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Cheshire Cat is the debut studio album by American rock band Blink-182 (then known as simply "Blink"), released on February 17, 1995, by Cargo Music. The trio, composed of guitarist Tom DeLonge , bassist Mark Hoppus , and drummer Scott Raynor , formed in 1992 and recorded three demos that impressed the San Diego –based Cargo label.
"Carousel" is a song by American rock band Blink-182. It is the opening track on the group's debut studio album, Cheshire Cat (1995). The song originated during the first jam session between band members guitarist Tom DeLonge and bassist Mark Hoppus in August of 1992. The song has been a staple of the band's live performances since their founding.
The Cheshire Cat (/ ˈ tʃ ɛ ʃ ər,-ɪər / CHESH-ər, -eer) [1] is a fictional cat popularised by Lewis Carroll in Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and known for its distinctive mischievous grin. While now most often used in Alice-related contexts, the association of a "Cheshire cat" with grinning predates the 1865 book. It has ...
The song is composed in the key of E major and is set in time signature of common time with a tempo of 168 beats per minute. Hoppus' vocal range spans from D# 3 to C# 4. [7] "M+M's" is based around power chords and Hoppus' lead vocal of a vacation elsewhere. [3] The track exemplifies the band's southern California skate punk sound. Journalist ...
Ernest Borgnine (/ ˈ b ɔːr ɡ n aɪ n / BORG-nyne; born Ermes Effron Borgnino; January 24, 1917 – July 8, 2012) was an American actor whose career spanned over six decades.He was noted for his gruff but relaxed voice and gap-toothed Cheshire Cat grin. [2]
The expression has been explained as an amalgam of the widely used phrase "grinning like a cat that got the [spilt] cream" (which could apply to any part of the country, although Cheshire was the pre-eminent milk, cheese, and cream-producing county for several centuries) with Cheshire's unique privileged political status.
The song is a collaboration with The Cure frontman Robert Smith, pictured here in 2004. "All of This," as well as the song it segues from, "Easy Target," were based on a story from producer Jerry Finn's middle school years. Finn was in love with a female classmate, Holly, who invited him over, only to have her and her friend drench him with a ...
Sandstone carving of a 'Cheshire Cat', St Wilfrid's Church. St Wilfrid's Church has a carving of a cat on the west face of the tower. This may have been Lewis Carroll's inspiration for the grinning Cheshire Cat in Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. [4] The church itself was first constructed in 1120, though was rebuilt 400 years later.