Little Good News
Anne Murray
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I rolled out this morning Kids had the mornin' news show on Bryant Gumbel was talkin' 'bout the fighting in Lebanon Some senator was squawkin' 'bout the bad economy It's gonna get worse you see, we need a change in policy There's a local paper rolled up in a rubber band One more sad story's one more than I can stand Just once how I'd like to see the headline say "Not much to print today, can't find nothin' bad to say", because Nobody robbed a liquor store on the lower part of town Nobody OD'ed, nobody burned a single buildin' down Nobody fired a shot in anger, nobody had to die in vain We sure could use a little good news today I'll come home this evenin' I'll bet that the news will be the same Somebody takes a hostage, somebody steals a plane How I want to hear the anchor man talk about a county fair And how we cleaned up the air, how everybody learned to care Whoa, tell me Nobody was assassinated in the whole Third World today And in the streets of Ireland, all the children had to do was play And everybody loves everybody in the good old USA We sure could use a little good news today Nobody robbed a liquor store on the lower part of town Nobody OD'ed, nobody burned a single buildin' down FADE Nobody fired a shot in anger, nobody had to die in vain We sure could use a little good news today
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Written by: RORY MICHAEL BOURKE, CHARLIE BLACK, TOMMY ROCCO
Lyrics © HIPGNOSIS SONGS GROUP, BMG Rights Management, Universal Music Publishing Group
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10 facts about this song
Release and Ranking"A Little Good News" was released in September 1983 as the lead-off single from her album under the same title.
- It earned a top spot on the Billboard Country singles chart in the United States, becoming Anne Murray's tenth number one country hit.
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SongwritersThe song was penned by Tommy Rocco, Charlie Black, and Rory Bourke.
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Genre"A Little Good News" is most commonly classified in the Country Music genre.
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AwardsThe track bagged the Grammy Award for Best Country Vocal Performance, Female in 1984.
- It also won the Country Music Association's Single of the Year award.
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Lyrics ThemeThe song reflects a desire for positive events in a world filled with seemingly endless negative news, which resonated with many people.
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Cover VersionsCountry artist Marie Osmond covered this song in 2005.
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Music VideoThe music video of "A Little Good News" was directed by David Hogan, a popular music video and film director.
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Contextual ImpactThe societal backdrop of the song during its time of release was a time of international issues including the Cold War, a theme it subtly references.
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Album Success"A Little Good News" was the title track of Anne Murray's gold-certified album, which acquired the status in December 1983.
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LegacyThe success of "A Little Good News" established Anne Murray as one of the most well-known Country Music artists of the 1980s.
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