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Word: makin (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1970-1979
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...they survive for half a century, songs are not only classics, they are also beloved. One could sense that on the opening night of the revival of the 1928 musical Whoopee! Just the first few bars of Makin' Whoopee, I'm Bringing a Red, Red Rose, Love Me or Leave Me and Yes, Sir, That's My Baby brought forth the sound of 2,000 hands clapping...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Theater: That's My Baby | 2/26/1979 | See Source »

That football team o' his, they played quite the game last Saturday huh? Best one I ever seen in these parts. Went out and beat the pants off o' Dartmouth and all, and now they're leadin' the league, just makin' fools out o' all them folks who said they'd be lucky just to finish third or fourth this year...

Author: By Michael K. Savit, | Title: "Hey, Ya Know..." | 10/19/1977 | See Source »

...this habit of makin' the same thing sound both good and bad, like he's an optimist and a pessimist at the same time. Nasty little habit, you know, because his real thoughts tend to get buried upstairs, with all the xxxxx's and ooooo...

Author: By Michael K. Savit, | Title: I've Got A Secret (Or) Say It Ain't So, Joe | 9/16/1977 | See Source »

...someone in mind. If I couldn't get him, I'd get his partner or a substitute." He regrets a murder for which he was never prosecuted. "I took someone's life," Joe reminisces. "He could be on the earth, makin' babies and havin...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Nation: Cripplers In The War Zone | 7/11/1977 | See Source »

...latter. This album suffers from trying to make her sound less country, which is as hopeless as trying to make Frank Church sound less pompous. The worst numbers (it's a tough choice) are "Ain't That a Shame", a pathetic attempt at a rock number, and "Makin' Love Don't Always Make Love Grow" (honest, folks). Tanya has a rich, explosive voice, but until she quits trying to be a female Elvis Presley (she said it, not me), her records just make good Frisbees...

Author: By Steve Chapman, | Title: Albums | 5/20/1976 | See Source »

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