Word: songe
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...also said it was important for hip-hop artists to understand the power of their song lyrics and take responsibility for those words...
...open, all the needles and threats, but in a school of nearly 2,000 busy, ambitious kids, that quiet hissing sound was just background noise, drowned out by the gossip about who went to the prom with whom on Saturday night; the humming of the seniors' theme song, The Way You Look Tonight; and finally the normal sounds of a Tuesday morning, when the biology class was worrying about its test on the digestive system, the choir was rehearsing for its afternoon concert and it was warm enough outside to wear shorts, at last...
...tunes titled The Real Colonel. Zhirinovsky, once considered a leading contender for the presidency, held the celebration at Dolls, one of Moscow's more distinguished strip clubs. The head of the Liberal Democratic Party thrilled the audience when he took the stage and, surrounded by dancers, alternately recited song lyrics and denounced NATO. But the Russian citizenry is never far from his mind. "[Zhirinovsky] is above all a politician," said his spokesman, "and for him this is an opportunity for a new kind of communication with millions of people...
...Swimmer," Swimmer produces lyrics that aren't especially interesting--your regular blend of hostility, angst, and stale emotion--but they do work for the group's rock and punk tendencies with a slight alternative twist. The vocals are often drowned out by the overpowering instrumental back-up, but some songs are definitely worth a listen. The title song is refreshing, an almost ethereal experience spotted with spurts of dissonance that reflect the brutal realities apparent in much of the music. Listening further, though, you'll realize the same formula is repeated in every song--a few bars of the band...
Have you ever heard a really good song on the radio, started to jam and then realized that your sad interpretation of the monkey could do no justice to the music? At last weekend's Mainly Jazz recital the dancers did what all of us wish we could do--dance the way the music intended us to dance...