Word: songe
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...graveclothes." A promise of resurrection--and an allusion to the deepest of sorrows. For it was over Lazarus that Jesus wept. In a more modern tribute to the girls, Celine Dion's My Heart Will Go On was played over and over at the funerals. It is the theme song of Titanic, a favorite movie of the children's, and their most poignant artifact of love after death...
...late Congressman's ex, Bob Mackie and that hat reminded us why she's famous. Mothers were also big winners this year. MATT DAMON and BEN AFFLECK brought theirs, as did Vanessa Redgrave, Robin Williams and Naomi Judd. And finally, Stanley Donen. His sweet, self-effacing song made a pointed contrast to Titanic director Jim Cameron's "King of the World" shtick. There were losers too, of course. Poor Joan Rivers, broadcasting live, didn't recognize Rosa Parks, Tyra Banks or Mercedes McCambridge and asked five-time nominee, one-time winner Robert Duvall if he'd ever been nominated before...
...hula, O'opu Nui Tewetewe, is a song and dance layered with sexual meaning. While anyone from Hawaii would know this, the emcees committed themselves to a full explanation of the lyrics for the benefit of haole mainlanders. On the surface, they tell us, it is the story of a fisherman's struggle with a large, slippery fish The fisherman extends the net, enticing the fish to enter. The emcees further explains, to the audiences amusement, that in most interpretations, the women are the fishermen, and the men are the slippery fish--not so subtle imagery. At one point...
...cluster of middleschool girls stroll by. Suddenly, as if they'veheard their anthem, the girls let out a collectiveshriek, gathering around the singer and joininghim in the final refrain. As he strums the lastchord, the girls thank him profusely. Joanis smilewidens and he launches into his next song...
...fact is, the budget is no more balanced than it was last year when legislators were singing the same old "You must pay the rent--I can't pay the rent!" song. The money may be there, but as I and so many other students learn each year when housing deposits are due, credit and your good name can only...