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unusual facts about Lounge music



Butchered at Birth

“Rancid Amputation” was given a lounge music rearrangement by Andrew Hansen of the Australian comedy team The Chaser in July 2006 when the band came under controversy due to their lyrical content prior to touring in Australia.

Female of the Species

Written and sung by frontman Tommy Scott in tribute to his late father, who was reported to dislike his son's taste of music, "Female of the Species" is a funky, upbeat Latin-flavoured number with feel-good sounding vibes and vocals reminiscent of lounge singers such as Perry Como and Frank Sinatra combined with keyboardist Franny Griffiths' trademark sound effects and Scott's dark humoured lyrics.

Hôtel Costes

Hôtel Costes also releases its own compilation lounge music CDs, which contains music played and mixed within by DJ Stéphane Pompougnac.

Suzanne Stevens

She was also host of the Global Television musical variety series For Lovers Only which began in September 1978 and featured lounge pianist Lou Snider.

The Chillout Project

Since its release, the chillout compilations have featured tracks from diverse artists of the electronica, trance, ambient, and lounge music scene such as: Thievery Corporation, Groove Armada, Wamdue Project, Moloko, Bliss, Sade, Roger Sanchez, Chicane, Anggun, and Zero 7.


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Costes

Hôtel Costes, a hotel in Paris, France, noted for its Hôtel Costes lounge music compilation CDs

Sexplosion!

He went on to say the album mostly concerned itself with "who is doing whom and whether or not there will be enough spangles, muscle boys, and cocktails available." He noted with approval its lounge music vibe in places, as well as its sampling of theme songs from James Bond movies including Thunderball.

The Stimulators

In the last couple of years he has done a lot of session work for bands like Jamaram, Stranger Cole, King Banana and others, along with performing lounge music with his own project, Florian Sagner's Groove Deepartment.