The Hollies

The Hollies are an English rock group formed in Manchester in the early 1960s. Known for their distinctive vocal harmony style, they became one of the leading British groups of the era. Along with the Rolling Stones, they are one of the few British pop groups of the early 1960s that has never officially broken up and which continues to record and perform to the present.

He ain't heavy, he's my brother


The air that I breathe

Weird Al Yankovic - Don't download this song

The Knack - My Sharona

Doug Fieger, the front man of The Knack who co-wrote "My Sharona" has died after a long battle with cancer.

Susan Boyle interviewed by Oprah Winfrey

Britain's got talent - The final

Pachelbel's rant

Rob Paravonian is a comedian, best known for his "Pachelbel Rant" which parodies the use of the chord progression from Pachelbel's Canon in many popular songs.

Susan Boyle in Oprah Winfrey's Show

The Proms

Sir Roger Norrington (British conductor) gives a speech about what music means to him, and then conducts BBC Symphony Orchestra, BBC Singers, BBC Symphony Chorus for Edward Elgar's Pomp and Circumstance Marches.

Excellent! Well, the Proms wouldn't be the Proms without the Prommers, would it? All you lovely people down there and you wonderful people up at the top. . Your... I'm talking about the musical ones! Your interest in music, your passion for music, the way you stand for hours and listen to it, your concentration is absolutely an example to us all. We love that. Not only do the Prommers have this wonderful endurance, but they even collect money for muical charities during the summer. Stage to Prommers, how much have you raised this year? Over 69,000! Sensational. Well done, everybody. Fantastic. Our thanks to you.

There's one last thank you I would like to propose. Maybe a slightly more personal one. It's for that magical thing which brings us altogether this evening - all of us in the halls, and homes, and hospitals, in the parks, in pubs, in prisons, I mean, of course, that fantastic thing - classical music. It's such extraordinary stuff. It never lets you own. And it's there for everyone. I think that is incredibly important to me. When I was filming Maestro last week, one of the cameramen got very excited about this classical music and he said, "I think it is fantastic, but what does it mean to you? " I was slightly taken aback by this. Afterwards I thought about it and this is what I thought: "Music brings us joy and love. Music deepens feeling. Music feeds our hearts and minds. Music brings us healing. Music can be so profound but music can be fun. Music quickens all our lives. Music makes us one.

So in this great family of music, let's continue singing and dancing and listening the whole year through until the first night of The Proms 2009. I will see you there. Can't wait! Good night.

Susan Boyle, the unlikely singing sensation

Susan Boyle, the singing church worker who starred on Britain's Got Talent, has now become a YouTube sensation!!! The clip of her audition has been viewed 2,485,245 times in 72 hours.

The 48 year old charity worker from West Lothian, announced from the stage that her dream was to emulate West End star Elaine Paige.

Her eccentric ways and less than polished appearance drew sniggers from the audience when she initially appeared but they were mesmerised from the moment she broke into song and gave her a standing ovation.

Simon Cowell pronounced her voice "extraordinary" and Amanda Holden was reduced to tears by hearing her sing.

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Lyrics | Fantine - I Dreamed a Dream lyrics

The Corrigan Brothers - An Irishman invented rock&roll

Failte is Scots and Irish Gaelic for "Welcome".
Slainte is Scots or Irish Gaelic for "Health" and is a toast, equivalent to English "Cheers!".

For those interested, here you can find some Irish Gaelic lessons.

Uncle Jay Explains: Year-end review with a little music

Thanks, Conchi ;-)

X-Factor UK 2008 - Ruth Lorenzo, not a prophet in her own land

A Spanish contestant, Ruth Lorenzo, is the sensation of this year's edition of the X-Factor in the UK. Unfortunately, in spite of her talent and great voice, she was voted out of the programme by the audience this weekend.