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Before John Morgan's (Tim McInnerney) bloody mess demands any attention, the brewing uncertainty and turbulence here remains neatly capped beneath the calm British exteriors. Jean Travers (Vanessa Redgrave) is a well-liked schoolteacher who has a number of close friends and a lovely Yorkshire cottage. There certainly are hints...
"I'm not looking for someone who's charismatic--we've got someone like that in the White House now," says Travers. A bit more parent-like, she warns, 'I realize that young people are not turned on [by Mondale], but this is no time to play apathetic."
Every artist has a favorite tune, and for Travers it is "Blowing in the Wind"--because the song "applies to so many different situations."
ALMOST every current top 40 song fits part of all of Travers' description. A few, however, are worth particular mention, partly because their accompanying MTV videos have further confirmed today's angst. Both the literal and visual interpretations of, for instance. Laura Brannigan's "You Take My Self Control," radiate...
These and so many more hot-selling pop songs reflect our generation's disillusionment and pessimism. That pop artists have turned their themes inward only mirrors the larger societal decision to turn their backs on problems, which only seem to get worse and grow in number. And, even as we...