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Word: stayin (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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Spence and other administrators have also expressed concern about the number of people outside the Harvard community who are sleeping in the shanties. SASC members decided soon after the construction of the shantytown to allow homeless people to stayin the shanties...

Author: By Shari Rudavsky, | Title: Shanties to Stay Standing Through Commencement | 6/2/1986 | See Source »

...quest for the Ivy League crown has barely begun, but for the moment the Crimson is definitely stayin' alive...

Author: By Bob Cunha, SPECIAL TO THE CRIMSON | Title: Crimson Clocks Red in Last Seconds | 10/15/1985 | See Source »

...John Travolta is making lots of green Oh. How did he get beyond Barbarino? He deserves, for all his "Stayin' Alive"s A pat on the head. With a couple sharp knives. You can bet that that would please the next zany. OH! Man Smiles: Ayatollah Khomeini. (Think they read The Crimson in Iran?) A Prettier face is Princess Diana...

Author: By Gregory M. Daniels, | Title: PEOPLE, Not People Like You | 3/3/1984 | See Source »

...Over balances itself out with a satisfying rendition of "stayin' alive," which combines the tongue-in-check humor of the groups's style with a comprehensible, even expressive interpretation of the lyrics the Bee Gees mangled with their baffling falsettos. Vocalist Scott Young gives "stayin' live" the feel it needs to work, singing in a deadpan which avoids both the fervent excitement of the Saturday Night Fever version and the desperation which words like "I'm going nowhere, somebody help me!" seem to require. The delivery is perfect, and when the group sings "That's alright, that...

Author: By Suesn A. Gould, | Title: Sly Jabs at Absurdity | 2/10/1983 | See Source »

...half-hour later, everyone's moved downstairs into the theater, and it's time for Travolta's official presentation. The band strikes up a sort of Broadway-tuned "Stayin' Alive," and he strides down the aisle, anxiously tugs his bowtie, smiles as a small army of press cameras assaults him, and takes a seat. The show's producers take the stage, nervously fumble their introduction, and Travolta moves towards the mike. And stands there. Sheepishly, he throws his arm into a Saturday Night Fever diagonal, to cheers; then the band steps in to save him--playing "Happy Birthday," it conveniently...

Author: By Scott A. Rosenberg, | Title: The Roar of the Greasepaint | 2/19/1981 | See Source »

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