LONDON, England (CNN) -- Concorde was as synonymous with the champagne-quaffing jet-set as much as its ear-splitting din.

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Having brought heavy-metal bands to new ear-splitting clarity to dorm rooms across the globe, Harman moved on to social causes.

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Their squabbling is fearsome, and the shrieks ear-splitting - it's the nearest thing Australia can offer to experiencing a lion kill on the Masai Mara.

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Wilkinson's kick levelled the scores, earning ear-splitting applause from the Toulon support.

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Nayder is host of The Annoying Music Show at WBEZ, Chicago Public Radio, and producer of ear-splitting collections, including The Annoying Music Show CD!

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But with thousands of teenage fans letting out ear-splitting screams for their idols on the red carpet and inside the Echo Arena, Mobo artists now dominate the pop music world.

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But, despite their group hugs and kisses, they could not match the excitement of the Sugababes, one of whom let out an ear-splitting shriek on reaching the podium to collect their prize for best British dance act.

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What do you make of householders turned austere pilgrims who live in tatty canvas tents on a flood plain of a river braving regular baths in freezing water, biting cold, smoky skies and ear-splitting din for more than a month?

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Especially because, for the most part, his pipes which turned songs like the Confessions megahit "Burn" and the recent ode to splitting up a marriage "Papers" into ear-wrenching pleadings aren't really anywhere to be found.

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