By Karen Kier Pharmacist on behalf of the ONU HealthWise team In 1971, songwriter and recording artist John Denver released an album titled Poems, Prayers & Promises. On this album, he had a release called Sunshine on My Shoulders. The length of this song on the album precluded its play on the radio so the single was remixed with one less verse and released in 1974. The song
By Karen Kier, Pharmacist on behalf of the ONU HealthWise team In 1959, Pete Seeger wrote the lyrics to Turn! Turn! Turn! referred to as To Everything There is a Season. The song is based on the first eight verses of the third chapter of Ecclesiastes. The song was first released by the Limeliters, but became a hit when the Byrds released it. The song hit number one on the
By Karen Kier Pharmacist on behalf of the ONU HealthWise team Maya Angelou was an American poet, writer, and civil rights activist. She is famous for over 50 publications including I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings. She was part of the inauguration of President Bill Clinton on January 20, 1983 when she recited her poem "On the Pulse of the Morning."
By Karen Kier, Pharmacist on behalf of the ONU HealthWise team Take My Breath Away was the love ballad written for the 1986 movie Top Gun. The song was performed by the Berlin. The song won the Academy Award and the Golden Globe for the best original song. Some Top Gun fans wondered why the song did not make the soundtrack for the 2022 Top Gun: Maverick release. The music
By Karen Kier, Pharmacist on behalf of the ONU HealthWise team Scottish singer-songwriter Donovan released his 1966 hit titled Mellow Yellow. The song hit number 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 in the United States but only reached number 8 in the United Kingdom. Donovan was born Donovan Phillips Leitch and he was known for his eclectic style, which combined various different types