Word: balladeer
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...slump was short-lived. The crowd needed something pretty exciting to re-ignite it, and got it in the form of the hit single "Salvation." The song generated a furious energy, which was carried through to the end of the set with songs like the oh-so-touching love ballad "Gunshot," and one of the evening's best, "Sidekick." "Sidekick" describes sheer male fantasy: fighting crime alongside a superhero...
They love each other, the Hekes do. When big handsome Jake (Temuera Morrison) and his wife Beth (Rena Owen) sing the blissful ballad Here Is My Heart, all their friends can see heat crackling between them. But 18 years and five children, and the frustrations of living on the dole in Auckland, New Zealand, leave their scars. So do Jake's fists. When too much liquor primes the rage within him, he will punch Beth and fling her against the far kitchen wall...
...Hekes' love is electric, violent and ultimately familiar: When Jake (Temuera Morrison) and his wife Beth (Rena Owen) sing the blissful ballad "Here Is My Heart," all their friends can see the passion crackling between them. But 18 years of marriage, five children and the frustrations of living on the dole in Auckland, New Zealand, leave their scars -- as do Jake's fists, when too much liquor primes the rage within him. Why, then, has "Once Were Warriors" become New Zealand's all-time homemade hit? TIME critic Richard Corliss says director Lee Tamahori's film combines "toxic love" with...
...Hekes' love is electric, violent and ultimately familiar: When Jake (Temuera Morrison) and his wife Beth (Rena Owen) sing the blissful ballad "Here Is My Heart," all their friends can see the passion crackling between them. But 18 years of marriage, five children and the frustrations of living on the dole in Auckland, New Zealand, leave their scars -- as do Jake's fists, when too much liquor primes the rage within him. Why, then, has "Once Were Warriors" become New Zealand's all-time homemade hit? TIME critic Richard Corliss says director Lee Tamahori's film combines "toxic love" with...
...Very Thought of You," a soft ballad featuring Stamm's flugelhorn, Bellson showed his strength in the small group setting. While Stamm blew the tune along effortlessly, Bellson's brushbased accompaniment was quietly creative, varying his articulations and equipment while holding to the same pattern of emphases. Bellson stuck to his inventive style, even though his improvisations were correctly understated. Instead of tapping along with the rhythm, Bellson gave just as much attention to almost inaudible notes as he would to an exposed solo...