music
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I watched a documentary last night on BBC 4, titled “How pop song works”. Apparently the perfect time for a pop song is 3 minutes. That is probably why I am not the biggest fan of pop music, although I have to admit I liked all the ones they mentioned in the documentary. I tend…
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‘Kayleigh’ is the most played Marillion song by far. This kind of surprises me a small bit, although it is a good song, but Marillion has produced so many better songs, Like ‘Kayleigh’ ,”Lavender” is also a ballad but a much better one. It was released as the second single from their 1985 UK number…
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Not just an epic ballad, but THE ballad. Well, at least in my opinion; however, I am a bit biased when it comes to Queensryche—especially from the time when Geoff Tate was still the lead vocalist. Lyrics Hush now, don’t you cryWipe away the teardrop from your eyeYou’re lying safe in bed It was all…
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Who doesn’t know this classic song by Simon and Garfunkel? It is loved by music fans of all genres, basically because it is a great song. In an interview Paul Simon said that “Bridge Over Troubled Water” was influenced by the gospel music to which he was listening toat that time, especially the Swan Silvertones…
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“Going Dutch”is a term that indicates that each person participating in a paid activity covers their own expenses, rather than any one person in the group defraying the cost for the entire group. The term stems from restaurant dining etiquette in the Western world, where each person pays for their meal. It is also called…
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“Entre dos Tierras” is the first song that was released as a single from the album Senderos de treason released in 1990, by the Spanish rock group, Héroes del Silencio. If there ever was any proof that a good song doesn’t always have to be in English, then this is it. Te puedes venderCualquier oferta…
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This episode of Epic Rock ballads, you will get 2 for the price of one. The original by the Who and the cover version by Limp Bizkit. “Behind Blue Eyes” is a song by the English rock band the Who, recorded in 1971. It was the second single from their fifth album Who’s Next and…
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“Revolution” is a song by the English rock band the Beatles, written by John Lennon and credited to the Lennon–McCartney partnership. Three versions of the song were recorded and released in 1968, all during sessions for the Beatles’ self-titled double album, also known as “the White Album”: a slow, bluesy arrangement (titled “Revolution 1”) that…