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The song is said to have been inspired by Daisy Greville, Countess of Warwick, one of the many mistresses of King Edward VII. [1] [2] It is the earliest song sung using computer speech synthesis by the IBM 7094 in 1961, a feat that was referenced in the film 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968).
[1] AllMusic writes that "2 + 2" is "a frightening, visceral song that stands among the best anti-Vietnam protests." [ 2 ] Music historian and editor of the Vietnam War Song Project Justin Brummer comments that by 1968 "songs began to emphasise the war’s length, military failures and growing fatality rate.
The first 2+2 scheme was the N4 Dromod Roosky bypass, opened on 7 December 2007. [10] 2+1 roads—officially these roads are designated as Type 3 dual carriageways by the NRA. They have two lanes in one direction and one lane in the other, alternating every few kilometres, and usually separated with a steel cable barrier.
The song was performed in a number of German television shows, including Musikladen. It met with considerable success, charting within the top 40 in Germany, and has become one of 2 Plus 1's greatest hits. "Calico Girl" was released as the single B-side, and both songs were later included on the group's first international LP, Easy Come, Easy Go.
It failed to be as successful as the Troggs' earlier singles there, completely missing the charts. The B-side, "66-5-4-3-2-1", was written by lead vocalist Reg Presley and was originally called "I Know What You Want", but was changed following the controversy of the band's previous single "I Can't Control Myself". [5]
The 1987 film Adventures in Babysitting featured a version of the song performed by Southside Johnny and the Asbury Jukes. [ 13 ] The 1987 Disney Channel TV special D-TV: Doggone Valentine used the Soul Survivors version, shown with clips of Goofy and other Disney cartoon dog characters in their cars, fighting their way through various traffic ...
At the northern terminus, the scheme links in with a bypass of Tuam, which provided an additional 4.2 km (2.6 mi) of dual carriageway. [6] This is Type 2 Dual Carriageway, or "2+2 road" as it has been dubbed by the NRA. This type of scheme has some at-grade roundabout junctions and a wire barrier between the carriageways.
"E=MC 2" is a 1986 single by the English band Big Audio Dynamite, released as the second single from their debut studio album, This Is Big Audio Dynamite (1985). The song was the band's first Top 40 hit on the UK Singles Chart, peaking at number 11.