Word: pitching
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...most interesting songs in the whole album is "To The Drink The Rainbow," which stands out because of the unusual pitch in which Tikaram sings and its unexpected, almost pop-like melody. The song itself is an outcome of a remark that a friend of Tikaram's made to her after both of them had finished watching the Disney movie Fantasia. Tikaram's friend mentioned that it would be great to write a song about drinking the rainbow. The imagery appealed to Tikaram, who already had considered an idea for song about someone who wanted something passionately and was willing...
Tikaram's uncharacteristically high pitch in "To Drink The Rainbow" is indicative of her maturation and growth as a vocalist. Paradoxically, even though it marks a departure for the singer, the song is characteristic of Tikaram--her willingness to explore, to take risks and test herself as a performer, instead of just sticking to a standard success formula as artists like Tracy Chapman and Debbie Gibson have done. Perhaps this willingness to experiment explains why she continues to work with Mark Isham, with whom she collaborated on the song" Men And Women...
Ahead 2-0 in the count, Morgan got a pitch too tempting to take and cranked it well beyond the left field fence to give the Crimson a 2-0 lead...
...loud. Somebody might pitch it as a series...
...been quietly pressing for a split since November. The paper also reported that two weeks ago the Queen received her daughter-in-law at a "private lunch" in a last-ditch effort to avert a breakup. "A private lunch with the Queen is supposed to remain private, not pitch up in the papers," fumed a palace official. The condemnation of Fergie as unsuitable was a social death sentence...