Why: It is #6 in the Top 25 Songs of the Century. I don't think I've ever heard it. (The totally weird list is part of an education project by the RIAA, the National Endowment for the Arts, and Scholastic that aims to "promote a better understanding of America’s musical and cultural heritage" in American schools.)
Answer: Embedding is disabled, but here is a link. I was right - I've never heard it.
Apologies, but here is a version by Bette Midler dressed as a mermaid:
Source: YouTube
The More You Know: Here go the Top 10:
- "Over the Rainbow" -Judy Garland
- "White Christmas" -Bing Crosby
- "This Land is Your Land" -Woody Guthrie
- "Respect" -Aretha Franklin
- "American Pie" -John McLean
- "Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy" -The Andrews Sisters
- The West Side Story soundtrack (wtf)
- "Take Me Out to the Ball Game" -Billy Murray
- "You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'" -The Righteous Brothers
- "The Entertainer" -Scott Joplin
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