Popular Song

Page 4

Collaboration

Metallica with San Francisco Symphony: fresh & heavy atmosphere of modern opera

It seemed like Metallica were running out of ideas at the end of the millennium. However, in 1999, they released S&M...
FLUTE

Bourrée: French folk dance from the Bach suite inspired prog-rock flute and the work of Sir Paul McCartney

Bourrée is a French folk dance typically danced with quick, skipping steps. The dancers sometimes wear wooden clogs to...
SONGWRITER

Dazed and Confused: evolution through Led Zeppelin live shows

Dazed and Confused is the folk-song written by Jake Holmes in 1967. The song was recorded for his debut album and...
FESTIVAL

The rise of the Crimson King

The Stones in the Park generally refers to a free outdoor festival held in Hyde Park on 5 July 1969 that was headlined...
SONGWRITER

The Snows They Melt the Soonest survives through folk tradition

The Snows They Melt the Soonest is a British folk song dating back to at least as far as 1821. It was mentioned, along...
SONGWRITER

The Unthanks: keeping with the modern spirit of the English folk song

The Unthanks is an English group known for their eclectic approach in combining traditional Northumbrian folk with other...
FOOTBALL

Liverpool FC and the famous You'll Never Walk Alone chant in a Pink Floyd track

You'll Never Walk Alone is a show tune from the 1945 Rodgers and Hammerstein musical Carousel. The song has been...
FILM

Man of Constant Sorrow revived in the Coen brothers' classic

Man of Constant Sorrow is a traditional American folk song first published by Dick Burnett, a partially blind fiddler...

«
1
2
3
4