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Dragon, Dragon, the Clangers are your special friend (video screenshot)

Directly from the Department of Strange Bedfellows, Iron Maiden's (re-scoring of) The Clangers (1969 episode of "The Egg"). Confused? Just grab yourself a bowl of soup, and have a look-see at Major Clanger's eponysterical post. (PS, yes, we have reports of Clangers fan fiction, too!).

detail from Mahlathini & The Mahotella Queens album Music Inferno: The Indestructible Beat Tour 1988-89

Some great answers in dismas' Ask Metafilter post about Antecedents of the 'worldbeat' guitar sound: "What e.g., Afro-pop artists from the 1980s should I listen to if I really like that sound?"

Chappell Roan @ Hollywood Palladium 11/18/2022 by Justin Higuchi, via Flickr (https://www.flickr.com/photos/jus10h/) Over in Ask MetaFilter, member The Adventure Begins is looking for music recommendations similar to Chappell Roan's "Hot To Go" aka "high energy synth pop bops by girls". Come share your suggestions and see what others have recommended!

There’s so much going in the world at any particular time, so many things to keep track off and pay attention to. So let’s turn that big brain off for a bit with big songs that keep things calm. What do you suggest? Because member Garm is looking for music that can put one in this sort of mental state.

Photo by Dean Hochman via Flickr (https://www.flickr.com/photos/deanhochman/)

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TimHare wants to hear about your favorite independent and/or college streaming radio stations.

jontyjago posted St Wilfrid's Catholic School's end of year video, a delightful shot-by-shot remake of Fatboy Slim's "Weapon of Choice," featuring the school's headmaster, Mr Ferry. (Mr Ferry actually has pretty good rhythm, but the pun would brook no resistance)

In Metatalk: Shepherd has a notion ... a bookstore bookmark exchange? kensington314 is putting together another mixtape, yay! MetaMixTapes 2: Growing Up to Be a Pope, and oh, yes, there will be Birthday Cake. Thanks, freethefeet! 🎂

Photo by Paul Hudson via Flickr (https://www.flickr.com/photos/pahudson/) World got you down or just generally feeling blue? Then check out box’s post about the 40 saddest albums of all time! Dim those lights and let's zone out for the night!

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So, it turn out that more than one enthusiast has decided that owls and theremins must mesh. Whooo, you might ask? Well, one is a deer wizard, and one is muggsy1079's friend Scott.

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latkes just wants to listen to people singing in harmony. If you have some favorite music featuring vocal harmonies, maybe you can chime in?.

The original Dire Straits line-up in Hamburg, Germany (1978), photo by Heinrich Klaffs

“Sultans Of Swing” and “Money For Nothing” were two major hits of the hugely successful band Dire Straits. But what were the origins behind those two hits? AgentRocket’s post has all the fun trivia!

Perhaps, like Faintdreams, this is just what you needed but didn't yet know it: The Ardship of Cambry posted The Deep Ark, an eight hour plus mix of 1990's Warp Records "Electronic Listening Music" and related beats.

Video screen capture of the performance via Jaseroque on Bluesky

chavenet links John Bull's (Mefi's own garius's) Bluesky post on the 1994 Pet Shop Boys Brit Awards appearance and their rendition of the Village People's "Go West," performed with 3 separate choirs of Welsh miners — and garius's comment in the thread may make you cry.

Bobby McFerrin at the World Science Festival

That is one of my guaranteed happy-making videos: EmpressCallipygos links to a very cool short vid of Bobby McFerrin demonstrating the Power of the Pentatonic Scale in storybored's post on The Secret Code of Melody, and now we're happy, too!

Photo by Mayumi Hirata

How’s your love of punk music going? ‘Cause if it needs a boost or refresh, then say hello to Otoboke Beaver, a Kyoto quartet with an abundance of energy and talent, as illustrated in mikeand1’s incredibly informative post