5 posts tagged “birthday”
MT is 5 years old today, yay! Congrats to the entire MT team in both the US and Japan who have continued to make MT the best professional blogging platform.
Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin) by Sly & The Family Stone was the Number One song of the week that I was born.
According to Wikipedia, this song is "the first single to feature the matured form of funk music, after a half-decade of proto-funk records from the Family Stone, James Brown, Jr. Walker & the All-Stars, and others." My favorite Sly & The Family Stone song would have to be Dance to the Music.
The Number One song the day that I turned 21 was Gonna Make You Sweat (Everybody Dance Now) by C&C Music Factory. Some of you might remember this:
Wash's vocals were lip synced in the music video by C&C's Zelma Davis. Wash, perturbed by the fact that her image had been labeled "unmarketable" because of her physical size, successfully sued to receive proper credit (and royalties). Wash's courtroom efforts spurred legislation making vocal credits mandatory on CDs and music videos.
NOTE: I used the Top 100 list on Wikipedia rather than the recommended ThisDayinMusic.com since Wikipedia is free.
It's time to play the birthday meme. (via Keri)
My Birthday: February 21
Events:
- 1925 - The New Yorker publishes its first issue.
- 1947 - In New York City Edwin Land demonstrates the first "instant camera", the Polaroid Land Camera, to a meeting of the Optical Society of America.
- 1953 - Francis Crick and James D. Watson discover the structure of the DNA molecule.
Birthdays:
- 1903 - Anaïs Nin, French writer (d. 1977)
- 1933 - Nina Simone, American singer (d. 2003)
- 1965 - Malcolm X is assassinated at the Audubon Ballroom in New York City by members of the Nation of Islam. (Looks like I have a dark day similar to one found on David's list)
- Language Martyrs' Day - A day celebrated by Bengali speaking people for gaining right of mother tongue.
