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April 30,19% )all 'ark mset Park. attached to i. Serious con- reeding ■lations of any d between im machismo art action, ely miscast as stalgic, but it's ;ine Perlman aria Tortelli, litress from do anything ption. The lov- is film just n. ast, i.e. the of potential , who received ination for .or in the ed and dou- Lhe rap group Shorty, the star player, eammates are , allow the r pearls of mds out, just have stuffed it ever got on ' goals, to do ds can i any intiac bates offer ingor otn a lent* or if wo e [LY FOR * fuesday • April 30, 1996 Aggielife Page 5 • The Battalion OPAS chair aims for wider variety of shows Rony Angkriwan, The Battalion Suzannah Taylor, a junior speech communications major, is the new chair of the MSC OPAS committee. !y)ohn LeBas The Battalion T^he mission of the the MSC I Opera and Performing Arts J. Society is “to provide per- brming artists of national and nternational quality to Texas i&M and the citizens of the Bra- Ms Valley.” As 1996-97 chair of OPAS, Suzannah Taylor, a junior ipeech communications major, mid she will strive to make Texas A&M students more aware of their opportunities to lee such performers. "A goal is to really let people mow what OPAS is and what ive’re doing,” Taylor said. “When students see that we’re bringing ligh-caliber performances, hope- ully more people take advan- ;age of the great opportunities.” Taylor said that, as a student, ihe is concerned with the needs if her fellow students. She said OPAS has been work- ng throughout the past year on ;he 1996 97 season to provide stu- lents with the best opportunities ;o see presentations ranging from Broadway musicals to cultural lance groups. “I’m really excited about the lext season,” Taylor said. “We ,ried to focus more on musicals, jecause we know that’s what the students like.” Next season’s bill includes Joseph and the Amazing Techni- :olor Dreamcoat, Singin’ in the Rain and A Tuna Christmas, an Austin-originated play in which ;wo actors portray various small- sown characters. Students can also expect such liverse performers as Moscow Pest Ballet, the National Song and Dance Ensemble of Tibet, ;he New York City Opera and 3t. Paul’s Chamber Orchestra. Taylor, who came to A&M with a strong performance back ground and is also in the Centu ry Singers, hopes such highly ac claimed events and affordable prices will provide more stu dents glimpses of performing arts and culture beyond that of Bryan-College Station. “(The tickets) are an incredi ble deal,” she said. “One thing that we’re really looking to do is up ticket sales. We really see that as one of our main goals — because there’s no academic fine arts program here, we try to compensate for that through OPAS.” OPAS will also continue to provide educational opportuni ties, such as Brazos Valley chil dren’s programs. Taylor, who has served in OPAS as a Student Development subcommittee member and direc tor of Financial Development and was chosen in February as the new committee chair, said OPAS is important to the growing accep tance of the arts at A&M and that she welcomes all student involve ment with the organization. “We really encourage people who have an interest in per forming arts to apply, because we accept new members every semester,” she said. “I’m excited for people to want to be part of OPAS, through go ing to the performances or being on the committee.” Taylor is creating a subcom mittee for next season that will deal specifically with promo tion and public relations to in crease student awareness of OPAS. “We hope that during and after this season, people will know more about us and what have to offer,” she said. Taylor said that as an MSC committee, one of OPAS’ focus es is to promote student devel opment, which is another rea son why OPAS tries to give students the best opportunities to see fine performances. “We want to get people to shows to let them know about all the great things outside College Station,” she said. Dixie Theatre 106 S. Main St., 822-0976 Located in Historic Downtown Bryan For private parties call Willie at 822-3743 Drink Specials • Music • Pool Tables 18 and older welcome THURSDAY 5/2 OPEN DATE Call Willie at 822-3743 to book your party! 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The sample above from “Bust a Move” is a classic example of a disturbing trend I have noticed of late in popular music: these lyrics don’t make much sense. Let’s analyze Mr. M.C.’s logic for just a bit. Now Harry is your best friend, and Lar ry is his brother. Why in the hell does Larry want his brother’s best friend to be the best man on the most important day of his life? Doesn’t Larry have any of his own friends? Even more important, just think about Harry’s feelings. How would you like it if your own brother said, “Yeah, Nick, you’re invited, but that friend of yours ... what’s his name? Anyway, he’s my best man.” A more recent example of the logical breakdowns in hit music can be found in Alanis Morisette’s smash single “Ironic.” This is one of Morisette’s happy-go-lucky numbers that tells, me that I’m a bad person because I have a penis. Anyway, while making this grandiose metaphor, she lists several other things that she terms as ironic, one being finding a black fly in your Chardonnay. No, no. That’s not ironic; that just sucks. Another part is having 10,000 spoons when all you need is a knife. Ten thousand spoons? Does anyone in the world have 10,000 spoons? How are you managing your paychecks to the point where you have 10,000 of any kitchen utensil? The problem is not just with the lyrics, but with the way they are delivered by the artists. For some reason, some of our pop culture icons just can’t help but mutter their ways through every single song. This causes confusion, and can ultimately muddle the true meaning of the song. One example is Chicago’s smash No.l hit from 1982, “Hard to Say I’m Sorry.” Peter Cetera has a weird voice anyway, but in the closing refrains of the tune, he mutters something that sounds like, “You’re going to Hakeem Olajuwon.” Never in the song has Cetera mentioned the All-Pro center, and it seems awkward to throw him in at the end. A quick glance at the lyric sheet tells me that Cetera has actu ally sung, “You’re going to be the lonely one.” Don’t hide that spite, Peter! Tell her off! Your song sold 7 million copies! Another case in point of garbled lyrics comes courtesy of my favorite 1980s rock group — Bon Jovi. In the group’s classic “Livin’ on a Prayer” (coincidentally the theme song of the 1987 Johnston Middle School Football Team), Jon Bon Jovi appears to spout out, “Baby, it’s Northgate! Northgate ...” I don’t know if the guys from Bon Jovi se cretly attended A&M in the mid-’80s and got the idea for throwing in a reference to the lo cal nighttime strip in Hicksville, USA, but it seems odd. I know the boys are really singing, “Baby, it’s OK. OK,” but for all the money the group made off of Slippery When Wet, you’d think they’d be singing their heads off. There are other felons of the lyric crime — Nirvana with “Hey, Dave, I’ve got a new complaint;” Gary Wright with “Flying high through the starry skies, and maybe to an Astros’ game;” and I swear Bobby Brown says “Georgandis” somewhere in “Humpin’ Around.” My all-time favorite lyrics abuser, howev er, is Sir Mix-a-lot. Perhaps he believes we were thrown off by his references to big-butt women, but he still tries to get away with rhyming animal and scandal.. Still, I can’t be too mad with Mix-a-lot. Anyone who can work the name “Rumple Smoothskin” into a song can’t be all bad. The problem exists, however, and I have no explanation for it. Maybe the quality of music has simply de teriorated in the past 20 years, maybe it’s a big conspiracy by recording labels or perhaps I’ve just got too much free time based on my terminal case of senioritis. Nah. Nick Georgandis is a senior journalism major ATTENTION: UNDERGRADUATE & GRADUATE STUDENTS ADVANCED TUTORING SERVICES GROUP Students who will either complete all of the ring requirements after the Spring ‘96 semester final grades are posted or after commencement, may order their rings beginning approximately May 23, 1996. Please visit the Aggie Ring Office between May 1 & 15 to complete an audit request and to receive further information. Since ring prices for the May-June order will not be available until May 1, please do not go the Ring Office until then. 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