Over the 2004 to 2011 period flake graphite demand grew by an average of 7.5% per annum. Alternatively, amorphous graphite demand declined 5.2% per year. The increase in flake demand was almost entirely driven by traditional steel and automotive industries and the emergence of developing economies. This caused prices to rise from about $700/t in 2005 to almost $3,000/t in early 2012.
Slippin%27 and Slidin%27 %28Peepin%27 and Hidin%27%29 by Little Richard Songfacts. A New Orleans musician named Eddie Bo recorded this song (or at least a similar one) earlier in 1956 under the title I'm Wise.. Little Richard explained in a 1970 interview with Rolling Stone: A fellow in my band, Lee Diamond, gave me some of the words and I changed them around.
The Dance by Garth Brooks. In this song, written by Tony Arata and Henry Drysdale-Wood, Brooks makes a statement that it is best not to know how things will end, because if you do then you may deprive yourself of certain experiences. This was honored as both the 1990 Song of the Year and Video of the Year by the Academy of Country Music. The song was later recorded by the Irish boy band Westlife on their 2006 covers set, The Love Album. When Tony Arata co-wrote this tune, he was a little-known Nashville songwriter. At a random open-mic night at Nashville's Douglas Corner, he met another little-known songwriter, Garth Brooks.