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Featured article: September 9, 2007

"Hey Ya!" is a hip hop song written and produced by André 3000 for his 2003 album The Love Below, part of OutKast's double album Speakerboxxx/The Love Below. The song takes influence from funk and rock music, drawing comparisons to the work of The Beatles. A music video was produced featuring André 3000 as eight different versions of himself, playing on comparisons to The Beatles by mimicking their 1964 performance on The Ed Sullivan Show. The song received a very positive reaction from music critics, and it won a Grammy Award for Best Urban/Alternative Performance at the 46th Grammy Awards. Along with "The Way You Move", recorded by OutKast's other member Big Boi, "Hey Ya!" was released by LaFace Records in September 2003 as one of the album's two lead singles. It became a commercial success, reaching the top five of most of the charts it entered, and topped the ARIA Singles Chart, Billboard Hot 100, and United World Chart, among others. The song popularized the phrase "shake it like a Polaroid picture" in popular culture, and the Polaroid Corporation used the song to revitalize the public's perception of its products. (more...)

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An example of new age music, performed on the recorder, from the 1995 album Refractions by Colin Ross (file info)

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The pupae of western honey bee drones. After passing through their larval stage within cells of the honeycomb, they continue there until they develop into their adult form. Due to the protection this provides, the pupae do not need to be surrounded by a chrysalis or other shell, but instead have their legs and proboscis free.

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Featured list: List of London Underground stations

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The Central area of the London Underground system shown geographically

The London Underground is a metro system in the United Kingdom that serves Greater London and adjacent districts of Essex, Hertfordshire and Buckinghamshire. Its first section opened in 1863, making it the oldest underground metro system in the world. The system operates below ground in central London but runs on the surface in the outlying suburbs. Approximately 55 per cent of its routes are above ground. The system comprises 12 lines (one of which is currently closed), serving 270 Underground stations. Integrated with, but formally separate from the London Underground, is the Docklands Light Railway. It serves 40 stations in east and south-east London. Both systems are operated by Transport for London (TfL).

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This list includes all current stations on the London Underground and Docklands Light Railway. Listed for each station is the line or lines serving it, the local authority and London Travelcard zone in which it is located, the date it opened, previous names and passenger usage statistics in millions per year.

Station	Line(s)^[*]	Local Authority	Zone(s)	Opened^[1]	Mainline opened	Other name(s)^[2]	Usage^[3]
Acton Town	District Piccadilly	Ealing	3	01879-07-01 1 July 1879	z	Mill Hill Park: 1879–1910	&0000000000000005.8200005.82
Aldgate	Metropolitan^[a] Circle	City of London	1	01876-11-18 18 November 1876	z		&0000000000000006.2400006.24
Aldgate East	Hammersmith & City^[d] District	Tower Hamlets	1	01884-10-06 6 October 1884 resited 31 October 1938	z	Commercial Road: Proposed before opening	&0000000000000008.1500008.15
All Saints	DLR (Stratford Branch)	Tower Hamlets	2	01987-08-31 31 August 1987	z		No Data
Alperton	Piccadilly^[h]	Brent	4	01903-06-28 28 June 1903	z	Perivale-Alperton: 1903–10	&0000000000000003.0700003.07
Amersham	Metropolitan	Chiltern	9	01892-09-01 1 September 1892	z	Amersham: 1892–1922 Amersham & Chesham Bois: 1922–34	&0000000000000002.1700002.17
Angel	Northern	Islington	1	01901-11-17 17 November 1901	z		&0000000000000017.82000017.82
Archway	Northern	Islington	2 & 3	01907-06-22 22 June 1907	z	Archway Tavern: Proposed before opening Highgate: 1907–39 Archway (Highgate): 1939–41 Highgate (Archway): 1941–47	&0000000000000008.2400008.24
Arnos Grove	Piccadilly	Enfield	4	01932-09-19 19 September 1932	z	Bowes Road: Proposed before opening	&0000000000000004.2500004.25
Arsenal	Piccadilly	Islington	2	01906-12-15 15 December 1906	z	Gillespie Road: 1906–32 Arsenal (Highbury Hill): 1932– suffix gradually dropped	&0000000000000003.2100003.21

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1912 – It's a Long Way to Tipperary

It's a Long Way to Tipperary, written by Jack Judge in 1912 and performed here by Albert Farrington in 1915.

1870 – Die Walküre: Ride of the Valkyries

The Ride of the Valkyries from Richard Wagner's Die Walküre. Performed by the American Symphony Orchestra for Edison Records in 1921.

c. 1800 – Sor Op 11 No 2

The second piece from Fernando Sor's Twelve Minuets, Opus 11, early 19th century.

United States Army Band Reveille

Reveille performed on the bugle by a member of the United States Army Band.

1920 – Comrades of the Legion

John Philip Sousa's march "Comrades of the Legion", in a modern-day recording from "The President's Own" United States Marine Band's contemporary album "Semper Fidelis": Music of John Philip Sousa; Colonel John R. Bourgeois, Director.

16th century – El Noi de la Mare

The 16th century Catalan Christmas carol "El Noi de la Mare", performed as a classical guitar instrumental by Wikipedian Jujutacular.

c.1828 – 24 Progressive Lessons For Beginners, Op. 31 No 1.

The first piece from Fernando Sor's Opus 31, a collection of pieces for classical guitar. Recording by Wikipedian Jujutacular.

1889 – Semper Fidelis March

John Philip Sousa's Semper Fidelis March, the official march of the United States Marine Corps. Performed by the United States Marine Band in June 1909.

1911 – Ramshackle Rag

A 1911 composition by Ted Snyder perfomed by Arthur Pryor's Band in the same year, in an arrangment by William Schulz.

1911 – That Flying Rag

Arthur Pryor's "That Flying Rag" performed by Arthur Pryor's Band in 1911. Arrangement by Louis-Philippe Laurendeau.

1906 – Anchors Aweigh

A United States Department of Defence instrumental recording of "Anchors Aweigh", the song of the United States Navy. Music by Charles A. Zimmerman, with lyrics (not here used) by Alfred Hart Miles.

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