Word: wop
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...some intersting satire, including a rendition of "Mad Bomber" by the guys' physical education class and "Saving Ourselves for Marriage" by their female counterparts. By far the most successful satirical seene, though, is the high school dance, in which the mins don black sunglasses and rock in doo-wop harmony...
...there are simply not enough deviations from the dance floor. And even with particularly strong performances by Monica Scattini and Etienne Guichard, there is simply not enough material to justify two hours of flitrations and rebuffs. By the time we reach the 1950s and the invasion of the "doo-wop" thugs in leather jackets, the end is long overdue...
Called the "prince of post-modernist trumbet-with-a-punch" in a recent Down Beat article, Bowie began his rise to jazz stardom in the early sixties, working with "doo-wop" bands, and backing the likes of Albert King and Joe Tex. He moved to Chicago in the mid-'60s, became a part of the "Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians," and in 1965 the critically acclaimed "Art Ensemble of Chicago...
...values. Tom reacts first with anger and then with tears. He turns to his wife for solace, moaning "Maybe Aggy's right. Maybe I am a failure. "Francine sharply gives sarcastic voice to Innaurato's view of the clash of values: "You're right. You're a wop in a WASP. society. You're heavier than the skinny society. You're getting worse and worse and what a failure. Look at what you got as a wife... If you were a normal 30-years old you'd go on a diet, get a divorce and go to law school...
Simon, who after all has built bridges over troubled waters, is masterly enough to span that gap. Any record that encompasses doo-wop, Philip Glass and the fragile orchestrations of the French film composer Georges Delerue is bold by any standard. Anyone who writes lyrics that sound like the poet Ted Hughes on sabbatical in the Brill Building rates a very close listen indeed. Simon's musical agility and lyrical literacy may seem suspect to an audience that wants its rock rougher. He irrefutably proves that hard edges run a poor second to deep thought. Hearts and Bones explores...