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Out Among the Stars (Merle Haggard album)


Out Among the Stars is the forty-second studio album by American recording artist Merle Haggard released on Epic Records in 1986. It reached number 15 on the "Billboard" country albums chart. It contains the song "My Life's Been Grand," which Merle wrote with Gordon Terry of The Strangers. "Out Among the Stars" features a plethora of producers and more of Haggard's increasingly sentimental and mellow sound. Aside from the Dixie blues of "Pennies from Heaven," the album is dominated by romantic and
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Chill Factor (album)


, "He is unquestionably one of the greatest guitar players in the world and definitely the greatest I've ever known closely. Until the late eighties, every successful country singer had a signature instrumental sound. Roy created mine." After the relatively disappointing chart performance of his previous album "Out Among the Stars", "Chill Factor" was a commercial comeback for Haggard, who wrote or co-wrote all the songs on the album except one. In addition to the chart-topping "Twinkle, Twinkle Lucky Star
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Furt


Bublé’s take". Among those who did not compare Morrison to Bublé, Hensel called it a "beautiful solo performance", while Berk gave it two stars out of five and wrote "Shue sings it just like a real wedding singer", and Nguyen said the song felt "out of place". Only two of the four cover versions released as singles—the two songs by Bruno Mars—debuted on the "Billboard" Hot 100, and appeared on other musical charts. On the Hot 100, the
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Bill Chinnock


song "Just Another Falling Star" was originally performed by Chinnock with the Downtown Tangiers Band. In 1991 Chinnock returned to Maine and the following year released "Out On The Borderline" on his own label, East Coast Records. Among the guest musicians was Michael Hossack of The Doobie Brothers who also co-wrote the song "Take This Heart of Mine". In 1988 "Backstreets", a Springsteen fanzine, reported that Chinnock had actually joined the Doobie Brothers as a replacement for Michael McDonald ! In 1992 Chinnock,
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Adam Mitchell (songwriter)


." Newton-John released "Dancin' Round and Round" to the country music charts, where it peaked at No. 29 on the Billboard Country Singles chart. In addition, the album became a country music hit, reaching No. 4 on the Billboard Country Albums chart. The song was also covered by Nicolette Larson. Mitchell also wrote the popular country song "Out Among The Stars", that was covered by Johnny Cash, Merle Haggard and Waylon Jennings, among others. The song was the title track
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Shooting Star (Tara McDonald song)


"Shooting Star" is a song by English/Irish singer-songwriter Tara McDonald, released as the second single from her debut studio album in Europe. The song features platinum selling Francophone artist Zaho. "Shooting Star" was written by Tara McDonald, Zaho, Maegan Cottone & Nathan Duvall (one third of the UK dance band Disciples (production team) who also produced the track and among other credits recently produced & co wrote 'Move' for Little Mix selling Gold in the Uk and Australia), and Zaho
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The Bangles


Billboard Hot 100 in the summer of 1986 and was in the German Top 20 for 13 weeks). There was friction among band members after music industry media began singling out Hoffs as the lead singer of the group, a result of Columbia Records releasing mostly singles on which Hoffs sang lead vocal. In fact, singing duties on the group's albums were evenly divided among all of the band's members, all of whom wrote or co-wrote songs. Hoffs starred in the 1987 film "The Allnighter" directed by
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A Million Lights


album 3 out of 5 stars, writing that "You can't fault its box-ticking efficiency, but it's hard to ignore the variable standards." Petridis also wrote that "What comes in between is sometimes interesting, often generic, with a few decent songs among the will-this-do numbers." Robert Copsey of Digital Spy gave the album three out of five stars writing: "Those looking for answers or indeed any indication of the real Cheryl will be disappointed with A Million Lights, which boasts
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Out Among the Stars (Merle Haggard album)


tearful ballads adorned with the smooth keyboards and processed guitars that were typical of Nashville recording at the time. The album was the result of songs consisting of left-over tracks from his days with MCA Records which were bought out by Epic and the reason many of the songs have a dated sound. The only newly recorded tracks appearing here are "Out Among The Stars", "The Show's Almost Over", and "Almost Persuaded". The single "Out Among the Stars" failed to crack the Top 20
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Doo-Wops & Hooligans


" He gave the album two-and-a-half stars out of 5. With the same rating, Jamie Milton of musicOMH wrote that it "involves throwing everything into the fire", "a contrast taken too far". Milton called it (in common with other debut albums) "opportunistic ... regardless of any forthcoming trends in pop, there’s a song on the album pitched to take grasp of it all." A "Q" reviewer who gave the album two out of five stars wrote,
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Indestructible (Robyn song)


on My Own". Davey referred "Indestructible" to as "an example of a pop-innovator at the top of her game". Jonathan Keefe of Slant Magazine praised the song's production and named it one of Robyn's best singles. Keefe also named it the standout among the new songs on "Body Talk". Christian Hoard of "Rolling Stone" gave it three and a half out of five stars, and wrote that "[Robyn] sings an uncommonly elegant Europop melody". Evan Sawdey of
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Firework (song)


Firework" among the top tracks on the album, Nick Levine of Digital Spy gave the song five out of five stars, calling it "a straight up self-empowerment anthem wrapped in a Coldplay-on-poppers club banger from the Stargate team." PopMatters wrote that "Firework" is "the record's last hurrah; though nothing particularly memorable...'Firework' has at least a bit of staying power". "The Washington Post" described the song as "too mushy". Al Fox of BBC Music
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Fine (Whitney Houston song)


"Whitney: The Greatest Hits" wrote that "Only on the stellar R&B track “Fine” does Whitney stand out. [...] “Fine” is soulful, funky and tight as hell. And the vocal performance ranks among Whitney’s best." "The Baltimore Sun" wrote that "Of the new tracks [on "Whitney: The Greatest Hits"], only the sultry, soulful "Fine" manages to convey any of the strengths that made Houston a star." and "hearing [Houston
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Eddie Latta


Eddie Latta was the songwriting name of Bruce Alfred Williams (23 November 1902 – September 1972 in Liverpool), a Liverpool undertaker who wrote songs for the Lancashire film actor and music hall artist George Formby, among others. Among the songs he wrote for Formby's films were "Grandad's Flannelette Nightshirt" from "Let George Do It" (1940), "Auntie Maggies Remedy" from "Turned Out Nice Again" (1941), "Andy The Handy Man" from "Much Too Shy" (1942)
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Fading West


the release "isn't the album of albums for Switchfoot, it is most definitely a solid record" that contains "some of the best songs the band has ever put out." Roger Gelwicks in a second staff opinion rated the release four stars, and wrote that it was "Fueled by the hope that comes with musical longevity," and it was "among the most credible works of its kind". At New Release Tuesday, Mary Nikkel rated the album four-and-a-half stars, and
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Called Out in the Dark


in the Dark' anything more than cosmetic additions to tuneful, but unremarkable guitar pop." A positive review came from "Cherwell"s Susan Yu, who wrote that "it is a delightful, electronica infused, powerful gem of a song." Simon Gage from "Daily Star" also wrote a positive review, saying that the song "has a slight bounce." A music video to accompany the release of "Called Out in the Dark" was first released onto YouTube on 17 August 2011 at a total length of
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Let the Good Times Roll (film)


Johnny B. Goode.' It understands that if the song and the singer were good then, they are both still good." Gene Siskel of the "Chicago Tribune" awarded three-and-a-half stars out of four and wrote, "Interspersed among the 28 songs (including Chuck Berry with his 'Johnny B. Goode,' Danny and the Juniors bubbling 'At the Hop,' and The Five Satins wailing 'In the Still of the Night,') are film clips and photographs of the persons
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Out of Love (song)


" was unveiled on January 23, 2019. The song's music video was released in April 2019. Cara has performed it on "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon". Richard Nowels Jr. co-wrote "Out of Love" with Alessia Cara, and co-produced it with Dean Reid. The song was inspired by a friend of Cara's who had a breakup. It is an "airy, slow and personally deep" song, which was created after a friend asked Cara to write a song about "
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Star Wars Headspace


a busy weekend, and all of the small surprises built into it should make it something that any Star Wars fan will be able to easily enjoy." A correspondent for "The Boston Globe" wrote that it was much better than he expected it to be, giving all credit to the producers who contributed to the compilation. "Los Angeles Times" critic Randall Roberts spotlighted the distinguishing characteristic of each song. Bromwich, who wrote a review for "Pitchfork", scored the release a 6.9 out of ten, highlighting
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Out Among the Stars


two other songs, "If I Told You Who It Was" and "I'm Movin' On", respectively. Two of the tracks would later be rerecorded by Cash at American Recordings and would be released posthumously prior to earlier versions being included here; "I Came to Believe" on "" and a non-duet version of "I'm Movin' On" appears in the box set "Unearthed". In a March 2014 interview promoting the release of "Out Among the Stars", John Carter
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The Godfathers (TV series)


godfathers'. Child Welfare Officer Elizabeth Dent was played by Tina Grenville, who was the real life mother of Ashley Grenville, who starred as Mike Varga. When writing, producing and starring in the series became too much for Michael Laurence, he wrote his character Pete out of the series after 26 episodes but returned for guest appearances. He was replaced by a new godfather Dave, until the series ended at 72 episodes. The theme song for the series was written and performed by Michael Caulfield (who also later wrote and
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Rize of the Fenix


a score of 4 out 5 stars and said that "fans will love [the album] here". Zach Redrup of "Dead Press" gave a rating of 8 out of 10 stars and said "Tenacious D are still the band who once wrote the best song in the world, forgot about it, and remembered it again when confronting Satan himself". "Toro" magazine gave a score of 3.5 out of 5 stars and said "Like The D's best work of yore, it should earn spins well
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Just a Kiss (song)


wrote that the song was "painfully chaste". Matthew Wilkening, writing for "Taste of Country", gave the song a score of 7.5 out of 10, writing that the song is "surprisingly serious and dour" in contrast to its subject matter, but he praised the "catchy melody". It also received 3.5 stars out of five from John Hill of About.com, who found it "lyrically lacking" but a "solid contribution to the power ballad genre". Jonathan Keefe of Slant Magazine found the song
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Good Girl (Alexis Jordan song)


." "Good Girl" debuted at number six in the United Kingdom, and charted at number fifteen in Ireland. In the United States, the song peaked at the top of the Hot Dance Club Songs chart. Nick Levine of Digital Spy awarded the song four out of five stars, and wrote "Call us naive, but with beats this struttable, verses so irresistibly bop-friendly and that, ahem, killer chorus, who wouldn't want to take a chance on her?" "Daily Star"s Sarah-
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Judge, Jury and Executioner


3.5 stars out of 5, praising "Yorke's swarming choral-style" and Flea's basslines, which he described as "a morph between Flea's instrument and Yorke's humming". Daniel Kreps of Spin depicted the earlier version of the song as "a dark, aggressive centerpiece among the post-"Eraser" material", whereas the final version was "mellower and more harmonious". Kia Makarechi of "The Huffington Post" wrote that the song, like Atoms for Peace, is "a sonic extension of Radiohead"
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The Pebble and the Penguin (soundtrack)


James Belushi among others. The songs and score for the soundtrack were both performed by the Irish Film Orchestra and the Irish Chamber Choir. This soundtrack is currently out of print. From "AllMusic": The album was given a rating of 2 and a half stars at Allmusic.com. Reviewer Peter Fawthrop wrote: "Barry Manilow's soundtrack would have upped the mediocrity on a better project, but The Pebble and the Penguin as a film was conceived with such dismal effort from the then struggling Don Bluth studio that the songs and
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The Food Album


"Mad" magazine"; he gave the record three stars out of five. Tim Grobaty of the "Press-Telegram", on the other hand, wrote negatively of the album, stating "Yankovic's songs are the kinds of things that are sort of funny in concept, less funny when you actually hear them once, and increasingly irritating with each subsequent listen [and] his food songs are among his worst." Upon release, "The Food Album" failed to chart; however, it sold steadily
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Evermore (Beauty and the Beast song)


agreed that Stevens' performance "will give you chills", deeming "Evermore" the best of the remake's original songs. "The Salt Lake Tribune" film critic Sean P. Means wrote that the ballad "gives Stevens a nice moment to pour out the tragic hero's broken heart." According to the "Toronto Star"'s Peter Howell, "Evermore" establishes Stevens among "the [cast's] best singers", while "La Presse"'s Sonia Sarfati was moved by the actor's rendition.
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End of Time (song)


with five stars out of five and wrote, "Add the star's sultry tones and a ludicrously addictive toe-trotting pre-chorus and it easily ranks as one of Bey[oncé]'s most colourful and fun cuts to date". In the review of "4", Corner also noted that the "carnival-styled brass sections stand out as the record's quirkier production elements, adding bursts of sass" to the song. Joanne Dorken of MTV UK wrote that the beat, which builds up throughout the song,
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Contagious (Y&T album)


hits for Aerosmith and Celine Dion and produced and wrote on an album by glam metal band Kix, the song "Temptation" is credited to Kennemore along with Megadeth and Savatage guitarist Al Pitrelli and Danger Danger bassplayer Bruno Ravel, while Robert White Johnson who cowrote "Eyes of a Stranger" with Rhodes also wrote songs for Celine Dion and Doro among many others. 30,000 albums were pressed with the title "Boys Night Out" instead of "La Rocks." This was due to the song title chosen for that song that
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You Waste Your Time


received its first professional review from Mary Ouellette of Loudwire, who gave it 4 out of 5 stars and praised the song's speed metal style and melodic chorus, as well as Tremonti's vocals and guitar work. Rick Florino from Artistdirect also gave the song a positive review and a rating of 4.5 stars out of 5. He wrote: "If 'You Waste Your Time' doesn't solidify Mark Tremonti as one of heavy metal and hard rock's greatest guitarists, then the complete solo album "All I Was"
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Adam DeVine


Dates". DeVine also made a cameo appearance in the video for the 2016 Blink-182 song "She's Out of Her Mind". In 2018, DeVine played the lead, Noah Ashby, in the romantic comedy "When We First Met", which he also co-wrote. His co-stars include Alexandra Daddario, Shelley Hennig and Robbie Amell. Also that year, Devine, Anderson, and Holm starred in the film "Game Over, Man!", with Newacheck directing and Newacheck and Seth Rogen among
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Hanka Paldum


the time, but with time it gained moderate success. She continued her partnership with Mijat Božović, who believed in her talent and that she would become a big folk star. He wrote a song for her called "Voljela sam oči zelene" ("I Loved Green Eyes") which in a few months became a big hit; for a long time the song was Hanka's signature song, and is still a hit among people of the former Yugoslavia. There is also a version in Slovenian. After success with
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The Filthy Tongues


released in 2009. "Dark Passenger" came out through Neon Tetra Records in 2010. "Scotland on Sunday" compared Metcalfe's performance on "Beautiful Girl" to the Sensational Alex Harvey Band. Isa & The Filthy Tongues contributed the song "Big Star" to the film "Spread", directed by fellow Scot David Mackenzie and starring Ashton Kutcher and Anne Heche. They also contributed five songs including the title track to the film "New Town Killers" directed by Richard Jobson, who co-wrote the song and
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Swing: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack


Swing is a soundtrack for the 1999 film of the same name, which stars Lisa Stansfield, who also recorded ten songs for the soundtrack and co-wrote four of them. The album was released in Europe on 10 May 1999 and in North America on 13 July 1999. "Swing" garnered favorable reviews from music critics who called it a "gem" among the soundtracks. The album, full of jazz and swing songs, reached number six on "Billboard"'s Top Jazz Albums chart. On 2 June 2003
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Love Among the Ruins (album)


credit the songs as group collaborations so that all members would receive equal royalties. Ramsey and Lombardo shared the lyric writing. Ramsey wrote the music to "All That Never Happens". Lombardo wrote "Rainy Day", "Even with My Eyes Closed", "Big Star", "Shining Light" and "Across the Fields". Lombardo shared a writing credit with Jerry Augustyniak on "Girl on a Train". Rob Buck wrote "Love Among the Ruins", and Dennis Drew wrote "A Room For
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Madras (soundtrack)


that not just keeps in line with the theme, but also manages to give a mix of everything" and gave a rating of 3 out of 5 stars for the album. S R Ashok Kumar of "The Hindu" labelled "Madras", "Irandhidava" and "Kakidha Kappal" to be hits among the masses, further labelling the song "Naan Nee" as "interesting" and the theme music's as "pleasant to the ear". "Behindwoods" wrote, "Santhosh Naraynan keeps "Madras"
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Won't Be Lonely Long


"Won't Be Lonely Long" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music singer Josh Thompson. It was released in November 2010 as the third single from his album "Way Out Here". Thompson wrote the song with George Ducas and Arliss Albritton. The song is about a male who is heartbroken, but claims that he "won't be lonely long" once he goes to a bar and parties with his friends. Kyle Ward of Roughstock gave it 3½ stars out of 5. He contrasted
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Wanted (Hunter Hayes song)


by the narrator. It is in C major and an approximate tempo of 84 beats per minute. Billy Dukes of "Taste of Country" gave the song 4.5 out of 5 stars. Dukes wrote, "It’s a mature lyric that will wrap around the hearts of country loving women nationwide." He added, "It's familiar without being generic and catchy without being syrupy." Giving it 5 out of 5 stars, Matt Bjorke of "Roughstock" wrote: "While 'Storm Warning' was a great
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Songs from Les Misérables


rob Jean Valjean, whereupon realizing Valjean is the one "who borrowed Cosette," a brawl breaks out. Éponine cries out as Javert arrives on the scene, (a segment of the song commonly known as "Javert's Intervention") but, because Javert does not immediately recognise Valjean, the latter escapes; Thénardier then convinces Javert to let him go and pursue Valjean instead. French Versions "Stars" is one of the two chief songs performed as a solo by Javert. It is among the better-known songs
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Trine Rein


first came with her debut album, called "Just Missed the Train", and has become Trine's trademark song, exposing her great singing ability. The song has later been covered by child star actress Danielle Brisebois (who wrote the song with Scott Cutler), Estonian Eurovision participant Maarja-Liis Ilus, "American Idol" winner Kelly Clarkson, and a pre-American Idol Carly Hennessy (a.k.a. Carly Smithson), among others. Her runner-up album came in 1996, called "Beneath My Skin"
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Leland (musician)


Kitty Girls featured on Season 9 and All Stars 3 of VH1's "RuPaul's Drag Race", and was a guest on Episode 6 of All Stars 3 and Episode 2 of All Stars 4. Executive Produced by Lorne Michaels and created by Chris Kelly and Sarah Schneider, McLaughlin co-wrote the songs and theme song for a show called The Other Two coming out on Comedy Central. McLaughlin composed the score and wrote 11 original songs with Bram Inscore for the Netflix original movie "Sierra Burgess Is a Loser" directed
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The Star-Spangled Banner


at Fort Meade, South Dakota, claims that the idea of making "The Star Spangled Banner" the national anthem began on their parade ground in 1892. Colonel Caleb Carlton, Post Commander, established the tradition that the song be played "at retreat and at the close of parades and concerts." Carlton explained the custom to Governor Sheldon of South Dakota who "promised me that he would try to have the custom established among the state militia." Carlton wrote that after a similar discussion, Secretary of War, Daniel
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Willcox, Arizona


the major transportation link, and much of the economy is now tied to the highway, which runs immediately north of the town. Willcox is the birthplace of Rex Allen, known as "The Arizona Cowboy", who wrote and recorded many songs, starred in several Westerns during the early 1950s and in the syndicated television series "Frontier Doctor" (1958–1959). Willcox was among the locations of "26 Men" (1957–1959), another syndicated series that depicted true stories of the Arizona Rangers starring Tristram Coffin and Kelo
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Skyfall (Adele song)


that it "is a return to form, and if it doesn't get you hyped for the movie, you're not a Bond fan". The "Daily Record" named "Skyfall" its "Single of the Week" and gave the song five stars out of five. PopCrush gave the song four-and-a-half stars out of five and called it "wholly satisfying and worth the wait". Idolator wrote that "during the song's final third, Adele does, in fact, make
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How Ya Doin'?


Elliott for their latest effort?" The song received three out of five stars from Amy Sciaretto of PopCrush, who wrote, "It's not as saccharine or as safe as their former fellow 'X Factor' alums One Direction, but then again, Little Mix aren't looking to satiate really young teenagers with their tracks." Sciaretto went on to say, "There's more 'oomph' and bumping and grinding that takes place in their songs, since they are reaching out to an older audience." She
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I'm About to Come Alive


wrote four of the album's songs. Chris Neal of "Country Weekly" magazine gave the album three-and-a-half stars out of five. He said that "Red Light" set the album's tone, which he described as "the same sort of dusky midtempo groove." The album also received a three-and-a-half star rating from Allmusic critic Thom Jurek, who said that the songs were "free of clichés" and that Nail had "so much soul in his voice
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The Flood (Cheryl song)


was described as "a massive, strong-laden, Christmassy tear-jerker about 'wreckage', 'drowning' and 'natural disaster love,'" while noticing the song's trip hop influences. "The Flood" received comparisons to songs by singer-songwriter Natalie Imbruglia. The song received a positive review from "Digital Spy" reviewer Nick Levine who gave the song four out of five stars. He wrote, "Cole's no Leona of course, but she more than holds her own vocally as she
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Whatever She's Got


with his band. Billy Dukes of "Taste of Country" gave the song two and half stars out of five. Dukes called the song "pop-friendly and not nearly as deep" compared to Nail's previous singles and wrote that "banjo and electric guitar noodling keep flashbacks of 'N Sync out of one's head, but are few lyrics that deliver a punch to remember." Matt Bjorke of "Roughstock" gave the song four stars out of five, saying that "the production is contemporary as the
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And Then...


release, "And Then..." received generally positive reviews from music critics. Allmusic wrote that "Joe maintains his steady recording output with "And Then...", another in a line of his generally solid if not overly exceptional albums highlighted by a couple standout cuts [...] Here he's in really good hands, especially on the aforementioned Kelly and Hamilton songs, which rank among the very best of his career. They rated the album three and a half stars out of five. "And Then..." debuted
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Break Up with Him


and the song was re-released on May 11, 2015 as an RCA single release. All five members of the band wrote the song, and Shane McAnally produced it. Giving it 4.5 out of 5 stars, Markos Papadatos of "Digital Journal" wrote that the song "is mellow and distinct" and that, "[t]heir sound is crisp and unique, which stands out by a mile on the country radio airwaves." Jason Scott of AXS found the song's "hip-hop phrasing and definitive rock
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Ego (Elton John song)


I wrote the song jointly with Bernie Taupin, and we never thought of it as an autobiography until it came out. It's about the silliness of rock 'n' roll stars, and the video film was supposed to show just how stupid rock 'n' roll can be. It's the grotesque side of rock 'n' roll. And it's turned out to be one of the most sincere songs we've ever written." The song is, as said, about rock stars and their fame which
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Feel Like a Rock Star


together in mid-2012. Rodney Clawson and Chris Tompkins wrote the song. Clawson told "Taste of Country" that Tompkins had begun the song with a bass guitar line, when the two observed that "everybody wants to feel like a rock star." Rating it four-and-a-half stars out of five, Billy Dukes of "Taste of Country" favorably compared it to "Young" and "Big Star". The song debuted at number 13 on the Hot Country Songs chart for the week of April
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You Make Me Feel...


Monica Herrera, a writer from "Rolling Stone", the song has a riff that suggests Pink's "Raise Your Glass". The song received mixed reviews from most contemporary music critics. Scott Shetler from "Pop Crush" gave the song 8 out of 10 stars, and wrote that the song "is more understated than some of the group’s previous work, but it feels like a potential summer hit." Bill Lamb, writer of About.com, gave to the song 3 stars out of 5, praising the
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Hep Stars


there was another song, "No Time", written by Ulvaeus alone. "No Time" was also recorded by the Hootenanny Singers in an acoustic version. Andersson and Ulvaeus also wrote two songs for the album "Hep Stars På Svenska" - "Speleman" and "Precis Som Alla Andra" - and "Flower in My Garden", which appeared on the album "Songs We Sang 68". Among the hits were "I natt jag drömde" (a Swedish version of "Last Night I Had the
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Richard Dobson


and Kelly Willis ("Hole in My Heart"). Dobson's song "Baby Ride Easy" was recorded as a duet by Carlene Carter and Dave Edmunds, Billie Jo Spears and Del Reeves, and by the Carter Family. For the TV show "Christmas On The Road" in Montreux in 1984 it was performed by Johnny Cash and June Carter Cash. Their duet version was released in 2014 on the posthumous album "Out Among the Stars." Dobson wrote an account of his years with Townes Van Zandt and
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This Is It (Michael Jackson song)


radio programmers to the song has been almost universally positive." Among these were Jay Lustig of "The Star-Ledger", who felt it was a "sweet, mid-tempo love song" that, with "orchestral strings" and "creamy backing vocals" by Jackson's brothers, gave it a "crisp beat." In contrast, Darryl Sterdan of "The Winnipeg Sun" gave it a 3 out of 5 rating, saying, "This may be something, but it's not 'It'
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One More Drinkin' Song


100. Niemann first promoted the song in 2009 shortly before his signing with Arista Nashville. He told "Billboard" that he wrote the song in response to a comment from a member of his publishing company, who criticized him for recording too many songs with party themes. Billy Dukes of "Taste of Country" gave the song four stars out of five. Although he did not think that it had the "artistic depth" of Niemann's previous singles, he also called it "Niemann's best chance to establish himself
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Warrior (B.A.P song)


out of Step Up 3D, with gigantic drums, walls of synths, and a whistle punctuating the whole song" Yun Seong Yeol of "Star News Korea" wrote, "The title song "Warrior" contains lyrics that criticize the current social system, which might be unfamiliar to many people who are used to today's friendly boy groups. Excluding all electronic sounds, which are often used in many K-pop songs, they highlight hip-hop beats". Seo Mi-Yeon of "TV Report Korea"
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Raymond (song)


inspired to write the song because his grandmother had Alzheimer's disease for several years. Bobby Peacock of "Roughstock" gave the song four and a half stars out of five, calling it "one of those rare debut singles that gets your attention right away, while at the same time showing off a great deal of vocal and songwriting talent." The song also received a "thumbs up" from "Engine 145" reviewer Janet Goodman, who wrote that it "is an impressive debut single with a vocal performance that
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Louisiana State University Tiger Marching Band


bands Thomas Tyra. Originally titled "Hey, Look Me Over" and written by Cy Coleman for the musical "Wildcat", starring Lucille Ball, a version of the song with its new lyrics by Carolyn Leigh, who wrote the original lyrics of "Hey Look Me Over", after the athletic department purchased the rights to use the song. The band plays this song often in the stands and on occasion will play it to conclude a halftime performance while spelling out "LSU" or "Tigers." The song
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Kullanari Koottam


and the song "Vizhigalile" became popular. The satellite rights of the film were sold to STAR Vijay. The film was given a "U" certificate by the Indian Censor Board. "Kullanari Koottam" received mixed reviews. The Times of India gave 3 stars out of 5 and wrote, "Sribalaji makes a middling debut as director with this movie. Though it could have been made into a breezy entertainer, it ends up as an unsatisfactory watch". Rediff gave 2.5 stars out of 5 and wrote, "
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G-Men '75


detective who was written out of the script. Many more actors and actresses took regular roles in the series over the years. Gō Ibuki, Yū Fujiki as Detective Hachibei Yamada, Maria Mori as Detective Ryoko Hayami, Mari Natsuki, Hiroshi Miyauchi as Kazuhiko Shimaya, Yosuke Natsuki as Detective Noriyuki Odagiri, Takeshi Kaga, Bunjaku Han, and Kyōko Enami were among them. Shunsuke Kikuchi wrote the opening theme songs. Various artists, including some cast members, wrote and performed the closing songs. For most years, the lyrics were
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Kaun Tujhe


song 4.3 out of 5 stars. In its review it rates the lyrics and singing as "Excellent" and the music as "Very Good". "India Today" wrote: "Kaun Tujhe is the female version of the typical Arijit Singh romantic song - which are essentially paeans for the lover, who is exclusive, one in a million. Once again, the song is a winner because of the simplicity of its composition, singing, lyrics, and arrangement, which is not intrusive. Amaal Mallik lets his music
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Give Me Love (Give Me Peace on Earth)


Taylor and Elton John are among the other artists who have covered the song. As with most of the songs on his "Living in the Material World" album, George Harrison wrote "Give Me Love (Give Me Peace on Earth)" over 1971–72. During this period, he dedicated himself to assisting refugees of the Bangladesh Liberation War, by staging two all-star benefit concerts in New York and preparing a live album and concert film for release. In addition, much of his time was spent occupied with the
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Something for the Rest of Us


also favorable in his review, awarding the album a "good" three K! score. He wrote that "anthemic American radio rock really doesn't come much better than that of the Goo Goo Dolls." He offered praise for the "giant hooks" found among the songs, as well as the band showing a "ton of heart", despite the "polished" production. "Q" magazine also awarded the album three stars out of five, noting "there's enough here to satisfy the faithful,
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Take It Off (Kesha song)


gone as her sobriety." Although he was not completely convinced he wrote, " [though] the vocals are more processed than a cheese string [...] the combination of a playful nursery rhyme hook and Dr Luke's bubblegummy electro production make this a pretty irresistible little dancefloor ditty." He went on to give the single three out of five stars. Fraser McAlpine of BBC met the song with a mixed review giving the song three out of five stars. Fraser criticized the choice of the song commenting, "there
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Til deg


songs on this album: his own song "Dagane" and "Folkestadvisa", an old Norwegian folksong from Bø in Telemark, Norway. "Til deg" received both positive reviews and some less positive reviews from music critics. Thomas Talseth in VG gave it 3 out of 6. The last song, "Goodbye" was noted the best song on the album. Signe Bønsvig Wehding from GAFFA gave it 3 stars out of 6 stars. She wrote: ""Tatt intill deg" has a little jazz, "
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Mars Arizona


AllMusic, who awarded the album 3 1/2 stars out of 5, and Noel Murray, who wrote that on the song "He Broke Your Heart," "sweetly buzzing guitar counteracts Knowles' bitter words." Murray also wrote that "If Mars Arizona stays the course, the band could rival its down-the-coast neighbor Limbeck, which over five years and three LPs has become one of the brightest hopes for roots-rock." Their third album, "Hello Cruel World," was released on January
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Music of Israel


Argov), "Halleluya" (words and music: Yair Rosenblum), "Yeshnan Banot" (words: Yoram Tahar-Lev, music: Yair Rosenblum). Dubi Zeltzer, considered one of the founding fathers of Israeli pop music, wrote many of the songs for the Nahal Brigade entertainment troupe. The Lehakot Tsva'iyot were incubators for performers and composers who, from the 1960s to the present, have become Israel's stars. Among the artists who began their careers in the Lehakot are Arik Einstein, Chava Alberstein,
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Asambhav


impossible]." Shahid Khan of Planet Bollywood gave a rating of 8 out of 10 stars. He wrote "Rajiv Rai's direction is uninspired. Therefore, his "Asambhav" ends up looking tired and dragged out." Nitika Desai of Apun Ka Choice gave a rating of 3 out of 5 stars. She wrote "'Asambhav' is a film that sticks to the beaten and worn-out Bollywood stereotypes. Over-dramatic dialogues, deliberately forced songs and inflated action sequences make it quite a predictable and stodgy
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Kalyana Samayal Saadham


deftly), he nudges this lighthearted material into serious territory". Cinemalead rated the film with 3 out of 5 stars and wrote "Kalayana Samayal Sadham is feel good feast which everyone can enjoy." Rediff gave the film 3 stars out of 5 and wrote, ""Kalyana Samayal Saadham" is not just about a big fat Indian wedding but also highlights the emotional and sensitive topic of stress-related erectile dysfunction that is becoming an increasingly common problem among the modern youth". Baradwaj Rangan wrote, "It wants
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The Food Album


." Likewise, "The Rolling Stone Album Guide" awarded the album three out of five stars. Anthony of "The Buffalo News" gave the album a moderately positive review and wrote that, "[t]here are two kinds of people in the world: those who love Weird Al Yankovic and those who can't stand him. Count me among the Weird One's biggest fans, and that's why I flipped out when listening to "The Food Album"." He concluded that the album was "like reading
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Cowboys and Angels (Dustin Lynch song)


light percussion. In it, the male narrator compares his personality to that of his lover, saying that the two are like "cowboys and angels". Billy Dukes of "Taste of Country" gave the song four stars out of five, praising Lynch's "sturdy voice" while saying that the chorus "showcases his natural talent." The song also received a favorable review from Matt Bjorke of "Roughstock", who wrote that Lynch's "smooth baritone is clear and effective and the lyric is sweet and right
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Five Year Mission


with the band. Their second album, "Year Two", came out in 2011 at Starbase Indy. The band performed in a battle of the bands against a Klingon themed band, Il Troubadour, at the convention that year as well. In 2013, the band released their third album, "Trouble with Tribbles", a five song EP about the "Star Trek" episode with the same name. Each band member wrote their own song about the episode, including Fark, who had not yet composed a song
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Aşklarım Büyük Benden


album a positive review and wrote that it was an album that pushed Boz "into the period of maturity" in his career. Music website Gerçek Pop also gave the album a favorable review and gave it 3.5 out of 5 stars. The website stated that the album contained mostly "medium tempo" songs, and the song "Aşkın Suçu Yok" would satisfy "those who want to listen to songs" such as "Her Şeyi Yak" and "Sallana Sallana", which appeared in Boz's previous album. The
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Clumsy (Fergie song)


He went on to say that he was not impressed with "Clumsy", writing that it is "a proper stinker" and "[f]latter than a pancake that's been sat on by the cast of "Celebrity Fit Club"." Daniel Wolfe of About.com rated "Clumsy" three out of five stars, and wrote that it is "another tasty bubblegum treat from one of pop music's biggest rising stars." He called the song "a good bit of breezy pop fun", but wrote that it
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Out Among the Stars


sweetening Johnny without changing his core sound". He added that the album "is generally chipper and bright" and "one of Cash's stronger '80s albums". Rob Tannembaum's review in "Rolling Stone" mentions Cash's fading star power in the early 1980s amidst the "Urban Cowboy fad". Tannembaum continued: "You might expect "Out Among the Stars"—a set of unreleased songs he cut with Sherrill in 1981 and 1984—to be a contract-fulfilling sleepwalk. (Cash put out several mostly mediocre LPs in
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All About That Bass


song resulted in Trainor being viewed as "the poster girl for the larger woman" and "pop's emblem of self-acceptance". "Billboard" wrote that the success of "All About That Bass" made Trainor a "breakthrough star virtually overnight" and one of the "biggest breakout stars" of 2014. In a different article, the magazine wrote that the track became "a water cooler topic among young girls and parents". In a press release, Trainor elaborated: "Some girls are like,
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La La Land (Demi Lovato song)


Jonas Brothers Live in Concert World Tour 2010. Scott Mervis of "Pittsburgh Post-Gazette" wrote that Lovato performed a "high-energy, high-volume" version of the song. In September 2011, Lovato performed the song during the revue concert An Evening with Demi Lovato as part of a medley with "Get Back" and "Here We Go Again". Fraser McAlpine of BBC Music wrote a positive review of the song and rated it four out of five stars. He wrote, "So, essentially
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Seeing Sounds


Seeing Sounds" "combines the adolescent and clever". "The Times" writer Priya Elan gave the album 4 out of 5 stars and wrote that band is "pushing the boundaries of the popular song". In his Consumer Guide, Robert Christgau gave the album a three-star honorable mention () and stated, "Beats of course, songs usually, singing barely--especially sincere-type singing"; he also picked out two songs from the album: "Anti-Matter" and "Everyone Nose (
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My First Kiss


a lot in it between this and 'Don't Trust Me', musically or thematically speaking." McAlpine went on the give the song two out of five stars. Bill Lamb of About.com met the song with a positive review giving the single four out of a possible five stars. Lamb wrote "[though] part of me wants to find this terribly annoying" that hardly matters as "3OH!3 and Kesha are probably the most gifted artists of the moment performing irresistibly catchy music". His conclusion of the song was
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Pierre Cour


Pierre Cour (1924–1995) was a French songwriter who wrote songs for several generations of artists. He wrote a number of successful songs in the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s. Among those who recorded his songs are Dalida, Roger Whittaker, Petula Clark, Vicky Leandros, Paul Mauriat, Nana Mouskouri, Claudine Longet, German Montero, Jean-Claude Annoux and Enrico Macias. In the 1960s, he co-wrote (with André Popp) three songs for the Eurovision Song Contest – Tom Pillibi, which won the competition for
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Laura Nyro


Buschel co-created "Eli's Comin"', a musical revue of the songs of Nyro, which, among others, starred Anika Noni Rose. Louis Greenstein and Kate Ferber wrote "One Child Born: The Music of Laura Nyro," a one-woman show featuring Ferber and directed by Adrienne Campbell-Holt. "One Child Born" was developed at CAP21 in New York City and has sold out Joe's Pub and the Laurie Beechman Theatre in New York, World Cafe Live in Philadelphia, and other
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Lael Rodrigues


Bete Balanço", came out in 1984, which he also wrote and starred Débora Bloch and Lauro Corona. It would be followed by 1985's "Rock Estrela" and 1987's "Rádio Pirata". All of his three films were highly successful, particularly among teenagers, and are notable for their rock- and new wave-laden soundtracks containing songs by bands and singers popular at the time, such as Celso Blues Boy, Lobão, Titãs, Barão Vermelho, RPM, Azul 29, Dr. Silvana & Cia.,
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Tell My Sister


Spin" wrote that "The McGarrigles’ songs are deceptively simple, but their inventive arrangements, unpredictable harmonizing, and hints of chanson reveal an eccentric genius." Another favorable review of the album was written by AllMusic's Mark Deming, who gave it 4.5 out of 5 stars. In his review of the album, Deming wrote that it was "a superb tribute to the McGarrigle Sisters' formative years," adding that "while this was doubtless created with serious fans in mind, there are few better introductions to the
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Paul Hipp


filming of “China Girl” in Little Italy that Hipp wrote the song “Midnight For You” that would be used as the films end credit theme song and mark his first published track. Hipp then co-starred in the off-Broadway show "A Minor Incident" with legendary songwriter Carole King, who was making her stage acting debut in the play. During a break in rehearsal Hipp played “Midnight For You”. King later credited this song for inspiring her to come out of musical retirement. The two
1299257
The Best of Nelly Furtado


. So I thought okay, a lot of my fans have heard these new songs anyway in their rough version, I might as well finish them and put them out properly on the greatest hits album. It kind of seemed like the natural choice. And then the third selection is "Stars", which is a song Lester Mendez and I wrote a couple years ago when we were doing the "Loose" sessions. It’s one of those songs that I think people who like "Folklore" will like, because
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Baltimore Orioles


1970s, a club song, appropriately titled "Orioles Magic (Feel It Happen)", was composed by Walt Woodward, and played when the team ran out until Opening Day of 2008. Since then, the song (a favorite among all fans, who appreciated its references to Wild Bill Hagy and Earl Weaver) is only played (along with a video featuring several Orioles stars performing the song) after wins. Seven Nation Army is played as a hype song while the fans chant the signature bass riff as a rally
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Me and Tennessee


it as she did. The song is the final cut on the "Country Strong soundtrack". Paltrow's then-husband, Chris Martin of Coldplay, wrote it. Blake Boldt of Engine 145 gave the song a "thumbs down", calling the lyrics "hackneyed" and saying that the song "moves along without pause or purpose." Bobby Peacock of Roughstock was more positive, rating the song three-and-a-half stars out of five. He wrote that it was a "by-the
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Saving My Face


in October 2007. "Saving My Face" received mixed reviews from music critics. Channel 4 called the song "a confident and old-fashioned pop rocker" and gave the song six stars out of ten. The "Manchester Evening News" was less impressed, giving it just two out of five stars, and wrote that the song was "nothing to get excited about" even though it had "some cute arpeggios and a very singable chorus." "Digital Spy" called "Saving My Face" a "
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Just a Little Bit (Mutya Buena song)


". Alex Fletcher from Digital Spy gave the song a three out of five star rating and wrote, "It lacks that killer pop hook to make it anything more than a decent album track". "The Irish Times" writer Kevin Courtney also rated the song three out of five stars and compared it to the success of her former bands' success: "It may not steal Subjugates' thunder, but it should grab a flash of the limelight". Mickey McMonagle from the "Sunday Mail" commended Buena's
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Lost Horizon (1973 film)


years ... the Orientals are kept in their places, and no blacks ... are among the residents. There's probably no way to rethink this material without throwing it all away. Roger Ebert of the "Chicago Sun-Times" gave the film one star out of four and wrote that "it sinks altogether during a series of the most incompetent and clumsy dance numbers I've ever seen." Gene Siskel of the "Chicago Tribune" also awarded one star out of four and wrote that "Nothing works. Not the
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Fairest of Them All


people live out their obsessions to the fullest." In the video, Mignogna and other people of the staff are interviewed and explain to what extent they have paid attention to detail to recreate the same visual style of the original "Star Trek" episode "Mirror, Mirror". The production values of the episode were highlighted, among others, by Sam Sloan of Slice of SciFi, who wrote: "Vic Mignogna and the cast and crew of Star Trek Continues have proven, once again with this episode of the ongoing
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Shel Silverstein


the 1970 film "Ned Kelly" features Silverstein songs performed by Waylon Jennings, Kris Kristofferson and others. In addition, Silverstein wrote "Hey Nelly Nelly," a rousing 60s-era folk song recorded by Judy Collins. Silverstein had a popular following on Dr. Demento's radio show. Among his best-known comedy songs were "Sarah Cynthia Sylvia Stout (Would Not Take The Garbage Out)", "The Smoke-Off" (a tale of a contest to determine who could roll—or smoke—marijuana
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Wake Up Lovin' You


it’s a turning point." Giving it a "B+", Joseph Hudak of "Country Weekly" compared the song's theme favorably to "Sunday Mornin' Comin' Down" by Kris Kristofferson, and said that the song was "dark stuff" for Morgan. It received 4 out of 5 stars from Billy Dukes of Taste of Country, who wrote that "The strength of the vocals rub against the vulnerability of the lyrics and story. The production plays a role in creating this big sturdy ballad, as
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Murdering Oscar (And Other Love Songs)


"I Understand Now". Joshua Klein wrote that Hood was "surprisingly sanguine, even mature" in the way he addressed both positive and negative topics on the album, and AllMusic's Mark Deming said that its songs were "dark but compassionate character studies," adding that it "consistently cuts closer to the bone" than Hood's debut solo album "Killers and Stars" (2004). Greg Kot gave "Murdering Oscar" three stars out of four and wrote that it "maintains a certain raw immediacy.
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Richard Rodgers


", which also had music by Sigmund Romberg. Their next professional show, "The Melody Man", did not premiere until 1924. When he was just out of college Rodgers worked as musical director for Lew Fields. Among the stars he accompanied were Nora Bayes and Fred Allen. Rodgers was considering quitting show business altogether to sell children's underwear, when he and Hart finally broke through in 1925. They wrote the songs for a benefit show presented by the prestigious Theatre Guild, called "The Garrick Gaieties",
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Out Among the Stars


on February 6, 2014. The third single, "Baby, Ride Easy", a duet with June Carter Cash, was premiered exclusively by "One Country" on February 27, 2014. The albums title track, "Out Among the Stars", was released as the fourth and final single, with its lyric video premiering on May 7, 2014. Prior to its release, Stereogum named it one of the most anticipated albums of 2014. Stephen Thomas Erlewine of AllMusic wrote that Billy Sherrill "winds up simply
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Batman franchise media


). Series creator Paul Dini, who wrote the episode in question, also wrote a song for the fictitious musical entitled "Superstitious and Cowardly Lot". An episode of the sketch comedy show "MADtv" also featured a "Batman: The Musical" parody called "Batman V: Out of the Cave" which starred Tommy Tune as Batman, and Ben Vereen as Robin. A live stage show was also created, called "Batman Live: World Tour". The show is a unique fusion of live action theatre
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