Word: plea
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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However, as the album hits the mid-way point, the immaturity of Rebekah's craft quickly starts to show. "Keep It a Secret," with its plea from a hanger-on girlfriend to her ex-boyfriend, jars the senses with its awkward lyrics, stiff music and pitiable subject material. Unfortunately, "Keep it a Secret" is only the seventh track on the album. The rest of the album continues with a series of embarrassing failures. It becomes obvious that Rebekah has either not been at her craft for a very long time or has not yet pursued it with enough vigor...
...first track is driven by a great beat. Some of the songs on Connected deal with contemporary social issues. A song that addresses the problem of racism as well as the humane spirit of the black community, "What Must I do Now?" stands out because it is a plea against racism and injustice. It is a song with a social conscience, and not empty sensuality. It also makes a great use of the acoustic guitar, unlike most of the other songs on the album, which use a electric pop. The lyrics are bitter, and Smith's vocals are emotionally wrenching...
...also offer thanks to my anonymous helper. After hearing my plea, the woman in the seat in front of me offered me a $10 bill, which I needed to take a cab from one interview to the next. When I asked her for her name so that I could repay her, she would not tell me, but insisted that I take the money. This woman made a huge difference in my day--her generosity lifted my spirits and allowed me focus on my interview instead of stressing about how I would get to my next one. I wish I could...
...disagree with James Allen Johnson's plea for a Harvard Square McDonald's (Opinion, March 9), invoking McDonald's "right" to be here. John-son unfairly accuses those who are anti-corporate-chain-monolith of being anti-proletariat. Those who fight McDonald's can care about the local working class...
...Woodring, Acting Secretary Edison of the Navy. Acting Secretary of the Treasury John Hanes was roused. Lights went on in all Washington's key executive offices. Before breakfast time, the President was ready with the only gesture he could think of in the face of world disaster: a plea to Germany, Poland, Britain, France, Italy to refrain from bombing "open" cities and noncombatants. Within a few hours the heads of all these nations replied, in a chorus that sounded sickeningly cynical, however truly meant: they would each do as Mr. Roosevelt suggested so long as their antagonists did likewise. Mussolini...