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Beautiful, Dirty, Rich


"Beautiful, Dirty, Rich" is a song by American singer Lady Gaga from her debut studio album, "The Fame" (2008). It was released as a promotional single from the album on September 16, 2008. It is an uptempo dance-pop song that makes heavy use of synthesizers, and is lyrically about Gaga's experiences as a struggling artist in the Lower East Side. She wrote the song while she was, as she says, "doing a lot of drugs" and "trying to
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Beautiful, Dirty, Rich" received general acclaim from critics. Matthew Chisling of AllMusic used the song and "Paparazzi" as examples of how "The Fame"'s lyrics "salt and pepper the album with a nasty, club-friendly feeling of fun and feistiness that an excellent, well-produced dance album should have." Genevieve Koski of "The A.V. Club" called "LoveGame" and this song "propulsive club anthems" that "chug along on wave after wave of synths and programmed drums, resulting in
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buy drugs with. She added that "ultimately what I want people to take from it is 'Bang-bang.' No matter who you are and where you come from, you can feel beautiful and dirty rich." The song was supposed to be the second single from "The Fame", but was cancelled in favor of "Poker Face". "Beautiful, Dirty, Rich" is an uptempo dance-pop song which is more synth-heavy compared to the mostly electronic songs on "The Fame
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figure things out." The song was met with critical acclaim, with reviewers complimenting the lyrics and the fun nature of the song. It also achieved minor commercial success, peaking at number 83 on the UK Singles Chart. Two versions were released of the song's accompanying music video one was intercut with clips of the ABC series "Dirty Sexy Money", serving as a promotion for the show, and the other was the full-length video. Both versions feature Gaga and company dancing around in a mansion and burning
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and "LoveGame". She also performed it at the MTV UK Live Sessions, also singing "Just Dance", "LoveGame", and "Poker Face". The singer most notably performed the song on her first headlining tour, The Fame Ball. It was preceded by the opening song, "Paparazzi", and a brief medley of "Starstruck" and "LoveGame". The performance of "Beautiful, Dirty, Rich" followed, with Gaga frolicking with her dancers and wearing an "austere" blonde
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fan. The lyrics also portray the desire of capturing the attention of the camera as well as achieving fame. Gaga explained that, "This idea of "The Fame" runs through and through. Basically, if you have nothing—no money, no fame—you can still feel beautiful and dirty rich. It's about making choices, and having references—things you pull from your life that you believe in. It's about self-discovery and being creative. The record is slightly focused, but it's
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-oriented beats to the song, and insisted on keeping its original rock version. However, music producer Rob Fusari convinced her that a drum machine would not hurt her integrity, telling her that Queen, who was one of Gaga's musical inspirations, used it in their music. Fusari commented, "I think that's what finally got her to give it a shot, [...] We finished 'Beautiful, Dirty, Rich' that day. It's one of the songs on her debut album." "
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The Fame Ball Tour


With our art and with our fashion. My name is Lady Gaga." and tells the crowd she feels "beautiful and dirty rich" and sang "Beautiful, Dirty, Rich". This leads to the end of the first part wherein a video introduction called "The Brain" starts with Gaga appearing again as Candy Warhol and brushing her hair. After the video ends, Gaga appears on the stage in a black and white leotard with high-pointed "puff" shoulders and lightning shaped symbols, while riding on
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out with a statue, and dancing in an elevator solo. There are also several close-up shots of her burning money and later stuffing it into her mouth. Over the course of the video, she undergoes numerous costume changes. Singer-songwriter Space Cowboy is also shown, most notably in scenes where he climbs a wall. Gaga performed "Beautiful, Dirty, Rich" live at the Sessions@AOL, where she also performed "Just Dance", an acoustic version of "Poker Face", "Paparazzi",
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San Jose Mercury News" for giving the show a strong beginning, and Gaga's vocal performance was also complimented. "Beautiful, Dirty, Rich" was performed on both the original and revived versions of Gaga's The Monster Ball Tour (2009–2011). During the revamped show, Gaga performed the song while scaling various pieces of scaffolding and shouting at the audience to "get those guns out and shoot that money ... you don't need it!" The song is again performed on the singer's 2018–2019 Las Vegas residency
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The Fame


April 1, 2009. To celebrate the launch of the show "Dirty Sexy Money", ABC created a music video of Gaga's song "Beautiful, Dirty, Rich", directed by Melina Matsoukas. It was initially announced as Gaga's second single, but "Poker Face" was chosen instead. There were two videos released for the song – the first was composed of clips from "Dirty Sexy Money", and the second was the actual music video. The song charted on the UK Singles Chart due to
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The Beauty of Grace


"The Beauty of Grace" is the second single from Krystal Meyers' second studio album "Dying for a Heart". It was released to Christian Radio in early September 2006. "The Beauty of Grace" hit number four on the Christian CHR Chart and number two in Japan. "The Beauty of Grace" appears on: "Dying for a Heart", Release Date: Sep. 26, 2006, and "Revolve: Inside Out", Release Date: Sep. 11, 2007. "The Beauty of Grace
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Innocents with Dirty Hands


Innocents with Dirty Hands a.k.a. Dirty Hands. is a 1975 film written and directed by Claude Chabrol. Its title in French is Les innocents aux mains sales. The film was based on the novel "The Damned Innocents" by Richard Neely. The film had 553,910 admissions in France. Louis, a rich man who lives quietly with his beautiful young wife Julie at St Tropez, has a cardiac problem and an alcohol problem. She sleeps in another room and when she meets Jeff, a writer, starts an affair with
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a dizzying sonic trip that approximates the high point of a chemically enhanced night of club-hopping." Sal Cinquemani of "Slant Magazine" said that Gaga "successfully [tosses] out dirties" on the song. The song debuted on the UK Singles Chart at number 89 due to strong digital downloads, on the issue dated February 21, 2009. On its second week, it rose to number 83 which is where it peaked, and the next week it dropped to number 87, which was its final appearance on
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the chart. On the "Billboard" Dance/Electronic Digital Songs chart of April 3, 2010, the song reached a peak of number 28. According to Nielsen Soundscan, the song has sold 275,000 digital downloads in the United States. A music video was filmed for the song and directed by Melina Matsoukas. There are two versions of the video — one intercut with clips from the ABC channel's TV series "Dirty Sexy Money" and created to promote the show, and another without them which is the official video
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Dancing with the Stars (American TV series)


memory of artists and others. The first was a tribute to recently deceased actor Patrick Swayze, on Sep 23, 2009. "She's Like the Wind" from the "Dirty Dancing" soundtrack (originally written by Swayze for "Dirty Dancing"), "Unchained Melody" from his film "Ghost", and "(I've Had) The Time of my Life" from "Dirty Dancing" were performed by select professional dancers of the show. On October 20, 2009, a tribute was done for
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Dirty Sexy Money


Perezhilton.com on August 6, 2007 "denouncing" the diva-like behavior of Samaire Armstrong's character, Juliet Darling, among others. The song "Beautiful, Dirty, Rich" by singer Lady Gaga was used during advertisements for the show. Clips from the show were also used in an alternate version of the music video Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment released both seasons on DVD in Regions 1, 2 and 4 in 2008/2009. The region 1 releases have been discontinued and are now out of print. On February 9,
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Santa Maria (Kenshi Yonezu song)


. "Santa Maria" begins with a dissonant sound, which then leads into the song. Yonezu used it to contrast to the rest of the song, because he feels that "beautiful things need to be dirty." The original demo featured an even more dissonant sound. He wanted to make "something beautiful, about looking forward in life." The song is a mid-tempo song, featuring a band and strings arrangement, as well as additional instruments and programmed sounds. The lyrics talk about a relationship between
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Beautiful Nightmare (album)


track "Beautiful Nightmare" is a dubstep and horror rock song "slightly reminiscent of Muse". "Stars" has been described as a "romantic song", which sees Mastin "heading back to more traditional pop". In an interview with the "Herald Sun", Mastin revealed that the song is about his girlfriend Rhiannon Fish. The album's fifth song "Dirty Paradise" is a pop punk song, which "features fast lyrics such as 'You gave it up last week / now I've been
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you are or where[ver] you live – you can self-proclaim this inner fame based on your personal style, and your opinions about art and the world, despite being conscious of it", and also about her experiences as a struggling artist working in the Lower East Side. The line "Daddy, I'm so sorry, I'm so s-s-sorry, yeah", according to Gaga, was inspired by "rich kids" in the area who she would hear calling their parents for money to
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I Like It When You Sleep, for You Are So Beautiful yet So Unaware of It


I Like It When You Sleep, for You Are So Beautiful yet So Unaware of It (stylised in sentence case) is the second studio album by English band the 1975, released on 26 February 2016 through Dirty Hit and Polydor. In 2014, frontman Matt Healy released a series of cryptic tweets containing lyrics from the album, revealing its title the following year. After their social accounts were deleted and reinstated with a new visual identity, the band officially confirmed the album in September 2015, a month before "Love Me
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Beautiful Offerings


Beautiful Offerings is the seventh studio album by Big Daddy Weave. Word Records alongside Curb Records and Fervent Records released the album on September 18, 2015. Awarding the album four stars from "CCM Magazine", Jamie Walker states, ""Beautiful Offerings" features eleven originals that continue the band's tradition of offering rich melodic hooks perfectly paired with thought-provoking and worshipful lyrics...With "Beautiful Offerings", Big Daddy Weave once again powerfully presents in their own unique way the live-giving messages of hope and surrender
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Pindar


Pindar (; "Pindaros", ; ; c. 518 – 438 BC) was an Ancient Greek lyric poet from Thebes. Of the canonical nine lyric poets of ancient Greece, his work is the best preserved. Quintilian wrote, "Of the nine lyric poets, Pindar is by far the greatest, in virtue of his inspired magnificence, the beauty of his thoughts and figures, the rich exuberance of his language and matter, and his rolling flood of eloquence, characteristics which, as Horace rightly held, make him inimitable.
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LoveGame


the AOL Sessions along with Gaga's other singles such as "Just Dance", "Paparazzi", "Beautiful, Dirty, Rich", and an acoustic version of "Poker Face". An acoustic version of "LoveGame" was performed at the MTV Sessions in January 2009. The song was a major part of Gaga's The Fame Ball Tour as the second number of the set list, and was performed alongside album track, "Starstruck". Gaga wore a silver and black short skirt looking like a tutu
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L.A. Love (La La)


of the 2000s." The video for the song was directed by Rich Lee, who had worked with Fergie before on music videos for "Clumsy", "Imma Be Rocking That Body", "Gettin' Over You", "The Time (Dirty Bit)" and "Beautiful Dangerous". It was released on November 10, 2014. The centerpiece of the video is a double-decker Day of the Dead-style party bus inspired by art cars at Burning Man. The bus design had to change
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State of Love and Trust


"Dirty Frank", and the re-recorded version of "Even Flow". According to Ament, the lyrics for "State of Love and Trust" are based on what Vedder took from watching the film, and added, "I think he probably took a heavier angle on what the movie was about than a lot of people will, but that's Eddie, which is a beautiful thing." According to Cameron Crowe, director of "Singles", the song is "about battling with your instincts in
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bob wig and a "sculptural bustier with futuristic triangular silver panels, and exaggerated peplum", which was one of her six costumes over the course of the show. The song was the end of the first of four parts of the show, and was followed by a video clip, "The Brain", which featured Gaga as her alter ego, Candy Warhol, brushing her hair. The performance of the song, along with the rest of the first quarter of the show, was praised by Jim Harrington of "
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Dirty rap


Dirty rap, porno rap, porn rap, sex rap, booty rap, or pornocore is a subgenre of hip hop music that contains lyrical content revolving mainly around sexually explicit subjects. The lyrics are often overtly explicit and graphic, sometimes to the point of being comical or offensive. Historically, dirty rap often contained a distinctly bass-driven sound, which arose from the popular Miami bass rap scene. However, dirty rap has recently been heavily influenced by Baltimore club, Ghetto house, and ghettotech. Many dirty rap songs
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The Fame


well as the album's "deluxe ditties". Mikael Wood of "Entertainment Weekly" called it "remarkably (and exhaustingly) pure in its vision of a world in which nothing trumps being beautiful, dirty, and rich. In this economy, though, her high-times escapism has its charms". Alexis Petridis of "The Guardian" found it "packing an immensely addictive melody or an inescapable hook, virtually everything sounds like another hit single", and predicted that it "certainly sounds like it could be
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Martin Phipps


"The Wife of Bath" from the BBC's contemporary adaptation of the "Canterbury Tales", and the contemporary drama "Dirty Filthy Love". He also scored the British feature film, "The Flying Scotsman", and "The Line of Beauty". Phipps scored the UK thriller feature "Harry Brown" for Cutting Edge/Marv Films, starring Michael Caine, as well as Rowan Joffé's feature adaptation of Graham Greene's "Brighton Rock". Mike Diver described Phipps' score as "rich and sumptuous
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, The Fame Ball Tour in 2009. The first two singles "Just Dance" and "Poker Face" gained international success, topping the charts in several countries worldwide including the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia. The subsequent singles "LoveGame" and "Paparazzi" were commercial successes as well, charting within the top-ten of over ten countries worldwide. "Eh, Eh (Nothing Else I Can Say)" had a limited single release, while "Beautiful, Dirty, Rich" served as
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". Gaga explained that she wanted a female version of the song that rockers would like too. "Beautiful, Dirty, Rich" summed up her time of self-discovery, living in the Lower East Side and dabbling in drugs and the party scene. "Eh, Eh (Nothing Else I Can Say)" was about breaking up with a boyfriend and finding someone new. "Brown Eyes" was inspired by the British rock band Queen and, according to Gaga, is the most vulnerable song on the album
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Murders of Bernice and Ben Novack Jr.


daughter, May Abad, and Abad's two sons. The Novack murders have been televised on several programs including "Deadly Rich", "My Dirty Little Secret (ID)", "48 Hours", "Dateline NBC", "Snapped", "True Crime with Aphrodite Jones" and "Dying to Belong". The story was also the basis for the 2015 made-for-television Lifetime movie "Beautiful & Twisted", which starred Rob Lowe as Ben Novack Jr., Paz Vega as Narcy,
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". According to the sheet music published at Musicnotes.com by Sony/ATV Music Publishing, the song has a moderate electro-dance-pop groove and it is composed in the key of B minor with a tempo of 120 beats per minute. The song is set in common time, and Gaga's vocal range spans from A to D. It has a basic sequence of Bm–D–A–Bm–D–A as its chord progression. During recording of the song, Gaga was reluctant to add any dance
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Lady Gaga Enigma


, she meets Enigma, who explains her who she is and that she's going to show Gaga the future through a simulation. After an interlude, the singer returns on stage wearing a fluorescent suit and a manga inspired wig, and performs "Dance in the Dark" and "Beautiful, Dirty, Rich". Gaga takes her jacket off and plays her keytar called Emma while she sings "The Fame". After performing "Telephone" and "Applause", Gaga realizes that in the simulation, paparazzi are dangerous
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Paparazzi (Lady Gaga song)


"functions simultaneously as glorious pop trash and a wicked parody of it." Priya Elan of "The Times" thought that "even the trio of songs that provides the core of the album's celebrity theme ('Paparazzi', 'Beautiful Dirty Rich', and the title track) don't ruminate on the addictive inanity of fame, choosing instead to observe passively." David Balls from Digital Spy praised Gaga's decision of releasing a mid-tempo track after two uptempos ("Just Dance" and "Poker
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The Fame Ball Tour


version of "Poker Face". Gaga was dressed in a khaki leotard embellished with crystals. She wore an admiral's cap and gloves on her hands, both were decorated with the word Gaga on them. Since the Fame Ball show in Auckland, New Zealand, Gaga performed a different setlist during the rest of the tour, involving outfit changes as well. "Paparazzi", "LoveGame", and "Beautiful, Dirty, Rich" were performed in a similar, this time tinfoil tutu with a triangular piece.
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A Little Oblique


A Little Oblique is a self-released compilation album by Canadian electronic music producer Deadmau5. It is one of his most obscure albums, as it was only released on his SectionZ page. It includes many songs which were later released on other albums (such as "Vexillology") and collaborations with Melleefresh and Steve Duda. The track "Porcelain" features vocals by Duda, although the vocalist is often confused to be Zimmerman. Track 5 is a remix of Dirty 30's track, "Beautiful, Rich, and Horny
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John Atkinson Grimshaw


worked in a realistic vein: "sharply focused, almost photographic", his pictures innovated in applying the tradition of rural moonlight images to the Victorian city, recording "the rain and mist, the puddles and smoky fog of late Victorian industrial England with great poetry." Grimshaw's paintings depicted the contemporary world but eschewed the dirty and depressing aspects of industrial towns. "Shipping on the Clyde", a depiction of Glasgow's Victorian docks, is a lyrically beautiful evocation of the industrial era. Grimshaw transcribed the fog and
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Inland (Jars of Clay album)


successive efforts should be measured." Derek Walker of The Phantom Tollbooth told that "Inland doesn't quite match the spacious beauty of their début or the synth-rich intricate layers of "The Long Fall Back to Earth", both of which are 5-Tock [five-star] works, but it is a melody-fuelled work, rich in lyrical imagery, that succeeds both as an introduction to the band and as a satisfying addition to their canon for long-time fans." Also, Scott Mertens of The
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The Beautiful People (song)


On October 31, 2014 in a special setup on Halloween night, Manson performed the song with Johnny Depp on guitar and Ninja (from Die Antwoord) as a background vocalist, in the club Roxy in West Hollywood. In live performances, Manson frequently incorporates the lyric "How does it feel to be one of the beautiful people?" from The Beatles' "Baby, You're a Rich Man" into the song, either shouted over its instrumental break or as a lead-in to the introductory drums. In
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Get Your Wings


they turned into songwriters, it's where Steven Tyler unveiled his signature obsessions with sex and sleaze...they're doing their bloozy bluster better and bolder, which is what turns this sophomore effort into their first classic." Ben Mitchell of "Blender" had the same impression and wrote that Aerosmith locked into their "trademark dirty funk" and "firmly established their simple lyrical blueprint: smut and high times" on this album. Canadian critic Martin Popoff praised the album and called it a "rich, inspired and consistently entertaining rock
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Jesse James (folk song)


often in the key of B. Although the lyrics and structure of the song vary among versions, the following arrangement is typical: poem Jesse James was a lad that killed many a man, He robbed the Glendale train, He stole from the rich and he gave to the poor, He'd a hand and a heart and a brain. Well it was Robert Ford, that dirty little coward, I wonder how he feels, For he ate of Jesse's bread and he slept in Jesse's bed, And he laid
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John Bucchino


John Bucchino (born 1952) is an American songwriter of both lyrics and music, an accompanist, a cabaret performer, and a teacher based in Tucson, Arizona. He has been called "super-talented". Stephen Schwartz said his songs have "insightful lyrics and gorgeous melodies", "rich harmonic textures and subtle…inner voicings." His music has "beautiful intricacies." Bucchino is an "out" gay composer, included in the "Queer Songbook", and interviewed in LGBT publications. His songs
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Meena Alexander


offering a simultaneous richness and simplicity." Vijay Seshadri writes: "The beautiful paradox of Meena Alexander’s art has always been found in the distillation of her epic human and spiritual experience into a pure and exquisite lyricism. That paradox and that lyricism are on triumphant display in this book." Of her anthology "Name Me A Word: Indian Writers Reflect on Writing" Simon Gikandi writes: ""Name Me A Word" is an indispensable guide for readers of Indian writing, animating the powerful impulses of the country's
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Khel (film)


Khel (English: "Game") is a 1992 Hindi film. This romantic comedy was directed by actor and film-maker Rakesh Roshan. Anil Kapoor, Madhuri Dixit, Sonu Walia, Anupam Kher and Mala Sinha form its main cast. "Khel" is one of the almost dozen films that Anil Kapoor and Madhuri Dixit have done together. The script was heavily inspired from 1988 Hollywood comedy Dirty Rotten Scoundrels. Khel was filmed in the beautiful locales of Nairobi, in Kenya. A rich widow Sulakshana Devi (Mala
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Beauty and Pock Face


of shoes came out. She dressed herself and rode the horse, and off she went to the festival. She lost one of her lovely shoes in a ditch, and afraid to get her clothes dirty asked three men to get the shoe. Each one agreed if she would marry him. She refused a fishmonger for smelling of fish, a rich merchant for being covered with dust, and an oil trader for being greasy. But she consented with a wealthy scholar, for he was neither smelly, dusty nor greasy,
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The Kluger Agency


label promoting bands such as The Pussycat Dolls. His first product placement was for a lingerie manufacturer whose branding is displayed on a shopping bag of cash in a one-second appearance in Lady Gaga's music video "Beautiful, Dirty, Rich". The Kluger Agency has worked with a range of stars including Akon, Jason Derulo, Drake, Lady Gaga, Keri Hilson, Beyoncé Knowles, Jennifer Lopez, Flo Rida, Britney Spears, DJ Khaled, LMFAO, Kesha, Uncle Kracker, Rick Ross, T-Pain
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Adam Kluger


. Kluger's first client was Interscope Records, who hired Kluger to find placement for the artist Lady Gaga for one of her first music videos, before her album "The Fame" launched the artist's career. Kluger placed the brand Vixen's Visions at the tail end of the video "Beautiful, Dirty, Rich". His next placement was for the brand Drank in a series of hip hop videos. The success of his business plan caused some controversy among music industry observers. A "Wired" magazine blog,
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Speed of Life (Dirty South album)


. It was also designed to contain tracks that represent different moods and energy levels in order to balance out the album, which would otherwise cause listeners to burn out. "Speed of Life" received positive reception from critics. Michael Wakabayashi from "Magnetic Magazine" wrote that the album was a "collection of electronic masterpieces that are not only suited for the party environment but also for at-home listeners", with many of the tracks incorporating "gentle acoustic instruments" to create " beautiful harmonies and rich atmospheres".
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Space Cowboy (musician)


Monster" and "So Happy I Could Die" with Lady Gaga and RedOne. Space Cowboy appeared in the Lady Gaga music videos for "Just Dance," "Beautiful, Dirty, Rich," and "Poker Face." He also produced two albums by Nadia Oh, "Hot Like Wow" and "Colours" and co-wrote a MSTRKRFT's song, "Heartbreaker" featuring the American singer John Legend. Space Cowboy has been nominated for one Grammy Award in 2010 for his appearance on Lady Gaga's
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The Monster Ball Tour


were revealed. Gaga gyrated on the set dressed in a "futuristic, angular, glitter ball suit". After descending from her fire escape, she poked around in the hood of a dilapidated green Rolls Royce while performing "Glitter and Grease". Upon checking under the vehicle's bonnet, Gaga revealed a keyboard and began to play the opening notes of "Just Dance". Gaga then performed "Beautiful, Dirty, Rich" while scaling various pieces of scaffolding and subsequently "The Fame" where she rose from beneath
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Hammer of the Witches


through of the lyricism, drawing on rich renaissance themes and displaying them in beautiful-yet-unsettling scenarios. Half of the detailed pieces are totally original for the release, others are Berzinsh classics cunningly tailored to the themes of the album, which are themes rife with heady witchcraft, be it persecution, retribution or unfettered spiritual liberation. The female form is rampant throughout the artwork, unashamedly displayed in its classical rendition of beauty... and horror." The first single and video for the track "Right Wing of the Garden
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7th Issue


deceitful). In the end, he enjoys holding on to the memories and watches his former lover from afar, commenting how she's more beautiful than ever. The title "F.M Business" stands for "Fucked up Music Business" as the lyric suggests. The song "lampoons Korea's highly commercial music industry" and Seo's "frustration with having to return to a dirty business that he left because of his doubts about it." Taiji makes various accusations regarding the current direction Korean pop music is heading. In
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Banga (album)


expansive lyrically, but abundantly enjoyable musically," awarding the album four out of five stars. BBC reviewer Garry Mulholland gave the album a positive review, called "Banga" "the best Patti Smith album since "Horses"" and summarised that "no one else makes rock records as rich, poetic and sexy as this." Drowned in Sound awarded the album a seven out of ten rating with reviewer Len Lukowska calling it "a bit of musical beauty, some interesting lyricism and a pinch of hippy bollocks – still
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Mat Callahan


his music and acclaim. J.H. Tompkins, music editor of the San Francisco Bay Guardian stated that Callahan “writes lyrics as rich in allegory and purpose as anything you’ll run into this side of the Old Testament” and that “he just can’t help but write beautiful songs”. So it was an obvious extension to see his lyrics comprise the book Testimony (Freedom Voices), a collaboration with Swiss artist and illustrator Mariann Muller. Published in 2000, the book featured 40 full color reproductions of Muller's paintings combined
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Beauty Killer


the required melodrama, smut, and wit, especially wit. Star's awareness of the absurdity of Hollywood culture vulturism grounds the lyrics of "Lollipop Luxury" and "Fame & Riches, Rehab Bitches", a collaboration with shouty electro-thrashers Breathe Carolina (Matt Skiba of Alkaline Trio also guests). One does wish most of Star's musical backdrops didn't sound like the worst aspects of pounding goth-industrial warhorses or the sort of Red Bull and bad Ecstasy club soundtrack Star's lyrics willingly satirize. Fortunately,
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Sergei Lemeshev


developed a mixed voice of incomparable beauty, which made it possible for him to take the highest notes with such beautiful richness that even specialists could not explain how it was done technically….His high C’s … sounded virile and full…His manner of lowering his larynx a bit on high notes allowed him to perform the parts which ordinary lyric tenors did not sing, [roles such as] Rodolfo in La Bohème, Levko in May Night, Dubrovsky, Fra Diavolo…" ("A.Orfenov") Vasiliev, Viktor Dmitrievich
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Beautiful, Dirty, Rich


money. Gaga has performed the song live several times, including on her first headlining The Fame Ball Tour, where she performed the song while wearing a futuristic bustier with silver triangular panels, and later included it in the setlist of The Monster Ball Tour, and her Las Vegas residency, Enigma. Gaga said the song "was just me trying to figure things out", and she later stated that she "was doing a lot of drugs" when she wrote the song. She claims it is about how "whoever
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Beautiful, Dirty, Rich


. The video is set in a mansion, and starts with Gaga making her way down a hallway with several people who are either walking behind her, holding an umbrella over her, dancing in front of her, or tossing dollar bills around her. Gaga and company are then featured in many repeatedly-changing shots at various locations in the mansion. She is seen lying seductively on a table covered with money, crawling along a black grand piano and striking the keys with her leg several times, dancing around and later making
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Eh, Eh (Nothing Else I Can Say)


however the breezy 'Eh, Eh' doesn't hold water on this album; rather, it feels dry and lifeless, something which holds this album back". Sal Cinquemani of "Slant Magazine" said that "the breezy island vibe and soft demeanor of 'Eh, Eh (Nothing Else I Can Say)' is hard to buy when sandwiched between songs like 'Poker Face' and 'Beautiful, Dirty, Rich.'" In another article analysing about the music videos released by Gaga, Oscar Moralde from
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Lake Seppings


purple swamphen and buff-banded rail. Lake Seppings has a rich variety of vegetation around its margins. The immediate lakeside is surrounded by a mixture of bullrushes, reeds and sedges. The fringing trees are a mixture of Myrtaceae: Western Australian peppermint trees, spearwoods, paperbarks, native willows and wattles. Banksias are also found around the lake. The northern end of the lake is a dense melaleuca stand of the above-mentioned species. The north-western side of the lake has been cleared and is suffering from infestations
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We Feel Fine


We Feel Fine is an interactive website, artwork, and book created by Jonathan Harris and Sep Kamvar that searches the internet every 10 minutes for expressions of human emotion on blogs and then displays the results in several visually-rich dynamic representations. Created in 2005 and launched in 2006, We Feel Fine was turned into a book in 2009. Sep Kamvar and Jonathan Harris started We Feel Fine in August 2005 as both a data visualization project and an online artwork. The site was launched officially on May 8, 2006. It
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Dirty Picture


track for Kesha's debut album, "Animal" (2010), and dubbed the "Kesha edit" or "Dirty Picture Pt. 2". Lyrically, the song is about sending a dirty picture to a significant other whom you miss. Critical reception of the song was generally positive. Kesha and Cruz's collaboration and vocal work on the track were generally praised, although some critics noted that Kesha overtook the track, outshining Cruz. The song's simple but effective lyrics were also positively received by music critics.
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Dirty Politics


, the National Government appointed Rich to the board of the Health Promotional Agency, which runs campaigns to promote healthier lifestyles. In this capacity, Katherine Rich's primary role is to promote public health, suggesting her involvement with the Food and Grocery Council means she has a conflict of interest. Once the allegations in Dirty Politics became public, a group of 33 scientists and health practitioners were so concerned they wrote to John Key asking him to investigate Rich's apparent conflict of interest. Green Party health spokesperson Kevin Hague said Rich should
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Dirty Epic


"Dirty Epic" is a 1994 single by Underworld. The track was originally released in an instrumental form as "Dirty" in 1992, credited to the group's short-lived alias, Lemon Interupt. It was reworked with lyrics for their 1994 album, "dubnobasswithmyheadman", and was released as a single in the USA on 18 July 1994. The original Lemon Interupt mixes "Dirty" and "Dirty Guitar" were included on the "Dirty Epic" single, now credited to Underworld. Later pressings of "
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Dirty Dancer


, dubstep, and rave music. According to Adam Graham of MTV News, "Dirty Dancer" is about "a comely-yet-dangerous female"; its hook features the lyrics "She's a dirty, dirty dancer/ Dirty, dirty dancer/ Never ever lonely". At the beginning on the song, Usher dedicates it to "the dirty girls all around the world". Iglesias and Usher exchange verses before, on the single remix, Wayne gives his rap verse, which makes a reference to actor Eddie Murphy
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Dirty Sanchez (band)


compilation (2006)br "Sex Dwarf" Dirty Sanchez (2006) "Give Head & Be Beautiful" - single (digital release) (2008) Give Head & Be Beautiful - The Remixes (digital release) (2008) Remixes Part 1 (digital release) (2009) Remixes Part 2 (digital release) (2009) Dirty Sanchez produced the remix of "Boom Box Chic" for fellow Los Angeles band Le Mans. Liz E. of Freezepop appears on this track. DJ Barbeau produced a remix for the song "
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Baby Talks Dirty


"contained enough orgasmic sounds to fill the next Sharon Stone movie." Although Fieger believed that "Baby Talks Dirty" was an "honest song" that could have been successful, other members of the band acknowledged reservations with the lyrics. Averre acknowledged that the lyrics were "slimy," and may have gone too far over the line. Bassist Prescott Niles claims to have disliked the lyrics altogether, disliking that the woman in the song is asking for a beating and the moaning "ah"'s that follow her requests
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Dirty Politics


the HPA’s board minutes. It declared "we have not identified any particular matters before, or decisions by, the HPA board that might raise serious concerns about its management of conflicts of interest". However, the Auditor-General acknowledged they did not interview Ms Rich, nor did they investigate "allegations in Nicky Hager’s 2014 book Dirty Politics about things Mrs Rich is said to have done in her private capacity". Rich said she felt vindicated by the finding, but the Green Party called for an additional investigation
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Beauty and the Geek Australia


tasks to set the geeks to do, if not so, they would be eliminated. No one got eliminated that week. Episode 5: 18 November 2010br The Beauties get down and dirty as they learn about history, where the Geeks have to form a boy band with "Justice Crew" in a local place. In the archeological dig challenge, the Beauties had to get dirty in a mud pool with items inside and needed to put them in year order. The Geeks were introduced to Justice Crew and were taught dance
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World Qualification Series (2009)


18 - Aug 23" 30th Anniversary of the Lacanau Pro and good conditions this year. Surf, concerts, events scheduled. Check out the video for a summary of the event http://vimeo.com/6994555 "Aug 25 - Aug 30" "Sep 01 - Sep 06" "Sep 01 - Sep 06" "Sep 04 - Sep 06" "Sep 09 - Sep 12" "Sep 10 - Sep 13" "Sep 08 - Sep 13" "Sep 15 - Sep 20" "Sep 16 - Sep 22" "Sep
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List of 1982–83 NBA season transactions


1982 Oct 2, 1982 Oct 1, 1982 Sep 30, 1982 Sep 29, 1982 Sep 28, 1982 Sep 27, 1982 Sep 24, 1982 Sep 22, 1982 Sep 20, 1982 Sep 19, 1982 Sep 18, 1982 Sep 17, 1982 Sep 15, 1982 Sep 14, 1982 Sep 13, 1982 Sep 10, 1982 Sep 9, 1982 Sep 7, 1982 Sep 2, 1982 Sep 1, 1982 Aug 31, 1982 Aug 27, 1982 Aug 26, 1982 Aug 16, 1982 Aug 8,
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Dirty Rotten Filthy Stinking Rich


Dirty Rotten Filthy Stinking Rich is the debut studio album by American rock band Warrant, released in 1989. The album was highly successful, spawning the hit singles "Heaven" (No. 2, 1989), "Down Boys" (No. 27, 1989) and "Sometimes She Cries" (No. 20, 1990). The album peaked at number 10 on the Billboard 200. The unique cover art features "Fugazi", an overpaid, amoral infrastructure manager and archetypal business psychopath. The first four
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No Soap (In a Dirty War)


No Soap (in a Dirty War) is the second single released by Reverend and the Makers off their second album, "A French Kiss in the Chaos". It was released on 5 October 2009 and was featured during Reverend and the Makers' three-night run at Wembley Stadium supporting Oasis. The song is a hit with fans due to Jon Mclure's lyrics focusing on the reality of the world, as he tries to in all of his songs, and the lyrics have proved a hit with fans who see
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Dirty Pair


member of the World Women's Wrestling Association (WWWA). The card included the highly-popular wrestling (and singing) team, the Beauty Pair. Something that passed among the foursome during that match led Chandler to remark to Takachiho something to the effect that "the two women in the ring may be the Beauty Pair, but those two with you ought to be called 'the Dirty Pair'." This became the germ of an idea for a novella Takachiho decided to write, transplanting the rough-housing of
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Dirty Kuffar


Jihadist Daveed Gartenstein-Ross, reviewed the song for "Frontpage Magazine". On the 2 August 2005 the well-known Bronx artist DJ Damien released an Internet-based tribute single in conjunction with Morcoq, entitled "Dirty Kuffar (Acoustic Tribute)." The lyrics follow the theme of the original, but in this version main Dirty Kuffars include Jacques Chirac and Lap Fung Chan. In 2005 'Dirty Kuffar' featured extensively in a programme called " 'Media Jihad: As Sahab Foundation' ", A CBC programme
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Dirty Laundry (All Time Low song)


. Emma Ramsbottom of "Redbrick" wrote that the song's new sonic territory was "somewhat refreshing" and that "Dirty Laundry" left her "feeling excited for what's to come" on the album. Heather Allen of "Mind Equals Blown" rated the song 6/10, writing that it was "simply okay." Allen wrote that "what "Dirty Laundry" lacks in musical familiarity and anthemic quality... it makes up for in darker tones and honest lyrics." "Dirty Laundry" debuted and peaked at
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Mantaray (album)


""Mantaray" is a bracing and beautiful blast of ice". In a review rated 4 stars out of 5, "The Times" observed that her "steely-toned voice is as beguiling as ever". Simarly, "The Telegraph" critic Andrew Perry noted, "She sounds imperious, passionate". "Q"s Gary Mulholland published a positive review and said, "Siouxsie voice is as rich and sensual as ever, and lyrical references to rebirth abound". "Uncut" wrote, "Fortunately [
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Carol Moldaw


journals and magazines. Frieda Gardner wrote in "The Women's Review of Books", "[Moldaw] courts revelation . . . in a voice variously curious, passionate, surprised, meditative, and sensual. On the surface of her work are rich sounds and varitations of rhythm and line. A few steps deeper in lie wells of feeling and complexities of thought." A review in "The New Yorker" of "Chalkmarks on Stone" noted her work "repeatedly achieves lyric junctures of shivering beauty," calling
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Dirty Rotten Filthy Stinking Rich


it "sounds exactly like that year [1989], both for better and worse." Dave Reynolds of "Kerrang!" considers the album "hardly outstanding", with only "a bunch of distinctly average songs matched to a brace of worthwhile moments". All tracks written by Jani Lane. Album - Billboard (United States) Singles - Billboard (United States) Warrant: Live - Dirty Rotten Filthy Stinking Rich is the first Warrant video album released in 1990 on VHS and Laserdisc, featuring the band performing live
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Dirty Laundry (Kelly Rowland song)


FM unveilled the radio remix of "Dirty Laundry", which features American singer-songwriter and producer, R. Kelly. Rowland begins the remix with a new verse, containing the lyrics "Haven’t eaten for days, haven’t slept in weeks", then Kelly assumes his verse as the "beau" mentioned in the song with the lyric "Let’s just get it all out, you got something to say? / Say it to my face, so silence your mouth." Using Auto-Tune, Kelly
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The Naked Ape


in New York. This case became the subject of a U.S. Supreme Court case in 1982. The book is mentioned in the Italian entry for the 2017 Eurovision Song Contest "Occidentali's Karma" by Francesco Gabbani, in which most of the lyrics contain philosophical references. The lyricist had read "The Naked Ape" himself. Morris, "fascinated by the culture, beauty and richness" of the references to his theories, sent Gabbani a signed copy of the Italian translation of the book as a sign of gratitude and support
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Dirty Politics


sway and see their main job as being to protect the Government from the Opposition. Obesity expert, Dr Boyd Swinburn, Professor of Population Nutrition and Global Health at the University of Auckland, says dirty politics and conflicts of interest in government appointments are having a detrimental impact on Public health. Swinburn said when Tony Ryall appointed former National MP Katherine Rich to the Health Promotion Agency (HPA) in 2012, he ignored an 'irreconcilable conflict of interest' – Rich is chief executive of the Food and Grocery Council, which lobbies
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Dirty Rotten Filthy Stinking Rich


featured the original version while later pressings featured a new version. "Heaven" had previously been recorded by Jani Lane and Steven Sweet's old band Plain Jane. "Big Talk" was released as the third single followed by the popular "Sometimes She Cries" as the fourth single. All the singles featured music videos. AllMusic gave "Dirty Rotten Filthy Stinking Rich" a rating of four out of five stars, saying that the album was "sleek and clean, built on processed guitars and cavernous drums" and that
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Dirty rap


male-only genre. The rapper Nicki Minaj is also known for creating some dirty rap songs, including her sexually explicit 2014 single "Anaconda." CupcakKe rose to fame in late 2015 with her single, "Deepthroat". The dirty music video amassed millions of views on YouTube as well as millions more through other video sharing sites such as WorldStarHipHop and Facebook. All three of her albums have a main theme of dirty rap and suggestive lyrics. Many indie rappers, such as Spank Rock, Bonde Do Role, Plastic
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Dirty Little Thing


was written during the time with them. Suddenly, Slash decided to boot the two from the band, but Nelson was given songwriting credit. The song has recently been the subject of a plagiarism dispute. Tony Newton formerly of rock band Dirty Deeds recently settled with Velvet Revolver after successfully proving that the main riff of "Dirty Little Thing" is a "carbon copy" of the riff in Dirty Deeds song "Cyber Babe". The song's lyrics center around a girl who lives a crazy life involving sex, drugs
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Dirty Beautiful


Dirty Beautiful is a 2015 romantic comedy-drama film written and directed by Tim Bartell. Starring Ricky Mabe and Jordan Monaghan, it depicts the relationship between a struggling writer (Mabe) and a troubled young woman (Monaghan). The film premiered at the Cinequest Film Festival on February 28, 2015, and was distributed by Indie Rights. Film buff David moves to Los Angeles to become a screenwriter, but struggles to complete his scripts and is relegated to working as a storyboard artist. He forms a friendship with fellow writer
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Talk Dirty (Jason Derulo song)


need explaining", and his reference to "lipstick stamps" on his passport. DJBooth reviewer Richard quipped that "Talk Dirty" demonstrates how when Derulo "spit[s] game to beautiful women... [he] always manages to make himself understood". "Talk Dirty" first appeared on the New Zealand singles chart issue dated August 12, 2013, debuting at number 27: it reached its peak position of number two in its fifth week on the chart. In Australia, "Talk Dirty" debuted at number one the
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Chris Freeman (Australian musician)


Gymnopedie" by Satie and "Recuerdos de la Alhambra" by Tárrega. Daly described this album as "a very different proposition" compared to Freeman's debut: here the "melodies are dominated by [his] lyrical adaptation of the rich flamenco style". "The Sydney Morning Herald"s Susan Molloy found it was "of precious quality and outstanding beauty" displaying a variety of styles "from classical to flamenco to rock and roll, from disco to calypso-reggae and soft country rock". As well as recording and
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K. Venkatalakshamma


Lalitha Srinivasan, rhythmic extravaganza was not entertained at the Mysore court. Instead, the lyrical beauty of the compositions, the melodious music with apt facial expressions and hand gestures was given precedence to, and a rich repertoire of abhinaya numbers developed. This sets the Mysore style apart from the other types of Bharatanatyam. Nritta is a skill one acquires through practice and technique. Abhinaya is the result of the entirety of a dancer’s personal views and their innate ability to interpret. It is highly individualistic. Therefore, one can guide
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Louis Danto


Louis Harry Danto (May 2, 1929 - July 23, 2010) was a lyric tenor and cantor. He was acclaimed for his cantorial music, concert appearances and recordings of Italian, Russian, and French opera repertoire. Danto performed throughout North America, Europe and Israel, and recorded 24 solo albums. Danto was recognized for the "rare beauty and purity of his voice, its mastery, power and control, and for his breathtaking emotional expressivity." After a performance at Carnegie Hall, Alan Rich of the "
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The Last Resort (Eagles song)


Thompson regards the line "Some rich men came and raped the land. Nobody caught ‘em" to be a critique of a free market economy. Critic William Ruhlmann said of it that it "sketches a broad, pessimistic history of America that borders on nihilism." Author James Perone says that it ties "all the previous songs [from "Hotel California"] together in this final reflection of the dark side of California Life." He notes, for example, how the song lyrics contrast the beauty of the
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The Secret Life of Nora


The Secret Life of Nora is a Malaysian musical. The booklet was written by Raymond Miranda, the music was composed by Weng Onn San and the lyrics were written by Jerome Kugan with Alfian Sa’at (for the Bahasa Malaysia text). The first stage performance was directed by Steven Dexter and premiered at the Istana Budaya on September, 29th 2011. Set in a whimsical version of Penang, The Secret Life of Nora stars Tiara Jacquelina in the titular role as a beautiful, rich, spoiled cabaret owner and singer. Nora has
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If We're Honest


more mature style and a more soulful vocal, it appears the multi-talented Battistelli has only dug further for this beautiful project" noting "The result is perfection." Markos Papadatos of the Digital Journal rated the album four-and-a-half stars out of five, remarking that "it is not overdone from an instrumental standpoint, and she allows her rich lyrics to shine throughout, coupled by her polished and crystalline vocals." At New Release Today, Sarah Fine rated the album a perfect five stars,
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Dutch Renaissance and Golden Age literature


annals of the Dutch republic, these two streams of influence, one towards beauty and melody, the other towards lively comedy, ran side by side, often in the same channel, and producing a rich harvest of great works. It was in the house of the daughters of Visscher that the tragedies of Vondel, the comedies of Bredero and the odes of Huygens alike found their first admirers and their best critics. Of the daughters of Roemer Visscher, Tesselschade (1594–1649) wrote some well-received lyrics; she also translated
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The Andrews Sisters


bands and touring in vaudeville with the likes of Leon Belasco (and his orchestra) and comic bandleader Larry Rich, they first came to national attention with their recordings and radio broadcasts in 1937, most notably via their major Decca record hit, "Bei Mir Bist Du Schön" (translation: "To Me, You Are Beautiful"), originally a Yiddish tune, the lyrics of which Sammy Cahn had translated to English and "which the girls harmonized to perfection." They followed this success with a string of best
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Cortez the Killer


DADGBD). The lyrics start 3:23 into the song. First the words picture Cortés and his "galleons and guns" on their quest of the new world shores. There lived Montezuma, emperor of the Aztecs, inconceivably rich and full of wisdom, but in a civilization doomed despite its beauty and amazing achievements. By immense human toll of building, their huge and still existing pyramids had been erected, and are praised in the song. Also of note is that the song fades out after nearly seven and a half minutes
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The Woman Who Waited


The Woman Who Waited () is a 2004 novel by the French writer Andreï Makine. It is set in the 1970s and tells the story of a 26-year-old man who falls in love with a woman who still is faithful to her fiancé who went missing in World War II. Elena Seymenliyska of "The Guardian" called the novel "achingly beautiful" and described it as "rich in symbolism and swathed in enigmatic lyricism". "The New York Times"' Andrey Slivka called it "an entertaining story about
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Love Will Have Its Day


Media, Joshua Andre writes, "Laura’s album is so rich lyrically, and deserves a thorough listen." Rating the album five stars by Louder Than the Music, Jono Davies says, "This is a top top album from a top top artist." Christian St. John, awarding the album four stars at Christian Review Magazine, writes, "Laura has a beautiful voice and it shines" on this "excellent release". This album was No. 13 on the "Worship Leader"'s Top 20 Albums
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