JESSE EN ESPAÑOL Roberta Flack
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"Jessie" was a hit for Joshua Kadison (#26, 1994), and Rick Springfield went to #1 with "Jessie's Girl" in 1981.
After scoring a hit in 1966 with her first single, "Society's Child," and her self-titled debut album, Janis released three more albums on the Verve label that didn't catch on. Her fifth album, Present Company, was released on Capitol records in 1971, and also failed to find an audience. She took some time off from recording and returned on Columbia records in 1974 with Stars, which didn't contain any hits but set the stage for her comeback single, "At Seventeen," a year later. Genius is the ultimate source of music knowledge, created by scholars like you who share facts and insight about the songs and artists they love. The woman "singing" in the video for Technotronic's "Pump Up The Jam" didn't speak English. While the song could apply to a Vietnam veteran, Ian wrote it to have a more universal meaning, as the song could relate to anyone wondering when - or if - a loved one will return home.
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This is typical of her songwriting, as she likes to tell stories that listeners can extrapolate with personal experience. "At Seventeen," for instance, was inspired by her adolescence, but written for anyone who has felt out of place. All lyrics are the property of their respective authors, artists and labels. Guitarist Tony Iommi on the "Iron Man" riff, the definitive Black Sabbath song, and how Ozzy and Dio compared as songwriters. Other Jesse's to chart in America were by Carly Simon (#11, 1980) and Julian Lennon (#54, 1985).
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