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By way of thank you to everyone, who has had a part in my music, this book is the fullest answer to the question I was, asked more than any other 'what was that song about then?'
The Stories Behind The Songs is three things. A thank you, an account of my music, and an attempt to give music lovers an old-fashioned experience of new music in a new way.
So firstly, this book is a thank-you. Every listener who ever expressed connection with my music has...
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The life and songs of singer-songwriter Momus during his time at Creation records and beyond. Momus - the stage name of musician Nicholas Currie - is one of the most prolific and talented indie songwriters of the last forty years. His work is controversial, influential and highly regarded. From aspiring indie pop star of the 1980s to Japanese chart success in the 1990s through many experimental works to the present day, he has been a constant in the...
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Partez à la découverte de la chanson avec ce Grand Article Universalis!
Chanson: un mot clé dans l'histoire de la sensibilité, un mot déconcertant aussi, tant le sens en est à la fois multiple et imprécis. Car le spécialiste qui voudrait récapituler toutes les significations du terme «chanson» devrait en appeler à la fois à la musique, aux lettres, à la philosophie, ...
Un ouvrage spécialement conçu pour le numérique afin d'en...
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An inspiring collection of poems, meditations, and lyrics by one of the world's most revered musical legends Bob Marley's music defined a movement and forever changed a nation. Known worldwide for their message of peace and unity, Marley's songs-from "One Love" to "Redemption Song" to "Three Little Birds"-have touched millions of lives. This collection is the best of Bob Marley presented in three parts: "The Man," giving an in-depth look into the...
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G.W. Sok co-founded of the internationally acclaimed independent Dutch music group The Ex in 1979. He became the singer and lyricist, more or less by coincidence, since he wrote the occasional poem and nobody else wanted to sing. At the same time, he turned himself into a graphic designer of record sleeves, posters, and books. Together with The Ex he was awarded the Dutch Pop Prize of 1991. The band is well-known for their energetic live performances,...
86) La plume d'aigle
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Et moi, je rêve d'être le plus grand orateur
La plume d'aigle est synonyme de paix
De liberté, de courage, de force et de respect
La plume n'est pas seulement un symbole autochtone
Elle m'a permis de me découvrir,
D'aller au fond de ma personne
L'aigle a une vision, une histoire, une coutume
Et moi, je suis en mission avec la force de ses plumes
Samian a reçu quatre plumes d'aigle des aînés. Fort de cet héritage, il place l'écriture au coeur...
87) A Kiss Goodnight
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A beautifully illustrated storybook showcasing the lyrics to A Kiss Goodnight, written by Richard Sherman and heard every night at Walt Disney World and Disneyland during the fireworks shows.
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Avtar Simrit is a prolific Hip Hop lyricist and has written hundreds of songs over the years. He first started recording and releasing albums under the name Nilotic. This volume of lyrics contains all songs written from 2009 to 2015 under that stage name. These verses explore the darkness and the light within us all. Enjoy the transformation in verse form of a being who truly loves and embodies the essence of Hip Hop.
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A collection of song lyrics by Carlos Velez, known as Scurvy Rickets, and written primarly from 2020 to 2023, With some songs published, others in production, more to come, and some to be left behind, CD: A Scurvy Rickets Songbook provides a far-ranging snapshot of a unique, challenging, and transformative time in the life of the artist, wrestling with issues of grief, masculinity, love, and growth.
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Découvrez les histoires qui se cachent derrière les paroles de vos chansons françaises préférées !
La Javanaise de Gainsbourg, Le Sud de Nino Ferrer, ou encore Tombe la Neige d'Adamo... Autant de chansons chères au cœur des Français. Mais derrière ces titres, se cachent de passionnantes histoires. Vos chansons préférées n'ont-elles vraiment plus de secrets pour vous ? Ce livre lève le voile sur les paroles autobiographiques, les rencontres...
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Extrait: "Jamais peut-être les rapports du cri populaire avec l'organisation politique et les habitudes sociales d'une ville ne se sont révélés avec plus d'évidence que dans le Paris du moyen âge. Pour bien saisir ces rapports, qu'on jette d'abord un rapide coup d'œil sur la vieille cité qui va devenir le théâtre de nos recherches, sur la population qui se presse dans ses rues tortueuses..."
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In 1905, representatives from dozens of radical labor groups came together in Chicago to form One Big Union-the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW), known as the Wobblies. The union was a big presence in the labor movement, leading strikes, walkouts, and rallies across the nation. And, everywhere its members went, they sang.
Their songs were sung in mining camps and textile mills, hobo jungles and flophouses, and anywhere workers might be recruited...
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Les textes des chansons de Georges Brassens associés à des locutions oubliées se mélangent dans ces pages qui sont un voyage à travers les méandres de la langue française. Chaque chanson est une exploration linguistique enrichie par l'ingéniosité et la créativité de cet artiste hors du commun. Ce condensé de la vie et de l'œuvre de Brassens vous est offert comme un patrimoine immortel.
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Amoureux des belles chansons,...
94) Adele
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Adele touches the hearts of millions of people who love her for her music and share the real and honest emotion she brings to each and every song. In a cynical age, she is a phenomenon.
In Adele, bestselling biographer Sean Smith talks to those close to her as he follows her astonishing journey to fame that began on the gritty streets of Tottenham. Through compelling new research and interviews, he reveals that there is far more to Adele than the...
95) Making and Marketing Music: The Musician's Guide to Financing, Distributing, and Promoting Albums
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This industry-savvy guide will help musicians of all levels make the album that best complements their skills and meets their career objectives. Revealed here are the who, what, where, when and how of album making, and the tools to sell and prosper in the business. Included are interviews with P. Diddy, Ozzy Osbourne, and members of Linkin Park, and other top industry professionals.
Allworth Press, an imprint of Skyhorse Publishing, publishes a broad...
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First-hand advice for musicians from Brian Tarquin, author, who has over twenty years of experience in licensing music to record labels, TV shows, feature films, radio promos, and network promos. This book takes you through how licensing really works: what type of royalties are expected, digital royalties from companies, receiving royalties from iTunes, Rhapsody, Napster through digital distributors like IODA/The Orchard, and how they pay. Also covered...
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Working-Class Heroes is an organic melding of history, music, and politics that demonstrates with remarkably colorful evidence that workers everywhere will struggle to improve their conditions of life. And, among them will be workers who share an insight: in order to better our lot, we must act collectively to change the world. This profusely illustrated treasury of song sheets, lyrics, photographs, histories, and biographical sketches explores the...
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"We are not worth more, they are not worth less." This is the mantra of S. Brian Willson and the theme that runs throughout his compelling psycho-historical memoir. Willson's story begins in small-town, rural America, where he grew up as a "Commie-hating, baseball-loving Baptist," moves through life-changing experiences in Viet Nam, Nicaragua and elsewhere, and culminates with his commitment to a localized, sustainable lifestyle.
In telling his story,...
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Seventy-seven songs-with words and sheet music-of solidarity, revolt, humor, and revolution. Compiled from several generations in America, and from around the world, they were originally written in English, Danish, French, German, Italian, Spanish, Russian, and Yiddish.
From IWW anthems such as "The Preacher and the Slave" to Lenin's favorite 1905 revolutionary anthem "Whirlwinds of Danger," many works by the world's greatest radical songwriters...
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Tongue-in-cheek translations of rap lyrics for the clueless!
Rap songs are famous for their double entendres, clever turns of phrase, and general ingenuity, but that doesn't mean things always make sense the first time around.
Enter Understand Rap, a funny pop-cultural reference based on the website of the same name, which dryly and precisely explains the confusing lyrics and terms used in rap songs-in language that even the most unhip person can...
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