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The Making of Dark Side of the Moon – Documentary
15 Nov 2014 Leave a comment
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The Sad, Gradual Decline of the Fade-Out in Popular Music
15 Nov 2014 Leave a comment
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(Via Slate Music)
By William Weir
The once-ubiquitous, but tragically underappreciated fade-out in music appears to be near its end. And like a classic example of itself, the decline has been long, gradual, and barely noticed.
The fade-out—the technique of ending a song with a slow decrease in volume over its last few seconds—became common in the 1950s and ruled for three decades. Among the year-end top 10 songs for 1985, there’s not one cold ending. But it’s been on the downturn since the ’90s, and the past few years have been particularly unkind. The year-end top 10 lists for 2011, 2012, and 2013 yield a total of one fade-out, Robin Thicke’s purposely retro “Blurred Lines.” Not since the ’50s have we had such a paucity of fade-out songs.
Video of the Week: Misheard Song Lyrics–2000’s Edition
15 Nov 2014 Leave a comment
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Club House: ‘Do It Again/Billie Jean’
12 Nov 2014 Leave a comment
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Perhaps you’re unfortunate enough to remember this ill-advised musical pairing from 1983. Italian disco studio group Club House hit number 75 on the American pop charts with this Steely Dan-Michael Jackson mashup/medley.
What else could we expect from the decade which brought us inferior versions of “(There’s) Always Something There to Remind Me”, “Lean On Me”, “Bang a Gong (Get it On)”, “Baby I Love Your Way”, “I Think We’re Alone Now” and even “Funkytown”?
Video of the Week: Folsom Pinball Blues
12 Nov 2014 Leave a comment
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Bill Kirchen, formerly of Commander Cody and the Lost Planet Airmen, cleverly mashing up Johnny Cash’s “Folsom Prison Blues” with The Who’s “Pinball Wizard”.
Every Moment Has A Song 