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Why are some of the lyrics in Music of the Night from Phantom of the Opera omitted or missing entirely?
Around 2016 or so, I did a Google search for lyrics of Music of the Night from Phantom of the Opera, since I am hard-of-hearing, wanting to find full lyrics in written form. However, all of the results I got back then ended with
Silently the senses…
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Why can you only vote in one semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest?
The Eurovision Song Contest introduced semi-finals in 2004. Last year, I noticed you are only allowed to vote in one of the two semi-finals, the one your own country is in (unless you're the host, or one of the five permanent countries). What is the…
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What was the first song to contain a sample from another song on the same album?
Listening to Public Enemy's It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back (1988) and noticed that "Night of the Living Baseheads" contains a few samples from "Bring the Noise" from the same album (e.g. Chuck D saying "Base!"). Was this the first…
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What is some good music to improve French listening?
I'm learning French and I want to improve my listening.
Is there any suggestion for a singer or playback track to start?
I know that "best suggestion" is personal, but I mean that some singers sing in such a way that only a native listener can tell…
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Who coined the genre “indie”?
I know that “indie” is short for independent to refer to a band’s record label but overtime it grew to encompass a music genre.
When/who does “indie” (ex. Indie rock, indie folk) as a genre identifier trace back to?
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How does sampling work with respect to legal/ethical issues?
My understanding from Wikipedia is that sampling of any kind could breach copyright and there have been many plagiarism lawsuits, but this seems inconsistently handled and I don't understand what the clearance process is nor how it actually works at…
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Why was Bee Gees' Staying Alive sung in a high-pitched voice?
Why was Bee Gees' Staying Alive sung in a high-pitched voice?
What was the singer trying to achieve by that?
What would have happened if the song had been sung in a normal voice?
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What is the 'Slight Return' In Voodoo Child referring to?
I have realised that I have been listening to Jimi Hendrix's music since infancy and I never knew what the 'Slight Return' in parentheses in the song 'Voodoo Child (Slight Return)' is referring to? Does anybody mind illuminating me?
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Who was Samuel M Johnson? (Einstein on the Beach)
Knee 5 of Einstein on the Beach by Philip Glass concludes the epic opera with a poem/text which I have often see attributed to Samuel M Johnson, usually titled as Lovers on a Park Bench. I can find no concrete or useful information about this person…
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Is there a connection between talking blues and hip hop/rap?
Is there some connection between the talking blues of the sixties (e.g. Dylan Subterranean Homesick Blues) and its folkier predecessors such as Guthrie and Leadbelly and the rap and hip hop lyrics?
I feel that there's a unique element of "talking…
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Who owns the rights to unreleased music, if anyone?
A lot of musicians nowadays have unreleased music. Who owns the rights to the lyrics, if anyone? What if someone took those lyrics and sang and performed them as their own? Does the musician being dead make any difference?
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What is the oldest known Christmas carol, and what is known about it?
Carols go back at least to Medieval Europe, and the form is associated with Christmas, though not exclusive to it.
What is the oldest known Christmas carol? What is known about it? Composer? Place of composition? Tune? Lyrics?
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What are all the standard parts of a pop song and their definitions?
I've heard terms like "hook", "bridge", and "chorus", but I'm fuzzy on exactly what they mean and if there are other parts.
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Have any artists incorporated physical pain with composition and performance?
Self-harm, suicide and pain in general are all central themes in many subgenres of metal (especially black metal). Some performers have been known to cut themselves with razor blades on-stage during concerts and/or during the recording process. The…
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What are all the "-core" genres in metal other than metalcore, deathcore, and grindcore?
I know there are several but I'm looking for a definitive list of all the genres that end in -core. Love 'em or hate 'em, they're here to stay. I'm asking here because r/metal and other metal forums aren't female or -core fan friendly.
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