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Fly High Little Butterfly
Fly High Little Butterfly is a 1979 single by the European disco group Arabesque. The song, like previous singles failed to chart in Germany, but became a huge success in Japan. Heike Rimbeau sang the lead, accompanied by Karen Ann Tepperis and Michaela Rose as backing singers. The song tells the story of a "little butterfly" who has a passion for singing and dancing from a very young age, and strives to be like her mother. The butterfly eventually reaches her goal. The song was exclusively released as a single in Japan Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north ..., where it stalled at #33 on the Oricon Singles charts for three weeks.Okamoto, Satoshi (2011). Single Chart Book: Complete Edition 1968-2010 (in Japanese). Roppongi, Tokyo: Oricon Entertainment. Track listing # A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arabesque (group)
Arabesque was an all-girl trio formed at the height of the European disco era in 1977 in Frankfurt, West Germany. The group's changing lineup worked with the German composer Jean Frankfurter (Erich Ließmann) and became especially popular in Japan. History 1975–1978: Formation and early years In 1975, schlager music singer Mary Ann Nagel proposed a girl group to producer Wolfgang Mewes, who accepted. Two additional members were recruited through a singing competition. An Englishwoman ( Karen Ann Tepperis), a German-Uzbek ( Michaela Rose), and a German ( Mary Ann Nagel) comprised the initial group. After the first album, the band lineup changed by keeping only the original member Michaela Rose, while replacing the two other girls, Karen Ann Tepperis and Mary Ann Nagel, with new members Jasmin Vetter and Heike Rimbeau, respectively. Nagel was replaced due to her becoming tired of the long daily commute from Karlsruhe to Frankfurt am Main, where the group was based. Te ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Friday Night (Arabesque Album)
Friday Night may refer to: *Friday, evening Friday Night may also refer to: Art, entertainment, and media Film * ''Friday Night'' (1987 film) (''Petak vecher''), a Bulgarian film by Lyudmil Kirkov * ''Friday Night'' (2000 film) (''V petek zvecer''), a Slovenian film * ''Friday Night'' (2002 film) (''Vendredi soir''), a French film by Claire Denis Music * ''Friday Night'' (album), a 2016 album by Will Butler * "Friday Night" (Arabesque song), a song by Arabesque from 1978 * "Friday Night" (Lady Antebellum song), was also recorded by Eric Paslay * "Friday Night" (Burak Yeter song), a 2019 song by Burak Yeter *"Friday Night", a song by Allister from ''Dead Ends and Girlfriends'' *"Friday Night", a song by the Click Five from ''Greetings from Imrie House'' *"Friday Night", a song by The Damned Things from ''Ironiclast'', 2010 *"Friday Night", a song by the Darkness from ''Permission to Land'' *"Friday Night", a song by Emil Bulls from ''The Southern Comfort'' *"Friday Night", a song ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Give It Up (Arabesque Song)
Give It Up may refer to: Literature * "Give It Up!" (short story), a story by Franz Kafka * ''Give It Up!'' (comics), an adaptation of nine short stories by Kafka Music Albums * ''Give It Up'' (Bonnie Raitt album), 1972 * ''Give It Up'' (Jimmy Lyons album), 1985 Songs * "Give It Up" (The Good Men song), 1992 * "Give It Up" (Hothouse Flowers song), 1990 * "Give It Up" (KC and the Sunshine Band song), 1983 * "Give It Up" (Nathan Sykes song), 2016 * "Give It Up" (Public Enemy song), 1994 * "Give It Up" (Talk Talk song), 1986 * "Give It Up" (Twista song), 2007 * "Give It Up" (Wilson Phillips song), 1992 * "Give It Up", by AC/DC from '' Stiff Upper Lip'' * "Give It Up", by Alice Cooper from '' Constrictor'' * "Give It Up", by Avalon from '' Avalon'' * "Give It Up", by Badfinger from '' Badfinger'' * "Give It Up", by Boney M. from '' Eye Dance'' * "Give It Up", by Datarock from ''Red'' * "Give It Up", by The Jacksons from '' Triumph'' * "Give It Up", by Jacynthe * "Give It U ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Euro Disco
Eurodisco (also spelled as Euro disco) is the variety of European forms of electronic dance music that evolved from disco in the late 1970s, incorporating elements of pop and rock into a disco-like continuous dance atmosphere. Many Eurodisco compositions feature lyrics sung in English, although the singers often share a different mother tongue. Eurodisco derivatives generally include Europop and Eurodance, with the most prominent sub-genres being space disco of the late 1970s and Italo disco of the early 1980s. The genre declined in popularity after 1986 in preference to electronic rock and hi-NRG, with a small revival of Italo disco in at least the late 1990s. History Eurodisco is largely an offshoot of contemporary American music trends going far back to the early times of R&B, soul, disco, pop and rock. During the 1960s, Europop hits spread around France, Italy and Germany, because of the French Scopitone (jukebox) and the Italian Cinebox/Coilorama Video-jukebox machines ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pop Music
Pop music is a genre of popular music that originated in its modern form during the mid-1950s in the United States and the United Kingdom. The terms ''popular music'' and ''pop music'' are often used interchangeably, although the former describes all music that is popular and includes many disparate styles. During the 1950s and 1960s, pop music encompassed rock and roll and the youth-oriented styles it influenced. ''Rock'' and ''pop'' music remained roughly synonymous until the late 1960s, after which ''pop'' became associated with music that was more commercial, ephemeral, and accessible. Although much of the music that appears on record charts is considered to be pop music, the genre is distinguished from chart music. Identifying factors usually include repeated choruses and hooks, short to medium-length songs written in a basic format (often the verse-chorus structure), and rhythms or tempos that can be easily danced to. Much pop music also borrows elements from other styles ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Victor Records
The Victor Talking Machine Company was an American recording company and phonograph manufacturer that operated independently from 1901 until 1929, when it was acquired by the Radio Corporation of America and subsequently operated as a subsidiary called RCA Victor. Headquartered in Camden, New Jersey, it was the largest and most prestigious firm of its kind in the world, probably best known for its use of the iconic "His Master's Voice" trademark and the production, marketing, and design of the popular "Victrola" line of phonographs. After its merger with RCA in 1929, the company continued to make phonographs, records, radios and other products. History In 1896, Emile Berliner—inventor of the gramophone and disc record—contracted machinist Eldridge R. Johnson to manufacture his inventions.Gelatt, Roland, ''The Fabulous Phonograph: 1877–1977'', MacMillan, New York, 1954. Name There are different accounts as to how the "Victor" name came about. RCA historian Fred Ba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Friday Night (Arabesque Song)
''Friday Night'' was among the first songs credited to Jean Frankfurter and John Moering, which would go on to write all of Arabesque The arabesque is a form of artistic decoration consisting of "surface decorations based on rhythmic linear patterns of scrolling and interlacing foliage, tendrils" or plain lines, often combined with other elements. Another definition is "Foli ...'s future material. It was also the first song to feature the newest member of Arabesque, 19 year-old, Heike Rimbeau on lead vocals. Michaela and Karen provide backing vocals. The song expresses the singer's regret of not being able to be with her lover for "seven lonely days" until Friday night, during which they drink wine, kiss, and make love. It was written during a time when the group's members had very little time to spend with their families and significant others. It was a huge hit in Japan, reaching number 9 on the charts. Track listing # A. "Friday Night" - 4:14 # B. "Someone Is Waiting For ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rock Me After Midnight
Rock most often refers to: * Rock (geology), a naturally occurring solid aggregate of minerals or mineraloids * Rock music, a genre of popular music Rock or Rocks may also refer to: Places United Kingdom * Rock, Caerphilly, a location in Wales * Rock, Cornwall, a village in England * Rock, County Tyrone, a village in Northern Ireland * Rock, Devon, a location in England * Rock, Neath Port Talbot, a location in Wales * Rock, Northumberland, a village in England * Rock, Somerset, a location in Wales * Rock, West Sussex, a hamlet in Washington, England * Rock, Worcestershire, a village and civil parish in England United States * Rock, Kansas, an unincorporated community * Rock, Michigan, an unincorporated community * Rock, West Virginia, an unincorporated community * Rock, Rock County, Wisconsin, a town in southern Wisconsin * Rock, Wood County, Wisconsin, a town in central Wisconsin Elsewhere * Corregidor, an island in the Philippines also known as "The Rock" * Jamaica, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Japan
Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north toward the East China Sea, Philippine Sea, and Taiwan in the south. Japan is a part of the Ring of Fire, and spans Japanese archipelago, an archipelago of List of islands of Japan, 6852 islands covering ; the five main islands are Hokkaido, Honshu (the "mainland"), Shikoku, Kyushu, and Okinawa Island, Okinawa. Tokyo is the Capital of Japan, nation's capital and largest city, followed by Yokohama, Osaka, Nagoya, Sapporo, Fukuoka, Kobe, and Kyoto. Japan is the List of countries and dependencies by population, eleventh most populous country in the world, as well as one of the List of countries and dependencies by population density, most densely populated and Urbanization by country, urbanized. About three-fourths of Geography of Japan, the c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heike Rimbeau
Heike Rimbeau (née Landvogt; born 17 April 1959) is a German disco singer, known for being a member of the German disco trio, Arabesque. Life Rimbeau began as a singer in the German group, Anyone Exact, in 1976 at sixteen years of age. By 1978, she had begun working at the Steigenberger hotel at Frankfurt am Main Airport as a clerk. She was chosen by Young Star Records to be part of the Arabesque in September of the same year following the departure of Mary Ann Nagel. Immediately made the lead singer of the group, her vocals were featured on the 1978 album ''Friday Night'', as well as on the group's successful single "Fly High Little Butterfly". By January 1979, Rimbeau was married and pregnant; she was forced to leave Arabesque, and gave her final performance on 26 March 1979 on ''Disco''. Shortly afterwards, Sandra Ann Lauer Sandra Ann Lauer (born 18 May 1962), commonly known under her stage name Sandra and Sandra Cretu (), is a Franco-German pop singer who enjoyed mains ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Single (music)
In music, a single is a type of release, typically a song recording of fewer tracks than an LP record or an album. One can be released for sale to the public in a variety of formats. In most cases, a single is a song that is released separately from an album, although it usually also appears on an album. In other cases a recording released as a single may not appear on an album. Despite being referred to as a single, in the era of music downloads, singles can include up to as many as three tracks. The biggest digital music distributor, the iTunes Store, accepts as many as three tracks that are less than ten minutes each as a single. Any more than three tracks on a musical release or thirty minutes in total running time is an extended play (EP) or, if over six tracks long, an album. Historically, when mainstream music was purchased via vinyl records, singles would be released double-sided, i.e. there was an A-side and a B-side, on which two songs would appear, one on each si ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oricon Singles Chart
The Oricon Singles Chart is the Japanese music industry-standard singles popularity chart issued daily, weekly, monthly and yearly by Oricon. Chart rankings are based on physical singles' sales. Until 2017, Oricon did not track download sales. In Japan, physical sales decreased sharply in the 2000s, while download sales hit three to four times the amount of single sales. In November 2017, Oricon introduced its first digital songs chart, separate from its main physical singles chart. In November 2018, Oricon launched a streaming chart, and introduced a combined singles chart that utilizes physical single sales, downloads, and streams. Original Confidence Inc., the original Oricon company, was founded by the former Snow Brand Milk Products promoter Sōkō Koike in 1967. That November, the company began publishing a singles chart on an experimental basis. Entitled . The chart became official on January 4, 1968. Charts are published every Tuesday in Oricon Style and on Oricon's officia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
