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Rufus Wainwright will release both a separate CD and DVD of his Judy Garland Carnegie Hall performance, where he imitated the late actress/singer at the renown venue with a pair of shows back in June of 2006. Wainwright performed Garland's entire 1961 concert and was often backed by a 39-piece orchestra. The first night of the two-night stint at NYC's Carnegie Hall will now be released as the CD Rufus Does Judy at Carnegie Hall on December 4th. The same performance at th... MORE
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I had a lecture the other day in which T.S. Eliot's 'The Waste Land' was compared to the way Public Enemy sampled from James Brown. I've been considering whether anybody has created the perfect ode to any song or musician - through sampling, covering or referencing. In my opinion, sampling and covering might make great songs, but they can rarely recreate one properly. There's a song played a lot on radio one at the moment which uses a sample of classical singing for the... MORE
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so true.
"Cigarettes and chocolate milk
These are just a couple of my cravings
Everything it seems I like's a little bit stronger,
A little bit thicker, a little bit harmful for me.
If I should buy jellybeans
Have to eat them all in just one sitting
Everything it seems I like's a little bit sweeter,
A little bit fatter, a little bit harmful for me."
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randomized my itunes just to see what happened, and then i had to reset my settings because the shuffle was totally unshuffled, and then i randomized my itunes yet again and this was the result. it's a good thing i'm in a rufus wainwright kind of mood. hell, i'm always in a rufus wainwright kind of mood.
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Oh...if I had a nickel for every time that I was out on a first date and thought to myself, 'Self, this girl is as much fun as a root canal, FOR THE LOVE GOD I can't wait for this night to end'...I would be a millionaire. Now there is no reason to subject yourself to that kind of torture EVER again. I stumbled across a website that will call your cell phone at any scheduled time. Or if, like me,you are not so suave, you can use it to make yourself look way cooler than yo... MORE
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My boring adult xmas gifts: (not adult in that ADULT gifts sense either but in the boring, lame adult way.) stockpotcheese grater LL Bean tote with my name embroided on it Cooking with Jamie (the new Naked Chef book) A brown plain cashmere sweatera gray cardigan The only music I got: Rufus Does Judy at Carnegie Hall (which i have not listened to yet because if i say i am going to put in on the whole family rebels.) I got my daughter the new MIA and Rob Sheffield'... MORE
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One of the many reasons to love this song is that it takes the, let's say, realistic approach to considering one's object of affection. He is "slightly dopey." His "looks are laughable." But you wouldn't want him to change a tousled hair for you. History: Rodgers and Hart wrote it for the 1937 musical Babes in Arms. It was also used in the film version of Pal Joey, as well as The Fabulous Baker Boys, The Company, and so on. Wikipedia says it has appeared on more than 1,... MORE
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So a few weeks ago I posted my top 10 songs of 2007 but that was before I heard Rufus Wainwright's incredible 2007 album "Release The Stars". I listened to it today and was blown away. It is a lush, lovely, lyrical landscape dotted with delicate operettas and powerful orchestras tied together with Rufus's heart-wrenching, lilting voice. If I could go back in time, I wouldn't hesitate to make this my top album of the year.
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man this boy can carry a tune! wait til the end of the song and you'll hear him hold a note for eternity...literally, eternity. he's just fag-fucking-tastic in every respect
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First off, let me say the show last night was amazing. Rufus was in top theatrical form - he was definitely made for the stage and only the stage - and I wound up singing Judy Garland tunes the whole way home. Having said that, I also came away understanding for the first time in my life the need for camera phones: to document that which must be seen to be believed. That was Rufus last night, for the following reason: When he returned to stage for his encore, he wore a... MORE
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Has anyone seen Rufus on his first tour in 10 years? He is coming through San Francisco next week and I am thinking I should get me some tix.
Love the song "Rules & Regulations" on his new album 'Release the Stars' although I heard through friend, don't have the song, drats.
