Word: anthemic
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...song without losing sight of the original spare, beautiful Marley melody. Lennox's funky bass-driven version of "Train In Vain" also shows her gift for creative interpretation. She remains faithful to the original Clash tune, even as she adds her own brand of soul to the ultimate anthem of white-boy angst. When she sings, "All my dreams come tumblin' down," you believe...
Rebecca becomes Tank Girl, and with the help ofnew found sidekick and best buddy, Jet Girl,starts plotting revenge. Jet Girl is played byNaomi Watts, who does a terrific job oftransforming from reticent to rebel. Watts managesto create her own distinct character and playsquite an anarchistic anthem on her second fiddle...
...concert hit its peak when Springsteen joined her for a tender, mournful rendition of his classic rock anthem Thunder Road. It was a magical moment-spontaneous, liberating, passionate. At one point, Etheridge fumbled the words near the end of the song. So, to the delight of the crowd, she and Springsteen performed the song again-flawlessly. It proved, once more, that you don't need to be plugged in to generate electricity...
...always something" is the unofficial anthem of mothers who work. If it's not a sick child or a snow day or a workplace that has hardly flexed despite the fact that 68% of women with children younger than 18 work, it's an ex-husband using your career to try to take the kids away. Mothers with high-powered jobs like Marcia Clark, the prosecutor in the O.J. Simpson case, may have the most to worry about. In a flurry of recent custody battles, women who don't conform to the Donna Reed notion of motherhood have lost custody...
...more uplifting note, Hooker's classic cut, "One Bourbon, One Scotch, One Beer," Proves to be the most enjoyable song on the album. Considering that this song has been previously released, its place on Hooker's latest album is a bit of a mystery. Nevertheless, this uppity anthem has lost none of its punch, as it tells the story of a man drinking and drugging a woman off his mind. Hardly the portrait of a healthy relationship, the tune is a perfect setting for Hooker to croon the lyric, "sitting here drinking/ getting stoned/ yeah, yeah," with all the conviction...