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The song is loud, with an impressive range of whistles, trills and gurgles. Its song is particularly noticeable at night because few other birds are singing. This is why its name includes "night" in several languages. Only unpaired males sing regularly at night, and nocturnal song probably serves to attract a mate.
The song was produced by Bob Crewe and arranged by Hutch Davie. [2] The track features guitars and drum set in a 1960s pop fashion. The chorus includes multiples long tones over abnormal chords and the verses are noticeably accompanied by a soft electric piano. The lyrics speak of reminiscing about romantic evenings on the beach with a lover.
Musicologists such as Matthew Head and Suzannah Clark believe that birdsong has had a large though admittedly unquantifiable influence on the development of music. [2] [3] Birdsong has influenced composers in several ways: they can be inspired by birdsong; [4] they can intentionally imitate bird song in a composition; [4] they can incorporate recordings of birds into their works; [5] or they ...
The hilarious video was shared by the TikTok account for @Kiki.tiel and people can't get enough of this musical bird. One person commented, "You didn’t turn it off, just snoozed it."
The use of spectrograms to visualize bird song was then adopted by Donald J. Borror [129] and developed further by others including W. H. Thorpe. [130] [131] These visual representations are also called sonograms or sonagrams. Beginning in 1983, some field guides for birds use sonograms to document the calls and songs of birds. [132]
In the United States, the song is sometimes syncretized with the other traditional folk song "Jack of Diamonds". Lyrics usually include the line (or a slight variation): "The cuckoo is a pretty bird, she sings as she flies; she brings us glad tidings, and she tells us no lies." [1] [2]
The northern lights returned to San Luis Obispo County on Thursday, Oct. 10, 2024, turning the night skies pink and purple over the Edna Valley. The northern lights illuminate the skies above the ...
"Songbird" is a song by the British-American rock band Fleetwood Mac. The song first appeared on the band's 1977 album Rumours and was released as the B-side of the single "Dreams". It is one of four songs written solely by Christine McVie on the album. McVie frequently sang the song at the end of Fleetwood Mac concerts. [1]