#songs

I was lucky enough to have the songs in my first show written by George and Ira Gershwin. Then Cole Porter wrote five shows for me. ↗

— Ethel Merman

#cole porter #enough #first #five #george

I don't like to make fluffy little songs, but now I want to make some light songs. ↗

— Joni Mitchell

#i #light #like #little #make

I'm a method actress in my songs, which is why it's hard to sing them. ↗

— Joni Mitchell

#hard #i #method #sing #songs

People used to say nobody can sing my songs but me - they're too personal. ↗

— Joni Mitchell

#nobody #people #personal #say #sing

We managed to put together a compilation that had some creativity to it. In the meantime I was listening to the free radio stations and I noticed that during their war coverage they were playing these songs born out of the Vietnam War that were all critical of the soldiers. ↗

— Joni Mitchell

#compilation #coverage #creativity #critical #during

About a year ago, out of the blue, I just wrote a bunch of songs. ↗

— Rick Moranis

#ago #blue #bunch #i #just

If you have a recital to do, you have to memorize the songs. I never use music when I do recitals. It produces an instant barrier, both for yourself and the audience. ↗

— Bryn Terfel

#barrier #both #i #i do #instant

Songs like Reach and S Club Party are pop classics. I'm really proud that I had a part in them. ↗

— Rachel Stevens

#club #had #i #like #part

Playing on the streets of Iraq, or in Israel or the Gaza strip, I'd sing angry protest songs against war. People would say, 'Make us clap, make us dance, and laugh and sing.' It really made me think about the importance of happy music. ↗

— Michael Franti

#against #angry #clap #dance #gaza

If you write songs you have an idea how they're going to sound. ↗

— Fred Frith

#how #idea #songs #sound #write