Word: stilletto
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...encapsulated everything every pre-adolescent girl aspired to be. She studied big-kid subjects like foreign languages and textbook math. She was allowed to wear make-up--glossy pink lip gloss, mascara and blue eyeshadow that reached her eyebrows. Somehow her mother allowed her to have stretch jeans and stilletto heels worn with scrunch socks. She even had a boyfriend who'd pick her up when she was done making sure that you'd done none of your 'homework,' ingested "Facts of Life," the "Love Boat--Fantasy Island" double hour, "Family Ties" and listen to "Seven And the Ragged Tiger...
Wipprecht admitted not liking the idea at first, but added she now sees it as "the more efficient of two weapons," describing the return as a "stilletto to the heart," as opposed to the "baseball bat" technique of staying off the job. "Both would get the job done," she said...
...Shot" closely resembles "Stilletto," the first song on side two and a tune which Joel energized triumphantly in concert. Once again this is angry Billy Joel taking the perplexing female of "She's Always a Woman" and surrounding her with a mood of sadomasochistic perversity to create a satisfied tormentor. "Stiletto" is a catchy song anchored at both ends by a simple Richie Cannatta sax line...
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