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From Paramore to house DJs: The musicians inspired by Beetham Tower's 'eerie' HOWLS

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The sounds of Manchester have long inspired the masses. We’re the city that has produced The Smiths, New Order, Oasis, and now…Beetham Tower screaming?

Yes, you read that right. The city centre landmark has become well-known to residents for its eerie howls in high winds which were first reported in 2006.

READ MORE: The Manchester spots that will never win a Michelin star but are still a must But a sound that some have described as “causing distress” is music to the ears of others, with several artists from near and far choosing to sample the strange noise in their music.

Perhaps the most famous, though little-known, use of the sound, was in 2017 by American rock band Paramore. Beetham’s eerie wailing features on their song ‘Idle Worship’, a fact revealed by guitarist Taylor York in an interview with Radio 1’s Zane Lowe. “In the UK there’s this building and I can’t remember which city but there’s this skyscraper that has got this metal grate on top of it, and when the wind blows super loud it makes this crazy loud howling noise, and that’s the noise in ‘Idle Worship’,” York told Lowe.

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