more brave than me
more blond than you
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Paul Simon's second post-Garfunkel effort, There Goes Rhymin' Simon, is bookmarked by two of his top pop hits with a sandwich of soft-rock songs in between. It was both a commercial and critical success and firmly established Simon as a top-notch solo artist.
October 23, 1998: Pleasantville, starring Tobey Maguire and Reese Witherspoon, opened in theaters. The film closes with a cover of John Lennon's "Across the Universe" by Fiona Apple.
Group leader Beyoncé Knowles came up with the "Bootylicious" title and helped write this song.
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January 9, 2006: The Phantom of the Opera became the longest-running Broadway show.
Cast and crew of the Andrew Lloyd Webber musical "The Phantom of the Opera" made their way into the Guinness World Records 2013 Edition as the longest-running show in the history of Broadway -musical or play-having performed over 10,000 performances at the Majestic Theatre in New York City, New York, USA.
November 22, 1997: Michael Hutchence, the 37-year-old lead singer of INXS, was found dead in his room at the Ritz-Carlton hotel in Double Bay, Sydney.
When Australian singer Michael Hutchence killed himself in 1997 at the age of 37, he was proof that someone could be famous and unknown.
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| Michael Hutchence |
November 2, 1978: The Police released their debut album, Outlandos d'Amour.
Outlandos d'Amour is not only the first Police album, it's the best. Suicide, abandoned loves, desperation and loneliness…hardly subjects for a pop album, yet from Stewart Copeland's punky opening beats on ''Next to You'' through to the mellow, ''Masoko Tanga'', Outlandos D'amour leaves you upbeat and wanting more.
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| The Police |
September 11, 2001: Terrorists attacked America, bringing down the World Trade Center. The number number 1 song on Billboards Alternative Hits chart is the remake of "Smooth Criminal" by Alien Ant Farm.
Alien Ant Farm are trending on Twitter, and the reason why might be slightly confusing.
