Cannonball (From The "Home" Soundtrack) song from the album Home (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) is released on Mar 2015 . "Work Song," written by Nat Adderley, is one of those pieces. The duration of song is 03:57. Its first documented appearance was on sheet music published in 1882, titled "The Great Rock Island Route" and credited to J. Cannonball is the second single of the O album (with The Blower's Daughter being the first one). In September 2010, Pitchfork Media included the song at number 22 on their Top 200 Tracks of the 90s.[8]. The being madly in love with the … [5] "Cannonball" is composed in the key of E-flat major (E♭), while Kim Deal's vocal range spans from a low of E♭3 to a high of B♭4. It reached the #1 spot on iTunes just 50 minutes after its release. Sheet music arranged for Piano/Vocal/Guitar in G Major (transposable). Scott was Stevie Wonder's bass player before becoming a top session player. There's nothing wrong with that of course, but it can be confusing if you're trying to sort out what song is a cover of another song. A monthly update on our latest interviews, stories and added songs. They unleash layers of guitar distortion alongside Deal's distorted, transmitted vocals shouting: "Hey now, hey now/I want you Koo Koo, Cannonball. The show–Cannonball–debuted in Canada in 1958, and featured Paul Birch as burly truck driver “Cannonball” Mike Malone.Malone and co-driver Jerry Austin (played by William Campbell), employees of the Toronto-based C&A Transport Co. Ltd., spent most of their work days in the cab of a 1954 GMC 950 COE. The bong in this reggae song" Now to talk about the cannonball reference. The song is one of Rice's most popular, and has been used in several media, like in the movie In Good Company, and the TV shows Bones, The OC and The L Word. And here’s what all the yelling is about. The video was directed by Sonic Youth's Kim Gordon. They deemed the song too catchy, with authorities in wartime Britain concerned that factory workers would be distracted if they heard it during a shift. It was subject to re-releases in 2003 (reaching number 32 on the UK Singles Chart), 2004 (reaching number 19) and 2011 (reaching number 9). The titular cannonball could portend the aggressive part of the track. In 2000, Nissan used the song in a commercial for the Sentra.[10]. "We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together" by Taylor Swift earned an entry in the 2014 edition of the Guinness Book of Records for the fastest-selling digital single. Listen to Kiesza Cannonball (From The "Home" Soundtrack) MP3 song. Written and sung by Deal, "Cannonball" made the US Hot 100 - something the Pixies never did. Most songs with the cannonball metaphor (. Soundtrack Credits . Song History. This song is sung by Party Hit Kings. Most songs with the cannonball metaphor (Supertramp, Damien Rice) use it to indicate a person who is reckless in love. On Metallica's "The Unforgiven," James Hetfield modeled his vocals on Chris Isaak, Young MC shows up in the George Clooney movie Up In The Air performing his hit "Bust A Move.". of the pool — oversized, brash, hormonally hardwired. Carter. (tennis) A served ball that travels with great speed and describes little or no arc in flight. Cannonball was the lead single from the album, reaching #39 on the Billboard Top 40 Mainstream chart and #2 on the U.S. Eddie (played by Johnny Depp in the video) found fame fleeting, but Chuck Berry's made-up musician fared better. Does anyone know the meaning behind the lyrics to this song (cannonball)? "Dirty Water" became a Boston sports anthem in the '00s, but it was written by a guy from California after almost getting mugged on a visit to the city. "[1], NME,[6] Melody Maker[7] and The Village Voice's Pazz & Jop annual year-end critics' poll all named "Cannonball" their best single of 1993. "Cannonball" is a song by the Breeders from their 1993 album Last Splash. It was released as the second single from his debut album O in 2002, following the release of his debut single "The Blower's Daughter". The single was released as a 4-song EP, which also included a cover version of Aerosmith's ", Nissan used this in commercials for the 2000 Sentra. It is nearly a full minute into the song before the introduction of its vocal melody, with Deal slyly cooing humorous lyrics. The loud/soft dynamics in this song is something Kim Deal brought over from the Pixies. [1] The song intensifes at the jubilant chorus, which is signaled by pelting snare rolls. Slate) Performed by Lou Rawls. 44 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100, and No. The song was penned by hitmakers Sia (Katy Perry, Rihanna, Britney Spears) and Benny Blanco (Bruno Mars, Kesha, Maroon 5) and produced by Stargate (Ne-Yo, Rihanna, Katy Perry). [1], As the lead single from their sophomore album, "Cannonball" went on to become the Breeders' biggest commercial success. In 1960, it appeared in two albums: Cannonball Adderley Quintet’s Them Dirty Blues and his own band’s Work Song. How four songs portray Shakespeare's character Ophelia. Little Mix and eventual runner-up Marcus Collins performed the song during the final show of the series. Kim is basically ridiculing Frank's body and attitude by calling him a cannonball. It reached #32 on the UK Singles Chart. [5] The song has a basic sequence that alternates between the chords of B♭5 and E♭5 during the introduction and verses and follows B♭5–E♭5–A♭5 at the chorus as its chord progression. Hurt) and Johnny Slate (as J. There are also shots of a cannonball rolling down suburban streets, as well as a shot of Kim Deal singing underwater. 8. This song is sung by Kiesza. The cannonball could be called the S.U.V. Cannonball song from the album Cannonball (Cover Version Tribute To Damien Rice) is released on Oct 2011 . The rhythm of the introduction is constructed from metallic clicking on a snare rim and cymbal stand, which is tapped out by drummer Jim McPherson. This euphonious rocker would become the Breeders' biggest commercial success as the first single from the group's sophomore LP, Last Splash. The titular cannonball could portend the aggressive part of the track. Please remove or replace such wording and instead of making proclamations about a subject's importance, use facts and attribution to demonstrate that importance. There's only so many unique two word or three word titles that can be invented before groups begin to recycle titles. 40 in the UK Singles Chart. The first time Jimmy Page, Robert Plant, John Bonham and John Paul Jones all recorded together in the studio was when they backed American singer PJ Proby on his Three Week Hero album. It was the original televised score to a skit on MTV's sketch comedy show The State, but due to music licensing issues had to be re-recorded with a sound-alike song for the DVD. It ranked No. The whole tune is a simple thing, little more than a call-and-response riff, but there's an infinity of pathos packed into it. It's referring to a cannonball dive: it's where you jump from a diving board and curl into a ball, hands grasping the knees. 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Following the announcement that they had won the show, their version of "Cannonball" was released as the winner's single on 11 December 2011. A look at the good (Diana Ross, Eminem), the bad (Madonna, Bob Dylan) and the peculiar (David Bowie, Michael Jackson) film debuts of superstar singers. [1], AllMusic's Tom Maginnis complimented the single, writing, "the song conveys an effusive energy, balancing quirky hooks with a gushing power, supporting playful, goofball lyrics that perfectly deliver the song's sense of unhinged, freewheeling fun. Meetings of the model train club always begin with the song "Wabash Cannonball". The Lake Erie, Wabash, and St. Louis Railroad Company won incorporation in 1852. [9] It features the band in a garage, and the Deal sisters in what seems to be a dressing room trashed with clothes, sitting in a chair together. "[1] Its musical arrangement features stuttering, start-and-stop transitions before evening out into an infectious, melodic hook layered with sweet vocal harmonies, with Deal and the band repeating the line: "In the shade/In the shade. Print and download Wabash Cannonball sheet music composed by A.P. And the rest of the song pretty much exemplifies that you can't explain how you love this person so much with every passing day, you just do. "The Great Rock Island Route", also known as "Wabash Cannonball ", is the title of an American folk song that describes the scenic beauty and predicaments of the Wabash Cannonball Express as it traveled on the Great Rock Island train route. "The Wabash Cannonball" is an American folk song about a fictional train, thought to have originated sometime in the late nineteenth century. Music video by Roy Acuff performing The Wabash Cannonball (Live). However, no train named the “Cannonball” existed when this song debuted late in the 19th century. "Cannonball" is a song by the Breeders from their 1993 album Last Splash. [5], The song opens with an unusual, attention-grabbing introduction. Music Trivia-> Same Title, Different Song-> Cannonball. Original copies of the 1958 Blue Note … The duration of song is 05:10. Bradley Cooper, Michael J. Fox, Rami Malek, Reese Witherspoon, Gwyneth Paltrow and George Clooney: Which actors really sang in their movies? Billboard Hot Modern Rock Tracks. The loud/soft dynamics in this song is something Kim Deal brought over from the Pixies. It begins with the distorted voice of singer-songwriter Kim Deal testing a microphone by intoning "Check, check, one, two" against hissing feedback and over similar distorted vocal harmonizing. Cannonball Written by Ray Stevens (as R. Stevens) Performed by Ray Stevens. Little Mix covered the track in 2011 as one of the finalists in the eighth series of The X Factor. The Breeders started as the side project of Kim Deal, who was with the Pixies at the time, but often at odds with their frontman, Frank Black. "[1] "Cannonball" employs a false ending, pausing for a whole measure and then crashing into its chorus and shifting in another full verse and chorus before coming to an abrupt halt. The seemingly inoffensive song, "Deep In The Heart Of Texas," was banned by the BBC when it was released in 1942. It's no secret that Frank is fat. In May 2007, NME magazine placed "Cannonball" at number 22 in its list of the 50 Greatest Indie Anthems Ever. Other articles where The Wabash Cannonball is discussed: Roy Acuff: …Great Speckled Bird” and “The Wabash Cannonball.” The latter piece became his theme song. Cannonball Story of Song ‘Cannonball’ was the debut single for Little Mix, and is a cover of a song originally released by singer Damien Rice in 2002. Both were released and recorded at around the same time but the former version, which marked its official debut, was issued as a 45-rpm single and became a popular jukebox hit. We have 0 albums and 2 song lyrics in our database. The song was also heard in trailers for the, More songs with videos directed by famous people, More songs that had different titles when they started, Into The Great Wide Open: Made-up Musicians. It was released in France in November 1993, where it remained charted for 30 weeks, peaking at No. "Cannonball" was featured in a preview for South Park: Bigger, Longer and Uncut, the film Moonlight and Valentino, the start of A Walk to Remember as well as in the heist scene of Sugar & Spice. (slang, figurative) Something that moves fast. The track's drum rhythm and trademark bubbling bass line signal the start of the song. Hits he played on include "I Will Survive," "Being With You" and "Sara Smile.". SKU: MN0044638 40 in the UK Singles Chart. Listen to Party Hit Kings Cannonball MP3 song. The band pulls to a brief halt for Deal to proclaim the parent album's title: "I'm the last splash. The music video for "Cannonball" was directed by Kim Gordon and Spike Jonze. The cannonball represents how hard you fall in love with a person. 83 on VH1's "100 Greatest Songs of the 90s". A slithering guitar lick skips the above its rhythm section before being overtaken by the high, squealing feedback of crunching guitar. [1], "Cannonball" is an alternative rock,[2] pop rock,[3] indie pop[1] and grunge[1] song that lasts for a duration of three minute and thirty-six seconds,[4] featuring a balance of quirky pop hooks and surging power which support playful, goofball lyrics. "Cro-Aloha" is a demo version of "No Aloha" from Last Splash. 44 on the U.S. Love Is on the Air Written by Larry Henley (as L. Henley), Jim Hurt (as J. "[1], During the verses, Kim Deal recites repetitive lines with a seductive shyness. 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