Chapel of Love gold disc. The song was later included on the soundtrack to films ranging from "Full Metal Jacket" to "Father of the Bride". The hit single recorded by The Dixie Cups was ranked #279 on "Rolling Stone"s list of The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time, being the group's only song on the list. "Billboard" named the song #33 on their list of 100 Greatest Girl Group Songs of All Time. American singer and actress Bette Midler recorded a cover version of "Chapel of Love" for her 1972 debut studio album, "The Divine Miss M". The track was produced and arranged
When the Emperor was Divine When the Emperor was Divine When the Emperor was Divine is a historical fiction novel written by American author Julie Otsuka about a Japanese American family sent to an internment camp in the Utah desert during World War II. The novel, loosely based on the wartime experiences of Otsuka's mother's family, is written through the perspective of four family members, detailing their eviction from California and their time in camp. It is Otsuka's debut novel, and was published in the United States in 2002 by Alfred A. Knopf. In "When the Emperor was Divine," Author Julie Otsuka gives a fictional