O Valencia!
" O Valencia!" is the fifth single by the indie rock band
The Decemberists, and the first released from their fourth studio album," The Crane Wife".
The music was written by The Decemberists and the lyrics by Colin Meloy.
It tells a story of two star- crossed lovers.
The singer falls in love with a person who belongs to an opposing gang.
At the end of the song, the singer's lover jumps in to defend the singer, who is confronting his lover's brother( the singer's" sworn enemy") and is killed by the bullet intended for the singer.
Listen to the Band (song)
" Listen to the Band" is a song by The Monkees that was released on Colgems single# 5004 on April 26, 1969.
Written by Michael Nesmith, it is the first time Nesmith sang lead vocals on a Monkees A- side single.
" Listen to the Band" was first heard on The Monkees television special" 33 1/3 Revolutions Per Monkee" as a live performance with Peter Tork making his last appearance before leaving the Monkees.
The one- hour special aired on NBC on April 14, 1969.
The song was written during Nesmith's RCA Nashville sessions and was recorded on June 1, 1968.
It was completed on December 9, 1968 at RCA studios in Los Angeles with a horn section added to the track( arranged by Shorty Rogers).
The revised single went to No. 63 on the Billboard chart.
" Listen to the Band" was included on The Monkees record album" The Monkees Present", released on Colgems 117 on October 11, 1969.
The album version runs 2 minutes and 45 seconds, 15 seconds longer than the single version.
The Monkees were by now a trio( Micky Dolenz, Nesmith, and Davy Jones), with Peter Tork having left in December 1968.
The song includes a long held cadenza on the electric guitar that rises from G to the key of C with the accompaniment of the organ before Nesmith repeats the spoken title of the song to" Listen to the Band".
The song features a brass section that plays during the instrumental section as if the brass were the band.
The song ends with the recorded sound of an audience cheering for the band, sourced from the album 144 Genuine Sound Effects on the Mercury Hill label.
In 1970, Nesmith re-recorded the song with The First National Band and placed on their second album" Loose Salute".
The updated recording faded in through the first verse and reached full volume on the words" Listen to the Band".
Nesmith later revealed that the chord progression of “ Listen to the Band ” was created by playing another song he wrote," Nine Times Blue" backward.
The flip side," Someday Man", was a song written by Paul Williams and Roger Nichols and produced by Bones Howe.
It was sung by Davy Jones and recorded at the same time as the" Instant Replay" song," Man Without A Dream".
The song peaked on the Billboard chart at No. 81.
It was heavily promoted in trade ads and was designated as the' plug side' on the promotional single.
However, DJs began to recognize the superiority of the B-side.
This justified Colgems making an updated picture sleeve with" Listen to the Band" as the A- side.
Listen to the Lion
"Listen to the Lion" is a song written by Northern Irish singer-songwriter Van Morrison and featured on his sixth album, "Saint Dominic's Preview" (1972).
Its poetic musings and "bass-led shuffle" lead back to "Astral Weeks" territory.
Theodred II (Bishop of Elmham)
Theodred II was a medieval Bishop of Elmham.
The date of Theodred's consecration unknown, but the date of his death was sometime between 995 and 997.
Van Morrison
Sir George Ivan "Van" Morrison (born 31 August 1945) is a Northern Irish singer- songwriter, instrumentalist and record producer.
His professional career began as a teenager in the late 1950s playing a variety of instruments including guitar, harmonica, keyboards and saxophone for various Irish showbands, covering the popular hits of that time.
Van Morrison rose to prominence in the mid-1960s as the lead singer of the Northern Irish R&B band Them, with whom he recorded the garage band classic "Gloria".
His solo career began under the pop-hit oriented guidance of Bert Berns with the release of the hit single "Brown Eyed Girl" in 1967.
After Berns's death, Warner Bros. Records bought out his contract and allowed him three sessions to record "Astral Weeks" (1968).
Though this album gradually garnered high praise, it was initially a poor seller.
Van Morrison has a reputation for being at once stubborn, idiosyncratic, and sublime.
His live performances at their best are seen as transcendental and inspired; while many of his recordings, such as the studio albums "Astral Weeks" and "Moondance", and the live album "
It's Too Late to Stop Now", are acclaimed.
"Moondance" (1970) established Morrison as a major artist, and he built on his reputation throughout the 1970s with a series of acclaimed albums and live performances.
He continues to record and tour, producing albums and live performances that sell well and are generally warmly received, sometimes collaborating with other artists, such as Georgie Fame and The Chieftains.
Much of Morrison's music is structured around the conventions of soul music and R&B, such as the popular singles "
Brown Eyed GirlJackie Wilson Said (I'm in Heaven
When You Smile)Domino" and "Wild Night".
An equal part of his catalogue consists of lengthy, loosely connected, spiritually inspired musical journeys that show the influence of Celtic tradition, jazz and stream-of-consciousness narrative, such as the album "Astral Weeks" and the lesser known "Veedon Fleece" and "Common One".
The two strains together are sometimes referred to as "Celtic soul".
He has received two Grammy Awards, the 1994 Brit Award for Outstanding Contribution to Music, the 2017 Americana Music Lifetime Achievement Award for Songwriting and has been inducted into both the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and the Songwriters Hall of Fame.
In 2016, he was knighted for services to the music industry and to tourism in Northern Ireland.
He is known by the nickname
Van the Man to his fans.
Brian Saunders (weightlifter)
Brian Saunders( date of birth and death unknown) was a male weightlifter who competed for England.
Etan Boritzer
Etan Boritzer( born 1950) is an American writer of children ’s literature who is best known for his book" What is God?" first published in 1989.
His best selling" What is?" illustrated children's book series on character education and difficult subjects for children is a popular teaching guide for parents, teachers and child- life professionals.
Boritzer gained national critical acclaim after" What is God?" was published in 1989 although the book has caused controversy from religious fundamentalists for its universalist views.
The other current books in the" What is?" series include
What is Love?,
What is Death?,
What is Beautiful?,
What is Funny?,
What is Right?,
What is Peace?,
What is Money?,
What is Dreaming?,
What is a Friend?,
What is True?,
What is a Family?,
What is a Feeling?"
The series is now also translated into 15 languages.
Boritzer was first published in 1963 at the age of 13 when he wrote an essay in his English class at Wade Junior High School in the Bronx, New York on the assassination of John F. Kennedy.
His essay was included in a special anthology by New York City public school children compiled and published by the New York City Department of Education.
Boritzer now lives in Venice, California and maintains his publishing office there also.
He has helped numerous other authors to get published through" How to Get Your Book Published!" programs.
Boritzer is also a yoga teacher who teaches regular classes locally and guest- teaches nationally.
He is also recognized nationally as an erudite speaker on" The Teachings of the Buddha."
Billy Milano
Billy Milano is a Bronx- born heavy metal musician now based in Austin, Texas.
He is the singer and- occasionally- guitarist and bassist of crossover thrash band M.O.D., and he was also the singer of its predecessor, Stormtroopers of Death.
He was also the singer of United Forces, which also featured his Stormtroopers of Death bandmate Dan Lilker.
Bernie Bonvoisin
Bernard Bonvoisin, known as Bernie Bonvoisin( born 9 July 1956 in Nanterre, Hauts- de- Seine), is a French hard rock singer and film director.
He is best known for having been the singer of Trust.
He was one of the best friends of Bon Scott the singer of AC/ DC and together they recorded the song" Ride On" which was one of the last songs by Bon Scott.
Jacob Andersen (singer)
Jacob Andersen is a Danish singer, who gained fame when he won the 2004 talent competition" Stjerne for en aften(" Star for a night.
In 2007, Jacob Andersen participated in the Dansk Melodi Grand Prix, the Danish national selection for the Eurovision Song Contest.
He performed the song Listen to Love at the semi-final.
In the final on February 10, 2007 he finished 5th with 12 points.

Question: When is the performer of song Listen To The Lion 's birthday?
Answer: 31 August 1945