Thursday, August 25, 2011

Unique Facts In the History of World Music


1. Longest Song Title
Do you know if there's one song that was recorded had the longest title in the history of creation of songs. The song is titled I'm a Cranky Old Yank in a Clanky Old Tank on the Streets of Yokohama with my Honolulu Mama Doin 'Those Beat-o, Beat-o Flat-On-My-Seat-o, Hirohito Blues.Hoagy Carmichael wrote the song in 1943, eventually dismantle the secret that the song was originally just titled I'ma Cranky Old Yank, but because he wanted to make a joke then the song title and even then plus a few words.
2. Most Grammy Awards winning musician

Michael Jackson recorded as a musician who won a Grammy ever in history. Until the end of his life, he managed to collect eight of this prestigious trophy.

3. Piano composition Longest in History

The composition of the longest in the history of the piano works of Erik Satie is a composition entitled Vexations. There are 180 notes in this composition and in the order that created the creator, this song should be repeated up to 840 times.Vexations first staged in September 1963 at the Pocket Theater, New York City and ten pianists need to finish this song in sequence.

4. First Live Video on MTV

The first video that aired on MTV is the song 'Video Killed the Radio Star "Buggles's played on August 1, 1981. About 16 years later, on February 27, 2000, MTV broadcast again the song Video Killed the Radio Star as a video of unity million that they publish.The video is also a video number three of the most frequently played on MTV. The first sequence is occupied by Peter Gabriel Sledgehammer through the song.

5. Historic Day for the British National Anthem

Dated February 9, 1909 listed as a historic day for the British national anthem. On that day the song 'God Save the King' played 17 times in succession by German military band at the train station Rathenau, Brandenburg.The reason, at that time, King Edward VII which should emerge from the train car while accompanied by the song turned out to have difficulty wearing German Field-Marshall and German military band was forced to repeat the song until the King Edward VII appears.