Ellie

Ellie or Elly is a given name, usually feminine, a shortened form of Eloise, Eliana, Elaina, Elena, Eleanor, Emily, Eliza, Emelia, Elspeth, Elissa, Elham, Elliott or Elizabeth, but also a given name in its own right. It is also occasionally a nickname. It may refer to:

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Ellie (disambiguation)

Ellie or Elly is a given name and nickname. It may also refer to:

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Ellie (The Last of Us)

Ellie is a fictional character in The Last of Us, a video game by Naughty Dog. She is controlled by the artificial intelligence for most of the game, later becoming playable for a portion, which is then repeated in the downloadable content campaign The Last of Us: Left Behind. She is played by Ashley Johnson, who provided the voice and motion capture for the character. Ellie also appears in the comic book prequel The Last of Us: American Dreams.

Naughty Dog based Ellie's appearance on Johnson's physical appearance. Johnson also inspired Ellie's personality, prompting creative director Neil Druckmann to give her a more defensive role. In the game, the character Joel is tasked with escorting Ellie across a post-apocalyptic United States, in an attempt to create a potential cure against an infection to which Ellie is immune. Throughout the game's development, the relationship between Ellie and Joel was the central focus, with all other elements developed around it.

Ellie has been well received by critics, who particularly praised her relationship with Joel. Her role in Left Behind received great social commentary, particularly focusing on a scene depicting LGBT themes. Both the character and Johnson's performance received recognition, being awarded various year-end accolades.

Head Bangya!!

"Head Bangya!!" (ヘドバンギャー！！, Hedobangyā!!, also written in English as "Headbangeeeeerrrrr!!!!!") is a single by the band Babymetal. Released in Japan on July 4, 2012 in promotion for the album Sakura Gakuin 2012 Nendo: My Generation, the single serves as the third single from the debut album Babymetal. It is also the band's first solo audio release.

Background and release

"Head Bangya!!" was first performed at the Pop'n Idol 02 venue at Zepp Tokyo on June 23, 2012.

The single was released in two versions: a standard edition, available via CD and digital download, and a physical limited edition, which contains the CD as well as a "neck corset" for headbanging training. Both editions of the single feature the songs "Head Bangya!!" and "Uki Uki ★ Midnight", along with instrumental versions (labeled as "Vocal Air Ver."). The enhanced CD also contains a bonus music video of "Babymetal Death", which can only be played on a computer.

To promote the release of the single, the band played the concert Legend: Corset Festival at Rock May Kan on July 21, 2015, where "Uki Uki ★ Midnight" was first performed live.

Headbanging

Headbanging is violently shaking one's head in time with music, normally to whip long hair back and forth. Headbanging is sometimes used by musicians on stage, and is most common in the rock, punk and heavy metal music genres.

Origin

The origin of the term "headbanging" is contested. It is possible that the term "headbanger" was coined during Led Zeppelin's first US tour in 1969. During a show at the Boston Tea Party, audience members in the first row were banging their heads against the stage in rhythm with the music.

Furthermore, concert footage of Led Zeppelin performing at the Royal Albert Hall January 9, 1970 on the Led Zeppelin DVD released in 2003, the front row can be seen headbanging throughout the performance.

Ozzy Osbourne and Geezer Butler of Black Sabbath are among the first documented headbangers, as it is possible to see on a band's concert in Paris, 1970.

Lemmy from Motörhead, however, said in an interview on the documentary The Decline of Western Civilization II: The Metal Years, that the term "Headbanger" may have originated in the band's name, as in "Motorheadbanger".

Headbanger (disambiguation)

A Headbanger is a slang term for a fan of heavy metal music

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