The Comic Con International event held in San Diego, United States last weekend successfully made Marvel fans excited because Robert Downey Jr. returned to the Marvel Cinematic Universe – after being “killed” as Iron Man in Avengers: Endgame. But he no longer wears the iconic character’s red uniform. This time he wore Victor von Doom’s green cape or Doctor Doom.
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U2 re-recorded songs in “Songs Of Surrender” album
Irish rock icons U2 re-record past songs. Songs Of Surrender features new renditions of 40 songs from their discography, a career-spanning repertoire that ranges from the 1980 non-album single 11 O’Clock Tick Tock to Get Out Of Your Own Way, a single from their last album Songs Of Experience (2017). Frontman Bono and guitarist The Edge handled most of the re-recordings during the pandemic lockdown, although bassist Adam Clayton and Larry Mullen Jr play on some songs. The album also serves as a companion to Bono’s memoir released in November 2022, Surrender: 40 Songs, One Story. Most of the tracks have been stripped down to their bare essentials, with minimal instrumentation, putting Bono’s voice front and centre.
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Today in Music’s History
On August 13th 1964, Manfred Mann were at No.1 on the UK singles chart with ‘Do Wah Diddy Diddy’, the bands first of three UK No.1’s. The song which was written by Jeff Barry and Ellie Greenwich was originally recorded in 1963 by the American vocal group The Exciters.
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Today Music’s History
On March 20 2020, Kenny Rogers, singer-songwriter, record producer, actor, and entrepreneur died age 81. He charted more than 120 hit singles across various music genres, topping the country and pop album charts for more than 200 individual weeks in the US alone. He was voted the “Favorite Singer of All-Time” in a 1986 joint poll by readers of both USA Today and People.
