Duet or Don't
This song was used as the theme song for the 1987 film "Dirty Dancing".
What is "The Time of My Life"?
Bass singer Ray Walker, of the gospel vocal group The Jordanaires (who worked as Presley's backing vocalists for much of his early career), is featured in the song, singing the repeated phrase in a deep voice, in order to represent the devil: "Oh, yes, you are," before the song's fade
What is "(You're the) Devil in Disguise"?
In 2010, this emotionally charged song by Adele reached the top of the charts, expressing profound feelings of betrayal and heartache.
What is "Rolling in the Deep"?
This song from the movie 'La La Land' won an Academy Award for Best Original Song and is about dreams and aspirations in the entertainment industry.
What is "City of Stars"?
This 1986 chart-topping single features a memorable chorus with a unique request: "You don't have to be rich to be my girl."
What is "Kiss"?
This single won Elton John two awards in 1977.
What is "Don't Go Breaking My Heart"?
Written for the movie "Girls! Girls! Girls!", this song was released on the best day of the year October 2nd in 1962. The year after this was released, postal "Zones" were replaced by Zip Codes, making the line, "No such number, no such zone" outdated.
What is "Return to Sender"?
This 2008 song by Estelle, featuring Kanye West, celebrates the allure of an American love interest.
What is "American Boy"?
The title of this song is a compound word, and said by Richard Lederer in his book Crazy English to mean "Atoning for being educable through delicate beauty. In the film it is defined as "something to say when you don’t know what to say".
What is "Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious"?
Since 2009, this song has faced criticism among some listeners for the alleged implications of its lyrics, with elements such as the line "Say, what's in this drink?" .
What is "Baby It's Cold Outside"?
One of the singers of this song said: All of a sudden we're singing to the tape and it ran out. I just kept going because I was so into it and said "tin roof, rusted" and they thought it was funny and a good way to end it.
What is "Love Shack"?
This hit song tells the story of a young woman who claims that the protagonist is the father of her child.
What is "Billie Jean"?
This is a song by English indie rock band the Zutons from their second studio album, Tired of Hanging Around (2006). The song was later covered by Mark Ronson, with lead vocals provided by Amy Winehouse, reaching number two on the UK Singles Chart in 2007.
What is "Valerie"?
During this song, two character argue about who can, among other things, sing higher and hold a note for longer, and boast of their abilities and accomplishments, such as opening safes and living on bread and cheese. Neither can "bake a pie," though.
What is "Anything You Can Do (I Can Do Better)"?
This 1974 hit song, sung by Gordon Lightfoot, paints a vivid picture of a troubled relationship and the challenges that come with it.
What is "Sundown"?
The composition was first successful as a 1967 hit single recorded by Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell, and became a hit again in 1970 when recorded by former Supremes frontwoman Diana Ross.
What is "Ain't No Mountain High Enough"?
Some of the characters named in this song are real people. Shifty Henry was a well-known Los Angeles musician, not a criminal. The Purple Gang was a real mob. "Sad Sack" was a U.S. Armynickname in World War II for a loser, which was also the name of a popular comic strip and comic book character.
What is "Jailhouse Rock"?
This catchy and upbeat song, released in 2003, became a massive hit with its infectious chorus and had everyone shaking it like a Polaroid picture.
What is "Hey Ya!"?
Randal Kleiser, the director of "Grease", was not fond of this song because he felt that it did not mesh well with the rest of the Warren Casey-Jim Jacobs score.
What is "You're the One That I Want"?
This song was sampled by American rapper Vanilla Ice for his 1990 single "Ice Ice Baby".
What is "Under Pressure"?
Three pairs of singers have performed threee versions of this song. Here are their first names: Carson and Gaile, Frank and Nancy, Robbie and Nicole.
What is "Somethin' Stupid"?
The melody of this song is based on "Plaisir d'amour", a popular French love song composed in 1784 by Jean-Paul-Égide Martini. The song was initially written from the perspective of a woman as "***** **** ******* ****** **** Him", which explains the first and third line ending on "in" and "sin" rather than words rhyming with "you".
What is "Can't Help falling in Love"?
The accompanying music video for this song shows the two singers naked against a white backdrop. While they sing, a pattern of paint gradually covers their skin and the backdrop via stop motion animation. The video, which has received over 2 billion views on YouTube as of November 2022, premiered on 5 July 2011, the same day the song was first released.
What is "Somebody That I Used to Know"?
In this song the character Wilbur lovingly calls his wife Edna "a stinky old cheese".
What is "(You're) Timeless to me"?
This song is famous for the repeated refrain that translates into English as: "Do you want to sleep with me?"
What is "Lady Marmelade"?