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Can anyone translate the air traffic vocabulary in Five Miles Out by Mike Oldfield?
In the song Five Miles Out by Mike Oldfield he employs some air traffic control vocabulary as follows:
What do you do when you're falling,
You've got 30 degrees and you're stalling out?
And it's 24 miles to your beacon;
There's a crack in the sky…
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Why is Pink Floyd sometimes called "The" Pink Floyd?
On some Pink Floyd record labels, the band is referred to as The Pink Floyd.
On a Mexican release:
On a Brazilian release:
I didn't include all the occurrences, but it seems to happen in Latin speaking countries... is there a reason for this?
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Did Robbie Williams write any songs for Take That?
The title says it all really.
Great writer is our Robbie but I'm wondering if Gary Barlow allowed him to write for Take That.
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What's the purpose of having so many subgenres of music?
I am quite aware that there are more than a thousand subgenres for music. So what is the use for them? Who needs them and why?
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Does Gautam Malhotra (a composer) really exist?
Has anyone ever heard of the composer Gautam Malhotra or his composition "The Basement Sonata"?
The only reference to this piece I have is from an old computer program called Music Ace 2. The program includes a (MIDI) recording of "The Basement…
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"Going Back to Houston" from where?
Dean Martin sang of being in some city where he was broke, wet, hungry, and unknown. He sang of going back to Houston, but what city was he in? Was it a real city where he had been? I can't find anything on the historical background of this song.
I…
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What did Donald Glover mean by "Migos are the Beatles of this Generation"?
As a fan of hip-hop/rap music I was highly anticipating Migos new album 'Culture' which was released in the last couple of days.
When reading some of the reviews, I noticed there was a reference to Donald Glover (Childish Gambino) declaring them…
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Are Jam Bands a product of the US, or do they exist everywhere?
Just curious, because I'm based in the US and know little about cultures outside my own. I know bands like The Allman Brothers, moe., Phish, etc.. tour all over the world, so I know they reach plenty of people outside the US. I'm just curious if…
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What band does Mike Milligan and the Kitchen Brothers refer to?
In the TV series Fargo's episode The Myth of Sisyphus (S02E03), officer Lou Solverson meets Mike Milligan and the Kitchen Brothers and they have these lines:
LOU: You wouldn't, by any chance, be Mike Milligan and the Kitchen Brothers, would you?
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Meaning of these Savage Garden's Affirmation lyrics
The lyrics of Savage Garden's Affirmation have this part:
I believe the struggle for financial freedom is unfair.
I believe the only ones who disagree are millionaires.
Writers Daniel Jones and Darren Hayes
Could you help me to understand the…
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What was the first "band xxx performs album yyy in its entirety" type of event?
In recent years I've seen a lot of "band xxx perform album yyy in its entirety" type of events, including "Lou Reed performs Berlin", "Pearl Jam perform Ten" and lots more.
But what was the first event of that type ever? Who started this trend and…
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Heavy Metal music:What does it mean when someone says that something 'sounds heavy'?
I often hear things said along the lines of "band XXX makes some of the heaviest music around, but their guitarist doesn't even use that much distortion", or "Band YYY didn't even tune down on this album but it's their heaviest-sounding".
I'm pretty…
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How did Tops Records squeeze two songs in each 78 rpm side?
From this question about soundalikes, I went to this article where I learned about Tops Records which business was to sell cheap records with soundalikes of current time hits.
Additionally, they somehow managed to
squeeze an extra song on each…
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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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Why is 8:05 "time to rock"?
In Sammy Hagar's song "There's Only One Way To Rock" there is a line that goes:
Now quickly, check the hands on the clock
It's 8:05, it's time to rock
So my question is: why is 8:05 time to rock? That is very specific and I'm not familiar with…
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