Word: ode
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...this is the band that wrote Song 2. The most satisfying tracks are those that borrow from the Clash, such as Gene by Gene, though with Albarn's jumping-on-the-trailer thing. The final track, Battery in Your Leg - the only one which features Coxon - is a plaintive ode to the past. Sings Albarn, "This is a ballad for the good times," and Coxon's spacey guitar loops tell you just what he means. Could this song foretell the future? "We had a sort of band reunion at Alex's wedding," says Albarn, "and we're all getting...
...Palazzo del Bo, the grandest of the University of Padua's buildings. Those lucky enough to spot a small graduation procession are in for a good show. The freshly diploma'd dottore is stripped, trussed and propped on a bench. He must then deliver a long, excruciatingly embarrassing ode written by his friends. For every misread word, the grad swigs booze and gets pelted with eggs and flour. The ordeal ends when the ode is affixed to the university walls for all to see. No pomp here. And therein lies the secret to Padua: It's more than willing...
...affecting opener. “Tidal Wave,” the most fun song, sounds like it came right off of Idlewild’s delightful 100 Broken Windows. “Strangest Things” incorporates odd electronic sounds into a simple melody, creating a sweet ode to life’s little mysteries...
Though several of the performed works could have fit nicely into a Broadway show, the audience was treated to a diverse range of style. An ode to the guitar by Matt V. Cantor ’06 bordered on folksy, while Kamala S. Salmon ’03 performed her breathlessly soulful song “Fly.” Ally C. Smith ’06 performed Mitnick’s lullabye from a mother to a newborn daughter, a wish that her daughter believe in angels made even sweeter by Smith’s angelic voice and heartful...
...take better care of ourselves. That way we will have more energy when we go to work. Get it? In a series of case studies, the authors pinpoint the lifestyle shortcomings of people who sound suspiciously like us ("Gary A.: APATHY"). While some will be revved up by this ode to energy, others will just pour another cup of coffee. --By Andrea Sachs