Word: specter
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Playwright John van Druten dresses up Nazism in cabaret clothes, spotlighting the rise of the political party on the stage of a nightclub. The specter of Nazism looms over Berlin, transforming the frantic pursuit of pleasure in the cabaret from an escape into a form of participation in the new cause. As Cabaret progresses, the interspersed dance numbers lose their decadent innocence and turn into vicious political diatribes...
...hasn't always seemed so. Joey Ramone's avowed ambition-"We're after the real fanatics. We want the loyal, dedicated kids, the real nuts"-pointed him in Specter's direction. Phil, presumably, would know plenty about reaching the real nuts. All those vintage Spector-produced hits by the Ronettes, Crystals, Darlene Love and the Righteous Brothers were just the sort of sound the Ramones were shooting for. "Little symphonies for the kids," Spector once called these songs...
...Goldstein. "He's not a Lennon or McCartney, and I couldn't do the things with him that I could with the Ramones. It's like adopted kids. It's tough to make them look like you." The Ramones had not only raised themselves in Specter's image, but played something he recognized: "Basic, honest, good rock 'n' roll. They get the feeling across." This set them apart from the pop mainstream for Spector, whose opinions about much of today's sound tend to be a tad prickly ("The Bee Gees produce...
...there is an inkling that a "honeymoon period" does not necessarily exist in Canada. Although the voters did spare themselves another campaign by choosing a majority, they certainly did not resolve the fundamental conflicts that cast a specter over Canadian politics. Perhaps Trudeau will have to define what Canadians want before he can govern effectively. Given the country's cultural diversity and regional disparities, his task appears difficult...
...want to wage cold wars-with the ever-present threat of hot ones-on two fronts. One reason why détente has all but failed is that the Soviets believe the Carter Administration is rushing headlong into an alliance with China. That raises the old specter of encirclement...