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1978 disco song with lyrics "Keep on, keep on, keep on dancing"

I'm looking for a 1978-1979 disco song where the lyrics went "Keep on, keep on, keep on dancing". I believe it was on a compilation cassette in 1978 where one of the last songs was Exile's "Kiss you all over", but I'm not sure about the last. Can…
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"Holding out for a hero" - is this song about sex?

Whenever I listen to this song, I always picture the singer lying in bed waiting for her man to come home and have sex with her, so many of the lyrics seem to have a double meaning. Is it just my imagination, or is this intentional?
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Songs where melody and lyrics dont't fit (by design)

Some days ago I had a conversation with a friend during which we talked about certain songs whose melody did not fit with their lyrics. By not fitting we meant songs which, by their melody, would create an at least predomintantly positive mood (e.g.…
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Linear turntables - more damaging than a standard turntable?

Many years ago, at a high end audio store the sales person was strongly recommending making a tape of anything that will play on linear tracking turntable. Assume that you could create an equal system with same quality cartridge, stylus, and outputs…
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Tie between Warning and American idiot?

Is there a tie between Green Day's albums Warning, Shenanigans and American Idiot? The album Warning points to a story of kids being kids (think: Fashion Victim) while the album American Idiot points to the kids being to lazy and going up a dark…
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Is there any reason why Eminem laughed at the end of Mockingbird?

Enimen laughs at the end of his song Mockingbird. During this song, he explains his problems (and makes most people cry). Did he ever explain why he laughed? It's strange for someone to laugh at the end of an emotional song? I'm thinking this was…
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Mysterious artist: LaptopPlugins

The song "Home Radio" has no lyrics on MusixMatch, so I decided to contribute them. I looked online for them, to no avail. I tried to transcribe them myself, but many lines were cryptic or unintelligible. I decided to do further research. The song…
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Why is there a Star Trek reference in the Zelda symphony?

In "Ballad of the Wind Fish - Legend of Zelda Symphony of the Goddesses" at 3:47 we randomly hear the main theme from Star Trek for just a short moment. Why? Why is there a Star Trek reference in the Zelda symphony?
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Songs with a backwards instrumental solo

I'm Only Sleeping by the Beatles has a rather impressive backwards guitar solo in it. This seems like a rarely-used technique; even Jimi Hendrix's "Castles Made of Sand" uses the backwards guitar simply as an effect, and the solo guitar line…
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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 are the correct lyrics used in Disclosure's song "Latch"?

I heard this song and read the lyrics. There is a part that goes like this: I'm so encaptured, got me wrapped up in your touch Feel so enamored, hold me tight within your clutch How do you do it, you got me losing every breath What did you give me…
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Instrument in song "Khamoshiyan" from Bollywood movie soundtrack

Would like to have community's help on identifying the dominant instrument (obviously apart from purcussion, guitar) playing in this clip. It does seem to be synthesized sound, and heavily modulated. What kind of equipment might be used to product…
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What's the difference between experimental and avant-garde music?

As far as I know, avant-garde is about fusing different styles of music and adding different instruments, and experimental is just about experimenting with whatever the artist wants. Is avant-garde more of a "social" term? Everything that can be…
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Why are pianists included in The Carnival of the Animals?

In Saint-Saëns' Carnival of the Animals*, the 11th section is entitled Pianists. This may sound like a silly question, but why are pianists included as part of animals? *(video with audio and sheet music can be found here)
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Coleman Hawkins and Mamie Smith

I've been listening to the 1966 album Wrapped Tight by Coleman Hawkins. After reading its Wikipedia entry, Scott Yanow mentions the following about the album: Hawkins's last strong recording finds the veteran, 43 years after his recording debut…
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