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Progressive Rock song, c.2002, "girl with brown hair" "standing there in my dream"

I heard this song on 99.7 KY in 2001 or 2002, when I was stationed at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. It was on a Sunday. I contacted the station and have a list of all the songs played from 2002-2003, but this song may have been played as part of a…
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Ident Romeo and Juliet song

I can’t find the cruddy radio copy mp3 I used to have anymore but the first verse goes like this: My Juliet.. I was your Romeo you were my Juliet and we were so in love. It was instant love. 1,2,3,4 It was late night party time when I…
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What is the origin of the common bell chime motif?

There is an 8-note motif that is used by the chimes on bell towers, clocks and doorbells throughout the western world. It is A-F-G-C, C-G-A-F then repeated. It can be hard at the beginning of Miles Davis version of the song "If I Were A Bell" from…
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Simon and Garfunkel - Song with Random Words

Around 1997, I borrowed one of my parents' Simon and Garfunkel CDs (might of even been a cassette tape). It was pretty awesome and have lots of great songs on it. There was one particular song, that I remember enjoying, that seemed like they were…
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Traditional Christmas carol in modal key with lots of "fa la la..."

I'm trying to find out the name of a traditional Christmas carol I remember. It's in the harmonic key and contains the chorus "fa la la la, fa la la la la la la la, fa la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la." (And no, it's NOT "Deck the…
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Music video comic/cartoon like, detective and woman and mob

I'm looking for song, probably years 80's/90's. What i remember is music video that was cartoon-like, but technique was comic-like. Pictures was rather static - movement seemed as painted for comic. Some action was by moving objects apart of the…
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Guitar song from the movie The Town That Dreaded Sundown (2014)

In the movie The Town That Dreaded Sundown (2014), there is a scene where the sheriff is alone with a girl, and he puts a tape on and one of the best bluesy intros to a song I have ever heard comes on, but I cannot identify the track. The video is…
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Long narrative set to music, recorded in oil tank, storm called "Honolulu Lou"

Back in the 60's I heard a long musical piece that I can't call a song, rather it was more a story set to music. I can only remember bits of what I heard. There was a tropical storm in the Pacific called "Honolulu Lou" There was a wind coming from…
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What era and/or genre do these classical pieces recorded by violinist André Rieu belong to?

What era do these pieces belong to? Links are to orchestral recordings by André Rieu. The Second Waltz Bolero Amazing Grace They are neither classic nor baroque, but are they romance ?
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What piece of waltz is quoted by Victor Wooten in this SMV concert?

Here is the link to the video (at 47s), from the SMV (Staley Clarke, Marcus Miller, Victor Wooten) concert at the Vitoria Gasteiz Jazz Festival (in 2009).
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Russian anthem, Lord Save the People

I have heard that there was a popular anthem in Russia from before the revolution called "Lord Save the People", but I have not been able to find much out about it. Does anyone know if there are modern recordings or extant sheet music?
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Song from dance video on Tudou

Here is the video link: http://www.tudou.com/programs/view/ellbyoTQbHw In this dance video, from 02:55 to 03:10, the most drastic part. I can recognize other parts of this dance, but here the speed is too rapid for me to hear the lyrics clear. If…
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What is this song from The Santa Clause 3?

This song is featured instrumentally in the "Christmas Sweet" by George Clinton from The Santa Clause 3, and I think it's a traditional Christmas carol. Can anyone identify it? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IyVXMNZo-Gk&feature=youtu.be&t=7m21s…
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80s song with reverb drums, "hu", "ho" vocal sample

All I remember is it has big drums, pop, dance (maybe), big gated reverb drums. The kick would go then the snare, and on the snare it would have a vocal sample that alternated "hu", "ho", " hu", "ho". I've listened to about 50 songs today trying to…
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What piece is this sequence from?

Can anyone tell me what piece this is from?
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