Hints and tips:
...Sung stands out front, brandishing different herbs and specimens, directing us to look, smell, feel....
...Traditional Kathak and bharatanatyam do not feature the no-holds-barred partnering found in western dance from ballet to boogie-woogie....
...And on “I Can’t Go for That (No Can Do)” by Hall & Oates, it was Archer’s rock-solid riff that sustained Scofield’s invention....
...Lasting more than six minutes, the music settles into an unchanging soft-rock groove with softly sung repetitions of the title....
...Parton excels at it — which is why royalties from her songs, such as “I Will Always Love You” sung by Whitney Houston, have helped make her a very rich woman. Art is not meant to be static....
...Sung words were part of the musical texture, like scatting, not the central text around which all else was subordinate....
...Roberts sings lead on the 17th-century bawdy of “Apprenticed in London” where “My father and my mother in yonder room do lie, a-hugging one another, so why not you and I?”...
...And people do die during the celebrations — last year more than 25 were killed and thousands injured, mostly by home-made explosives....
...Following the release of several singles and EPs, this vow to do better receives its biggest test with Letter to Self....
...“It demanded such physical strength to do these eight shows a week.”...
...The lyrics have been reinterpreted and rewritten over the years, and having been composed two decades after the island was abandoned, it was never sung by the islanders themselves....
...He has sung small and midsized roles at his home base, the Metropolitan Opera, but then starred in Terence Blanchard’s Champion; now his European career is burgeoning....
...At a writers’ retreat, she meets a young man named Arthur (John Magaro) and tells him about the Korean concept of inyeon, to do with destiny and the links between people....
...Rihanna is only one of many stars to do a side-hustle in party entertainment — see also Kylie Minogue, Christina Aguilera, Katy Perry and Sir Elton John. At least they do something for the cash....
...Susan Bickley as Mother, Isabela Díaz as the Sandman and Sarah Dufresne as the Dew Fairy do well enough, and Mark Wigglesworth conducts a well-played musical performance....
...The contrast is turned to witty effect, though the words do not always fit the rhythms of the music....
...A cover of Stevie Nicks’ “What Has Rock and Roll Ever Done for You”, sung with Nicks, finds her doing just that, and it’s a delight....
...You don’t have to say as much, do as much.”...
...“Body Do” tells an insistent tale of physical attraction to another faithless man, but it comes to a sudden halt as though short-circuited by the complex situation....
...Do share your Melbourne highlights in the comments....
...“I do think it would be very difficult to defend . . . if you have what should be a footballing legacy project and football doesn’t benefit,” said Gregory Campbell, a former Northern Ireland sports minister...
...The one sung around leftie campfires is that it will motivate staff and enhance productivity. (Sounds lovely, though it is a bit unclear why the government would have to push companies to do it.)...
...Paying tribute to him in 2020, he said: “I truly believe that in a hundred years from now, most of us will be forgotten but I do believe Shane’s music is going to be remembered and sung.”...
...“Ultimately, we took a look at what we do at universities and started thinking about how that work could translate to a wider audience.”...
...This is by no means exhaustive, so do share your highlights in the comments....
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