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The title "Colony of Birchmen" is an homage to the song "The Colony of Slippermen" by progressive rock group Genesis, whom the band's drummer, Brann Dailor, has been known to appreciate. [7] Music videos for "The Wolf Is Loose", "Colony of Birchmen", "Sleeping Giant" and "Capillarian Crest" have been made.
The music of Aragon has through history absorbed Roman, Celtic, Moorish and French influences, much like its culture. Traditional instruments used in the region include bagpipes, drums, flutes, tambourines, rattles and, perhaps most distinctively, the guitarro and bandurria. Jota is the best-known style of music from Aragon.
" Himno de Aragón" (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈimno‿ðe aɾaˈɣon]; "Anthem of Aragon") is the official anthem of the autonomous community of Aragon in Spain. Its music, based on the oldest Aragonese musical tradition, was written by Aragonese composer Antón García Abril , with lyrics written by Aragonese poets Ildefonso Manuel Gil, Ángel ...
The pop group Tight Fit made a cover of the song in 1982, reaching number one hit in the UK. Other artists who have recorded various versions of the song include R.E.M., NSYNC, Henri Salvador, Karl Denver, Jimmy Dorsey, Yma Sumac, Noro Morales, Roy Zimmerman, Miriam Makeba, and The Kingston Trio. [5] The song is in the key of F major.
Himno de Aragón. about the song's proposal as Anthem of Aragon. [11] On 8 October 2011, musicians Pepín Banzo (on the boto bagpipe) and Jesús Quilez (singer) interpreted the song during the opening ceremony for the Fiestas del Pilar, minutes before the celebratory proclamation in the balcony of the town hall of Zaragoza.
"I Go to Sleep" is a song written by Ray Davies which has been covered by numerous artists. Peggy Lee , the Applejacks and Cher recorded covers in 1965 without chart success. The Pretenders released a cover in 1981 which reached number seven on the UK Singles Chart .
In 2012, Aragon filmed and released a video entitled, "Rehearsals for Google Zeitgeist London 2012". The video shows Aragon rehearsing for the Google Zeitgeist London, hence the title. Later, Aragon was a featured artist in Liona Boyd's Christmas single entitled, "My Special Christmas Present Is You", which was released on December 11, 2012 ...
"Sleeping Sun" is a power ballad and the fourth single by Finnish symphonic metal band Nightwish. It was released as a maxi single with three other songs on 2 August 1999 to coincide with the total solar eclipse that would occur on 11 August .