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Because The Night

By John Twang, posted on 11 Oct 2017
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Here is the out take from the album "Darkness On The Edge Of Night" sessions with Bruce Springsteen's incomplete "Because The Night". Patti Smith Group's (Lenny Kaye, Ivan Kral, Richard Sohl and Jay Dee Daugherty)1978 LP "Easter" features the first…


National Express services 490/491/492 workings - Oct 2021 (Revised 12 Nov 2021)

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During October 2021, using the vehicle tracking facility on the 'Bus Times' website, I recorded which coaches were employed on the National Express Great Yarmouth-Norwich-London services (490/491/492). This document records the details. REVISION: Th…


Fong Naam, Mor lam, Wind In The Coconut In Trees

Fong Naam, Mor lam, Wind In The Coconut In Trees

By Wolfgang, posted on 25 Dec 2010
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Fong Naam Mor lam is the dominant folk music of Thailand's north-eastern Isaan region, which has a mainly Lao population. It has much in common with luk thung, such as its focus on the life of the rural poor. It is characterized by rapid-fire, rhythm…


My Boy Lollipop

By John Twang, posted on 13 Dec 2015
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Thanks to Russ and Gary's website for much of this information: "Writing of "My Boy Lollipop" is veiled in controversy. By most accounts, "My Girl Lollypop" was written by Bobby Spencer of the doo-wop group The Cadillacs with the group's manager John…


Misirlou

By John Twang, posted on 12 Aug 2017
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The first known recording of "Misirlou" (N. Roubanis) is by Tetos Demetriades in 1927. The slower tempo was used for a traditional Greek dance. Though Nick Roubanis is credited as the composer this is a traditional Middle Eastern melody. Misirlou is…


Tell Me To My Face

By John Twang, posted on 22 Jun 2018
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The Hollies' (Graham Nash on lead vocals, Bernie Calvert, Allan Clarke, Tony Hicks and Eric Haydock) "Tell Me To My Face" (Allan Clarke - Tony Hicks - Graham Nash) was released on the 1966 U.K. LP "For Certain Because ..." and the U.S./Canada album "…