There are two kinds of songs every songwriter wants to get. The song Could I Have This Dance was written by Wayland Holyfield and Bob House and was first released by Anne Murray in 1980. or something. Could I have this dance for the rest of my life?
You and Bob House wrote "Could I Have This Dance." Oh yeah, I do, (with) our old friend, Gerry House. See the full interview with Wayland Holyfield at www.tennessean.com/music along with past installments. I worked 9 to 5 when I was doing (songwriting) full time. The other is a wedding song. He was in front of me, and after it had been played, the movie, I was just sitting there watching the credits. It was covered by Uriel, … A little bit later, they would come up and say, "My parents used that in their wedding." in the hit film "Urban Cowboy." Now, we had to have some other lines and stuff. I remember it well. I don't quite have the fire in the belly anymore to do it.
Your California Privacy Rights / Privacy Policy. All rights reserved. "Could I have this dance — for the rest of my life?". Take us back to the idea and the day that song was born. One's a Christmas song, because you're going to have one nice quarter in performance royalties every year if you get a hit Christmas song. And this was in 1980, right before "Urban Cowboy" came out, because Anne Murray recorded it and it was in the movie. In partnership with Nashville Songwriters Association International, each week we will release a video interview with a songwriter about his or her work. Take us back to the idea and the day that song was born. And you're right, for a songwriter, one of the most validating things you can do is to have a song that touches people's lives, and when they use it in their weddings. He turned around and said, "Pal, that's gotta feel great!"
Lyrics to 'Could I Have This Dance' by Anne Murray. It kind of sums it up. People would come up to me and say, "We used that in our wedding." I was working with the publishing company of the late Bill Hall who was a fabulous publisher and a good guy. © 2020 www.tennessean.com. Anne Murray took it to the top of the charts later that year, and moviegoers heard her sing its famous hook ("Could I have this dance for the rest of my life?") I remember it well. It was a single, unassuming line in a song — "Could I have this dance forever?" ", Two of the greatest lines, in my opinion, in the history of music. I was in my office. I'll always remember, the song they were playing The first time we danced, and I knew As we swayed to the music, and held to each other I fell in love with you The two Nashville songwriters took House's line and made it the basis for a new song, "Could I Have this Dance.". I don't think anyone knew what a phenomenon ("Urban Cowboy") was going to be, how it was going to change music and popularize (country music). It wears well. I'm from Arkansas, and Bob was from Harrison, Ark., so I'd kind of taken him under my wing. In a conversation with Bart Herbison of Nashville Songwriters Association International, Holyfield remembered how "Dance" came to be. Take us back to the idea and the day that song was born. And this last spring, somebody came up and said, "My grandparents used it." I can't remember the name of the song that he played, but in it, in a verse, he said something about "Could I have this dance forever?" Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube. It was like, "Wait a minute, Bob! I don't ask about what happened after the wedding — and if it truly was for the rest of their life — but at that time, it really validates what you do as a songwriter. — but Wayland Holyfield's instinct told him his friend Bob House was onto something big. Soundtrack to the 1980 movie "Urban Cowboy" starring John Travolta. ", — Compiled by Dave Paulson, The Tennessean. You and Bob House wrote "Could I Have This Dance." He hadn't had much success and he would come in and play songs. That means so much. Do you remember the first time you saw the movie?
I said, "It does. OK, OK! If a song's supposed to paint a picture, and give a message ... You always say "Less is more," when you talk to young songwriters. We got to go to a premiere down at 100 Oaks. Watch the video for Could I Have This Dance from Anne Murray's Anne Murray The Best … That's good.
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