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Why aren't ticket release dates published?
I notice that on almost all ticket websites, they never publish the date the tickets will become available. Is that because they are trying to deter scalpers? This is even true for Broadway show sites and the like. How are fans supposed to find out…
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Mr. Blue Sky: does the opera tune heard at the end come from another song?
In the song "Mr. Blue Sky" by Electric Light Orchestra, we can hear a tune towards the end that sounds like an opera song (starting at 3:32).
Was this tune invented for the song or does it come from another, maybe more classical piece of music?
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Classical piece used as hold music on call to local GP
I heard it while on hold calling my local GP. Very familiar sounding. I tried to Shazam it but didn't work.
I put the first few notes into the sequencer.
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"Mein Herz Brennt" - Rammstein, what's the point?
I have been listening to this song for quite a while, and I always have the same question in my head:
What is happening in the video ?
Where are they, what's the story, who's that weird monster, what's with children. Does it have story behind it ?…
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How has popular music singing evolved over the past 70 years to where it is now?
While I have a background in music (as fine arts), I am less familiar with pop and its associated analysis, which tends to be culturally-based. There is a diction in singing that seems to have shifted vastly over the past 60-70 years. There is a…
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End of AVICII's The Nights: Why is the end of the sound wave not centered around zero?
This is the end of AVICII's The Nights (YouTube) viewed in Audacity:
Question: Is there a particular purpose for keeping the wave out of the center?
I guess it does not change the sound (or at least not in a way that humans can hear), but maybe…
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What does the song 'Year of the Cat' by Al Stewart mean?
What does the song 'Year of the Cat' by Al Stewart mean?
I just found this song and I'm curious how the song can be interpreted? I'm not sure if I understood it well. It sounds like a song for a lover or something but I could not understand the…
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Do frequencies between each note have a name?
Do frequencies between each note (A, A#, B...) have a specific name?
E.g.:
A5 has a frequency of 880.00 Hz. and A#5 has a frequency of 932.33 Hz., how do we identify frequencies that are inbetween these notes?
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Operetta theme on piano/organ roll
This beautiful classical overture from opera or operetta has no name. I looked everywhere but can not find this music. If you know the name of this misic, please let me…
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In the Beatles' "I'm So Tired", why is Sir Walter Raleigh "such a stupid git"?
In The Beatles' White Album song "I'm So Tired", one of the verses has the following lyrics:
I'm so tired, I'm feeling so upset
Although I'm so tired, I'll have another cigarette
And curse Sir Walter Raleigh
He was such a stupid git
My question…
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What would a vocalist use in-ear headphones for, even during an acoustic concert?
I was lately watching and re-watching a-ha's MTV Unplugged, and noticed Morten Harket adjusting an earphone while performing the acoustic "Take On Me", and I noticed he has it during all their concerts.
I realise musicians use earphones to protect…
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Which music style is King Herod's song supposed to be?
In Jesus Christ Superstar, King Herod's song has a very particular music style.
I see also that it slightly changes from one version of the musical to another.
Which music style is King Herod's song in 1973 Jesus Christ Superstar? Is it the same…
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Are "Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star" and "Itsy Bitsy Spider" the same song?
I noticed when my baby sisters are listening to a certain melody, I start singing Itsy Bitsy Spider or Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star. This makes me wonder if they are the same melody with different lyrics.
Are they the same song?
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What is the difference between featured songs and original songs?
This article of Wikipedia divided songs into featured songs and original songs.
What is the difference between featured songs and original songs?
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Longest song recording that hit the charts
There are many lists (like this one) of songs on albums that go for 10s of minutes, and performers have often extended their songs in concerts to go for a long time, but is there a list available of the longest songs (songs with the greatest…
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