Word: odes
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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GUYS' GUIDES No ode to Achilles in actor Jim Belushi's tome. Instead, it's Ditka and dating tips. The Sopranos' Frank Vincent is also practical in his Guy's Guide to Being a Man's Man. Sinatra music, yes. SpongeBob neckties...
...McDowell Skateboarding is cool. It has always been, and will always be—at least until the “Back to the Future” hover-scooters go on sale at Target. So Lupe Fiasco’s “Kick Push,” an ode to the essential motions of the sport, already has the chips stacked in its favor. Fiasco starts the video, as all must, with a shout-out to his homies, but what follows isn’t the standard booty-shaking fare. It’s pleasantly low-key; clips spliced...
...fanatical Mormon missionaries. Eleanor’s deadpan vocal performance heightens the absurdity of the events she recounts, and Matthew’s haunting acoustic guitar provides the perfect melodic background for her gonzo tale. “Borneo,” the following track, is a jaunty ode to gambling addiction. Eleanor opines that she’s become “bored of her old life and decent odds” before stealing her roommates debit card, moving to Jakarta, and losing the deed to her boyfriend’s mother’s mansion in a high...
...side." At the moment when death was taking everything from him, he managed at the last to keep two essential things: his affection for his loved ones and his faith that the life of the soul does not end with the death of the body. What a beautiful mind! Ode LaForge Fontenilles, France Telling Stories I am outraged that Frey's critics think A Million Little Pieces is only the work of a liar [Jan. 23]. Frey put into words the horror of addiction to drugs and alcohol. Who hasn't described a personal experience with color and drama? Frey...
...we’re going to talk guilty pleasures, though, it’s all about “My Humps,” a five-and-a-half minute ode to singer Fergie’s ass. It demands that you dance, even (perhaps especially) if you’re alone in your room and features lines such as “If you touch it, I’m-a start some drama/You don’t want no drama...