Mayday
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Mayday
is a distress signal
Mayday or May Day may also refer to:
Mayday
Mayday is a distress signalMayday or May Day may also refer to:* May Day, a holiday on or around May 1** International Workers' Day* Mayday, Colorado- Music :* Mayday , an electronic music festival* Mayday...
is a distress signal
Mayday or May Day may also refer to:
- May DayMay DayMay Day on May 1 is an ancient northern hemisphere spring festival and usually a public holiday; it is also a traditional spring holiday in many cultures....
, a holiday on or around May 1- International Workers' DayInternational Workers' DayInternational Workers' Day is a celebration of the international labour movement and left-wing movements. It commonly sees organized street demonstrations and marches by working people and their labour unions throughout most of the world. May 1 is a national holiday in more than 80 countries...
- International Workers' Day
- Mayday, ColoradoMayday, ColoradoMayday is an unincorporated community in La Plata County, Colorado, United States.-Geography:Mayday is located at . It lies 8733 feet above sea level.-External links:* at GhostTowns.com...
Music
- Mayday (music festival), an electronic music festival
- Mayday (American band)Mayday (American band)Mayday is a band from Omaha, Nebraska, on the Saddle Creek Records label, led by Ted Stevens, also of Cursive and Lullaby for the Working Class.-Band members:*Ted Stevens*Tiffany Kowalski*Daniel J...
- Mayday (Taiwanese band)
- ¡Mayday!¡Mayday!¡Mayday! is an American hip hop group from Miami, Florida that consists of lyricist Bernie Garcia , lyricist Ben Miller , keyboard player, guitarist Aaron Eckhart , percussionist Andrews Mujica , drummer Terrel , and bassist Gio .The band is known for its Miami-underground hit "Quicksand", which...
, a hip hop group - Derrick May (musician) or Mayday
- Mayday (Hugh Cornwell album), 1998
- Mayday (Troop album)Mayday (TROOP album)Mayday' is the fifth studio album by new jack swing group Troop released by Warrior Records on June 16, 1998.-Standard edition:# "The Way I Parlay" —# "A Melody" —# "Round and Round" —# "Something About You" —# "Over the Moon" —...
, 1998 - Mayday (Awkward Thought album)Mayday (Awkward Thought album)Mayday is the debut album from New York hardcore punk band, Awkward Thought. It was released in June, 2000 on Blackout Records.- Track listing :#"Torsion Badger" – 1:32 #"Slow Down" – 1:18 #"Advance" – 2:22...
, 2000 - Mayday (King Cobb Steelie album)Mayday (King Cobb Steelie album)Mayday is the fourth studio album by Canadian alternative rock band King Cobb Steelie, released in 2000 on Outside Music.Crash Vegas lead Michelle McAdorey lent her singing and writing talents to the album's title track.-Track listing:...
, 2000 - May Day (Matthew Ryan album)May Day (Matthew Ryan album)May Day is Matthew Ryan's debut album. It was released in 1997 on A&M Records.-Track listing:All words and music by Matthew Ryan, except where noted.#"Guilty" – 4:53#"Watch Your Step" – 4:41#"Irrelevant" – 4:01#"The Dead Girl" – 3:46...
, 1997 - Mayday, an album by The CellsThe CellsThe Cells are a 3-piece rock band based in Chicago, currently made up of singer/guitarist Cory Hance, bassist Johnny Furman and drummer Mark Doyle.The band were formed in 1998 by singer/guitarist Cory Hance and bassist Brede Hovland...
- "Mayday" (song),a 2007 song by Bump of Chicken
- "May Day", a song by Dispatch from Silent SteeplesSilent SteeplesSilent Steeples is a 1996 album by American indie/roots folk band Dispatch. Unlike their future releases, the album contained mostly acoustic folk rock songs.-Track listing:#"Steeples" #"Past the Falls" #"Water Stop"...
- "Mayday" a song by The Libertines from I Get Along EPI Get Along EPI Get Along EP was USA-only 5-Track EP by the English rock band The Libertines, released on CD and 12" vinyl.-Track listing:...
- "May Day!", a song by Elvis Perkins from Ash WednesdayAsh Wednesday (album)Ash Wednesday is the debut studio album by singer songwriter Elvis Perkins, released on February 20, 2007, on XL Recordings. It is a chronologically sequenced album of songs written before and after the death of his mother, who died on 9/11...
- "Mayday!!", a song by Flobots from Fight with ToolsFight with ToolsFight with Tools is the debut album by Flobots released in October 2007 and re-released on May 20, 2008. It features the single "Handlebars", which became a popular hit on Modern Rock radio the following April...
- "May Day", a song by Chumbawamba from TubthumperTubthumperTubthumper is an album by the band Chumbawamba, and is the album that catapulted them into the mainstream, released by EMI Electrola GmbH and in the US by Universal Records...
Film and television
- May Day (James Bond), a character in the film A View to a Kill
- Mayday (TV series)Mayday (TV series)Mayday, also known as Air Crash Investigation in the United Kingdom, Australia and Asia and Air Emergency and Air Disasters in the United States, is a Canadian documentary television programme produced by Cineflix investigating air crashes, near-crashes and other disasters...
, a Canadian documentary series - Sam "Mayday" MaloneSam MaloneSam "Mayday" Malone is a fictional character on the American television show Cheers, portrayed by Ted Danson. The central character of the series, Sam is a former relief pitcher for the Boston Red Sox Major League Baseball team who owns Cheers and tends bar there. He is a recovering alcoholic and...
, a character in the TV series Cheers
Literature
- Mayday (novel)Mayday (novel)Mayday is a 1979 thriller novel by American author Thomas Block. The novel was updated in 1998 by author Nelson DeMille and re-released as a paperback.-Plot summary:...
, a 1979 novel by Nelson DeMille - The Mediterranean CaperThe Mediterranean CaperThe Mediterranean Caper is an action-adventure novel by Clive Cussler published in the United States in 1973. This is the 1st published book featuring the author’s primary protagonist, Dirk Pitt...
or Mayday!, a 1973 novel by Clive Cussler - "May Day" (short story)May Day (short story)"May Day" is a short story by F. Scott Fitzgerald published in Smart Set in 1920.-Plot:The story uses the May Day Riots of 1919 as historical backdrop...
, a 1920 short story by F. Scott Fitzgerald - May Day (play)May Day (play)May Day is an early seventeenth-century stage play, a comedy written by George Chapman that was first published in 1611.May Day enters the historical record when it was printed in a quarto edition by the stationer John Browne. This was the sole edition of the play prior to the nineteenth century...
, a comedy play written by George Chapman, first published in 1611 - "Mayday", a short story by William FaulknerWilliam FaulknerWilliam Cuthbert Faulkner was an American writer from Oxford, Mississippi. Faulkner worked in a variety of media; he wrote novels, short stories, a play, poetry, essays and screenplays during his career...
- Mayday Parker, the daughter of Spider-Man
Other uses
- Bird CherryBird CherryPrunus padus, known as Bird Cherry or Hackberry, is a species of cherry, native to northern Europe and northern Asia. It is a deciduous small tree or large shrub, 8–16 m tall, which grows north of the Arctic Circle in Norway, Sweden, Finland and Russia...
or May Day tree, Prunus padus - Mayday University HospitalMayday University HospitalCroydon University Hospital, formerly Mayday Hospital is a large NHS hospital in the borough of Croydon in south London, England, and is in the administrative area of NHS Croydon - Croydon Primary Care Trust. It is administratively a part of Croydon Health Services. It is a teaching hospital.It is...
, a hospital in Croydon - The Prince's May Day NetworkThe Prince's May Day NetworkThe Prince’s Mayday Network is a group of businesses committed to takingaction on climate change and was founded by HRH The Prince of Wales in2007.The Network is convened by Business in the Community and over 3000 businesses have signed up to date...
, an initiative of Business in the Community