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SONGWRITER

Ghosts of past wars alive in the Lowlands of Holland

The Lowlands of Holland is a popular British folk song that depicts a young widow mourning her husband whose ship was...
SONGWRITER

There were no bluebirds over the White Cliffs of Dover

(There'll Be Bluebirds Over) The White Cliffs of Dover is an iconic song composed in 1941 by the American songwriting... 4 comments
WILLIAM BLAKE

Prog rock version of Jerusalem was banned by BBC

Jerusalem is a British national song based on a poem by William Blake printed in 1808. At the heart of the poem is the... 4 comments
SONGWRITER

The Birth of 'Venus': from Stephen Foster, to The Big 3, and Shocking Blue

Stephen Foster (1826—1864) was an American composer whose vast contribution to a popular song, specifically the ballad... 2 comments
MALE VOCAL

Dede Efendi: the father of the famous Ottoman waltz

İsmail Dede Efendi (1778–1846) is one of the greatest Turkish classical composers. He has created masterpieces in all...
TECHNOLOGIES

Innovative Bohemian Rhapsody set new standards for the music video production

Bohemian Rhapsody by Queen is one of the strangest and least-understood songs in the rock genre. It comes across as an... 1 comment
SITAR

Desh Raag as universal music scale

Desh Raag is a beautiful and melodious indian classical piece, also called Monsoon Raga, which is often played at night... 2 comments
SONGWRITER

Seven Nation Army riff conquers sport and classical music

It seems that since the initial release of the White Stripes' Seven Nation Army in 2003, the crowds at sporting events...
FILM

[H]ouse playlist is a remedy for everyone

American medical drama House, M.D. is not just an excellent guide to understanding actual diseases, but it also contains...
SONGWRITER

MTV and EMI did not appreciate the concept of Kate Bush's iconic Running Up That Hill

Running Up That Hill, initially titled A Deal with God, is no doubt the most iconic work of Kate Bush which came to life... 1 comment
FILM

The Blues Brothers' greatest gamble becoming one of their most enduring hits

The Blues Brothers were once the stars of their era, listed among the most popular groups of the late '70s. Vocalist...
HARP

The Celtic Baroque roots of Stairway to Heaven

Irish musician Turlough O'Carolan (1670-1738) is considered to be a pioneer in blending court music of the Baroque era... 6 comments
SONGWRITER

The rock'n'roll wave overshadowed Lazybones writer

Hoagy Carmichael was an American composer, singer, pianist, and actor who wrote quite a few songs that ended up becoming...
FILM

New pragmatic Bond score by Thomas Newman

Thomas Newman, having never written a proper action score before Skyfall, succeeded in updating Bond's aesthetic with a...
FIDDLE

The jig dance tradition: five centuries old and still counting

Jig is a folk dance that became popular in Scotland and northern England in the 16th century and in Ireland in the 18th...
SONGWRITER

Four continents come together for Manu Chao's Clandestino

In Latin America and Europe, this guy is virtually an icon who seems to have taken the role of Bob Marley. Manu Chao is...
Classical Guitar

Flow, My Tears found popularity after John Dowland gave it lyrics

Originally composed as an instrumental theme, the lute song Flow, My Tears was created by the English Renaissance...
TECHNOLOGIES

Placements of hit tracks on albums rooted in vinyl era

Establishing the track number for the album's title song might be one of the most vital things in production....
SONGWRITER

Who is the true architect behind The House of the Rising Sun?

The authorship of The House of the Rising Sun can not be accurately determined to this day, since the song is a folk...
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...
TECHNOLOGIES

'50s technological revolution of sound recording elevated Sinatra's voice

The ‘50s were a time of modification for every industry, including the music recording and production. Rock'n'roll and...
TECHNOLOGIES

Stereo sound ignored commercially for a quarter of a century after its discovery

Stereo is the reproduction of sound using two separate audio channels in a way that creates the feeling of sound heard...
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...
TECHNOLOGIES

Stephen Hawking's message immortalized through the sound of modern pop culture

Great late Stephen Hawking is known for his extensive work in the fields of quantum physics, focusing on general and...
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...
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...
TECHNOLOGIES

Starman's mission made possible at last with Musk sending Bowie to the stars

In February 2018, the 1st Falcon Heavy Rocket was successfully launched, carrying on board a Tesla Roadster car which...
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...
Classical Guitar

Asturias by Isaac Albéniz and its life in The Doors interpretation

Asturias is a famous work by the Spanish composer and pianist Isaac Albéniz. This piece, coming at around six minutes...

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