Vox populi education. With increasing public familiarity with the term, several radio and television programs have been named "vox pop" in allusion to this practice. The Latin phrase (), 'The voice of the people [is] the voice of God', is an old proverb. An early reference to the expression is in a letter from Alcuin to Charlemagne in 798. The full quotation from Alcuin reads: English translation: This passage indicates that already by the end of the eighth century the phrase had become an aphorism of political common wisdom. Writing in the early 12th century, William of Malmesbury refers to the saying
Vox Continental can also be seen in numerous televised appearances of The Dave Clark Five played by lead singer Mike Smith on shows such as "The Ed Sullivan Show" and "Shindig!" Alex Turner also used the Vox Continental for Arctic Monkeys song "505", the closer of second album "Favourite Worst Nightmare", as well as on third album "Humbug" and "Crying Lightning" b-side "Red Right Hand". The Moons organist Tom Warmsley uses a single manual Vox Continental; also, The Moons' James Edward Bagshaw uses a Vox Continental 300. Vox Continental The Vox Continental is a transistorized combo organ that was introduced in 1962.