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October 5

the son of hickory hollow's tramp

There was a song in the 60's called "The Son of Hickory Hollow's Tramp" Does anyone know who the original artist was? I have heard a version by O.C. Smith but I don't think that is the original version I heard. Mind you I was only 11 or 12 but..... Judy Carmichael —Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.68.129.174 (talk) 00:05, 5 October 2008 (UTC)

According to allmusic.com, it was first recorded by O.C. Smith in 1968, on the album Hickory Holler Revisited. It was written by Dallas Frazier. Little Red Riding Hoodtalk 01:49, 5 October 2008 (UTC)

bob seger song

There is a song by Bob Seger called "Blame it on Midnight". Which album is it from? Thanks —Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.68.129.174 (talk) 00:16, 5 October 2008 (UTC)

I was going to say that you could check out our Bob Seger article and find it, but after taking a look at it (and Seger's discography) I found that there doesn't appear to be such a song by him. A Google serach revealed that he does have a song called "Shame on the Moon" on his album The Distance, though, which includes the lyric "Oh, blame it on midnight, oh, shame on the moon." I'd bet that's the one you're looking for. Take a listen. -- Captain Disdain (talk) 00:57, 5 October 2008 (UTC)

That is it - thanks so much! —Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.69.48.237 (talk) 12:14, 5 October 2008 (UTC)

Colin Lawrence Info?

How can I find info on the actor Colin Lawrence?

05:22, 5 October 2008 (UTC) —Preceding unsigned comment added by Coolin33 (talk • contribs)

Well, the Internet Movie Database is always the best place to start when looking for films or people in the film industry. Allmovie.com is an equally good site. Good luck! --Jayron32.talk.contribs 05:26, 5 October 2008 (UTC)

Google might be a good place to start also. Parker2334 15:32, 5 October 2008 (UTC)

harsh noise and bpm

One day i have a idea to try to find the bpm of a harsh noise song. I So i got a merzbow song, converted to mp3 and then get one part and slowed thins part and then slowed again and then again.... Until i was able to see some sort of beat, and become able to tap the beats and find the bpm with this site http://www.all8.com/tools/bpm.htm. After finding the beat with the website I multiplied by the number if times that I slowed down the music. I did something wrong??? Now, i think that the beats that I was able to hear was because the quality of the audio become very small and those beats was because the small quality of the sound and not because i slowed down the song so much, that i was able to see the beat. 201.79.75.214 (talk) 16:02, 5 October 2008 (UTC)

Noisecore is kinda like antimusic in some respects. I recently heard some of it live and couldn't find any discernible beat except for a few short sections of it. If it's that hard to find a beat there probably isn't one there. I don't think you were doing anything wrong, but those oscillations were probably from the pitches or delay type effects. If you can't tap to the beat in real time there effectively isn't one. - Lambajan 17:33, 9 October 2008 (UTC)

But look if you get one song and speed up this song many many many times the song will become like a harsh noise music.

Music theory rhythm question?

Compose rhythms for the following words, experimenting with different time signatures. Write the notes above and the words below.

1) One road leads to London, One road leads to Wales, My road leads me seawards To the white dipping sails.

2) A silver-scaled dragon with jaws flaming red Sits at my elbow and toasts my bread.

3) I REMEMBER, I remember The house where I was born, The little window where the sun Came peeping in at morn.

If you cannot do it on Yahoo Answers, please e-mail me the answer at [email address removed] (maybe you could scan your version in asnd send it to me via an attachment).

THIS IS NOT HOMEWORK! I teach theory to myself using books and I would just like to know what you would put for these questions. Please help me out! —Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.139.169.242 (talk) 18:32, 5 October 2008 (UTC)

Questioner, I think you were right to ask whether this is a question. "Music theory rhythm question?" - answer: no, it's not a question, it's a request for us to do your homework for you. If the New York Philharmonic commissioned you to write a symphony to celebrate their 175th anniversary, would you go to the internet to ask someone to come up with the main themes, the harmony, the recapitulation, the development, and the brilliant finale, which you would then proudly present to the world as your own original work? Hardly. Exactly the same principle here. -- JackofOz (talk) 18:40, 5 October 2008 (UTC)

I happen to know that these specific text samples are used as vocal setting exercises in the British music education system because I’ve done them myself! OP please do not assume that we are stupid. These are not difficult exercises, and cheating on them will only result in you falling further and further behind on the subsequent, more difficult assignments. Good luck, --S.dedalus (talk) 19:06, 5 October 2008 (UTC)

Wow. This is the most blatant homework seeking I've ever seen on Wikipedia! Shameful!! --70.167.58.6 (talk) 00:28, 6 October 2008 (UTC)

Too bad about the choice of verses. It's widely known that most of Emily Dickinson's poetry can be set to the tune of The Yellow Rose of Texas. --- OtherDave (talk) 01:49, 6 October 2008 (UTC)

What I particularly like about the copy and paste job is that the OP didn't even bother changing "yahoo answers" for "Wikipedia reference desk". It put us in our place, at least: somewhere after Yahoo in the "good for answering homework questions" rankings... Gwinva (talk) 06:19, 6 October 2008 (UTC)

"not difficult exercises," that's for sure. If you can't do these on your own, rethink your approach to studying music. —Tamfang (talk) 06:08, 8 October 2008 (UTC)

What sound quality is good enough for live performance?

There are many free license sound libraries online (including freesound and our very own Wikimedia Commons!). I’m planning on using a number of these free sound samples in a piece of concert music. The electronic back track will be played over speakers at relatively high volume for an audience. My question is, what sound quality do I need the individual sound samples to be in order for them to sound descent played live? (Perhaps someone with DJing experience might know this?) Thanks for your help! --S.dedalus (talk) 18:53, 5 October 2008 (UTC)

If possible try going for uncompressed (non-mp3) files, ie .wav, et al. (Mp3) Compression reduces information, and possibly quality - at loud volumes this can be quite noticable . If MP3 is all there is make sure the bit-rate is high . Boomshanka (talk) 00:05, 7 October 2008 (UTC)

jo brand

Are you really sure that Jo Brand is not related to John Sargeant (currently on Strictly Come Dancing)- they look so alike, they speak with similar accents and have very similar expressions and mannerisms? Junew14 (talk) 19:37, 5 October 2008 (UTC)

Not everyone who looks alike is related, you know. --Richardrj ^{talk email} 10:32, 6 October 2008 (UTC)

Alma de Hierro

In Alma de Hierro, what does Mr. Hierro do to his wife, Mrs. Hierro that are very unspeakable? Ericthebrainiac (talk) 21:36, 5 October 2008 (UTC)

How popular is hip-hop?

I'm trying to find market research figures that show how popular different genres of music are; in particular rap music and hip-hop. What I would ideally like is something that suggested the demographic of the audience as well, but I suspect this may be asking too much. I know it's been one of the most popular for many years, but some hard facts would be great. Any ideas? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 91.109.226.188 (talk) 21:40, 5 October 2008 (UTC)

In your question, "popular" is very vague. Are you asking for most sales, most concert tickets, most radio play, most CDs stolen from WalMart...? If you can define exactly what you want by "popular", there may be statistics. -- kainaw™ 02:48, 7 October 2008 (UTC)

Well anything would be a good start. Is there anywhere I can go to find sales figures for different types of music and how they've changed over the years. People often say things like 'rock is the second most popular music after country' etc. Where might these figures come from?

You can check the charts on billboard.biz. They rank music based on sales and radio play. However, anytime someone uses "most popular", you shouldn't assume it is based on any sort of fact. For example, I could say American football is the most popular sport in the United States. That is just opinion. If I state that the NFL Super Bowl consistently has more viewers than any other sporting event, I am stating a statistical fact. The rule is to stay very far away from the word "popular". -- kainaw™ 12:02, 10 October 2008 (UTC)

Okkusenman: Worth an article?

'Okkusenman' is a song that takes the BGM of the Wily stages in Megaman 2 and adds lyrics that do not pertain to Megaman. It was started in Japan, and has a fanbase large enough that several people have sung it and recorded it on youtube. Website containing Okkusenman information
I'm not sure if it's worth it. I could add the Romanji lyrics, the English translation, and some comments/facts on the lyrics, but I'm unsure if it's worth it.
23:29, 5 October 2008 (UTC) Shaleblade —Preceding unsigned comment added by Shaleblade (talk • contribs)