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Christopher Nolan,the director of the last twoBatmanflicks (which were he best batman movies ever done. Ever... ... ever.) REALLY wantsCherto playCATWOMANin the next Batman film.
Quote from the posting:
a studio executive said: "cher is nolan's first choice to play catwoman. he wants to her to portray her like a vamp in her twilight years. the new catwoman will be the absolute opposite of michelle pfeiffer and halle berry's purring creations."
On top of that, Johnny Depp is supposedly already set to play The Riddler (yea, it fits him).
Warner Bros. is letting Christopher Nolan do whatever he want on the third installment of his Batman vision, but he Nolan had said that he will only do another film if he feels there is a story to tell. Seems to me that if he's interested in Cher, he must have a vision for the movie already.
Maybe John McCain should play The Penguin?! He's already going "Wa wa wa wa wa..."
Two new songs lead the way on an upcoming Tina Turner compilation due for release just in time for her highly anticipated fall tour. "It Would Be a Crime" and "I'm Ready" will be found on "Tina!," due Sept. 30 via Capitol.
Annie Lennox represents the best in the music industry. She has constantly pushed the bounderies of pop music, especially for female artists. She has created, conquered and survived trends. She has given us classic songs and unforgettable images. All of this comes from her need to be creative, not to dominate the world (like some other artist I could mention).
I particularly love how Annie has become a light of hope, using her celebrity to bring attention to those who need help. I love how she has embraced who she is and shares with us her happiness and turmoil.
She is older, but has aged so gracefully (unlike some other artist I could mention). She is a natural beauty and isn't concerned if she "bares" it all.
This September, Annie will be releasing her first collection of her solo work.
1. Little Bird
2. Walking On Broken Glass
3. Why
4. No More I Love You’s
5. Precious
6. A Whiter Shade of Pale
7. A Thousand Beautiful Things
8. Sing
9. Pavement Cracks
10. Love Song for a Vampire
11. Cold
12. Dark Road
13. Pattern of My Life
14. Shining Light
From a interview withBillboard.com, here are a few things Annie had to say about her new collection:
"I'm so busy and I'm so focused on what I'm doing at the moment I didn't take the time to sit down and write new songs," Lennox, who recorded Keane's "Closer Now" (retitled "Pattern of My Life" for Lennox's "Collection") and Ash's "Shining Light," tells Billboard.com.
"The Keane song is exquisite and beautiful ... and ('Shining Light') I heard about six years ago and I couldn't stop playing it, so it's been with me ever since," she continues. "I've done a kind of more upbeat version of their song; I just think it's so inspirational and it's somewhat exuberant and ecstatic and it has this dimension to it that works on all sorts of different levels."
"It's choice cuts, and it's nice," she says of the album. "If you never heard of me and someone said, 'Well, there'll be one album you get to hear and it's the best of this artist's work that will represent this person very, very well,' then I think that is what the 'Collection' is about."
I'm not a big fan of cover albums, but "Medusa" i was incredible. I love how Annie really changes up a song and, to paraphrase Paula, "makes it her own" (Something Aretha used to do, before she started eating her songs). I can't wait to her what she done to the two new covers on her collection.
Here are what the original versions sound like (Keane and Ash):
Ein Oso and I had the pleasure of meeting Annie here in New York. She was rather quiet but appreciated our undying love. We can't wait to see what the next stage of her career will bring.
We love you, Annie!
I was over at XO's Middle Eight blog reading about Donna Summer's "Stamp Your Feet", and I came across a top 10 list of xolondon's favorite Donna Summer songs. Though it would be easy for me to ramble off a list of great Donna Summer songs, iI realized that it was hard for me to categorize which ones were my all-time favorites. She really has an amazing catalog of music.
The first song that did come to mind was "MacArthur Park". Though I believe most people are familiar with the song, the "lite 'n easy" radio-listening population out there probably doesn't know that "MacArthur Park" is part of a wonderful disco suite epic ("it's ah epic!") which includes the classic "Heaven Knows".
In this full-length version of the song, there is B section (omitted from the radio edit) that switches into a major key and sings, "There will be another songs for me..."
This section is one of the most beautiful moments in pop music.
Take a listen at 3:47 in this video below:
I'm not ashamed to say that Ein Oso and I have been literally moved to tears so many times by this section of the song. In a funny way, this song and our appreciation of its beauty is a sign for us that we were meant to be together.
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