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29 Jun

Band’s lyrics cause a stir (Victoria Times Colonist)

OTTAWA — A francophone band is booked to play on Canada Day despite the fact one of the group’s songs features lyrics such as “English pig” and “tete carr,” a term viewed by some anglophones as a racist slur. Le Groupe Swing is slated to play during celebrations at Jacques Cartier Park in Gatineau, Que.

French band’s lyrics causing a stir before Canada Day (Canada.com)

A Franco-Ontarian band is booked to play on Canada Day despite the fact one of the groups new songs features lyrics such as “English pig” and “tete carre,” a term viewed by some anglophones as a racist slur.

Authorized lyrics sites struggle to grow (Reuters via Yahoo! News)

More than a year after the introduction of lyric licensing programs, several online music services that implemented them are reporting mixed feelings about their results.

Fan pens homage to Broadway legend (Centre Daily Times)

Only a cockeyed optimist. That phrase from the lyrics from the 1949 groundbreaking Broadway musical South Pacific describe not only Nellie Forbush, the WAC Lieutenant who voiced them, but Mary Martin, the buoyant actress who created the role in the Joshua Logan, Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein II theatrical classic.

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25 Jun

3-year-old uses song lyrics to call 911 for mother (AP via Yahoo! News)

A 3-year-old girl used the simple song lyrics “911 green” to call 911 and get help after her pregnant mother fainted.

Girl, 3, uses song lyrics to call 911 for mom (AP via Yahoo! News)

A 3-year-old girl used the simple song lyrics “911 green” to call 911 and get help after her pregnant mother fainted. Jessica Eaves, 24, taught her daughter Madelyn the song a week before she fainted due to a medical condition called vasovogal syncope.

3-Year-Old Girl Uses Song Lyrics to Call 911 for Mother (Fox News)

A 3-year-old Guthrie girl used the simple song lyrics “911 green” to call 911 and get help after her pregnant mother fainted.

3-year-old girl uses simple song lyrics to call 911 and get help for her unconscious mother (Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune)

GUTHRIE, Okla. - A 3-year-old girl used the simple song lyrics “911 green” to call 911 and get help after her pregnant mother fainted. Jessica Eaves taught her daughter, Madelyn, the song a week before she fainted due to a medical condition called vasovogal syncope (vayzo-vay-gal SIN’-kuh-pea).

3-year-old uses song lyrics to call 911 for mother (The Post-Standard)

GUTHRIE, Okla. (AP) A 3-year-old girl used the simple song lyrics “911 green” to call 911 and get help after her pregnant mother fainted. Jessica Eaves taught her daughter, Madelyn, the song a week before she fainted due to a medical condition called vasovagal syncope (vayzo-vay-gal SIN’-kuh-pea).

3-year-old uses song lyrics to call 911 for mother (AP via Yahoo! Singapore News)

A 3-year-old girl used the simple song lyrics “911 green” to call 911 and get help after her pregnant mother fainted. Jessica Eaves taught her daughter, Madelyn, the song a week before she fainted due to a medical condition called vasovagal syncope (vayzo-vay-gal SIN’-kuh-pea). When the 24-year-old and 3-months-pregnant Eaves fainted, Madelyn picked up her mother’s BlackBerry …

3-year-old uses song lyrics to call 911 for mother (News On 6 Tulsa)

Associated Press - June 24, 2008 5:28 PM ET GUTHRIE, Okla. (AP) - A 3-year-old Guthrie girl used the simple song lyrics “911 green” to call 911 and get help after her pregnant mother…

3-year-old uses song lyrics to call 911 for mother (The Charlotte Observer)

A 3-year-old girl used the simple song lyrics “911 green” to call 911 and get help after her pregnant mother fainted. Jessica Eaves taught her daughter, Madelyn, the song a week before she fainted due to a medical condition called vasovagal syncope (vayzo-vay-gal SIN’-kuh-pea). When the 24-year-old and 3-months-pregnant Eaves fainted, Madelyn picked up her mother’s BlackBerry phone. She pressed …

3-year-old uses song lyrics to call 911 for mother (Las Vegas Sun)

Tue, Jun 24, 2008 (9:57 p.m.) A 3-year-old girl used the simple song lyrics “911 green” to call 911 and get help after her pregnant mother fainted.

Toddler Uses Song Lyrics To Call 911 For Mom (KOCO 5 Oklahoma City)

A 3-year-old Guthrie girl uses the simple song lyrics “911 green” to call 911 and get help after her pregnant mother fainted.

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21 Jun

What Makes a Gay Song? (Time Magazine)

Do the lyrics have to be explicitly gay? Or is there a “gay sensibility”? The True Colors tour is one place to find out

Swiss in Nazi-era lyrics gaffe (News 24 South Africa)

Switzerland’s teletext service has issued an apology after it mistakenly subtitled Germany’s national anthem with obsolete lyrics associated with the Nazis.

Russell Crowe’s bloody nose inspires lyrics of Gaelic Storm’s new song (New Kerala)

New York, June 20 : Patrick Murphy has claimed that his band Gaelic Storm’s new song ‘The Night I Punched Russell Crowe’ is based on his bartending days when he ordered the hot-tempered Aussie actor to put out his cigarette or be ejected.

Euro-Swiss teletext red faced over Nazi era lyrics gaffe (Reuters via Yahoo!7 Sports)

BASEL, June 18 (Reuters) - Switzerland’s teletext service has had to issue an embarrassing apology after it mistakenly subtitled Germany’s national anthem with obsolete lyrics no longer used because of their association with the Nazis.

Lyricists are Bollywood’s unsung heroes: Analysts (The Economic Times)

A hit Bollywood number can work wonders for the stars who feature in it and the singers, but the lyricist often goes unnoticed and music greats say this is largely because youngsters don’t understand the “value” of lyrics.

Lyricists are Bollywood’s unsung heroes, says music industry (New Kerala)

By Rishabh P. Nair, New Delhi, June 21: A hit Bollywood number can work wonders for the stars who feature in it and the singers, but the lyricist often goes unnoticed and music greats say this is largely because youngsters don’t understand the “value” of lyrics.

It’s Time For Summer Pops! (Westerly Sun)

Click here for Event photos, Sing-a-long lyrics, Program guide Pops merchandise, Parking & Park protocol. Post it on this page using the Talk Back option below!

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12 Jun

‘Give Peace’ lyrics could sell for $600K (Moldova.org)

John Lennon’s handwritten lyrics to the song Give Peace a Chance reportedly could sell for up to $600,000 in London next month, Christie’s auction house said.The historic document was put on the auction block by Gail Renard, a British-Canadian woman who befriended the late British singer/songwriter and his wife Yoko Ono during their 1969 anti-war bed-in in Montreal, Canada, The Daily Telegraph …

Beatles fan set to make 300k from sale of John Lennon’s Give Peace a Chance lyrics (Daily Telegraph)

A Beatles fan who sneaked into John and Yoko’s ‘bed-in’ back in 1969 is set to make up to 300,000 from the sale of the original lyrics to ‘Give Peace a Chance’.

JAMES BROWN ITEMS HEADED TO AUCTION: Christie’s lots will include instruments, awards, hand-written lyrics and more. (Eurweb)

*Christie’s is putting up for auction some 320 items belonging to the late Godfather of Soul James Brown on July 17. Among the belongings to be offered at “The James Brown Collection” auction are some of his instruments, hand-written lyrics, awards and grooming artifacts.

Feel stirring beat of national anthem, poetry in its lyrics (Philippine Daily Inquirer)

MANILA, PhilippinesInstead of the 4/4 beat, the national anthem should be played or sung in the 2/4, according to the Department of Education.

Jim Jones High School Performance Nixed For "Violent Lyrics" (SOHH)

A Jersey City school recently rescinded an offer to have Jim Jones, who has been vocal about his uncle’s AIDS death, perform on National HIV Testing Day. Visit SOHH.com for the complete story.

Trying to avoid offense, Kosovo chooses anthem (International Herald Tribune)

The newly independent country chose music without lyrics to avoid offending its Serbian minority.

Those mangled lyrics just won’t go away (Miami Herald)

OK, here it comes again, that part toward the end of the Creedence Clearwater song, Looking Out My Back Door, when John Fogerty sings, ‘Ann-Marie’s an elephant, a-playin’ in the band / Won’t you take a ride on a flyin’ spool …”

City nixes rapper’s school appearance, citing ‘violent’ lyrics (The Jersey Journal)

The invitation for rapper and hip-hop mogul Jim Jones to perform at a Jersey City school on National HIV Testing Day has been rescinded, with city officials saying his work promotes violence.

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11 Jun

He’s an artist, he don’t look back (Channel 4)

Sitting in a room surrounded by bright paintings by a man more famous for his lyrics than his paintbrush, President of the Halycon gallery Paul Green describes the moment, nine months ago, when Bob Dylan’s work was laid out before him.

Aimee Mann - @#%&*! Smilers (IGN Music)

Timeless pop. June 10, 2008 - The combination of charming every-day lyrics and the smoky warmth of her vocals give even the simplest song a lush quality on Aimee Mann’s latest.

Rushdie returns to storytelling, enjoys other collaborations (CBC)

Though Salman Rushdie saw his latest novel as a way to return to his roots as a storyteller, the acclaimed author also admits he enjoys venturing out into other art forms, be it going over song lyrics by Bono or appearing in Scarlett Johansson’s new music video.

"Sex Jumpsuit" among items in James Brown auction (News 12 Augusta)

More than 320 lots from Mr. Brown’s South Carolina home feature everything from his iconic stage worn jumpsuits and capes, to his Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction award to handwritten lyrics.

Words that aren’t said may hurt more than those spoken (News Transcript)

While listening to my car radio, I caught the chorus of John Mayer’s new song, “Say,” which goes, “Say what you mean to say,” over and over and over. I flipped to another station, thinking, what’s up with this song, John? The next day I heard the song again - in its entirety- and realized how true the lyrics were.

HOT TOPICS (The Hanford Sentinel)

It feels like the apocalypse is just around the corner. It began with a friend of mine singing lyrics to the Weird Al Yankovic song One of those days. A 747 crashed into my den And theres nothin […]

Christie’s Unveils ‘James Brown Collection’ (The New York Sun)

More than 320 items from the R&B icon James Brown’s South Carolina home will be sold by Christie’s on July 17, the auction house announced Tuesday. The items include everything from Brown’s memorable stage costumes to his Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction award to handwritten lyrics. Some highlights are the blue denim Godfather of Soul jumpsuit he wore for the 1974 concert that preceded the …

Looking for good news (The Hanford Sentinel)

It feels like the apocalypse is just around the corner. It began with a friend of mine singing lyrics to the Weird Al Yankovic song One of those days.

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09 Jun

‘Fukudome, Bring it Home’ lyrics (The Journal Times)

Lyrics to Fukudome, Bring it Home by Racine singer/songwriter Mark Harrod:

Foreign concept, Masterworks Chorale to belt out German lyrics in ‘Ode to Joy’ (Carroll County Online)

While rehearsing “Ode to Joy,” the climactic final movement of Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony, soprano Pat Rowser discovered it had plenty of high notes. And another challenge presented itself: “Ode to Joy” lyrics are in German.

Shop worker lands job as Boston lead singer (Daily Telegraph)

After the kind of fairy tale usually found only in the lyrics of a pop song, a credit manager at Home Depot is about to start his new job as lead singer with the band Boston.

Did you know (Philippine Daily Inquirer)

Jose Palma, lyricist of the Philippine national anthem, was born on June 3, 1876, in Tondo, Manila. In August 1899, the Katipunero wrote the poem Filipinas, whose words became the lyrics of Julian Felipes Himno Nacional Filipino which was first played during the proclamation of Philippine independence in 1898.

Lyrics: Eve Of Destruction (The Tampa Tribune)

Want to put your own spin on Barry McGuire’s song, “Eve Of Destruction?” Fill out the form completely, and submit your lyrics (the actual lyrics appear below). We’ll judge the best submission, the winner will receive a copy of McGuire’s latest CD, “Trippin The 60s.”

Winehouse in racist video (WSYR 9 Syracuse)

Troubled singer Amy Winehouse has appeared in a new video which allegedly shows her singing racist lyrics in a room filled with drug paraphernalia.

Two Romeos Romance the World to an Adrenalized Reggaetn Beat (New York Times)

Reggaetn has entrenched itself so strongly that the Puerto Rican duo Wisin & Yandel sold out Madison Square Garden.

Advertisement starts (Tiscali)

public pronouncements and antagonistic lyrics, it did occasionally spill into violence. Tupac Shakur, a hugely successful rapper in the 1990s who recorded some albums on the Death Row label, was shot in Las Vegas in 1996 and later died of his wounds.

Award Day at Mosta primary (Times of Malta)

An Award Day was recently held at St Monica School, Mosta, during which all pupils sang and danced a repertoire of popular tunes with adapted lyrics. They were awarded a certificate highlighting their positive qualities.

For Some Music, It Has to Be Wal-Mart and Nowhere Else (New York Times)

Highlighting the diminishing power of recording labels, Wal-Mart is stepping into the breach and making deals directly with artists.

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With all the other gems of family
Which in the rare trust of grace
Skilful well in the culinary knowledge,
Its gem maintained time of Graham
With all the other gems of family
Which in the rare trust of grace.

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06 Jun

Foreign concept, Masterworks Chorale to belt out German lyrics in ‘Ode to Joy’ (Carroll County Online)

While rehearsing “Ode to Joy,” the climactic final movement of Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony, soprano Pat Rowser discovered it had plenty of high notes. And another challenge presented itself: “Ode to Joy” lyrics are in German.

West Point adopts gender-neutral lyrics to songs (The Fayetteville Observer)

WEST POINT, N.Y. The U.S. Military Academy will now honor its daughters as well as its sons in two of its beloved songs. Gender-neutral lyrics were incorporated into West Points Alma Mater and The Corps replacing lines like The men of the Corps with The ranks of the Corps.

West Point adopts gender-neutral lyrics to songs (The Charlotte Observer)

The U.S. Military Academy will now honor its daughters as well as its sons in two of its beloved songs. Gender-neutral lyrics were incorporated into West Point’s “Alma Mater” and “The Corps” - replacing lines like “The men of the Corps” with “The ranks of the Corps.” West Point officials made the change after attending funerals for female graduates killed in combat and listening to the line …

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05 Jun

Foreign concept, Masterworks Chorale to belt out German lyrics in ‘Ode to Joy’ (Carroll County Online)

While rehearsing “Ode to Joy,” the climactic final movement of Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony, soprano Pat Rowser discovered it had plenty of high notes. And another challenge presented itself: “Ode to Joy” lyrics are in German.

West Point adopts gender-neutral lyrics to beloved songs to honor female graduates (Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune)

WEST POINT, N.Y. - The U.S. Military Academy will now honor its daughters as well as its sons in two of its beloved songs. Gender-neutral lyrics were incorporated into West Point’s “Alma Mater” and “The Corps” replacing lines like “The men of the Corps” with “The ranks of the Corps.”

West Point adopts gender-neutral lyrics to songs (The Charlotte Observer)

The U.S. Military Academy will now honor its daughters as well as its sons in two of its beloved songs. Gender-neutral lyrics were incorporated into West Point’s “Alma Mater” and “The Corps” - replacing lines like “The men of the Corps” with “The ranks of the Corps.” West Point officials made the change after attending funerals for female graduates killed in combat and listening to the line …

West Point amends lyrics of alma mater to be "gender neutral" (Middletown Times Herald-Record)

WEST POINT The U.S. Military Academy has changed the lyrics of the West Point Alma Mater and its companion piece, The Corps.

West Point adopts gender neutral lyrics to beloved songs (WRGB Albany)

The U.S. Military Academy will now honor its daughters as well as its sons in two of its beloved songs. Gender neutral lyrics were incorporated into West Point’s “Alma Mater” and “The Corps” — substituting lines like “The men of the Corps” for “The ranks of the Corps.”

West Point adopts gender-neutral lyrics to songs (Las Vegas Sun)

Wed, Jun 4, 2008 (12:37 p.m.) The U.S. Military Academy will now honor its daughters as well as its sons in two of its beloved songs. Gender-neutral lyrics were incorporated into West Point’s “Alma Mater” and “The Corps” _ replacing lines like “The men of the Corps” with “The ranks of the Corps.”

Rap lyrics not funny at school (FOX 13 Tampa Bay)

A group of teens at a Bay Area high school may miss graduation thanks to the rap lyrics they recorded at home. A teacher heard the music playing on an iPod, and the district is not laughing.

West Point adopts gender-neutral lyrics to songs (AP via Yahoo! News)

The U.S. Military Academy will now honor its daughters as well as its sons in two of its beloved songs.

Lyrics and Lyricists, and a Curator (New York Times)

The 92nd Street Y has announced its 2009 lineup for Lyrics & Lyricists, its popular series devoted to the American songbook.

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03 Jun

Lyrics and Lyricists, and a Curator (New York Times)

The 92nd Street Y has announced its 2009 lineup for Lyrics & Lyricists, its popular series devoted to the American songbook.

Foreign concept, Masterworks Chorale to belt out German lyrics in ‘Ode to Joy’ (Carroll County Online)

While rehearsing “Ode to Joy,” the climactic final movement of Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony, soprano Pat Rowser discovered it had plenty of high notes. And another challenge presented itself: “Ode to Joy” lyrics are in German.

Charnin, Zippel, Kimball, Reed and Stritch Will Be Artistic Directors for 2009 Lyrics & Lyricists Season (Playbill)

The 2009 Lyrics & Lyricists season at the 92nd Street Y the first season under the guidance of new artistic director Deborah Grace Winer will feature shows created by guest artistic directors Martin Charnin, David Zippel, Robert Kimball, Rex Reed and Billy Stritch.