What is another name for Singers of Tales?
Many tales are put to song, from current day popular music, to medieval entertainment. Chris de Burgh is a modern day musical artist that fits the term ‘Singer of Tales’, his album Spanish Train and Other Tales is a great example, mainly due to the word ‘tales’ being in the title. Medieval entertainers, called minstrels, would put [...]
Do songwriters have to have musical training, how do you write a song and can one person write the lyrics while another the music?
Songwriters should know about music but they do not need any particular training. There are some who are not naturally good songwriters but have some training and are able to write songs and then there are those who have no training but have a natural music ability and are able to write songs fairly easily, [...]
Who wrote Jingle Bell Rock and in what year?
Jingle Bell Rock was written by Bobby Helms in 1957. Many have since rerecorded the song, but the Helms version is the more commonly known version. If you’re interested in the lyrics, here they are: Jingle bell, jingle bell, jingle bell rock Jingle bells swing and jingle bells ring Snowing and blowing up bushels of fun [...]
How did Elizabethan society affect literature?
Elizabethan society is used most commonly in reference to the time that Elizabeth I ruled England. The times before and after the reign of Elizabeth I were full of war and violence and while there were still wars during the reign of Elizabeth I; she was able to avoid a potential conflict between the Protestants and [...]
How do radio stations get their call letters assigned?
Radio call letters originated in 1869 when the US government assigned signal numbers, and eventually letters, to merchant vessels. These signal letters were adopted by a few nations in the late 19th century. These signal letter assignments became known as the ‘International Code of Signals’. Before 1912 wire telegraph stations were assigned signal letters to [...]
Which film was based on the book The Commandos?
The Commandos: The Inside Story of America’s Secret Soldiers by Douglas C. Waller published in 1994 does not have a movie based on it directly. There are movies that have certain similarities. Douglas C. Waller based his book on hundreds of interviews with special operations soldiers. He was also allowed to observe some of their training. Black [...]
What happened between Dave Letterman and Oprah Winfrey ?
The ”misunderstanding” between Oprah Winfrey and David Letterman is over, Winfrey appeared on Letterman’s show on December 4, 2005 ! Late Show host David Letterman made the announcment last week that Winfrey’s appearance would coincide with opening night of her Broadway musical “The Color Purple”. “What a big night that is going to be — not only for us, not only for [...]
Which film ends with a quotation from Revelation 16:8?
Revelation 16:8 “The fourth angel poured his bowl out his bowl on the sun, and it was given to him to scorch men with fire.” This is but one translation of Revelation 16:8, although they are all pretty similar. They certainly express the same point, that the fourth angel will pour his bowl on the [...]
Where does the song ‘Believe it or not’ appear?
Many of us remember a show called ‘The Greatest American Hero’ in which a regular man finds an alien suit that gives him super powers. Of course like anyone else would, he becomes a super hero, one that has difficulty flying, and even greater difficulty landing. The show had an equally popular theme song entitle [...]
Is the show Fear Factor actually true? Do they eat all those bugs?
Yes they eat all those bugs on Fear Factor, you can tell because they actually eat the bugs on the show. Making something that looks like a bug, but is made of something else would be harder than finding people to eat them in the first place. People will do anything to be on TV, even [...]
