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  2. List of onomatopoeias - Wikipedia

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    This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 2 December 2024. This is a list of onomatopoeias, i.e. words that imitate, resemble, or suggest the source of the sound that they describe. For more information, see the linked articles. Human vocal sounds Achoo, Atishoo, the sound of a sneeze Ahem, a sound made to clear the throat or to draw attention ...

  3. Non-lexical vocables in music - Wikipedia

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    The song "Swinging the Alphabet" is sung by The Three Stooges in their short film Violent Is the Word for Curly (1938). It is the only full-length song performed by the Stooges in their short films, and the only time they mimed to their own pre-recorded soundtrack. The lyrics use each letter of the alphabet to make a nonsense verse of the song:

  4. Glossary of music terminology - Wikipedia

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    Meaning respectively "measured song" or "figured song". Originally used by medieval music theorists, it refers to polyphonic song with exactly measured notes and is used in contrast to cantus planus. [3] [4] capo 1. capo (short for capotasto: "nut") : A key-changing device for stringed instruments (e.g. guitars and banjos)

  5. The ABC Song - Wikipedia

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    "The ABC Song" was first copyrighted in 1835 by Boston music publisher Charles Bradlee. The melody is from a 1761 French music book and is also used in other nursery rhymes like "Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star", while the author of the lyrics is unknown. Songs set to the same melody are also used to teach the alphabets of other languages.

  6. List of singer-songwriters - Wikipedia

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    This list enumerates people who record and perform in the traditional singer-songwriter approach. These performers write their own material, accompany themselves on guitar or keyboards, usually perform solo or with limited and understated accompaniment, and are known as much for their songwriting skills as for their performance abilities.

  7. Swingin' the Alphabet - Wikipedia

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    Swingin' the Alphabet" is a novelty song sung by the Three Stooges (Moe Howard, Larry Fine, and Curly Howard) in their 1938 short film Violent Is the Word for Curly. It is the only full-length song performed by the trio in their short films, and the only time they mimed to their own pre-recorded soundtrack. It contains a censor-baiting line ...

  8. List of songs recorded by the Bee Gees - Wikipedia

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    The only song on a Bee Gees album not written by a Gibb brother "Suddenly" 1968 Odessa: B, M & R Gibb Maurice — — "Sun In My Morning" 1969 Tales From The Brothers Gibb: B & M Gibb Barry — — B-Side of "Tomorrow Tomorrow" in 1969 "Swan Song" 1968 Idea: B, M & R Gibb Barry — — "Sweet Song Of Summer" 1972 To Whom It May Concern: B, M ...

  9. [4] [5] In the column, Herman states that the word "implies all that is grand, great, glorious, splendid, superb, wonderful". [ 6 ] [ 7 ] The word was popularized in the 1964 film Mary Poppins , [ 4 ] in which it is used as the title of a song and defined as "something to say when you don't know what to say".