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Ohio (1953 song) "Ohio" is a song from the 1953 Broadway musical Wonderful Town, [1] sung by the protagonists Ruth and Eileen, bemoaning the fact that they had left Ohio for New York City. The lyric is centered around the rhyming phrase "Why, oh, why, oh, why, oh /why did I ever leave O hio ?"
Wonderful Town is a 1953 musical with book written by Joseph A. Fields and Jerome Chodorov, lyrics by Betty Comden and Adolph Green, and music by Leonard Bernstein.The musical tells the story of two sisters who aspire to be a writer and actress respectively, seeking success from their basement apartment in New York City's Greenwich Village.
15 Big Ones / Made in California. 1976. "Beautiful Ohio". MacDonald. Ballard MacDonald. 1918. Made the official state song of Ohio in 1969. "Big Butter Jesus". Heywood Banks.
"Ohio" is a protest song and counterculture anthem written and composed by Neil Young in reaction to the Kent State shootings of May 4, 1970, and performed by Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young. It was released as a single, backed with Stephen Stills 's "Find the Cost of Freedom", peaking at number 14 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and number 16 in ...
Oscar Hammerstein II. " Oh, What a Beautiful Mornin' " is the opening song from the musical Oklahoma!, which premiered on Broadway in 1943. It was written by composer Richard Rodgers and lyricist/librettist Oscar Hammerstein II. The leading male character in Oklahoma!, Curly McLain, sings the song at the beginning of the first scene of the musical.
New York, New York (. On the Town. ) " New York, New York " is a song from the 1944 musical On the Town and the 1949 MGM musical film of the same name. The music was written by Leonard Bernstein and the lyrics by Betty Comden and Adolph Green. A well known line of this song is: New York, New York, a helluva town.
Chicago (That Toddlin' Town) " Chicago " is a popular song written by Fred Fisher and published in 1922. The original sheet music variously spelled the title "Todd'ling" or "Toddling." The song has been recorded by many artists, but the best-known versions are by Frank Sinatra, Ben Selvin and Judy Garland .
Songwriter (s) J. Fred Coots and Haven Gillespie. " Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town " is a Christmas song featuring Santa Claus, written by J. Fred Coots and Haven Gillespie, and first recorded by Harry Reser and His Band. [1] When it was covered by Eddie Cantor on his radio show in November 1934 it became a hit; within 24 hours, 500,000 copies ...