Ever been singing along to a new song and wondered just what the heck the lyrics really are? Searching for the lyrics on the internet isn’t the fastest of solutions to avoid lyric confusion. Here ...
The Library of Congress has acquired rare artifacts related to the beloved 1939 film The Wizard of Oz. The treasures include 35 musical manuscripts from composer Harold Arlen and lyricist E. Y. "Yip" ...
After getting her start performing in coffee shops and nightclubs in her native Canada, Mitchell would go on to set a new standard marrying music and lyrics. With such songs as “Both Sides, Now,” ...
The Library of Congress has added a rare trove of Wizard of Oz memorabilia to its collection, highlighted by the only known draft of lyrics for "Over the Rainbow." This pencil-written sketch by ...
Passersby have been noticing Jay-Z song lyrics all over the Brooklyn Public Library, and it’s become the buzz of the town. Lyrics to the rapper’s biggest hits — including “Justify My Thug,” “Hovi Baby ...
"Someday I'll wish upon a star + wake + find the darkness far behind me," E. Y. (Yip) Harburg scrawled in pencil on a piece of yellow legal paper. And so was born a classic. By Paul Grein The Library ...
For many years, the Shemer family’s attitude toward the song was very ambivalent as it reminded them of the loss of their father and uncle, and also because it had become politically charged. The ...
The song lyrics range from "Justify My Thug" to "Hovi Baby" and "Encore." By Carl Lamarre Earlier this week, people in Brooklyn may have noticed that the popular Brooklyn Public Library’s Central ...
The treasures include 35 musical manuscripts from composer Harold Arlen and lyricist E. Y. “Yip” Harburg’s creative output, including the first handwritten drafts of music and lyrics from some of the ...