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A melody (from Greek μελῳδία - melōidía, "singing, chanting"), also tune, voice, or line, is a linear succession of musical tones which is perceived as a single entity. In its most literal sense, a melody is a combination of pitch and rhythm, while, more figuratively, the term has occasionally been extended to include successions of other musical elements such as tone color. It may be considered the foreground to the background accompaniment. A line or part need not be a foreground melody.
Melodies often consist of one or more musical phrases or motifs, and are usually repeated throughout a song or piece in various forms. Melodies may also be described by their melodic motion or the pitches or the intervals between pitches (predominantly conjunct or disjunct or with further restrictions), pitch range, tension and release, continuity and coherence, cadence, and shape.
Given the many and varied elements and styles of melody "many extant explanations [of melody] confine us to specific stylistic models, and they are too exclusive." Paul Narveson claimed in 1984 that more than three-quarters of melodic topics had not been explored thoroughly.
Simon Phillip Cowell (born 7 October 1959) is an English A&R executive, television producer, entrepreneur, and television personality. He is known in the United Kingdom and United States for his role as a talent judge on TV shows such as Pop Idol, The X Factor, Britain's Got Talent and American Idol. He is also the owner of the television production and music publishing house Syco.
As a judge, Cowell is known for his blunt and often controversial criticisms, insults and wisecracks about contestants and their abilities. He is also known for combining activities in both the television and music industries, having promoted singles and records for various artists, including television personalities. He was most recently featured on the fifth series of Britain's Got Talent and the first season of The X Factor USA.
In 2010, the British magazine New Statesman listed Cowell at number 41 in a list of "The World's 50 Most Influential Figures 2010".
Cowell was born in Lambeth, London and brought up in Elstree, Hertfordshire. His mother, Julie Brett (née Josie Dalglish), is a former ballet dancer and socialite, and his father, Eric Selig Phillip Cowell (1918–1999), was an estate agent developer and music industry executive. Cowell's father was from a mostly Jewish family, though he did not discuss his background with his children (Cowell's paternal grandmother had immigrated from Poland). Cowell's mother was from a Christian background, and is of part Scottish descent. He has one brother and three half-brothers and a half sister; younger brother Nicholas Cowell, half-brother John Cowell, half-brother Tony Cowell, half-brother Michael Cowell and half sister June Cowell.
RADIO STATION | GENRE | LOCATION |
---|---|---|
GrP Melody | Varied | Italy |
Radio Melody FM Live | Varied | Haiti |
Radio Melody 94,7 | Oldies | Austria |
Melody Radio UK | Oldies | UK |
FM1 Melody | News,Oldies,Folk | Switzerland |
I hear that melody
On the street
My melody
Soft and sweet
Melody
Would ya sing that song to me?
Melodies
Hauntin' Me
The memory
Just repeats
Melody even holds me in my sleep
(Tried to show ya)
But your heart couldn't see it
(Tried to tell ya)
But your heart couldn't hear it
(Tried to love ya)
But your heart had to slip away
And now that melody's
Hauntin me
Melodies
Got the beat
The memory
Just repeats in my mind
Melodies
Where I dance
In the place that I find romance
And melody
Just won't give me a chance
(Tried to show ya)
But your heart couldn't see it
(Tried to tell ya)
But your heart wouldn't hear it
(Tried to love ya)
But your heart had to slip away
Yea, yea, yea
Melody (x3)
(Certain songs)
I just cant take it
(Start to play)
My heart starts achin'
(Certain songs)
I just cant fake it
(Start to play)
I just want to break 'em
Just cant take it when I hear them play that song
I swear theat melody's
Hauntin' me
A tender rhapsody
Soft and Sweet
The memory
Follows me
It's insanity
Drivin' me
And now my melody's on the the street
My burnin' melody
Soft and sweet
I love you melody
Oh my darlin' melody
Oh my darlin' melody
You mean the world to me
I love you melody