Show Perhaps the most ubiquitous hotel franchise in the United States, Holiday Inn has made many appearances in popular music throughout the last 40 years. Surprise your sweetheart this Valentine's Day with a hotel stay or a song, or both. Here are five of the most notable references to the Holiday Inn hotel chain in song.
What is a Franchise? Most of you are probably already familiar with franchises. You may even patronize a variety of franchised businesses without realising that they are franchises. These businesses range from car servicing and financial services to yogurt and home repairs. According to the International Franchise Association(IFA) franchises employed nearly 9,000,000 Americans in 2015 and generated nearly $880 billion. Franchising is difficult to escape. Should Franchisors Consider Private Equity Investments? How can you be sure it’s the right choice for you? We asked Glen Kaufman, Managing Director at American Securities, a private equity firm with a consistent track record in the industry. The middle-market firm invests in companies with revenues ranging from $100 million to $1 billion. 5 Hot Franchises for 2014 Looking ahead to 2014, quick service food and cleaning services are perennially popular and lucrative franchise opportunities. Here are five white-hot franchises that may surprise you. That's Rapper's Delight, originally by The Sugar Hill Gang! I'd give you all of the lyrics, but they're so long that you'd be here forever. Here's the verse with the lyrics you're looking for: More money than a sucker could ever spend But I wouldn't give a sucker or a bum from the rucker Not a dime till I made it again Ya go hotel motel whatcha gonna do today? (Say what?) Ya say I'm gonna get a fly girl gonna get some spankin' Drive off in a Def Oj Everybody go hotel, motel Holiday Inn Say if your girl starts actin' up, then you take her friend About Rapper's Delight Rapper's Delight is a hip-hop song by the American rap trio, The Sugar Hill Gang. The song was first released on Vinyl in 1979, and is thought to be the song that first popularized hip-hop in America. My boyfriend's always listening to 50 Cent's cover of the song, but I prefer the original! For the in-room dining service typically provided by hotels, see room service.
"Hotel Room Service" is a song by American rapper Pitbull released as the third single from his fourth album, Pitbull Starring in Rebelution. It was released to both iTunes and mainstream radio on June 16, 2009.[1] The song peaked at number eight on the US Billboard Hot 100, making it his second top 10 hit following "I Know You Want Me (Calle Ocho)". The song samples "Push the Feeling On" by Nightcrawlers and interpolates lyrics from Jay-Z's "I Just Wanna Love U" ("Gimme that sweet, that nasty, that gushy stuff"), The Notorious B.I.G.'s "Nasty Girl" ("Put them fingers in your mouth / Open up your blouse / Pull that g-string down south"), and Sugarhill Gang's "Rapper's Delight" ("We at the hotel, motel, Holiday Inn"). It also references "Whatever You Like" by T.I. when it says "And like T.I.'s 'Whatever You Like'". On September 16, the official remix to "Hotel Room Service" was released, which features Pussycat Dolls lead singer Nicole Scherzinger. Music video[edit]The song's official music video was released on August 10, 2009 to Pitbull's YouTube channel. Jim Jonsin, Sophia Del Carmen and Feisty from For the Love of Ray J make cameo appearances in the video as does Nayer and Sagia Castañeda, who appeared in the "I Know You Want Me (Calle Ocho)" video as well. The video features Pitbull with models Elizabeth Mendez, Cassie Codi, Lisa Morales, Anya Gonzalez, and Kimbella Vanderhee. A version of the song titled "Super Clean Edit" (3:58) was released to radio stations and features alternate lyrics in place of the 'egg whites' line. undone: Yo' man just left, I'm the doctor tonight. Check up right! Oh, you the healthy type, well I'mma give you just what you like... This version also replaces the outro in which Pitbull exclaims 'Mujeres!' to an English translation 'All my women!'[2] The video was also released onto Pitbull's official VEVO channel on November 14, that year. It has received almost 300 million views.[3] Critical reception[edit]The song received generally favorable reviews, with David Jeffries from AllMusic saying, "nothing ... could fill a dancefloor as quickly as the ... stunner ... 'Hotel Room Service', which triple mashes an old-school hit ('Rapper's Delight'), a 2 Live Crew classic ('One and One'), plus a house music giant (the Nightcrawlers' 'Push the Feeling On')." Track listing[edit]
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When did Hotel Room Service song come out?2009Hotel Room Service / Releasednull
Is Hotel Service sampled?The song samples "Push the Feeling On" by Nightcrawlers and interpolates lyrics from Jay-Z's "I Just Wanna Love U" ("Gimme that sweet, that nasty, that gushy stuff"), The Notorious B.I.G.'s "Nasty Girl" ("Put them fingers in your mouth / Open up your blouse / Pull that g-string down south"), and Sugarhill Gang's " ...
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