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"In protest at this imbecilic 'King's Song', I hereby abdicate as a Dutch subject, " the petition reads.
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Winehouse recorded a version of King's song Will You Love Me Tomorrow, which she wrote with Gerry Goffin.
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Singer Carole King, whose song Will You Love Me Tomorrow was covered by Winehouse, said she was "very grateful" the star had "put her wonderful talent" into recording her version of the track.
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And it's fitting that we are commemorating the life of the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King with an evening of song. (Applause.) Because songs played, as all of you know, an important part in the civil rights movement that he led.
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Wright performed a duet with Darius Brubeck on "King For A Day, " a song written by Dave and Iola Brubeck for Louis Armstrong for their 1962 musical "The Real Ambassadors, " which dealt with allegations of hypocrisy for the State Department using jazz musicians as symbols of democracy while the civil rights struggle was raging at home.
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The flight of the "lad that's born to be king, " as the wistful "Skye Boat Song" has it, became the stuff of brooding legend, novels and of shortbread-biscuit tins.
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The chorus is the title, repeated with a lazy joy, and the whole song is yet another recapitulation of how good it feels to be the king.
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Murphy attempts to top that song's epic scope with "I Can Change, " and the king of the dance-rock revival nearly reaches the same heights.
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Song lyrics narrate the history of the Basoga people, focusing in particular on their king.
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Surely, the big, swooping ballad (written by the newly crowned king of the big, swooping ballad, Ryan Tedder of OneRepublic) is more of an obvious Song nominee, and the insistent dance number is more in line with Record?
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The five-minute song - Koningslied in Dutch - was due to be performed in the presence of the new king and queen on the day of Willem-Alexander's swearing-in at 19:30 (17:30 GMT).
BBC: Willem-Alexander Dutch investiture: King's Song outcry