Word: stingingly
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...bouncing before they head off into the clouds. It all comes together beautifully on “Mr. Oysterhead,” the song that sums everything up both lyrically and musically: From the ludicrously phat funk of the bass, and the high-hat shuffle that used to send Sting into orbit, to the cocky lyrics, “When all else has been done and said / Along comes Mr. Oysterhead / He’s an inspiration to us all.” Indeed he is?...
...trash-compactor, but the line slips past barely noticed in Vega’s sleight of voice. The genius of Vega lies in her ability to write songs that creep up on you slowly, insinuating themselves with their skillfully painted character sketches and wistful tales with an unexpected sting in their tail: “If I Were a Weapon” concludes, “Well, if I am that weapon / I am pointing now at you / So just put down the hostage and we’ll / Talk it down until we see this through...
...Many have discussed globalization as an unforeseen casualty of terror - and nowhere would the sting of American withdrawal be felt more keenly than in Mexico, where a new President promised Mexicans a new, mutually beneficial relationship with the U.S. (That could still happen, of course, if plans to establish a North American security zone gain momentum...
...world has changed; Jackson’s single white glove and moonwalk are relevant no more, long since replaced by new fads and fancies. Staying power need not be an impossible feat, however. Madonna and Sting, both rockers of the 1980s, have stayed fresh and hip well into the new millennium. But they never had to contend with life as a child performer, with racism, with scandal, or with what is perhaps the most insurmountable obstacle of all: a little album known as Thriller...
...only see about 20 feet in any direction. You cannot see the sun you could just ten minutes earlier. The dust is so fine that even with a shirt pulled over your mouth, you can still taste it. The air smells acrid and charred. Your eyes instantly begin to sting and burn but there is no way to keep the dust out of them...