FLOW is a Japanese rock band formed in 1998 as a five-piece band made up of two vocalists, a guitarist, a bassist, and a drummer. The group began in 1993 when brothers Kōshi (elder: vocals, rhythm guitar) and Take (younger: lead guitar) began playing together. They formed Flow in 1998, and by 2000, were joined […]
Midnight Special
“Midnight Special” (Roud 6364) is a traditional folk song thought to have originated among prisoners in the American South. The song refers to the passenger train Midnight Special and its “ever-loving light.” The song is historically performed in the country-blues style from the viewpoint of the prisoner and has been performed by many artists. Lyrics […]
Angele
Angèle Joséphine Aimée van Laeken, known as Angèle, is a Belgian singer and songwriter. She was one of 2018’s biggest breakout acts in French and Belgian pop music, breaking Stromae’s record for weeks at the top of the Belgian singles charts with her 2018 single “Tout oublier” which features her brother, Roméo Elvis. She is […]
Hymne à L’amour
“Hymne à l’amour” is a 1949 French song with lyrics by Édith Piaf and music by Marguerite Monnot. It was first sung by Piaf that year and recorded by her in 1950 for Columbia records. It was written to Piaf’s lover and the love of her life, the French boxer, Marcel Cerdan. On 28 October […]
My Old Man’s A Dustman
“My Old Man’s a Dustman” is a song first recorded by the British skiffle singer Lonnie Donegan. It reached number one in the British, Irish, Australian, Canadian, and New Zealand singles charts in 1960. The chorus of the song is: “Oh, my old man’s a dustman. He wears a dustman’s hat. He wears cor blimey […]
Iliona
Hailing from Brussels, where she was born on July 7, 2000, Belgian singer-songwriter Iliona Roulin studied piano from a very early age and started writing her own songs as a teenager. After uploading some of her songs to her video streaming channel in 2016, she took her first steps as a producer collaborating with Ana […]
The Rezillos
The Rezillos are a punk and new wave band formed in Edinburgh, in 1976. Although emerging at the same time as other bands in the punk rock movement, the Rezillos did not share the nihilism or social commentary of their contemporaries. Instead, the band took a more light-hearted approach in their songs; at the time, […]
Mozart – Exsultate, Jubilate
Exsultate, jubilate (Exult, rejoice), K 165, is a 1773 motet by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. This religious solo motet was composed when Mozart was staying in Milan during the production of his opera Lucio Silla which was being performed there in the Teatro Regio Ducale. It was written for the castrato Venanzio Rauzzini, who had sung […]
Foggy Dew
“Foggy Dew” is the name of several Irish ballads, and of an Irish lament. The most popular song of that name (written by Fr.Charles O’Neill) chronicles the Easter Rising of 1916, and encourages Irishmen to fight for the cause of Ireland, rather than for the British Empire, as so many young men were doing in […]
Blue Velvet
“Blue Velvet” is a song recorded by Japanese singer Shizuka Kudo for her thirteenth studio album, I’m Not. It was released by Pony Canyon as the album’s leading single in May 1997. It served as the third ending theme song to the Fuji Television anime series Dragon Ball GT, from episode 42 to episode 50. […]