Category
page 1Quotations from music
Happy Birthday to You
personalisable song traditionally used to commemorate birthdays
'O Sole Mio
Neapolitan song written in 1898
Jingle Bells
song written and composed by James Lord Pierpont, originally published in 1857
We Are the World
1985 USA for Africa song
You'll Never Walk Alone
original show tune by Rodgers and Hammerstein; from the 1945 musical "Carousel"
(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction
1965 original song written and composed by Jagger-Richards; first recorded by The Rolling Stones
Shine On You Crazy Diamond
1975 song by Pink Floyd
The Day the Music Died
1959 airplane crash that killed three American rock musicians
Non, je ne regrette rien
1960 song by Édith Piaf
Give Peace a Chance
song written and composed by John Lennon and Paul McCartney, originally recorded by Plastic Ono Band and released in 1969
I Will Survive
song written and composed by Freddie Perren and Dino Fekaris, originally recorded by Gloria Gaynor and released in 1978
Nearer, My God, to Thee
Christian hymn written by Sarah Fuller Flower Adams
We Shall Overcome
protest song of the Civil Rights Movement in the US
The Winner Takes It All
original song written and composed by Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus; first recorded by ABBA and released in 1980
Break On Through
Single by the Doors
It's a Long Way to Tipperary
song
No Woman, No Cry
original song written and composed by Vincent Ford; first recorded by Bob Marley and the Wailers
girl power
slogan encouraging women's empowerment
Je t'aime... moi non plus
1967 song by Serge Gainsbourg ft. Jane Birkin
Glory to Hong Kong
representative song of the 2019 Hong Kong protests
Qué Será, Será
1956 song recorded by Doris Day
We Didn't Start the Fire
1989 list song and single by Billy Joel
La donna è mobile
aria from the opera Rigoletto by Giuseppe Verdi
Happy Birthday, Mr. President
song sung by Marilyn Monroe in 1962 for John F. Kennedy
Killing Me Softly with His Song
original song composed by Charles Fox with lyrics by Norman Gimbel; first recorded by Lori Lieberman and released in 1971
Ne me quitte pas
1959 song by Jacques Brel
I Vow to Thee, My Country
British patriotic song
The Lady Is a Tramp
original show tune written and composed by Rodgers and Hart; from the 1937 musical "Babes in Arms"
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1804 poem by William Blake
more popular than Jesus
remark by John Lennon
Libiamo ne' lieti calici
duet from Act I of Giuseppe Verdi's opera La Traviata
Oh du lieber Augustin
Viennese song
I Got You (I Feel Good)
1965 single by James Brown and the Famous Flames
Bei Mir Bistu Shein
song
Singin' in the Rain
original song composed by Nacio Herb Brown, lyrics by Arthur Freed; from the 1929 musical "The Hollywood Music Box Revue"
We'll Meet Again
original song written and composed by Hughie Charles and Ross Parker, first recorded by Vera Lynn
His Master's Voice
British trademark; slogan, images of a dog mascot ("Nipper") listening to a gramophone, used by various record labels
Always Look on the Bright Side of Life
comedy song by Eric Idle of Monty Python
Mah Nà Mah Nà
single
A Change Is Gonna Come
original song written, composed, and performed by Sam Cooke
Marlbrough s'en va-t-en guerre
French folk song
(You Gotta) Fight for Your Right
single by Beastie Boys
Tea for Two
1924 song by Vincent Youmans and Irving Caesar
For He's a Jolly Good Fellow
song
Papa Was a Rollin' Stone
original song written and composed by Barrett Strong, and Norman Whitfield
50,000,000 Elvis Fans Can't Be Wrong – Elvis' Gold Records, Volume 2
1959 greatest hits album by Elvis Presley
Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah
"Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah" is a song composed by Allie Wrubel with lyrics by Ray Gilbert for Disney's 1946 live action and animated movie Song of the South, sung by James Baskett. "Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah" won the Academy Award for Best Original Song and was the second Disney song to win this award, after "When You Wish upon a Star" from Pinocchio (1940). In 2004, it finished at number 47 in ''AFI's 100 Years...100 Songs'', a survey of top tunes in American cinema.
Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Wolf?
song by Frank Churchill
Nelson Mandela
original song written and composed by Jerry Dammers and Rhoda Dakar; first recorded by The Special AKA
Got My Mojo Working
1957 single by Ann Cole
What's the Frequency
1994 single by R.E.M.
Elvis has left the building
catchphrase
Last Night a D.J. Saved My Life
1983 single by Indeep
Ah! vous dirais-je, Maman
French folk song
See You Later, Alligator
song written and composed by Bobby Charles; originally recorded by Bobby Charles and released in 1955
It's Alright, Ma (I'm Only Bleeding)
original song written, composed, and performed by Bob Dylan
The Revolution Will Not Be Televised
1971 song performed by Gil Scott-Heron
Nobody Knows the Trouble I've Seen
song
There was an Old Woman Who Lived in a Shoe
English language nursery rhyme
Thanks for the Memory
1938 song