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		<title>Musicians kick up a row at the San Remo song festival</title>
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VALERIO SCANU Per tutte le volte che SANREMO 2010by Roma-eterna
I&#8217;ve seen audiences get riled up about song contests, but rarely seen an orchestra almost run riot. Italy&#8217;s San Remo song contest is a prestigious event that celebrates the classic tradition of Italian canzone. What is surprising is that contestants have to face two juries: the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What does it take to write songs for name artists?</title>
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		I took some time at Midem 2010 to put a question to David Stark, publisher of SongLink. His tipsheet provides some of the best tips in the business, hooking up major artists with songs. The &#8220;names&#8221; have included Tina Tuner, James Blunt, Kim Wilde and many others. Publishers and songwriters use SongLink obviously to get [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Jacques Brel&#8217;s Amsterdam linked to traditional Irish tune</title>
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		  Amazon.com WidgetsOne of popular music&#8217;s most remarkable songs, &#8220;Dans le port d&#8217;Amsterdam&#8221; made famous by Jacques Brel, has now been linked to an old Irish song called &#8220;Since Greybeards Inform Us That Youth Will Decay&#8221; by T. Toms. 
In 1814-16, Beethoven (no less) was asked to transcribe 20 Irish songs (lieders) for the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Men at Work slam plagiarism ruling</title>
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		The unpredictable nature of plagiarism cases was proved again when it was ruled that Men at Work would have to pay out between 40-60% of earnings from their anthemic comedy song, &#8220;Down Under&#8221;. The case was brought by the music company Larrikin, which bought the rights to the Australian scout song &#8220;Kookaburra Sits in the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Shantalla: when is traditional not traditional?</title>
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		The perception of traditional Irish music is that it was all written in the Middle Ages. But that&#8217;s forgetting that many musicians write in traditional mode, creating new songs in a recognisable trad style. This is true of Cesaria Evora and indeed of the Stray Cats (jumping genres). This fact was underlined at the recent [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Biffy Clyro and Tori Amos lyrics up for charity auction</title>
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		On 25th February Cancer Research UK&#8217;s Sound &#38; Vision event will take place at the iconic Abbey Road Studios, celebrating rock, pop, the people who make it and the images it inspires. A range of memorabilia is up for grabs, including lyrics by Biffy Clyro, Tori Amos and a neat drum skin from Kaiser Chiefs [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Eagles&#8217; Joe Walsh claims song back from politician</title>
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		Yep, they&#8217;ve done it again. Every publishing contract that I have ever signed obliges the publisher to request my permission if the song is to be used in a political campaign. Yet very often, politicians skip over that detail and decide to use music they like or think appropriate.
In a recent spat between The Eagles&#8217; [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.a-lyric.com/2010/01/the-eagles-joe-walsh-claims-song-back-from-politician/</link>
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		<title>Eminem agrees to tone down homophobic lyrics for UK tour</title>
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Eminem will be back in the UK for a show in 2010, the first in over 5 years. However, organisers were worried that the shows would be boycotted by the powerful Outrage gay rights group, who protested at previous shows and have been very effective in obstructing shows by Jamaican artists with overtly [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Fans tap into social media to rage against X-Factor</title>
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		The British have this fixation with the n° 1 Christmas single that is quaint. Very often, a charity record gets the prized position (either that or Sir Cliff Richard). But for some time, X-Factor artists have been dominating the spot. So two fans of Rage Against the Machine are launching a viral campaign to reclaim [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.a-lyric.com/2009/12/fans-tap-into-social-media-to-rage-against-x-factor/</link>
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		<title>Tip: Perry Rose &#8220;You&#8217;re a Star&#8221;</title>
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This is the reason it&#8217;s such a pleasure working with Perry Rose: his sheer musicality. Over a simple ukulele riff, he builds layers of piano and vocals (bear with him). He will be interviewed on Belgium&#8217;s Classic 21  radio on November 18 2009 at midday, with a show on Nov 21 in the Belgian [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.a-lyric.com/2009/11/tip-perry-rose-youre-a-star/</link>
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		<title>Rapper Sin emerges as Filip Filipi</title>
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		Canada-based Serbian rapper Sin, featured on A-Lyric a few months back, has decided to use his real name Filip Filipi to coincide with the release of a new mixtape. &#8220;I feel the change is appropriate as I enter a more musically mature and genuine chapter of my career. I&#8217;m extremely satisfied and proud of the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.a-lyric.com/2009/11/rapper-sin-emerges-as-filip-filipi/</link>
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		<title>George Harrison: Filling in the gaps</title>
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There is much talk at the moment about the George Harrison &#8220;track&#8221; that was featured on British radio recently. The story is that Beatle biographer Hunter Davies came across a scrap of paper with some Harrison lyrics, &#8220;Silence (Is Its Own Reply)&#8221;, speculated to be about his relationship with John Lennon. During a [...]]]></description>
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