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"Quiet Village" is an orchestral pop instrumental that was written and originally performed by Les Baxter in 1951 and an instrumental album from 1959 by Martin Denny. In the liner notes to his album, Ritual of the Savage (Le sacre du sauvage) , Baxter described the themes he was conveying in the work: [ 1 ]
Quiet Village: The Exotic Sounds of Martin Denny is the eighth studio album by Martin Denny.Released in the summer of 1959, the monophonic version of the album (LRP 3122) reached No. 21 on the Billboard monophonic album chart in November 1959, [2] and the stereophonic version (LST 7122) reached No. 12 on the magazine's stereophonic album chart in January 1960.
All the songs in the series combine traditional-style Japanese vocals with a slight Latino flair from Brazilian samba music and the inclusion of several Spanish as well as Brazilian Portuguese terms and phrases in the lyrics (this although the lyrics of Matsuken Samba II mention the "bongo" which is a musical instrument not used in samba). The ...
His combo spawned two successful offshoots: Julius Wechter (of Tijuana Brass and Baja Marimba Band fame) and exotica vibist Arthur Lyman. Denny's "Firecracker" is well known in Japan as the number which inspired Haruomi Hosono to establish Yellow Magic Orchestra; [14] [15] a "subversive" version of the song, according to Hosono, appears on the band's eponymous debut album and was released as a ...
The album features the track, "Quiet Village", which peaked at No. 1 on the Hot Dance/Disco chart along with songs "African Queens" and "Summer Dance". "Quiet Village" also peaked at No. 68 on the Hot Soul Singles chart.
World Domination is the fifth studio album by Japanese all-female rock band Band-Maid. It was released on February 14, 2018, and was supported with the World Domination Tour 2018. [ 1 ] Music videos were made for the single " Daydreaming ", [ 2 ] the lead track "Domination" [ 3 ] and the last track "Dice". [ 4 ]
The Village Voice named this cover the worst song of the 2000s. [142] NME also included it on its list of the worst songs of the 2000s [143] and Ultimate Classic Rock highlighted the song in its Terrible Classic Rock Covers series. [144] The Village Voice's scathing review of the cover is archived and displayed on Mitchell's website. [145]
"Miles Away" is a song by John Foxx, released as a single in October 1980. It was his fourth solo single, following " Burning Car " in July that year. The track was not included on any original album, falling roughly midway between the release of Foxx's debut LP Metamatic in January 1980 and his second album The Garden in September 1981.