Jóga

"Jóga" is a song by Björk, released as the first single from her 1997 album Homogenic.

An electronic song, "Jóga" fuses these elements with baroque and classical styles. The track's sound was partially inspired by Icelandic music, containing what have been described as "volcanic beats". Lyrically, the piece is an ode to Björk's native land and her best friend, while containing subtexts relating to emergency. "Jóga" has been critically acclaimed ever since its release, with reviewers praising her powerful vocal performance, as well as the track's composition and overall production. Commercially, the song was a moderate success, charting in several international markets.

Background and composition

"Jóga" is dedicated to —and named after— Björk's best friend, Jóga Johannsdóttir, who is usually thanked in her album credits. Like the rest of the album, it was produced at El Cortijo in Málaga, Spain. She wrote the song while walking and admiring the landscape, a common way for her to write songs since childhood. Björk explained "an overall picture" of it to engineer Markus Dravs, who then came out with a rhythm that she felt was "too abstract".Mark Bell, the producer of the track, then came and "took 99 percent of what [he] did and came up with some noises", giving Dravs new ideas. The singer wrote the string arrangements, which were provided late in the production process by the Icelandic String Octet.

Joga (group)

Joga is an Italian Europop act produced by Nick Ferrando with Nathalie Aarts on vocals. Joga songs are present on Toshiba-EMI's Dancemania non-stop megamix series, and in the Bemani games. Their major songs are "Dam Dariram", "Bye Bye Baby Balloon" and "No Nobody's Love". "White Christmas" was added to the Trance X-Mas compilation (Polystar Records, 2003), and this song to date has been their last collaboration as producer and singer.

Appearances

Nike JOGA3

JOGA3, in full: Nike JOGA3, is a futsal tournament that major, popular and leading sports brand Nike created in 2006 for two main reasons. Firstly, it was for the run-up to the FIFA World Cup 2006 finals (in Germany), and also, it was to help promote the Joga Bonito campaign (then less than two months old when JOGA3 started) and its five principles (heart, honour, joy, skill, team). JOGA3 was hosted in 39 different nations, with each nation having multiple cities/towns that hosted it, in which there were multiple locations in the cities/towns that hosted it. There was a National Finals for every country, and the winners earned a place at the World finals (in Brazil).

There were four categories: Under-20 male, Under-20 female, U-16 male, U-16 female. For the whole Under-20 category (aged 20–17, but with exceptions as young as 13), players qualifying to play in it must not have turned 21 by 31 August, 2006. For the whole of the Under-16 category (aged 16–13), players qualifying to play in it must not have turned 17 by 31 August, 2006. The minimum age for this category (and the whole JOGA3 tournament) was to be at least 13 years old.

S.O.S. (Too Bad)

"S.O.S. (Too Bad)" is a song by American hard rock band Aerosmith. It was released in 1974 as their third single from their second album Get Your Wings.

Background

Written by Steven Tyler, it is a hard rocking song focusing on sex and sleaze, with a chorus of "I'm a bad, lonely school boy, and I'm a rat, and it's too bad, can't get me none of that." The song starts off with a fast drum beat and basic guitar riff, then slows down, and builds up once again, with Steven Tyler's rapid-fire, fierce lyrics accompanying. The song's lyrical content and musical styles are in the vein of "blooze", a grittier hard rock version of blues music, often with lyrics focused on sex, drugs, and urban life.

The song has remained a fan favorite and has been a staple in the setlists on Aerosmith's most recent tours, the Rockin' the Joint Tour and the Route of All Evil Tour.

S.O.S. stands for "Same Old Shit".

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The Chronicles of Life and Death

The Chronicles of Life and Death is the third full-length studio album by Good Charlotte, released on October 5, 2004, through Daylight Records. The album was released with two different versions: a "Life" and a "Death" version which came with different cover art (designed by guitarist Billy Martin) and a special bonus track. There is also a Japanese version that has a different cover art as well as the special bonus tracks from both the "Life" and "Death" versions, including the hidden track "Wounded" at the end of the album. The Chronicles of Life and Death is the first and only album to feature Chris Wilson on drums.

Composition

The album has been widely considered a departure from their previous two albums, mixing new elements such as lyrical topics into Good Charlotte's youthful sound. Some sources have referred to the album as "emo". The album has different music styles. The opener track "Once Upon A Time: The Battle of Life and Death" is an instrumental opener with strings, a Japanese choir and an organ. "The Truth" is a piano ballad, and "I Just Wanna Live" has a hip hop beat with synthesized strings. Lyrically, the album also focuses on darker and more serious subject matter. "The World Is Black" is about apathy, "S.O.S" is about suicide, and "In This World (Murder) is about corporate greed.

S.O.S. (Pink Lady song)

"S.O.S." is a song Yū Aku and Shunichi Tokura wrote for Japanese idol duo Pink Lady. It was released as the group's second single in November 1976, and became their first number-one hit on the Japanese Oricon singles chart in the following year.

"S.O.S." features Morse code which stands for the song title at the opening of the song. Because its sound effect might be mistaken for genuine Morse code, intro of the track has been omitted occasionally when the song has played on the radio. The song has been one of favorites for both the duo and the fans, and it is also one of the essential songs performed in their concerts.

Reception

Led by commercial success of its predecessor "Pepper Keibu" which reached the number-4 on the Japanese Oricon chart, "S.O.S" climbed the top of the country's hit parade three months after its release. A single remained on the chart for 38 weeks, selling approximately 650,000 copies. According to the record label Victor, "S.O.S." has sold in excess of 1.2 million units to date.