“Milord” or “Ombre de la Rue” (“Shadow of the Street”) is a 1959 song with lyrics by Georges Moustaki, and music by Marguerite Monnot), famously sung by Edith Piaf. It is a chanson that recounts the feelings of a lower-class “girl of the port” who develops a crush on an elegantly attired apparent upper-class British […]
Chopin – Nocturnes Opus 9
The Nocturnes, Op. 9 are a set of three nocturnes for solo piano written by Frederic Chopin between 1831 and 1832, published in 1832, and dedicated to Madame Marie Pleyel. These were Chopin’s first published set of nocturnes. The second nocturne of the work is often regarded as Chopin’s most famous piece. Nocturne in B-flat […]
Rock Follies
Rock Follies (together with its sequel, Rock Follies of ’77) is a musical drama that was shown on British television in the 1970s. The storyline follows the ups and downs of a fictional female rock band called the Little Ladies, as they struggle for recognition and success. The series was made on a small budget […]
Galileo Galilei
Galileo Galilei is a Japanese indie rock band from Wakkanai, Hokkaido. They were formed in 2007 by singer and guitarist Yuki Ozaki, guitarist Sōhei Funaya, bassist Hitoshi Sakō, and drummer Kazuki Ozaki. They debuted in 2008 after winning the teenage audition festival “Senkou Riot”. In 2009, The band signed with SME Records and released their […]
Mustang Sally
Mustang Sally” is a rhythm and blues (R&B) song written and first recorded by Mark Rice in 1965. It was released on the Blue Rock label (4014) in May 1965 with “Sir Mack Rice” as the artist. The song uses an AAB layout with a 24-bar structure. Rice was visiting singer Della Reese, who was […]
Emily Rossum
Emmanuelle Grey Rossum is an American actress, director, producer, singer, and songwriter. The accolades she has received include a Saturn Award and Critic’ Choice Movie Award, alongside nominations for a Golden Globe, an independent Spirit Award, and two Critics’ Choice Television Awards. Upon singing “Happy Birthday” in all 12 keys, Rossum was welcomed to join […]
Jack Strachey
Jack Strachey was an English composer and songwriter. Born John Francis Strachey in London in September 1894, he began writing songs in the 1920s for the theatre and the music hall, scoring his first success with songs he had written for Frith Shephard’s long-running musical revue Lady Luck which opened at The Carlton Theatre in […]
Glory Box
“Glory Box” is a song by English electronic band Portishead, released in January 1995 as the third and final single from their debut album, Dummy (1994). It samples “Ike’s Rap II” by Issac Hayes and peaked at number 13 in the UK. Additionally, the song was a top 10 hit in Iceland, while entering the […]
If I Ain’t Got You
“If I Ain’t Got You” is a song recorded by American singer-songwriter Alicia Keys for her second studio album The Diary of Alicia Keys (2003). Inspired by the 2001 death of singer Aaliyah, the September 11th attacks, and other events in the world and in Keys’ life, the song is about “how material things don’t […]
Ikimonogakari
In February 1999, Yoshiki Mizuno and Hotaka Yamashita, who attended the same elementary, middle and high school, formed Ikimonogakari. The name of the unit comes from the fact that the two were in the first grade of elementary school together as “animal caretakers” who fed goldfish. They started performing on the streets in their hometowns […]