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  2. Shake That Thing - Wikipedia

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    Like the other best Jackson's songs, "Shake That Thing" is an uptempo dance blues. [ 8 ] The lyrics tells the story of Jackson visiting Georgia where young and old participate in a new kind of dance that requires dancers to "shake that thing" [ 9 ] (the dance that supposedly goes to fast syncopated music, appears to be fictional). [ 4 ]

  3. List of jazz contrafacts - Wikipedia

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    A contrafact is a musical composition built using the chord progression of a pre-existing song, but with a new melody and arrangement.Typically the original tune's progression and song form will be reused but occasionally just a section will be reused in the new composition.

  4. It's the Same Old Song - Wikipedia

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    "It's the Same Old Song" was recorded by the Four Tops for the Motown label. [1] It was released in 1965 as the second single from their second album.Written and produced by Motown's main production team Holland–Dozier–Holland, the song is today one of The Tops' signatures, and was reportedly created—from initial concept to commercial release—in 24 hours.

  5. Same Old Song and Dance - Wikipedia

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    "Same Old Song and Dance" is a song by American hard rock band Aerosmith, written by singer Steven Tyler and guitarist Joe Perry. Released on March 19, 1974, as the lead single from their second studio album, Get Your Wings , [ 1 ] it has remained a staple on rock radio [ citation needed ] and in the band's setlists.

  6. Guitar chord - Wikipedia

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    The suspended fourth chord is often played inadvertently, or as an adornment, by barring an additional string from a power chord shape (e.g., E5 chord, playing the second fret of the G string with the same finger barring strings A and D); making it an easy and common extension in the context of power chords.

  7. Song structure - Wikipedia

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    Song structure is the arrangement of a song, [1] and is a part of the songwriting process. It is typically sectional, which uses repeating forms in songs.Common piece-level musical forms for vocal music include bar form, 32-bar form, verse–chorus form, ternary form, strophic form, and the 12-bar blues.

  8. (We Want) The Same Thing - Wikipedia

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    "(We Want) The Same Thing" is a song by American singer Belinda Carlisle. Written by Rick Nowels and Ellen Shipley , it was produced by Nowels for Carlisle's third album, Runaway Horses (1989). In Japan, it was released simultaneously with " Leave a Light On " as the album's lead single on October 21, 1989, [ 1 ] [ 2 ] while in the United ...

  9. Simple Gifts - Wikipedia

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    The melody is used at various points throughout the show, including the piece entitled "Lord of the Dance". [10] The musical's title and version of the "Lord of the Dance" have led to some confusion that the song and lyrics are Celtic; however they are of American and English origin. [11] [12]