Subject of a song that ends next time
Does the alphabet song your kids sing sound new to you? Here's how the change helps them
Have your kids come home singing their ABCs to a familiar tune - but one that somehow sounds just a bit off? You're not imagining it: the alphabet song is changing.
The original song most of us grew up singing (and many of us probably still sing in our heads more often than we'd care to admit) was set to a sing-song melody with pauses between "G," "P," "S," "V" "X" and ended with "Y and Z." Of course, the song closed with the triumphant line, "Now I know my ABCs, next time won't you sing with me?"
The newer version, which has become increasingly common in American primary education, takes the same tune but restructures the phrasing, instead placing the pauses after "G," "N," "Q," "T," "W" and ending with "XYZ." The closing lines are also different, now sung, "Now I never will forget, how to say the alphabet."
The tweak is just enough to make you feel like you're listening in on a slightly parallel universe when you hear it; after all, the actual melody itself is the same.
The reason for the change seems fairly apparent to the average listener. There is no more rushing through the mess t
The Top 20 songs longer than 10 minutes
By Martin Popoff
As the nights grow long, so should the songs we listen to. In that (waning) light, I thought I’d commission longstanding Goldmine writer Martin Popoff to cook up a ranked list of songs that take forever. I’ve gently warned him that there’d better be some Led Zeppelin way up the list. Let’s see if he was paying attention. —Pat Prince
Nice one, boss. And yes, it was no problem vaulting some Zeppelin high up this list. But let’s not forget that “the greatest prog song of all time” takes up a whole side, and therefore might win the whole exercise. This was tough, to the point where I gotta list fully 10 honorable mentions, namely Edge of Sanity – “Crimson,” Rush – “The Camera Eye,” Genesis – “The Musical Box,” Sleep – “Dopesmoker,” Guns N’ Roses – “Coma,” Tool – “Reflection,” Meat Loaf – “I’d Do Anything for Love (But I Won’t Do That),” Iron Maiden – “Empire of the Clouds” and both “Heart of the Sunrise” and “Awaken” from Yes. OK, let’s get to it, because this is a whole lotta listening. —Martin Popoff
20. Elton John – “Funeral for a Friend/Love Lies Bleeding” 11:07
Really two different songs stuck together because they
Repeats and Endings
Repeats and endings in written notation can be confusing.
What Are Repeats?
In music notation you are often instructed to play a part of the music again – and, sometimes, many times over.
A repeat barline symbol is drawn with a double barline and two dots—one above and one below—the middle line of the staff.
Most often you’ll see two repeat barline symbols – one marking the beginning of the section to repeat and one marking the end. If no beginning repeat symbol is written, it means you go back to the very beginning of the music and repeat from there.
The reader should repeat only once unless there are instructions to repeat more times. (i.e. “Repeat 3x” or “3x”)
Note: You might notice in StudyBass exercises I don’t instruct how many repeats to do. Do as many repetitions as you like.
Measure Repeats and Multi-Measure Repeats
Another common type of repeat symbol you may see is a measure repeat, or bar repeat. A bar repeat tells you to play the same thing as in the previous bar.
Sometimes you'll see multi-measure repeats which span 2 or more bars.
What Are
On ‘Man’s Best Friend,” Sabrina Carpenter channels comedy, honesty, vocal power
The Disney Channel star-turned-pop powerhouse pipeline has always been active, with artists like Miley Cyrus, Demi Lovato and Selena Gomez getting their start on the well-liked network. Sabrina Carpenter, however, has done it a little differently than the rest, proving that it can take a decade to become an overnight success.
Now, only one year after dropping her Grammy-winning album, “Short n’ Sweet” (2024), Carpenter released her seventh studio album, “Man’s Optimal Friend” on Aug. 29. During her time in the industry, a few things have develop clear: Carpenter knows how to captivate an audience, use her wit and intelligence and possess fun while doing it. With Southern flair, a country twang and a vintage vibe, Carpenter is ready to tackle yet another year on the charts.
The lead single from “Man’s Finest Friend,” aptly titled “Manchild,” begins with a cute country intro that sets the tone for the rest of the album, where Carpenter leans into ironic and laugh-out-loud jokes with a little edge. Here, Carpenter sings directly to her “manchild,” asking, “Why so sexy if so dumb? / And how continue th 
The Sun Kissed My Naked Soul
Sturdyyoungin, Ohthatsmizz, and Zeddy Will “Trippin”
Maybe you can help me figure out something that’s been baffling me for days?
“Trippin'” is very straightforward, a bubblegum rap song in which three charming young guys flirt with the same pretty girl. It’s as wholesome as a song could possibly be while including the line “I’ma knock the coochie out.” Great chopped up Fergie sample, strong performances by a trio of young rappers, fun energy. It’s super easy to love this song.
That’s the context, here’s my question.
Midway through the song, Zeddy Will drops this verse:
If you tryna stay the weekend, let me know, girl it’s alright
Pretty in the face so you definitely my type
And for that, I’ll book your flight
So where you tryna go?
She said, “Let’s go to Turkey”, say no more, case closed
Turkey? Of all the two syllable destinations on planet earth, why Turkey? Is this totally random, or is there some Gen-Z cultural significance to Turkey beyond it being where guys go to get hair transplants? Why not, say, Toyko or Bali or Paris or Dubai or London or Fiji or Ri
On ‘Man’s Best Friend,” Sabrina Carpenter channels comedy, honesty, vocal power
The Disney Channel star-turned-pop powerhouse pipeline has always been active, with artists like Miley Cyrus, Demi Lovato and Selena Gomez getting their start on the well-liked network. Sabrina Carpenter, however, has done it a little differently than the rest, proving that it can take a decade to become an overnight success.
Now, only one year after dropping her Grammy-winning album, “Short n’ Sweet” (2024), Carpenter released her seventh studio album, “Man’s Optimal Friend” on Aug. 29. During her time in the industry, a few things have develop clear: Carpenter knows how to captivate an audience, use her wit and intelligence and possess fun while doing it. With Southern flair, a country twang and a vintage vibe, Carpenter is ready to tackle yet another year on the charts.
The lead single from “Man’s Finest Friend,” aptly titled “Manchild,” begins with a cute country intro that sets the tone for the rest of the album, where Carpenter leans into ironic and laugh-out-loud jokes with a little edge. Here, Carpenter sings directly to her “manchild,” asking, “Why so sexy if so dumb? / And how continue th
The Sun Kissed My Naked Soul
Sturdyyoungin, Ohthatsmizz, and Zeddy Will “Trippin”
Maybe you can help me figure out something that’s been baffling me for days?
“Trippin'” is very straightforward, a bubblegum rap song in which three charming young guys flirt with the same pretty girl. It’s as wholesome as a song could possibly be while including the line “I’ma knock the coochie out.” Great chopped up Fergie sample, strong performances by a trio of young rappers, fun energy. It’s super easy to love this song.
That’s the context, here’s my question.
Midway through the song, Zeddy Will drops this verse:
If you tryna stay the weekend, let me know, girl it’s alright
Pretty in the face so you definitely my type
And for that, I’ll book your flight
So where you tryna go?
She said, “Let’s go to Turkey”, say no more, case closed
Turkey? Of all the two syllable destinations on planet earth, why Turkey? Is this totally random, or is there some Gen-Z cultural significance to Turkey beyond it being where guys go to get hair transplants? Why not, say, Toyko or Bali or Paris or Dubai or London or Fiji or Ri