"Roseanna Vitro included it in her 2011 collection ""The Music of Randy Newman"". A 1970 cover by The Jackson 5 was released on """". Tea Leaf Green and Widespread Panic have performed this song live. In 1971, the comic singer Patrick Topaloff released a French version named ""Maman, viens me chercher"". Three Dog Night's version would later appear in Terry Gilliam's 1998 movie adaptation of Hunter S. Thompson's 1972 gonzo novel ""Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas"". Due to the song's upbeat, paranoid mood, it was used for the scene of obsessively drug-using protagonists Raoul Duke and Dr. Gonzo escaping"
"Mama Told Me ""Mama Told Me"" is a song by American rapper Big Boi featuring singer Kelly Rowland, taken from his second studio album ""Vicious Lies and Dangerous Rumors"" (2012). Co-written by Swedish synth-pop group Little Dragon, who appeared on the original version of the song, it is a 1980s electro funk record that serves as an ode to Big Boi's mother. Production on the song was handled by The Flush, while co-production was handled by Chris Carmouche and Big Boi. Released as the album's lead single, it failed to chart or sell noticeably but reached number eight on the"
"and extraordinarily straight-laced young man, who recounts what is presumably his first ""wild"" party in the big city, is shocked and appalled by marijuana smoking, whiskey drinking, and loud music and — in the chorus of the song — recalls his ""mama told [him] not to come."" The first recording of ""Mama Told Me Not to Come"" was cut by Eric Burdon & The Animals. A scheduled single-release of September 1966 was withdrawn, but the song was eventually included on their 1967 album ""Eric Is Here"". Newman's own version of his song was released on the 1970 album ""12 Songs"","
"Tell Me, Momma Tell Me Momma is a song written by Bob Dylan and performed exclusively during his 1966 World Tour with the Band (then known as the Hawks). It was used to introduce the second half of a concert, when Dylan switched from an acoustic solo performance to an electric performance backed by a band. Dylan's May 17, 1966 live performance of the song was released in 1998 on """". In 2016, all Dylan's recorded live performances of ""Tell Me Momma"" from 1966 were released in the 36-CD boxed set ""The 1966 Live Recordings"", with the May 26, 1966"
"released on November 21, 2012. The song peaked at number 8 on the German Black Chart during the week of January 11, 2013. Mama Told Me ""Mama Told Me"" is a song by American rapper Big Boi featuring singer Kelly Rowland, taken from his second studio album ""Vicious Lies and Dangerous Rumors"" (2012). Co-written by Swedish synth-pop group Little Dragon, who appeared on the original version of the song, it is a 1980s electro funk record that serves as an ode to Big Boi's mother. Production on the song was handled by The Flush, while co-production was handled by Chris"
"backdrop of slide guitar. The song ""Mama Told Me Not to Come"", written four years earlier for Eric Burdon, was delivered in stripped-down form, and helped Newman establish himself as a composer of note. Newman appeared in solo engagements beginning in June 1970 on an NBC TV special hosted by Liza Minnelli. ""Mama Told Me Not to Come"" yielded a #1 chart topper for Three Dog Night in July 1970. Newman's career was in high gear. Nilsson's next recording project was the soundtrack for a children's fantasy film he conceived, titled ""The Point!"", finished in 1971. His next popular release"
"Mama, I'm Coming Home ""Mama, I'm Coming Home"" is the third song on the 1991 album ""No More Tears"" by the English heavy metal singer Ozzy Osbourne. Sharon Osbourne has previously claimed that the song was written by Ozzy in tribute to her; however, the song was actually co-written by Lemmy Kilmister, Zakk Wylde (Osbourne's long-time guitarist) and multi-platinum producer/engineer Tom Fletcher. Lemmy was brought in as a songwriter for the ""No More Tears"" album, providing lyrics for the tracks ""Mama I'm Coming Home"", ""Hellraiser"", ""Desire"", and ""I Don't Want to Change the World."" The single is Osbourne's only solo"
"Don't Tell Me (Madonna song) ""Don't Tell Me"" is a song recorded by American singer Madonna for her eighth studio album, ""Music"" (2000). It was released as the second single from the album on November 21, 2000 by Maverick Records. Madonna co-wrote and co-produced the track with Mirwais Ahmadzaï, with additional writing from her brother-in-law, Joe Henry. Henry originally conceived it as a tango-styled torch song called ""Stop"", the demo was later sent to Madonna, who then proceeded to change its musical composition, turning it into a country-dance song. Lyrically, ""Don't Tell Me"" finds Madonna asking her lover not to"
"Dylan in concert. The song was shown played live by Dylan and The Band during his 1966 U.K.Tour in D. A. Pennebaker's documentary ""Eat the Document"". The same video of Dylan and the Hawks shown in Eat the Document was shown in Martin Scorsese's 2005 Documentary No Direction Home. Tell Me, Momma Tell Me Momma is a song written by Bob Dylan and performed exclusively during his 1966 World Tour with the Band (then known as the Hawks). It was used to introduce the second half of a concert, when Dylan switched from an acoustic solo performance to an electric"
"Mama Said Knock You Out (song) ""Mama Said Knock You Out"" is a hit single by LL Cool J from his album of the same name. The song famously begins with the line """"Don't call it a comeback/I've been here for years."""" Before ""Mama Said Knock You Out"" was released, many people felt that LL Cool J's career was waning; his grandmother, who still believed in his talent, told him to ""knock out"" all his critics. The song was produced by Marley Marl with help from DJ Bobcat along with LL. The single reached number 17 on the ""Billboard"" Hot"
"Don't Go (En Vogue song) ""Don't Go"" is a song by American group En Vogue. It was written by Denzil Foster and Thomas McElroy for their debut album ""Born to Sing"" (1990). One of the first recordings for its parent album, the song is a mid-tempo ballad informing the male lover that his female counterpart still cares for him and does not want him leave. It features a lead vocal progression by Terry Ellis displaying her vocal range. Released as the album's fourth and final single in April 1991, ""Don't Go"" peaked at number three on the US ""Billboard"" Hot"
"Mama (My Chemical Romance song) ""Mama"" is a song by American rock band My Chemical Romance. It is the ninth track from the group's third studio album, ""The Black Parade"". The album was released on October 23, 2006. The song features guest vocals from actress and singer Liza Minnelli. The song has been interpreted as concerning a soldier at war who communicates to his mother by sending letters. The soldier's mother is ashamed of him, as evident through lyrics such as ""you ain't no son of mine, for what you've done"", and the soldier is worried that he will be"
"Mamma Mia (song) ""Mamma Mia"" is a song recorded by the Swedish pop group ABBA, written by Benny Andersson, Björn Ulvaeus and Stig Anderson, with the lead vocals shared by Agnetha Fältskog and Anni-Frid Lyngstad. It is the opening track on the group's third album, the self-titled ""ABBA"". The song's name is derived from Italian, where it is an interjection used in situations of surprise, anguish, or excitement, which corresponds to the English interjection ""my"" but literally means ""My mommy"". The interjection ""my my"" can indeed be found in some lines within the song. The distinctive sound at the start"
"up recording it himself. Don't Let Daddy Kiss Me ""Don't Let Daddy Kiss Me"" is a song by the British heavy metal band Motörhead. It was written by Lemmy and released as a single in 1993. The song is covered with ""Born to Raise Hell"", which was released as a separate single, and ""Death or Glory"". All three songs are from the ""Bastards"" album. The song is about child sexual abuse, and was one of Lemmy's favourites. Written three years before being recorded, Lemmy offered it to Lita Ford and Joan Jett, amongst others and although a lot of enthusiasm"
"Don't Let Daddy Kiss Me ""Don't Let Daddy Kiss Me"" is a song by the British heavy metal band Motörhead. It was written by Lemmy and released as a single in 1993. The song is covered with ""Born to Raise Hell"", which was released as a separate single, and ""Death or Glory"". All three songs are from the ""Bastards"" album. The song is about child sexual abuse, and was one of Lemmy's favourites. Written three years before being recorded, Lemmy offered it to Lita Ford and Joan Jett, amongst others and although a lot of enthusiasm was received, he ended"
"Baby Come to Me (Regina Belle song) ""Baby Come to Me"" is a 1989 R&B/Soul single by American singer–songwriter Regina Belle. Released on October 2, 1989 on Columbia Records, The song was written by Narada Michael Walden and Jeffrey Cohen and produced by Narada Michael Walden. This song is from Belle's sophomore album ""Stay with Me"". The single was Regina Belle's first number one on the Hot Soul Singles chart, as well as the singer third entry onto the Hot 100, where ""Baby Come to Me"" peaked at number sixty. This song was certified gold by the RIAA on January"
"smoke effect seen in the video for Nirvana's ""Smells Like Teen Spirit"", which was also directed by Bayer. Mama, I'm Coming Home ""Mama, I'm Coming Home"" is the third song on the 1991 album ""No More Tears"" by the English heavy metal singer Ozzy Osbourne. Sharon Osbourne has previously claimed that the song was written by Ozzy in tribute to her; however, the song was actually co-written by Lemmy Kilmister, Zakk Wylde (Osbourne's long-time guitarist) and multi-platinum producer/engineer Tom Fletcher. Lemmy was brought in as a songwriter for the ""No More Tears"" album, providing lyrics for the tracks ""Mama I'm"
"Tell Mama (song) ""Tell Mama"" is a song written by Clarence Carter, Marcus Daniel and Wilbur Terrell (though some recordings give the sole songwriting credit to Carter). It is best known in its 1967 recording by Etta James. An earlier version of the song was first recorded in 1966 by Carter, as ""Tell Daddy"". Carter co-wrote ""Tell Daddy"", and recorded it at the FAME Studios in Muscle Shoals, Alabama, on 4 October 1966. His recording, released on the Fame label, became Carter's first chart hit, reaching no.35 on the ""Billboard"" R&B chart in early 1967. Etta James was persuaded by"
"Don't Touch Me ""Don't Touch Me"" is the name of a classic country music song originally recorded and made famous by Jeannie Seely in 1966. ""Don't Touch Me"" was written by Jeannie Seely's husband, Hank Cochran, the songwriter who wrote Patsy Cline's ""I Fall to Pieces"" and Eddy Arnold's ""Make the World Go Away"". Country music singer, Buck Owens originally wanted to record the song, but before he could do so, Cochran gave the song to Seely instead. This was the first single recorded by Seely after recently signing with Monument records in early 1966. ""Don't Touch Me"" was recorded"
"Your Mama Don't Dance ""Your Mama Don't Dance"" is a hit 1972 song by the rock duo Loggins and Messina. Released on their self-titled album ""Loggins and Messina"", it reached number four on the ""Billboard"" pop chart and number 19 on the ""Billboard"" Easy Listening Chart as a single in early 1973. This song, whose refrain and first verse is done in a blues format, deals with the 1950s and 1960s lifestyle concerning the generation gap, where the parents oppose the Rock and Roll Revolution, of the younger generation, which includes the rebelliousness against the old society that monitors curfews"
"Loggins and Messina version: Your Mama Don't Dance ""Your Mama Don't Dance"" is a hit 1972 song by the rock duo Loggins and Messina. Released on their self-titled album ""Loggins and Messina"", it reached number four on the ""Billboard"" pop chart and number 19 on the ""Billboard"" Easy Listening Chart as a single in early 1973. This song, whose refrain and first verse is done in a blues format, deals with the 1950s and 1960s lifestyle concerning the generation gap, where the parents oppose the Rock and Roll Revolution, of the younger generation, which includes the rebelliousness against the old"
"Don't Tell Me No ""Don't Tell Me No"" is a song by the American New wave band, The Cars. The song, written by Ric Ocasek, appeared on the band's third studio album, ""Panorama"". ""Don't Tell Me No"" first saw release on the ""Panorama"" album in August 1980, but in November of that same year, the song was released as the follow-up single to the marginally successful ""Touch and Go"" single in America. However, unlike its predecessor, it failed to chart at all in said country. AllMusic critic Greg Prato noted the track as an album highlight from ""Panorama"", and went"
"Come to Me (Diddy song) ""Come to Me"" is a song by American rapper and producer Diddy from his fourth studio album ""Press Play"" (2006). It features guest vocals from American singer Nicole Scherzinger. The song was written by Sean Combs, Mike Winans, Scherzinger, Jacoby White, Shay Winans, Shannon ""Slam"" Lawrence, Roger Greene Jr., Richard Frierson and Yakubu Izuagbe with production held by Jai and Younglord. ""Come to Me"" features an uncredited sample of Keak da Sneak's song ""Hyphy."" The phone portrayed prominently at the beginning of the video is a Nokia 8800 (which was not readily available at the"
"singer: ""Mama Told Me Not to Come"" (Cory Wells on lead), which was also their only Top 10 hit in the UK; ""Joy to the World"" (Chuck Negron on lead); and ""Black and White"" (Danny Hutton on lead). Dunhill Records claimed that 40 million record albums were sold by the band during this time. As its members wrote just a handful of songs on the albums, most songs Three Dog Night recorded were written by outside songwriters. Notable hits by outside writers include Harry Nilsson's ""One"" (US #5), the Gerome Ragni-James Rado-Galt MacDermot composition ""Easy to Be Hard"" (US #4)"
"Gordy, who was looking to sign acts into his fledgling company. Originally the label was to be called Tammy Records, which he named after the Debbie Reynolds hit, ""Tammy"", that is until a record label of the same name took notice, forcing Gordy to alter the name to Tamla Records. After discovering Johnson, he convinced him to sign with Tamla and in February 1959, the 20-year-old Johnson co-wrote and recorded the song, ""Come to Me"". Gordy assembled several musicians, including bassist James Jamerson and drummer Benny Benjamin, and background vocalists the Rayber Voices, to contribute to the song with Johnson."
"about his parents' divorce. In 1980, the song was recorded and released by Dolly Parton on the album ""Dolly, Dolly, Dolly"", and hit #1 on the U.S. country charts on May 24, 1980. The song was recorded by Reba McEntire in 1995. Sudano spent two decades managing Summer's career. They toured together, with Sudano playing keyboards and singing background vocals. In 1984, Sudano wrote ""Tell Me I'm Not Dreamin' (Too Good to Be True)"" with Michael Omartian. Jermaine Jackson and Michael Jackson recorded the song as a duet for the album ""Jermaine Jackson"". The song was nominated at the 1985"
"Come Away Melinda ""Come Away Melinda"" is a song written by Fred Hellerman and Fran Minkoff. An anti-war song, its first release was by Harry Belafonte in May 1963, shortly after it had been performed by The Weavers at their concert earlier that month which was later issued as the album ""Reunion At Carnegie Hall, 1963"". The song was subsequently recorded by many other singers. The song was first released by Harry Belafonte in May 1963, as the closing track on his album ""Streets I Have Walked"". It had been performed by the Weavers (including Hellerman) at their 15th anniversary"
"is also the last physical single released commercially in Amos' career to date. It has not appeared on any greatest hits or box set collections. Amos explains the story to this particular song in her promo-only release of ""Scarlet Stories"": Don't Make Me Come to Vegas ""Don't Make Me Come to Vegas"" is a song by singer-songwriter Tori Amos that originally appeared on her album ""Scarlet's Walk"" (2002). Following the success of previous remix singles ""Professional Widow"" (1996), ""In the Springtime of his Voodoo"" (1996) and ""Jackie's Strength"" (1998), the song was remixed in the same vein and served as"
"Don't Make Me Come to Vegas ""Don't Make Me Come to Vegas"" is a song by singer-songwriter Tori Amos that originally appeared on her album ""Scarlet's Walk"" (2002). Following the success of previous remix singles ""Professional Widow"" (1996), ""In the Springtime of his Voodoo"" (1996) and ""Jackie's Strength"" (1998), the song was remixed in the same vein and served as the third single from the album. The single, released exclusively in the United States on 12"" vinyl in a picture sleeve, features three remixes of the album version of the track by Timo Maas. ""Don't Make Me Come to Vegas"""
"b-b-b-baby."" Don't Tell Me No ""Don't Tell Me No"" is a song by the American New wave band, The Cars. The song, written by Ric Ocasek, appeared on the band's third studio album, ""Panorama"". ""Don't Tell Me No"" first saw release on the ""Panorama"" album in August 1980, but in November of that same year, the song was released as the follow-up single to the marginally successful ""Touch and Go"" single in America. However, unlike its predecessor, it failed to chart at all in said country. AllMusic critic Greg Prato noted the track as an album highlight from ""Panorama"", and"
"I've Just Told Mama Goodbye ""I've Just Told Mama Goodbye"" is a song by Hank Williams on MGM Records. ""I've Just Told Mama Goodbye"" was first released in 1949 on Mercury Records by Slim Sweet, who wrote the song with Curly Kinsey, and it was chosen along with ""Wedding Bells"" to be Hank Williams' follow-up single to the immensely successful #1 hit ""Lovesick Blues."" The pairing of these two songs resulted in what may have been the most sentimental single Williams ever released, and while his own compositions were rarely saccharine, he exhibited a weakness for other songs that were."
"""Time to Get Alone,"" but Beach Boy member Mike Love wanted to save the song for the next Beach Boys album. Having perfected their three-part harmony sound, Wells, Hutton and Negron added a four-piece backing group consisting of guitarist Michael Allsup, organist Jimmy Greenspoon, bassist Joe Schermie, and drummer Floyd Sneed. The group began performing as Three Dog Night in 1968, and became one of the most successful bands of the late 1960s and early 1970s. Wells sang the lead vocal on Three Dog Night's ""Billboard"" No. 1 hit song ""Mama Told Me (Not to Come)"". He said that Randy"
"and was characterized by Newman's midtempo piano accompaniment, as well as Ry Cooder's slide guitar part, both of which give the song the feel of a bluesy Ray Charles-style rhythm and blues number. Also in 1970, Three Dog Night released a longer, rock 'n roll and funk-inspired version (titled ""Mama Told Me (Not to Come)"") on ""It Ain't Easy"". Three Dog Night's version had the same 3/4 by 2/4 time change as Eric Burdon's version and featured Cory Wells singing lead in an almost humorous vocal style, Jimmy Greenspoon playing a Wurlitzer electric piano, and Michael Allsup playing guitar. ""Billboard"""