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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.
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 Ashkenazi Jew 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.
All songs were composed by Neil Sedaka and Howard Greenfield.
That's may refer to:
Saturday Night Beech-Nut Show. December 05, 1959
Neil Sedaka performing You Mean Everything To Me (1968)
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 Greatest Hits Album 2021 - Neil Sedaka The Best Songs https://youtu.be/b5Af5KNz4M0
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.
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. =================================== Subscribe: https://mercury-studios.lnk.to/YouTubeSubscribe Official site: https://www.mercurystudios.co =================================== #NeilSedaka #Amarillo #LiveAtTheRoyalAlbertHall
Neil Sedaka Calendar Girl
Gracie Abrams - That’s So True Stream/Download: (Lyrics): [Verse 1] I could go and read your mind Think about your dumb face all the time Living in your glass house, I'm outside Uh, looking in her big blue eyes Did it just to hurt me, make me cry Smiling through it all, yeah, that's my life [Pre-Chorus] You're an idiot, now I'm sure Now I'm positive, I should go and warn her [Chorus] Ooh, bet you're thinking, "She's so cool" Kicking back on your couch, making eyes from across the room Wait, I think I've been there too, ooh [Verse 2] What'd she do to get you off? (Uh-huh) Taking down her hair like, oh my God Taking off your shirt, I did that once Or twice, uh No, I know, and I'll fuck off But I think I like her, she's so fun Wait, I think I hate her, I'm not that evolved [Pre-Chorus]...
PSY - 'That That (prod. & feat. SUGA of BTS)' MV MV Executive Producer: P NATION MV Director: 최용석 @LUMPENS Composed by: SUGA, PSY, EL CAPITXN Lyrics by: PSY, SUGA Arranged by: SUGA, EL CAPITXN Mixed by Tony Maserati Mastered by Chris Gehringer @Sterling Sound * ‘That That (prod. & feat. SUGA of BTS)’ is now available on all streaming platforms including Apple Music & Spotify. 🎧 Spotify : https://spoti.fi/3rYpVfa 🎧 iTunes & Apple Music : https://apple.co/3ON0tTZ 🎧 YouTube Music : https://bit.ly/3MEM3TT 🎧 Melon : https://bit.ly/37NHXdw 🎧 Genie : https://bit.ly/39jbDzj 🎧 FLO : https://bit.ly/3vr9UAH 🎧 Bugs : https://bit.ly/3MysBYM 🎧 VIBE : https://bit.ly/3KswDk0 PSY 정규9집 [싸다9] Full-Length Album [PSY 9th] Track List: #2. That That (prod.&ft. SUGA of BTS) *Title Track #PSY #SUGA #That...
Provided to YouTube by Universal Music Group That’s So True · Gracie Abrams The Secret of Us ℗ 2024 Gracie Abrams, under exclusive license to Interscope Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc. Released on: 2024-10-16 Producer, Associated Performer, Vocals: Gracie Abrams Producer, Associated Performer, Shaker, Drum Programming, Acoustic Guitar, Piano, Drums, Synthesizer: Aaron Dessner Producer, Associated Performer, Guitar, Bass, Drums, Keyboards, Programming: Julian Bunetta Studio Personnel, Mixer: Serban Ghenea Studio Personnel, Assistant Mixer: Bryce Bordone Studio Personnel, Mastering Engineer: Randy Merrill Associated Performer, Vocals: Audrey Hobert Studio Personnel, Recording Engineer: Bella Blasko Studio Personnel, Recording Engineer, Associated Performer, D...
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Merch 🔥 https://www.musictravellove.com Get "That's the Way It Is": Smart URL: https://lnk.to/BQPWLXy3 Spotify: https://bit.ly/4ee9EsZ iTunes: https://bit.ly/4d2527u Amazon: https://bit.ly/4ekNZyE Music Travel Love performs an acoustic cover song of "That's the Way It Is" ft. @BugoyDrilon Filmed by JPGMOV - https://www.instagram.com/jpgmov/ Get our guitars - https://anuenuemusic.com Location - The View Davao - https://www.instagram.com/theviewdavao/ Piano & Strings by Yudhis Arianto Our clothing line - Neox Apparel - https://www.noexapparel.shop Follow Music Travel Love: Instagram: https://instagram.com/musictravellove/ Facebook: https://facebook.com/musictravellove/ X: https://twitter.com/MTLVids Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/2qNrJcE9LjzPdiXbrjkqFa About Music Tr...
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Provided to YouTube by Universal Music Group That's Life (2008 Remastered) · Frank Sinatra Nothing But The Best ℗ 2008 Frank Sinatra Enterprises, LLC Released on: 2008-05-13 Producer: Charles Pignone Studio Personnel, Engineer: Eddie Brackell Studio Personnel, Engineer: Lee Herschberg Composer Lyricist: Kelly Gordon Composer Lyricist: Dean Kay Auto-generated by YouTube.
Dionne Warwick's official music video for 'That's What Friends Are For' ft. Elton John, Gladys Knight & Stevie Wonder. Click to listen to Dionne Warwick on Spotify: http://smarturl.it/DionneWSpotify?IQid=DionneWTWF As featured on Love Songs. Click to buy the track or album via iTunes: http://smarturl.it/DWLoveSongs?IQid=DionneWTWF Google Play: http://smarturl.it/TWFAFGPlay?IQid=DionneWTWF Amazon: http://smarturl.it/DWLoveSongsAmazon?IQid=DionneWTWF More From Dionne Warwick Heartbreaker: https://youtu.be/9xHQsMYosao I'll Never Love This Way Again: https://youtu.be/FAu73aOa2HQ Love Power: https://youtu.be/VZzNOhPK2Cw More great 80s videos here: http://smarturl.it/Ultimate80?IQid=DionneWTWF Follow Dionne Warwick Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/officialdionne Twitter: https://twitter.co...
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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.
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 Ashkenazi Jew 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.
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]