"Robin and the 7 Hoods Robin and the 7 Hoods is a 1964 American musical film directed by Gordon Douglas and starring Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Sammy Davis Jr. and Bing Crosby. The picture features Peter Falk, Barbara Rush, and an un-credited Edward G. Robinson. Written by David R. Schwartz, the film transplants the Robin Hood legend to a 1930s Chicago gangster setting, though this story's utterly opportunistic Marian is very different from the faithful Maid Marian of the original legend. Produced by Frank Sinatra, the film introduced the hit song ""My Kind of Town"" by Jimmy Van Heusen and"
"the singing. Instrumental versions of the song make up the opening and closing credits, and a dance band also plays the song in Robbo's speakeasy. Popularized by Sinatra, ""My Kind of Town"" was originally recorded on April 8, 1964, in Los Angeles, California. The official B-side song was ""I Like To Lead When I Dance"". The song was recorded as a 45 on Reprise Records. The sheet music was copyrighted and published by Sergeant Music Co., Glorste Inc. and Van Heusen Music Corp. The music is written in the key of A-flat, in 2/2 meter (known as cut time) with"
"television production of ""Our Town"", and won an Emmy Award in 1956. This was only one of many songs that Cahn and Jimmy Van Heusen wrote for Frank Sinatra. They were ""almost considered to be his personal songwriters."" Cahn contributed lyrics for two otherwise unrelated films about the Land of Oz, ""Journey Back to Oz"" (1971) and ""The Wizard of Oz"" (1982). The former were composed with Van Heusen, the latter with Allen Byrns, Joe Hisaishi, and Yuichiro Oda. Cahn became a member of the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1972. He later took over the presidency of that organization"
"version of ""Ain't That a Kick in the Head,"" and in ""Robin and the 7 Hoods"" (1964), in which Frank Sinatra sang the Oscar-nominated ""My Kind of Town."" Cahn and Van Heusen also wrote ""Love and Marriage"" (1955), ""To Love and Be Loved"", ""Come Fly with Me"", ""Only the Lonely"", and ""Come Dance with Me"" with many of their compositions being the title songs for Frank Sinatra's albums of the late 1950s. Van Heusen wrote the music for five Broadway musicals: ""Swingin' the Dream"" (1939); ""Nellie Bly"" (1946), ""Carnival in Flanders"" (1953), ""Skyscraper"" (1965), and ""Walking Happy"" (1966). While Van"
"rating, with about 5.1 million viewers. The show has received very little in-network advertising. Only four of seven episodes had aired when ABC canceled the show. Future towns to have been featured in ""My Kind of Town"" included Bordentown, New Jersey, Egg Harbor City, New Jersey and Deep River, Connecticut. Sung by Johnny Vaughan Theme Song Lyrics I like the kind of place, where you know everybody's face. 'cos I'm a small town (Small Town!) kind of guy! I like a neighborhood that's cozy, 'cos as a neighbor, I'm quite nosy. I'm a small town (Small Town!) kind of guy!"
"City, who had moved to southern California in 1966. The story, told in flashbacks, concerns a middle-aged tennis bum (Franciosa) who shares a beach house with Sarrazin and Denver. Their carefree life becomes complicated, and later turns tragic, after they become involved with a mysterious young woman (Bisset) and a biker gang. The San Francisco rock and roll band Moby Grape contributed to the soundtrack, and appeared, credited, in the film, performing the song ""Never Again"" in a Sunset Strip nightclub called the Tarantula. Other famous Sunset Strip locations include Gazzarri's and Scandia, as well as location filming in Malibu,"
"Goodwill streets in Minden, the seat of Webster Parish in northwestern Louisiana. Another musician from Minden, Tommy Tomlinson collaborated with Houston in the single ""Mountain of Love"". Houston was one of the earliest artists with National Recording Corporation in Atlanta, Georgia. In 1963, he rose to national stardom with ""Mountain of Love""; the song, which was different from the tune made famous by composer Harold Dorman, Johnny Rivers, and Charley Pride, rose to number two on ""Billboard's"" Hot Country Singles chart. Another song, ""Livin' in a House Full of Love"" (1965) did just as well. In 1966, Houston recorded his"
"Our Town (James Taylor song) ""Our Town"" is a song used in the 2006 Disney·Pixar film ""Cars"". It was written by longtime Pixar contributor Randy Newman and recorded by James Taylor. The song is a ballad that recounts the economic decline of the fictional town of Radiator Springs after the creation of Interstate 40. The song became popular, and later became an anthem for New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina. At the 49th Grammy Awards (given on February 11, 2007), the song won the Grammy Award for Best Song Written for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media. The same"
"him: ""That song reminded me of my high school hometown football team...But, at the same time, there are so many towns we have played in that resemble that, too. It reminds me of so many places I’ve been a part of. I think a lot of people will relate to it.” The song was inspired by the town of Atwood, Illinois, the hometown of co-writer Brian Henningsen (of The Henningsens), who played on the town's high school football team in the late 1970s. Although the song debuted at number 41 on the Country Airplay chart, it fell to #54 in"
"one Emmy Award for Best Musical Contribution, for the song ""Love and Marriage"" (1955) (lyrics by Sammy Cahn), written for the 1955 ""Producers' Showcase"" production of ""Our Town"". He was nominated for a Grammy Award in 1965 for Best Musical Score Written for a Motion Picture or TV show for ""Robin and the Seven Hoods"". He was also nominated for three Tony awards: He was nominated three times for a Golden Globe Award. He won a Christopher Award in 1955 for the song ""Love and Marriage"". Jimmy Van Heusen James Van Heusen (born Edward Chester Babcock; January 26, 1913 –"
"and Lillebjørn Nilsen a Norwegian vesion (""""Byen Jeg Kjente Som Min""""). The Town I Loved So Well ""The Town I Loved So Well"" is a song written by Phil Coulter about his childhood in Derry, Northern Ireland. The first three verses are about the simple lifestyle he grew up with in Derry, while the final two deal with the Troubles, and lament how his placid hometown had become a major military outpost, plagued with violence. The final verse includes a message of hope for a ""bright, brand new day"", saying ""They will not forget but their hearts are set /"
"Mijn Stad ""Mijn stad"" is a song by Danny de Munk. It is the eleventh track of his 1985 self-titled debut ""Danny de Munk"", the b-side to the single was ""Vergeet nu maar je zorgen"" (English: Forget your worries). It was the follow up single to his debut ""Ik voel me zo verdomd alleen"" (English: I feel so damn lonely).; the lead single from the soundtrack from a feature film in which he starred, titled Ciske de Rat from 1984. The song is an ode to Amsterdam, Danny de Munk's hometown in which he was born and raised. The song"
"City with Lewis Merenstein as producer. The theme of the song is about gypsy life and the radio which are both images of harmony. Van Morrison also based the song on real memories while living in a rural house in Woodstock, New York, where the nearest house was far down the road. He described why he included the reference to radio in the song: In his book, ""Songbook"", about his 31 favourite songs, Nick Hornby names ""Caravan"" from the live album, ""It's Too Late to Stop Now"" as the song he wants played at his funeral. He writes that ""in"
"My City of Ruins ""My City of Ruins"" is a 2000 song written and performed by Bruce Springsteen and included on his 2002 album ""The Rising"". The song was written in November 2000, for an Asbury Park, New Jersey Christmas show benefit to help promote the revitalization of the city. Once a popular resort destination in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, Asbury Park had succumbed to significant amounts of blight for a variety of reasons, including the ill-effects of the Great Depression, the opening of the Garden State Parkway, and race riots. The song first starts describing the"
"off the album. Complete with chanting monks and dangling metal bells, the song unveiled a vast, open, U2-like guitar wall that propelled through the darkest terrain the band ever tackled. As a side note Eddie revealed in 2012 that ""The Seventh Seal"" was written before Van Halen became a band. ""Amsterdam"" was written about the capital city of Eddie and Alex Van Halen's country of birth; their actual birthplace being the town of Nijmegen, further to the east. Eddie is on record in ""Guitar World"" as saying, ""I always hated the words to 'Wham, Bam Amsterdam', from ""Balance"", because they"
"Springsteen concert in Oslo, Norway, during the Wrecking Ball Tour. Although the song was featured in the ""Lilyhammer"" season one episode ""My Kind of Town,"" it was not released as a single until September 23, 2014, when it was ""the Coolest Song in the World"" on ""Underground Garage"" to help promote the show. It was released under the title ""Frank Tagliano Sings! My Kind of Town"" and the lyrics were changed to be about Lillehammer, Norway, instead of Chicago. Van Zandt performed the song on ""The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon"" on December 9, 2014, to help promote the series."
"Girls in our Town, a more serious look at the position of young women in towns like Newcastle, which was performed by Margret RoadKnight. Hudson later went on to work at the ABC's 2JJ radio station in Sydney as a DJ, after it started broadcasting in 1975. Disappointed tourists soon discovered that the Parthenon didn’t exist on Hunter Street in 1974. It was a generic name used to cover all the Greek Milk Bars that were extremely popular in Newcastle at the time of the song. However before long, an entrepreneur sensed an opportunity and the Parthenon Milk Bar opened"
"in Plain View, The Wretched Ones, Senses Fail, Misery Loves Company (band), Saves the Day, Thursday, Midtown, Leathermouth, Man Overboard, and Bigwig. Patti Smith grew up in Deptford Township, Tom Verlaine, founder and frontman of the punk/new wave group Television, is from Morristown, and Richie Ramone, the Ramones' drummer from '84-'89, hails from Passaic. Shana Fitzpatrick, from East Brunswick, is the front woman of the pop-punk folk duo MULVA. The State of New Jersey has a diverse population that produces a significant number of music institutions, events, and live music venues. Frank Sinatra (from Hoboken, d. 1998) had at least"
"is frequently heard at the Amsterdam Arena during home matches of AFC Ajax the local football club from the city. Mijn Stad ""Mijn stad"" is a song by Danny de Munk. It is the eleventh track of his 1985 self-titled debut ""Danny de Munk"", the b-side to the single was ""Vergeet nu maar je zorgen"" (English: Forget your worries). It was the follow up single to his debut ""Ik voel me zo verdomd alleen"" (English: I feel so damn lonely).; the lead single from the soundtrack from a feature film in which he starred, titled Ciske de Rat from 1984."
"Small Town ""Small Town"" is a 1985 song written by John Mellencamp and released on his 1985 album ""Scarecrow"". The song reached #6 on the U.S. ""Billboard"" Hot 100 chart and #13 Adult Contemporary. Mellencamp wrote the song about his experiences growing up in a small town in Indiana, having been born in Seymour, Indiana, and living in Bloomington, Indiana, which, at the time of the release of the song, was larger. The music video has references to both towns. ""I wrote that song in the laundry room of my old house,"" Mellencamp told ""American Songwriter"" magazine in 2004. ""We"
"off to keep city employees away. In 1995 former Red Rider lead singer, Tom Cochrane, named his third album ""Ragged Ass Road"" after the street. The title track of the album described a place ""Where the shore fires burn out on a new frontier"" and had the chorus ""Oh did you find the midnight sun"" Down on Ragged Ass Road"". It added to the road's allure as a tourist attraction, but the city still demurred from making the name official. The city was not unique in its reluctance to embrace the name despite its popularity. In 2004, a small town"
"the song, it was titled ""Levittown"", after the Long Island town right next to Hicksville, where Joel had grown up. He had originally written a chord progression and lyrics for the song, but struggled for a topic for the song. Joel remembered reading about the decline of the steel industry in the Lehigh Valley, which includes the cities of both Bethlehem and Allentown. While the steel industry was based in Bethlehem with none of it in Allentown, Joel titled the song ""Allentown"" because it sounded better and was easier to find rhymes for. Although Joel started writing the song in"
"production marked the beginning of the lengthy and successful collaboration between Cahn and Van Heusen. Among their songs for the production was ""Love and Marriage"", later known as the theme song to the TV show ""Married... with Children"". Sinatra's version of the song from the program became a chart success, as did another version quickly recorded by Dinah Shore. The show was also Nelson Riddle's first time to take charge as conductor of an entire television production. Our Town (Producers' Showcase) Our Town is a 1955 episode of the American series ""Producers' Showcase"" directed by Delbert Mann and starring Frank"
"had 4 #1 albums including ""Me and My Gang"" in 2006. 98 Degrees (from Cincinnati) had a #2 album on the Billboard 200 with ""Revelation"" in 2000. Blues singer Mamie Smith is thought to have been born in Cincinnati. Singer and saxophonist Bull Moose Jackson was born in Cleveland. Robert Lockwood Jr., born in Arkansas, moved to Cleveland in 1960, where he lived the later half of his life. Pianist Barrelhouse Chuck was born in Columbus. Organist Mike Finnigan was born in Troy. Singer-songwriter and pianist Tommy Tucker was born in Springfield. Jump blues singer H-Bomb Ferguson was from Cincinnati."
"The title is also the name of a song written by Mike Moran and sung by Maggie Bell used as the theme music for the STV detective drama series ""Taggart"". No Mean City No Mean City is a 1935 novel by H. Kingsley Long, a journalist, and Alexander McArthur, an unemployed worker. It is an account of life in the Gorbals, a run-down slum district of Glasgow (now mostly demolished, but re-built in a contemporary style) with the hard men and the razor gangs. Whatever its literary or other merits, for many years it was regarded as the definitive account"
"Canada. Amsterdam (Van Halen song) ""Amsterdam"" is a rock song written by the group Van Halen for their 1995 album ""Balance"". It was released as single to mainstream rock radio and peaked at number nine on the ""Billboard"" Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks chart during the summer of 1995. According to a 1995 interview on Dutch radio, the song is based upon Sammy Hagar's tourist impression of Amsterdam, such as the freedom he felt in the city. According to """", Eddie and Alex Van Halen didn't like the lyrics, feeling the song did one of the major cities of their country"
"Amsterdam (Van Halen song) ""Amsterdam"" is a rock song written by the group Van Halen for their 1995 album ""Balance"". It was released as single to mainstream rock radio and peaked at number nine on the ""Billboard"" Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks chart during the summer of 1995. According to a 1995 interview on Dutch radio, the song is based upon Sammy Hagar's tourist impression of Amsterdam, such as the freedom he felt in the city. According to """", Eddie and Alex Van Halen didn't like the lyrics, feeling the song did one of the major cities of their country of"
"the series ""Ender's Game"" is partially set in Rotterdam. In season 1, episode 2 of ""The Golden Girls"" (""Guess Who's Coming to the Wedding?""), Dorothy reminisces how her ex-husband, Stan, would buy her tulips after they had a fight. ""Towards the end, our house looked like Easter in Rotterdam."" In 1996, the British band The Beautiful South recorded a song named after this region titled Rotterdam (or Anywhere). In the 2004 video game , the levels ""Rendezvous in Rotterdam"" and ""Deadly Cargo"" both take place in Rotterdam. The 2017 Olivier award winning play, Rotterdam, written by Jon Brittain, is set"
"This Kind of Town ""This Kind of Town"" is a song written by Andrew Dorff and Chris Tompkins and recorded by American country music artist Justin Moore. It was released on October 20, 2014 as the third single from Moore's 2013 album ""Off the Beaten Path"". Website ""Taste of Country"" gave the song a positive review, saying that ""[the] ballad reminisces about the hallmarks of 'Small Town USA'. Blue collars, Friday night football, Sunday morning church … If Rockwell was a country singer, he’d write this kind of song."" The song peaked at number 44 on the US ""Billboard"" Country"
"series ""Off to War"", which covered Arkansas Army National Guard soldiers, most of them from rural Clarksville, Arkansas, during their tour of duty in Operation Iraqi Freedom. Small Town ""Small Town"" is a 1985 song written by John Mellencamp and released on his 1985 album ""Scarecrow"". The song reached #6 on the U.S. ""Billboard"" Hot 100 chart and #13 Adult Contemporary. Mellencamp wrote the song about his experiences growing up in a small town in Indiana, having been born in Seymour, Indiana, and living in Bloomington, Indiana, which, at the time of the release of the song, was larger. The"
"hit. Lyrically, the French, Dutch and Hebrew versions bear no resemblance to Goodman's original lyrics. According to Goodman, the song was inspired by a train trip he and his wife took from Chicago to Mattoon, Illinois. According to the liner notes on the Steve Goodman anthology ""No Big Surprise"", ""City of New Orleans"" was written while on the campaign trail with Senator Edmund Muskie. In 1974, singer David Allan Coe achieved considerable success on the country charts with Goodman's and John Prine's ""You Never Even Called Me by My Name"", a song which good-naturedly spoofed stereotypical country music lyrics. Prine"
"moments of horrifying suspicion that he had been introduced as a mute stooge for the Sinatra Clan, the Old Master opened his mouth to sing again and to prove that his sweetness of tone remains unimpaired and undiminished for all his years of seniority."" The film is recognized by American Film Institute in these lists: Sammy Cahn and Jimmy Van Heusen wrote the score. Crosby, still a major movie star at the time who had top billing over Sinatra in their last film together, ""High Society"", sang more songs than Sinatra in this film as well. ""My Kind of Town"""
"due to divergences about the direction the vocals should take. All songs on the album are inspired by cities visited by van Giersbergen during her years of touring. The cities involved are: Berlin, Rotterdam, Beirut, San Francisco, Rio, London, Santiago, Mexico City, Helsinki, Istanbul and Paris. According to van Giersbergen: On 8 September 2017, a video for the opening track ""My Champion – Berlin"" was released. Commenting on this particular track, van Giersbergen said that it ""serves as a kind of master of ceremonies. It's both heavy and melodic, it showcases the technical abilities of the band, but you can"