Word: songfulness
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...have always loved School House Rock, and since I was a bit of a wonk even in my youth, the “I’m Just a Bill” song describing a bill’s journey from draft to federal law has always been my favorite. Harvard has a very different process for passing a bill, and by a bill I mean a change in policy. Unfortunately the administration has not yet come up with a helpful song to explain it, but this somewhat convoluted process can facilitate important discussion as long as everyone involved with...
...That said, it's easy to see why services such as Last.fm and Pandora are replacing traditional radio stations. Last.fm "scrobbles" the music you listen to, in this case on your Sonos system, and creates recommendations based on that. With Pandora, you search for a favorite artist or song, and the service builds an infinite playlist around it. These services are endlessly entertaining...
...where the hero will be a cricketer. These spin-offs - which come with marketing tie-ins of their own - allow Disney "to become a real global company," observes Lerner. "By making local movies on top of the original, we're adding value on top of value." As the Disney song observes, it's a small world. High School Musical is making it even smaller. (Click here for Top 10 Teen Idols...
...Imagination, I-maaa-ginnn-ay-tion, Ima-gi-naaaaaaa-tion! That’s the special Imaginationland song...
...Between the pretzel incident and more serious scenes about war and family drama, Stone strikes a jarring tone that mixes comedy and solemnity. Even when these two elements are put together ironically, as when the administration’s news appearances are juxtaposed with the song “What a Wonderful World,” the result is a cliché that’s been used before to greater effect. The jokes themselves are mostly cheap-shots that pander to a liberal audience—at one point, Vice President Cheney (Richard Dreyfuss) snaps at Karl Rove (Toby...