Word: hoedown
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...knew that cows had a fantasy life? These two, Joanna and Susanna, chewing their cud in a pasture, imagine a day spent as rambunctious cowgirls, roaming the range, roping steers, riding in a rodeo, dancing at a hoedown and singing by the campfire ("Oh, Buckamoo girls, won't you come out tonight, and dance by the light of the moooooon?"). Kelley's lively rhymes and Curry's comically stylized paintings evoke the fun and flavor of daydreams. A flight of sublime silliness...
...more money, but the scale of such events encourages organizers to turn venues into kaleidoscopic theme parks designed to loosen the wallet and tickle the senses. At Bonnaroo this weekend, hundreds of revelers wearing wireless earphones could boogie to a broadcasting DJ at the "Silent Disco," a tribal hoedown that was equal parts dance party and conceptual performance piece...
Larry Summers traded the daily grind for the bump and grind last night at his annual study break for freshmen in Annenberg Hall. But in his first hoedown since tying the knot, the University president proved to be a New man. Nearly half the Class of 2009 took a breather from their books for the chance to hobnob with the Big Man on Campus over a lavish spread of coconut cream pie, eclairs, and hot cider. But Summers, who was joined by his wife of three weeks, Professor of English Elisa New, spent less time on the dance floor this...
...into the urban jungle, and are smart enough to add some new vocals, in the most drastic remix strategy on the album. Homelife gets an honorable mention for having the balls to turn the guitar-crunch of “E-Pro” into a new-wave hoedown, which is fun, if not terribly moving.Besides these peaks, the remixes are pretty much watered-down rehashes of the originals. The difference between Beck’s “Earthquake Weather” and remix legend Mario C’s annoyingly minimalist take on it borders on nonexistence. Diplo?...
...Golden Age” and “Lonesome Tears” put a damper on the general party vibe. But in each of those cases, he would do something odd and new—like singing a new melody line or having his band do a hoedown clap-stomp behind him—to remind us that this was still a process of experimentation and entertainment...