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Dik Dik in 1975. Dik Dik is an Italian beat/pop-rock band, named after the antelope Dik-dik, [1] formed in the 1960s and still active. They were most popular in the late 1960s, when they released a string of hit singles with the contribution of renowned lyric-writer Mogol and songwriter Lucio Battisti, [2] [3] their greatest successes being "Sognando la California" and "Senza luce ...
"Il primo giorno di primavera" (literally "The first day of spring") is a 1969 song composed by Mario Lavezzi, Cristiano Minellono and Mogol and performed by the musical group Dik Dik. The song was one of the band's major hits, its lyrics were praised by critics for their realism and for their original vocabulary, while the music and the ...
Oink's Pink Palace (frequently stylized as OiNK) was a prominent BitTorrent tracker which operated from 2004 to 2007. Following a two-year investigation by the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI) and the British Phonographic Industry (BPI), the site was shut down on 23 October 2007, by British and Dutch police agencies.
On 4 October 2009, three original members of the band (Friday, Guggi and Dik Evans) performed two classic Virgin Prunes songs, "Sweethome Under White Clouds" and "Caucasian Walk", at Carnegie Hall as part of "An Evening with Gavin Friday and Friends", to celebrate Friday's 50th birthday. J.G. Thirlwell appeared with them as backing vocalist. [10]
That same month, U2, as a four-piece without Dik, won a talent contest in Limerick sponsored by Harp Lager and the Evening Press. [12] The win was an important milestone and affirmation for the fledgling band. [10] Within a few days, Dik was officially phased out of the band with a farewell concert at the Presbyterian Church Hall in Howth. [12]
The B-side of "Che colpa abbiamo noi" was a song that Shapiro co-wrote with Italian lyricist Mogol, "Piangi con me" ("Cry with Me" in English). The group re-recorded the song in English as " Let's Live for Today ", with lyrics by Michael Julien of Dick James Music .
Master-Dik is the third EP by American alternative rock band Sonic Youth. It was released on November 4, 1987, in the United States by record label SST , [ 8 ] and on January 22, 1988, in the United Kingdom by label Blast First .
The Dik Van Dykes were a garage punk sextet based in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada who first formed in 1985 and folded in 1989.. They released two albums, Nobody Likes...The Dik Van Dykes (1987), and Waste Mor Vinyl (1989), on the Og Records label, preceded by a limited edition indie cassette, Live At the Gown and Gavel... and countless compilation records such as the It Came from Canada series ...