Word: whatcha
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Seven tracks on Swindle exemplify this refurbishing of old hits. Rotten is in prime sneering form, fairly spitting out the three syllables of old Who warhorse "Substitute," bringing a feral edge to Boyce and Hart's familiar "Stepping Stone" and Faces standard "Whatcha Gonna Do About It." These old songs, worn by rehearing and rote performance, take on a new quality, derived from Rotten's conviction that they really matter, at least to him. Sid Vicious contributes two sock-hop numbers--"Something Else" and "C'mon Everybody"--and a rollicking remake of "Rock Around the Clock." Punk rock wants...
Even the President-elect's mother was surprised by the scope of his ambition. Miss Lillian recalls teasingly asking him one day in 1973, "Whatcha gonna do when you're not Governor...
...little rapes" Medea and Thompson talk about begin on the street. "Whatcha doin' tonight, honey? Nice legs ya got there. Wanna come up to my house? Hey, whatsa matter with you? I'm just trying to be friendly." Some women consider such comments complimentary. Many find them an invasion of privacy. On a street late at night, they are threatening. But no matter how women feel about these jibes, the authors say, they all react the same way. Lowering our heads to the ground, they say, we pretend to fumble in our purses, or stare straight ahead...
...completely alone, instead of with her bassist. As it was she managed to give open support to a lot of her musical friends, who she introduced one by one through her set. Bonnie's music is summed up by a Sippie Wallace tune called "You Can Make Me Do Whatcha Wanna Do, But Ya Gotta Know How." It was her best effort for a crowd that was either still entering, or just beginning to get comfortable and in any case, certainly wasn't listening to her. John Payne's soprano took the song right back to the thirties and Bonnie...