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Word: songfulness (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1930-1939
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Huey Long climaxed the municipal primary campaign with an hysterical radio tirade against his opponents, finally bursting into parodied song: Anti-Long, little bogy, anti-Long, little bogy, anti...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: POLITICAL NOTES: First Down | 2/5/1934 | See Source »

...disciple of Harpo Marx'; he becomes a boxer for is day; and he winds up under bomb fire on a condemned ship. The film, then, is not without action, and not without comedy relief. It is excellent entertainment. Lack of space precludes any remarks on the other picture, "Cradle Song...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: The Crimson Playgoer | 2/2/1934 | See Source »

Senator Nye used warmer language: "If what seems to have been the policy of NRA is continued the plunderers may well adopt 'The Last Round-Up' as their theme song and trample under heel whatever remains of independent business and make the consumer a mere slave...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: RECOVERY: Heckling from the Hill | 1/29/1934 | See Source »

...orchestra played ''Will You Love Me In December As You Do In May?" by ex-Mayor James J. Walker. Loud cheers. District Attorney Dodge stood up: "I was happy to hear Jimmy's song. Men may come and men may go-(shouts). That's right! How he could give it! And how we could take...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: National Affairs: Cries and Music | 1/29/1934 | See Source »

...Depression and she got out of business, bought the Théâtre des Champs Elysées which she still owns. Singing remains Walska's passion but the Philadelphia audience was hard put to understand why last week. She cannot get along without her notes. Each song sounds just like the last. What tone she has is thin and warbly. Yet with the scantiest encouragement she comes back beaming to teeter through an encore. The Philadelphia Record said: "Madame Walska's art is that of a little child. She should be seen and not heard...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Music: Countess Reincarnate | 1/29/1934 | See Source »

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