Are little girls still brainwashed to dream about marriage in 2022?
Women who DECIDE to marry and have kids should do so. But it shouldn’t be a cultural expectation.
Kimbra is now age-31. Not married. No kids.
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Category: music
What’s Love Got to Do with It
Ron recommended this remake of the classic Tina Turner 1984 hit.
At the 1985 Grammy Awards: Record of the Year, Song of the Year, and Best Female Pop Vocal Performance.
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MUSICAL – In the Heights
Mike recommended a terrific film musical, produced by Lin-Manuel Miranda of Hamilton fame.
In The Heights
Based on the stage musical of the same name, the film tells the story of a corner in the predominantly Dominican Washington Heights neighborhood of Upper Manhattan in New York City, where every member of the community pursues their dreams of a better life.
Corey Hawkins is my favourite. I got to like him first in 24: Legacy.
All tracks are written by Lin-Manuel Miranda. Plenty of smart rap lyrics.
I love how it’s cut like a YouTube video.
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Unfortunately, it was a box office bomb, grossing just $43 million against its $55 million budget and $200 million break-even point, though it was successful on HBO Max. Hopefully the success of the new West Side Story will motivate folks to check this out, as well.
It’s long at 143 minutes. Too long, I’d say.
YET I highly recommend you watch it. Fast forward through any slow sections. On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, In the Heights holds an approval rating of 94% based on 351 reviews with an average rating of 8.3/10.
Gary Clark Jr – Come Together [Justice League]
I believe John Lennon would approve of this version. The song is the opening track on the Beatles 1969 album Abbey Road.
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Great song. But I like this fan remix even better.
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Up Here, in Canada by Clark W
Though put together for fun by UNCLE CLARK, there’s a LOT of truth in this video.
BUT personally I like Nickelback. 😀
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Thanks Val.
Du Hast by Rammstein Performed by Kids
Girl with baseball bat is my favourite. 😀
O’Keefe Music Foundation (OMF) is a non-profit from Ohio, USA.
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Thanks Val.
Here’s the original by Rammstein from 1997.
Girl in Red – Honey, I’m not doing so well
A retro, melancholy vibe.
This was put together by a fan as the official Girl in Red track has no official video, as yet.
Girl in Red is the indie pop music project of Norwegian singer-songwriter and record producer Marie Ulven who rose to prominence online with her homemade bedroom pop songs about queer romance and mental health.
She’s not yet gotten popular in the USA or Canada.
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I listened to MUSIC
When podcasts and then audio books arrived, I pretty much quit listening to music.
BUT when skiing on my own for 3 days, I downloaded offline copies of 100 favourite songs. It was a retro treat.
Of those, the ones that really worked fro me on the slopes included:
Good Old Days – Macklemore
Invisible – U2
I Write Sins Not Tragedies – Panic! at the Disco
Times Like These – Live Lounge Allstars
Mr. Brightside – The Killers
Not Ready to Make Nice – Chicks
Hate It or Love It – The Game, 50 Cent
Cleveland Rocks – Ian Hunter
Ahead By A Century – Tragically Hip
Bad Guy – Billie Elish feat. Justin Bieber
California – U2
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Rick McCharles 