnie Bramlett and Leon Russell (with a songwriting credit also given to Delaney Bramlett) that has been a hit for many artists in different genres and interpretations in the years since; the best-known version is by the Carpenters in 1971.
Accounts of the song's origin vary somewhat, but it grew out of the late 1969/early 1970 nexus of English and American musicians known as Delaney & Bonnie and Friends, that involved Delaney and Bonnie Bramlett, Leon Russell, Eric Clapton, and various others. The song's working title during portions of its development was "Groupie Song."
In its first recorded incarnation, the song was called "Groupie (Superstar)," and was recorded and released as a B-side to the Delaney & Bonnie single "Comin' Home" in December 1969. Released by Atlantic Records, the full credit on the single was to Delaney & Bonnie and Friends Featuring Eric Clapton.
Sung by Bonnie, the arrangement featured slow guitar and bass parts building up to an almost gospel-style chorus using horns.