Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (Jan 27, 1756 - Dec 5, 1791) began composing at the age of five.
He began decomposing shortly after he died.
He began decomposing shortly after he died.
Showing posts with label music. Show all posts
Showing posts with label music. Show all posts
December 11, 2014
October 21, 2014
September 17, 2014
First Video on MTV
Video Killed the Radio Star by The Buggles was the first music video shown on MTV in the United States at 12:01am on August 1, 1981.
September 13, 2014
99 Red Balloons
Played on real red balloons.
I loved the song 99 Luftballons by Lena when it came out in the mid-80's. It was an anti-nuclear weapons protest tune, but I liked the song more than I did its message. I used to read a lot of action novels and the phrase "the balloon has gone up" is often used to mean that trouble is quickly coming.
The origin of the phrase isn't clear, but I believe it's from one of these examples at Grammar-Monster.com:
Once the balloon has gone up means when trouble is here or in a period of trouble.
The term once the balloon has gone up derives from the First World War. Whenever enemy activity was expected, observations balloons would be released to monitor the enemy troop movements. As a result, the raising of these balloons, which were visible to all, soon became a sign of pending enemy action.
A Competing Theory
The term when the balloon goes up refers to the large barrage balloons which were raised on steel cables above British cities during the Second World War. The idea was that enemy bombers would keep away from the cities, fearing that the steel cables would slice through their wings. Therefore, when the barrage balloons went up, it was a sign for a city's inhabitants of a pending air raid.
I loved the song 99 Luftballons by Lena when it came out in the mid-80's. It was an anti-nuclear weapons protest tune, but I liked the song more than I did its message. I used to read a lot of action novels and the phrase "the balloon has gone up" is often used to mean that trouble is quickly coming.
The origin of the phrase isn't clear, but I believe it's from one of these examples at Grammar-Monster.com:
Once the balloon has gone up means when trouble is here or in a period of trouble.
The term once the balloon has gone up derives from the First World War. Whenever enemy activity was expected, observations balloons would be released to monitor the enemy troop movements. As a result, the raising of these balloons, which were visible to all, soon became a sign of pending enemy action.
A Competing Theory
The term when the balloon goes up refers to the large barrage balloons which were raised on steel cables above British cities during the Second World War. The idea was that enemy bombers would keep away from the cities, fearing that the steel cables would slice through their wings. Therefore, when the barrage balloons went up, it was a sign for a city's inhabitants of a pending air raid.
August 4, 2014
July 13, 2014
100 Amazing Bass Lines
Pretty cool video, but at least a couple of the RHCP (Red Hot Chili Peppers) attributed tunes are remakes of other group's songs.
June 27, 2014
99 Luftballoons - Nena
From Wiki: "99 Luftballons" (German Neunundneunzig Luftballons, "99 balloons") is an anti-nuclear protest song by the German band Nena from their 1983 self-titled album. An English version titled "99 Red Balloons" written by Kevin McAlea was also released after widespread success of the original in Europe and Japan. The English version is not a direct translation of the German and contains a somewhat different set of lyric.
June 18, 2014
May 3, 2014
Gold - John Stewart
There were other videos, some in concert and on TV, but this had the best sound quality of the several I viewed/listened to. I've always liked this song, love the back beat and also the story it tells.
Reading about John Stewart, I was surprised to learn he was once a member of The Kingston Trio and the songs he had written, namely Daydream Believer.
That's Stevie Nicks singing backup.
Reading about John Stewart, I was surprised to learn he was once a member of The Kingston Trio and the songs he had written, namely Daydream Believer.
That's Stevie Nicks singing backup.
April 29, 2014
April 26, 2014
Hey Mami - Josh Turner
Featuring Sam Helferich
Not my favorite video from young Mr. Turner, but one of the most interesting, using a phone app for overdubbing.
Not my favorite video from young Mr. Turner, but one of the most interesting, using a phone app for overdubbing.
April 4, 2014
Valerie - Steve Winwood
I was listening to an online classic rock station earlier when this song came on; while listening to it, I thought "That sounds an awful lot like Call on Me by Eric Prydz!". After reading about both songs, I found that Prydz had indeed sampled from the Winwood tune and had presented the tune to Winwood and (from Wiki) he was so impressed with what Prydz had done, he collaborated with him and re-recorded the vocals to fit the track better
March 8, 2014
Harp Twins
At first I thought it might be a Harry Potter parody that appeared on my YouTube recommendations, a video of Hedwig's Theme done on harps...by twins, no less. I watched it and even though it was obvious it wasn't an expensive, professionally done production, it still was entertaining. (even if you're not a fan of the harp, what's not to like about the HP theme...and two pretty young girls? Well, I guess if you hate HP and are female yourself....)
I checked out their channel - Camille and Kennerly - and subscribed, mostly because of this video. I've seen all kinds of covers of their music, but I've NEVER seen an AC/DC tune done on harps.
Like that? Check out their rendition of Don't Fear The Reaper. That song fits the harps a little better than Highway to Hell, JMO....although Sweet Child O' Mine is pretty darn good, too. They not only do covers of rock classics, they also did a great job on Scarborough Fair and Ghost Riders In The Sky, showing that harps can sound good in any genre of music.
I checked out their channel - Camille and Kennerly - and subscribed, mostly because of this video. I've seen all kinds of covers of their music, but I've NEVER seen an AC/DC tune done on harps.
Like that? Check out their rendition of Don't Fear The Reaper. That song fits the harps a little better than Highway to Hell, JMO....although Sweet Child O' Mine is pretty darn good, too. They not only do covers of rock classics, they also did a great job on Scarborough Fair and Ghost Riders In The Sky, showing that harps can sound good in any genre of music.
March 7, 2014
Androgynous Taste in Music
| You Like Music that Everyone Likes |
 When it comes to music, you tend to listen to artists that men and women like equally. Your taste in music is rather broad, and you like a little bit of everything. You love music! Of all the types, you are the most likely to know what will please a crowd. Your playlists are legendary. You listen to all music with an open mind. You don't care what genre it is... or how mainstream it is. You just notice if you like it! |
February 24, 2014
incredibox
An auditory delight, incredibox might very well be the best time waster we've featured so far.
It's not hard to do, just "drag, drop and listen!" as the intro will show you. A cute detail is, when you're dragging the sound effect/beat/melody/chorus/voices to each guy, you will see his eyes follow the symbol as you drop it onto his chest. After you get done with assigning a sound to all seven guys, sit back and enjoy the tune you've created. Mute any as you like for a different result or hit the "shuffle" button to change the overall effect (when it gets rid of one guy and adds another) or remove sounds. It also has a feature that allows you to record the sound you like and send it to someone.
It's not hard to do, just "drag, drop and listen!" as the intro will show you. A cute detail is, when you're dragging the sound effect/beat/melody/chorus/voices to each guy, you will see his eyes follow the symbol as you drop it onto his chest. After you get done with assigning a sound to all seven guys, sit back and enjoy the tune you've created. Mute any as you like for a different result or hit the "shuffle" button to change the overall effect (when it gets rid of one guy and adds another) or remove sounds. It also has a feature that allows you to record the sound you like and send it to someone.
February 18, 2014
Banana & Man
Did you know humans share about 50% of DNA with bananas?
On a related note, I thought about adding several different things to this trivia post; my first thought was to post the dancing banana "Peanut Butter Jelly Time" video, but that was too annoying. You're welcome. I then thought I might want to post "Venus" by Bananarama, but that doesn't have a thing to do with bananas other than in the group's name...and besides that, I've been planning on doing a post about that cover and the original song. Then I remembered that a Beetlejuice II movie is in the works, so I settled on this scene from the first movie:
On a related note, I thought about adding several different things to this trivia post; my first thought was to post the dancing banana "Peanut Butter Jelly Time" video, but that was too annoying. You're welcome. I then thought I might want to post "Venus" by Bananarama, but that doesn't have a thing to do with bananas other than in the group's name...and besides that, I've been planning on doing a post about that cover and the original song. Then I remembered that a Beetlejuice II movie is in the works, so I settled on this scene from the first movie:
February 15, 2014
Introducing Josh Turner
It was in my YouTube recommendations - a video of some kid named Josh Turner doing the Dire Straits "Sultans of Swing". I probably would have ignored it except that's one of my favorite songs. Still, I thought twice about clicking on the video because I'd seen other covers of the tune and wasn't at all impressed...however, I certainly was impressed with Mr. Turner's version.
I then watched many other of his videos and was even more impressed; he often does other covers with a few of whom I suppose are some of his friends and sometimes accompanies a few young ladies (who also impress me with their vocal talent) on the guitar and sings harmony. I'm not sure what-all instruments he plays, but I've so far seen him play guitars, both 6 and 12-string as well as a mandolin. I suspect he can play several other musical instruments.
So, here's introducing Josh Turner...if you don't already know who he is. I predict a bright future for this talented young man.
Josh Turner YouTube Channel
I then watched many other of his videos and was even more impressed; he often does other covers with a few of whom I suppose are some of his friends and sometimes accompanies a few young ladies (who also impress me with their vocal talent) on the guitar and sings harmony. I'm not sure what-all instruments he plays, but I've so far seen him play guitars, both 6 and 12-string as well as a mandolin. I suspect he can play several other musical instruments.
So, here's introducing Josh Turner...if you don't already know who he is. I predict a bright future for this talented young man.
Josh Turner YouTube Channel
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