Word: songe
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...very many suggestions that have been put forth, the one that is simple, uncomplicated and practical, is for graduating women and their families and guests to substitute "daughters in" for "sons to thy," while graduating men and their families and guests sing the song as originally written...
...Fair Harvard, the daughters in jubilee throng." The two versions are sung simultaneously. The divergence of three syllables takes no more than two seconds, beat and meter match perfectly, and the song goes on. The two versions unite like a marriage, not jarring the ears like the dozens of the suggestions...
...vacations to such places as Vietnam and Central America. Perhaps too easily. "Sold my soul and nothing happened" was how he chose to describe the trouble he was having installing Microsoft's Internet Explorer to a lawyer friend at Microsoft archenemy Netscape. The line was from a Jill Sobule song, a bit of pop-music whimsy from an opera fan who often wears stereo headphones while he works. It was a joke...
...number of songs stand out. One track, Sunday, has a soothing, rambling melody. Another, Female Mechanic Now On Duty, with its screeching, spiraling guitars and spoken-sung vocals, is a commentary on rock journalism. "It's a little bit of an answer song," says Gordon. "The media, which are predominantly made up of men, are always writing what they think 'women in rock' is, and it always winds up being some sexually seductive object." The band is at its best on the nine-minute song Wildflower Soul. It's a ballad that moves smartly from tangles of arty noise...
...album's bouncy, high-stepping song I Can't Wait sets the tone. The horns have the bright feel of afternoon sunlight; the guitars and percussion are uncomplicated and snappy. Hepcat is a big ensemble--there are nine members--but the band's sound is light on its feet. Ballads such as Goodbye Street and Mama Used to Say breeze by, carefree and easy but never insubstantial. The band shows off its versatility in several jazzy instrumental numbers, including Pharoah's Dreams, a jaunty track adorned with a lovely, liquid trumpet solo...