Word: sung
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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During his audition, Ilagan was asked to nickname Luciano Pavarotti, who had just sung a concert with the Spice Girls...
...fireworks to inaugurate a new president; North Korea prefers missiles -- or "artificial satellites" according to their official version. Kim Jong Il (the "Dear Leader" who is already de facto head of state) is set to take over the presidency of his late father, Kim Il Sung (the "Great Leader") on Saturday -- and Western intelligence has very little idea of his intentions. "The original assumption was that he was a lightweight playboy who wouldn't last long in power," says TIME correspondent Douglas Waller. "But he's proved himself to be a very skillful operator in consolidating his position." Although...
...past. The second encore was the high-light of the evening. Siouxsie at her best sang as Cale strummed an electric viola for a stunning performance of "Venus in Furs," a song from the legendary 1967 album The Velvet Underground and Nico. Though originally Lou Reed had sung the lyrics, Sioux's appropriation of the words, "shiny shiny, shiny boots of leather," lent the song a sexy feminine air, which perfectly complemented Cale's viola and the band's performance as the spotlights bounced their golden drops from Siouxsie's vinyl pants...
...Saturday Night Fever. The show, adapted by Nan Knighton and directed by Arlene Phillips, reprises the familiar story of the Brooklyn kid who makes it big on the disco floor, adding a dose of Vegas-like pizazz and high-octane choreography. Even the old BeeGees songs sound good when sung below falsetto range (How Deep Is Your Love as a lovers' duet? You bet). All in all, it's a shameless crowd pleaser but easily watchable...
Just five months before his death, John Kennedy traveled through an adoring Irish countryside and was touched by the tune The Boys of Wexford, which was played or sung at roadside stops and official ceremonies. Kennedy couldn't get enough of the song and told his staff. Shortly after he got home, the Marine Band had its own foot-tapping arrangement ready...