- published: 12 Aug 2011
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The term stereophonic sound or, more commonly, stereo, refers to any method of sound reproduction in which an attempt is made to create an illusion of directionality and audible perspective. This is usually achieved by using two or more independent audio channels through a configuration of two or more loudspeakers in such a way as to create the impression of sound heard from various directions, as in natural hearing. Thus the term "stereophonic" applies to so-called "quadraphonic" and "surround-sound" systems as well as the more common 2-channel, 2-speaker systems. It is often contrasted with monophonic, or "mono" sound, where audio is in the form of one channel, often centered in the sound field (analogous to a visual field). Stereo sound is now common in entertainment systems such as broadcast radio and TV, recorded music and the cinema.
The word stereophonic derives from the Greek "στερεός" (stereos), "firm, solid" + "φωνή" (phōnē), "sound, tone, voice" and it was coined in 1927 by Western Electric, by analogy with the word "stereoscopic".
To the left to the right
Step it up, step it up it?s alright
To the left and to the right
Check the new ride out it?s alright
Silence ain?t in season
'Cause there ain?t no good in grief
Can?t stop my mouth form breathin?
Or seein? what I see
Curves with destinations
Poetic symmetry
Ya 'cause an inflammation
In my anatomy, don?t you see, oh
Yeah yeah yeah, you can?t send a forget-me-not
Yeah yeah yeah, but I?ll still reach up to the top
Yeah yeah yeah, until the last day that I drop
Yeah yeah yeah, this is something you can?t stop
From infancy I grown
The message that I?m givin?
You don?t have to be alone, no you don?t
Cos days may come and go come and go
You?ll see no sight or sound
But when your mind is willing
You?ll find that I?ll be around
Hear me sayin?, hear me sayin?
Yeah yeah yeah, you can?t send a forget-me-not
Yeah yeah yeah, but I?ll still reach up to the top
Yeah yeah yeah, until the last day that I drop
Yeah yeah yeah
To the left to the right
Keep it goin? keep it goin? it?s alright
To the left and to the right
Step it up, step it up it?s alright
We want flesh
We want flesh
We want flesh
Ah, ah, ah
All you gotta do is bounce it
To see just what goes where
There ain?t no way around it
So I have come well prepared don?t you know
I?m in you form the outset
Hip to hip and dome to dome
We reach the outer limits
Bring the boogie boogie home back home
Yeah yeah yeah, you can?t send a forget-me-not
Yeah yeah yeah, but I?ll still reach out to the top
Yeah yeah yeah, we?re goin? right around the clock
Yeah yeah yeah
To the left and to the right
Step it up, step it up it?s alright
To the left and to the right
Check the new ride out it?s alright
See how we are livin?
See how we are livin?
See how we are livin?
You?ll hear me sayin?
Yeah yeah yeah, you can?t send a forget-me-not
Yeah yeah yeah, but I?ll still reach up to the top
Yeah yeah yeah, until the last day that I drop
Yeah yeah yeah, this is something you can?t stop
Yeah yeah yeah
Yeah yeah yeah
To the left, to the right
Keep it goin? keep it goin? it?s alright
To the left and to the right
Step it up, step it up it?s alright, it's alright