Ongoing History Daily: Funeral songs
This is a bit of a morbid question, but I’ll ask it anyway: “What song would you most like to have played at your funeral?” This is a thing for some people with
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Monty Python
Henry Kissinger is dead at 100. Time to revisit a Monty Python song.
Henry Kissinger was one of the most influential and consequential diplomats of the 20th century. More than a few people considered him a war criminal for the way he waged war in Southeast
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Random music news for Tuesday, December 20, 2022
So that’s where that spare USB cable went. Good to know. And here’s some music news for December 20, 2022, that’s also good to know. More music news? Look here. BONUS: What would
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Neil Innes, famed Monty Python musical contributor, has died at age 75
Remember the whistling bit in “Always Look on the Bright Side of Life?” Neil Innes. Or some of the great songs sung by Eric Idle throughout the Pythons’ career? Again, Neil Innes. And
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South Park pays tribute to Monty Python on their 50th anniversary
Fifty years ago this weekend (October 5, 1969). the first episode of Monty Python’s Flying Circus–entitled Whither Canada?–debuted on the the BBC. South Park paid tribute to the anniversary this way.
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Random music news for Saturday, September 28, 2019
On this day in 1951, the first-ever colour TVs went on sale. No one care and less than a month later, they were discontinued. Moving on to music news for September 28, 2019…
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Random music news for Thursday, June 27, 2019
One more sleep until the long weekend. And aren’t the kids out of school already? If not, it’ll be tomorrow. Let’s now turn our attention music news for June 27, 2019. Snow Patrol
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Random music news for Wednesday, April 10, 2019
It was on this day in 1970 that Paul McCartney announced he was leaving The Beatles. As for something more current, here’s music news for April 10, 2019. No surprise here, sadly: Tackling
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How the sound of the Tesla Model 3 was creating using Monty Python
Automobile manufacturers like Ferrari, Lamborghini, and Aston-Martin employ engineers whose sole job is to tune the exhaust note into something awesome. But what about electric cars? They’re silent as mimes. Sure, they can
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Random music news for Wednesday, October 3, 2018
It was 32 years ago today that the first shovels went into the ground for the construction of what would become The Skydome in Toronto. Yes, it’s that old. And now, music news
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The Internet has mashed up Game of Thrones and Monty Python
This isn’t music-related, but it’s too much fun not to propagate. I never realized how much Game of Thrones had in common with Monty Python and the Holy Grail.
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