Word: songe
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Still, there are especially memorable cast moments. corresponding to high points in song. A unanimous scene-stealer is Donna/Oolie's (Jessica Jackson '99) reluctantly downcast yet spitfire rendition of "You Can Always Count on Me," a powerful member that tops a overall winning performance as the ill-used secretary, Bobbie (Sarah Gurfield)could make cement dissolve with her smoky "WithEvery Breath I Take." And when the MalloryKingsley (Sara Yellen '00) which Stone has beentold to turn in, turns up in his bed with aturn-on song--oh my. So much for objectifiedfemales...
...shows some fire inthe eye. However, this is not really a failingwhen playing a character which is generally staidand less than exciting. Berwick, for all hisskulking, doesn't damage his sullen machismo whensinging in the steady but aching tone of aninjured romantic. Bogart would never have gottenaway with a song. What did I tell you about afirst-class cast...
...album opens with a cheerful rendition of "Somebody Hates Me," in which the singer brightly notes, "I hate somebody too." In keeping with this spirit of good will and generosity, the band continues on to the buoyant "Brand New Song," beginning, "I've got a brand new girlfriend/She is so lovely lovely/I've got a new ex-girlfriend/She is so fat and ugly." In fact, all of the songs on Why Do They Rock So Hard revolve around the inability of the singer to relate in any reasonable way to the people around him. Reminiscent of the song "Skatanic...
...then there's the fame fetish. Maybe they're arrogant, maybe they're insecure or maybe they're just normal guys who happen to have come up with a bunch of songs about being famous, but Reel Big Fish certainly spend more than enough time singing about being stars. Their comments on popularity range from the extraordinarily subtle "Big Star"-"Now that I'm a big star what am I gonna do/I'm so bored countin' all my money"--to the potential attempt at modesty "I'm Cool" (a remake of the hidden track on Turn the Radio...
...between skewers, you can sit back, try to digest, and enjoy the live Brazilian music. A small band cranks out such quintessential Brazilian songs as "The Girl from Ipanema." Apparently this is the restaurant's stock song--when the band takes a break they pipe in a recorded version of "Girl" through the speakers. Nonetheless, it adds a pleasant touch to the dining experience...