Word: singer
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Borrowing key lines from Mr. Rogers' Neighborhood ("It's a beautiful day in the neighborhood.../ Won't you be my, won't you be my funky neighbor?"), lead singer Whitfield Crane cleverly adds disgusting bodily sound effects to his "Eeewwww gross" lyrical portrayal of the neighbor no one wants...
...unique tone--relaxed but urgent, lazy but occasionally frenetic--that persists through 12 songs. The first of those, the endearing "Slide," breaks into a slightly askew half-speed aquatic-guitar trip with a catchy chorus and lyrics of subtle wit. "You can never give/ The finger to the blind," singer-guitarist Dean Wareham sings after an opening guitar solo, "Sometimes I act so stupid/ But you never seem to mind...
...Your Eyes" also foreshadowed another departure from Gabriel's early work. Senegalese singer Youssou N'Dour performed background vocals on the track; that's right, an African harmony appeared in the avant-garde British musician's song. In 1989, Gabriel cemented his place in the fraternity of Western world-beat rockers--Paul Simon and David Byrne are the other members--when he released Passion, the Middle East-tinged soundtrack to Martin Scorsese's Last Temptation of Christ...
Patti Cohenour, who has just returned from playing Christine with the Canadian National Company, is excellent in her role as the singer. The chemistry between Cohenour's tranquil Christine and Gray's stormy Phantom is perfect. These performances make this standard beauty and beast tale touching...
Following the aforementioned cool-profession theme, Cliff performs as the lead singer of a Soundgarden-esque band typical of the Seattle music scene. Likewise, Debbie and Janet run a de rigeur cafe that serves as the pack's home base and a focal point for the film, a la the Bensonhurst coffee shop in Jungle Fever...