Word: tunefully
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...ever there was a song to quicken the blood of the living and raise the spirits of the dead, surely it is France's national anthem, the Marseillaise, whose music once inspired the men of the Midi to boot out invading Prussians, march on Paris -- whistling the tune as they went -- depose the King and fire the imagination of all Europe. That was 200 years ago. Today the song's robust words, which bristle with righteous anger at la tyrannie and enjoin the children of revolutionary France to "drench our fields" with the "tainted blood" of the enemy, are under...
...even if you disagree, and don't believe that Jerry Brown is right on all the issues, it is time to send a message to the other Democratic contenders. We do not want another Republican. We want a candidate in tune with the issues, beliefs, and aspirations of the American left...
After two upbeat numbers like "California Dreamin'" by the Mamas and the Papas and a swing-filled rendition of the old Broadway tune "Ain't Misbehavin," the Callbacks announced that they were going to do one of their more traditional numbers, "The Old Irish Blessing." Just as they lulled the audience into a deep sleep, the song broke out in a furiously obnoxious rap, only to finish one minute later in ballad form...
...final group, the Opportunes, was a welcome relief. Bouncing out from behind stage, the Opportunes expressed vitality and fun. Their second piece was Elvis Costello's "Everyday I Write the Book," a choice that gave them lots of room to play with. The third tune, "She's Got Her Ticket" by Tracy Chapman, had a strong soloist, but was some what marred by the inappropriate rap noises in the background...
Furthermore, Turk's simplistic dismissal of the bells as "discordant," "incomplete and out-of-tune," "distorted" and "intrinsically flawed" is simply incorrect. The bells have been tuned and are in harmony with the Eastern scale--which places them at odds with our Western eight-tone scale. This is likely the source of Turk's misconceptions about the sounds of the bells peal forth...