1948 Songs (Music Guide) - (Ghost) Riders in the Sky: A Cowboy Legend, Sleigh Ride, Nature Boy, So in Love, Deportee, the Deck of Cards (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Commentary (music and lyrics not included). Pages: 26. Chapters: (Ghost) Riders in the Sky: A Cowboy Legend, Sleigh Ride, Nature Boy, So in Love, Deportee, The Deck of Cards, Cool Water, It's Too Soon To Know, Buttons and Bows, Confess, Bibbidi-Bobbidi-Boo, Now Is the Hour, You Call Everybody Darlin', 'A' You're Adorable, Little White Lies, Enjoy Yourself, While the Angelus Was Ringing, William Tell Overture, You're Breaking My Heart, Far Away Places, I Saw the Light, One Has My Name, Red Roses for a Blue Lady, Love Somebody, Texarkana Baby, It's Magic, The Hukilau Song, Powder Your Face with Sunshine, Because, Always True to You in My Fashion, I Love You So Much It Hurts, My Darling, My Darling, Too Darn Hot, Black Coffee, Bimbo, Manana, Rambling Rose, Steppin' Out with My Baby, Hair of Gold, Eyes of Blue, The Night Has a Thousand Eyes, Hooray for Love, It Was Written in the Stars, A Heart Full of Love, King Size Papa, (Just a Little Lovin') Will Go a Long Way, Corn Bread, I Can't Go on Without You, Be a Clown, Down By The Station, Why Can't You Behave?, Say Something Sweet, (It's Gonna Be A) Lonely Christmas, Sa skimrande var aldrig havet. Excerpt: "(Ghost) Riders in the Sky: A Cowboy Legend" is a country and cowboy-style song. It was written on June 5, 1948 by Stan Jones. A number of versions were crossover hits on the pop charts in 1949. The ASCAP database lists the song as "Riders in the Sky" (title code: 480028324), but the title has been written as "Ghost Riders," "Ghost Riders in the Sky," and "A Cowboy Legend." The song tells a folk tale of a cowboy who has a vision of red-eyed, steel-hooved cattle thundering across the sky, being chased by the spirits of damned cowboys. One warns him that if he does not change his ways, he will be doomed to join them, forever "trying to catch the Devil's herd across these endless skies." Jones...