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Did Prince write the first half of his Sign O' The Times album on a plane flight?
According to Gilbert Davison:
We were on a flight from Minneapolis to Los Angeles, about a three-and-half-hour flight, and we'd been up pretty late the night before, but he wanted to go out to record....
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What hat did Lightning Hopkins wear on the cover of the "Texas Blues Man" album?
For some blues history work I'm doing, I want to determine the style of this hat:
It seems to have some characteristics of a fedora or a trilby, but none of the images I've seen on various hat sites ...
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Early recordings of "Once I caught a fish alive"
I’m looking for information on the earliest recording of the children’s song “12345, Once I Caught a Fish Alive.” Despite my efforts, I haven’t been able to find any recordings that date back before ...
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Can you explain Subterranean Homesick Blues (from Bob Dylan) lyrics?
After learning English at school, one thing a foreigner can do to improve his understanding is to listen songs and focus to what the singer says.
It's not easy all the times. Even with french songs (...
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Where does Mahler 4 mvt1 borrow from Brahms and Weber?
In Recollections of Gustav Mahler, Bauer-Lechner writes:
While Mahler was still working on the first movement, he told me that he was annoyed by two reminiscences which had slipped into it and which ...
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Alternative version of Hallelujah (Jeff Buckley / Leonard Cohen)
I heard (there was a secret chord...). No, sorry I heard there was a version of Hallelujah from Jeff Buckley / Leonard Cohen that hasn't got the romantic / kinky lyrics that the original song has.
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Name of a (classical?) piece I recorded, played by a small instrument group. (audio gets better after a few seconds)
I've been looking for this piece since at least October 2023 but had no luck so far.
I cannot find how to embed videos on this side, so here is a link to me asking the same question with video on ...
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Lyrics of the Mandingo song “Chedo kana m majo bang”
There is a traditional song that is widely known among Mandingo singers and tells the story of the last war between the Fula and the Mandingo in the interior of southern Senegal and Guinea in the ...
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As Vesta Was From Latmos Hill Descending
In Thomas Weelkes' "As Vesta Was From Latmos Hill Descending", why are the servants of Vesta called Diana's darlings?
The lyrics:
As Vesta was from Latmos hill descending,
She spied a ...
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What acoustic guitar did Tommy Bolin use in the song Gypsy Soul?
What acoustic guitar did Tommy Bolin use in the song Gypsy Soul?
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What's a reliable metric to measure an artist's success these days?
Ever since records became a thing, record sales and charts have always been a (somewhat subjective) metric used to measure an artist's success and popularity. Artist x sold platinum in country y and ...
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Did Phats & Small only earn 5000 GBP from the sales of their "Turn Around" track?
I read on https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Phats_%26_Small&oldid=1231722309:
The song debuted at number three in the UK Singles Chart, before climbing to number two, with career sales ...
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Style of singing called when two singers sing past each other and then reconvene
I'm looking for the term used to describe when two singers are singing different lyrics, but certain words are either the same or rhyme. I can best describe the visuals of such singing as a double ...
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Bands similar to Syzygys
I really like Syzygys, for example "Morrocan Rose", "Suicide On A Fine Day", "Such A Face?" and many more. But I think I have listened through all of their songs now but ...
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Why can you not "dress trashy 'til you spend a lot of money" in "It's Still Rock and Roll to Me" by Billy Joel?
In the song "It's Still Rock and Roll to Me" Billy Joel sings a line "you can't dress trashy 'til you spend a lot of money." I do not understand what he means exactly. I have red ...
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Is the line "love love love I want your love" in Bad Romance borrowed?
When I listened to Bad Romance by Lady Gaga I cannot shake away the feeling that the line "love love love I want your love" (timestamp 0:56) is something I've heard somewhere else. It could ...
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Soundtrack of Phantom of the Paradise
I am looking for the complete soundtrack of Brian de Palma's Phantom of the Paradise. The original soundtrack by Paul Williams can be found easily, but I remember a few times in the movie that ...
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What is the Old Tyme Religion that Hugo refers to?
What is the old tyme religion that Hugo refers to in the following song? Is this some sort of southern saying I'm unaware of?
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Is Tech House a subgenre of Deep House?
I noticed Tech House songs are in some music websites detected as Deep House . As far as I understand, for what I've seen music producers talk about it, what makes Tech House songs is kicks separated ...
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Is Far East Movement a one-hit wonder?
Is the band Far East Movement, known for their hit "Like a G6", a one-hit wonder?
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Are there missing lyrics in George Michael's 'Kissing A Fool'?
About 3 minutes into the song, George sings
...but you knew I loved you,
We could have shown them all,
Na na, na na, na na
That "Na na, na na, na na" seems so out of place with the rest of ...
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What song does “Due” by Mindless Self Indulgence sample (if any)?
The ‘da da da da da’ part has a very familiar melody, but i can’t seem to figure out what it’s reminding me of.
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Are there live versions of Bohemian Rhapsody with the prelude 'is this the real life ...'?
In the recording room version of Bohemian Rhapsody
there is a prelude:
Is this the real life?
Is it just fantasy?
Caught in a landslide
No escape from reality
Open your eyes
Look up to the skies and ...
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what are your music recommendations for someone trying to expand their music taste? [closed]
i want to expand my music taste so tell me ur fav albums!! i’m open to any genre as long as it’s good music. adding more characters because this dumb site wants me to for some reason…
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What is the meaning of the term, “hemiola”?
Does it have anything to with the actual versus the expected accenting of certain beats within a measure or measures.
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What are the lyrics to the song "Let It Rain"?
I can’t find the lyrics online to the song named "Let it Rain", sung by Henrik Lairs Wikstrom, Niklas Rolf Edberger and Anders Gunnar Kampe. It's included in the album "Uplifting Pop&...
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What's the difference between the Urban House genre and Moombathon genre?
Supposedly Moombahton is a fusion between Reggaeton music and House music. I could find a reference here Moombathon .
In the spanish speaking world, between music producers, there is also many ...
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Vocalist of Miss You produced by Oliver Tree & Robin Schulz [closed]
I am on a search of who did vocals for this music video:
I am looking through the credits and it surprises me a lot not to find any female singers there. Or am I simply ...
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What happens at 1:13-1:15 in Frank Zappa's Sofa #1?
There seems to be a time signature change at that point. The rest of the song is clearly in 3/4, but it seems like there's a measure of 4/4 there that's at a slightly faster tempo--if you keep ...
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Summertime by DJ Jazzy Jeff and The Fresh Prince background vocals
In the chorus of the song "Summertime", in the background, behind the main vocals there is a repeating lyric that is not listed ANYWHERE on the internet. I've been trying to figure this out ...
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Glenn Gould version of Eroica?
I cannot find it anywhere
Did Glenn Gould ever record Liszt-Beethoven symphony 3, Eroica?
I have found the 4th mvmt by GG but what I actually want to check out is the 1st mvmt...
Could anyone help me ...
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Who is the real artist of this well-known cover of Honky Tonk Women by the Rolling Stones?
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Because this is partially an ID question, which aren't allowed on this site anymore, please read this meta post before voting to close this question. (I have also already asked this question on r/...
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Who is DKBLU on Shirley Bassey's 'Thank You For The Years' album?
On Shirley Bassey's Thank You For The Years album, three songs are written by DKBLU. Who is this person or whose writing alias is this?
I've asked ChatGPT and Microsoft Co-Pilot, and they gave ...
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Modern composition for flute and dancing
Hope the question fits here. I'm trying to remember without success of a composition for transverse flute in which the performer also has to dance and make some vocals. If I remember correctly, the ...
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Total Eclipse - future hits
Now that parts of the USA have experienced a total eclipse, the song "Total Eclipse of the Heart" has become very popular again. The artist cannot have anticipated that an actual eclipse ...
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Vinyl Records as a long-term investment? Sell 20 years later at a big profit
I bought a beginner's record player and accessories last year. It was a very expensive affair.
I've now put the record player in the cellar and am back with Homepod as hardware and music from Torrent ...
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Which music video involves a plane crash? [closed]
Which song / music video involves a plane crash? The video starts with the singer singing in his airplane seat. Outside the plane is stop motion or some other form of animation with cotton ball clouds....
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What is the background track in this trailer?
I saw this trailer about 5 years ago and recently I've been wanting to find the trailer song to it because it's driving me nuts haha.
I'm 99% sure the music was only ...
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Are there any notable artists out there that use an emoji in their name?
I know there are artists that use non-letter characters (probably the dollar sign $ is the most notably). But are the artist the use emojis as part of their names?
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ACDC sings of a 21-gun-salute, but I hear fewer shots
I was always wondering whether in ACDC’s For Those About to Rock (We Salute You), if really 21 salutes are shot. I count fewer than 21.
Here is the part after the first section, with gun shots in ...
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Where is Chris Brown from?
Where is Chris Brown, the famous American artist, from? His music genre is R&B and Hip Hop, he sang "With You".
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Giant Steps are what you take…
The Police song "Walking on the moon" starts with the lyrics:
Giant steps are what you take,
walking on the moon.
Apart from the lyrical connection, is there any musical connection (...
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Where is Fat Joe from?
Where does Fat Joe, the famous American rapper, come from? His musical genre is Rap, and he sang "Make it rain".
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Looking for recordings of Nina Simone solo playing piano and singing
I'm interested to listen to Nina Simones piano playing, and I'm looking for songs or albums on which she plays solo, just singing and accompanying herself on piano.
Which are there (if any)?
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Is this a spam track on Spotify?
Recently, Spotify included a track in my Discover Weekly playlist that has left me puzzled:
Häx – Divin temo, The Dø
I'm a fan of The Dø, which I assume triggered the algorithm to recommend this track....
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What is the difference between 'remix' and 'arrangement'?
So I'm probably doing myself a disservice but according to a quick search on wikipedia...
An arrangement "is a musical adaptation of an existing compositition.... may include reharmonization, ...
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What's the source of the sample at the beginning of Moss Icon's "Hate in me"?
I can find the lyrics sung in the song at Genius.com but what's the source of the sample at the beginning of "Hate in me"? I can't even understand all of it.
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Prince 2004 performance during "While my guitar gently weeps" -- live or pre recorded?
I'm a big fan of this video
"While My Guitar Gently Weeps" with Prince, Tom Petty, Jeff Lynne and Steve Winwood
The cherry on the cake is Prince's guitar solo from 3:28 .
However - I'm not ...
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Which are the leading genres of the latin "genre"?
According to Music Genres , the latin "genre" is the third most popular genre worldwide in Youtube Music . But the latin "genre" isnt a real genre, but an amalgamation of many very ...
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T99 - Anasthasia what is the vocal saying around 2:30 into the track?
There is a break and the vocal is saying something in a language I'm not sure what it is. I would like to understand what it is.
