Word: anthem
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...powerful reprimand to both ethnic chauvinism and facile criticisms of the nation-state. Barça is the ultimate symbol of the Catalan people - one of their most glorious achievements, a monument to their language, history and struggle. But, at the same, it is a bastion of pluralism. Its anthem explicitly welcomes immigrants, and over time, it has served as a powerful instrument for assimilating newcomers into Catalan society. Every morning this past week, I have dressed my 14-month-old baby in her Barça tracksuit, earning her approving cheers from my Latino neighbors as she waddles down...
...even though she's French-Canadian, starting a trend of Swiss outsourcing. Last year's Swiss representatives Vanilla Ninja were all from Estonia, and the country's 2006 multinational entry six4one has just one native performer. Luckily, the pop group won't be required to sing Switzerland's national anthem. Final odds: 28-1 Serbia and Montenegro No entry Even the soothing sounds of boy-band crooning can't calm tensions in Serbia and Montenegro. Although a Montenegrin pop group called No Name won a national selection heat, accusations of vote fixing and Montenegrin favoritism turned the Belgrade competition into...
...interesting, and on the best songs here Young transmutes his into empathy for the families of fallen soldiers (Families), optimism about the future (Looking for a Leader) and exuberance; Let's Impeach the President opens with a jazzed-up sample of Taps before turning into an all-out party anthem. Minds are unlikely to be changed, but Young's gift for creative indignation is good for the ears...
...late 60s. He wonders who will take his place, and the place of other, older activists. "Where are the young soldiers to step into the place that older missionaries now fill?" he asks the congregation. He steps down from the pulpit, and the organist begins playing the anthem associated more than any other with escape from bondage. In Korean, 2,000 voices swell to sing The Battle Hymn of the Republic...
...moment for me to decide whether it was real or just the protagonist’s hallucination.There are few mistakes that a passionate kissing scene amid a full-cast dance number can’t redress. The closing number, “On the Air,” an anthem to short-lived fame and unrealized fortune, was so spectacular that I hardly cared whether the cast was singing in the correct key or knew the words to the glorious song. Whether the final scene was improvised or not, the audience’s thunderous applause was justifiably approving...