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So what do the listeners make of it?
Posted: 26/02/12 02:13 |
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A concert audience is a rather different creature now compared with what it once was, although it can give performers just as hard a time as reputedly in the 18th century. It is not unusual for a singer in an Italian opera house to receive applause and shouts of ‘encore’ which, far from being flattering, […]
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Things Can Only Get Better
Posted: 20/04/10 07:40 |
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The announcement of the UK General Election for May 6th brought to mind the song Things Can Only Get Better, written by Peter Cunnah. It was originally released by D:Ream in 1993 but achieved wide prominence when used as the Labour Party’s campaign theme in the 1997 General Election. It perhaps has a somewhat ironic […]
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