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...song, while Byrne aims his quirky intelligence at sex-change operations, domestic discord and even the Deity: "Well God can turn the world around/ And he can push it in the dirt/ And he can tear it all apart/ He don't care who'all gets hurt/ Oh, something ain't right." The mix is intoxicating -- a dark elixir candy-coated with buoyant melodies and lyrics that smile even as they bite. At once scathing and funny, swinging and strange, UH-OH is Little Creatures with dancing feet...
...ain't easy...
After two upbeat numbers like "California Dreamin'" by the Mamas and the Papas and a swing-filled rendition of the old Broadway tune "Ain't Misbehavin," the Callbacks announced that they were going to do one of their more traditional numbers, "The Old Irish Blessing." Just as they lulled the audience into a deep sleep, the song broke out in a furiously obnoxious rap, only to finish one minute later in ballad form...
Just remember: If you find yourself on a roadwithout any street signs, you're not in theTwilight Zone-you're on Elvis Presley Boulevard.Tell yourself you ain't nothin' but a houn' dawgand speed along
...Light and Chardonnay or polyester and natural fiber. But where a European might see actual social classes, we tend to see only winners and losers, which is why any serious talk of class always has the sting of that ancient zinger: If you're so smart, why ain't you rich...