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{{for|people named Hake|Hake (surname)}}The term '''hake''' refers to [[fish]] in either of: |
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* [[family (biology)|family]] [[Gadidae]] (subfamily Phycinae) |
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* [[family (biology)|family]] [[Merlucciidae]] (both subfamilies Merlucciinae and Steindachneriinae). |
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| Name = Somebody Said a Prayer |
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| Artist = [[Billy Ray Cyrus]] |
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| from Album = Back to Tennessee |
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| Released = [[August 16]], [[2008]] |
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| Format = [[CD single|CD]] |
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| Recorded = |
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| Genre = [[Country music|Country]] |
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| Length = 4:08 |
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| Label = [[Lyric Street Records|Lyric Street]] |
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| Writer = [[Craig Wiseman]]<br />[[Neil Thrasher]] |
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| Producer = Mark Bright |
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| Certification = |
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| Chronology = [[Billy Ray Cyrus]] singles |
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| Last single = "[[Ready, Set, Don't Go]]" <br/>(2007) |
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| This single = "'''Somebody Said a Prayer'''" <br/>(2008) |
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| Next single = TBD<br/>(2008) |
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| Misc = {{External music video|"[http://www.cmt.com/videos/billy-ray-cyrus/275307/somebody-said-a-prayer.jhtml Somebody Said a Prayer]" at CMT.com}} |
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"'''Somebody Said a Prayer'''" is the first single from [[Billy Ray Cyrus]]' debut album for [[Lyric Street Records]], ''Back to Tennessee''. The song first charted on the ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' [[Hot Country Songs]] chart at #53 for the chart week of August 16, 2008. "Somebody Said a Prayer" has also been made into a music video with a cameo from Cyrus' son, [[Trace Cyrus]]. |
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An old European source mentions a hake that was transplanted from the coast of Ireland to Cape Cod. It is uncertain which species this is, but the reference is given below:<blockquote>''This is an Irish salt water fish, similar in appearance to the tom cod. In Galway bay, and other sea inlets of Ireland, the hake is exceedingly abundant, and is taken in great numbers. It is also found in England and France. Since the Irish immigration to America, the hake has followed in the wake of their masters, as it is now found in New York bay, in the waters around Boston, and off Cape Cod. Here it is called the stock fish, and the Bostonians call them poor Johns. It is a singular fact that until within a few years this fish was never seen in America. It does not grow as large here as in Europe, though here they are from ten to eighteen inches [250 to 460 mm] in length. The general color of this fish is a reddish brown, with some golden tints - the sides being of a pink silvery luster.''</blockquote> |
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==Content== |
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The song is a mid-tempo detailing two people — a mother in the first verse, and a teen-ager in the second verse — both of whom are dealing with stress in their lives. The mother in the first verse "almost let her job, her kids, her mind, her life go up in smoke" and the teen-ager attempted [[suicide]] by taking a bottle of pills. Both characters, however, find their lives improved (the mother is now "laughin' and lovin' and content", and the teen-ager is now seen every day by the narrator). According to the chorus, the two characters' lives were improved because of prayer: |
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:''"Somebody said a prayer |
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:''Somebody had some faith |
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:''Somebody finally hit their knees and asked for help, for Heaven's sake |
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:''Smebody finally found someone who really cares |
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:''Somebody said a prayer"'' |
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Hake is very popular in Spain, Argentina and Uruguay, where it is known as ''merluza''.Hake is also taken in large numbers in the Pacific ocean off the coast of British Columbia. |
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The song features backing from a [[piano]] and a [[string section]]. |
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==Critical reception== |
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Roughstock.com described the song favorably, saying "'Somebody Said a Prayer' finds Cyrus soaring vocally while the layered production backs him up. Fans of softer country production may not like the 'bombastic' elements of this song all that much because it seems as if it is overshadowing or [competing with] Billy Ray but it's a technique that's been used in pop/ Christian markets for ages… The lyrics are heartfelt and are right on par… If Billy Ray Cyrus was looking at sustaining his music career with 'Somebody Said A Prayer', Billy Ray has certainly delivered a song that will do just that."<ref>[http://www.roughstock.com/blog/billy-ray-cyrus-somebody-said-a-prayer Billy Ray Cyrus - "Somebody Said a Prayer" at Roughstock]</ref> |
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== Hake in Spain == |
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Fish is caught from shoals off the Atlantic Ocean and in the Mediterranean.<ref>[http://www.spain.info/TourSpain/Gastronomia/Productos+y+Recetas/Productos/F/0/Merluza?Language=en]</ref> |
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The music video for "Somebody Said a Prayer" premiered in September 2008. It was directed by Roman White, and it features a cameo from Cyrus' son, [[Metro Station (band)|Metro Station]] lead singer [[Trace Cyrus]].<ref>[http://neufutur.com/?p=3975 Billy Ray Cyrus shoots video for "Somebody Said a Prayer"]</ref> |
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The video debuted on [[Country Music Television|CMT]] and [[Great American Country|GAC]] in late September, and it entered CMT's [[Top Twenty Countdown]] on October 3, 2008, at #16. |
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[[Category:Merlucciidae]] |
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The video begins with a woman grieving at the kitchen table, while home videos are cut in of the children playing outside with their father, who has just died. Her teenaged son sits in his bedroom planning to commit suicide, while her younger daughter lies on her bed appearing very distraught. However, the youngest child is shown walking through the house; viewing his mother, brother, and sister from the doorway, before going to his room. He is seen kneeling by his bed, saying a prayer with his newly-deceased father beside him. After he says the prayer, his mother stops crying and his brother smashes the bottle of pills that he was going to drink. The whole of his family join him beside the bed. Throughout these scenes, Billy Ray Cyrus performs the song in various locations of the house, but is always seen separately and not with the family. |
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==Chart performance== |
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===Current peak positions=== |
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"Somebody Said a Prayer" debuted at #53 on the Hot Country Songs chart. |
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! Peak<br>Position<ref>[http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/esearch/searchResult.jsp?configType=BBCOM_SIMPLEDEFAULT&pubList=Billboard&an=bbcom&action=Submit&kw=&exposeNavigation=true&keyword=billy+ray+cyrus&searchType=ARTICLE_SEARCH&submit.x=34&submit.y=18 Billboard.com]</ref> |
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| align="left"|U.S. ''Billboard'' [[Hot Country Songs]] |
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==References== |
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{{Billy Ray Cyrus}} |
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[[Category:Billy Ray Cyrus songs]] |
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[[Category:Songs written by Neil Thrasher]] |
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[[Category:Songs written by Craig Wiseman]] |
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Revision as of 18:08, 12 October 2008
The term hake refers to fish in either of:
- family Gadidae (subfamily Phycinae)
- family Merlucciidae (both subfamilies Merlucciinae and Steindachneriinae).
An old European source mentions a hake that was transplanted from the coast of Ireland to Cape Cod. It is uncertain which species this is, but the reference is given below:
This is an Irish salt water fish, similar in appearance to the tom cod. In Galway bay, and other sea inlets of Ireland, the hake is exceedingly abundant, and is taken in great numbers. It is also found in England and France. Since the Irish immigration to America, the hake has followed in the wake of their masters, as it is now found in New York bay, in the waters around Boston, and off Cape Cod. Here it is called the stock fish, and the Bostonians call them poor Johns. It is a singular fact that until within a few years this fish was never seen in America. It does not grow as large here as in Europe, though here they are from ten to eighteen inches [250 to 460 mm] in length. The general color of this fish is a reddish brown, with some golden tints - the sides being of a pink silvery luster.
Hake is very popular in Spain, Argentina and Uruguay, where it is known as merluza.Hake is also taken in large numbers in the Pacific ocean off the coast of British Columbia.
Hake in Spain
Fish is caught from shoals off the Atlantic Ocean and in the Mediterranean.[1]
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