Current pop culture has spawned an infatuation with singing, particularly for boy bands that make young girls swoon. Strangely, this infatuation with singing is not unlike the Renaissance Era, roughly 1450-1600, when singing was valued by the church, the elite and the common people alike. Learni...
Gonna Make You an Offer You Can't Refuse, Jimmy Helms no doubt inspired by the Godfather, as the next entry was inspired by the Terminator II “hasta la vista, baby,” in Looking for a New Love, Jody Watley “don't want to tell you how to run your scene,” in Rock & Roll...
Sopranos may be able to sing tenor songs an octave higher, and tenors may be able to sing soprano songs an octave lower. Similarly, mezzo-sopranos may experiment with songs for baritone, altos with bass songs and vice versa. BassBaritoneTenorAltoMezzo-sopranoSopranoLowest note|Highest note| ...
Temporary unity by way of a killer chorus, a crying fiddle, and an interpolation of St. Louis rapper J-Kwon’s 2004 track “Tipsy.” The only thing not to like is how overplayed it’ll be for years to come. –Millan Verma Listen: Shaboozey, “A Bar Song (Tipsy)” 88. Jane Pak...
“Desolation’s Flower,” the blown-out title track to the Pacific Northwest duo’s debut album for The Flenser, tethers this minimalist philosophy to a righteous rally cry. “Holy are the names,” they sing in remembrance of their queer and trans ancestors guiding them toward this moment. ...
The legendary opening sample – taken from 1966 flick, ‘The Wild Angels’ – kickstarted countless nights out and spoke for an entire generation. I mean, who doesn’t wanna be free to do what we wanna do. And who doesn’t wanna get loaded and have a good time? I didn’t ever ...
I was young and stupid regarding archiving for the future." In other words Jay started writing songs at a very young age and since then he has composed well over 300 songs.Jay Graydon is an extremely versatile artist who masters many different styles and genres, and his own solo albums ...
From the cheesy lyrics about having Santa deliver a lover for the holiday to her iconic vocal runs and fries throughout the song, Britney put in the work to make sure that Santa heard her wish. Schmaltz Factor: 9. Even for an early-2000s pop track, this song is absolutely dripping ...
4 This period of recovery was one of Howells most productive periods, especially for composing chamber music, including the exquisite carol-anthems Here is the Little Door, A Spotless Rose, and Sing Lullaby. After two years of a newly-discovered radium treatment, Howells recovered and lived a ...
With “Poland,” a snippet that leaked and was wisely left untouched for its official release, Lil Yachty reimagines that white-hot sound palette as an environment for something awfully close to mourning. “Poland” has only an eight-bar verse; the point is the chorus, an oddly wistful ...