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* Music/TheMonkees, a fictitious bubblegum pop band created for a TV show in TheSixties, a group often deliberately overlooked by the hipster [[CausticCritic Caustic Critics]] for having any influence or importance in popular music in spite of "bringing long hair into America's living rooms", is the first ever band to have a successful hit record in pop music using a synthesizer when Micky Dolenz uses a Moog modular synth on the track "Daily Nightly" (from the album ''Pisces, Aquarius, Capricorn and Jones, Ltd.'' and its [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YXmcweS2cnQ promotional video]]. In 1967. Ahead of Music/TheByrds, Music/TheBeatles, Music/TheRollingStones, Music/TheWho and other pop innovators. Ahead of even Music/WendyCarlos' ''Music/SwitchedOnBach'' a year later. In fact, one story goes that Music/JohnLennon was up all night visiting Dolenz in California making space noises on Dolenz's Moog. Music/TheBeatles didn't use a Moog until 1969's ''Music/AbbeyRoad''. Micky Dolenz helped usher in much of the next forty-something years of musical innovation on a slapstick teenybopper TV sitcom on NBC.
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* Music/TheMonkees, a fictitious bubblegum pop band created for a TV show in TheSixties, a group often deliberately overlooked by the hipster [[CausticCritic Caustic Critics]] for having any influence or importance in popular music in spite of "bringing long hair into America's living rooms", is the first ever band to have a successful hit record in pop music using a synthesizer when Micky Dolenz uses a Moog modular synth on the track "Daily Nightly" (from the album ''Pisces, Aquarius, Capricorn and Jones, Ltd.'' ''Music/PiscesAquariusCapricornAndJonesLtd'' and its [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YXmcweS2cnQ promotional video]]. In 1967. Ahead of Music/TheByrds, Music/TheBeatles, Music/TheRollingStones, Music/TheWho and other pop innovators. Ahead of even Music/WendyCarlos' ''Music/SwitchedOnBach'' a year later. In fact, one story goes that Music/JohnLennon was up all night visiting Dolenz in California making space noises on Dolenz's Moog. Music/TheBeatles didn't use a Moog until 1969's ''Music/AbbeyRoad''. Micky Dolenz helped usher in much of the next forty-something years of musical innovation on a slapstick teenybopper TV sitcom on NBC.
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* Ashanti being the first female artist to occupy both the #1 and #2 spot simultaneously on the Billboard Top 100 Charts.
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* Ever head of the Nicholas Brothers? You should. They just might be the best dancers of the 20th century, but their best moment came up in the 1943 movie Stormy Weather, where they [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UQ8Cky-4Oc0 show up in the middle]] of a Music/CabCalloway number and proceed to do a dance number that would cause anyone to drop their jaw.
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* Ever head of the Nicholas Brothers? You should. They just might be the best dancers of the 20th century, but their best moment came up in the 1943 movie Stormy Weather, where they [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UQ8Cky-4Oc0 com/watch?v=jTmJowrBwOY You should.]] They just might be the best dancers of the 20th century, but their best moment came up in the 1943 movie ''Stormy Weather'', where they [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IoMbeDhG9fU show up in the middle]] of a Music/CabCalloway number and proceed to do a dance number that would cause anyone to drop their jaw.
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* Music/JamesBrown's performance in the 1964 concert documentary ''Film/TheTAMIShow''. Easily the most electrifying moment of the show, and one of the greatest show-business performances ever caught on film. ([[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l89xJPi2U_Q This abbreviated clip gives you the tip of the iceberg]] -- at one point, he dances across the stage ''on one foot''.) Unbelievably enough, Brown was only the second-to-last act on the bill, and the band that had to follow him -- a bunch of English youngsters called Music/TheRollingStones -- were terrified over the prospect of having to top his act.
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* Music/JamesBrown's performance in the 1964 concert documentary ''Film/TheTAMIShow''.''Film/TAMIShow''. Easily the most electrifying moment of the show, and one of the greatest show-business performances ever caught on film. ([[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l89xJPi2U_Q This abbreviated clip gives you the tip of the iceberg]] -- at one point, he dances across the stage ''on one foot''.) Unbelievably enough, Brown was only the second-to-last act on the bill, and the band that had to follow him -- a bunch of English youngsters called Music/TheRollingStones -- were terrified over the prospect of having to top his act.
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* Music/JamesBrown's performance in the 1964 concert documentary ''The T.A.M.I. Show''. Easily the most electrifying moment of the show, and one of the greatest show-business performances ever caught on film. ([[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l89xJPi2U_Q This abbreviated clip gives you the tip of the iceberg]] -- at one point, he dances across the stage ''on one foot''.) Unbelievably enough, Brown was only the second-to-last act on the bill, and the band that had to follow him -- a bunch of English youngsters called Music/TheRollingStones -- were terrified over the prospect of having to top his act.
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* Music/JamesBrown's performance in the 1964 concert documentary ''The T.A.M.I. Show''.''Film/TheTAMIShow''. Easily the most electrifying moment of the show, and one of the greatest show-business performances ever caught on film. ([[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l89xJPi2U_Q This abbreviated clip gives you the tip of the iceberg]] -- at one point, he dances across the stage ''on one foot''.) Unbelievably enough, Brown was only the second-to-last act on the bill, and the band that had to follow him -- a bunch of English youngsters called Music/TheRollingStones -- were terrified over the prospect of having to top his act.
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* Music/KennyRogers, who became one of the few -- if not only -- artists to successfully emerge from the image as a psychedelic rock singer -- his first hit, with the First Edition, was "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yhOKhJaM1QE I Just Dropped In (To See What Condition My Condition Was In)]]" -- to become one of country and popular music's all-time great singers. While he still performs "Just Dropped In" in concert (albeit rearranged to a more contemporary style), his repertoire expanded to include some folk rock but his best-known styles of story songs and pop-country ballads. And that his career has lasted 45 years, long after every other psychedelic singer had long since been forgotten, is a testament to his popularity.
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* Music/KennyRogers, who became one of the few -- if not only -- artists (other than perhaps the band Starship) to successfully emerge from the image as a psychedelic rock singer -- his first hit, with the First Edition, was "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yhOKhJaM1QE I Just Dropped In (To See What Condition My Condition Was In)]]" -- to become one of country and popular music's all-time great singers. While he still performs performed "Just Dropped In" in concert (albeit rearranged to a more contemporary style), style) until his retirement, his repertoire expanded to include some folk rock but his best-known styles of story songs and pop-country ballads. And that his career has lasted 45 more than 50 years, long after every other psychedelic singer had long since been forgotten, is a testament to his popularity.
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*** Put in further perspective: Prior to "I Want To Hold Your Hand" and the British Invasion, just four songs by British artists – "Auf Wiederseh'n Sweetheart" by Vera Lynn (nine weeks in 1952); "He's Got the Whole World in His Hands" by Laurie London in 1958; and the instrumentals "Stranger on the Shore" by Acker Bilk and "Telstar" by the Tornados, both in 1962 – topped the chart. There had been occassional hits from the UK that gained mainstream popularity in the United States, but the proverbial floodgates opened when the Beatles and other acts, such as Music/TheRollingStones became hugely popular. In 1964 alone, nine songs by British artists reached No. 1 (out of that year's 24 songs that topped the Billboard Hot 100), more than twice the number of chart-toppers from the UK. By the end of the 1960s, 39 songs from Great Britain had gone No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100, with nearly half (18) by the Fab Four (with The Rolling Stones the next closest at five).
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*** Put in further perspective: Prior to "I Want To Hold Your Hand" and the British Invasion, just four songs by British artists – "Auf Wiederseh'n Sweetheart" by Vera Lynn (nine weeks in 1952); "He's Got the Whole World in His Hands" by Laurie London in 1958; and the instrumentals "Stranger on the Shore" by Acker Bilk and "Telstar" by the Tornados, both in 1962 – topped the chart. There had been occassional hits from the UK that gained mainstream popularity in the United States, but the proverbial floodgates opened when the Beatles and other acts, such as Music/TheRollingStones became hugely popular. In 1964 alone, nine songs by British artists reached No. 1 (out of that year's 24 songs that topped the Billboard Hot 100), more than twice the number of chart-toppers songs from the UK.UK that had topped the chart in the previous 23-year history of the Billboard pop chart. By the end of the 1960s, 39 songs from Great Britain had gone No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100, with nearly half (18) by the Fab Four (with The Rolling Stones the next closest at five).
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*** Put in further perspective: Prior to "I Want To Hold Your Hand" and the British Invasion, just four songs by British artists – "Auf Wiederseh'n Sweetheart" by Vera Lynn (nine weeks in 1952); "He's Got the Whole World in His Hands" by Laurie London in 1958; and the instrumentals "Stranger on the Shore" by Acker Bilk and "Telstar" by the Tornados, both in 1962 – topped the chart. There had been occassional hits from the UK that gained mainstream popularity in the United States, but the proverbial floodgates opened when the Beatles and other acts, such as Music/TheRollingStones became hugely popular. In 1964 alone, nine songs by British artists reached No. 1 (out of that year's 24 songs that topped the Billboard Hot 100), and by the end of the 1960s, 39 songs from the UK had gone No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100, with nearly half (18) by the Fab Four (with The Rolling Stones the next closest at five).
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*** Put in further perspective: Prior to "I Want To Hold Your Hand" and the British Invasion, just four songs by British artists – "Auf Wiederseh'n Sweetheart" by Vera Lynn (nine weeks in 1952); "He's Got the Whole World in His Hands" by Laurie London in 1958; and the instrumentals "Stranger on the Shore" by Acker Bilk and "Telstar" by the Tornados, both in 1962 – topped the chart. There had been occassional hits from the UK that gained mainstream popularity in the United States, but the proverbial floodgates opened when the Beatles and other acts, such as Music/TheRollingStones became hugely popular. In 1964 alone, nine songs by British artists reached No. 1 (out of that year's 24 songs that topped the Billboard Hot 100), and by more than twice the number of chart-toppers from the UK. By the end of the 1960s, 39 songs from the UK Great Britain had gone No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100, with nearly half (18) by the Fab Four (with The Rolling Stones the next closest at five).
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*** Put in further perspective: Prior to "I Want To Hold Your Hand" and the British Invasion, just four songs by British artists – "Auf Wiederseh'n Sweetheart" by Vera Lynn (nine weeks in 1952); "He's Got the Whole World in His Hands" by Laurie London in 1958; and the instrumentals "Stranger on the Shore" by Acker Bilk and "Telstar" by the Tornados, both in 1962 – topped the chart. There had been occassional hits from the UK that gained mainstream popularity in the United States, but the proverbial floodgates opened when the Beatles and other acts, such as Music/TheRollingStones became hugely popular. In 1964 alone, nine songs by British artists reached No. 1 (out of that year's 24 songs that topped the Billboard Hot 100), and by the end of the 1960s, 39 songs from the UK had gone No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100, with nearly half (18) by the Fab Four (with The Rolling Stones the next closest at five).
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** Just before the run of "Cruise" appeared finished in late March, the [[CoveredUp Remixed Up]] version featuring Nelly was released to pop radio and gained huge popularity; the remix reached No. 5 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and remained at or near its peak position for several weeks. On the Hot Country Songs chart, "Cruise" rebounded from a low 30s position to quickly re-enter the top 10 and reclaim No. 1 in late April.
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** Just before the run of "Cruise" appeared finished in late March, the [[CoveredUp Remixed Up]] version featuring Nelly was released to pop radio and gained huge popularity; the remix reached No. 5 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and remained at or near its peak position for several weeks. On the Hot Country Songs chart, "Cruise" rebounded from a low 30s position to quickly re-enter the top 10 and reclaim No. 1 in late April. The relatively new medium of streaming also helps the song's popularity.
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** Since "Cruise", several songs have come close to achieving parity with the cool cowabunga dudes from the southeastern United States, but it took just four years for a hip-hop/R&B-infused ditty called "Body Like a Back Road" by Cedartown, Georgia-native Music/SamHunt to achieve parity with a 24-week run atop the Hot Country Songs chart. (To put into the full perspective, there was 2-1/2 years between Arnold (spring 1948, when his "I'll Hold You In My Heart" spent its 21st and final week at No. 1) and Snow's "I'm Movin' On" (its 21st week at No. 1 in January 1951); and then 4 1/2 years between "I'm Movin' On" and Pierce's "In the Jailhouse Now" (its 21st week at No. 1 in July 1955).
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** Since "Cruise", several songs have come close to achieving parity with the cool cowabunga dudes from the southeastern United States, but it took just four years for a hip-hop/R&B-infused ditty called "Body Like a Back Road" by Cedartown, Georgia-native Music/SamHunt to achieve parity with a 24-week run atop the Hot Country Songs chart. (To chart, with 34 weeks in 2017. It would then take just a year for the next longevity standard to be set, and it was Florida Georgia Line who was part of it. Guest vocaling with pop singer Bebe Rexha, the heartbreak ballad "Meant To Be" would go on to shatter the record for most weeks at No. 1 with 50, just two weeks shy of one full year at No. 1 and 56 weeks after "Body Like a Back Road" fell from No. 1.
** To put into the full perspective, there was 2-1/2 years between Arnold (spring 1948, when his "I'll Hold You In My Heart" spent its 21st and final week at No. 1) and Snow's "I'm Movin' On" (its 21st week at No. 1 in January 1951); and then4 1/2 4-1/2 years between "I'm Movin' On" and Pierce's "In the Jailhouse Now" (its 21st week at No. 1 in July 1955). 1955. Those records held ''Billlboard'''s longevity standard for just over 58 years before "Cruise" set the record for most weeks at No. 1 ... and then [=FGL=]'s be surpassed twice in the next 5-1/2 years.
** To put into the full perspective, there was 2-1/2 years between Arnold (spring 1948, when his "I'll Hold You In My Heart" spent its 21st and final week at No. 1) and Snow's "I'm Movin' On" (its 21st week at No. 1 in January 1951); and then
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* What’s more exciting than learning how to play a classic rock anthem on guitar? How about learning [[Music/TheDoors “Roadhouse Blues”]] from '''Robby Krieger [[https://youtu.be/uEL1IWw0DgM himself?]]'''
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* Speaking of Music/PinkFloyd, ''Music/TheDarkSideOfTheMoon''. While the album itself is most definitely awesome, special mention must be made to the fact that it remained on the Billboard charts for 741 straight weeks ('''''[[HolyShitQuotient 14 YEARS]]'''''), a feat replicated by no one else and which is a crowning moment in its own right.
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* Speaking of Music/PinkFloyd, ''Music/TheDarkSideOfTheMoon''. While the album itself is most definitely awesome, special mention must be made to the fact that it remained on the Billboard charts for 741 straight weeks ('''''[[HolyShitQuotient 14 YEARS]]'''''), ('''''14 YEARS'''''), a feat replicated by no one else and which is a crowning moment in its own right.
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* The Hallelujah Chorus from Music/GeorgeFredericHandel's ''Messiah''. Some say that its debut performance moved King George II so much that he stood up in appreciation, and the rest of the audience followed suit. Since then, it became tradition that the audience stand in this section of the performance.
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* The Hallelujah Chorus from Music/GeorgeFredericHandel's ''Messiah''. Some say that its debut performance moved King George II so much that he stood up in appreciation, and the rest of the audience followed suit. Since then, it became tradition in the English-speaking world that the audience stand in this section of the performance.
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* Say what you will about Rap/Hip-Hop, you will be hard pressed to find a more electrifying live performance than LL Cool J doing ''an acoustic version'' of "Mama Said Knock You Out" on MTV. A performance made that much more legendary by MTV/Viacom's inexplicable decision to not to re-air LL's MTV Unplugged episode or include any of his stuff on any of the Unplugged compilations. [[https://youtu.be/DENOoiDtOvw Judge for yourself]].
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* Say what you will about Rap/Hip-Hop, you will be hard pressed to find a more electrifying live performance than LL Cool J Music/LLCoolJ doing ''an acoustic version'' of "Mama Said Knock You Out" on MTV. A performance made that much more legendary by MTV/Viacom's inexplicable decision to not to re-air LL's MTV Unplugged episode or include any of his stuff on any of the Unplugged compilations. [[https://youtu.be/DENOoiDtOvw Judge for yourself]].
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* The Music/SexPistols renting a barge and following Queen Elizabeth's Silver Jubilee parade while blasting "God Save the Queen" deified them in the minds of the {{punk|Rock}} community. Even after the group utterly failed in the U.S. and fell apart, they are still remembered for having the cast-iron balls to actually do it.
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* The Music/SexPistols renting a barge and following [[UsefulNotes/HMTheQueen Queen Elizabeth's Elizabeth's]] Silver Jubilee parade while blasting "God Save the Queen" deified them in the minds of the {{punk|Rock}} community. Even after the group utterly failed in the U.S. and fell apart, they are still remembered for having the cast-iron balls to actually do it.
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** The awesomeness of the entire S&M album/concert is undeniable, though their crowning moment has to be either Master of Puppets or One.
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* Living Colour, pretty much earned this for [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LNbmok7qHYs their SNL performance]]. That and the fact they were one of VERY few black rock bands at the time.
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* When Music/GarthBrooks won the 1996 American Music Award for Artist of the Year (his third win in a row), he ''refused to accept it'' and left it on the podium. He stated that Hootie and the Blowfish should have won because they had sold more records and done more for music than he did that year.
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* When Music/GarthBrooks won the 1996 American Music Award for Artist of the Year (his third win in a row), he ''refused to accept it'' and left it on the podium. He stated that Hootie and the Blowfish Music/HootieAndTheBlowfish should have won because they had sold more records and done more for music than he did that year.
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* The live version of Free Bird. Left until the second encore, added another 4 minutes of solo bringing it up to a seven minute solo, and started the [[MemeticMutation "shouting 'FREE BIRD!' at concerts" meme]] that endures to this day.
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* Linda Thompson gets one for going on a drunken rampage and smashing up a hotel room, and being informed by the manager that the Sex Pistols had been in the week before and hadn't been half as bad. Yes, that's right Britain's most notorious and anarchist punks outperformed by a folk-singing mother of four.
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* Linda Thompson gets one for going on a drunken rampage and smashing up a hotel room, and being informed by the manager that the Sex Pistols had been in the week before and hadn't been half as bad. Yes, that's right right: Britain's most notorious and anarchist punks outperformed by a folk-singing mother of four.
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* Music/RayCharles. The man's life is one 73-year-long crowning moment. After watching his brother die and going blind before the age of seven, he learned to play the piano, revolutionized the worlds of jazz, blues, soul, country, and gospel, beat a nasty heroin addiction in TheSixties, had "Georgia on My Mind" instated as the state's official song, won 17 Grammy awards over his career (five after his death), and did it all ''without seeing a single goddamn thing''.
** His meeting with Jamie Foxx during production of his bio-pic can also be considered a Crowning Moment; Jamie sits down with this master of soul in what would be for most the world's most nerve-racking jam session, and impresses him enough to declare on the spot that Foxx is perfect for the movie. Which he was, in every aspect (though ''that'' belongs in Moment of Awesome of films).
** His meeting with Jamie Foxx during production of his bio-pic can also be considered a Crowning Moment; Jamie sits down with this master of soul in what would be for most the world's most nerve-racking jam session, and impresses him enough to declare on the spot that Foxx is perfect for the movie. Which he was, in every aspect (though ''that'' belongs in Moment of Awesome of films).
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* Music/RayCharles. The man's life is one 73-year-long crowning moment. After watching his brother die and going blind before the age of seven, he learned to play the piano, revolutionized the worlds of jazz, blues, soul, country, [[Music/ModernSoundsInCountryAndWesternMusic country]], and gospel, beat a nasty heroin addiction in TheSixties, had "Georgia on My Mind" instated as the state's official song, won 17 Grammy awards over his career (five after his death), and did it all ''without seeing a single goddamn thing''.
** His meeting withJamie Foxx Creator/JamieFoxx during production of [[Film/{{Ray}} his bio-pic biopic]] can also be considered a Crowning Moment; Jamie sits down with this master of soul in what would be for most the world's most nerve-racking nerve-wracking jam session, and impresses him enough to declare on the spot that Foxx is perfect for the movie. Which he was, in every aspect (though ''that'' belongs in Moment of Awesome of films).
** His meeting with
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* In December 2009, a grassroots campaign as a protest against talent show ''The X Factor'' asked people to buy "Killing in the Name" by Music/RageAgainstTheMachine into the lucrative Christmas singles list number one... and [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rage_Against_the_Machine#Killing_in_the_Name_Campaign_.28Rage_Against_the_X_Factor.29 succeeded]], gaining rather wide support, including from [[SugarWiki/FunnyMoments a previous winner of X Factor]]. What makes it more awesome is that it got to #1 by ''downloads only'' (whereas its opponent had a physical release) and still it outsold the #2 song by fifty thousand copies.
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* In December 2009, a grassroots campaign as a protest against talent show ''The X Factor'' asked people to buy "Killing in the Name" by Music/RageAgainstTheMachine into the lucrative Christmas singles list number one... and [[http://en.[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rage_Against_the_Machine#Killing_in_the_Name_Campaign_.28Rage_Against_the_X_Factor.29 succeeded]], gaining rather wide support, including from [[SugarWiki/FunnyMoments a previous winner of X Factor]]. What makes it more awesome is that it got to #1 by ''downloads only'' (whereas its opponent had a physical release) and still it outsold the #2 song by fifty thousand copies.
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* The year: 2002. The event: The 75th Academy Awards. The favorite to win the award for Best Original Song was Music/{{U 2}} for the song "The Hands That Built America" from the ''Gangs of New York'' soundtrack. Everyone was so sure of their victory, one of the nominees didn't even bother attending. And the Oscar goes to... Music/{{Eminem}} for his song "Lose Yourself" from the semi-autobiographical ''8 Mile''. He was the first rap artist to win an Oscar in that category and he spent the monumental night sleeping.
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* The year: 2002. The event: The 75th Academy Awards. The favorite to win the award for Best Original Song was Music/{{U 2}} Music/{{U2}} for the song "The Hands That Built America" from the ''Gangs of New York'' ''Film/GangsOfNewYork'' soundtrack. Everyone was so sure of their victory, one of the nominees didn't even bother attending. And the Oscar goes to... Music/{{Eminem}} for his song "Lose Yourself" from the semi-autobiographical ''8 Mile''.''Film/EightMile''. He was the first rap artist to win an Oscar in that category and he spent the monumental night sleeping.
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* Back in the days when Jim Crow laws were the norm (but kinda-sorta on the way out) was the same time the Rat Pack was in their prime. Music/FrankSinatra, Music/DeanMartin and Sammy Davis Jr. were incredible draws for Las Vegas; when Sinatra announced that the Creator/RatPack would boycott any venue or hotel that wouldn't allow ''[[TrueCompanions his friend]]'' Sammy on the premises, the resulting backlash desegregated Las Vegas practically overnight.
* Ladies and gentlemen, [[Music/{{Aerosmith}} Steven Tyler]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HSAqnfGJWhY_from=TL&videos=oNNkyG0pS3c sings God Bless America at the 2010 Yankees/Red Sox opener.]] Listen to that powerful, emotional voice, and then consider what he's been through in the past year (though he did bring a lot of it on himself). Then it pulls double duty as a SugarWiki/{{Heartwarming Moment|s}}.
* Ladies and gentlemen, [[Music/{{Aerosmith}} Steven Tyler]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HSAqnfGJWhY_from=TL&videos=oNNkyG0pS3c sings God Bless America at the 2010 Yankees/Red Sox opener.]] Listen to that powerful, emotional voice, and then consider what he's been through in the past year (though he did bring a lot of it on himself). Then it pulls double duty as a SugarWiki/{{Heartwarming Moment|s}}.
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* Back in the days when Jim Crow laws were the norm (but kinda-sorta on the way out) was the same time the Rat Pack was in their prime. Music/FrankSinatra, Music/DeanMartin and Sammy Davis Jr. Creator/SammyDavisJr were incredible draws for Las Vegas; when Sinatra announced that the Creator/RatPack would boycott any venue or hotel that wouldn't allow ''[[TrueCompanions his friend]]'' Sammy on the premises, the resulting backlash desegregated Las Vegas practically overnight.
* Ladies and gentlemen, [[Music/{{Aerosmith}} Steven Tyler]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HSAqnfGJWhY_from=TL&videos=oNNkyG0pS3c singsGod "God Bless America America" at the 2010 Yankees/Red Yankees–Red Sox opener.]] Listen to that powerful, emotional voice, and then consider what he's been through in the past year (though he did bring a lot of it on himself). Then it pulls double duty as a SugarWiki/{{Heartwarming Moment|s}}.
* Ladies and gentlemen, [[Music/{{Aerosmith}} Steven Tyler]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HSAqnfGJWhY_from=TL&videos=oNNkyG0pS3c sings
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* [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sophie_Scholl Sophie_Scholl]] of The White Rose resistance movement is said to have played [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M53mpCOAfS4 Die Gedanken Sind Frei]] outside the prison walls holding her father who was arrested for speaking out against Hitler.
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* [[http://en.[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sophie_Scholl Sophie_Scholl]] of The White Rose resistance movement is said to have played [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M53mpCOAfS4 Die Gedanken Sind Frei]] outside the prison walls holding her father who was arrested for speaking out against Hitler.
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* Sheffield, England, 1993. Despite my 8 year old self's expectations to the contrary, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xJkux2OtZDw One armed drummer Rick Allen plays "Rocket"]]. Goosebumps is an understatement.
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* Sheffield, England, 1993. Despite my 8 year old 8-year-old self's expectations to the contrary, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xJkux2OtZDw One armed one-armed drummer Rick Allen plays "Rocket"]]. Goosebumps is an understatement.
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* A mention must go to the jazz guitarist, Music/DjangoReinhardt, who, when he was 18, had the third and fourth fingers of his fretting hand paralyzed in a fire. Doctors at the time told him he would never play guitar again. He went on to record some of the most profoundly affecting performances in the history of jazz, exhibiting unparalled virtuosity. Not bad for a fella playing all his solos with only two fingers on his left hand. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-iJ7bs4mTUY Pure, undiluted AWESOME.]]
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* A mention must go to the jazz guitarist, Music/DjangoReinhardt, who, when he was 18, had the third and fourth fingers of his fretting hand paralyzed in a fire. Doctors at the time told him he would never play guitar again. He went on to record some of the most profoundly affecting performances in the history of jazz, exhibiting unparalled unparalleled virtuosity. Not bad for a fella playing all his solos with only two fingers on his left hand. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-iJ7bs4mTUY Pure, undiluted AWESOME.]]
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* On January 18th 2009 just about a half a million people from around the US braved the freezing cold to gather on the National Mall in front of the Lincoln Memorial. Why? To rock out to people like Mary J. Blige, Music/{{Beyonce}}, Music/{{U2}}, Music/NeilYoung, Bruce Springsteen, Renee Fleming, Music/StevieWonder, Music/BonJovi, Music/{{Usher}} and just about everyone else ever, right alongside Obama. Did I mention they were all introduced by the likes of Jamie Foxx, Tom Hanks and Samuel L. Jackson? [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QpwAPfidN5s Pure, undiluted awesome and then some.]]
* In the 2003 Grammy awards ceremony, the very last person listed in the "In Memoriam" section was Joe Strummer – and the reason he was last was because Bruce Springsteen, Elvis Costello, Dave Grohl, Steven Van Zandt and Music/NoDoubt then [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DiSQIbNxjcU proceeded to RIP INTO a rendition of]] "Music/LondonCalling" to pay him homage. Doubles as Heartwarming.
* In the 2003 Grammy awards ceremony, the very last person listed in the "In Memoriam" section was Joe Strummer – and the reason he was last was because Bruce Springsteen, Elvis Costello, Dave Grohl, Steven Van Zandt and Music/NoDoubt then [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DiSQIbNxjcU proceeded to RIP INTO a rendition of]] "Music/LondonCalling" to pay him homage. Doubles as Heartwarming.
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* On January 18th 2009 18, 2009, just about a half a million people from around the US braved the freezing cold to gather on the National Mall in front of the Lincoln Memorial. Why? To rock out to people like Mary J. Blige, Music/{{Beyonce}}, Music/{{U2}}, Music/NeilYoung, Bruce Springsteen, Music/BruceSpringsteen, Renee Fleming, Music/StevieWonder, Music/BonJovi, Music/{{Usher}} and just about everyone else ever, right alongside Obama. Did I mention they were all introduced by the likes of Jamie Foxx, Tom Hanks Creator/JamieFoxx, Creator/TomHanks and Samuel L. Jackson? Creator/SamuelLJackson? [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QpwAPfidN5s Pure, undiluted awesome and then some.]]
* In the 2003 Grammyawards Awards ceremony, the very last person listed in the "In Memoriam" section was [[Music/TheClash Joe Strummer Strummer]] – and the reason he was last was because Bruce Springsteen, Elvis Costello, Dave Grohl, Music/ElvisCostello, Music/DaveGrohl, Steven Van Zandt and Music/NoDoubt then [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DiSQIbNxjcU proceeded to RIP INTO a rendition of]] "Music/LondonCalling" to pay him homage. Doubles as Heartwarming.
* In the 2003 Grammy
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* On December 2, 2010, after ''yet another'' set of rumors involving Music/BritneySpears, this time from Star magazine (with input by her first husband for two days Jason Alexander (no, not [[Series/{{Seinfeld}} that one]]), about her boyfriend allegedly physically abusing her and her keeping silent to the police on the matter, Britney personally makes five posts on her Website/{{Twitter}} account. The first two for congratulating her fans for wishing her a happy 29th birthday, the next one announcing that the release date of her new album will be in March 2011, the fourth one to announce she will be enjoying a romantic vacation for the weekend, [[TakeThat and the last one...]], [[http://twitter.com/#!/britneyspears/status/10465543475691520 well, you can see it for yourself]]. BewareTheNiceOnes, indeed.
* Music/TheMonkees, a fictitious bubblegum pop band created for a TV show in TheSixties, a group often deliberate overlooked by the hipster [[CausticCritic Caustic Critics]] for having any influence or importance in popular music in spite of "bringing long hair into America's living rooms", is the first ever band to have a successful hit record in pop music using a synthesizer when Micky Dolenz uses a Moog modular synth on the track "Daily Nightly" (from the album ''Pisces, Aquarius, Capircorn And Jones, Ltd.'' and its [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YXmcweS2cnQ promotional video]]. In 1967. Ahead of Music/TheByrds, Music/TheBeatles, Music/TheRollingStones, Music/TheWho and other pop innovators. Ahead of even Music/WendyCarlos' ''Music/SwitchedOnBach'' a year later. In fact, one story goes that Music/JohnLennon was up all night visiting Dolenz in California making space noises on Dolenz's Moog. Music/TheBeatles didn't use a Moog until 1969's ''Music/AbbeyRoad''. Micky Dolenz helped usher in much of the next forty-something years of musical innovation on a slapstick teenybopper TV sitcom on NBC.
** Actually, a synthesizer was used in Telstar, by The Tornados, in 1962. That song is also something of a Moment of Awesome, as it reached number 1 on the charts despite being an instrumental, and was recorded in an apartment (the mixing board was in the kitchen). There are even rumors (albeit not very credible ones) that the distortion in the song came from beaming the song to space and back.
* Music/TheMonkees, a fictitious bubblegum pop band created for a TV show in TheSixties, a group often deliberate overlooked by the hipster [[CausticCritic Caustic Critics]] for having any influence or importance in popular music in spite of "bringing long hair into America's living rooms", is the first ever band to have a successful hit record in pop music using a synthesizer when Micky Dolenz uses a Moog modular synth on the track "Daily Nightly" (from the album ''Pisces, Aquarius, Capircorn And Jones, Ltd.'' and its [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YXmcweS2cnQ promotional video]]. In 1967. Ahead of Music/TheByrds, Music/TheBeatles, Music/TheRollingStones, Music/TheWho and other pop innovators. Ahead of even Music/WendyCarlos' ''Music/SwitchedOnBach'' a year later. In fact, one story goes that Music/JohnLennon was up all night visiting Dolenz in California making space noises on Dolenz's Moog. Music/TheBeatles didn't use a Moog until 1969's ''Music/AbbeyRoad''. Micky Dolenz helped usher in much of the next forty-something years of musical innovation on a slapstick teenybopper TV sitcom on NBC.
** Actually, a synthesizer was used in Telstar, by The Tornados, in 1962. That song is also something of a Moment of Awesome, as it reached number 1 on the charts despite being an instrumental, and was recorded in an apartment (the mixing board was in the kitchen). There are even rumors (albeit not very credible ones) that the distortion in the song came from beaming the song to space and back.
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* On December 2, 2010, after ''yet another'' set of rumors involving Music/BritneySpears, this time from Star magazine (with input by her first husband for two days Jason Alexander (no, not [[Series/{{Seinfeld}} that one]]), about her boyfriend allegedly physically abusing her and her keeping silent to the police on the matter, Britney personally makes five posts on her Website/{{Twitter}} account. The first two for congratulating her fans for wishing her a happy 29th birthday, the next one announcing that the release date of her new album will would be in March 2011, the fourth one to announce she will would be enjoying a romantic vacation for the weekend, [[TakeThat and the last one...]], [[http://twitter.com/#!/britneyspears/status/10465543475691520 well, you can see it for yourself]]. BewareTheNiceOnes, indeed.
* Music/TheMonkees, a fictitious bubblegum pop band created for a TV show in TheSixties, a group oftendeliberate deliberately overlooked by the hipster [[CausticCritic Caustic Critics]] for having any influence or importance in popular music in spite of "bringing long hair into America's living rooms", is the first ever band to have a successful hit record in pop music using a synthesizer when Micky Dolenz uses a Moog modular synth on the track "Daily Nightly" (from the album ''Pisces, Aquarius, Capircorn And Capricorn and Jones, Ltd.'' and its [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YXmcweS2cnQ promotional video]]. In 1967. Ahead of Music/TheByrds, Music/TheBeatles, Music/TheRollingStones, Music/TheWho and other pop innovators. Ahead of even Music/WendyCarlos' ''Music/SwitchedOnBach'' a year later. In fact, one story goes that Music/JohnLennon was up all night visiting Dolenz in California making space noises on Dolenz's Moog. Music/TheBeatles didn't use a Moog until 1969's ''Music/AbbeyRoad''. Micky Dolenz helped usher in much of the next forty-something years of musical innovation on a slapstick teenybopper TV sitcom on NBC.
** Actually, a synthesizer was used inTelstar, "Telstar", by The Tornados, in 1962. That song is also something of a Moment of Awesome, as it reached number 1 on the charts despite being an instrumental, and was recorded in an apartment (the mixing board was in the kitchen). There are even rumors (albeit not very credible ones) that the distortion in the song came from beaming the song to space and back.
* Music/TheMonkees, a fictitious bubblegum pop band created for a TV show in TheSixties, a group often
** Actually, a synthesizer was used in
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** Oh yeah, and Music/JimiHendrix opened up for them earlier the same year, when he was an unknown in America. So the Monkees had a hand in popularizing electronic music ''and'' {{hard rock}}/{{heavy metal}}.
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** Oh yeah, and Music/JimiHendrix opened up for them earlier the same year, when he was an unknown in America. So the The Monkees had a hand in popularizing electronic music ''and'' {{hard rock}}/{{heavy metal}}.
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* Cee Lo Green in a turkey suit with Gwyneth Paltrow and the Muppets. Yes.
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* Cee Lo Green Music/CeeLoGreen in a turkey suit with Gwyneth Paltrow Creator/GwynethPaltrow and the Muppets.Franchise/TheMuppets. Yes.
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* Back in the 1930s, stride piano players (think ragtime but more complex) in Harlem would frequently engage in "cutting contests", friendly competitions in which each would try to out-play the other. So in 1933, a typical three-way cutting contest took place between two renowned players- James P. Johnson and Fats Waller- and the relative newcomer 24-year-old Art Tatum. When it gets to be Tatum's turn, he plays an arrangement of [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KxadblDT6zI Tea for Two]]... and both of the elite players are stunned. For his second turn, he breaks into [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4BTw6epdq7g a completely insane version of Tiger Rag]] at '''over 350 BPM''' that continues to ruin piano players' hopes and dreams even now. Note that Art Tatum was also blind.
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* Back in the 1930s, stride piano players (think ragtime but more complex) in Harlem would frequently engage in "cutting contests", friendly competitions in which each would try to out-play outplay the other. So in 1933, a typical three-way cutting contest took place between two renowned players- James players—James P. Johnson and Fats Waller- and Waller—and the relative newcomer 24-year-old Art Tatum. When it gets to be Tatum's turn, he plays an arrangement of [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KxadblDT6zI Tea for Two]]... and both of the elite players are stunned. For his second turn, he breaks into [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4BTw6epdq7g a completely insane version of Tiger Rag]] at '''over 350 BPM''' that continues to ruin piano players' hopes and dreams even now. Note that Art Tatum was also blind.
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* The 2010 Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear, held by [[Series/TheDailyShow Jon Stewart]] and Creator/StephenColbert, featured the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=72vuvU1Cc4c combination]] of Cat Stevens and ''Music/OzzyOsbourne''. Doubles as a SugarWiki/{{Funny Moment|s}}.
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* The 2010 Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear, held by [[Series/TheDailyShow Jon Stewart]] Creator/JonStewart and Creator/StephenColbert, featured the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=72vuvU1Cc4c combination]] of Cat Stevens and ''Music/OzzyOsbourne''. Doubles as a SugarWiki/{{Funny Moment|s}}.
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* In the music video for Firework by Katy Perry, every main character gets one.
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* In the music video for Firework "Firework" by Katy Perry, Music/KatyPerry, every main character gets one.
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* Dave Grohl of Music/FooFighters [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sl9GMOTaqtc kicking a dude out of a concert for trying to start a fight.]]
* In 1992, Music/DuranDuran were considered all washed up. Their last album, 1990's ''Liberty'', was a massive critical and commercial failure, they were having difficulties with figuring out songs for a new album, there was a lot of behind the scenes drama, and they were considered pretty much relegated to the '80s forever. Then in January 1993, they anonymously released a single to radio, which got lots and lots of positive feedback and airplay. That song? "Ordinary World", which introduces the band to a new decade and the new decade to the album commonly known as ''Music/TheWeddingAlbum''. While it was only mildly well received by critics (it did a lot better with British critics than the narrow-minded American ones), it went platinum worldwide and showed that they definitely weren't consigned forever to the past.
* The fact that Canadian folk rock stalwart Gordon Lightfoot is still going strong and touring even in his seventies, after many decades of hard living and a lot of medical complications, could be considered a Moment of Awesome.
* In 1992, Music/DuranDuran were considered all washed up. Their last album, 1990's ''Liberty'', was a massive critical and commercial failure, they were having difficulties with figuring out songs for a new album, there was a lot of behind the scenes drama, and they were considered pretty much relegated to the '80s forever. Then in January 1993, they anonymously released a single to radio, which got lots and lots of positive feedback and airplay. That song? "Ordinary World", which introduces the band to a new decade and the new decade to the album commonly known as ''Music/TheWeddingAlbum''. While it was only mildly well received by critics (it did a lot better with British critics than the narrow-minded American ones), it went platinum worldwide and showed that they definitely weren't consigned forever to the past.
* The fact that Canadian folk rock stalwart Gordon Lightfoot is still going strong and touring even in his seventies, after many decades of hard living and a lot of medical complications, could be considered a Moment of Awesome.
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* Dave Grohl Music/DaveGrohl of Music/FooFighters [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sl9GMOTaqtc kicking a dude out of a concert for trying to start a fight.]]
* In 1992, Music/DuranDuran were considered all washed up. Their last album, 1990's ''Liberty'', was a massive critical and commercial failure, they were having difficulties with figuring out songs for a new album, there was a lot of behind the scenes drama, and they were considered pretty much relegated to the '80s forever. Then in January 1993, they anonymously released a single to radio, which got lots and lots of positive feedback and airplay. That song? "Ordinary World", which introduces the band to a new decade and the new decade to the album commonly known as ''Music/TheWeddingAlbum''. [[note]]Actually titled ''Duran Duran'', their second self-titled release.[[/note]] While it was only mildly well received by critics (it did a lot better with British critics than the narrow-minded American ones), it went platinum worldwide and showed that they definitely weren't consigned forever to the past.
* The fact that Canadian folk rock stalwartGordon Lightfoot Music/GordonLightfoot is still going strong and touring even in his seventies, eighties, after many decades of hard living and a lot of medical complications, could be considered a Moment of Awesome.Awesome. %% Born in 1938.
* In 1992, Music/DuranDuran were considered all washed up. Their last album, 1990's ''Liberty'', was a massive critical and commercial failure, they were having difficulties with figuring out songs for a new album, there was a lot of behind the scenes drama, and they were considered pretty much relegated to the '80s forever. Then in January 1993, they anonymously released a single to radio, which got lots and lots of positive feedback and airplay. That song? "Ordinary World", which introduces the band to a new decade and the new decade to the album commonly known as ''Music/TheWeddingAlbum''.
* The fact that Canadian folk rock stalwart
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* Despite some significant mainstream success, rapper Music/{{Pitbull}} has a bit of a {{Hatedom}}. So much so that it turned a Facebook contest on its ear: whichever Walmart got the most Likes on Facebook would be rewarded with a special appearance from the man himself. People responded online with a campaign called "Exile Pitbull", and proceeded to amass likes for a Walmart located in Kodiak, Alaska... the most remote Walmart in America. Sure enough, it won by a landslide. Surely most people with that level of fame can pull strings, but most people aren't Pitbull, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RSJkb-PTXJs who is a man of his word.]] Bonus awesome: [[http://www.buzzfeed.com/katienotopoulos/pitbull-pays-for-his-tormentor-to-meet-him-in-an-a he actually paid for the guy who started the campaign to come to Alaska with him.]]
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BhSGwPoHo6w?t=1m25s Take That performing at the 2012 Olympics Closing Ceremony.]] For reasons why this is awesome, frontman Gary Barlow's daughter Poppy had been delivered stillborn just over a week ago. The amount of strength and determination for any parent to even get out of bed following such a tragedy is phenomenal, let alone perform to billions worldwide. Keep in mind as well that all the musical acts performing at the Olympics were only being paid £1 (technically, they played for free, but a formal contract requires a figure, however small), so he wasn't there for the money. He was there because, well, TheShowMustGoOn.
* For about a decade, Music/GaryNuman had fallen into a creative slump. Everywhere he looked the music was stale and terrible and so he sort of drifted out of music, when in 1994 for he watched the famous Woodstock '94 performance of Music/NineInchNails, who had exploded onto the world scene in that show. Utterly mesmerized and inspired, he went back into the studio. A little while later, he met with his producer Alan Moulder, who found out he was inspired by Trent Reznor's work. Moulder told Gary that the first thing Trent Reznor did everyday during the production was put on Numan's ''Telekon''. As it turned out, the master had inspired the apprentice, who in turn inspired the master. In 2009, they performed together in London and more recently Numan has been opening up for Nine Inch Nails.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BhSGwPoHo6w?t=1m25s Take That performing at the 2012 Olympics Closing Ceremony.]] For reasons why this is awesome, frontman Gary Barlow's daughter Poppy had been delivered stillborn just over a week ago. The amount of strength and determination for any parent to even get out of bed following such a tragedy is phenomenal, let alone perform to billions worldwide. Keep in mind as well that all the musical acts performing at the Olympics were only being paid £1 (technically, they played for free, but a formal contract requires a figure, however small), so he wasn't there for the money. He was there because, well, TheShowMustGoOn.
* For about a decade, Music/GaryNuman had fallen into a creative slump. Everywhere he looked the music was stale and terrible and so he sort of drifted out of music, when in 1994 for he watched the famous Woodstock '94 performance of Music/NineInchNails, who had exploded onto the world scene in that show. Utterly mesmerized and inspired, he went back into the studio. A little while later, he met with his producer Alan Moulder, who found out he was inspired by Trent Reznor's work. Moulder told Gary that the first thing Trent Reznor did everyday during the production was put on Numan's ''Telekon''. As it turned out, the master had inspired the apprentice, who in turn inspired the master. In 2009, they performed together in London and more recently Numan has been opening up for Nine Inch Nails.
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* Despite some significant mainstream success, rapper Music/{{Pitbull}} has a bit of a {{Hatedom}}. So much so that it turned a Facebook Website/{{Facebook}} contest on its ear: whichever Walmart UsefulNotes/{{Walmart}} got the most Likes on Facebook would be rewarded with a special appearance from the man himself. People responded online with a campaign called "Exile Pitbull", and proceeded to amass likes for a Walmart located in Kodiak, Alaska... the most remote Walmart in America. Sure enough, it won by a landslide. Surely most people with that level of fame can pull strings, but most people aren't Pitbull, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RSJkb-PTXJs who is a man of his word.]] Bonus awesome: [[http://www.buzzfeed.com/katienotopoulos/pitbull-pays-for-his-tormentor-to-meet-him-in-an-a he actually paid for the guy who started the campaign to come to Alaska with him.]]
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BhSGwPoHo6w?t=1m25s Take That performing at the 2012 Olympics Closing Ceremony.]] For reasons why this is awesome, frontman Gary Barlow's daughter Poppy had been delivered stillborn just over a weekago.earlier. The amount of strength and determination for any parent to even get out of bed following such a tragedy is phenomenal, let alone perform to billions worldwide. Keep in mind as well that all the musical acts performing at the Olympics were only being paid £1 (technically, they played for free, but a formal contract requires a figure, however small), so he wasn't there for the money. He was there because, well, TheShowMustGoOn.
* For about a decade, Music/GaryNuman had fallen into a creative slump. Everywhere he looked the music was stale and terrible and so he sort of drifted out of music, when in 1994 for he watched the famous Woodstock '94 performance of Music/NineInchNails, who had exploded onto the world scene in that show. Utterly mesmerized and inspired, he went back into the studio. A little while later, he met with his producer Alan Moulder, who found out he was inspired by Trent Reznor's work. Moulder told Gary that the first thing Trent Reznor did everyday during the production was put on Numan's ''Telekon''. As it turned out, the master had inspired the apprentice, who in turn inspired the master. In 2009, they performed together in London and more recently Numan has been openingup for Nine Inch Nails.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BhSGwPoHo6w?t=1m25s Take That performing at the 2012 Olympics Closing Ceremony.]] For reasons why this is awesome, frontman Gary Barlow's daughter Poppy had been delivered stillborn just over a week
* For about a decade, Music/GaryNuman had fallen into a creative slump. Everywhere he looked the music was stale and terrible and so he sort of drifted out of music, when in 1994 for he watched the famous Woodstock '94 performance of Music/NineInchNails, who had exploded onto the world scene in that show. Utterly mesmerized and inspired, he went back into the studio. A little while later, he met with his producer Alan Moulder, who found out he was inspired by Trent Reznor's work. Moulder told Gary that the first thing Trent Reznor did everyday during the production was put on Numan's ''Telekon''. As it turned out, the master had inspired the apprentice, who in turn inspired the master. In 2009, they performed together in London and more recently Numan has been opening
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* January 24, 1975. The Cologne (Köln in German) Opera House. Legendary jazz pianist Keith Jarrett is scheduled to play the first jazz concert ever played at the venue on a Bösendorfer 290 Imperial concert grand piano -- widely considered to be among the greatest pianos ever made. When he arrives the afternoon before the concert, exhausted from a long drive (he was coming from Zurich, Switzerland), he finds a terrible mistake has been made: the piano set out for him is a worn-out Bösendorfer ''baby'' grand only intended for rehearsal use, tinny in the upper registers and weak in the bass. Seeing it, and learning that no replacement was available, he almost refused to perform, but the concert promoter (17-year-old Vera Brandes) managed to convince him, pointing out that the (sold-out!) concert was scheduled to start in a few hours. Keith Jarrett then proceeded to improvise for over an hour, using unusual techniques such as striking the same keys repeatedly to overcome the flaws of the instrument ... and not only was the concert a tremendous success with the audience and critics, the recording made of that concert -- now known simply as [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_K%C3%B6ln_Concert "The Köln Concert"]] -- has become the best selling solo jazz album in history.
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* January 24, 1975. The Cologne (Köln in German) Opera House. Legendary jazz pianist Keith Jarrett is scheduled to play the first jazz concert ever played at the venue on a Bösendorfer 290 Imperial concert grand piano -- widely considered to be among the greatest pianos ever made. When he arrives the afternoon before the concert, exhausted from a long drive (he was coming from Zurich, Zürich, Switzerland), he finds a terrible mistake has been made: the piano set out for him is a worn-out Bösendorfer ''baby'' grand only intended for rehearsal use, tinny in the upper registers and weak in the bass. Seeing it, and learning that no replacement was available, he almost refused to perform, but the concert promoter (17-year-old Vera Brandes) managed to convince him, pointing out that the (sold-out!) concert was scheduled to start in a few hours. Keith Jarrett then proceeded to improvise for over an hour, using unusual techniques such as striking the same keys repeatedly to overcome the flaws of the instrument ... and not only was the concert a tremendous success with the audience and critics, the recording made of that concert -- now known simply as [[http://en.[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_K%C3%B6ln_Concert "The Köln Concert"]] -- has become the best selling best-selling solo jazz album in history.
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* In 2000, Faith Hill's ''Breathe'' never hit number one on the Billboard Hot 100 charts. Despite this, at the end of the year, Billboard magazine named it the number one song overall. It spent 45 weeks in the Top 40 alone.
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* In 1994, during the 11th Annual MTV Music Awards at Radio City Music Hall, the Finnish band Leningrad Cowboys got up on stage with the Alexandrov Ensemble (the choir of the ''Russian Army'' with honest-to-goodness Russian/ex-Soviet military members, complete with ''uniforms''!) to sing...[[Music/LynyrdSkynyrd Sweet Home Alabama]]. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zKD7g56DNN0 It was glorious.]]
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* In 1994, during the 11th Annual MTV Music Awards at Radio City Music Hall, the Finnish band Leningrad Cowboys Music/LeningradCowboys got up on stage with the Alexandrov Ensemble (the choir of the ''Russian Army'' with honest-to-goodness Russian/ex-Soviet military members, complete with ''uniforms''!) to sing...[[Music/LynyrdSkynyrd Sweet Home Alabama]]. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zKD7g56DNN0 It was glorious.]]
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* "King of The Surf Guitar" Dick Dale has beaten cancer twice (1966 and 2008), and influenced many hard rock and metal guitarists such as Eddie Van Halen and Jimi Hendrix, who paid tribute to him in “Third Stone from the Sun” after learning of his first cancer diagnosis. At over 80 years old, he literally tours to stay alive (his insurance doesn’t cover his medical bills), and he’s stated in interviews that he wants to die onstage, [[https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/6663777/surf-guitar-legend-dick-dale-touring-illness "in an explosion of body parts.”]]
* ''Music/PharrellWilliams'' was ''finally'' able to get his first #1 solo hit song ("Happy") on the Billboard 100 Charts.
* ''Music/PharrellWilliams'' was ''finally'' able to get his first #1 solo hit song ("Happy") on the Billboard 100 Charts.
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* "King of The Surf Guitar" Dick Dale has beaten beat cancer twice (1966 and 2008), and influenced many hard rock and metal guitarists such as Eddie Van Halen and Jimi Hendrix, who paid tribute to him in “Third Stone from the Sun” after learning of his first cancer diagnosis. At over 80 years old, he literally tours toured to stay alive (his insurance doesn’t didn't cover his medical bills), and he’s performed despite back problems that made performing unbearably painful. Dale stated in interviews that he wants wanted to die onstage, [[https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/6663777/surf-guitar-legend-dick-dale-touring-illness "in an explosion of body parts.”]]
”]] Dale didn't quite get his wish, passing in a hospital in March 2019. At the time, he had scheduled concert dates through November of that year.
* ''Music/PharrellWilliams'' was ''finally'' able to get his first #1 solo hit song ("Happy") on theBillboard ''Billboard'' 100 Charts.
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* Just watch the live version of Music/SigurRos' Hoppipola on their [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=avCJTTw2VOk live Heima DVD]]... The thing that makes it so Awesome is the whole crowd. It's a National Holiday and the band just plays there in a field for the benefit of everyone, no rock crowd headbanging (though you won't headbang much for a Sigur Ros concert), no fans screaming, just families in a field listening to music and having a nice time...
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* Just watch the live version of Music/SigurRos' Hoppipola on their [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=avCJTTw2VOk live Heima DVD]]... The thing that makes it so Awesome is the whole crowd. It's a National Holiday and the band just plays there in a field for the benefit of everyone, no rock crowd headbanging (though you won't headbang much for a Sigur Ros Rós concert), no fans screaming, just families in a field listening to music and having a nice time...
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* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e1vlLJCr9Lo This guy from the audience]] rapping the entirety of Dave and AJ Tracey's underground hit "Thiago Silva" in front of a crowd of thousands at Glastonbury. It is so impressive that the namesake footballer has even asked if he could meet him in real life.
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