Word: pinking
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...when he renounced the pop artifice of his John Cougar past and took back his given name, he had found his calling as a spinner of hook-laden odes to the ordinary man. Early hits that hinted at the darker dimensions of suburbia, like Jack and Diane and Pink Houses, sold millions and made Mellencamp an MTV star. On later albums, like Scarecrow (1985) and The Lonesome Jubilee (1987), he used electric violin and accordion to evoke the bucolic grit of rural America. At the same time, his longstanding commitment to Farm Aid, which he co-founded with Willie Nelson...
...those strands the hair nets just don't catch (and other unsavory human drippage inevitable in a kitchen) aren't ever found in my food. Just pink hearts, yellow diamonds, blue moons, orange stars, green clovers, red balloons, teensy rainbows and the occasional stray raisin...
...Rufo: Safety First" signs and "Rosaria"posters bearing the image of a pink rose plasteredthe stone facade of the building. Supporters ofMenino, Brett and Lydon were also vocal, handingout fliers as last minute reminders...
Amid the noise of jostling photographers and clacking shutters, the two combatants finally squared off last Tuesday on the stage of the Savoy Theater in London. In one corner, the challenger and clear crowd favorite, a pink- cheeked, brush-cut 28-year-old and the first native-born Briton ever to contend for the world title. In the other, the defending champ, an Armenian- born egoist, 30, with killer instincts and a reputation as the best warrior of all time. At stake: competitive pride and a purse of $2.6 million...
...revival need only check out the history of Legend, a compilation of songs by Bob Marley and the Wailers. Sales of the album, released in 1984, have recently surged. The record has dominated Billboard's Top Pop Catalog album chart for an unprecedented 17 weeks, outdrawing such heavyweights as Pink Floyd's Dark Side of the Moon, Michael Jackson's Thriller and the Beatles' Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band...