Sounds of Yesterday
...can be completely mechanical and require no electricity to operate!
What is the typewriter!
This family band of two sisters and a cousin, had 8 top charting songs and were the only female group to tour with The Beatles.
I Can Hear Music by the Ronettes!
Audrey Hepburn starred in this film but did not sing for the score!
My Fair Lady (I Couldve danced all night- Marni Nixon)
Moth's have very sensitive hearing? (True or False)
TRUE! This insect can hear frequencies up to 300 kilohertz -- about 100 higher than some bats, and Fido isn’t even close. Dogs hear frequencies up to about 60 kilohertz, and humans only up to 20.
Human operators were replaced by this
The Rotary Telephone
The lyrics tell the story in the first person of the singer's feelings of betrayal and disbelief when he "hears" of his girlfriend's infidelity.
Heard it through the Grapevine- Marvin Gaye
Covered by multiple artists and groups, notably Creedence Clearwater and Gladys Knight.
Gene Kelly dances to the title piece
Dancing in the Rain
True!
They’re tiny crystals. And if they move out of place, you can feel dizzy and like your head is spinning. This is called vertigo. It can happen for many reasons, like hitting your head, a migraine, ear surgery, or spending a long time on your back. You’re more likely to get it as you get older. It may go away on its own, but if not, there are treatments to help.
Before a remote control
What is a TV Dial?
The standard tv went from 2 to 13.
Bend an ear and listen to my version Of a really solid Tennessee excursion...
The Chattanooga Choo Choo- Glenn Miller
This song is reprised three times, and is sung to members of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show in an attempt to persuade Annie Oakley to join the Wild West Show.
Annie Get Your Gun ("There's no business like show business"
More than 30 million Americans are exposed to hazardous sound levels on a regular basis. Most of these noisy environments occur at the work site. (True or False)
False!
The workplace can be a source of noise, but the home is no quiet refuge. Harmful noises at home may come from vacuum cleaners, garbage disposals, lawn mowers, leaf blowers, and shop tools. And target shooting or hunting, snowmobiles, go-carts, woodworking and other hobby equipment, power horns, cap guns, and model airplanes can produce high levels of sound for hobbyists.
These became wildly popular and commercially available in the in the 1960's, but variations existed for decades.
What is a turntable?
Released on October 19, 1964, the album was a commercial failure and led to the duo disbanding. This song hit #1 on billboard two years later.
Sound of Silence - Simon & Garfunkel
Following a day in the life of 4 British pop stars
"A Hard Day's Night"- The Beatles
It's often difficult for a person exposed to long-term high noise levels to realize that a hearing loss has occurred. (True or False)
True.
That's because the symptoms of this type of hearing loss increase gradually. Sounds may become distorted or muffled. It may become difficult for you to understand speech. You may not be aware of the hearing loss, but it can be detected with a hearing test.
It only costs a nickel to rock around
Patsy Cline's song "Crazy" holds the records as the most played song on Jukeboxes!
Old Blue Eyes produced the first ever concept album, titled "Songs for Young Lovers", featuring this classis cover
My Funny Valentine- Frank Sinatra
This song earned an Academy Award for Best Original Song, and a Grammy Award for Song of the Year. The film it was featured in also won Golden Globes for Best Original Song.
A Star is Born (Evergreen- Barbara Streisand)
A rock concert produces at least 110 decibels of noise. How long do you need to be exposed to this level of noise to begin to get hearing damage?
One Minute!