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Johnson's guitar work features an early use of a boogie rhythm pattern, which is seen as a major innovation, as well as a repeating triplets figure. In 1951, Elmore James recorded the song as "Dust My Broom" and "made it the classic as we know it", according to blues historian Gerard Herzhaft. [ 1 ]
One or "a" (indefinite article), as exemplified in the following entries un poco or un peu (Fr.) A little una corda One string (i.e., in piano music, depressing the soft pedal, which alters and reduces the volume of the sound). For most notes in modern pianos, this results in the hammer striking two strings rather than three.
Buy me something good to eat? Brother, can you spare a nickel, Till I'm on my feet? Chorus I'll be owner of this railroad One of these here days. I'll be owner of this railroad, And I swear, your pay I'll raise. I'll invite you to my mansion, Feed you on goose and terrapin. I'll invite you to the racetrack When my ship comes in. Chorus [12]
The title of the song is British slang for a speed freak. The lyrics were explained by Lemmy: The six thousand miles was a reference to Los Angeles, and the rest is self-explanatory. And yes, I am the only person to fit the word 'parallelogram' into a rock'n'roll number! I'm very proud of that. [2]
A way of writing a song in which after a singer sings a line, other singers (e.g. backup singers or band members) respond with a line that completes the thought. Call and response singing was originally part of African-American work songs, and it subsequently became an important part of the blues.
It is used as a way to make fun of someone/something, if it suddenly disappears from the scene. [ citation needed ] In Argentina, Carlos Balá , a former children's TV show host used to include a bit in his routine in which he would whistle the "shave and a haircut" part of the tune, prompting the children in the audience to answer Ba-lá to ...
One thing Aussies love to do is chuck an “o” or an “ie” on the end of an abbreviated word to shorten it, Laugussen says. Some of those words include: Servo : Simply, a servo is a gas station.
Aa thowt she wes jokin', for aa'd nivvor hard, Wor Nanny sing ony before. She gave iss a touch of 'The Row in the Gutter', She pleased every one that was there. There was neebody in but wor Nanny and me, and aa laughed till me belly was sair. She tried te stand up for te sing the 'Cat Pie', But she fell doon and myed sic a clatter,