The single was released in 1961. It became a hit in US reaching number 28 on the US Billboard Chart. As with most of his recordings, Stan Applebaum provided the musical accompaniment.
The lyrics take the Biblical story of Samson and Delilah adapting it to a modern love affair and comment on relationship between men and women.
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Neil Sedaka (born March 13, 1939) is an American pop/rock singer, pianist, composer and record producer. Since his music career began in 1957, he has sold millions of records as an artist and has written or co-written over 500 songs for himself and others, collaborating mostly with lyricists Howard Greenfield and Phil Cody.
Early life: Juilliard and the Brill Building
Sedaka was born in Brooklyn, New York. His father, Mac Sedaka, was a taxi driver and a Sephardi Jew of Turkish origin ("Sedaka" and "Sadaka" are variants of "tzedakah", which translates in both Hebrew and Arabic as the word charity). Neil's mother, Eleanor (née Appel), was an AshkenaziJew of Polish/Russian origin. Neil's grandparents came to the United States from Constantinople, then the capital of Ottoman Turkey, in 1910. He grew up in Brighton Beach, on the shore of the Atlantic Ocean. Sedaka is a cousin of the late singer Eydie Gormé.
He demonstrated musical aptitude in his second-grade choral class, and when his teacher sent a note home suggesting he take piano lessons, his mother took a part-time job in an Abraham & Straus department store for six months to pay for a second-hand upright. In 1947, he auditioned successfully for a piano scholarship to the Juilliard School of Music's Preparatory Division for Children, which he attended on Saturdays. His mother wanted him to become a renowned classical pianist like the contemporary of the day, Van Cliburn, but Sedaka was discovering pop music. When Sedaka was 13, a neighbor heard him playing and introduced him to her 16-year-old son, Howard Greenfield, an aspiring poet and lyricist. They became two of the legendary Brill Building's composers.
Rock with Neil Sedaka or just Neil Sedaka is the first major solo album of Neil Sedaka released in 1959 after two 1958 albums under the titles Neil Sedaka and The Tokens and Neil Sedaka and The Tokens and Coins. The album was released on RCA and was produced by Al Nevins.
The album contains 12 songs, all of them co-written by Sedaka and his friend Howard Greenfield. Two of the songs became successful singles for Sedaka from the album, namely "The Diary", his debut single that was a hit, reaching No. 14 on the US Billboard charts, and "I Go Ape", a single that was relatively successful in the United States reaching No. 42, but did far better in the UK Singles Chart, making it up to No. 9 and his debut single in the United Kingdom.
According to the biblical account, Samson was given supernatural strength by God in order to combat his enemies and perform heroic feats such as killing a lion, slaying an entire army with only the jawbone of an ass, and destroying a pagan temple. Samson had two vulnerabilities, however: his attraction to untrustworthy women and his hair, without which he was powerless. These vulnerabilities ultimately proved fatal for him.
In some Jewish and Christian traditions, Samson is believed to have been buried in Tel Tzora in Israel overlooking the Sorek valley. There reside two large gravestones of Samson and his father Manoah. Nearby stands Manoah’s altar (Judges 13:19–24). It is located between the cities of Zorah and Eshtaol.
Samson (HWV 57) is a three-act oratorio by George Frideric Handel, considered one of his finest dramatic works. It is usually performed as an oratorio in concert form, but on occasions has also been staged as an opera. The well-known arias "Let the bright Seraphim" (for soprano) and "Total eclipse" (for tenor) are often performed separately in concert.
History
Handel began its composition immediately after completing Messiah on 14 September 1741. It uses a libretto by Newburgh Hamilton, who based it on Milton's Samson Agonistes, which in turn was based on the figure Samson in Chapter 16 of the Book of Judges. Handel completed the first act on 20 September 1741, the second act on 11 October that year and the whole work on 29 October. Shortly after that he travelled to Dublin to put on the premiere of Messiah, returning to London at the end of August 1742 and thoroughly revising Samson.
The premiere was given at Covent Garden in London on 18 February 1743, with the incidental organ music probably the recently completed concerto in A major (HWV 307). The oratorio was a great success, leading to a total of seven performances in its first season, the most in a single season of any of his oratorios. Samson retained its popularity throughout Handel's lifetime and has never fallen entirely out of favor since.
The locomotive was built in 1838 by Timothy Hackworth at his Soho Works in Durham, England. Samson represents an early design of steam locomotive with a return-flue boiler. The fireman and engineer worked separately on open platforms at either end of the locomotive. It was commissioned for the General Mining Association along with two other locomotives, "Hercules" and "John Buddle" for the Albion Mines Railway to serve mines in Pictou County, Nova Scotia.
Arrival
The locomotives arrived unassembled aboard the brig Ythan in May 1839. Two engineers arrived with the locomotives, including George Davidson, who helped build the locomotives in England and would settle in Nova Scotia to work with Samson for the rest of his career. The new railway officially opened with a large celebration on September 19, 1839, although the tracks were not actually completed to the coal pier until May 1840.
Neil Sedaka performing You Mean Everything To Me (1968)
published: 11 Jan 2019
Neil Sedaka - Laughter in the Rain (1974)
MUSIC: Neil Sedaka / LYRICS: Phil Cody
Released in the U.S. in the Fall of 1974, "Laughter in the Rain" reached #1 on the Billboard Top 100 chart on February 1, 1975. It was Sedaka's comeback hit in America (after a string of hit singles in the early 1960s), and the first of several 70s hits for him. The song had previously been a hit in England, where it was first released.
Audio: The 1974 single version
Video: Neil's live performances on "Sedaka in Concert", and a 1983 BBC broadcast
published: 13 Apr 2011
Breakin' Up Is Hard To Do - Neil Sedaka
The #1 Conkyjoe music video in 2009. Over 8.3 million views.
A classic song on a classic Miami TV show, "Saturday Hop" with legendary DJ- VJ host, Rick Shaw.
Neil should be in the R&R Hall of Fame.
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published: 25 Oct 2006
Greatest Hits Album 2021 - Neil Sedaka The Best Songs Collection Album
Neil Sedaka Greatest Hits Album 2021 - Neil Sedaka The Best Songs
https://youtu.be/b5Af5KNz4M0
published: 09 Apr 2021
Neil Sedaka "Happy Birthday Sweet Sixteen"
American Bandstand. December 12, 1964. If you take notice, at 1:12-1:14, that's Freddie Cannon in the audience who is laughing and gives Neil a wave.
published: 28 Oct 2012
Neil Sedaka - Is This The The Way To Amarillo (From Live At the Royal Albert Hall)
Neil Sedaka - Is This The The Way To Amarillo (From Live At the Royal Albert Hall)
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Neil Sedaka is one of the most successful songwriters and performers of all time with a career stretching from the fifties to the present day. This concert, filmed in the grandeur of London's Royal Albert Hall, shows Neil Sedaka entrancing his audience with his characteristic humour and charm while turning in great performances of his best loved hits, introducing new songs and showcasing his talents as a classical pianist.
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MUSIC: Neil Sedaka / LYRICS: Phil Cody
Released in the U.S. in the Fall of 1974, "Laughter in the Rain" reached #1 on the Billboard Top 100 chart on Februar...
MUSIC: Neil Sedaka / LYRICS: Phil Cody
Released in the U.S. in the Fall of 1974, "Laughter in the Rain" reached #1 on the Billboard Top 100 chart on February 1, 1975. It was Sedaka's comeback hit in America (after a string of hit singles in the early 1960s), and the first of several 70s hits for him. The song had previously been a hit in England, where it was first released.
Audio: The 1974 single version
Video: Neil's live performances on "Sedaka in Concert", and a 1983 BBC broadcast
MUSIC: Neil Sedaka / LYRICS: Phil Cody
Released in the U.S. in the Fall of 1974, "Laughter in the Rain" reached #1 on the Billboard Top 100 chart on February 1, 1975. It was Sedaka's comeback hit in America (after a string of hit singles in the early 1960s), and the first of several 70s hits for him. The song had previously been a hit in England, where it was first released.
Audio: The 1974 single version
Video: Neil's live performances on "Sedaka in Concert", and a 1983 BBC broadcast
The #1 Conkyjoe music video in 2009. Over 8.3 million views.
A classic song on a classic Miami TV show, "Saturday Hop" with legendary DJ- VJ host, Rick Shaw.
N...
The #1 Conkyjoe music video in 2009. Over 8.3 million views.
A classic song on a classic Miami TV show, "Saturday Hop" with legendary DJ- VJ host, Rick Shaw.
Neil should be in the R&R Hall of Fame.
¸PLEASE SIGN OUR PETITION ¸.•*´¯)¸.•*´¯)
Neil Sedaka fans believe it's high time for Neil to get inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall Of Fame.
http://www.sedaka.be/neil_sedaka_petition/entry.htm
PLEASE, CLICK HERE to sign the petition,
started by Neil Sedaka fans!
The #1 Conkyjoe music video in 2009. Over 8.3 million views.
A classic song on a classic Miami TV show, "Saturday Hop" with legendary DJ- VJ host, Rick Shaw.
Neil should be in the R&R Hall of Fame.
¸PLEASE SIGN OUR PETITION ¸.•*´¯)¸.•*´¯)
Neil Sedaka fans believe it's high time for Neil to get inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall Of Fame.
http://www.sedaka.be/neil_sedaka_petition/entry.htm
PLEASE, CLICK HERE to sign the petition,
started by Neil Sedaka fans!
Neil Sedaka - Is This The The Way To Amarillo (From Live At the Royal Albert Hall)
Available Now: https://mercury-studios.lnk.to/NeilSedakaRAH
Neil Sedaka is...
Neil Sedaka - Is This The The Way To Amarillo (From Live At the Royal Albert Hall)
Available Now: https://mercury-studios.lnk.to/NeilSedakaRAH
Neil Sedaka is one of the most successful songwriters and performers of all time with a career stretching from the fifties to the present day. This concert, filmed in the grandeur of London's Royal Albert Hall, shows Neil Sedaka entrancing his audience with his characteristic humour and charm while turning in great performances of his best loved hits, introducing new songs and showcasing his talents as a classical pianist.
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Neil Sedaka - Is This The The Way To Amarillo (From Live At the Royal Albert Hall)
Available Now: https://mercury-studios.lnk.to/NeilSedakaRAH
Neil Sedaka is one of the most successful songwriters and performers of all time with a career stretching from the fifties to the present day. This concert, filmed in the grandeur of London's Royal Albert Hall, shows Neil Sedaka entrancing his audience with his characteristic humour and charm while turning in great performances of his best loved hits, introducing new songs and showcasing his talents as a classical pianist.
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#NeilSedaka #Amarillo #LiveAtTheRoyalAlbertHall
MUSIC: Neil Sedaka / LYRICS: Phil Cody
Released in the U.S. in the Fall of 1974, "Laughter in the Rain" reached #1 on the Billboard Top 100 chart on February 1, 1975. It was Sedaka's comeback hit in America (after a string of hit singles in the early 1960s), and the first of several 70s hits for him. The song had previously been a hit in England, where it was first released.
Audio: The 1974 single version
Video: Neil's live performances on "Sedaka in Concert", and a 1983 BBC broadcast
The #1 Conkyjoe music video in 2009. Over 8.3 million views.
A classic song on a classic Miami TV show, "Saturday Hop" with legendary DJ- VJ host, Rick Shaw.
Neil should be in the R&R Hall of Fame.
¸PLEASE SIGN OUR PETITION ¸.•*´¯)¸.•*´¯)
Neil Sedaka fans believe it's high time for Neil to get inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall Of Fame.
http://www.sedaka.be/neil_sedaka_petition/entry.htm
PLEASE, CLICK HERE to sign the petition,
started by Neil Sedaka fans!
Neil Sedaka - Is This The The Way To Amarillo (From Live At the Royal Albert Hall)
Available Now: https://mercury-studios.lnk.to/NeilSedakaRAH
Neil Sedaka is one of the most successful songwriters and performers of all time with a career stretching from the fifties to the present day. This concert, filmed in the grandeur of London's Royal Albert Hall, shows Neil Sedaka entrancing his audience with his characteristic humour and charm while turning in great performances of his best loved hits, introducing new songs and showcasing his talents as a classical pianist.
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Official site: https://www.mercurystudios.co
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#NeilSedaka #Amarillo #LiveAtTheRoyalAlbertHall
The single was released in 1961. It became a hit in US reaching number 28 on the US Billboard Chart. As with most of his recordings, Stan Applebaum provided the musical accompaniment.
The lyrics take the Biblical story of Samson and Delilah adapting it to a modern love affair and comment on relationship between men and women.
Away... away I just can't wait to fall asleep I can't wait for night each day 'Cause when the lights are low No matter where you go, You're only forty winks Away... away No matter how far you may be, Believe me darling when I say, The oceans in between I cross them on a dream 'Cause you're just forty winks Away... away There's a land of enchantment Just beyond my pillowcase, And I go there 'cause I know there I'll be in your sweet embrace. So till you come back home again, Until you're in my arms to stay, It's kinda nice to know, I turn the lights down low, And you're just forty winks Away... away... [Fade out]