Lonely Boy
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Lonely Boy may refer to:
- Lonely Boy (Iron Butterfly song)
- Lonely Boy (Larry Norman song)Larry NormanLarry David Norman was an American Christian musician, singer, songwriter, record label owner, and record producer, who worked with Christian rock music...
- Lonely Boy (Sex Pistols song)
- Lonely Boy (Paul Anka song)Lonely Boy (Paul Anka song)"Lonely Boy" is a song written and recorded by Paul Anka in 1959. Anka sang this song in the film Girls Town. When released as a single, it topped the Billboard Hot 100, becoming Anka's first song to do so, although he had earlier topped Billboard's Best Sellers in Stores chart with "Diana"...
, a 1959 song by Paul Anka - Lonely Boy (Andrew Gold song)Lonely Boy (Andrew Gold song)"Lonely Boy" is a song written and recorded by Andrew Gold in 1976 for his album What's Wrong with This Picture? The song features backing vocals provided by Linda Ronstadt . When released as a single in 1977, the song became a top-twenty hit in both the United States and the United Kingdom...
, a 1976 song on the album What's Wrong with This Picture? - Lonely Boy (The Black Keys song)Lonely Boy (The Black Keys song)"Lonely Boy" is a song by rock band The Black Keys, and it is the first single from their 2011 album El Camino. The song is also the A-side of a promotional 12-inch single, released in commemoration of Record Store Day's "Back to Black" Friday event....
, the first single from The Black Keys album El Camino - Lonely Boy (film)Lonely Boy (film)Lonely Boy is a 1962 cinema verite documentary about former teen sensation Paul Anka. The film takes its name from Anka's hit song, Lonely Boy, which he performs to screaming fans in the film...
, a National Film Board of Canada documentary about Paul Anka - Lonely Boy is the name given to Dan Humphrey by the website Gossip GirlGossip GirlGossip Girl is an American young adult novel series written by Cecily von Ziegesar and published by Little, Brown and Company, a subsidiary of the Hachette Group. The series revolves around the lives and romances of the privileged teenagers at the Constance Billard School for Girls, an elite...
in the TV and book series of the same name - "Lonely Boy" is also the name of a song written by George GershwinGeorge GershwinGeorge Gershwin was an American composer and pianist. Gershwin's compositions spanned both popular and classical genres, and his most popular melodies are widely known...
for his opera Porgy and BessPorgy and BessPorgy and Bess is an opera, first performed in 1935, with music by George Gershwin, libretto by DuBose Heyward, and lyrics by Ira Gershwin and DuBose Heyward. It was based on DuBose Heyward's novel Porgy and subsequent play of the same title, which he co-wrote with his wife Dorothy Heyward...
. Intended as a duet for the characters of Bess and Serena, it was cut because of length. It was later recorded by such artists as Michael FeinsteinMichael FeinsteinMichael Jay Feinstein is an American singer, pianist, and music revivalist. He is an interpreter of, and an anthropologist and archivist for, the repertoire known as the Great American Songbook. In 1988 he won a Drama Desk Special Award for celebrating American musical theatre songs... - Lonely BoyLonely BoyLonely Boy may refer to:*Lonely Boy * Lonely Boy *Lonely Boy *Lonely Boy , a 1959 song by Paul Anka...
the musical project of singer/songwriter Antony HardingAntony HardingAntony Harding is an English singer, songwriter and musician from the Isle of Wight. He is best known as the drummer in London band Hefner, and plays independently as ANT.- History :...
and poet Eivind Kirkeby.