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FILM

The drama of The Chain kept alive on the big screen

1970s, 2010s, United Kingdom, USA, Popular Song, Rock, Soundtrack
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Rabindra Sangeet have been an essential part of Indian culture for more than a century

Indian Classical, India, Devotional Song, Rabindranath Tagore, Amar Bhanga Pother Ranga
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Moonlight Serenade got its name to contrast the sun

1930s, 1940s, 1950s, 1960s, USA, Jazz, Popular Song
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Cream's biggest hit inspired by Hendrix's debut in England

1960s, England, Popular Song, Rock
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I Put a Spell on You: the wild roots of the song's blackout drunk recording

1950s, 1960s, USA, Popular Song
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Ghosts of past wars alive in the Lowlands of Holland

1960s, England, Folk
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There were no bluebirds over the White Cliffs of Dover

1940s, United Kingdom, USA, Popular Song
FILM

Easy Living owes Billie Holiday for giving it voice

1930s, 1940s, 1950s, USA, Film Score, Popular Song
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Ursula Le Guin as told through English alt-folk

2010s, England, Folk, Popular Song
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The Birth of 'Venus': from Stephen Foster, to The Big Three, and Shocking Blue

1960s, 1970s, Classical, England, Netherlands, USA, Popular Song
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Peggy Lee's sensual version of Fever replaced the original

1950s, USA, Jazz
TECHNOLOGIES

Innovative Bohemian Rhapsody set new standards for the music video production

1970s, England, Rhapsody, Rock
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Seven Nation Army riff conquers sport and classical music

2000s, USA, Rock
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MTV and EMI did not appreciate the concept of Kate Bush's iconic Running Up That Hill

1980s, England, Art Rock, Popular Song
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The swan song of Abbey Lincoln, the voice of human rights

1990s, USA, Jazz, Popular Song
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The Celtic Baroque roots of Stairway to Heaven

1970s, Baroque, England, Ireland, Folk, Popular Song, Turlough O'Carolan 1 comment
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The rock'n'roll wave overshadowed Lazybones writer

1930s, 1940s, USA, Popular Song
TECHNOLOGIES

Massive Attack to record anniversary album on genetic code

1990s, 2010s, England, Switzerland, Popular Song, Trip hop
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Four continents come together for Manu Chao's Clandestino

1990s, 2010s, France, Spain, Popular Song
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Ellington's classic song established swing as a jazz form

1930s, USA, Jazz, Popular Song
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Who is the true architect behind The House of the Rising Sun?

1930s, 1940s, 1960s, 2000s, Classical, England, USA, Ballade, Blues, Popular Song, Rock
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Dazed and Confused: evolution through Led Zeppelin live shows

1960s, 1970s, England, USA, Folk, Popular Song, Rock
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The Snows They Melt the Soonest survives through folk tradition

1960s, 1970s, 1980s, 2000s, Classical, England, Scotland, Folk, Popular Song
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The Unthanks: keeping with the modern spirit of the English folk song

2000s, 2010s, England, Folk, Popular Song
FILM

Man of Constant Sorrow revived in the Coen brothers' classic

1920s, 1950s, 2000s, 2010s, USA, Film Score, Folk, Popular Song, Soundtrack
CLASSICAL GUITAR

Asturias by Isaac Albéniz and its life in The Doors interpretation

1960s, Romantic, Spain, USA