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...buried in an IRA graveyard next to hundreds of others who knew the same thing, and were right. There are more starving themselves right now, though they know by Sands' example that the British will never give in. Frankie Hughes, Patsy O'Hara, Raymond McCreesh, they'll sing songs about these men, too, and the death of each will bring 100 more recruits...

Author: By William E. Mckibben, | Title: The Empire Strikes | 5/11/1981 | See Source »

...movie under his belt (the insipid Thunderbolt and Lightfoot), sold the British recording company EMI the idea for a terrific film--a gut-wrenching Vietnam drama. The Deer Hunter. A hot idea, Vietnam laced with contemporary American pop romanticism. The Vietnam War the way Bruce Springsteen would probably sing about it. Workin' class guys, they go and they fight for their country, 'cause their country ain't so great, you know--it's real bad sometimes--but they go anyway, 'cause it's their country and they're men. So you get tortured in P.O.W. camps and one of your...

Author: By Jacob V. Lamar, | Title: Coulda Been a Contenda | 5/1/1981 | See Source »

...pieces lose some of their subtlety due to the cast's occasional lack of balance--Freyer has come up with a fine score. Two complex ballads with wonderful lyrics indeed are the highlights of the show. When the three female U.S.O. troupers (Dede Schmeiser, Carla Seidel and Susannah Rabb) sing "Here's to the Guys," or Hope and Alura sing "The G.I. Blues," the show takes on the magical fusion of perfect elements...

Author: By Thomas Hines, | Title: Armies of the Night | 4/24/1981 | See Source »

...voice of the organ echoes down the mighty Gothic nave as the congregation rises to sing the Doxology...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: 100 Per Cent on Prospect St. | 4/21/1981 | See Source »

...spelling tactic. "It's rescued me from a fate that's worse than death: just like a destiny, it gives me new breath." Music is inextricable from his existence; it is his escape art. The kids who have nothing else to live for play a battered instrument or sing, dreaming of being in a rock-and-roll band, and Jeffreys romanticizes this dream's cleansing powers, which are dwindling with the new diversity and problems in the record business...

Author: By David M. Handelman, | Title: The Great Escape | 4/10/1981 | See Source »

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