“Why Don’t You Do Right?” (originally recorded as “Weed Smoker’s Dream” in 1936) is an American blues and jazz-influenced pop song usually credited to Kansas Joe McCoy. A minor key twelve-bar blues with a few chord substitutions, it is considered a classic “woman’s blues” song and has become a standard. Singer Lil Green recorded a […]
Oh, Lady Be Good
“Oh, Lady Be Good!” is the title of a popular song, and a jazz standard written by George Gershwin (music) and Ira Gershwin (lyrics) in 1924. It was originally introduced in the Broadway musical Lady, Be Good!, which starred Fred and Adele Astaire, that would run for 330 performances. It opened to generally favourable reviews, […]
Dancing In The Dark
“Dancing in the Dark” is a popular American song, with music by Arthur Schwartz and lyrics by Howard Dietz, that was introduced by John Barker with Tilly Losch dancing in the 1931 revue The Band Wagon. The song was first recorded by Bing Crosby on August 19, 1931 with Studio Orchestra directed by Victor Young, […]
WORLD ORDER
World Order (stylised as WORLD ORDER) was formed in 2009 by Genki Sudo and a group of 4 other male dancers following Sudo’s retirement from mixed martial arts. The original line-up consisted of current members Yusuke Morisawa and Hayato Uchiyama, as well as former members Genki Sudo, Ryo Noguchi and Kiyoyuki Sakiyama. Artists active in […]
Renai Circulation
Renai Circulation (lit. “Love Circulation”) is a song from the 2009 Japanese anime television series Bakemonogatari (the animated adaptation of the first book from the Monogatari series by Nisio Isin) and performed by Kana Hanazawa as her character, Nadeko Sengoku. “Renai Circulation” serves as both Nadeko’s character image song as well as the opening theme […]
Curiosity Killed The Cat
Curiosity Killed the Cat were a British pop band formed in London in 1984, comprising singer Ben Volpeliere-Pierrot, guitarist Julian Godfrey Brookhouse, bassist Nick Thorpe and drummer Migi Drummond. The band achieved success in the UK in the late 1980s, with their debut album Keep Your Distance reaching No. 1 in 1987 and producing three […]
Bachianas Brasileiras No. 5
The Bachianas Brasileiras (an approximate English translation might be Bach-inspired Brazilian pieces) are a series of nine suites by the Brazilian composer Heitor Villa-Lobos, written for various combinations of instruments and voices between 1930 and 1945. They represent a fusion of Brazilian folk and popular music on the one hand and the style of Johann […]
Prokofiev – Dance of the Knights
Taken from his 1935 ballet Romeo and Juliet, Dance of the Knights, also known as Montagues and Capulets, is one of Sergei Prokofiev’s most iconic works. The piece is also included in Prokofiev’s second suite of ballet music from Romeo and Juliet. In the ballet this music accompanies a fateful encounter between the two rival […]
The Charleston
The Charleston is a dance named after the harbour city of Charleston, South Carolina. The rhythm was popularised in mainstream dance music in the United States by a 1923 tune called “The Charleston” by composer/pianist James P. Johnson, which originated in the Broadway show Runnin’ Wild and became one of the most popular hits of […]
Beethoven – Piano Concerto No. 5 (Emperor)
The Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-flat major, Op. 73, (known as the Emperor Concerto in English-speaking countries) was composed by Ludwig van Beethoven. Beethoven composed the concerto in 1809 under salary in Vienna, and he dedicated it to Archduke Rudolf, who was his patron, friend, and pupil. Its public premiere was on 28 November […]