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Among birds which habitually borrow phrases or sounds from other species, the way they use variations of rhythm, relationships of musical pitch, and combinations of notes can resemble music. [158] Hollis Taylor's in-depth analysis of pied butcherbird vocalizations provides a detailed rebuttal to objections of birdsong being judged as music. [ 159 ]
Birds are capable of producing continuous song during both inhalation and exhalation, and may sing continuously for several minutes. [11] For example, the skylark (Alauda arvensis) is capable of producing non-stop song for up to one hour. [12] Some birds change their song characteristics during inhalation versus exhalation.
Birds regulate the airflow through the syrinx with muscles—M. syringealis dorsalis and M. tracheobronchialis dorsalis—that control the medial and lateral labia in the syrinx, whose action may close off airflow. [2] Song may, hence, be produced unilaterally through one side of the syrinx when the labia are closed in the opposite side.
Amphibian vocalization; Bird vocalization, bird calls and bird songs; Dolphin vocalizations; Female copulatory vocalizations, produced by females while mating; Voice (phonetics), the vibration of the vocal cords that accompanies some speech sounds Consonant voicing and devoicing, the addition or removal of this vibration from consonant sounds
[citation needed] The song earned a nomination for the 2007 Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance category. As to who Jenny Wren is, McCartney said: A wren is one of my favourite birds, little English bird, it’s the smallest English bird and I always feel very privileged to see a wren because they’re very shy and it’s just, Ah ...
The music video was directed by Fane Flaws, and was the first of six videos he was to make with The Mutton Birds. [9] As well as being nominated for Best Video at the 1993 New Zealand Music Awards, it also won Best Music Video at the 1993 New Zealand Film & Television Awards .
It won the 1997 Grammy Award for Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal and was the Beatles' 34th top-ten single in the United States, giving the group at least one Top 40 hit in four different decades. The accompanying music video was produced by Vincent Joliet and directed by Joe Pytka. Shot from the point of view of a bird in ...
"The Bottom Line" is a song by English alternative dance band Big Audio Dynamite, released as both a 7" and 12" single from their debut studio album, This Is Big Audio Dynamite (1985). It was written, and produced by Mick Jones , his debut single with a band singing lead vocals since being fired from the Clash in 1983.