Word: upbeat
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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After the vexing economic summit in Bonn and the controversial visit to the Bitburg military cemetery, Reagan's second week in Europe was largely upbeat and colorful, with everything from a joyous German pep rally to unruly Spanish protests. The Strasbourg speech put the President back on the diplomatic high ground. The address underscored the theme of resurgent democracy that Reagan repeated throughout his ten-day stay in Europe. "History is on the side of the free," he said, "because freedom is right and because freedom works...
...made no final decisions about what songs will be included in the show, the range from which they are choosing is eclectic: Burke says she plans to sing songs by the Prefenders, the Eurythmics, and the Motels: Miller says she will sing jazz tunes-like Billie Holiday's-and "upbeat" music like Chaka Khan's LaCrosby will perform works by Barbra Streisand and the Talking Heads...
This violence recurs in the album's one great misogyay song. "She Twists The Knife Again." The music here is almost upbeat, betraying Thompson's accusations as an act of defense rather than malice. Two years after his breakup with Linda, Thompson is still bitter: on this song, he lets his guitar gently weep in a way that is fat above anything George Harrison could envison in his wildest, rock-and-roli wet dreams...
...luxury goods are pocketing extra profits rather than passing on the savings. They feel little pressure to discount the products because their prime clientele, the wealthy and upwardly mobile, tends to care more about brand names than about prices. Moreover, the thriving U.S. economy has kept shoppers in an upbeat mood, especially when it comes to classy imports...
...makes an admirable effort to compensate with solid singing, well-primed and energetic dancing, and a fairly lively ensemble spirit. A number of performances shine, and the directors have nicely managed the shifts between the 40-odd spoken or sung segments. The inspired moments of the production come with upbeat numbers but quite a few monologues--especially those by Nikki (Karen Gordon)--are provocative or funny and sometimes both...