"Poetry in Motion (song) ""Poetry in Motion"" is a UK number-one hit single in 1961, recorded amongst others by Johnny Tillotson. Tillotson had the most successful recording of the song. The song ""Love Potion No. 9"" is referenced in this song. (""No Number Nine Love Potion/ Could make me love her more"" ) The song was written by Paul Kaufman (1930–1999) and Mike Anthony (born 1930), who said that the inspiration for it came from looking up from their work and seeing a procession of young ladies from a nearby school pass by on the sidewalk outside each afternoon. Bill"
"Porter supervised the recording session in Nashville, Tennessee, which featured saxophonist Boots Randolph and pianist Floyd Cramer. In the US ""Billboard"" Hot 100, ""Poetry in Motion"" peaked at number 2 in November 1960, kept out of the number 1 by Georgia on My Mind by Ray Charles. In the UK Singles Chart it hit No. 1 in January 1961, and also made the charts on reissue in 1979. ""Poetry in Motion"" was also recorded by Bobby Vee as track No. 8 on his 1961 album ""Bobby Vee"" and was also recorded by Chilean singer Pat Henry. There was another cover"
"Bachelor's Degree in Journalism and Communications, Tillotson moved to New York City to pursue his music career. From late 1959, a succession of singles - ""True True Happiness,"" ""Why Do I Love You So,"" and a double-sided single covering the R&B hits ""Earth Angel"" and ""Pledging My Love"" - all reached the bottom half of the Hot 100. His biggest success came with his sixth single, the up-tempo ""Poetry in Motion"", written by Paul Kaufman and Mike Anthony, and recorded in Nashville with session musicians including saxophonist Boots Randolph and pianist Floyd Cramer, Released in September 1960, it went to"
"Poetry in Motion (film) Poetry in Motion is a 1982 Canadian documentary film directed by Ron Mann featuring contemporary North American poetry and music. Featured are some of the Black Mountain poets, Beats, minimalist poets, and avant-garde poets. It was released in theaters, later being distributed on VHS, LaserDisc, and DVD. An extended CD-ROM version was also released. ""Poetry in Motion"" is Mann's second feature film. While watching John Giorno and William S. Burroughs at a rock club, Mann discovered Giorno's Dial-A-Poem recordings during a break in the performance. The director later decided to create an anthology of ""post-Beat"" poets"
"Emotion in Motion (song) ""Emotion in Motion"" is a song by Ric Ocasek, the main songwriter and lead vocalist for The Cars. It was featured on his second solo album, ""This Side of Paradise"", and released as a single in late 1986. The tune topped the Album Rock Tracks chart and reached number 15 on the ""Billboard"" Hot 100. It was Ocasek's only top 40 hit as a solo artist. Ocasek was a founding member, lead singer and principal songwriter of the new wave rock band The Cars. Following the group's 1985 ""Greatest Hits"" release, its members split up to"
"World in Motion ""World in Motion"" is a song by British musical group New Order (credited as England New Order). It has been New Order's only number one song in the UK Singles Chart. The song was produced for the England football team's 1990 FIFA World Cup campaign, and features a guest rap by England footballer John Barnes and additional vocals by several members of the English team of 1990, and comedian Keith Allen, who had co written the lyric. One of the band members even described the single as ""the last straw for Joy Division fans,"" noting how its"
"Houses in Motion ""Houses in Motion"" is the second and final single from ""Remain in Light"", the fourth studio album by American new wave band Talking Heads. An alternate mix of the song was released in vinyl form on 5 May 1981 and peaked at number 50 on the UK Singles Chart. Talking Heads frontman and chief lyricist David Byrne remixed the song created with ""Remain in Light"" producer Brian Eno at Compass Point Studios in the Bahamas in the summer of 1980. ""Houses in Motion"" features brass performances by Jon Hassell. The B-side ""Air"" is from the band's third"
"daily commuters of New York City. The first set of poems was ""Crossing Brooklyn Ferry"" by Walt Whitman, ""Hope is the Thing with Feathers"" by Emily Dickinson, ""When You Are Old"" by William Butler Yeats, and ""Let There Be New Flowering"" by Lucille Clifton. Since then, poems by more than 100 different authors have bean featured. Originally designed for New York's MTA system, Poetry in Motion expanded to cities including: Poetry in Motion also appeared in Milwaukee, New Orleans, Salt Lake City, St. Louis, as well as Boise, Idaho; Denver, Colorado; Fresno, California; Hartford, Connecticut; Jacksonville, Florida; and Little Rock,"
"of Art, but was expelled in 1964. From this basis, and other Birmingham-based groups, was formed the Move, and they quickly entered the UK Singles Chart. Their single ""Night of Fear"" climbed to No. 2 in early 1967. Their third hit, ""Flowers in the Rain"", was the first song played at the launch of BBC Radio 1 in 1967, and the band evolved over a three-year period. After the departure of the Move's lead singer Carl Wayne, Wood's influence became more prominent. In 1967 Wood (and fellow Move member Trevor Burton) supplied backing vocals on the track ""You Got Me"
"in Motion World Tour are preserved by the BC Sports Hall of Fame and Museum. The song ""St. Elmo's Fire (Man in Motion)"" was written in his honour by Canadian record producer and composer David Foster and British musician John Parr, and performed by Parr for the soundtrack of the film ""St. Elmo's Fire"". It reached No. 1 on the ""Billboard"" Hot 100 in the United States in September 1985. Hansen is currently president and CEO of the Rick Hansen Foundation, which has generated more than $200 million for spinal cord injury-related programs. The Rick Hansen Foundation was established in"
"In Motion (song) ""In Motion"" is a song by Japanese musician hide released as a single on July 10, 2002. Notable for being released four years after his death, it reached number 4 on the Oricon chart. The demo track for ""In Motion"" was originally recorded during sessions for hide's second album ""Psyence"", as was ""Junk Story"". I.N.A. completed it with contributions by other Spread Beaver members and Pata. Both ""In Motion"" and ""Junk Story"" were included on the ""Singles ~ Junk Story"" compilation a few days after this single. The single's B-sides are remixes of two songs from ""Psyence"","
"Poetry in Motion (arts program) Poetry in Motion is an arts program collaborative which displays poems by prominent authors in advertising space on the buses and subways. The program was launched by New York's Metropolitan Transportation Authority and the Poetry Society of America. Poetry in Motion was developed in 1992 by the Metropolitan Transportation Authority and the Poetry Society of America and aimed to make the use of New York City public transportation more enjoyable and enlightening. The program was originally based on the British Council program Poems on the Underground, and was launched to reach the nearly 7 million"
"The Loco-Motion ""The Loco-Motion"" is a 1962 pop song written by American songwriters Gerry Goffin and Carole King. ""The Loco-Motion"" was originally written for Dee Dee Sharp, but Sharp turned the song down. The song is notable for appearing in the American Top 5 three times, each time in a different decade: in 1962 by the American pop singer Little Eva (U.S. No. 1); in 1974 by the American band Grand Funk Railroad (U.S. No. 1); and finally in 1988 by the Australian singer Kylie Minogue (U.S. No. 3). The song is a popular and enduring example of the dance-song"
"Love in Motion (song) ""Love in Motion"" is the first new material released by the Australian rock synthpop band Icehouse as a 7"" vinyl single-only in October 1981 on Regular Records for the Australian market. The band had been known as Flowers until 27 June 1981 after which they changed their name to Icehouse, they had signed to Chrysalis Records and most of Flowers' material was released under the new name into Europe, UK and US markets. ""Love in Motion"" peaked at #10 on the Australian singles charts. The B-side, ""Goodnight, Mr. Matthews"" was included on the 1982 album ""Primitive"
"Innamorata (song) ""Innamorata"" is a song written in 1955. The music was written by Harry Warren and the lyrics by Jack Brooks. It was written for the 1955 Martin and Lewis film, ""Artists and Models"". In Italian, the word ""innamorata"" means ""in love"". The biggest selling recording of the song was sung by Dean Martin (issued as Capitol Records catalog number 3352), reaching #27 on the Billboard magazine chart in 1956. Jerry Vale also had a major recording (Columbia Records catalog number 40634) of the song in the same year, which peaked at #30. More recently, Vale was interviewed by"
"done by I.N.A, and an instrumental version of ""In Motion"". All songs written and composed by hide. The title track was covered by Fest Vainqueur for the ""Tribute III -Visual Spirits-"" tribute album, which was released on July 3, 2013. Mini recorded a version for ""Tribute VI -Female Spirits-"", released December 18, 2013. In Motion (song) ""In Motion"" is a song by Japanese musician hide released as a single on July 10, 2002. Notable for being released four years after his death, it reached number 4 on the Oricon chart. The demo track for ""In Motion"" was originally recorded during"
"In the Mood (Robert Plant song) ""In the Mood"" is a song by English recording artist Robert Plant from his second solo studio album, ""The Principle of Moments"" (1983). As a popular album track it reached No. 4 on the ""Billboard"" Top Tracks chart It was later released as a single and entered the ""Billboard"" Hot 100 on November 19, 1983, peaking at No. 39 in January 1984. It was Plant's second Top 40 single as a solo artist, following ""Big Log"", also from ""The Principle of Moments"". In the UK the single peaked at No. 81 on the singles"
"Portrait of My Love ""Portrait of My Love"" is a song written by Norman Newell and Cyril Ornadel, which was released by Matt Monro in 1960, and was an international hit for Steve Lawrence in 1961. In 1961, the song won songwriters Norman Newell and Cyril Ornadel the British Songwriters Guild's Ivor Novello Award for ""Outstanding Song of 1960"". In 1999, the song was honored at the BMI Awards in London for having 2 million radio plays. In 1960, Matt Monro released the song as a single. The song was Monro's first hit single, and spent 16 weeks on the"
"in Motion)"", which was released as a single in June of that year. The ""Love Grammar"" single was re-issued in November 1985, following the success of""St. Elmo's Fire"", which went to number one on the Billboard Hot 100. The re-issue of ""Love Grammar"" found some commercial success, peaking at #89 in America. The song spent two weeks in the chart, after debuting at #92. The song would appear as part of the soundtrack of the June 1986 Karen Black movie ""Flight of the Spruce Goose"". Additionally, the album track ""Steal You Away (Flight of the Spruce Goose)"", from his following"
"Woody Guthrie and Pete Seeger had grown to a major movement in the early 1960s, popularized by Joan Baez and her protégée, Bob Dylan, who had started reaching a mainstream audience with his hit, Blowin' in the Wind"" (1963) bringing ""protest songs"" to a wider audience. There were hints of cross-pollination, but rock and folk music had remained largely separate genres, often with different audiences. An early attempt at fusing elements of folk and rock was highlighted in the Animals ""House of the Rising Sun"" (1964), a folk song, recorded with rock and roll instrumentation. By the mid-1960s Bob Dylan"
"Billboard chart at the end of 1965. Walk Hand in Hand ""Walk Hand in Hand"" is a popular song by Johnny Cowell, published in 1956. The biggest-selling version recorded of the song was sung by Tony Martin, reaching #2 in the UK and #10 on the United States ""Billboard"" chart in 1956. The same year, it was recorded by Andy Williams, whose version hit #54 on the chart, and by Ronnie Carroll, whose version reached No. 13 on the UK singles chart. A later recording by Gerry & The Pacemakers reached No.29 on the UK chart, No. 10 in Canada,"
"St. Elmo's Fire (Man in Motion) ""St. Elmo's Fire (Man in Motion)"" is a song by English singer John Parr from the 1985 film ""St. Elmo's Fire"". It hit number one on the US ""Billboard"" Hot 100 chart on September 7, 1985, remaining there for two weeks. It was the main theme for Joel Schumacher's film, and first single from the soundtrack. The song also peaked at number six in the United Kingdom, Parr's home country, and became a number-one hit for John Parr around the world and provided many awards and a Grammy nomination. The song was originally written"
"""World in Motion"", under the ad-hoc band name EnglandNewOrder. The song, co-written with comedian Keith Allen, was the band's sole number one UK hit. The song was originally planned to be titled ""E for England"", however the Football Association vetoed the title upon realising that this was a reference to ecstasy; a drug heavily associated with the Haçienda. (Allen claimed that his original draft lyrics included ""E is for England, England starts with E / We'll all be smiling when we're in Italy."") The song also featured chanting from members of the England team and Allen, and a guest rap"
"and North America. The Top 10 single ""Love in Motion"" c/w ""Goodnight Mr. Matthews"" was recorded by Davies in London after the band had changed their name from Flowers to Icehouse. In October 2002, Warner Music released remastered and expanded copies of all Icehouse's albums The 2002 re-release includes a number of tracks that were not on the original ""Icehouse"" album, including the 1981 single ""Love in Motion"" and its B-side ""Goodnight Mr Matthews"". Most of the vocals were re-recorded. All songs written by Iva Davies, except where noted. Tracks 15 and 16 were recorded by Iva Davies in 1981"
"Arkansas. At peak, Poetry in Motion reached 13 million commuters daily in 14 American cities. Poetry in Motion has received numerous awards for design and utility, including: ""Poetry In Motion: 100 Poems from the Buses and Subways"" was published by W.W. Norton in 1996 and was selected as a Best Book for Young Adults by the Young Adult Library Services Association and the American Library Association. ""Poetry In Motion From Coast to Coast"" was published by W.W. Norton in 2002 and includes 120 selections from buses and subways across the country. The book was noted praiseworthy ""for its populist approach"
"In the Wind In the Wind is the third album by the American folk music trio Peter, Paul and Mary, released in October 1963, a few months before the arrival of the Beatles heralded the British Invasion (see 1963 in music). It was reissued on audio CD in 1990. The lead-off single of Bob Dylan's ""Blowin' in the Wind"" sold a phenomenal three hundred thousand copies in the first week of release. On July 13, 1963, it reached number two on the ""Billboard"" pop chart, with sales exceeding one million copies. It spent five weeks atop the easy listening chart."
"Webb Pierce Michael Webb Pierce (August 8, 1921 – February 24, 1991) was an American honky tonk vocalist, songwriter and guitarist of the 1950s, one of the most popular of the genre, charting more number one hits than any other country artist during the decade. His biggest hit was ""In the Jailhouse Now,"" which charted for 37 weeks in 1955, 21 of them at number one. Pierce also charted number one for several weeks each with his recordings of ""Slowly"" (1954), ""Love, Love, Love"" (1955), ""I Don't Care"" (1955), ""There Stands the Glass"" (1953), ""More and More"" (1954), ""I Ain't"
"at the Reading Festival with Allen. In the interim time Allen had written another England football song, the unofficial release ""Vindaloo"". Allen performed it with the band again at the Move Festival at Old Trafford Cricket Ground in 2002, and in 2005 at Glastonbury. Writing on the song in retrospect, ""Pitchfork"" writer Tom Ewing commented that ""I sometimes get the feeling New Order fans – Americans in particular – see “World In Motion” as a novelty or an aberration, when really it’s a validation: this is a band at their peak."" World in Motion ""World in Motion"" is a song"
"Johnny Tillotson Johnny Tillotson (born April 20, 1938 in Jacksonville, Florida) is an American singer-songwriter. He enjoyed his greatest success in the early 1960s, when he scored nine top-ten hits on the pop, country, and adult contemporary Billboard charts, including ""Poetry in Motion"" and the self-penned ""It Keeps Right On a-Hurtin'"". He also sang ""Yellow Bird"", an adaptation of the Haitian song. Johnny is the son of Doris and Jack Tillotson, who owned a small service station on the corner of 6th and Pearl in Jacksonville, and acted as the station's mechanic. At the age of nine, Johnny was sent"
"Remember (Walking in the Sand) ""Remember (Walking in the Sand)"", also known as ""Remember"", is a song written by George ""Shadow"" Morton. It was originally recorded by the girl group The Shangri-Las, who had a top five hit with it in 1964. A remake by Aerosmith in 1980 was a minor hit. There have been many other versions of the song as well. Morton was looking to break into the music business, and went to the Brill Building in New York City to see an old girlfriend, Ellie Greenwich, who had become a successful pop songwriter. Morton and Greenwich's writing"
"A Woman in Love (Bonnie Guitar song) ""A Woman in Love"" is a song written by Charles Anderson and recorded by American country artist, Bonnie Guitar. The song was officially released as a single in July 1967, peaking at number four on the ""Billboard"" Hot Country Singles chart. ""A Woman in Love"" became Bonnie Guitar's second top-ten single on the ""Billboard"" country chart. It also became her highest-charting hit single on any ""Billboard"" chart. Additionally, ""A Woman in Love"" reached number thirteen on the Canadian ""RPM"" Country Songs chart in November 1967, becoming her first charting single on that list."
"chart. ""In the Mood"" was written by Plant, guitarist Robbie Blunt and bassist Paul Martinez. The drummer on the recording was Genesis' Phil Collins. In the Mood (Robert Plant song) ""In the Mood"" is a song by English recording artist Robert Plant from his second solo studio album, ""The Principle of Moments"" (1983). As a popular album track it reached No. 4 on the ""Billboard"" Top Tracks chart It was later released as a single and entered the ""Billboard"" Hot 100 on November 19, 1983, peaking at No. 39 in January 1984. It was Plant's second Top 40 single as"
"Emotions in Motion Emotions in Motion is the third album by rock musician Billy Squier. It was released in July 1982, and was Squier's second consecutive Top Five disc on the ""Billboard"" album chart. It contains the hit song ""Everybody Wants You"", which peaked at #32 on the ""Billboard"" Hot 100, and held at #1 on the Mainstream Rock Tracks chart for 6 weeks. Further hits from the album included ""Learn How to Live"", ""Emotions in Motion"", and ""She's a Runner"". Billy wrote all of the album's tracks himself. ""Emotions in Motion"" is one of Billy Squier's most popular albums,"