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4 unusual facts about Turn On


Turn On

Switch, an electrical component that allows a circuit to be turned on or off

"Turn on, tune in, drop out", a counterculture phrase coined by Timothy Leary in the 1960s

Turn On, Tune In, Cop Out

"Turn on, Tune in, Cop out" was the biggest hit single for Norman Cook's dance-jazz group, Freak Power, released in 1993 as a single.

The song features a smooth jazz sound and the baritone vocals of lead singer Ashley Slater.


Track 10

The song features samples from the Timothy Leary album Turn On, Tune In, Drop Out which the band failed to receive clearance of from Henry Saperstein, the copyright owner of the recordings in question.


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Bill Cosby: Himself

Samples of his routine were used by musical techno group Lords of Acid, for their debut album Lust on the track "Let's Get High", which including the lines "Let's get high, and have fun!", and "Turn on the sweat machine!".

Carson Yeung

He was held responsible for the club's U-turn on the contract offered to manager Steve Bruce in May 2007, which led to Bruce's decision to resign from the club and move to Wigan Athletic F.C. of November that year.

Gregg Steinberg

He also has made numerous national television and radio appearances, and is a regular guest on "Making The Turn" on the PGA Tour Network on Sirius XM Radio, a show hosted by Peter Kessler.

Hannibal Gamon

Gamon was instituted to the rectory of Mawgan-in-Pyder, on the north coast of Cornwall, on 11 February 1619, on presentation of Elizabeth Peter, the patroness for that turn, on the assignment of Sir John Arundell, knight, the owner of the advowson.

Interpol EP

Between the releases of the Interpol EP and Turn on the Bright Lights, Interpol released "PDA" as a promo single along with a music video, directed by Christopher Mills.

La Toya

Other contributions were from producers Bobby Hart & Dick Eastman on the duet with John Pagano "If I Could Get To You", Harold Faltermeyer on the eccentric "Turn On The Radio", and Steve Harvey on "Does It Really Matter".

Lorelei Travis

When a group of superheroes known as the New Warriors accidentally blow up a town causing the general public to turn on superheroes and eventually ignite a superhero civil war.

Mékinac Lake

Just before the bridge over the Mekinac River, 4.7 km after the village of Saint-Roch-de-Mékinac, turn on Saint-Joseph path towards Saint-Joseph-de-Mékinac, Quebec (municipality of Trois-Rives, Quebec), a legendary authentic village that was developed through forestry, agriculture and tourist activities.

Mindwalk

Mindwalk is a 1990 feature film directed by Bernt Amadeus Capra, based on his own short story, based in turn on the book The Turning Point by his brother Fritjof Capra, the author of the book The Tao of Physics.

Moonshake

During his Moonshake years, David Callahan enjoyed brief cameos with contemporaries Stereolab (performing "French Disko" with them on Channel 4's The Word in 1993) and the Stereolab spin-off project Turn On.

Newport Pagnell services

On 3 September 2007, a National Express coach from Birmingham to Luton airport and Stansted airport (making an unscheduled stop) failed to make a turn on the approach road and overturned.

Nurpur Jharsa

From Rajiv Chowk Gurgaon, take Sohna road after driving 5 K.M. you will reach to Village Badshahpur take right turn from main chowk of Badshahpur on Teekli road after one K.M. take right Turn on Palra Road, after 100 meter take right turn you will be in Noorpur Village.

Opal Mantra

It was backed by three live tracks on most formats in the UK and Ireland, but the previous single "Turn" on the European CD single.

Paperfaces

Frontman Grant Nicholas said the band were invited to perform the track on TFI Friday, but decided to U-turn on the band and instead gave the slot to the Stereophonics, meaning they appeared twice on the show and Feeder missed out on widespread promotion for this single.

Rumspringa

In each episode the group stayed with British families of different socio-economic levels, living in turn on a South London Council Estate, the Kent countryside and even staying at a Scottish hunting estate.

Scat Paradise

It features the song "Hey, You!", a rarity previously only available as the B-side to the infamous "Song of Scatland" single and later remixed and re-released as "U-Turn" on the Everybody Jam! album.

Seahorse Seashell Party

Having reached her limit after years of their abuse, Meg finally gets the nerve to turn on them, starting with Chris for being a terrible brother to her, berating him for all the bullying treatment he had given her over the years, and how he never takes her side against their parents and calls him a bastard.

Smells Like Saturday

Zig and Zag often turn on their TV station ‘Channel Z’ and tune into their favourite soap ‘Unfair City’ which is their skit on RTE long-running series Fair City.

Someone Wake Me Up

McElderry performed "Someone Wake Me Up" for the first time at the annual Christmas Lights turn-on in Sheffield.

The Carnage Crew

In May, Masada would then turn on the group to form The New & Improved Carnage Crew with Danny Daniels and taking DeVito out in the process.

The Giancana Story

After contributing to the Hip Hop for Respect project, a collection of rappers who released an EP to protest against police brutality, and performing the opening verse on the single "One Four Love Pt. 1", Kool G Rap's critically acclaimed turn on the track led to a deal with Rawkus Records.

Toolroom Knights, Vol. 2

3pm - A Break In The Clouds / Turn On The Lights (Acappella)

Turn on the Bright Lights

The release of Turn On the Bright Lights was preceded by the marketing of the band's self-titled Interpol EP in June 2002, their first release for Matador.

Turn on the Power

"Turn On The Power" is the second official release by Swedish heavy metal band Mindless Sinner.

Turn On Your Love Light

"Turn On Your Love Light" was written by band leader and arranger Joe Scott (with an additional credit given to Duke Records owner/producer Don Robey aka Deadric Malone).