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FCS Daily Music Video – ‘Have You Ever Seen the Rain’ Creedence Clearwater Revival (1972)

Creedence Clearwater Revival were an American rock band between 1968 and 1972 playing ‘swamp rock’. Lead singer/songwriter John Fogerty now in his 70’s shows no sign of slowing down Lyrics below, followed by Fogerty, then and now Someone told me long agoThere’s a calm before the stormI know, it’s been comin’ for some timeWhen it’sContinue reading “FCS Daily Music Video – ‘Have You Ever Seen the Rain’ Creedence Clearwater Revival (1972)”

Poet Don and Class Celebrate Yodel For Your Neighbour Day 30 January (and a special letter they have written to Mr Bogdan)

Can any of you yodel? Billy? Anyone?…. Yes Billy?….. My daddy yodels to bring the cows in….. Perhaps we could invite him in to show the class?…… (nodding all round….) But not to bring the cows with him…. (murmering and shaking of heads….) Today, children all around the world are yodelling for their neighbours…. IContinue reading “Poet Don and Class Celebrate Yodel For Your Neighbour Day 30 January (and a special letter they have written to Mr Bogdan)”

The Noaa-N Prime Satellite Drop

Year: 2003Location: Sunnyvale, CaliforniaCompany: Lockheed Martin Space SystemsEstimated Damage Value: $135 million* Satellites might look like big, inelegant hunks of metal, but they’re complex pieces of machinery that take a ton of money and expertise to make. So, when one gets knocked over, it’s not a case of simply sticking it back together with glue. Back inContinue reading “The Noaa-N Prime Satellite Drop”

FCS Daily Music Video – ‘Around the World’ Daft Punk and Behind the Scenes Making of the Video

Daft Punk were a French electronic music duo formed in 1993 in Paris by Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo and Thomas Bangalter. Often considered one of the most influential acts in dance music history, they achieved popularity in the late 1990s as part of the French house movement. They later began experimenting with drum machines, synthesisers and the talk box. From 1999, they assumed robot personas with helmets, outfits and gloves forContinue reading “FCS Daily Music Video – ‘Around the World’ Daft Punk and Behind the Scenes Making of the Video”