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Doo-wop, an Uncommon card
Doo-wop is a subgenre of rhythm and blues music that originated in African-American communities during the late 1940s, mainly in the large cities of the United States, including New York City, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Chicago, Baltimore, Newark, Detroit, Washington, D.C., and Los Angeles.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- Arts
- ATK
- 88
- DEF
- 95
- Power
- 183
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 190,000
Ranked #621 of the 3,000 cards of the base set by power (ATK + DEF).
Doo-wop quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Doo-wop card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
Harmonic singing of ______ syllables is a common characteristic of these songs.
Answer
nonsense. Harmonic singing of nonsense syllables is a common characteristic of these songs. From the Doo-wop article on Wikipedia.
Which of these Wikipedia articles is read the most in a year?
Answer
Rudolf Nureyev. Rudolf Nureyev 360,000 · Bushido 280,000 · Doo-wop 190,000 · Adam Mickiewicz 94,000 Wikipedia reads over a year.
In a duel, each round asks a question like these about the opposing card, with 15 seconds to answer.
The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- It features vocal group harmony that carries an engaging melodic line to a simple beat with little or no instrumentation.
- Lyrics are simple, usually about love, sung by a lead vocal over background vocals, and often featuring, in the bridge, a melodramatically heartfelt recitative addressed to the beloved.
- Harmonic singing of nonsense syllables is a common characteristic of these songs.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Doo-wop article was read about 190,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 88 and blocks with 95: each hit it takes is cut by 38 %.
How to get Doo-wop
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Doo-wop (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Gee Records, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
