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...updating her grandmother-in-law's forays into blitz-ravaged areas. Despite the best efforts of the staff, not all the planned events came off, and the visit looked to come up short. Diana read the situation at once, and asked to hear more from the lusty gospel choir that had sung for her earlier. Who could blame her? Their selection had been Everything's Gonna Be All Right...
...America. This middle-of- the-road eclecticism is typical of Clinton's generation, lost in the rock- is-dead wilderness, casting about for a musical resting place between rap and heavy metal. If the President-elect has an unorthodox musical passion, it lies in his deep appreciation for black gospel and rhythm and blues. Unlike almost all white politicians of any generation, Clinton gets the beat consistently right...
...good ole boys and businessmen, on a daily basis with mutual respect. And unlike any other prominent Democrat since Jimmy Carter, he is not tone deaf to the religious chords that can help bind American society. Not only does he know how to clap on the back-beat of gospel hymns, he also draws unabashed strength from his Baptist upbringing...
...British Governor. On his first visit to China, Patten was snubbed by the top brass and told curtly that his ideas for further democratizing Hong Kong before the 1997 Chinese takeover were unacceptable. Beijing threatened to annul such political reforms, even if Deng Xiaoping's economic reforms are mainland gospel today. Chinese reverence for the wisdom of age was clear when the 14th Communist Party Congress's 2,000 delegates cheered the ultimate appearance of Deng, 88. Tottering into the Great Hall of the People, he congratulated the congress on its "great success" in endorsing bolder economic liberalization -- an agenda...
...emotional ambiguity, Prince, unlike Michael Jackson, has never let fame insulate him from reality. His kinky kingdom is alive with the voices and concerns of ordinary people; in standout cuts like 7, The Morning Papers and The Sacrifice of Victor, the music teems with monologues, dialogues and soaring gospel exhortations, all conjoining in a communion of anger, hope and harmony. The irony is sweet enough for even the pharaoh of funk to savor. After years of penitential posing, Prince has looked into his jaded soul and found creative deliverance...