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Poupée de son can also mean "doll of sound" or "song doll" – France Gall could be said to be the doll through which Gainsbourg channels his sounds. The song's reference to the doll under a "sun of blond hair," exactly like Gall's own, is one of the song's self–references. As Sylvie Simmons wrote in Serge Gainsbourg: A Fistful of Gitanes:
Sukiyaki (song) " Ue o Muite Arukō " ( Japanese: 上を向いて歩こう, "I Look Up as I Walk"), alternatively titled " Sukiyaki ", is a song by Japanese crooner Kyu Sakamoto, first released in Japan in 1961. The song topped the charts in a number of countries, including the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 in 1963.
Teo Torriatte (Let Us Cling Together) " Teo Torriatte (Let Us Cling Together) " (Japanese title: "手をとりあって", te o toriatte) is a song by Queen from their 1976 album A Day at the Races. Written by guitarist Brian May, it is the closing track on the album. The song is notable for having two choruses sung entirely in Japanese, and it ...
Background. Tokunaga co-wrote "Saigo no Iiwake" after experiencing a painful breakup with someone he was dating at the time. As a result of the breakup, he involuntarily shed tears while performing the song on the TBS music show The Best Ten . The song was used as the opening theme of the Kansai TV / Fuji TV drama series Naokishō Sakka ...
Musical symbols are marks and symbols in musical notation that indicate various aspects of how a piece of music is to be performed. There are symbols to communicate information about many musical elements, including pitch, duration, dynamics, or articulation of musical notes; tempo, metre, form (e.g., whether sections are repeated), and details about specific playing techniques (e.g., which ...
Sthāyi. Sthāyi refers to an octave of music. There are 5 sthāyis in Carnaatic music, namely, Anumandara (lowest), Mandara (literally means chant, which means lower), Madhya (literally means middle), Taara (means higher) and Athitaara (meaning very high). Most artists sing over two octaves or two and a half octaves range (within Mandra ...
Nagauta. Sake Cup by Santō Kyōden, 1783–1784, a meriyasu. Nagauta (長唄, literally "long song") is a kind of traditional Japanese music played on the shamisen and used in kabuki theater, primarily to accompany dance and to provide reflective interludes. [ 1]
The recording, released by Wiiija, originally reached number 60 on the UK Singles Chart in 1997. After a remixed version by Norman Cook became a radio and critical success, the song was re-released and reached number one on the UK chart and number 16 on the US Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart. The lyric is a tribute to Asha Bhosle. [5]