Word: tuned
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...Chevy's big attraction was a male folk singer who extemporized rhymed verse for ten minutes to the tune of "Under the Boardwalk." Except for an indifferent plug for Chevy, his ballad was inspired by the grubby bunch who gawked at him. Singling out one middle-aged man, he improvised...
...gaudy gullaballoo was, of course, VW, looking wallflowery as ever. No go-go here. No folk singer either. A white gowned mechanic expounded the virtues of synchromesh, rear wheel drive, and a well balanced engine. Too bad he couldn't extemporize verses. He could have had fun to the tune of "If you want to be happy for the rest of your life, you'd better make an ugly woman your wife...
...KILLING OF SISTER GEORGE. Frank Marcus' comedy hangs out the dirty laundry behind the scenes of a BBC soap opera On the air, Sister George (Beryl Reid) is a habitual hymn hummer, but once her loving listeners tune out, she stalks around her lesbian household as a gin-and-cigar-flavored tyrant with whiplash language...
...Mahoney, a millionaire gravel and paving contractor, has never before been considered a serious candidate. The difference this year is that he latched onto the single controversial issue of open housing, to which he is fervently opposed. With his sound trucks blaring "Your home is your castle" to the tune of The Bells of St. Mary's, Mahoney has built a commanding lead over his moderate Republican rival, Spiro ("Ted") Agnew...
Stevenson, obviously, can not hide his lineage. There were (and still are) many people to whom "Stevenson" was a bad word. It was not so long ago that people sang "Eisenhower has the power." and "Stevenson's a jerk" to the tune of "Whistle While You Work." And his father never carried Illinois in a presidential election. The name, nevertheless, is unquestionably working to Adlai III's advantage as he campaigns vigorously through Illinois...