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Lawyers In Love (song)
"Lawyers in Love" is the first single and title track of Jackson Browne's 1983 album of the same name, ''Lawyers in Love''. Though not as successful as Browne's previous single "Somebody's Baby", nonetheless at #13 it became Browne's fourth-highest peaking hit on the Hot 100 as well as his final top 20 hit on the American pop charts, while in Canada peaking on RPM at #13. Browne wrote most of the songs on the album, including the title track. History The music video for "Lawyers in Love" took the title phrase and created a series of visual images surrounding it, especially themed on the Cold War. Browne played at least two parts, one as a yuppie-ish lawyer and one as an ordinary man wearing a white T-shirt, blue jeans, and a pair of black hi-top Converse Chuck Taylor All-Stars, sitting in a catatonic state in front of a television, unable to assimilate the world's events. Some analysts later saw "Lawyers in Love" as an evolving "bridge" between Browne's personal works and his ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jackson Browne
Clyde Jackson Browne (born October 9, 1948) is an American musician, singer, songwriter, and political activist who has sold over 18 million albums in the United States. Emerging as a precocious teenage songwriter in mid-1960s Los Angeles, he had his first successes writing songs for others, writing "These Days" as a 16-year-old; the song became a minor hit for the German singer and Andy Warhol protégé Nico in 1967. He also wrote several songs for fellow Southern California bands the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band (of which he was briefly a member in 1966) and the Eagles (band), Eagles, the latter of whom had their first Billboard Hot 100, ''Billboard'' Top 40 hit in 1972 with the Browne co-written song "Take It Easy". Encouraged by his successes writing songs for others, Browne released his Jackson Browne (album), self-titled debut album in 1972, which spawned two Top 40 hits of his own, "Doctor, My Eyes" and "Rock Me on the Water". For his debut album, as well as for the next severa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Television
Television, sometimes shortened to TV, is a telecommunication medium for transmitting moving images and sound. The term can refer to a television set, or the medium of television transmission. Television is a mass medium for advertising, entertainment, news, and sports. Television became available in crude experimental forms in the late 1920s, but only after several years of further development was the new technology marketed to consumers. After World War II, an improved form of black-and-white television broadcasting became popular in the United Kingdom and the United States, and television sets became commonplace in homes, businesses, and institutions. During the 1950s, television was the primary medium for influencing public opinion.Diggs-Brown, Barbara (2011''Strategic Public Relations: Audience Focused Practice''p. 48 In the mid-1960s, color broadcasting was introduced in the U.S. and most other developed countries. The availability of various types of archival st ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Asylum Records Singles
Asylum may refer to: Types of asylum * Asylum (antiquity), places of refuge in ancient Greece and Rome * Benevolent Asylum, a 19th-century Australian institution for housing the destitute * Cities of Refuge, places of refuge in ancient Judea * Church asylum or sanctuary, a right to be safe from arrest in the sanctuary of a church or temple * Lunatic asylum or mental asylum, a historical term for psychiatric hospital * Orphan asylum, orphanage * Right of asylum, political asylum Entertainment Fiction * ''Asylum'' (comics), a comic series * ''Asylum'' (Darvill-Evans novel), a 2001 ''Doctor Who'' novel * ''Asylum'' (McGrath novel), a 1996 novel by Patrick McGrath * ''Asylum'' (series), a young adult horror series * ''Asylums'' (book), a 1961 nonfiction book by Erving Goffman Film * ''Asylum'' (1972 horror film), a horror film starring Peter Cushing * ''Asylum'' (1972 documentary film), a film featuring the psychiatrist R. D. Laing * ''Asylum'' (2003 film), an Americ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1983 Songs
The year 1983 saw both the official beginning of the Internet and the first mobile cellular telephone call. Events January * January 1 – The migration of the ARPANET to TCP/IP is officially completed (this is considered to be the beginning of the true Internet). * January 24 – Twenty-five members of the Red Brigades are sentenced to life imprisonment for the 1978 murder of Italian politician Aldo Moro. * January 25 ** High-ranking Nazi war criminal Klaus Barbie is arrested in Bolivia. ** IRAS is launched from Vandenberg AFB, to conduct the world's first all-sky infrared survey from space. February * February 2 – Giovanni Vigliotto goes on trial on charges of polygamy involving 105 women. * February 3 – Prime Minister of Australia Malcolm Fraser is granted a double dissolution of both houses of parliament, for elections on March 5, 1983. As Fraser is being granted the dissolution, Bill Hayden resigns as leader of the Australian Labor Party, and in the subseq ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1983 Singles
The year 1983 saw both the official beginning of the Internet and the first mobile cellular telephone call. Events January * January 1 – The migration of the ARPANET to TCP/IP is officially completed (this is considered to be the beginning of the true Internet). * January 24 – Twenty-five members of the Red Brigades are sentenced to life imprisonment for the 1978 murder of Italian politician Aldo Moro. * January 25 ** High-ranking Nazi war criminal Klaus Barbie is arrested in Bolivia. ** IRAS is launched from Vandenberg AFB, to conduct the world's first all-sky infrared survey from space. February * February 2 – Giovanni Vigliotto goes on trial on charges of polygamy involving 105 women. * February 3 – Prime Minister of Australia Malcolm Fraser is granted a double dissolution of both houses of parliament, for elections on March 5, 1983. As Fraser is being granted the dissolution, Bill Hayden resigns as leader of the Australian Labor Party, and in the subseq ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Billboard Year-End Hot 100 Singles Of 1983
This is a list of ''Billboard'' magazine's Top Hot 100 songs of 1983. See also * 1983 in music *List of Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles of 1983 *List of Billboard Hot 100 top-ten singles in 1983 This is a list of singles that have peaked in the Top 10 of the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 during 1983. Michael Jackson scored seven top ten hits during the year with "The Girl Is Mine", "Billie Jean", " Beat It", "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'", "Hum ... References {{DISPLAYTITLE:''Billboard'' Year-End Hot 100 singles of 1983 1983 record charts Billboard charts ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cash Box
''Cashbox'', also known as ''Cash Box'', was an American music industry trade magazine, originally published weekly from July 1942 to November 1996. Ten years after its dissolution, it was revived and continues as ''Cashbox Magazine'', an online magazine with weekly charts and occasional special print issues. In addition to the music industry, the magazine covered the amusement arcade industry, including jukebox machines and arcade games. History Print edition charts (1952–1996) ''Cashbox'' was one of several magazines that published record charts in the United States. Its most prominent competitors were '' Billboard'' and '' Record World'' (known as ''Music Vendor'' prior to April 1964). Unlike ''Billboard'', ''Cashbox'' combined all currently available recordings of a song into one chart position with artist and label information shown for each version, alphabetized by label. Originally, no indication of which version was the biggest seller was given, but from October 25, 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rolling Stone (magazine)
''Rolling Stone'' is an American monthly magazine that focuses on music, politics, and popular culture. It was founded in San Francisco, California, in 1967 by Jann Wenner, and the music critic Ralph J. Gleason. It was first known for its coverage of rock music and political reporting by Hunter S. Thompson. In the 1990s, the magazine broadened and shifted its focus to a younger readership interested in youth-oriented television shows, film actors, and popular music. It has since returned to its traditional mix of content, including music, entertainment, and politics. The first magazine was released in 1967 and featured John Lennon on the cover and was published every two weeks. It is known for provocative photography and its cover photos, featuring musicians, politicians, athletes, and actors. In addition to its print version in the United States, it publishes content through Rollingstone.com and numerous international editions. Penske Media Corporation is the current owne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chris Connelly (journalist)
Chris Connelly (born 1957) is an American sports and entertainment reporter who currently works for ESPN as a contributor to its '' E:60'' newsmagazine. He was also the interim editor-in-chief of Grantland.com, replacing Bill Simmons, before ESPN shuttered the site in October 2015. Connelly joined ESPN in 2001 to host the daily interview program ''Unscripted with Chris Connelly'', designed to be a more contemporary version of the long-running '' Up Close'' interview show which previously occupied the 5PM ET timeslot. The show, which premiered on the same day as ''Pardon the Interruption'', lasted only a few months before being replaced by an early ''SportsCenter'' and eventually ''Around the Horn''. Since the cancellation of ''Unscripted'', Connelly has reported and narrated the long-form human interest reports that air on ''SportsCenter'' on weekends. Most notably, he annually does a one-week series called "My Wish" involving athletes fulfilling kids' Make a Wish Foundation wi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lives In The Balance
''Lives in the Balance'' is the eighth album by American singer-songwriter Jackson Browne, released in 1986 (see 1986 in music). It reached number 23 on The ''Billboard'' 200 chart. The title track as well as " For America" and " In the Shape of a Heart" were released as singles. The album was ranked number 88 on ''Rolling Stone's'' list of the best 100 albums of the 1980s.Rolling Stone. 100 Best Albums of the Eighties #88 Jackson Browne – ''Lives in the Balance''.November 16, 1989. The album reached number 2 in Sweden. History ''Lives in the Balance'' was the first album by Browne where overtly political and socially critical songs dominated (three of which were about president Ronald Reagan), although it also included one of his best remembered songs about relationships, the tragic " In the Shape of a Heart", inspired by his relationship with his first wife. The radio play garnered by " For America" and "In the Shape of a Heart", and the use of "Lives in the Balance" in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Take It Easy
"Take It Easy" is the debut single by the American rock band Eagles, written by Jackson Browne and Eagles band member Glenn Frey, who also provides lead vocals. It was released on May 1, 1972, and peaked at No. 12 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart on July 22, 1972. It was also the opening track of the band's eponymous debut album and has become one of their signature songs, included on all of their live and compilation albums. It is listed as one of The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's 500 Songs that Shaped Rock and Roll. Jackson Browne later recorded the song as the lead track on his second album, ''For Everyman'' (1973), and released it as a single as well, although it did not chart. Travis Tritt also covered the song for the 1993 Eagles' tribute album '' Common Thread: The Songs of the Eagles''; the video for Tritt's version is notable for the appearance of all five members of the Eagles together again for the first time in 13 years after their break-up, and it led to the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ronald Reagan
Ronald Wilson Reagan ( ; February 6, 1911June 5, 2004) was an American politician, actor, and union leader who served as the 40th president of the United States from 1981 to 1989. He also served as the 33rd governor of California from 1967 to 1975, after having a career in entertainment. Reagan was born in Tampico, Illinois. He graduated from Eureka College in 1932 and began to work as a sports announcer in Iowa. In 1937, Reagan moved to California, where he found Ronald Reagan filmography, work as a film actor. From 1947 to 1952, Reagan served as the president of the Screen Actors Guild, working to Hollywood blacklist, root out alleged communist influence within it. In the 1950s, he moved to a career in television and became a spokesman for General Electric. From 1959 to 1960, he again served as the guild's president. In 1964, his speech "A Time for Choosing" earned him national attention as a new conservative figure. Building a network of supporters, Reagan was 1966 Califo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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