Yep, there's a riot going on.Randy Newman - Sail Away
Curtis Mayfield - We the People Who Are Darker Than Blue (sampled for Gift of Gab's "Ride of Your Life")
James & Bobby Purify - I'm Your Puppet
Feist (w/ Broken Social Scene) - Gatekeeper (XFM Version)
Have you heard?
If you want your government to manage your sea ports, and not some company from Dubai, you’re an Islamophobe. Get used to hearing this slanderous word used against anybody who opposes something that involves Arabs or Muslims.
By the way, I think Randy Newman's "Sail Away" is one of the finest examples of patriotic songwriting, one of the great American songs. Newman is our most under-appreciated national treasure. With "Sail Away" and "Louisiana", Newman could've stopped writing songs right there and still been legendary.
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For those not familiar with the UAE, I would like to reference the Jan/Feb 2006 issue of Mental Floss. Good background about the exact number of emirates (seven) as well as the correct way to pronounce 'sheikh.' ('shake' not 'chic,' assuming you pronounce 'chic' correctly) For more info about the practice of hawala (money transfers), robotic camel jockeys, and black market pork, I guess you'll have to get your own issue. Have I mentioned the UAE subsidizes its citizens' weddings, yet prostitution is legal, and gambling is not?
Also, The UAE had a top ten pop record in the UK in 1996.
Elle - Droppin' knowledge like Galileo droppin' oranges. I like it.
AM-Was it "Dock That Boat (I Wanna Get Off)", "Dem Portly Girlz" or "Freight Container o' Love"?
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