", "Good Old-Fashioned Lover Boy", "We Are the Champions", "Bicycle Race", "Don't Stop Me Now", "Crazy Little Thing Called

Mercury wrote ten out of the seventeen songs on Queen's Greatest Hits album : "Bohemian Rhapsody", "Seven Seas of Rhye", "Killer Queen", "Somebody to Love ", "Good Old-Fashioned Lover Boy", "We Are the Champions", "Bicycle Race", "Don't Stop Me Now", "Crazy Little Thing Called Love " and "Play the Game". The most notable aspect of his songwriting involved the wide range of genres that he used, which included, among other styles, rockabilly, progressive rock, heavy metal and disco. As he explained in a 1986 interview, "I hate doing the same thing again and again and again.

", "Good Old-Fashioned Lover Boy", "We Are the Champions", "Bicycle Race", "Don't Stop Me Now", "Crazy Little Thing Called

Mercury wrote ten out of the seventeen songs on Queen's Greatest Hits album : "Bohemian Rhapsody", "Seven Seas of Rhye", "Killer Queen", "Somebody to Love ", "Good Old-Fashioned Lover Boy", "We Are the Champions", "Bicycle Race", "Don't Stop Me Now", "Crazy Little Thing Called Love " and "Play the Game". .

On December 31, 1999, Joel performed at New York's Madison Square Garden, which at the time was considered to be Joel's last solo concert. The concert (dubbed The Night of the 2000 Years) ran for close to four hours and was later released as 2000 Years: The Millennium Concert. 1997's "To Make You Feel My Love " and "Hey Girl" both charted from Joel's Greatest Hits Volume III album . In 2001, Joel released Fantasies & Delusions, a collection of classical piano pieces. All were composed by Joel and performed by Richard Joo.

1997's "To Make You Feel My Love " and "Hey Girl" both charted from Joel's Greatest Hits Volume III album . .

Duane Allman shows his skill in playing slide guitar in the 1971 live album At Fillmore East and with Derek and the Dominos' Layla and

John Lee's cousin, the great Earl Hooker, may have been the first to use wah and slide together. Like Alan Wilson, Duane Allman played a key role in bringing slide guitar into rock music, through his work with The Allman Brothers Band. Duane Allman shows his skill in playing slide guitar in the 1971 live album At Fillmore East and with Derek and the Dominos' Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs album . Beginning in the late 1960s, Allman used an empty glass Coricidin medicine bottle, which he wore over his ring finger, as a slide; this was later picked up by other slide guitarists such as Bonnie Raitt, Rory Gallagher, and Gary Rossington of Lynyrd Skynyrd. Such bottles eventually went out of production in the early 1980s, although replicas have been produced since 1985).

Duane Allman shows his skill in playing slide guitar in the 1971 live album At Fillmore East and with Derek and the Dominos' Layla and

Duane Allman shows his skill in playing slide guitar in the 1971 live album At Fillmore East and with Derek and the Dominos' Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs album . .

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Jean Michel Jarre While Jarre's contemporary albums found themselves drawn to the pulsing rhythms of the dancefloor, Geometry of Love had its spiritual home in the chill-out room at the back, with lush, sprawling, sublime works washing over the listener. . It

is also rumoured to have been something of a 'quick and dirty'

contractual obligation album for Jarre to end his contractual terms

with Francis Dreyfus. In 2003, Jarre released the album Geometry of

Love for the dance club VIP Lounge, in Paris. While Jarre's contemporary albums found themselves drawn to the pulsing rhythms of the dancefloor, Geometry of Love had its spiritual home in the chill-out room at the back, with lush, sprawling, sublime works washing over the listener. During

this post-2000 period he also composed a mini album of work called

Interior Music to be used as a demonstration piece by the Bang and

Olufsen company. The work contains two parts, known as 'bonjour-hello'

and 'whispers of life', which is essentially the first piece without

vocals. Source: Wikipedia, May 2009 en.wikipedia.org

Dannii Minogue In 2001, Minogue further returned to musical success with the release of her biggest worldwide hit to date, "Who Do You Love Now?", while her subsequent album , Neon Nights, became the most successful of her career. . Minogue

achieved early success with hits such as "Love and Kisses" and "This is

It", though by the release of her second album, her popularity as a

singer had declined, leading her to concentrate on other fields such as

television presenting. The late 1990s saw a brief return to music after

Minogue reinvented herself as a dance artist with "All I Wanna Do", her

first number one UK Club hit. In 2001, Minogue further returned to musical success with the release of her biggest worldwide hit to date, "Who Do You Love Now?", while her subsequent album , Neon Nights, became the most successful of her career. In

the UK, she has achieved eleven consecutive number one dance singles,

becoming the best performing artist on the UK Upfront Club Chart.

Minogue is currently signed to All Around The World and, in 2006,

released her second official "best of" compilation, The Hits and Beyond. Source: Wikipedia, May 2009 en.wikipedia.org

The Seekers Judith Durham released a Christmas album For Christmas With Love

(recorded in Hollywood, California) and later signed with A&M

Records, releasing two albums, A Gift of Song and Climb Ev'ry Mountain.

. The album spent 125 weeks in

the charts in the UK. Following the split, the solo careers of the

artists struggled, and lapsed into obscurity (many attribute it to

their lack of success in the US). Judith Durham released a Christmas album For Christmas With Love

(recorded in Hollywood, California) and later signed with A&M

Records, releasing two albums, A Gift of Song and Climb Ev'ry Mountain.

Keith Potger formed the successful group The New Seekers in the

UK. Bruce Woodley would release several solo albums and focus on

songwriting, eventuating in the unofficial national anthem "I Am

Australian". Source: Wikipedia, April 2009 en.wikipedia.org

Joan Baez In

the tumultuous year of 1968, Baez traveled to Nashville, where a

marathon recording session resulted in not one, but two albums: Any Day

Now, a record consisting exclusively of Dylan covers (one, " Love Is Just A Four-Letter Word," was never recorded by Dylan and has become a Baez staple) and the country-infused David's Album

recorded for husband David Harris, a prominent anti-Vietnam War

protester and organizer eventually imprisoned for draft resistance. . Deciding

to experiment after having exhausted the "folksinger with guitar"

format, Baez turned to Peter Schickele, a classical composer, who

provided classical orchestration for her next three albums: 1966's

Noel, 1967's Joan and 1968's Baptism. Noel was a Christmas album of

traditional material, while Baptism was akin to a concept album,

featuring Baez reading and singing poems written by celebrated poets

such as James Joyce, Federico Garcia Lorca and Walt Whitman. In the tumultuous year of 1968, Baez traveled to Nashville,

where a marathon recording session resulted in not one, but two albums:

Any Day Now, a record consisting exclusively of Dylan covers (one, " Love Is Just A Four-Letter Word," was never recorded by Dylan and has become a Baez staple) and the country-infused David's Album

recorded for husband David Harris, a prominent anti-Vietnam War

protester and organizer eventually imprisoned for draft resistance. Harris,

a country music fan, turned Baez toward more complex country rock

influences beginning with David's Album. She published her first

autobiographical memoir in 1968, titled Daybreak (by Dial Press). Source: Wikipedia, May 2009 en.wikipedia.org

Prince (musician) 1992 saw Prince and the New Power Generation release his twelfth album untitled, bearing only an unpronounceable symbol on the cover (later copyrighted as Love Symbol #2). . With

significant input from his band members, Diamonds and Pearls was

released on October 1, 1991. Reaching #3 on the Billboard 200 Diamonds

and Pearls saw the singles "Gett Off" chart at #21 on the Hot 100 and

#6 on the R&B charts while "Cream" gave Prince his fifth US number

one single. 1992 saw Prince and the New Power Generation release his twelfth album untitled, bearing only an unpronounceable symbol on the cover (later copyrighted as Love Symbol #2). O(+>

would peak at #5 on the Billboard 200. While the label wanted "7" to be

the first single, Prince fought to have "My Name Is Prince" as he "felt

that the song's more hip-hoppery would appeal to the same audience"

that had purchased the previous album. Source: Wikipedia, May 2009 en.wikipedia.org

The Sound of Music Songs from the musical have been covered in popular music (for example, "My Favorite Things" on Speakerboxxx/The Love Below, a double album

by the hip hop group OutKast and pastiched in advertising (for example,

in TV ads for "New Skoda Fabia" (2007) and for the MasterCard credit

card (2007). . Had the von

Trapps hiked over the mountains, they would have in all likelihood

ended up in Germany, near the Kehlsteinhaus, Hitler's mountain retreat

in Berchtesgaden. Cultural references. Songs from the musical have been covered in popular music (for example, "My Favorite Things" on Speakerboxxx/The Love Below, a double album

by the hip hop group OutKast and pastiched in advertising (for example,

in TV ads for "New Skoda Fabia" (2007) and for the MasterCard credit

card (2007). My Favorite Things is also a 1960 album by jazz musician John Coltrane, containing his interpretation of the eponymous song.

Many television shows have featured characters singing songs or pastiches of songs from the musical. Source: Wikipedia, May 2009 en.wikipedia.org

The Beatles The Swan tracks "She Loves You" and "I'll Get You" were issued on the Capitol LP The Beatles' Second Album . . "Misery"

and "There's a Place" were issued as a Capitol "Starline" reissue

single in 1964, and reappeared on Capitol's 1980 US version of the

Rarities compilation album.) The early Vee-Jay and Swan Beatles records

command a high price on the record collectors' market today, and all

have been copiously bootlegged. The Swan tracks "She Loves You" and "I'll Get You" were issued on the Capitol LP The Beatles' Second Album . Swan

also issued the German-language version of "She Loves You", called "Sie

Liebt Dich". This song later appeared (in stereo) on Capitol's Rarities

album. Source: Wikipedia, May 2009 en.wikipedia.org

Prince (musician) In 1989, Prince appeared on Madonna's studio album Like a Prayer, co-writing and singing the duet " Love Song" and playing electric guitar (uncredited) on the songs Like a Prayer, Keep It Together, and "Act of Contrition". . The

lead single, "Alphabet St.", peaked at #8 on the Hot 100 and #3 on the

R&B chart, but finished with only selling 750,000 copies. Prince

again took his post-Revolution backing band (minus the Bodyguards) on a

three leg, 84-show Lovesexy World Tour; that although played to huge

crowds and were well received shows, financially lost money due to the

expensive sets and props incorporated. In 1989, Prince appeared on Madonna's studio album Like a Prayer, co-writing and singing the duet " Love Song" and playing electric guitar (uncredited) on the songs Like a Prayer, Keep It Together, and "Act of Contrition". He

also began work on a number of musical projects, including Rave Unto

the Joy Fantastic and early drafts of his Graffiti Bridge film, but

both were put on hold when he was asked by Batman director Tim Burton

to record several songs for the upcoming live-action adaptation. Prince

went into the studio and produced an entire 9-track album that Warner

released on June 20, 1989. Source: Wikipedia, May 2009 en.wikipedia.org

Grunge music Pearl Jam, which featured former Mother Love Bone members Jeff Ament and Stone Gossard, had released its debut album Ten in August 1991, a month before Nevermind, but album sales only picked up a year later. . Michael

Azerrad asserted that Nevermind symbolized "a sea-change in rock music"

in which the glam metal that had dominated rock music at that time fell

out of favor in the face of music that was authentic and culturally

relevant. Other grunge bands subsequently replicated Nirvana's success.

Pearl Jam, which featured former Mother Love Bone members Jeff Ament and Stone Gossard, had released its debut album Ten in August 1991, a month before Nevermind, but album sales only picked up a year later. By

the second half of 1992 Ten became a breakthrough success, being

certified gold and reaching number two on the Billboard charts.

Soundgarden's album Badmotorfinger and Alice in Chains' Dirt, along

with the Temple of the Dog album collaboration featuring members of

Pearl Jam and Soundgarden, were also among the 100 top selling albums

of 1992. Source: Wikipedia, May 2009 en.wikipedia.org

Bauhaus (band) Both Daniel Ash and David J released solo albums during the Love and Rockets years; Peter Murphy contributed backing vocals to David J's 1992 single "Candy on the Cross." Love and Rockets scored a US hit four years later with "So Alive". The band broke up after seven albums in 1999. Both Daniel Ash and David J released solo albums during the Love and Rockets years; Peter Murphy contributed backing vocals to David J's 1992 single "Candy on the Cross." Source: Wikipedia, March 2009 en.wikipedia.org

The Sound of Music Songs from the musical have been covered in popular music (for example, "My Favorite Things" on Speakerboxxx/The Love Below, a double album

by the hip hop group OutKast and pastiched in advertising (for example,

in TV ads for "New Skoda Fabia" (2007) and for the MasterCard credit

card (2007). . Had the von

Trapps hiked over the mountains, they would have in all likelihood

ended up in Germany, near the Kehlsteinhaus, Hitler's mountain retreat

in Berchtesgaden. Cultural references. Songs from the musical have been covered in popular music (for example, "My Favorite Things" on Speakerboxxx/The Love Below, a double album

by the hip hop group OutKast and pastiched in advertising (for example,

in TV ads for "New Skoda Fabia" (2007) and for the MasterCard credit

card (2007). My Favorite Things is also a 1960 album by jazz musician John Coltrane, containing his interpretation of the eponymous song.

Many television shows have featured characters singing songs or pastiches of songs from the musical. Source: Wikipedia, May 2009 en.wikipedia.org

Slide guitar Duane

Allman shows his skill in playing slide guitar in the 1971 live album

At Fillmore East and with Derek and the Dominos' Layla and Other

Assorted Love Songs album . . John

Lee's cousin, the great Earl Hooker, may have been the first to use wah

and slide together. Like Alan Wilson, Duane Allman played a key role in

bringing slide guitar into rock music, through his work with The Allman

Brothers Band. Duane

Allman shows his skill in playing slide guitar in the 1971 live album

At Fillmore East and with Derek and the Dominos' Layla and Other

Assorted Love Songs album . Beginning

in the late 1960s, Allman used an empty glass Coricidin medicine

bottle, which he wore over his ring finger, as a slide; this was later

picked up by other slide guitarists such as Bonnie Raitt, Rory

Gallagher, and Gary Rossington of Lynyrd Skynyrd. Such bottles

eventually went out of production in the early 1980s, although replicas

have been produced since 1985). Source: Wikipedia, May 2009 en.wikipedia.org

Ella Fitzgerald Callaway's album To Ella with Love (1996) features fourteen jazz standards made popular by Fitzgerald, and the album also features the trumpeter Wynton Marsalis. . Albums. Ann Hampton Callaway, Dee Dee Bridgewater, and Patti Austin have all recorded albums in tribute to Fitzgerald. Callaway's album To Ella with Love (1996) features fourteen jazz standards made popular by Fitzgerald, and the album also features the trumpeter Wynton Marsalis. Bridgewater's

album Dear Ella (1997) featured many musicians that were closely

associated with Fitzgerald during her career, including the pianist Lou

Levy, the trumpeter Benny Powell, and Fitzgerald's second husband, the

double bassist Ray Brown. Bridgewater's following album, Live at

Yoshi's, was recorded live on April 25, 1998, what would have been

Fitzgerald's 81st birthday. Source: Wikipedia, May 2009 en.wikipedia.org

Grunge music Pearl Jam, which featured former Mother Love Bone members Jeff Ament and Stone Gossard, had released its debut album Ten in August 1991, a month before Nevermind, but album sales only picked up a year later. . Michael

Azerrad asserted that Nevermind symbolized "a sea-change in rock music"

in which the glam metal that had dominated rock music at that time fell

out of favor in the face of music that was authentic and culturally

relevant. Other grunge bands subsequently replicated Nirvana's success.

Pearl Jam, which featured former Mother Love Bone members Jeff Ament and Stone Gossard, had released its debut album Ten in August 1991, a month before Nevermind, but album sales only picked up a year later. By

the second half of 1992 Ten became a breakthrough success, being

certified gold and reaching number two on the Billboard charts.

Soundgarden's album Badmotorfinger and Alice in Chains' Dirt, along

with the Temple of the Dog album collaboration featuring members of

Pearl Jam and Soundgarden, were also among the 100 top selling albums

of 1992. Source: Wikipedia, May 2009 en.wikipedia.org