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...album reaches its climax on the sinister “Darts of Pleasure,” which oscillates wildly between decadent swagger and lovesick croon before sheer inertia flings it out of its orbit into a furious sing-along German coda—“Ich heisse Superfantastisch! Ich trinke Schampus und Lachfisch!”—which the band has compared to the moment of orgasm. In case you’re wondering about the German, guitarist/keyboardist Nick McCarthy spent his childhood in Munich...
...dance beats pulsate in almost every crevice, but only where appropriate. Compare the stripped-down “Open Up Your Heart” with the subsequent “I Need Your Love”—both songs share Luke Jenner’s high-pitched croon and snarky saxophone bits from Gabriel Andruzzi, but pounding beats mark the transition from sweeping ballad to stomping Eurotrash. Rather than bombard us with too many of these numbers, the Rapture opt for variation, succeeding amazingly with both kinds of songs...
Concluding the speech with a musical number, Ferrell began to croon Kansas’ blues hit “Dust in the Wind,” which he performed in his most recent film “Old School.” But he broke off mid-song and said, “I’m just realizing its a terrible graduation song. Man, it’s a downer...
...triangle samples straight from a Missy Elliott chart-topper, along with a creamy-wet, futuristic synth. The lyrics imitate radio-hop’s vapid babble but exaggerate it even further, laying bare its superficiality. “I got so much access to excess,” they croon, “words cannot describe my success.” Yet Ladd has so much fun in the process that “Platinum BlaQue,” like much of the album, becomes a strange mixture of condemnation and homage...
...Kuo’s scarce down time, she is known to sing Christmas carols year-round, walk around her room naked and even croon “Come on Eileen” while sporting a silver boa. She justifies her once-a-semester laundry habit by citing water conservation and harbors an unrequited crush that involves stalking a florist. Roommate Kristin E. Naragon ’03 calls Kuo a “grown-up Punky Brewster...