Word: songe
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Carrasco's multimedia presentation included a brief slide show and an upbeat, bilingual version of the traditional civil rights song "We Shall Overcome," during which one enthused audience member got up and danced...
...many of the lyrics creates a tension, even a passion. The sound of a numb Madonna trying to reconnect to her own emotions has poignancy akin to the Tin Man searching for a heart, or Spock struggling to come to terms with his human half. Orbit says that one song, the coolly funky Swim, was recorded on the day Madonna learned of Gianni Versace's murder: "I think that explains why the track has an emotional resonance to it. It was intense to record...
...last track, the slow, electronic blues song Mer Girl, Madonna sings of searching: "I ran and ran/I was looking for me." She comes across a corpse: "I smelt her burning flesh/ Her rotting bones/Her decay." Madonna has suggested the song could have multiple meanings--it could be about AIDS, it could be about her late mother. In any case, the last moment of this CD is what makes it hit home. We have our body. We can empathize. That corpse at the end of Mer Girl could be Madonna, leaving yet another one of her public selves behind...
...crowd and sang another original, the introspective ballad Little Black Girl. "It's a minor miracle just to make it to your graduation/when nowhere in your world is there a hint of validation," she sang. "This is not political, it's personal." She told the audience that the song, of all the ones on her album, was her favorite...
...sight at last summer's Lilith Fair. However, several new artists are hoping to change all that. Remember to Breathe is a startlingly accomplished debut, full of spirit and smarts. And British singer-guitarist Billie Myers' recently released debut, Growing, Pains (Universal), is steadily climbing the Billboard charts; one song from the album, Kiss the Rain, has become a Top-20 single. Both of these artists make rock that draws on soul and folk, yet they each have a distinct style. But one thing they have in common: both have made uncommonly good albums...