Word: ballad
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...book depository that day. This may be a dumb idea, an example of Sondheim’s narrow-minded insistence on seeing almost everything as the product of personal trauma, but Travierso, his torso quaking beneath his t-shirt, made the whole thing real.Travierso can also sing. As the Balladeer, he played a central role in executing Sondheim’s gorgeous score. “Assassins” is riddled with bits of American musical history, from the broad, open harmonies of folk to gospel’s ecstatic fervor. Even Sousa marches get their moments. In songs like...
...Tomorrow Never Dies," Sheryl Crow Crow beat out more than a dozen other submitted songs with her overly orchestrated ballad. k.d. Lang's performance of "Surrender," which played over the end credits, was far superior...
...Have All The Time in the World," Louis Armstrong The delicate ballad from Her Majesty's Secret Service answers the question, What would it sound like if Louis Armstrong met Burt Bacharach? It sounds good...
...best song on the record. The end of the album consists of more forgettable tracks such as “Distorted,” “Bad Side,” and “Phantom.” Pain makes an attempt at a heart-felt ballad on “Keep Going” that proves he should stick to producing club hits and respecting the power of Auto-Tune. His second rapping track “Karaoke” features the cool and haunting background vocals of a gospel choir, but is butchered by the inexplicable...
...annoyingly repetitive song on the album, mourns J. Smith’s isolation, how no one will pick up the phone when he calls (the title itself is a call to get up and answer the phone). “Friends” is a low-register, jazz-tinged ballad about the falsity of his friends. “Friends / Won’t ever desert you / Or turn against,” the chorus ironically reiterates.“Last Words,” chronicling J. Smith’s final utterances, reaches the melodic peaks of Travis?...