Showing posts with label music. Show all posts
Showing posts with label music. Show all posts

Thursday, October 6, 2011

30 Interesting Facts About Luciano Pavarotti | Musicouch

30 Interesting Facts About Luciano Pavarotti | Musicouch 


One of the most popular tenors in the world was Luciano Pavarotti. His powerful voice gained him superstar status.

Here are some interesting facts about this famous Italian tenor.

1.) Luciano Pavarotti was born in Modena, Italy in 1935.
2.) Pavarotti became known for a full and open vocal quality, which he maintained throughout his range.
3.) His penetrating high register earned particular admiration and the title “King of the High C’s.”
4.) In 1972, Pavarotti became the first tenor in operatic history to reach all nine high C’s in the aria “Pour mon âme, quel destin!” in La fille du régiment by Italian composer Gaetano Donizetti at the Metropolitan Opera House in New York City.
5.) Pavarotti was a good tenor but not considered a great actor because of his large physique that restricted his movement on stage.


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Saturday, July 9, 2011

Famous Bands Featured on TIME’s Cover Story


There are hundreds of popular bands all over the world but only a few have had the privilege and honor to be featured in the cover of one of the world’s most respected and popular magazine – TIME Magazine.
Aside from being famous rock bands what do The Beatles, The Band, The Who, U2 and The Rolling Stones have in common? Well, they were all featured in the cover of TIME magazine, one of the most famous magazines in the world.

One of the most coveted dreams of every person whether he/she's a writer; entertainer, athlete, political leader, or anybody else is to be featured in the cover of Time magazine which is recognized as one of the most respected magazines and widely read in the world. 

Here's a list of bands that made it to the Time's feature cover.

1.) The Beatles



The Beatles were featured in Time's Cover Story on September 22, 1967. The band consisting of John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr were a pop and rock group from Liverpool, England formed in 1960. They are one of the most commercially successful and critically acclaimed bands in the history of popular music. The Beatles are the best-selling musical group in history. They have sold more albums in the US than any other band. In 2004, Rolling Stone magazine ranked The Beatles number one on its list of 100 Greatest Rock & Roll Artists of All Time. The Beatles are the world's best-selling musical group of all time, selling over a billion records worldwide. The Beatles have had more number one albums (15) than any other group in UK chart history. The Beatles broke television ratings records in the U.S. with their first appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show with over 73 million people viewing. 

Some of their greatest albums from 1963 to 1967 were Please Please Me, A Hard Day's Night, Help, Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band and others.









2.) The Band



The Band was featured in the cover of Time magazine on January 12, 1970. Members of The Band include Robbie Robertson - guitar and vocals, Rick Danko - bass and vocals, Levon Helm - drums and vocals, Richard Manuel - keyboard, vocals and drums and Garth Hudson - keyboards and saxophone.

The band was a Canadian- American rock group, active from 1967 to 1976 and again from 1983 to 1999. They have been inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. In 2004, Rolling Stone ranked them #50 on their list of the 100 Greatest Artists of All Time. 

Some of their most popular singles and albums include Go Go Liza Jane, Twilight, Music from Big Pink, The Band and Stage Fright.









3.) The Who  



The Who was Time magazine's featured cover on December 17, 1979. Members of the famous band include Pete Townshend, Roger Daltrey, Kenny Jones and John Entwistle. They are an English rock band that formed in 1964. The band are regarded as one of the most influential rock bands of the 1960s and "70s, and recognized as one of the greatest rock and roll bands of all time. 

The Who were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1990, the UK Music Hall of Fame in 2005 and won the first annual Freddie Mercury Lifetime Achievement in Live Music Award in 2006. They received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the British Phonographic Industry in 1988 and from the Grammy Foundation in 2001, for creative contributions of outstanding artistic significance to the field of recording. Tommy was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 1998, “My Generation” in 1999 and Who’s Next in 2007.

The Who's greatest hit singles/albums were My Generation, I can't Explain, I can See for Miles, Tommy, Live at Leeds, Who's Next, Quadrophenia, and Who Are You among others.








4.) U2



U2 rock group was Time magazine featured cover on April 27, 1987. U2 is a rock band in 1976 from Dublin, Ireland. It is consists of Bono - vocal and guitar, The Edge - guitar, keyboards and vocals, Adam Clayton - bass guitar and Larry Mullen, Jr. - drums and percussions. U2 have sold more than 170 million albums worldwide and have won more Grammy Awards than any other band. In 2005, the band was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in their first year of eligibility. Rolling Stone Magazine listed U2 at #22 in their list of the 100 greatest artists of all time.

Some of the greatest albums of U2 are Boy (1980), October (1981), War (1983), The Unforgettable Fire (1984), The Joshua Tree (1987) and many others.









5.) The Rolling Stones



The Rolling Stones became Time magazine featured cover on September 4, 1989. The Rolling Stones are an English band formed in London in 1962. This famous rock and roll band consist of Brian Jones, Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Bill Wyman and Charlie Watts

The Rolling Stones were inducted into the American Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1989, and in 2004 they were ranked number 4 in Rolling Stone magazine's 100 Greatest Artist of All Time. 



The Rolling Stones greatest hits include (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction, Angie, Ruby Tuesday, Wild Horses to name a few.

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Saturday, February 5, 2011

Green and Yellow Lyrics

Green and Yellow Lyrics
By: Lil Wayne

(Watch Video HERE)

What up?
I got Nosk in here with me
This ain’t a diss song
But um

Uh-huh, you know what it is
I’m a Cheesehead, y’all niggas Cheez Whiz
Pittsburgh Steelers, that’s nothin’
That Super Bowl ring, that’s stuntin’

Look in your town, when you see me you know everything
Green and yellow, green and yellow, green and yellow, green and yellow
I put it down, representin’ for my team
I’m in green and yellow, green and yellow, green and yellow, green and yellow

Money green, yellow broad
Aaron Rodgers, MVP award
This is Green Bay, bitch we go hard
This is Packer Country, where your green card?
Terrible Towels, that shit’s borin’
We got the ball, you know we scorin’
Yeah, and that’s how we rockin’, heavy metal
I’m up in this bitch wit’ more Bloods than a blood vessel
Pitt goin’ down, say hello to the devil
Just beat the Bears, now we got the Steelers on the schedule
Yeah, no love for ‘em, boy, breakin’ hearts
We gon’ toast these niggas, Pop Tarts 

Uh-huh, you know what it is
I’m a Cheesehead, y’all niggas Cheez Whiz
Pittsburgh Steelers, that’s nothin’
That Super Bowl ring, that’s stuntin’
Look in your town, when you see me you know everything
Green and yellow, green and yellow, green and yellow, green and yellow
I put it down, representin’ for my team
I’m in green and yellow, green and yellow, green and yellow, green and yellow
Got a call from my homie, this just in
The Packers in the Super Bowl and they better win
They call him Big Ben, but he weak, though
We in Dallas, but we Lambeau Leap, ho
Long hair, don’t care, Clay Matthews
We shittin’ on these fools, no bathroom
Yeah, got a pocket full of big faces
Throw it up, touchdown on Ike Taylor

Uh-huh, you know what it is
I’m a Cheesehead, y’all niggas Cheez Whiz
Pittsburgh Steelers, that’s nothin’
That Super Bowl ring, that’s stuntin’

Look in your town, when you see me you know everything
Green and yellow, green and yellow, green and yellow, green and yellow
I put it down, representin’ for my team
I’m in green and yellow, green and yellow, green and yellow, green and yellow

Uh, big Gs on the helmet
Steel Curtain? What is that, velvet?
And if we win, I’ma throw a Super Bowl party
And blow a cigar like Vince Lombardi
I’m in Wisconsin, smokin’ Amsterdam
Yeah, I’m from New Orleans, but I been a Packers fan
We knocked the Eagles and the Falcons and the Bears off
Now we ’bout to cut Troy Polamalu hair off

Uh-huh, you know what it is
I’m a Cheesehead, y’all niggas Cheez Whiz (Go Pack go)
Pittsburgh Steelers, that’s nothin’
That Super Bowl ring, that’s stuntin’

Look in your town, when you see me you know everything
Green and yellow, green and yellow, green and yellow, green and yellow
I put it down, representin’ for my team
I’m in green and yellow, green and yellow, green and yellow, green and yellow

Uh, go Pack go
Uh, go Pack go
Uh, we yellin’ go Pack go

Yeah, like I said, this ain’t a diss song
I just love my team
That’s the team with them big Gs on the helmet
You know what it is

Oh, yeah
Young Moola, baby

Sunday, December 5, 2010

YouTube - The Drunk Singer


I Was Looking for Someone to Love by Leif Garrett

I told myself when you smiled at me,
This time its gonna be forever,
I didn’t know you would hurt me so;
But from the very start
You are the one who would break my heart

(‘Coz) I was looking for someone to love,
And, oh, the heartaches I found;
I was looking for someone to love,

But you were just looking around.

You lead me on pretendin’ you could care,
Promisin’ the love we’d share together;
I’ve closed the door, I cant take it anymore,
Love will never be the same
You turned it around, and you made it a game.