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...main songwriter in Depeche Mode, who was responsible for "Blasphemous Rumours" and "Personal Jesus." Whatever would Tipper think? (Hmm. WWTT. That's a good one.) More ominously, though, he shares it with Lesley Gore (see picture below), singer of "It's My Party." And we all know the refrain don't we? "You would cry too if it happened...

Author: By Daryl Sng, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: In the Mix | 11/17/2000 | See Source »

...familiar refrain. But that's settled - come back Tuesday, and then again Friday, and if you need to, figure on Bush winning. And then the baffled and angry voters of Palm Beach will have the state spotlight all to themselves...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Florida Recount: Don't Hold Your Breath | 11/9/2000 | See Source »

...usual, Jones is lamenting lost love. With irony hurtling down like hailstones, the Possum is at his most world-weary, an affect that works perfectly with this tune. Take, for example, the second verse and the refrain...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: George's Gems | 10/30/2000 | See Source »

...mahogany upright in a hotel lobby, and my fingers itched to open its lid and conjugate the verb "to tinkle." Of course, there was a sign taped to it that read, "Please do not play the piano." No problem. They might as well have asked me to please refrain from solving the Israeli-Palestinian conflict...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Instant Piano for the Busy and Lazy | 10/19/2000 | See Source »

...Harvard men's water polo team, it's become a familiar, almost repetitive refrain. Another weekend, another step toward becoming the new beast of the East...

Author: By Martin S. Bell, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: M. Water Polo Wins Three in New York | 10/10/2000 | See Source »

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