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Time Flies on Gossamer Wings

Songs with the time/times in the title

By Rasma RaistersPublished 5 months ago 3 min read

“Time in a Bottle” is a song that was written and recorded by the American singer and songwriter Jim Croce. It is featured on his 1972 album You Don’t Mess Around with Jim. In 1973 when Croce died in a plane crash the song was played frequently on the radio and became a very demanded single. It was Croce’s second and final number one hit in the US. “Time in a Bottle” was the third posthumous Billboard number one hit after “Sittin’ on the Dock of the Bay” by Otis Redding and “Me and Bobby McGee” by Janis Joplin.

“Time After Time” is a song that was recorded by the American pop singer Cyndi Lauper. It is featured on her 1983 debut album, She’s So Unusual, and released as the second single. The song was written by Lauper and Rob Hyman. The song became named as one of the greatest pop songs of all time. It was Lauper’s first number one single topping the Billboard Hot 100 chart, and it also charted on the UK Singles chart.

“If I Could Turn Back Time” is a song that was recorded by the American singer and actress Cher. It is featured on her 1989 album Heart of Stone and was released as the lead single. The song is a pop rock and soft rock song featuring instrumentation from guitars, piano and drums. The song charted on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. Its music video was filmed on board the battleship USS Missouri, with Cher performing for the ship's crew, wearing a leather thong that revealed her tattooed buttocks and straddling a cannon. Cher performed the song on the Here We Go Again tour in 2018-2020.

“Where Have All the Good Times Gone” is a song that was written by Ray Davies and recorded by the British rock band The Kinks. It is featured on their 1965 album The Kink Kontroversy.

“Any Time at All” is a song that was written by Lennon-McCartney and recorded by the English rock band The Beatles. It is featured on their album A Hard Day’s Night.

“As Time Goes By” is a jazz song that was written by Herman Hupfeld in 1933. It was made famous when used in the 1942 film “Casablanca,” sung by Dooley Wilson portraying Sam.

“We Have All the Time in the World” is a James Bond film theme song. It was performed by the American jazz musician, trumpeter, and singer Louis Armstrong. The song was written by Hal David and John Barry. It is the secondary musical theme in the 1969 Bond film “On Her Majesty’s Secret Service” and is featured on the soundtrack album. The song was released as a single in both the US and the UK. The instrumental version of the theme reappears twice in the 2021 James Bond film “No Time to Die.”

“One Moment in Time” is a sentimental ballad performed by the American singer and actress Whitney Houston. It was written by Albert Hammond and John Betts. It became the promotional song for the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. It was the first single from the comilation album 1988 Summer Olympics Album: One Moment in Time. It became Houston’s third number one single on the UK Singles chart, It also charted on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.

“Three Times a Lady” is a song that was recorded by the American soul group Commodores. It is featured on their album Natural High and was written by lead singer Lionel Richie. It became their first number one hit on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. The song also reached number one on the Adult Contemporary chart. It is the only Motown song the reach the Top Ten on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.

“Knock Three Times” became a popular song recorded by the American pop group Tony Orlando and Dawn. Released as a single the song went to number one on the Billboard Hot 100 chart as well as on the UK Singles chart.

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Rasma Raisters

My passions are writing and creating poetry. I write for several sites online and have four themed blogs on Wordpress. Please follow me on Twitter.

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