Word: songfulness
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...Will Smith used to be able to crack a smile, and to crack up the audience with a joke, a silly song or his elastic, eloquent body English. Lately, though, the most reliable box-office magnet in Hollywood hasn't given himself or his fans much to laugh at. He was a tough, emotionally constipated cop chasing androids in I, Robot, and an ambitious man who loses his job, his home and his wife - everything but his young son - in The Pursuit of Happyness. Except for a romantic holiday in Hitch, the one-time Fresh Prince has become a stolid...
...John and Paul give you drumming directions, or were you able to experiment? -Scott Peterson MinneapolisNo, a song has a certain format. John always wanted two drummers, and I kept pointing out that it was just me. He would say, "Do that," and I [would say], "But they've got two drummers on that song, John." I'm blessed that I did have songwriters who had a specific way, but if I changed it my way, they went along with that...
...often have guest artists join you in the studio. Who was the most memorable? -Melissa Madsen, Munster, Ind.Hoyt Axton was one of them on the Ringo album. We were doing the No No Song with the biggest spliff and a large bottle of Jack Daniel's. On the last albums, I've brought in Robert Randolph-how great is that?-Willie Nelson, the other end of that scale, and Tom Petty. I could go on. I don't ask them to be on because of their name. I ask them because I love them as musicians and because they...
Best Three-quel: The Bourne Ultimatum Best TV Series (Reality): Project Runway Best Movie: Ratatouille Best Fashion Trend: Baby-Doll Dresses Best Song: “Stronger” by Kanye West Best TV Series (Non-Reality): The Office Best Harvard Building: Widener Library Best Book: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Why are you hot? “Asian glow.” “’Cause I’m exothermic.” “Because I’m filling this out on my motherfucking iPhone.” What...
...more relevant to the listener—maintaining any semblance of continuity and quality. “I’m In” is a perfect example of all of the above. It comes roughly halfway through the record, whose trajectory resembles an inverted bell curve. The song begins with something of a cute story, where Beanie slyly picks up a girl at the mall by getting her to try on something at Cavalli, ostensibly for another woman, then buys it for her. The honeyed tale goes on after the chorus with Beanie reporting...