Word: soprano
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...melody. Individually, Shirley, Claudia, and Merritt are quite capable vocalists; together, however, they are far more than the sum of their parts. Their voices are perfectly suited to three-part harmonies: Merritt’s dry baritone, Claudia’s full alto, and Shirley’s crisp soprano melt together into a single uncluttered voice covering practically the entire harmonic range. The acoustic set gave Merritt an opportunity to reformulate his work for a new environment, but he generally stayed true to the original songs. The arrangements were simple without being boring; Merritt’s lyrics were...
...past midnight; we're both pretty buzzed. He's telling me how he wakes up every morning at 5:30 to the hoots of a giant owl and how he climbs into his hot tub so he can hoot back, mesmerized by nature, like Tony Soprano and his ducks, when this alarm starts shrieking. Clooney, not a man of inaction, especially in a moment of crisis like this, stands on my dining-room table, unscrews a panel in the ceiling and, finding nothing, makes me go outside and carry a huge ladder with him up two flights to my garage...
First, there are the American soldiers, a platoon, which in this case is about 30 men in four Stryker vehicles. Second, the concerned local citizens (CLCs), a neighborhood watch consisting of armed men - all in plainclothes, many overweight - appointed by Sheikh Ali, a Tony Soprano-type character the Americans have come to rely on to keep the peace. The CLCs have been key to America's new "surge" strategy in Iraq...
...France has "world stars," ones that reach millions of spectators, too, even if they are not subsidized by the authorities: photographer Yann Arthus-Bertrand, author Yasmina Reza, designer Philippe Starck, Daft Punk and soprano Natalie Dessay...
...Little Giants”—because it’s the greatest football movie of all time. Imagine a lead soprano named Ice Box, and a huge finale entitled “The Annexation of Puerto Rico.” Instant classic. A feel good story for the whole family...