Word: songfulness
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...voices of Henry Kissinger and JFK. But ransacking pop culture is what cartoons do, and not just the gag-strewn Shrek movies. Clampett's Horton Hatches the Egg has a Katharine Hepburn bird, a Peter Lorre fish (that commits suicide!) and the Horace Heidt novelty hit "The Hut Sut Song." Even the more restrained Jones ended his Horton with a twist on a twist of John Philip Sousa's "Stars and Stripes Forever." The cast sings, "Be kind to your small-person friends," a variation on the "Be kind to your web-footed friends" chorus from "Crazy Mixed-Up Song...
...movement that embraces local culture. An ethnic slur, taike - which Taiwan's mainlanders used decades ago to describe the uncultured locals they found on the island - has become something cool. Taike now means a "Taiwanese character" (as in "that guy's a real character"). In his hit rap song I Love TW [Taiwan] Girls, taike icon MC Hotdog even snubs a supermodel for the down-to-earth Taiwanese...
...village scene about a shut-off water supply. The enthusiasm and energy of pieces like the Tamil dance characterized the show. This enthusiasm was most visible in the impressive and hugely enjoyable all-senior self-commemorative dance which led into intermission, a fast-paced medley of Bollywood-style songs danced with infectious energy by over 80 members of the senior class. The musical elements of the show were equally fun-loving and energetic. During a Pakistani rock song near the end of the show, dancers crossed the stage behind a light curtain in the back as the instrumentalists traded...
...with the fellow who is the producer of U2. Well I know that that’s a band but he wants to see if he can’t help make me known. That’s very exciting for me, but they want me to sing a song. But I don’t know how to sing a song. They’re weaving this into a video and they’re using it so it’s their creativity...
...element of the album was stripped away until just the hi-hat remained, it would still be a thrilling listen; such is the invention and detail of the music. From the organ of the opener to the delicate instrumental closing track that shares its name with the album, every song is fresh and beautiful...