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Chandelier (song)


blurred". The song's opening lyrics, "Party girls don't get hurt, can't feel anything ... I push it down", are sung over a reggae-influenced background. Walker noted that during the chorus, Sia sings, "I'm gonna swing from the chandelier, from the chandelier/ I'm gonna live like tomorrow doesn't exist, like it doesn't exist". A few critics compared the song's musical style to works done by Rihanna, including Jeremy Gordon from Pitchfork Media,
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A Katy or a Gaga


"Marry the Night" a positive review, saying "The scene is basically a four-minute music video for Lambert where he struts, pouts, poses and literally swings from a chandelier. Lady who?" Jocelyn Vena of "MTV" also gave the performance a positive review, saying "he blasts out like a real rock star. It includes him swinging from a chandelier in a top hat. It's an A+ performance that would make Gaga proud." Rae Votta of "Billboard," though was not
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Bahamian Creole


used, as in "only me one sing" ('I'm the only one who sang') and "only Mary one gern Nassau" ('Mary was the only one who went to Nassau') Verb usage in the Bahamianese differs significantly from that of Standard English. There is also variation amongst speakers. For example, the word "go": 1) I'm going to Freeport: 2) I am going to cook Similarly, verb "to do" has numerous variations depending on tense and
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Saara Aalto


finals held on 20 April where she sang "I'm Gonna Be Strong" from Frankie Laine and an original song titled "My Love". She placed second to winner Mikko Sipola. Aalto auditioned for the thirteenth UK series of "The X Factor" in 2016, singing a cover of Sia's "Chandelier", which earned her three yeses from the attending judges. At the bootcamp, she performed "On the Radio" by Donna Summer and was sent through as part of the over-25s category with Sharon Osbourne
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Chandelier (song)


and Melinda Newman of HitFix. "Chandelier" has received critical acclaim. Andrew Trendall from Gigwise wrote that the song "springboards Sia from a behind-the-scenes genius into a superstar in her own right". Gordon from Pitchfork Media praised Sia's vocal performance on the track and commented that the track "is enough to make you want to swing from a chandelier". Bradley Stern from the website MuuMuse labelled "Chandelier" the best pop single of 2014, complimenting Sia's songwriting credits and her voice on the
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Galileo Galilei


. Vincenzo was later legitimised as the legal heir of Galileo and married Sestilia Bocchineri. Although Galileo seriously considered the priesthood as a young man, at his father's urging he instead enrolled in 1580 at the University of Pisa for a medical degree. In 1581, when he was studying medicine, he noticed a swinging chandelier, which air currents shifted about to swing in larger and smaller arcs. To him, it seemed, by comparison with his heartbeat, that the chandelier took the same amount of time to swing back and
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Mary (I'm in Love with You)


"Mary (I'm in Love with You)" is an American popular song of 1931, written by J. Fred Coots and Ozzie Nelson. Nelson and his orchestra recorded the song on November 25, 1931 (Brunswick E37427). The recording starts off straight and "sweet" but progresses into an early swing style. He sang: "Mary, what are we waiting for?"br "Each day I want you more and more"br "You'll always be the one girl for me"br "For Mary I'm in love with
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Reigan Derry


show, she performed a sultry version of Britney Spears' "Toxic", while being suspended from the ceiling. Derry received a standing ovation from Bassingthwaighte, Minogue and Redfoo, who notably got up on the judges table. For the Decades Challenge-themed third live show, Derry performed "Chandelier" by Sia and received another standing ovation from all four judges. Her performance of "Chandelier" debuted at number 81 on the ARIA Singles Chart. For the Top 10 Hits-themed fourth live show, Derry sang Sam
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Kancil Story


by the glue on the scarecrow. He then puts him inside a cage for the rest of the day. Later that night, the farmer's dog comes to see Sang Kancil. He mocks him and said that he will be cooked the next morning. Sang Kancil stays calm and relaxed. The dog got confused and asks him why. He said, "You are wrong, I'm not going to be cooked! I'm going to be a prince!" The dog becomes more confused. "I’ll marry
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I'm Breathless


Shep Pettibone on the album's first single, "Vogue". The album was recorded in three weeks, at Johnny Yuma Recording and Ocean Way Studios, in California. Musically, "I'm Breathless" consists predominantly of jazz, swing and pop songs. The tracks reflected Madonna's showgirl personality and were influenced by her relationship with Beatty. The singer wanted to create music that would fit the style and production of the film, set in the days of the Untouchables law enforcement, and sang the songs accordingly. In
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Fred Astaire


I'm Putting All My Eggs in One Basket" in "Follow the Fleet" (1936), Jerome Kern's "Pick Yourself Up" and "A Fine Romance" in "Swing Time" (1936), along with the Gershwins' "Let's Call the Whole Thing Off" from "Shall We Dance" (1937). With Judy Garland, he sang Irving Berlin's "A Couple of Swells" from "Easter Parade" (1948); and, with Jack Buchanan, Oscar Levant,
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Smashed (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)


"our legs got tangled in the breakaway ceiling, and it caused us to tilt at an angle so that my head would be the first thing to hit the ground. And it did, and it knocked me out. Basically, I came to with some flashlights and smelling salts." Stunt coordinator John Medlen also hurt himself during this episode, while demonstrating how Spike should swing from the chandelier. The chandelier broke, he fell 7 feet, and the chandelier landed on his face, breaking his nose. A longer
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Canned Heat (song)


he dances on the table messing up the set up as he swings on a chandelier through another wall into a room where a party is going on, as he dances about he even has a bit of floating around. He then floats off and emerges into a bathroom as he does some dancing and he then goes into a couple's room and does a bit of dancing and messing around before going back to the party room and doing more dancing there. He then goes to the corridor and jumps through a door into a
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United Kingdom in the Eurovision Song Contest 1986


did not correspond with the scores announced on air. The show was opened by 1985's Eurovision winners, Bobbysocks, who sang "Let it Swing," the English-language version of their winning song "La det swinge". They were joined onstage by a large number of backing dancers, choreographed by Anthony van Laast. The duo were also going to sing their brand new single "Waiting for the Morning", but the producers finally decided to cancel that part of the plan and instead, the two members of
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2014 Cowdenbeath by-election


2011 election Eadie held the seat with a majority of 1,247 votes. In the by-election, the seat was held by Labour candidate Alex Rowley, increasing Labour's vote share to 56%. There was an 11.25% swing from SNP to Labour. After the election, The SNP dismissed this with their candidate Natalie McGarry stating: "I heard on the doorsteps from a lot of traditional Labour voters who said: 'Listen, Natalie, I'm not going to vote for you, but I am actually thinking about
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Eastern Orthodox church architecture


countries, especially the USA, where familiarity with Catholic and Protestant churches has led to similarities in church furnishings. It is not uncommon to encounter both pews and kneelers. In some more traditional churches, mostly in Greece, a special chandelier known as a polyeleos can be found. This chandelier is usually adorned with candles and icons, and pushed to swing during its respective service. The walls are normally covered from floor to ceiling with icons or wall paintings of saints, their lives, and stories from the Bible. Because the
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Buffy Lawson


heard back her deeply personal "I'm Leaving You for Me", she knew she had made the right decision. "I just let go for these sessions. I sang from a place in my heart that didn't care if anyone heard it. I'm not chasing the magic anymore. I'm letting the magic find me." Buffy Lawson and Kristy Osmunson are the original members of the country group Bomshel. Prior to meeting, the two worked as songwriters in Nashville, with Lawson's writing credits including tracks
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I Know Where I'm Going (song)


Judy Collins, Barbara Dane, The Highwaymen, The New Christy Minstrels, Harry Belafonte, Carolyn Hester, and English singer Laura Wright. Pete Seeger sang the song to open Episode 16 of his Rainbow Quest television program, originally broadcast on 26 February 1966. The tune has also been used for a hymn or spiritual song, "I Know Why There's Music in the Quiet Summer Morning." The Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger film "I Know Where I'm Going!" (1945) got its title from this
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Eesti otsib superstaari (season 5)


took place on 11 November 2012. Contestants sang Estonians' favourite songs. The fourth final show took place on 18 November 2012. Contestants sang films' soundtracks. The fifth final show took place on 25 November 2012. Contestants sang songs together with Bel-Etage Swing Orchestra. As one of the judges, Mart Sander, is the conductor of Bel-Etage Swing Orchestra, he was not on the judges panel and was replaced by guest judge Heidy Purga, who was also a judge on the first and second season of
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The Last Waltz


The Sound of Music". With Bill Graham's assistance, the set from the San Francisco Opera's production of "La traviata" was rented as a backdrop for the stage. Crystal chandeliers were also hung over the stage. John Simon, who ran the rehearsals for the show, would give Scorsese details as to who sang what and who soloed when for each song. Scorsese meticulously storyboarded the songs, setting up lighting and camera cues to fit the lyrics of the songs. But despite his planning, in the rigors
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El Zorro, la espada y la rosa


a flamenco-pop track commissioned by Sony for the series. According to the label's translation, Fernández sings, "I'm your gypsy, your pilgrim. I'm your thief, I'm going to love you even if they tear my heart out."   Since Beyoncé does not speak Spanish, she sang the lyrics phonetically. The single hit number one on Spain's singles chart. "Zorro" averaged 635,000 core viewers during March 2007 on Telemundo. The audience jumped 28 percent from February in the network's key
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The Puppini Sisters


featured on the album "Electro Swing V" by Bart & Baker collaborating with The Real Tuesday Weld on the song "Last Tango in Clerkenwell". The group has recently recorded with Bublé again on his album "To Be Loved". They performed back up on the track "Nevertheless (I'm in Love with You)". In 2013 the trio sang 'Welcome to My Hell' with "Raphael Gualazzi" in his "Happy Mistake" album. In 2017 the group recorded with Seal (musician) on
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Ray Holmes


the spinning and looked down. I was right over the railway lines running into Victoria Station. I thought, "Hell, I'm going to get electrocuted now after all this!" Then I was swinging towards a row of houses. I hit the roof of one and could not get any grip on the slates in my stockinged feet. I slithered down the roof until I got to the gutter and thought, Now I'm going to break my back and kill myself falling off a three-storey house! But
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Go Gentle


"Go Gentle" is a song by British singer-songwriter Robbie Williams, released as the lead single from his tenth studio album "Swings Both Ways" (2013). The single was released in the United Kingdom on 10 November 2013. The song was written by Robbie Williams, Guy Chambers and Chris Heath. In an interview with Magic FM, Williams said that the song is a promise to his daughter Teddy, he said: "Go Gentle is a promise I'm making to my daughter. It was written
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Escape from Scorpion Island (series 3)


Joel told the players that there was an extra player who was going to be won. The girls were surprised and wondered who it was. The challenge started and Sting went first with Savannah going on the swings. She kept falling off and was very slow, but she got to the last swing to get the skull. She tried to get it, but the time ran out. Venom went next with Tahny going on the swings. Tahny got her balance and did not fall off. She got to the last swing
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Go Deep


-unknown Bill Hader. The video was ranked number 50 on "Complex" magazine's "The 50 Best R&B Videos of the '90s". It also appears on the DVD edition of 2001's "All for You" as well as the 2004 video compilation "". Jackson sang the song during the encore of her The Velvet Rope Tour in 1998, with the stage decorated with chandeliers, while she wore sensible clothes. The performance of the song at the October 11, 1998 show in New York City,
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Chandelier (song)


thoughts about the choreography with "New York" magazine: I like the whole dance. It was really different and weird for me, because I usually don't, you know, be a crazy person every time. It was so fun to do and it was really out of the box and it expanded me a lot, because I'm used to competition dances where you're like, "Point your legs!" But this time it was like, you just need to let go and feel it. The choreography
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Hunger Strike (song)


Strike" — I was sitting in the corner, putting duct tape on a little African drum. About two-thirds of the way through, he was having to cut off the one line, and start the other. I'm not now, and certainly wasn't then, self-assured or cocky, but I could hear what he was trying to do, so I walked up to the mic — which I'm really surprised I did — and sang the other part, ""Going hungry, going hungry
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Nicholas McDonald


a mixed reaction from the judges. Judge Gary Barlow said "I think in a year's time, you could be a finalist, so for that reason I'm going to say no." However the other three judges, Louis Walsh, Nicole Scherzinger and Sharon Osbourne, all said "yes", putting McDonald through to the arena, where he sang "A Thousand Years". At bootcamp, he was the final contestant in the boys category to perform. He sang Jason Mraz's "I Won't Give
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Are You Gonna Go My Way (song)


Brown in her solo section, on the Spice Girls Reunion Tour. Serbian hard rock band Cactus Jack recorded a version on their live cover album "DisCover" in 2002. A remixed version is played as the opening theme song in "Gran Turismo 3". Adam Lambert covered the song in November 2012 in his swing through South Africa. The music video was directed by Mark Romanek. It consisted of Kravitz and his band playing, surrounded by people dancing. Above the band and the dancers, there was a chandelier of
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Dario Fo


Il ricercato" ("The Wanted Man"), an unperformed play about the mafia, and "Il Papa e la strega" ("The Pope and the Witch"), which debuted in late October. The latter portrayed a Pope overcome both by a phobia of being attacked by children and by an attack of arthritis which leaves his arms raised in blessing, and who, acting upon the advice of a woman disguised as a nun and claiming to be a witch, swings from a chandelier and injects himself with
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New jack swing


number three on the Hot R&B Singles chart. The video for the song was shot at the Apollo Theater and also featured Kane, who appeared at LaBelle's show wearing a tux. The song would help LaBelle's album go gold. Color Me Badd had a number 1 hit with "I Wanna Sex You Up". That same year, Christopher Williams released a single "I'm Dreamin'" from the" New Jack City" soundtrack, which became a number 1 single on "Billboard"′s Hot R&B/Hip-
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Barcelona (album)


an accompaniment for the two singers. This song also included lyrics from Rice and was recorded on 1 December 1987 (early demos come from 2 May and 9 November). The celebrity gospel choir featured Madeline Bell, Dennis Bishop, Lance Ellington, Miriam Stockley, Peter Straker, Mark Williamson, and Carol Woods. Straker was Mercury's friend who helped him out with some lyrics of "I'm Going Slightly Mad", and Stockley sang later on with Brian May. Originally titled "Freddie's Overture", it was one
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Slash (album)


," was "Back from Cali". On February 4, 2010, Slash announced via a MySpace blog that "Myles Kennedy is going to be fronting the band for the upcoming tour. Something I'm really stoked about. Myles sang a killer track on the record & I think he is by far one of the best Rock & Roll singers out there today. I'm really honored & proud to be working with him." Concert dates and ticket information had not yet been released but the guitarist confirmed, via
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Jake Gyllenhaal


the actor's sexual orientation. When asked about such gossip during an interview, Gyllenhaal said: Gyllenhaal narrated the 2005 short animated film "The Man Who Walked Between the Towers", based on Mordicai Gerstein's book of the same name about Philippe Petit's famous stunt. In January 2007, as host of "Saturday Night Live", he put on a sparkly evening dress and sang "And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going" from the musical "Dreamgirls" for his opening monologue, dedicating the song to
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Castrovalva (Doctor Who)


and shows them the trapped Adric. The Master has been able to use Adric's mathematical genius to create Castrovalva as well as alter the TARDIS, creating the terminal on the console that led them here. Realising the true nature of Castrovalva's reality, Shardovan swings from a chandelier into the web and destroys it, freeing Adric and causing Castrovalva to fall apart. Seeing all is lost, the Master flees to his TARDIS. The Doctor and his companions flee from the town. The Master appears to be trapped and is unable
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Mr. Happy Go Lucky


after it, 'Life Is Hard,' which is as urban-sounding a song as we've got. I'm still agonizing over 'Jackamo Road' because I wish I'd said another word. I think it says, 'I'd like to buy you a cabin cruiser/we could sail around.' You don't sail a cabin cruiser. When I sang it, it never dawned on me. But when I got it home, I thought, I'm going to have to record it again
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Like a Prayer (song)


of the audience were asked to sing along with her, filling in the part of the choir. Madonna was dressed in a black Stella McCartney suit while backup vocalist Siedah Garrett sang the vocals during the intermediate verses; the backdrops displayed a series of Hebrew letters, indicating the 72 names of God. Jim Farber from "New York" magazine complimented Madonna's vocals during the song. The performance was included on the 2006 live album of the tour, titled "I'm Going to Tell You a Secret". Madonna sang
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Candy Says


and the Johnsons for a rendition of "Candy Says" on stage at Antony’s Carnegie Hall show that year. Just seven months before Reed died in October 2013, he joined Antony and the Johnsons again onstage at a Paris gig to sing "Candy Says." It wound up being his final public performance. "I'm going to watch the blue birds fly," Reed sang. "Over my shoulder/I’m going to watch them pass me by/Maybe when I'm older/What do you think I
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Courtney Hadwin


16 July 2017, she sang the torch song "And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going" from the Broadway musical "Dreamgirls", before being eliminated as a finalist. In her audition for the thirteenth season of "America's Got Talent", Hadwin sang Otis Redding's "Hard to Handle". The performance inspired judge Howie Mandel to give her a Golden Buzzer, sending her straight to the live shows. Mandel compared Hadwin's singing to Janis Joplin. The audition video received more than 50 million views
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The Puffy Shirt


to Jerry, who realizes that he had inadvertently agreed to wear Leslie's puffy shirt on "The Today Show". The idea of wearing such a ridiculous shirt outrages Elaine who tells Jerry that "you're supposed to be a compassionate person that cares about poor people! You look like you're gonna swing in on a chandelier!" At a restaurant with his parents, George accidentally bumps into a woman, who turns out to be a modeling agent. When she notices his hands, she declares they are beautiful
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Linda Perry


compositions, was an immediate success and spawned a hit single, the Perry-penned "What's Up?" (often erroneously called "What's Going On?" after its prominent chorus lyric). In February 1994, Perry had a solo appearance in Roger Daltrey's production, album and video "". She shared the stage with the Juilliard Orchestra and members of The Who as she sang "Doctor Jimmy", "Acid Queen", "I'm Free" (in a duet with Roger Daltrey)
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Bad Blood (Supergrass song)


up metronome, a Newton's cradle, a swinging framed picture of Danny Goffey and a framed picture of Gaz Coombes which falls to the floor and smashes. The chandelier above them is also swinging throughout. After the middle eight, the band put on masks that emulate their own faces, and Danny plays his bass drum barefoot. They remove these masks as the chorus begins again, then Gaz kicks over his microphone stand, and smashes his guitar (now replaced with one made from gingerbread). Rob Coombes follows suit by
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The Frank Sinatra Timex Show: Welcome Home Elvis


on the show, including Sinatra's daughter Nancy, to sing a part of "It's Nice To Go Trav'ling". His other two songs, "Stuck On You" and "Fame And Fortune", had been released only days before the taping of the special. Presley also performed with Sinatra, each singing a song the other had made famous, taking turns to sing a verse each; Presley sang "Witchcraft" and Sinatra sang "Love Me Tender". Both songs were sung in the swing style that
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John Reinhard Weguelin


it through the hoop. In "The Swing Feast" (1885, oil on canvas, 51 x 33"), two young women, one standing, one seated, enjoy a pair of swings suspended from trees before a temple, with other celebrants in the background. The Royal Academy catalogue explains, "In expiation of the death of Erigone, who hung herself, and in imitation of her, the maids of Athens on this day swung themselves from trees, while they sang hymns in her honour." "
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The Man Who Could Not Shudder


a frail man of over 80 years, was killed when he uncharacteristically decided to swing back and forth from the chandelier, which then fell and killed him. Another report features a chair which leaps off the wall at the viewer. Clarke's guests have been selected as a cross-section of "ordinary, skeptical human beings" and have been invited to investigate the rumours of ghostly hauntings. The weekend begins when, as the guests are entering the home, one woman screams and claims that something has clutched at her ankle
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Nice Work If You Can Get It (musical)


which mainly serves as an excuse to keep pouring hot soup on Jimmy's lap. But Billie accidentally pours some steaming soup onto Eileen, who immediately fires her. The Duchess, now happily drunk, defends Billie and reveals a deep secret as she grabs onto Cookie, climbs on the luncheon table and swings from a chandelier ("Looking for a Boy"). After he drags off the Duchess, an angry Jimmy calls Billie a common criminal, and they realize that they can never be together. Jimmy goes to prepare
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We Built This Glee Club


is wearing a wig resembling her normal hair, does an elaborate performance with set pieces, ending their final song with a pair of human cannonballs. Rachel leads New Directions in a show circle pep talk before their set. Spencer is about to get his cortisone shot, but Roderick stops him, and offers another plan: Spencer appears in "Chandelier" by swinging in on one of the stage's chandeliers, and sings and dances in the final number while on crutches. After the judges deliberate, New Directions wins Sectionals,
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Tabitha Nauser


do something that makes a difference in her life. And with the strong encouragements from her younger sister, Nauser decided to register for the "Singapore Idol" audition in May 2009. During the theatre audition, she sang the song "At Last". The judges unanimously agreed that she has a great potential in singing and predicted that she would be a hot favourite in the competition. "In my professional opinion, for sheer stage presence and star power, I'm going to have to go with Tabitha", said
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Chandelier (song)


Sia sang the song on "Dancing with the Stars," with Ziegler dancing a duet with Allison Holker, and at the 2014 We Can Survive Concert at the Hollywood Bowl. In February 2015, Sia sang the song in a cluttered apartment set for the 2015 Grammy Awards telecast. Ziegler danced in a cluttered apartment with actress Kristen Wiig. For all of these performances, Sia sang the track with her back to the camera. She performed the song on "Saturday Night Live" in January 2015, veiled, with a
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Rocktober Blood


Band The songs "Killer on the Loose," "I'm Back," "Rainbow Eyes" and "Watching You" on the soundtrack were recorded by the Los Angeles-based band Sorcery, who also play the part of the Headmistress band in the film. On the tracks written by the Sorcery band for this project, Nigel Benjamin sang three songs; "Killer on the Loose," "I'm Back" and "Watching You." Susie Rose Major sang "Rainbow Eyes," "Kcab m'I
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Jennifer Hudson


see 2006's Dreamgirls: Jennifer Hudson's soul-to-the-rafters rendition of the classic 'And I'm Telling You I'm Not Going'. When she sang 'You're gonna love me,' it wasn't just a lyric — it was a fact." In May 2008, Hudson appeared in the feature film "Sex and the City" as Louise, Carrie Bradshaw's assistant. Filming finished in December 2007 and the movie was released on May 30, 2008. In October 2008,
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David Pack


Let Go" (US AC #13), a collaboration with Michael McDonald and James Ingram. In 1988 he recorded a duet with Bette Midler titled "I Know You By Heart" which was for the soundtrack to the self-titled film "Beaches" and was also featured in the movie. He co-wrote two songs ("The Three of Me" and "I'm Talkin' to You"), sang and played guitar on Alan Parsons's 1993 album "Try Anything Once", and sang
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Chandelier (song)


Dreyfuss perform the song while J.J. Totah does Ziegler's dance routine and Marshall Williams swings on a chandelier. Keegan Joyce sings the song in the third-season episode "Simple Carbohydrates" of the Australian TV series "Please Like Me". In January 2015, Swiss singer Mélanie René performed a slower version of the song at the Swiss national final for the Eurovision Song Contest 2015, winning the right to represent her country in Vienna. The Belgian representative in the European contest Loïc Nottet also released a cover of the song on
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Om Shanti Om


of Shanti, Sandy accidentally cuts her arm and bleeds. Seeing this, Mukesh realises that she is not Shanti's spirit. Mukesh tries to confront OK, but he is suddenly hit by the set's swinging chandelier. After Mukesh regains consciousness, OK confronts him but Mukesh reveals that he knows Sandy is not a ghost after all. During the quarrel, Sandy reappears and taunts Mukesh. She reveals that after the fire ceased to burn, Mukesh found that Shanti had survived and buried her alive below the chandelier. OK is
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Leroy Dallas


"Good Morning, School Girl"; Dallas's version was entitled "Good Morning Blues". It was released as a single, backed with "I'm Going Away", by Sittin' In With Records. He also recorded two other tracks, "I'm Down Now, but I Won't Be Down Always" and "Jump Little Children, Jump", which were released as singles. On these New York recordings, Dallas sang and played the guitar, backed by McGhee on guitar, Wilbert Ellis on
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Cuttin' Heads


me to say, and when this (ends), I'll just go back to whatever I'm doing, and I don't care about the damage that I've done.' Meanwhile, white kids in suburbs who buy these records find it entertaining if not comical half the time. They have a really distorted view of what the black race is about. It's a very bad thing." Chuck D of the rap group Public Enemy sang a verse on the album's title track, which addresses Mellencamp's
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62nd Tony Awards


performed "Grease" and "We Go Together". Patti LuPone performed "Everything's Coming Up Roses" with Boyd Gaines and Laura Benanti from "Gypsy". This was followed by the cast of "South Pacific" in a medley of "There Is Nothin' Like A Dame", "Some Enchanted Evening", and "(I'm in Love with) a Wonderful Guy". Daniel Evans and Jenna Russell sang "Move On" from "Sunday in the Park with George". The cast of "
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Diamond White (singer)


sang "Stronger." In the judges' home round, White sang Avril Lavigne's "I'm With You." Her mentor, Britney Spears, chose her to compete in the live shows. White performed "Hey, Soul Sister" during the first live show on October 31, 2012. On November 1, 2012, during the first live results show, White, along with Arin Ray, were put into a sing-off, with one of the contestants remaining in the competition and the other going home
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List of The X Factor finalists (British series 10)


in Wishaw, but missed Sixth Year due to "The X Factor". In his room audition, McDonald sang "You Raise Me Up". Barlow said "I think in a year's time, you could be a finalist, so for that reason I'm going to say no." The other three judges, however, all said "yes" and McDonald went through to the arena, where he sang "A Thousand Years". At bootcamp, he was the final contestant in the boys category to
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Hound Dog (song)


Hours of the Morning.' And I'm looking at her, and I'm a little intimidated by the razor scars on her face, and she's about 280–320 pounds, and I said, 'It don't go that way.' And she looked at me like looks could kill and said—and this was when I found out I was white—'White boy, don't you be tellin' me how to sing the blues.'" After this "testy exchange", Leiber sang the song himself to demonstrate
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Hong Kong Club


and a billiards room The Club has often been described as the seat of real power in the colony: "Here the Governor and senior civil servants would sit in regular, informal sessions, usually over breakfast or lunch, with members of the commercial elite". In 1877, the club witnessed an assault by a British sergeant who was enraged by the privileges of the official and merchant classes. The lone assailant wandered into the club brandishing a sword, swinging it at the lamps and chandeliers, and menacing members saying: "
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Madhumati


scenes as "luscious romantic interludes outdoors or the swinging chandeliers", "dark shadows within the haveli" and "several documentary like establishing shots". Bali's view is shared by Manisha Lakhe of "Daily News and Analysis", who wrote, "Bimal Roy's masterstrokes are evident when you watch the long shadows of trees falling on that stone with fascination". "Madhumati" held the record for the most awards (nine) received by a film at the Filmfare Awards for 37 years, until the release of
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Pendulum


swinging motion of a chandelier in Pisa Cathedral. Galileo discovered the crucial property that makes pendulums useful as timekeepers, called isochronism; the period of the pendulum is approximately independent of the amplitude or width of the swing. He also found that the period is independent of the mass of the bob, and proportional to the square root of the length of the pendulum. He first employed freeswinging pendulums in simple timing applications. His physician friend, Santorio Santorii, invented a device which measured a patient's pulse by the length of a
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List of UK top-ten singles in 2009


(I'm Gonna Be) 500 Miles" and as Geraldine McQueen but the Animated All Star Band was a new act to the chart. Joe McElderry sang on "You Are Not Alone" with his fellow "X Factor" series six contestants prior to his debut solo hit "The Climb". Jedward and Olly Murs would both go on to record top 10 singles in later years. Although "Beat Again" was the first solo chart entry for JLS, they sang on "Hero" during their time on
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Ron Taylor (actor)


His rendition did not mimic that of his character: "the song is self-explanatory. I'm just going to sing the song straightforwardly and that's that." Taylor received travel and accommodation expenses but no other payment for his performance. He also sang for a Los Angeles Kings National Hockey League game, and on August 5, 1995 he sang the anthem before the MLB match between the Cleveland Indians and Chicago White Sox. Taylor was part of the blues group The Nervis Bros and performed across the United States.
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Russian swing


A Russian swing is a large, floor-mounted swing which is sometimes used in circus performances to make impressive high acrobatic jumps. Unlike ordinary playground swings, a Russian swing has steel bars instead of ropes, and its swinging platform is able to rotate 360 degrees around the horizontal bar from which it is suspended. Two or more acrobats stand on the swing platform, pumping it back and forth until it is swinging in high arcs. This motion increases the centrifugal force of the flyer (the acrobat who is going to jump
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Twickenham Stadium


deficit was turned into a 35–3 win, with England scoring six tries. This day also saw the origins of the adoption of the traditional spiritual "Swing Low, Sweet Chariot" as a terrace song. In the 35–3 win against Ireland, three of England's tries were scored by Chris Oti, a black player who had made a reputation for himself that season as a speedster on the left wing. A group of boys from the Benedictine school Douai, following a tradition at their school games, sang "Swing Low,
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Easter in Latvia


lot of other beliefs: Hanging swings and selecting a place was a special honorable duty. Swings were usually made from oak or ashen poles. Swings location was chosen on the hill, between 2 oak trees. Along with the swinging occurred a great singing. Guys, who swung with girls, were gifted with eggs, and even gloves and socks. Swinging lasts for 1 week after Lieldienas, and then the swings were burned, so witches could not swing on them. The celebration could not go on without beating eggs.
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Murder in the First (film)


of the courtroom scenes, filming was interrupted by the 1994 Northridge earthquake. Bacon, who was handcuffed to a large table, took refuge by hiding underneath the table, while an enormous crystal chandelier began to swing overhead (later, the studio was condemned). A week and a half after the quake, filming resumed again. In February, they moved to Alcatraz. Filming there had to be done at night, because the National Park Service didn't want to disrupt daily tourism in the daytime. More than 300 crew
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Garfield Gets Real


on fire and all the exits are blocked. Luckily, Shecky finds a fire proof trash cart, and Jon, Wally, Odie, Garfield and Shecky jump in and Billy Bear is about to push the cart when Odie realizes his bone is missing and finds the bone lying on a chandelier and Odie jumps onto the chandelier. Garfield grabs Odie's paw on the second floor, and tries to pull him onto the cart, but Odie pulls Garfield onto the chandelier instead. Just then, the chandelier is almost going to collapse
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Hossein Derakhshan


as an evil state, with a consensual political agenda of killing every single man and woman who prays to Allah, including Iranians. I'm going to challenge that image. As a peace activist, I'm going to show the Israelis that the vast majority of Iranians do not identify with Ahmadinejad's rhetoric, despite what it looks like from the outside. I'm going to tell them how any kind of violent action against Iran would only harm the young people who are gradually reforming the system and how the radicals would benefit
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Tamara Hoekwater


Tamara Tessa Eleonora Hoekwater (born 1 May 1972 in Heerlen) is a Dutch singer who performs in Dutch and English. She studied at the Maastricht Academy of Music. From 1992 until 2002 she was the lead singer of pop band Volumia! After Volumia! she sang at the big band Swing Design. Starting in 2002 she sang in The Jack Million Big-Band, doubling as its manager, performing several times in the United States. On one of these tours, they participated in the Glenn Miller Festival in Clarinda,
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Im Sang-ok


didn't seem to want to go to Beijing saying that he is sick. Im Sang-ok later noticed that he actually got robbed his all products and the money he lent from the rich. so Im Sang-ok scolded him that he have to go Beijing and earn money to compensate the money he lent, but he didn't want. So Im Sang-ok got annoyed and scolded him, and went to Beijing alone. When he saw the rich who his staff lent money from, he
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Humpin' Around the World Tour


, in Charleston, West Virginia, the first of 50 dates that Brown will do before taking the month of March off. Bobby's nationwide tour will feature three major hot new artists; Mary J. Blige, TLC, and Shabba Ranks. To introduce the tour he stated: "I'm ready for it, I'm back into the swing of it," says the king of New Jack Swing, calling from rehearsals in Atlanta. "I've been working out, working with my dancers, working with the band
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Sarre, Kent


into machine-gun posts without showing anything from the outside; I'm sure they never got the concrete out. There was a big building inside the village that had a hoist for casks. The boys arranged a big barrel of petroleum, with phosphorus bombs inside, that was all poised ready to swing. When a tank came through the village and slowed to make the turn they would just pull a catch and the barrel would smack the tank fair and square and go off with a great gust of flame." While
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Ida Red


that share the same tune but unrelated subject matter. These include "Down The Road" and "Over The Road I'm Bound to Go". In the 1930s Bob Wills took the old tune and set it to a 2/4 dance beat to be played by his Western swing dance band, the Texas Playboys. His 1938 recording (Vocalion 05079) became a hit. The song, as originally recorded by Wills, borrowed lyrics from an 1878 popular song written by Frederick W. Root ("Sunday Night"). The
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Breaking Up the Girl


. And I did get back on track. Very shortly after that, I got the call to go and join Garbage". Manson credited Greig with saving her career, a debt she tacitly acknowledged by quoting the line "I'm afraid there is much to be afraid of" from his 1994 long poem "Western Swing". Lyrically Manson felt that "Breaking Up the Girl" was "a cautionary tale. It's basically saying the world we're living in is harsh and you've got to live in the
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Helen Reddy


also sang a duet ("You're Just in Love") with senior choir member Rosalind Smith. Being more in control of her performances also appeals to Reddy, who said, "I have more leeway in the songs that I choose to sing. I'm not locked into what the record company wants." She explained, "One of the reasons that I'm coming back to singing is because I'm not doing the greatest hits. I'm doing the songs that I always loved. So many are album
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Show Up! Live


" (which was not recorded on DVD), "啜泣", and "想得太遠" For the third act, Joey chose a member from the audience to go on a "date" with her while singing "再見我的初戀" and playing on a set of pink swings. She then sang "誰來愛我", covers of Mavis Fan's "雪人" and Stefanie Sun's "遇見", and "逃避你". In the fourth act Joey, dressed like a Geisha" was raised in the air on a "
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Xscape (group)


hit "No Scrubs" for TLC. and "Bills, Bills, Bills" for Destiny's Child. Kandi would go on to work with Pink by co-writing her debut single "There You Go". In 2000, Columbia Records released her solo debut, "Hey Kandi", which featured the hit song "Don't Think I'm Not". In 2003, Burruss sang backup on "Wide Open" for LSG's final album "LSG2". In 2006, she released "I Need"
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List of Britain's Got Talent finalists (series 3)


John's advancing years, Simon said: "Based on the fact one of you doesn't really have much of a second shot at this, I'm going for 2 Grand". Holden said "I am going with my heart and I am going with 2 Grand", therefore securing a place in the grand final. In the final, on 30 May 2009, 2 Grand again sang "A Whole New World". Cowell said "You're one of those acts you will to do well. I think
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Jim Crow (character)


irreverently witty African American field hand who sang, ""Come listen all you galls and boys, I'm going to sing a little song, my name is Jim Crow, weel about and turn about and do jis so, eb'ry time I weel about I jump Jim Crow."" The actual origin of the Jim Crow character has been lost to legend. One story claims it is Rice's emulation of a black slave that he had seen on his travels throughout the Southern United States, whose owner was a Mr.
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Golf stroke mechanics


has been studied by scientists and mathematicians who have developed various equations to help explain the complexity of the swing. It is generally agreed that a successful and consistent golf swing requires precise timing and mechanics, from the grip and position of one's fingers, to the position and movement of the feet. At any moment of the swing, whether back-swing, downswing, or upswing, something can go wrong that will throw off the whole body and result in a mishit. The entire swing motion should move on a plane
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Queen's Royal Hussars


lyrics of the song go: I'm a soldier in the Queen's Army. I'm a galloping Queen's Hussar. I've sailed the ocean wide and blue. I'm a chap who knows a thing or two. Been in many a tight corner. Shown the enemy who we are. I can ride a horse. Go on a spree, or sing a comic song. And that denotes a Queen's Hussar. The Pipes and Drums were inherited from the Queen's Royal Irish Hussars. There has been
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2005 Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy


the bat. Pietersen, who was playing in his debut match for the Northants first team said, "The ball was swinging about and they were perfect conditions for bowling. I just concentrated on getting the ball in the right areas and the conditions did the rest. I'm grateful for the opportunity I've been given by Northants. I'm here to learn and try to get myself in the first team on a regular basis. No cricketer wants to play second-team cricket and I'm no different. But one
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List of Teen Titans Go! characters


vengeance after he is relentlessly pummeled by Robin, Cyborg, and Beast Boy. Dr. Light would return with another speaking role as the main foe of "I See You;" as Robin teaches Starfire the finer points of a stakeout, Starfire takes the lessons to heart and becomes "The Jeff," and uses her newfound investigatory skills to lead the pair to Doctor Light, who has undertaken a plan to create crystal death rays under the guise of a chandelier shop. He would become crushed by one of his own chandeliers
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Who's Yehoodi?


meaning of "Who Is Jewish?" — the word "Yehudi" means "Jew" in the Hebrew language — was emphasized in a short sound film ("soundie") of the song with variant lyrics made in 1943 with singer Lane Truesdale and the Kingsmen, a male trio, in which a "living portrait" of a stereotypical Jew with black hat and long beard leers inappropriately at Truesdale's swinging hips before finally announcing "I'm Yehoodi!" The national swing dance / lindy hop community website Yehoodi derives
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Prince Charming (Adam and the Ants song)


is surrounded by his band members, who are encouraging him: "Don't you ever/Don't you ever/Stop being dandy, showing me you're handsome." His Fairy Godmother, portrayed by Diana Dors, suddenly appears with five shirtless men dancing the "Prince Charming". With a wave of her magic wand, she transforms Adam's attire into flamboyant Regency clothes. Adam makes a grand entrance onto the balcony at the ball, and swings down on a chandelier. He, the Ants, his Fairy Godmother
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Hard to Say I'm Sorry


"Hard to Say I'm Sorry" is a song written by bassist Peter Cetera, who also sang lead on the track, and producer David Foster, for the group Chicago. It was released on May 16, 1982, as the lead single from the album "Chicago 16". The song reached No. 1 for two weeks on the "Billboard" Hot 100 chart on September 11 of that year. It was the group's second No. 1 single. It was their first top 50 hit since "
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American Idol (season 10)


had previously appeared in the fifth season of a Puerto Rican talent show "Objetivo Fama". Rodriguez was eliminated on March 17, coming in 12th place. Ashthon Jones (born February 27, 1986) is from Goodlettsville, Tennessee and 24 years old when she auditioned and turned 25 at the time of show. She auditioned in Nashville, Tennessee. She sang "And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going" from Dreamgirls, Blu Cantrell's Hit 'Em Up Style (Oops!) with the group "The
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Mike Austin (golfer)


as I'm concerned." Austin has been called, "The Leonardo Da Vinci" of the golf swing. Mike also drove the green from the black tees on willows number 10. Wade Arnold was a witness to this feat. The three professionals presently teaching his swing that spent the most time with Austin are (in alphabetical order): Other professionals that met Austin, worked with him, or are currently teaching his swing are (in alphabetical order): Those that use the Austin swing fundamentals tend to be known
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Mike Weir


and working on reclaiming his swing as developed with Wilson. On October 2010 Weir said he was planning to rely less on swing coach Mike Wilson, since he thought he did not need a teacher but "a set of eyes, whether it's Mike or someone else". "I'm taking ownership of what I'm trying to accomplish when I make a swing ... I feel like I don't need anybody to tell me what to do. I know what I need to do," added Weir. On July
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Swings Both Ways


features duets between Williams and Lily Allen, Michael Bublé, Kelly Clarkson, Olly Murs, and Rufus Wainwright, on both classic and new material. Williams stated "First of all, I wanted to do a swing album because I wanted to do a swing album. I always knew I'd do another and I think now is the perfect time to do it. I'm enjoying showbiz and I'm enjoying my life and my understanding of where I am now is that there needs to be an event every time I bring
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It Might as Well Be Spring


Stan Getz and Astrud Gilberto recorded a live Bossa Nova version of the song in the New York cafe au Go Go. Andy Williams released a version on his 1962 album: "Moon River and Other Great Movie Themes". Bill Evans released a version on his 1962 album "Moon Beams". Peggy Lee sang a swinging version of the song on her 1967 album "Something Groovy". Karrin Allyson included it in her debut album "I Didn't Know About You" (1992) John Pizzarelli with his trio and
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Swing vote


A swing vote is a vote that is seen as potentially going to any of a number of candidates in an election, or, in a two-party system, may go to either of the two dominant political parties. Such votes are usually sought after in election campaigns, since they can play a big role in determining the outcome. A swing voter or floating voter is a voter who may not be affiliated with a particular political party (Independent) or who will vote across party lines. In American politics, many
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Veronica Rotin


of age, after the family had returned to Malta, Veronica started taking singing lessons from Gillian Attard at La Voix Academy in Marsa, Malta. In 2013 Rotin, aged just 9 years old, competed in the popular Italian TV show , where she sang the songs "And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going", "Perdere L'Amore", "Adagio", "Proud Mary", "All by Myself" and "Last Dance". Rotin's team made it through to the final but failed to
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American Life (song)


descended from the ceiling and allowed her to reach the middle of the stadium. "Toronto Sun"s Jane Stevenson praised the performance, but called the background images "sober". The performance was included in the "I'm Going to Tell You a Secret" live album and documentary. Twelve years later, Madonna sang "American Life" on her show at a benefit gala on December 2, 2016 at Miami Beach's Faena Forum. The concert was held along with an accompanying art auction and dinner, to benefit Madonna's
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Ann Nesby


It On Paper". Nesby has been nominated four times since her departure from the Sounds of Blackness, most recently for her 2007 album "This Is Love"; plus the lead single "I Apologize" was nominated for a Grammy at the 2008 Grammy Awards. Nesby joined Sounds of Blackness in the late 1980s. The Sounds of Blackness were awarded two Grammys in 1991 and 1993, and Nesby sang on a number of their tracks including "I Believe," "Optimistic," "I'm Going All The Way
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Up (James Morrison song)


a Ferrari, Jessie, you're in fifth gear – take it down to third. In the end it worked amazingly: she sang the chorus the way I should've sung it!" Lyrically, the song was inspired by Morrison's strained relationship with his late father, Paul. He died in 2010 from heart failure after a protracted and painful battle with alcoholism. "It was basically me saying to him: 'I'm not going to put up with your s--t, but I want you to know
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