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Lynn Anderson
Sometimes it's hard to be a woman
Givin' all your love to just one man
You'll have ba-ad times and you'll have good times
Doin' things that you don't understa-and
But if you love him, you'll forgive him
Even though he's hard to understand
A-and if you love him, hoh be proud of him
'Cause after all he's just a man
Stand by your man
Give him two ar-arms to cling to
And somethin' warm to come to
When nights are cold and lonely
Stand by your-our ma-a-an
And show the wor-orld you love him
Keep givin' all the love you ca-a-a-a-a-a-an
Stand by your-our ma-an
Stand by your-our ma-an
And show the wor-or-orld you love him
Keep givin' all the love you ca-a-a-a-a-a-an
Stand by your-our ma-an
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Not only was Michael Jackson a musical genius, he was also a fashion and style icon. He set himself apart from most other musical artists with his tremendous talent, but also his unique sense of style. Remember the one silver glove that Michael Jackson wore while performing "Billie Jean" during his "30th Anniversary Celebration? What about his military inspired suits and badges, and the white ankle socks? Then there was Michael’s iconic red leather Thriller jacket and tight fitting parachute pants. Oh and the black loafers and fedora hat while moonwalking. What about the mirrored aviator sunglasses. It just goes on and on doesn’t it?And what about the famous pajama bottoms, brightly colored vests and armbands that Michael Jackson wore while attending court? He just stuck to his individual style regardless of the situation that he was in and that’s an important style lesson we can all learn from Michael Jackson. What a superstar hey!!!
Michael Jackson re-invented his look so often and was everywhere on the runway and repeatedly idolized on talent shows and on the streets. He influenced an entire generation with his cutting edge fashion and style. Undeniably Michael Jackson was as much a fashion icon as he was a musical genius.
Tributes to Michael Jackson Pour In
In it’s comments on the passing of Michael Jackson Sony said:
NEW YORK, NY – June 25, 2009 – Michael Jackson, one of the most widely beloved entertainers and profoundly influential artists of all-time, leaves an indelible imprint on popular music and culture.
Commenting on his passing, Sir Howard Stringer, Chairman, CEO and President, Sony Corporation, said: "Michael Jackson was a brilliant troubadour for his generation, a genius whose music reflected the passion and creativity of an era. His artistry and magnetism changed the music landscape forever. We have been profoundly affected by his originality, creativity and amazing body of work. The entire Sony family extends our deepest condolences to his family and to the millions of fans around the world who loved him."
Michael Jackson was without doubt one of the most talented superstars in the history of music. An amazing talent that comes along but once in a lifetime. Sony’s tribute goes on to say:
Five of Jackson's solo albums – "Off the Wall," "Thriller," "Bad," "Dangerous" and "HIStory," all with Epic Records, a Sony Music label – are among the top-sellers of all time. During his extraordinary career, he sold an estimated 750 million records worldwide, released 13 No.1 singles and became one of a handful of artists to be inducted twice into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. The Guinness Book of World Records recognized Jackson as the Most Successful Entertainer of All Time and "Thriller" as the Biggest Selling Album of All Time. Jackson won 13 Grammy Awards and received the American Music Award's Artist of the Century Award.
Michael Jackson started in the music business at the age of 11 with his brothers as a member of the Jackson 5. In the early 1980s, he defined the art form of music video with such ground-breaking videos as "Billie Jean," "Beat It" and the epic "Thriller." Jackson's sound, style and dance moves inspired subsequent generations of pop, soul, R&B and hip-hop artists.
Goodbye, Michael Jackson, Goodbye!
After being up all night I will eventually get some sleep and wouldn’t it be nice to wake up that this was all just one horrible bad dream.
What a sad day yesterday, June 25, 2009 was. Michael Jackson dead at 50 and Farrah Fawcett dead at 62. Farrah Fawcett and Michael Jackson you are both in a better place now, RIP. Michael “just call my name and I’ll be there.” We will all miss you greatly. Bye for now!
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Burlesque is the term that defines a kind of parody show born in the second half of the nineteenth century in Victorian England and then imported to the United States, where great success especially among the poorer strata of society (this was also called the poor man's follies, the "follies" of the poor).
Etymology
The origin of the word burlesque burlesque is attributable to the French definition, derived from Italian joke, inspired in turn from the Latin word butter (trifle).
Historical notes
The genre burlesque followed two different developments in Britain and the United States.
In Great Britain
In Britain, the burlesque definition it refers to a written comic, with nuances and satirical and parodic intent, or inspired by a dramatic text or a typical way of acting plays, perhaps in vogue in that period.
In Britain the 'burlesque' in verse and prose expanded around the fourteenth century by Geoffrey Chaucer's satirical work called The Canterbury Tales ("The Canterbury Tales").
One of the earliest representations of the burlesque genre was The Rehearsal ("Proof") written in 1671 by the Duke of Buckingham who laughed at the plays of John Dryden. The masterpieces produced by this kind were recognized The Critic ("The critic") of 1779 by Richard Sheridan, a parody of the famous and wrenching dramas The Beggar's Opera ("The Beggar's Opera") of the 1728 John Gay, teasing Italian opera.
In the seventeenth and eighteenth century burlesque approached also social and political themes as they were in the works of William Makepeace Thackeray. Even writers such as Henry Fielding's burlesque compete in kind during their career playwrights.
In the nineteenth century we witnessed a turning point, driven by greater diversity and quantity of public theater. The burlesque stopped its function of literary criticism burlesque, parody and satire, a form of entertainment to become lighter, similar to the extravaganza and the joke, mostly comedy and singing. This evolution produced the English light operas of Gilbert & Sullivan and persisted in entr'actes magazines.
United States
In the U.S., the burlesque spread around the mid eighteenth century and for over a century enjoyed acclaim and popularity. Only around 1865 was revitalized thanks to a transformation of style, genre and content, that he acts as a spectacle of fun for adults, based on comic erotic scenes or seized by the handful from current events, belly dancing, entr'actes improvised based on double meanings, numbers of acrobats or jugglers, singing and dancing.
Lydia Thompson and his crew, "the British Blondes," first appeared in the United States in 1860, caused a stir with his enthusiasm and entr'actes derived from minstrel show.Il golden age of burlesque you can frame from the late nineteenth World War, and was introduced in the decades following the strip-tease and increased performances of bare stage.
Then in a few years, thanks to burlesque became famous names of dozens of fabulous artists who could undress with sensuality and irony in doses well calibrated: Dixie Evans, Gypsy Rose Lee, Tempest Storm, Blaze Starr, Ann Corio, etc. ..
Even Bettie Page - the famous pin-up icon taste fetish - is often associated with the burlesque, although has not exhibited almost never on stage, but only in some films by Irving Klaw.
In the U.S., along the lines of vaudeville, burlesque also owes much to the clowns of the circus, joining:
* Comic moments simple and immediate;
* Dances dancers, over time more and more undressed. Derived from this type of show today's strip shows;
* Over time, the satirical element is partially lost, turning into a burlesque generally more similar to the variety.
In Italy since the thirties up to more recent times it has been possible to find similarities in the art of mime and burlesque to transform Leopold Fregoli theater magazine and Hector Petrolini nell'avanspettacolo, and then in film and theater light ( up to Gigi Proietti and Paolo Villaggio).
The new-burlesque
In the nineties the wave of fashion culture-bound vintage is the new-born burlesque, which is also made to derive the dark cabaret.
The most famous names in the contemporary landscape of this art form are those of Miss Dirty Martini, Julie Atlas Muz, the Pontani Sisters, Velvet Hammer Company, Cecilia Bravo, the Swiss Zoe Scarlett, the Parisian Juliette Dragon, Catherine D'Lish and Dita Von Teese . In Italy the new burlesque is gradually asserting, among the performers are the most famous Italian Milanese Eve La Plume (also known nineteenth-century-inspired performer for television appearances in the program Chiambretti Night), Janet and Dorothy Shaw Whistle and Roman Blanche Lenoir.
After the rediscovery in American showbiz, the burlesque that has spread to Australia and several European countries.
Many celebrities were inspired by contemporary musical culture of burlesque for their performances: among them Madonna, Christina Aguilera, Gwen Stefani, Marilyn Manson and Lady Gaga.
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That they look strange star was known, as is their inordinate passion for tattoos.
There was nothing, however, prepared for the detection of white and blond Amanda Seyfried, the star di'Dear John 'and' Mamma Mia! '.
In an interview aired on 'E! Online ', guest diChelsea Handler, the actress reveals to have a tattoo on one foot and that its meaning can be summarized in parola'vagina'.
The Handler asked, in fact, the actress her tattoo in the interview. Amanda replied: "Yes, I will speak. It means 'vagina' and I'm very proud. "
He recounted: "It's a long story, but in short is my nickname. You can not see it, is the word 'Minge' is slang in English. "
He stated: "In the dictionary has something to do with pubic hair, enjoying not just the studio audience and the same Chelsea Handler.
It is rumored that around to teach the word 'Minge' Amanda was Colin Firth, English actor who starred with the young star of 'Dear John' in 'Mamma Mia!'.
Amanda has heard uttered by him for the first time the word 'Minge', while they were on set, and then the two amused themselves not just as the actor tried to explain to Amanda the meaning of the term.
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