Grammy-winning singer Cyndi Lauper rose to fame in the 1980s with a string of pop hits such as ‘Girls Just Want to Have Fun’ and ‘Time After Time.’
would be that musical, and the title—Love Songs. Using piano demos graciously recorded by Brian Marsella, I wrote the first draft of the lyrics, based on Zorn’s working titles and an abstract idea of situations surrounding this amorous theme. Many of the compositions, to my surprise, had...
Amazing was dedicated to Kenny Goss, with whom George was in a relationship from 1998 until 2011. Speaking at the time, George said “It is remarkably unusual to hear me singing something so lovey-dovey. Normally, I am better at writing about misery… the great thing is that I still feel...
The Pretenders could do breakneck songs in uncommon time signatures (Honeyman-Scott rips on "Tattooed Love Boys"), but 1980’s "Brass in Pocket" was comparably delicate. It’s often thought that Hynde sings from the perspective of someone getting ready for a sexual encounter—the music video ...
Morello gained fame as a member of the Dave Brubeck Quartet during 1956-1967, making it possible for Brubeck to experiment with unusual time signatures. Due to his failing eyesight (he went blind in 1976), Morello has mostly worked as a drum instructor since (Danny Gottlieb was a student),...
Elvis Presley,___ became known as the “King of Rock’ n ‘ Roll”,had been strongly influenced by black musicians.It was his voice,with its unusual mixture of country,blues and gospel styles,___ made him famous.The people ___ loved rock’ n ‘roll were mostly teenagers.The songs _...
We’re then treated with interesting progressive elements like wacky 17/16 and 13/16 time signatures. Learn Your Favorites, Step By Step As a Pianote+ Member, you’ll get access to our 10-step Method, 1000+ song library, real teachers, world-class Coaches, and a growing community of ...
It’s hard to believe now, but Tom Jones was deemed far too sexy for the BBC when he first arrived in the 60s with this song. As such, it was the efforts of pirate radio station Radio Caroline that drove the initial success of Jones’s “It’s Not Unusual.” The upbeat tale of ...
Producer Johnston was given almost five months recording time for the new album, titledParsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme, as Simon and Garfunkel worked with an eight-track recording system for the first time, thrilled that they could now overdub their harmonies to pristine perfection and without ...
Another Bond theme that takes its place alongside the best movie songs of all time, “Live And Let Die” shares the unusual distinction of having been nominated for a Grammy under two different performers. Paul McCartney, who wrote the song, was nominated for his version with the band Wings...