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  Bennie and the Jets: the opening piano chord and disastrous recording sessions in Jamaica

  England, Rock, 1970s
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  In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida: Iron Butterfly's longest song anticipated metal genres

  USA, Popular Song, Rock, 1960s 2 comments
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  Minnie the Moocher: essential step in the history of scat singing by Cab Calloway

  USA, Jazz, Popular Song, 1930s
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  Foxey Lady and the Hendrix chord

  USA, Popular Song, Rock, 1960s
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  I Wanna Be Sedated: pure classical harmony cementing the Ramones' hit in punk rock history

  USA, Rock, 1970s
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  Taking off with Pistol Packin' Mama

  USA, Popular Song, 1940s
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  Maybellene: Chuck Berry changed the lyrics of his first hit while recording

  USA, Rock, 1950s
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  Subterranean Homesick Blues popularized Dylan's idea of an official lyric video

  USA, Folk, Rock, 1960s
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  Shaman's Blues: quintessential The Doors song refined their most controversial album

  USA, Rock, 1960s
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  Baba O'Riley or Teenage Wasteland brought to life by Lowrey organ

  England, Rock, 1970s
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  Smokestack Lightning: the eternal Howlin' Wolf blues of the passing trains

  USA, Blues, 1950s
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  Rollin' and Tumblin' as the essence of slide guitar technique combined with lyrics diversity

  England, USA, Blues, Rock, 1930s, 1950s, 2000s
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  Wishful Sinful: atypical harmony of Robby Krieger

  USA, Rock, 1960s
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  Easy Skanking: meaning and themes in the famous Bob Marley album opener

  Jamaica, Reggae, 1970s
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  Music Theory

  Popular songs using Lydian mode

  Canada, England, USA, Popular Song, Progressive Rock, Rock, 1970s, 1980s, 1990s 2 comments
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  Bésame Mucho: song meaning and source of inspiration behind the famous Mexican bolero

  Mexico, Bolero, Popular Song, 1940s 1 comment
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  Savoy Truffle: cautionary song about chocolate by the quiet Beatle

  England, Rock, 1960s
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  Twist in My Sobriety: rare oboe solo in Tanita Tikaram's best song

  England, Folk, Popular Song, 1980s
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  Salma Ya Salama: historical record by Sayed Darwish, the father of Egyptian popular music

  Egypt, Popular Song, 1920s, 1970s
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  Music Theory

  Mixolydian mode: famous examples in classical and pop music

  England, Germany, Italy, USA, Concerto, Fugue, Motet, Popular Song, Raga, Renaissance, Baroque, 20st Century Classical, 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, Indian Classical 13 comments
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  Traditions of Malian music spread worldwide through Afel Bocoum and Damon Albarn collaboration

  Mali, Folk, World Music, 1990s, 2000s
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  Poetry

  Peter Sinfield: the songwriter whose lyrics embellished the formative prog rock albums of the 1970s

  England, Progressive Rock, 1960s, 1970s 3 comments
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  Album

  Swordfishtrombones: groundbreaking instrumentation catches Tom Waits' signature sound

  USA, Experimental Rock, Rock, 1980s
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  Mixture of traditional Mexican melody and rhythms as the secret of popularity behind Maria Grever's songs

  Mexico, Spain, USA, Popular Song, 1920s, 1930s, 1940s
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  The morna: essential music of the Cape Verde archipelago reached mainland thanks to Cesária Évora's voice

  Cape Verde, Morna, 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s
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  The resonance of African tribal heritage in Ali Farka Touré's guitar

  Mali, Folk, World Music, 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s
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  Band

  Tinariwen: 40 years of nomadic desert music driven by Ibrahim Ag Alhabib's guitar

  Algeria, Mali, Folk, Raï, World Music, 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, 2010s
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  CHOIR

  5 African states adopted the liberation song by Enoch Sontonga as the national anthem

  Namibia, South Africa, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Anthem, Romantic, 20st Century Classical
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  The bottleneck guitar blues by Blind Willie Johnson is sliding through space on the Voyager Golden Records

  USA, Blues, 1920s, 1930s
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  Classical Guitar

  The native heart of Peruvian folk as explored by ethnomusicologist Alomía Robles

  Peru, USA, Popular Song, Zarzuela, 20st Century Classical, 1970s
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