Star Baby, flashy little shiny little two-timin’ mama
Star Baby, shiny little flashy little lovin’ machine
The Canadian rock band The Guess Who originated in the fertile but geographically isolated music scene of Winnipeg, Manitoba, during the early 1960s. Like many young North American groups of the period, the musicians were deeply influenced by early rock
This is a series of posts that will talk about my favorite songs that are about famous people. See if you agree with any of these!
“Vincent,” written and performed by American singer-songwriter Don McLean, was released in 1971 on his landmark album American Pie. The song, sometimes subtitled “Starry, Starry Night,” is a poignant tribute to the Dutch post-impressionist painter Vincent van Gogh, whose tragic life and luminous art deeply moved McLean.
The original recording of “Running Bear” was performed by Johnny Preston.
“Running Bear” is a classic song written by J.P. Richardson, better known as The Big Bopper, in 1958. The song tells the tragic love story of Running Bear, a Native American man, and Little White Dove, a Native American girl from a rival tribe.
