Cain wrote, produced, and recorded the album between Coraopolis, PA, and her hometown of Tallahassee, FL. The nine-track collection spans 90 minutes and is anchored by lead single "Punish." Reflecting on the project, Cain said, "I wonder how deep shame can run, and how unforgivable an a...
The project to erect a statue of Beethoven in his birthplace stalled in 1839 due to lack of funds, and the Beethoven commitee in Bonn announced that it had failed to raise enough money despite an international appeal. An outraged Liszt wrote to the committee offering to make up the funds ne...
Who is considered the father of the symphony? How many concertos did Vivaldi write? What famous composer wrote the opera The Marriage of Figaro? Who was Leopold Mozart? What composer has been associated with Fauvism neo-classcism? Who wrote the song Rondo in Baroque music?
1975: “We May Never Love Like This Again” from The Towering Inferno Notes: Kasha & Hirschhorn wrote both of these songs for disaster films, which were popular in the era. (As if Vietnam and Watergate weren’t disasters enough.) Actress Carol Lynley performed “The Morning After” in The...
It Never Went Away–American Symphony(Jon Batiste, Dan Wilson) Wahzhazhe (A Song For My People)–Killers of the Flower Moon(Scott George) What Was I Made For?–Barbie(Billie Eilish, Finneas O’Connell) Who is going to win?BillieandBarbiehave this locked down. ...
1. In her memoir, Wonderful Tonight, Boyd wrote: “He told me, in a matter-of-fact way, that he had written it for me. I thought it was beautiful — and it turned out to be the most successful song he ever wrote, with more than 150 cover versions.”...
He was a long-time syndicated political columnist for The New York Times and wrote the "On Language" column in The New York Times Magazine about popular etymology, new or unusual usages, and other language-related topics. Birthplace: New York City, New York, USA Jon Lord Dec. at 71 (...
1. In her memoir, Wonderful Tonight, Boyd wrote: “He told me, in a matter-of-fact way, that he had written it for me. I thought it was beautiful — and it turned out to be the most successful song he ever wrote, with more than 150 cover versions.”...
A popular question among pub quizmasters is: "Who wrote lyrics to Led Zeppelin's legendary anthem, 'Stairway To Heaven' and turned it into a chart hit?". It's popular because the answer still manages to surprise the followers of heavy metal bands, and always proves interesting to everybody...
Ben Folds: I just write. I was writing fast and furiously forWhatever and Ever, Amen, in order to have enough songs to mix for our release date. I didn’t think. I just wrote. Some writers like to say, “Write drunk, edit sober.” Well, I...