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Why can't singers hit perfect high notes live?

I have seen many great singers unable to hit the high notes in some of their songs live, while the studio versions are perfect. What is the reason for this?
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Outro vs Rest of Song - Clashing Meaning? The Hills (The Weeknd)

At the end of the (studio) recording, a woman says the following: Ewedihalehu/ Yene konjo, ewedihalehu/ Yene fikir, fikir, fikir, fikir/ Yene fikir, fikir, fikir, fikir This means: I love you very much/ My beautiful, I love you very much/ My…
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James Rhodes plays Chopin during Front Row interview, but can you identify the piece?

On BBC Radio 4 2015-08-31 Front Row did an interview with James Rhodes At 18m20s he introduces a piece he played for an agent, which he describes as a ridiculously difficult piece by Chopin. Unfortunately they do not name the piece, can you?
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'Short edit' songs on best of compilations

I recently bought The Best of the Jam and was slightly dissapointed that 'Down in the tube station at midnight' fades out before the end proper. Also, every (non original album) version of 'Barbara Ann' by the Beach Boys is similarly shortened. So,…
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Music apps that play 5.1 sound?

I bought a new Samsung smart tv and would like to play music on my 5.1 sound system. Right now I just watch 5.1 content movies using the setup, but I'd like to be able to do the same with music as well. All the music apps I have found use only…
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Morse code in Passenger's Things You've Never Done

Things You've Never Done by Passenger has some Morse code near the beginning and near the end. What does it say? The Morse code is from 0:06 to 0:21 and 3:25 to 3:35 [I'm not confident that uploading the samples fits under "fair use".]
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What year was "Don't Play Me Cheap" by Louis Armstrong recorded, and what jazz style is it?

Here is a link to the song Don't Play Me Cheap by Louis Armstrong: https://youtu.be/D-jLuPep5No What year was this song recorded, and what jazz style is it? Is it swing? Or, is it before the swing era?
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Where did this guitar riff originate?

The opening riff in these three songs are too similar to be coincidence: (the Marley song is more of a theme than a riff) No Woman, No Cry - Bob Marley (1975) The Last In Line - Dio (June 1984) Fight Fire With Fire - Metallica (July 1984) There is…
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My Beloved Monster - Who is it about?

My Beloved Monster is a song that has been recorded by the US rock band Eels. It's the sixth song from their album Beautiful freak which was released in 1996. It became a hit after being included in the soundtrack of 2001 movie Shrek. (Use both…
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What genre the group VersaEmerge plays?

I really enjoy this band and their style of music. But there is no conrete information about the genre they play. It has quite an electronic touch. But I can't say exactly. The Wikipedia page and their official site have low information about this,…
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Is there a term for two songs that are usually played consecutively?

Examples: "We Will Rock You" and "We Are The Champions" by Queen "Load Out" and "Stay" by Jackson Browne
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Can new-age be considered an indie genre?

Can new-age be considered an indie genre? Like Enya—the genre of her music is considered new-age, but I do not see many differences in her music from indie music. . .
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Is Lester Young's "Four O'Clock Drag" considered bebop?

Here is the link to the beautiful song Four o'clock drag by Lester Young and Kansas city six: http://youtu.be/a5OazZ0vpGA It this song an example of Bebop?
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What kind of bird are you if you can't swim?

In the translations of Peter and the Wolf that I've heard/seen, the bird is always just "the bird"; is there any indication as to roughly what sort of bird Prokofiev had in mind? The fluttering and chiming of the flute sounds a little like a…
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Looking for songs with tension-building guitar hammer-ons

I recently first listened to 'Can't Stop' by the Red Hot Chili Peppers. I really like how this song builds up tension in the beginning using a (I think) guitar hammer-ons technique. I could swear I heard other songs beginning like this or at least…
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