question: when did the first pair of yeezys come out

answers: February 14, 2015

title: Adidas Yeezy

text: Adidas Yeezy Adidas Yeezy Boost is the official collaboration sneaker by Kanye West and Adidas. The Adidas Yeezy 750 Boost "Light Brown" was the first sneaker to release from this collaboration on February 23, 2015. The second shoe to release was the Adidas Yeezy Boost 350 "Turtle Dove". "Yeezy Season 1" was the first apparel collection to release from this collaboration. It was officially released on October 29, 2015. The Adidas Yeezy 950 Boot was also part of this collection and it was released in four different colorways. The name "Boost" refers to a material used by Adidas. Kanye West

title: Adidas Yeezy

text: in December 2017, as a pre-order with delivery slated for March 2018. It was only available in a Super Moon Yellow colorway, and only available in a bundle with a hoodie and sweat shorts. Blush Colorway - The Blush color way was the second Yeezy 500 release. It was worn by Kanye West during the NBA All Star Weekend in Los Angeles and sold through online raffle on 2 websites only. The official release of the shoe was scheduled for March 10, 2018, and a re-release on April 14, 2018. It was sold online, through retail, and raffle reservation. Adidas

title: Adidas Yeezy

text: originally designed a shoe for Adidas in 2006, but it was never released. The first brand to officially collaborate with Kanye West and have a shoe line was Nike. This collaboration lasted for five years and a total of three (was actually two silhouettes, Yeezy 1 and the Yeezy 2) sneaker styles were released. In 2013, after the release of the "Red Octobers" Kanye West left Nike. Kanye West wanted Nike to grant him royalties, but they denied his request. Kanye West reached out to Adidas and they agreed to give him royalties. A year after the confirmation of the

title: Adidas Yeezy

text: to the first release of the Yeezy 350 V2, dubbed the "Beluga 2.0," released at various retailers in large quantity seven days after the "Semi-Frozen Yellow" on November 25, 2017. It subsequently restocked on the 30th of November. The third colorway, "Blue Tint," was released the 16th of December. All colorways have opted to possess consistent prime knit patterns without a prominent stripe on the sides, however, the iconic "SPLY-350" will still be retained on all three pairs with prices being set at $220. Several other iterations of the shoe have been rumored to make its return in 2018; featuring

title: Adidas Yeezy

text: left social media in 2017, a group name called YEEZY MAFIA started to leak and announce anything YEEZY months before official announcement, there has been some controversy around this group while some even thought that it was Kanye behind this account. On December 3, 2013, Adidas confirmed a new shoe collaboration deal with West. On February 8, 2015, the name and design for the Kanye West and Adidas collaboration shoe was revealed. On February 10 Adidas revealed posters of the Yeezy Boost 750 "Light Brown" all throughout their flagship stores. The Yeezy boost 750 "Light Brown" was initially released on

title: Adidas Yeezy

text: Adidas and Kanye West collaboration. In February 2015 the collaboration officially debuted. "Yeezy Season 1" had been highly anticipated and celebrities such as Rihanna, Diddy, and Kim Kardashian were at the showing. "Yeezy Season 1" officially released on October 29, 2015. This collection was noted for its stripped down, ready-to-wear style, which drew on military clothing and flesh-toned colors. Prices ranged from $600 sweatpants to $3,000 jackets. Although, the footwear sold out quickly, the apparel collection did not. West revealed in a 2018 interview that he was in talks with Louis Vuitton for a $30 million apparel deal. The deal

title: Kanye West

text: year. The line received positive critical reviews, with "Vogue" observing "a protective toughness, a body-conscious severity that made the clothes more than a simple accessory." The release of the Yeezy Boosts and the full Adidas collaboration was showcased in New York City on February 12, 2015, with free streaming to 50 cinemas in 13 countries around the world. An initial release of the Adidas Yeezy Boosts was limited to 9000 pairs to be available only in New York City via the Adidas smartphone app; the Adidas Yeezy Boosts were sold out within 10 minutes. The shoes released worldwide on February

title: Adidas Yeezy

text: and retailers on June 24, 2017. The colorway featured prominent black stripes over a never before seen white overlay, prompting a surge of value and hype from the sneaker community. On April 29, 2017, a long-awaited model labeled as "Cream White" was released to the public. All shoe colorways have been released for a retail price of $220. Three new colorways of the Yeezy 350 V2 model have surfaced. A "Semi-Frozen Yellow" colorway featuring a bright yellow prime knit upper and unique "gum soles" released on November 18, 2017 in limited quantity. Additionally, a colorway with a strikingly familiar pattern

title: Adidas Yeezy

text: three different colorways: Peyote, Moonrock, Chocolate, and Pirate black. Each shoe was retailed at $585 USD. "The Adidas Yeezy 950 extended the Kan and Adidas partnership outside of the sneaker space with its military duckboot inspired design." There have been no further releases of the sneaker. The Adidas Yeezy 350 Football Boost "Turtle dove" colorway was originally released on September 15, 2016. The Yeezy 350 cleat "Turtle Dove" is the first athletic footwear product from the Adidas and Yeezy collaboration. "The shoe took the overall look and feel of the adidas Yeezy Boost 350 however they installed a Primeknit upper

title: Nike Air Yeezy

text: February 14 only available to those who confirmed a reservation through the Adidas mobile app. On February 21 the Yeezy Boost 750 was available throughout a wider range of retailers than just adidas. The shoe retailed for $350. Colorways released include black, brown and two grey renditions of the model. On June 27 the second shoe from the collaboration, the Yeezy Boost 350 was made available through a worldwide release. The shoe retailed for $200. Nike Air Yeezy The Nike Air Yeezy is an official sneaker collaboration project between Nike and Kanye West. Notable as the shoe brand's first non-athlete

title: Nike Air Yeezy

text: better fit Kanye West’s foot. As with the original Nike Air Yeezy, several sample colorways were created, the most famous of which was the "Kobe" or "Cheetah" Nike Air Yeezy 2 sample which was based on a popular Christmas colorway of the Nike Kobe VII. Aside from the rumored three pairs in existence and the pictures of the aforementioned sample that spread through various sneaker media sources, very little is known about the sample. Following a series of high-profile teases of the shoe (including rapper Jay Z exclaiming "Shoutout to my Yeezys, Yeezy 2s" during a March 2012 SXSW performance),

title: Nike Air Yeezy

text: Nike announced the Air Yeezy II sneaker on May 29, 2012. Rapper Macklemore was also seen wearing the Nike Air Yeezy 2's during his performance in Times Square, New York on New Year's Eve. Macklemore was also seen throwing the rare sneaker into the crowd. Amid wide anticipation, the shoe was released with 5000 of each color way on June 9, 2012. While sold for a retail price of $245, the shoe gained notoriety for its wildly inflated resale value upwards of $4,000. The Air Yeezy II featured two premier color ways, Solar Red, Pure Platinum, and a third color

title: Adidas Yeezy

text: further releases of the sneaker. On June 27, 2015, the second shoe from the collaboration, the Yeezy Boost 350 was made available through a worldwide release. The shoe was first released in a white and grey "Turtle Dove" Color scheme. On August 22, 2015, an all-black version of the Yeezy Boost 350 released, known as the "Pirate Black." An olivine variant, the "Moonrock," was released exclusively to stores who were vendors for the Yeezy Season 1 clothing line. The fourth and final version of Season 1's 350 Boost was the "Oxford Tan," which featured a light-brown color scheme. In early

title: Kanye West

text: 28, 2015, were limited to select boutique stores and the Adidas UK stores. He followed with Season 2 later that year at New York Fashion Week. On February 11, West premiered his Yeezy Season 3 clothing line at Madison Square Garden in conjunction with the previewing of his album "The Life of Pablo". In June 2016, Adidas announced a new long-term contract with Kanye West which sees the Yeezy line extend to a number of stores and enter sports performance products. The Yeezys will be seen in basketball, football, soccer, and more. In February 2017, West unveiled the Yeezy Season

title: Adidas Yeezy

text: of December for a retail price of $120 and a "Core Black" colorway releasing shortly after on March 17th 2018. The Adidas Yeezy Boost 700 is the official name for Kanye West's new Adidas Yeezy running shoe. It debuted during the Yeezy Season 5 fashion show in 2017. The shoe released on August 12, 2017 for $300 exclusively via the Yeezy Supply online store. Two colorways of white/gum and black are also expected to release in 2018. The shoe itself has faced large amounts of controversy due to its appearance. Desert Rat Colorway - This Adidas Yeezy 500 was released

title: Adidas Yeezy

text: 2016, a revised version of the Pirate Black colorway was released. Revisions included additional support and padding to the heel. However, both iterations are relatively identical in appearance. All variants of the shoe retailed for $200. On August 27, 2016, the Yeezy Boost 350 re-released in infant sizes. The shoe was released in the "Turtle Dove" and "Pirate Black" color scheme. There have been no further releases or restocks of the sneaker. The Yeezy 950 was first released on October 29, 2015 at select retail stores and online. It was part of the Yeezy season 1 collection and came in

title: Nike Air Yeezy

text: way of the Air Yeezy II shoes, dubbed the "Red Octobers", which underwent a surprise release on February 9, 2014. The "Red Octobers" released exclusively on Nike's website, and sold out within seconds. Around the same time in 2009 that the Nike Air Yeezy was being released, so too was Kanye West’s collaboration with Louis Vuitton. The collaboration consisted of three models: the Louis Vuitton Don which was a low top sneaker named after West’s friend and tour manager Don C, the Louis Vuitton Jasper which was a high top named after Kanye’s barber Ibn Jasper, and finally, the Louis

title: Nike Air Yeezy

text: the very early prototypes, the shoe used LED lights implanted in the outsole, but after issues with low battery life and cost evaluation, production staff at Nike came to the conclusion that phosphorescent rubber would be used in place of the LED lights. While several color and wear test samples of the Nike Air Yeezy were made, some are more widely known and discussed than others. West wore an all black suede pair during his 2008 Grammy Awards performance of "Stronger" and "Hey Mama." Up until after his performance, the public was unaware that a collaboration between Nike and Kanye

title: Adidas Yeezy

text: was not approved by the LVMH board and West was left with no clothing partners. After the "Yeezy Season 1" show, Adidas announced they would no longer be a part of Yeezy apparel. Instead, they will only be collaborating on footwear. With Yeezy Season 6, we are introduced to several articles of clothing with adidas branding. As of December, 2017, a total of 19 colorways and 6 designs have been released between the Adidas and Yeezy collaboration. Through a combination of factors including popularization by celebrities, Adidas Yeezy sneakers have come to be extremely influential and highly coveted. Since he

title: Kanye West

text: next spring." The line was developed over the following four years – with multiple pieces teased by West himself – before the line was ultimately cancelled in 2009. In 2009, West collaborated with Nike to release his own shoe, the Air Yeezys, with a second version released in 2012. In January 2009, West introduced his first shoe line designed for Louis Vuitton during Paris Fashion Week. The line was released in summer 2009. West has additionally designed shoewear for Bape and Italian shoemaker Giuseppe Zanotti. In fall 2009 West moved to Rome and did an internship at Italian fashion brand

title: Nike Air Yeezy

text: almost equal input from Smith and West, a "Black/Pink" colorway (sometimes referred to as the "Blink" colorway) which was more the brainchild of Mark Smith and released on May 4th, 2009, and finally a "Net" colorway that reflected more of Kanye West’s design tastes and released on June 1, 2009. Each colorway had a suggested retail price of $215 and sold out almost immediately. Anticipation around the release if the Nike Air Yeezy 2 started after a Complex Magazine interview with Mark Smith and Kanye West about designing the Nike Air Yeezy, wherein Kanye stated that there were several designs

title: Nike Air Yeezy

text: process for the Nike Air Yeezy was long and features dozens of sample colorways and silhouettes. Inspiration behind the line notably include the Air Tech Challenge II, Jordan III and IV. The early prototype of the Air Yeezy had many features that greatly differ from the release version of the shoe. For instance, the midsole and outsole featured what the shoe’s creators referred to as "Death Star" tooling, named for the large spherical shape on the back half of the midsole. The outsole also featured the "Y-print" that was used on the toebox of the three release versions. Also, on

title: New God Flow

text: in comparison to that of the Air Jordan brand. The second line was span in his 2015 promotional single "Facts" to: "Yeezy, Yeezy, Yeezy just jumped over Jumpman". At the 2012 BET Awards, Kanye West, Big Sean, Pusha T and 2 Chainz performed their hit single "Mercy", followed by West delivering a solo performance of his single "Cold" and then an a cappella version of his verse on "New God Flow", marking the very first preview of the song. On July 7, 2012, Kanye West performed "New God Flow" alongside Pusha T as the first performance together of the song

title: Kanye West

text: 5 collection to favorable responses from critics. In May 2017, West, alongside wife Kim Kardashian, launched a clothing line for children titled "Kids Supply". A second collection was released in July 2017. In February, West tweeted ""Yeezy is no longer a fashion company we should be referred to as apparel or clothing or simply YEEZY." West's Yeezy shoe line is considered one of the most influential sneaker brands in the world. West founded the record label and production company GOOD Music in 2004, in conjunction with Sony BMG, shortly after releasing his debut album, "The College Dropout". John Legend, Common,

title: Kanye West

text: to rival other streaming services such as Spotify, which have been criticised for their low payout of royalties. "The challenge is to get everyone to respect music again, to recognize its value", stated Jay-Z on the release of Tidal. On June 6, 2016, West announced the Yeezy Season 2 Zine. The Adidas Yeezy Boost 750 sneakers were released to retailers the following week, on June 11. They are high-top shoes with a glow in the dark sole. In an interview with Vogue, he stated that there will be Yeezy stores, with the first located in California. In an interview with

title: No Stylist

text: G, I told her "don't wear no 350s 'round me", referencing the Adidas sneaker, Adidas Yeezy. The song’s accompanying music video was released on October 9, 2018. It featured cameos from ASAP Rocky, Cam’ron, Dapper Dan, Young Thug, Luka Sabbat, and Slick Rick. No Stylist "No Stylist" is a song by French Montana featuring Drake. The song samples Long Red by American rock band Mountain which has been sampled in many other hip hop songs like Barry Bonds by Kanye West featuring Lil Wayne. This song is featured on the No Stylist EP released on September 20, 2018. On August

title: Adidas Yeezy

text: Core Black/Core White colorway, dubbed "Oreo", was released December 17, 2016, which also featured a black outsole and prime knit, as well as a white stripe across the shoe. A notable adaption to the Yeezy Boost 350 V2 line was made when a black and red "Bred" colorway released February 11, 2017. The colorway possesses a "triple black" colorway, with the "SPLY-350" displayed in a red tint. Additionally, it officially became the first to opt out the prominent stripe on previous models. A "Zebra" colorway was released on February 25, 2017 and later restocked online and in various adidas stores

title: Nike Air Yeezy

text: Nike Air Yeezy The Nike Air Yeezy is an official sneaker collaboration project between Nike and Kanye West. Notable as the shoe brand's first non-athlete full collaboration, the project has released two editions: the "Air Yeezy" (2009) and the "Air Yeezy II" (2012 and 2014). The Nike Air Yeezy was developed from 2007 to 2009 by rapper Kanye West and Nike Creative Director Mark Smith. Kanye has spoken very highly of Smith as both a collaborator and designer, and Smith has said the same of Kanye, stating that he is "a truly creative talent" and a "natural designer." The design

title: Nike Air Yeezy

text: Vuitton Hudson, a loafer named after Kanye West’s musical collaborator and G.O.O.D. Music artist Mr. Hudson. After being spotted wearing Bape apparel for years and even appearing in a few of their look-books, Bape offered Kanye West the opportunity to collaborate on their Bapesta model. The shoe was released in 2006 in very limited qualities and the design was inspired by Kanye West’s mascot, the Dropout Bear. Despite the popularity of the Nike Air Yeezy and Nike Air Yeezy 2 models, according to Kanye, Nike refused to give Kanye royalties on his product sales. Kanye responded by signing a deal

title: Adidas Yeezy

text: Adidas Yeezy Boost is the official collaboration sneaker by Kanye West and Adidas. The Adidas Yeezy 750 Boost "Light Brown" was the first sneaker to release from this collaboration on February 14, 2015.  The second shoe to release was the Adidas Yeezy Boost 350 "Turtle Dove". "Yeezy Season 1" was the first and only apparel collection to release from this collaboration. It was officially released on October 29, 2015. The Adidas Yeezy 950 Boost was also part of this collection and it was released in four different colorways.

title: Adidas Yeezy


question: who wrote the song be thankful for what you got

answers: William DeVaughn

title: Be Thankful for What You Got

text: the U.S. R&B charts and #4 on the "Billboard" Hot 100 chart. With a sound and content influenced by Curtis Mayfield (and often erroneously attributed to him), its simple and encouraging lyrics hit home, to the extent that it became featured on gospel radio stations. The edited version, which is the first part of the song, became a hit. The other half of the song is a longer instrumental with the repeated chords and rhythm before the final chorus comes in. The song is seven minutes long and radio stations preferred the sung portions over the instrumental portions. The song

title: Be Thankful for What You Got

text: is referenced in the Rihanna song "Shut Up and Drive (Rihanna song)", with the phrase: "I'm a fine-tuned super-sonic speed machine, with a sunroof top and a gangsta lean." The song was covered in 1974 by Arthur Lee and Love on their "Reel to Real" album; Reggae versions were done by Donovan Carless in 1974, Bunny Clarke (produced by Lee "Scratch" Perry) in 1975, and by Winston Curtis in 1984 (on World International Records); in 1991 by the British trip hop band Massive Attack on their album "Blue Lines", in 1993 by Portrait on the soundtrack album "", by Peter

title: Be Thankful for What You Got

text: cover version, retitled "Be Thankful for What You've Got", was featured on their 1991 debut album "Blue Lines". A music video was produced for the song; however, it was not released as a stand-alone commercial single. Instead, a remix by Paul Oakenfold was also included on their 1992 single release "Massive Attack EP". "Massive Attack EP" track listing: Lawrence "Lipbone" Redding's cover version, "Be Thankful for What You Got", appeared on his 2009 EP "Lipbone Redding and the LipBone Orchestra: Science of Bootyism", BePop Records. The EP contains two versions of the song. Be Thankful for What You Got "Be

title: Be Thankful for What You Got

text: decided to go for a strong groove with a smooth, almost jazzy arrangement, eventually booking time to record at Sigma Sound Studio in Philadelphia. The session featured members of the MFSB group — guitarist Norman Harris, drummer Earl Young, bassist Ron Baker, and vibist Vince Montana — secured by Allan Felder, who also developed the separate ad lib back-up chorus with his sister's vocal choir. Frank Fioravanti then secured the song's release on the Roxbury Records record label, run by producer-songwriter Wes Farrell. The record sold nearly two million copies on its release in spring of 1974, reaching #1 on

title: Be Thankful for What You Got

text: Blakeley as the opening theme for the movie "The Taking of Beverly Hills", by Yo La Tengo on its 1997 "Little Honda" EP and by Lawrence "Lipbone" Redding on his 2009 "Science of Bootyism" album. The song has been covered by Rumer (musician) in her EP "Love is the Answer". Also covered by vibes player Craig Peyton for Profile Records 1983, electro sequencer arrangement. The song, titled "Be Thankful", was covered by Omar Lye-Fook featuring Erykah Badu on his 2001 album "Best By Far". The song was also covered by Cleveland Watkiss on "Blessing in Disguise" (Polydor 1991). Massive Attack's

title: Be Thankful for What You Got

text: is noted for its repeated line: "Diamond in the back, sunroof top, diggin' the scene, with a gangsta lean". DeVaughn would later remake the song on his second album "Figures Can't Calculate". The song is featured in the films "Bug" (2002), "Be Cool" (2005) and "La Mission" (2010). The song has been sampled several times, such as by N.W.A in "Gangsta Gangsta", Ludacris in "Diamond in the Back", Ice Cube in "Stand Tall", and Proper Dos in “Hard Time”. The song is referenced in the Parliament-Funkadelic song "P. Funk (Wants to Get Funked Up)", with the lyric: "Gangster lean; Y'all

title: What Do You Got?

text: also stated that "Jon's voice is crisp and clear, up in front in the mix; and Richie Sambora's guitar work is neat, clean, and growing more minimal by the minute". Describing the composition, Osrin said that song "continues the band's trend of recording music that tries to be more socially conscious than rollicking". Songwriting and production Musicians "What Do You Got?" was used in a promotional video for "Grey's Anatomy" in Canada. What Do You Got? "What Do You Got?" is a song by American rock band Bon Jovi. It is one of four songs written for the band's "Greatest

title: What You Got (Grinspoon song)

text: by James Teh (Peace Charger Productions). What You Got (Grinspoon song) "What You Got" is the second single by Grinspoon from their fifth studio album "Alibis & Other Lies". The song was co-written by Phil Jamieson and Matthew Strong (Custard), who is the bass player in Jamieson’s side project, Lost Gospel. The single was only released in a digital format on iTunes. Australian music website, The Dwarf, describes "What You Got" as being musically closer to "Hard Act to Follow" stating "It's short, sharp and 100% killer. Just how it should be." Michael Olivotto of FasterLouder believes that the song

title: What Do You Got?

text: What Do You Got? "What Do You Got?" is a song by American rock band Bon Jovi. It is one of four songs written for the band's "Greatest Hits" album, released in November 2010. The song is the first single from the compilation album. The song was released on the band's official website on August 27. It was officially released on September 21, 2010 as a digital download, but the physical single was released in Germany on October 22, 2010. "What Do You Got?" was written by Jon Bon Jovi, Richie Sambora and Brett James, produced by Howard Benson and

title: What You Got (Grinspoon song)

text: What You Got (Grinspoon song) "What You Got" is the second single by Grinspoon from their fifth studio album "Alibis & Other Lies". The song was co-written by Phil Jamieson and Matthew Strong (Custard), who is the bass player in Jamieson’s side project, Lost Gospel. The single was only released in a digital format on iTunes. Australian music website, The Dwarf, describes "What You Got" as being musically closer to "Hard Act to Follow" stating "It's short, sharp and 100% killer. Just how it should be." Michael Olivotto of FasterLouder believes that the song "instantly wreaks of The Lost Gospel"

title: What You Got (Colby O'Donis song)

text: What You Got (Colby O'Donis song) "What You Got" is the debut single from Colby O'Donis' debut album, titled "Colby O". The song features Akon, who also wrote and produced the track with Giorgio Tuinfort. A Spanish version of the song was leaked on the Internet titled "¿Cuánto Quieres?", meaning "How Much You Want?", however, Akon's verse is still in English. A rap remix was also leaked via Internet featuring Fatman Scoop and Larceny Entertainment's Klepto. It is O'Donis' only charted solo single to date. A music video was produced to promote the single. An independent video was also produced

title: Thankful (Kelly Clarkson album)

text: and "Just Missed the Train" by Trine Rein. "Just Missed the Train" was previously covered by Danielle Brisebois and Carly Smithson (then Carly Hennessy), who worked on much of her album with Brisebois. Critical response for "Thankful" was generally positive. On Metacritic, a website that compiles various reviews, the album received a score of 62, indicating generally favorable reviews. "Entertainment Weekly" noted that "Clarkson glides through octaves with the masterful control of someone who's been doing this for decades". "Rolling Stone" gave the album three out of five stars, praising Clarkson's talent and vocal abilities, while criticizing the album for

title: Be Thankful for What You Got

text: should dig my sun-roof top." The song was also referenced in the late guitarist Gabor Szabo's 1976 song, "Keep Smiling," except the "diamond in the back" lyric was changed to "digging the scene with a Philly lean," possibly referring to the song's co-author and producer (and Vaughn's Philadelphia International Records label-mate) Bunny Sigler. The B-Side of the single entitled "Diamond in the Back" was the same title adopted by Ludacris in 2004. In the song "Still Fly" by Big Tymers the last verse mentions an 'old-school Caddy with a diamond in the back' and imitates DeVaughn's higher tone. The song

title: Miss Independent (Kelly Clarkson song)

text: she also praised Clarkson's vocal performance, telling Clarkson on-air, "If the song was to go to anyone, I'm glad it went to you because you gave it justice." In 2010, Clarkson told "Bournemouth Daily Echo", "I had to argue with the record label to the point of literally crying to get 'Miss Independent' on the album, then they released it as my debut single, and it was a hit.", and later revealed she was not aware Aguilera co-wrote the track until she was given the liner notes for "Thankful" upon its release. "Miss Independent" is a R&B-influenced pop song. Katherine

title: Breakaway (Kelly Clarkson album)

text: it to be on the record and claimed that Davis had detested "Because of You" instead, saying that she "was a shitty writer ("sic") who should be grateful for the gifts that he bestows upon her". Davis reiterated that he loved the song and felt that Clarkson could indeed write hits. Wanting to stray away from the R&B-styled music of "Thankful", which she described as a showcase of versatility, she revealed that "Thankful"s success "empowered me to step more into rock, step more into the soulful vibe." She described the music of the second album as "like the first CD

title: Can't Remember to Forget You

text: song was co-written by Shakira, Rihanna, John Hill, Tom "Kid Harpoon" Hull, Daniel Alexander, and Erik Hassle, while production was handled by Shakira, Hill, and Hull. "Can't Remember to Forget You" is an uptempo track that fuses reggae, rock and new wave pop. Lyrically the song revolves around forgetting someone who is bad even though you love the person. Upon its release, "Can't Remember to Forget You" was met with mixed reviews from critics; while critics praised the ska influences, they felt that the song overall was not memorable. Other critics noted similarities between the song and the music of

title: Live Your Life (T.I. song)

text: song "Dragostea Din Tei", which was further made famous by the Numa Numa Internet meme. The first unfinished version of "Live Your Life" leaked onto the Internet on August 26, 2008. The official mastered album version, which has Rihanna's own verse, and T.I.'s dedication to soldiers on the Iraqi battlefield (on the first part, he told "Ay... This a special what's haapnin' to all my, all my soldiers over there in Iraq. Errbody right here, what you need to do is be thankful for the life you got you know what I'm sayin'? Stop lookin' at what you ain't got,

title: Give Thanks with a Grateful Heart

text: distribution rights to the song. The lyrics of "Give Thanks With a Grateful Heart" have been erroneously credited to Moen rather than Smith in some media reports. In the United States, the song was used by a Catholic news website to focus on returning a Christian focus to Thanksgiving celebrations. The song has also been cited by Christian authors to be used for thanksgiving and giving thanks to God. Give Thanks with a Grateful Heart "Give Thanks With a Grateful Heart" is an American Christian worship song written by Henry Smith in 1978. It is sung in F major with

title: What You Got (Colby O'Donis song)

text: by Larceny Entertainment to promote the rap remix of this single featuring Klepto. It was released on the internet soon after the release of the original video. "What You Got" debuted on the "Billboard" Hot 100 on the week of March 15, 2008 at number 86. It peaked at number 14 on the week of May 31, 2008 and stayed in the top 50 for twenty-five weeks. It debuted at number 84 in Canada on the week of May 31, 2008 and peaked at number 29 on the week of August 2, 2008. It stayed on the chart for seventeen

title: Breakaway (Kelly Clarkson album)

text: my last boyfriend. It's the last song I wrote for the album, I almost didn't make the deadline." The fourth track, "Because of You", was originally intended for "Thankful". Clarkson wrote a draft of the song after a late night talk with a friend who had hard time with her family, with Moody and Hodges providing additional writing. "Gone", the fifth track, was written by Kara DioGuardi and John Shanks. Clarkson admits she cannot relate thoroughly to the song, but felt that it should be heard nonetheless. The sixth track, "Addicted", was written by Clarkson, Ben Moody, and David Hodges.

title: I Got This

text: I Got This "I Got This" is a song performed by American R&B singer and songwriter Jennifer Hudson. It was released as the third single in the United States from her second studio album, "I Remember Me" (2011). It was written by Tor Erik Hermansen, Mikkel Erikssen, Crystle Johnson and Mats Lie Skare, with production by StarGate. It was recorded by Mikkel S. Eriken and Miles Walker at Roc The Mic Studios, New York, NYC. It was released to United States contemporary hit radio on October 30, 2011. On September 21, 2011, he song was confirmed to be the next

title: Thank God for You

text: to thank mama for the cookin' Daddy for the whoopin' The Devil for the trouble that I get into I've got to give credit where credit is due I thank the bank for the money thank God for you"" The music video was directed by Michael Salomon and premiered in July 1993. "Thank God for You" debuted at number 63 on the U.S. "Billboard" Hot Country Singles & Tracks for the week of July 3, 1993. Thank God for You "Thank God For You" is a song written by Mac McAnally and Mark Miller, and recorded by American country music

title: I'll Remember

text: apart from the arrangement and the low bass. Madonna sings in a low-key voice which is almost overshadowed by the synth arrangement. Lyrically the song talks about Madonna looking back on a good love affair. According to Alex Balk from The Awl, the lyrics were inspirational, especially the line "I learned to let go of the illusion that we can possess", which is answered by Madonna herself that "[She] remember, happiness". The song starts with a C major chord sequence and is used on the flattened seventh key of the sequence. But the actual key of the song is D

title: What You Want (Evanescence song)

text: that following a music career "is what I'm supposed to do". She also explained that the theme of the song was freedom, saying that the song's lyric "Remember who you really are" was "exactly everything you could assume it means". Another inspiration for the song came from Lee's life, "That song is me talking to myself about not being afraid and coming back to this thing and living the life I was born to live. Sometimes, it takes a lot to do this. And I do love it very much, but there is always that fear of putting yourself under

title: You Got It All (The Jets song)

text: You Got It All (The Jets song) "You Got It All" is a song recorded by American band the Jets. It was released in 1986 as the fourth single from their debut studio album "The Jets" (1985). It was written by Rupert Holmes, most famous for the 1979 hit "Escape (The Piña Colada Song)", and produced by Don Powell (not to be confused with Slade's drummer) and David Rivkin. Holmes wrote it for his 10-year-old daughter Wendy but she never got to hear it become a hit, as prior to its release she died suddenly of an undiagnosed brain tumour.

title: Because of You (Kelly Clarkson song)

text: the divorce of her parents. She wrote the lyrics of the song in less than 25 minutes. In an interview with "The Guardian", Clarkson said that she wanted to include the song in her first album, "Thankful" (2003), but she was laughed at. Then she took the initiative to polish the song by sending a tape to Moody and Hodges, with whom she later worked, and received co-writing credit of the song. Clarkson explained, "Hearing the Evanescence album, you can obviously tell that David and Ben have a real passion for music and that big kind of background. And I

title: What You Got (Colby O'Donis song)

text: weeks. It peaked at number 59 in Sweden for two nonconsecutive weeks: July 31 and August 14. What You Got (Colby O'Donis song) "What You Got" is the debut single from Colby O'Donis' debut album, titled "Colby O". The song features Akon, who also wrote and produced the track with Giorgio Tuinfort. A Spanish version of the song was leaked on the Internet titled "¿Cuánto Quieres?", meaning "How Much You Want?", however, Akon's verse is still in English. A rap remix was also leaked via Internet featuring Fatman Scoop and Larceny Entertainment's Klepto. It is O'Donis' only charted solo single

title: This Is What You Came For

text: it and cut the vocals", and also confirming her previous request for secrecy as co-songwriter. The credit has since been officially changed to "Taylor Swift" in BMI's and ASCAP's entry for the song. "This Is What You Came For" is an EDM song. Gil Kaufman of "Billboard" stated that the song is "a chilled-out, joyful club track that nods to classic Chicago house from the late 1980s and early 1990s, but with a modern, poppier flavor." The song is written in the key of A minor with a tempo of 124 beats per minute. The song follows a chord progression

title: All I Want (A Day to Remember song)

text: Lead vocalist Jeremy McKinnon wrote the lyrics, while the music was written by himself, guitarist Kevin Skaff and A Day to Remember. McKinnon stated that the song is about "taking chances, and doing what you think is right regardless of what people might think. To be honest, whats more important? Live life, and be happy with yourself". McKinnon said in a 2011 interview with "USA Today" that the song is also "about being in a band." The song, along with three others from the album, was mixed by David Bendeth. As the choice of a single, guitarist Neil Westfall said

title: Be Thankful for What You Got

text: "Be Thankful for What You Got" is a soul song written and first performed by William DeVaughn.

title: Be Thankful for What You Got


question: where did they film the show the crossing

answers: British Columbia, Canada

title: The Crossing (TV series)

text: British Columbia and in New Westminster. The first camp footage was filmed at Camp McLean. Filming in Vancouver started in July and wrapped in late-November 2017. On May 11, 2018, ABC canceled the show after one season. On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the series has an approval rating of 69% based on 16 reviews, with an average rating of 6.1/10. Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned a score of 59 out of 100 based on 12 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews". The Crossing (TV series) The Crossing is an American science fiction thriller series that aired

title: Crossing South

text: Crossing South Crossing South is a travel show, television production that was created by Centurion5. The program explores Tijuana and Northern Baja, demystifying the often-maligned region. Bilingual travel companion and host Jorge Meraz takes you on a journey where the viewer gets to know the people, vernacular, foods, customs and places frequented by the locals. The program has been airing since 2011 on the PBS affiliate in San Diego, KPBS, but it has also aired in 13 cities across the US and has been green light for distribution through participating PBS stations throughout the US on the NETA and CREATE

title: Crossing South

text: systems. The show is currently airing its third season. Crossing South Crossing South is a travel show, television production that was created by Centurion5. The program explores Tijuana and Northern Baja, demystifying the often-maligned region. Bilingual travel companion and host Jorge Meraz takes you on a journey where the viewer gets to know the people, vernacular, foods, customs and places frequented by the locals. The program has been airing since 2011 on the PBS affiliate in San Diego, KPBS, but it has also aired in 13 cities across the US and has been green light for distribution through participating PBS

title: Crossings (TV series)

text: Crossings (TV series) Crossings is a Malaysia dark comedy television drama that consisted of 13 episodes. Bob works as a copywriter in an advertising agency where he is constantly heckled by his demanding boss, Ms Merlin, gets bullied and made the butt of jokes by the receptionist and office queen, Anthony, and mercilessly used and played out by the manipulative office beauty, Brenda. The pudgy Bob is a pushover and doesn’t have much going for him. In short, Bob is a loser. Until one day, Bob gets into a freak accident. He ends up being able to see dead souls

title: The Crossing (1990 film)

text: The Crossing (1990 film) The Crossing is a 1990 Australian romantic drama film directed by George Ogilvie, and starring Russell Crowe, Robert Mammone and Danielle Spencer. The film was shot in the towns of Junee and Condobolin in New South Wales, Australia. The film was released in Australia on 18 October 1990. The film is set in a small country town in the 1960s. Sam returns home from being away for 18 months to discover his former girlfriend, Meg, has moved on with their common friend, Johnny. An album produced by Martin Armiger was released in 1990 in Australia and

title: The Crossing (play)

text: The Crossing (play) The Crossing is a 2006 South African one-man play by Jonathan Nkala. The play documents the struggles Nkala had while illegally immigrating from his birth city of Kwekwe, Zimbabwe to Cape Town, South Africa from 2002 to 2006. The original production, titled "The Journey", opened November 5 2006 at the Garage Theatre, a 30-seat house in Hout Bay, Cape Town and was directed by Bo Petersen and starred Nkala. The title was changed in July 2008 after Nkala showed the production to his friends who suggested he make the switch. From 2006-2009 the production was staged by

title: The Crossing (TV series)

text: a threat. Set in the fictional town of Port Canaan, Oregon and in Seattle, the series was filmed in coastal areas of British Columbia and in the city of Vancouver in 2017. The beach where the refugees arrive is near Ucluelet on Vancouver Island while the sheriff's office and some other locations were filmed in and around the village of Britannia Beach, north of Vancouver. The Oceanic Plaza in Vancouver was the setting for the Seattle offices of the show's Homeland Security and other scenes were filmed in and around the city. Additional shooting locations in BC were in Steveston,

title: The Crossing (2000 film)

text: two men froze to death during the operation. "The Crossing" won a Peabody Award for excellence in 2000. Cinematographer Rene Ohashi also won the 2001 ASC Award for Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography in Movies of the Week/Mini-Series/Pilot, and the film's sound team was nominated for an Emmy for Outstanding Sound Editing for a Miniseries, Movie or a Special. The Crossing (2000 film) The Crossing is a 2000 American made-for-television historical film about George Washington crossing the Delaware River and the Battle of Trenton, directed by Robert Harmon. Based on the novel of the same name by Howard Fast, it stars

title: Southern Crossing (film)

text: it was filmed was "so wonderful" they had to demolish it in references to the theater's heritage factor. Southern Crossing (film) Southern Crossing is a documentary directed by Robert Guillemot and produced by Richard Bradley. The film documents the 1980 International Music Festival, which took place from 7–14 January 1980 at the Regent Theatre in Sydney, Australia. The artists featured in the film were the Dave Brubeck Quartet, Herbie Mann and the Family of Mann, the Les McCann Band, Howie Smith and the Jazz Co-op, the Toshiko Akiyoshi–Lew Tabackin Big Band of Australian All Stars, Galapagos Duck, Judy Bailey Quintet

title: The Crossing (1990 film)

text: box office in Australia. The Crossing (1990 film) The Crossing is a 1990 Australian romantic drama film directed by George Ogilvie, and starring Russell Crowe, Robert Mammone and Danielle Spencer. The film was shot in the towns of Junee and Condobolin in New South Wales, Australia. The film was released in Australia on 18 October 1990. The film is set in a small country town in the 1960s. Sam returns home from being away for 18 months to discover his former girlfriend, Meg, has moved on with their common friend, Johnny. An album produced by Martin Armiger was released in

title: Crossing East

text: honored by winning a Peabody Award. Crossing East Crossing East is an American documentary series for public radio produced by Dmae Roberts and MediaRites and hosted by George Takei and Margaret Cho. Covering Asian immigration to the U.S. from pre-nationhood to post-911, the series of eight one-hour documentaries delves into the many waves of Asian immigration into the United States and their impact on the making of America. The series also investigates the global implications of Asia-America immigration. The program's distribution partner is Public Radio International. This topic had never before been the focus of a series produced for public

title: The Crossing Hero

text: Fridays, at 12nn. Beginning 5 April 2015, "The Crossing Hero" airs on Taiwan's China Television (CTV), on Sundays, at 10pm. Beginning 11 April 2015, "The Crossing Hero" airs on Taiwan's CTi Variety, on Saturdays, at 11pm. In Thailand first airs on PPTV, from Wednesdays to Fridays, at 14.55pm. Beginning 13 November 2015. As a first-time producer, Jiro Wang spent millions in production costs perfecting the visual quality of "The Crossing Hero". His perfectionist nature meant that production costs frequently overran throughout the filming process. "I even spent NT$2 million (approximately US$63,000) on one scene, which was spent to build props

title: Crossing Lines

text: 10:00 pm (currently in off-season), in Canada on CBC on Tuesdays at 9:00 pm, in India on AXN every weekday at 9:00 pm(June 2016), and in France on TF1 on Thursdays at 9:00 pm. In the United Kingdom, the series was released on the LoveFilm platform on October 25, 2013. The second season was released on Amazon Video on August 15, 2014. It is now being shown on Alibi (2015). All 3 seasons are being shown on Netflix. (May 2018) Crossing Lines Crossing Lines is a German-French-Italian-American television series created by Edward Allen Bernero and Rola Bauer. The series was

title: Crossing East

text: Crossing East Crossing East is an American documentary series for public radio produced by Dmae Roberts and MediaRites and hosted by George Takei and Margaret Cho. Covering Asian immigration to the U.S. from pre-nationhood to post-911, the series of eight one-hour documentaries delves into the many waves of Asian immigration into the United States and their impact on the making of America. The series also investigates the global implications of Asia-America immigration. The program's distribution partner is Public Radio International. This topic had never before been the focus of a series produced for public radio. In 2007, the program was

title: Southern Crossing (film)

text: Southern Crossing (film) Southern Crossing is a documentary directed by Robert Guillemot and produced by Richard Bradley. The film documents the 1980 International Music Festival, which took place from 7–14 January 1980 at the Regent Theatre in Sydney, Australia. The artists featured in the film were the Dave Brubeck Quartet, Herbie Mann and the Family of Mann, the Les McCann Band, Howie Smith and the Jazz Co-op, the Toshiko Akiyoshi–Lew Tabackin Big Band of Australian All Stars, Galapagos Duck, Judy Bailey Quintet with John Sangster, Ricky May, and the Young Northside Big Band. American jazz critic Leonard Feather, who attended

title: Crossing Lines

text: series, having previously produced miniseries, as well as its first project since being acquired by StudioCanal in 2012. The first season was filmed in Paris, Nice and Prague, with filming ending in February 2013. Locations in Prague were used for parts of Paris, Italy, the Netherlands, Berlin and Vienna. Audio post-production was done by SoundSquare in Prague while video post-production work was done by Universal Production Partners. Approximately €10 million was spent in the Czech Republic on the production of the first season. Bernero said that the show would "feel familiar and help viewers find their orientation, but the European

title: The Mexican Dream

text: of the border crossing action takes place was not that difficult. The bar and carwash were probably the hardest, especially the car wash. The producer's car had never been that clean. Then came the bar, the exterior motel and the interior hallway to “American Dream Productions”. With days taken already by the desert locations and the time constraints the decision was taken to try to find these locations as close to one another as possible. Two months prior to principal photography, the whole cast was put together and rehearsing had started. The group became like a family working close, and

title: Crossing (2007 film)

text: He received a Gemini nomination for his work on the show. Crossing (2007 film) Crossing is a 2007 Canadian independent feature film starring Sebastian Spence, Crystal Buble, Bif Naked and Fred Ewanuick. From the writer/director team of Roger Evan Larry and Sandra Tomc. A romantic thriller, "Crossing" follows the story of macho Danarama (Sebastian Spence), who makes a deathbed promise to his father to turn their family from petty gangsters to upright brokerage owners. The only thing standing in Daniel's way is his newly discovered desire to dress up like a girl. Embroiling himself in an intense romance with a

title: King's Crossing

text: King's Crossing King's Crossing is an American nighttime soap opera which aired on ABC from January 16, 1982 to February 27, 1982 on Saturday Night at 8:00pm for seven episodes. Its roots can be found in the 1980 drama "Secrets of Midland Heights", which aired on CBS for eight episodes. When that show was canceled, Lorimar Productions announced it would return in a retooled format; "King's Crossing" was a completely different show, but employed several actors (including Doran Clark, Linda Hamilton, Marilyn Jones, and Daniel Zippi) who had also appeared in the earlier drama. The show centered on the Hollister

title: The Crossing (play)

text: and has to get his asylum permit renewed every six months in Cape Town, forcing him to move there to no longer be an inconvenience to Margaret. In Cape Town, he makes and sells the wire dolls that he has been crafting on stage. He finishes by telling the audiences that his journey has made him strong and brave and that it has allowed him to appreciate his own intelligence. The Journey premiered at The Garage Theatre, a 30-seat house in Bo Petersen's garage in Hout Bay, Cape Town, on November 5, 2006. Jonathan Nkala played himself with Petersen as

title: The Crossing (1990 film)

text: Europe. "King of the Road" was released as the first single, and made the top ten in UK and Germany. A video for "Nature Boy" performed by Kate Ceberano was also created to promote the album. Ranald Allan's script had been around for a number of years before being picked up by producer Sue Seeary, who managed to get the film up at Beyond International Group. It was their first feature film. Beyond's head of production, Al Clark did commission some re-writing. Production took place in an around Junee in November and December 1989. "The Crossing" grossed A$87,392 at the

title: Crossing Over (film)

text: went straight to DVD anyway. The film was distributed in the United States by MGM and The Weinstein Company. It was given a limited theatrical release on February 27, 2009, and ultimately grossed less than US$500,000 in North America, and just over US$2.5 million internationally. The film has reportedly made another US$1.7 million in U.S. DVD sales. The film received generally negative reviews. Review aggregator site Rotten Tomatoes reports that 16% of 106 critics gave the film a positive review, for an average rating of 4.1/10. The site's consensus reads that: "Crossing Over is flagrant and heavy-handed about a situation

title: The Crossing (The Twilight Zone)

text: The Crossing (The Twilight Zone) "The Crossing" is the thirty-eighth episode and the third episode of the third season (1988–89) of the television series "The Twilight Zone". Parish Priest to St. Timothy's Church Father Mark Cassidy is again attempting to find the funds to open a children's wing at a local hospital. Maggie, his housekeeper and cook, comes in with his breakfast but he refuses except for a cup of coffee. She tells him he looks terrible and if he doesn't take care of himself he'll need a hospital bed. As Father Mark heads outside, he notices an old red

title: The Bridge (2011 TV series)

text: USJuárez, Mexico; the bridge being the Bridge of the Americas. The series starred Diane Kruger as U.S. Detective Sonya Cross. "Deadline Hollywood" announced in February 2013 that FX had picked up the drama series for a 13-episode order and filming began in April. The 13-episode series aired between 10 July 2013 and 2 October. FX ordered a second series in September 2013, which aired in 2014. FX cancelled further series of "The Bridge". The Russian series is set between Narva and Ivangorod; the bridge being the road crossing at Narva. Ingeborga Dapkūnaitė plays the Estonian detective Inga Vermaa. The NTV

title: The Bridge (2013 TV series)

text: sit well with Cross, who has undiagnosed Asperger's syndrome or a similar autism spectrum disorder and a by-the-book attitude when it comes to the job. But the two put their differences aside to solve a string of murders on the border, which is already infected with issues that include illegal immigration, drug trafficking, violence and prostitution. Their investigation is complicated by the rampant corruption and general apathy among the Mexican authorities and the violence of the powerful borderland drug cartels. The show title refers to the Bridge of the Americas that serves as a border crossing between El Paso, Texas,

title: Crossing Lines

text: Crossing Lines Crossing Lines is a German-French-Italian-American television series created by Edward Allen Bernero and Rola Bauer. The series was premiered on June 9, 2013, at the screening for the Opening Ceremonies of the 53rd edition of the Festival de Télévision de Monte-Carlo, the first time the festival opened with a television series. Its first television broadcast was in Italy on June 14, 2013, on the public broadcaster's channel Rai 2. "Crossing Lines" was premiered in the United States on NBC on June 23, 2013. Bernero and Bauer are the show's executive producers. The show was renewed for a twelve-episode

title: The Crossing (play)

text: director. The show returned to the Garage Theatre for single performances in May 2007 and September 2008. On November 20, 2008, the South African Holocaust Federation held a daylong symposium to discuss issues involving immigrants and xenophobia and highlight refugee stories. Nkala was invited to stage a performance of "The Crossing" at this symposium in front of an audience including government officials, members of the South African Police Service, and non-governmental organizations. The Crossing (play) The Crossing is a 2006 South African one-man play by Jonathan Nkala. The play documents the struggles Nkala had while illegally immigrating from his birth

title: The Crossing (The Twilight Zone)

text: and walks off. The Crossing (The Twilight Zone) "The Crossing" is the thirty-eighth episode and the third episode of the third season (1988–89) of the television series "The Twilight Zone". Parish Priest to St. Timothy's Church Father Mark Cassidy is again attempting to find the funds to open a children's wing at a local hospital. Maggie, his housekeeper and cook, comes in with his breakfast but he refuses except for a cup of coffee. She tells him he looks terrible and if he doesn't take care of himself he'll need a hospital bed. As Father Mark heads outside, he notices

title: Meredith Stiehm

text: in the first two seasons. On February 12, 2013, "Deadline Hollywood" announced that FX had picked up Stiehm's drama series "The Bridge" for a 13-episode order, which is originally based on the Danish/Swedish series "The Bridge". Set on the border between El Paso and Juárez, the show centers on two detectives – one from the U.S., Detective Sonya Cross (Diane Kruger), and one from Mexico, Marco Ruiz (Demián Bichir) — who must work together to hunt down a serial killer operating on both sides of the U.S.-Mexican border. It began filming in April 2013 and premiered in July 2013. Meredith

title: The Crossing (TV series)

text: The Crossing is an American science fiction thriller series that airs on ABC and CTV. The series debuted on April 2, 2018. On March 20, 2018, ABC released the pilot episode on their website. The series is filmed in British Columbia, Canada.

title: The Crossing (TV series)


question: when was the movie cool hand luke made

answers: 1967

title: Cool Hand Luke (novel)

text: the day-to-day harsh life of the prisoners than the lead character. Cool Hand Luke (novel) Cool Hand Luke is a novel by Donn Pearce published in 1965. It was adapted into a film of the same name. The story is told in a first-person narrative and is unusual in that although there is dialogue, and all quotes are indented paragraphs, they are not encased in quotation marks as in normal English-language literature. Many of the episodes found in the movie appear in the book as well, including the egg-eating contest, the "string" escape, and Boss Godfrey's shooting. The title character

title: Cool Hand Luke

text: the guards showed that there were "worse ways to pay one's debt with society." Ron Clooney also remarked that prisons "were not hotels and certainly not the stuff of "Cool Hand Luke" movies." In 2003, AFI's 100 Years...100 Heroes & Villains rated Luke as the number 30 greatest hero in American cinema, and three years later, AFI's 100 Years...100 Cheers: America's Most Inspiring Movies rated Cool Hand Luke number 71. In 2006, Luke was ranked 53rd in "Empire" magazine's "The 100 Greatest Movie Characters." The movie solidified Newman's status as a box-office star, while the film is considered a touchstone

title: Cool Hand Luke (soundtrack)

text: film "Cool Hand Luke"... is among his greatest achievements. As the reverie of the end title played so simply by Howard Roberts and Tommy Tedesco becomes a poignant memory of the film's hero and his struggle — as well as his laughter — listeners will find themselves wanting more..." Dan Goldwasser wrote: "Lalo's mixture of bluegrass and symphonic music resulted in a unique and satisfying sound. From the distinctive "Main Title" theme to the highly energetic (and Copeland-esque) "Tar Sequence", the first five minutes alone on the album are enough to give one the clear indication that this is no

title: Cool Hand Luke (band)

text: Cool Hand Luke (band) Cool Hand Luke is a Christian band variously classified as alternative rock, progressive pop, indie, and emo and signed to Lujo Records on March 16, 2008. Cool Hand Luke was formed by Brandon Morgan and Jason Hammil in 1998 while attending Middle Tennessee State University. The band's early music had a punk rock influence, although the range and scope of Cool Hand Luke's sound changed quickly after Mark Nicks joined the band. With Nicks on drums and lead vocals, Cool Hand Luke became known for playing with their backs to the crowd, lengthy, emotively expressive songs,

title: Cool Hand Luke (novel)

text: Cool Hand Luke (novel) Cool Hand Luke is a novel by Donn Pearce published in 1965. It was adapted into a film of the same name. The story is told in a first-person narrative and is unusual in that although there is dialogue, and all quotes are indented paragraphs, they are not encased in quotation marks as in normal English-language literature. Many of the episodes found in the movie appear in the book as well, including the egg-eating contest, the "string" escape, and Boss Godfrey's shooting. The title character is prominent in the book, although the novel deals more with

title: Cool Hand Luke

text: guards. Later, Luke wins a poker game by bluffing with a hand worth nothing. Luke comments that "sometimes, nothing can be a real cool hand", prompting Dragline to nickname him "Cool Hand Luke". After a visit from his sick mother, Arletta (Jo Van Fleet), Luke becomes more optimistic about his situation. He continually confronts the Captain and the guards, and his sense of humor and independence prove to be both contagious and inspiring to the other prisoners. Luke's struggle for supremacy peaks when he leads a work crew in a seemingly impossible but successful effort to complete a road-paving job

title: Cool Hand Luke

text: Jesus, and Christian symbolism is used throughout the film, culminating in a photograph superimposed over crossroads at the end of the film in comparison to the crucifixion. Filming took place within California's San Joaquin River Delta region; the set, imitating a prison farm in the Deep South, was based on photographs and measurements made by a crew sent to Road Prison in Gainesville, Florida by the filmmakers. Upon its release, "Cool Hand Luke" received favorable reviews and became a box-office success. The film cemented Newman's status as one of the era's top box-office actors, while the film was described as

title: Cool Hand Luke

text: the "touchstone of an era." Newman was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor, George Kennedy won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor, Pearce and Pierson were nominated for the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay, and the score by Lalo Schifrin was also nominated for the Best Original Score. In 2005, the United States Library of Congress selected it for the National Film Registry, considering it to be "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant." It has a 100% rating on the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes. The quotation used by the prison warden (Strother Martin) in the film,

title: Cool Hand Luke

text: leading role was initially considered for Jack Lemmon or Telly Savalas. Newman asked to play the leading role after hearing about the project. In order to develop his character, he traveled to West Virginia, where he recorded local accents and surveyed people's behavior. George Kennedy turned in an Academy Award-winning performance as the leader of the prisoners, Dragline, who fights Luke, and comes to respect him. During the nomination process, worried about the box office success of "Camelot" and "Bonnie and Clyde", Kennedy invested US$5,000 in trade advertising to promote himself. Kennedy later stated that thanks to the award his

title: Cool Hand Luke (band)

text: Jesus’ final days, from the perspective of the people in His life. Part rock, part classical, part film score, this is the capstone of Cool Hand Luke’s 13-year career. Over 30 friends contributed to the making of this album, including members of Underoath, Elliott, Quiet Science, Aireline, and the Kopecky Family Band." Only 500 physical copies of the album were pressed. After a lengthy hiatus, in 2017, Nicks announced a Kickstarter project for funding a new Cool Hand Luke album titled "Cora". Cool Hand Luke (band) Cool Hand Luke is a Christian band variously classified as alternative rock, progressive pop,

title: Cool Hand Luke

text: aggregator site Rotten Tomatoes gives the film a score of 100% based on reviews by 47 critics, and an average of 8.8/10. Its critical consensus states, "Though hampered by Stuart Rosenberg's direction, "Cool Hand Luke" is held aloft by a stellar script and one of Paul Newman's most indelible performances." "Empire" rated it five stars out of five, declaring the movie one of Newman's best performances. "Slant" rated the film three stars out of four. It described Newman's role as "iconic," also praising its cinematography and sound score. Allmovie praised Newman's performance as "one of the most indelible anti-authoritarian heroes

title: Cool Hand Luke

text: Paul Newman is the reason this movie works: The smile, the innocent blue eyes, the lack of strutting," which no other actor could have produced as effectively. Contrary to the general consensus, Newman's biographer Lawrence J. Quirk thought that it was one of Newman's weaker performances, stating "For once, even Newman's famed charisma fails him, for in "Cool Hand Luke" he completely lacks the charm that, say, Al Pacino in "Scarecrow" effortlessly exhibits when he plays a screw-up who also winds up (briefly) incarcerated." However, Quirk added that Newman's performance was stronger in the second half and said that "to

title: Cool Hand Luke

text: of the era. The film was an inductee of the 2005 National Film Registry list. The book was adapted into a West End play by Emma Reeves. It opened at London's Aldwych Theatre starring Marc Warren, but closed after less than two months, following poor reviews. The show was chosen by "The Times" both as "Critic's Choice" and "What the Critics Would Pay To See." An episode of the television show "The Dukes of Hazzard" entitled "Cool Hands Luke and Bo" was shown with Morgan Woodward playing "Colonel Cassius Claiborne" the boss of a neighboring county and warden of its

title: Cool Hand Luke

text: in movie history." Critic Roger Ebert included the film in his review collection "The Great Movies", rating it four stars out of four. Ebert stated that it was a "great" film and also an anti-establishment one during the time of the Vietnam War. He believed that the film was a product of its time and that no major film company would be interested in producing a film of such "physical punishment, psychological cruelty, hopelessness and equal parts of sadism and masochism" today. He praised the cinematography, capturing the "punishing heat" of the location, and stated that "the physical presence of

title: Cool Hand Luke

text: counterfeiter and safe cracker, wrote the novel "Cool Hand Luke", about his experiences working on a chain gang while serving in a Florida prison. He sold the story to Warner Bros. for US$80,000 and received another US$15,000 to write the screenplay. After working in television for over a decade, Rosenberg chose it to make it his directorial debut in cinema. He took the idea to Jalem Productions, owned by Jack Lemmon. Since Pearce had no experience writing screenplays, his draft was reworked by Frank Pierson. Conrad Hall was hired as the cinematographer, while Paul Newman's brother, Arthur, was hired as

title: Cool Hand Luke (band)

text: comprises twelve piano-based songs of a depth, intensity, and relative darkness unseen before in Cool Hand Luke's work. The artwork-intensive album, complete with an enhanced CD, featured lyrics, explorations of each song, a music video, and in-depth exploration of the meanings contained within the artwork. On March 22, 2009, Mark Nicks (the sole remaining member of the band) announced that he was working to complete what he at the time said would be the final album under the "Cool Hand Luke" name. The album, Of Man, was released on March 25, 2011. Nicks said, "The album tells the story of

title: Cool Hand Luke

text: which begins with "What we've got here is failure to communicate," was listed at No. 11 on the American Film Institute's list of the 100 most memorable movie lines. Decorated war veteran Lucas "Luke" Jackson (Paul Newman), is arrested for cutting parking meters off their poles one drunken night. He is sentenced to two years in prison and sent to a Florida chain gang prison run by a stern warden, the Captain (Strother Martin), and a stoic rifleman, Walking Boss Godfrey (Morgan Woodward), whose eyes are always covered by a pair of mirrored sunglasses. Carr (Clifton James) the floorwalker, tells

title: Cool Hand Luke

text: in the United States. Although the music was written for the film, it became more familiar for its association with television news, in part because its staccato melody resembles the sound of a telegraph. Pierson included in his draft explicit religious symbolism. The film contains several elements based on Christian themes, including the concept of Luke as a Saint who wins over the crowds and is ultimately sacrificed. Newman's character of Luke is portrayed as a "Jesus-like redeemer figure." After winning the egg-eating bet, Luke lies exhausted on the table in the position of Jesus as depicted on his crucifixion.

title: Coldwater (film)

text: Mag wrote: "Think "Cool Hand Luke" meets "Pulp Fiction", with a touch of "The Shawshank Redemption" thrown in. If these comparisons sound dismissive, I don't mean them to be. I consider all three of these movies to be excellent, and "Coldwater" deserves to be mentioned in the same sentence." Screen Anarchy published one of the few negative reviews, finding the script "a bit too self-conscious of its own moral outrage," and lamenting the film's "appeals to raw emotion and visceral discomfort." The review warns that "Coldwater insists on ratcheting all engines to 11 from the word go," and that "Grashaw

title: Cool Hand Luke

text: played by a stunt actor, using dogs from the Florida Department of Corrections. Rosenberg wanted the cast to internalize life on a chain gang and banned the presence of wives on set. After Joy Harmon arrived on location, she remained for two days in her hotel room, and wasn't seen by the rest of the cast until shooting commenced. Despite the director's intentions, the scene was ultimately filmed separately. Rosenberg instructed an unaware Harmon of the different movements and expressions he wanted. Originally planned to be shot in half a day, Harmon's scene took three. For the part of the

title: Cool Hand Luke (band)

text: and introspective lyrics. The band signed to Floodgate Records in 2002 and released two full-length albums (2003's Wake Up, O Sleeper and 2004's The Fires of Life). After an extended hiatus (during which Nicks played drums for The Chariot), Cool Hand Luke released The Balancing Act, a career retrospective that fulfilled their contract with Floodgate. The Balancing Act contained songs from the band's early independent releases plus its Floodgate discography. In October 2008, Cool Hand Luke released The Sleeping House on Lujo Records. The album, produced by Matt Goldman and showing such diverse influences as Shudder to Think and Keane,

title: Cool Hand Luke

text: the first part of his speech ("What we've got here is a failure to communicate."). He is immediately shot in the neck by Boss Godfrey. Dragline carries Luke outside and surrenders, but suddenly charges at Boss Godfrey and strangles him until he is beaten and subdued by the other guards. While Luke is loaded into the Captain's car, Dragline tearfully implores him to live. Against the protests of the local police, the Captain decides to take Luke to the distant prison infirmary instead of the local hospital, ensuring that he will not survive the trip. As the Captain's car drives

title: Donn Pearce

text: Bulge, which received an excellent review from Malcolm Jones in the 21 February 2005 edition of "Newsweek". In 2011 a dramatization of "Cool Hand Luke" played on London's West Side, and the novel was reissued in the UK. Pearce continues to live and write in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Donn Pearce Donn Pearce (born, September 28, 1928) is an American author and journalist best known for the novel and screenplay "Cool Hand Luke". Born Donald Mills Pearce in a suburb of Philadelphia, Pearce left home at 15. He attempted to join the United States Merchant Marine at 16, but was turned

title: Cool Hand Luke

text: After learning about the death of his mother, Luke sings "Plastic Jesus." Greg Garrett also compares Luke to Jesus, in that like Jesus, he was not physically threatening to society because of his actions, and like Jesus' crucifixion, his punishment was "out of all proportion." Luke challenges God during the rainstorm on the road, telling him to do anything to him. Later, while he is digging and filling trenches and confronted by the guards, an inmate performs the spiritual "No Grave Gonna Keep my Body Down." Toward the end of the film, Luke speaks to God, evoking the conversation between

title: Cool Hand Luke

text: the rules to the new set of prisoners, with any violations resulting in spending the night in "the box," a small square room with limited air and very little room to move. Luke refuses to observe the established pecking order among the prisoners and quickly runs afoul of the prisoners' leader, Dragline (George Kennedy). When the pair have a boxing match, the prisoners and guards watch with interest. Although Luke is severely outmatched by his larger opponent, he refuses to acquiesce. Eventually, Dragline refuses to continue the fight. Luke's tenacity earns the prisoners' respect and draws the attention of the

title: Cool Hand Luke

text: God and Jesus at the Garden of Gethsemane, depicted in the Gospel of Luke. Following Luke's talk, the film depicts Dragline as a Judas, who delivers Luke to the authorities, trying to convince him to surrender. In the final scene, Dragline eulogizes Luke. He explains that despite Luke's death, his actions succeeded in defeating the system. The closing shot shows inmates working on crossroads with the repaired photo of Luke and the two women superimposed. Different traffic signs are used throughout the film, complementing the actions of the characters during the scenes. At the beginning, while Luke cuts the heads

title: Cool Hand Luke

text: Mephistopheles." He was dubbed "the man with no eyes" by the inmates for his mirrored sunglasses. The blonde Joy Harmon was cast for the scene where she teases the prisoners in washing her car after her manager, Leon Lance, contacted the producers. She auditioned in front of Rosenberg and Newman wearing a bikini, without speaking. Filming took place on the San Joaquin River Delta. The set, imitating a southern prison farm, was built in Stockton, California. The filmmakers sent a crew to Tavares Road Prison in Tavares, Florida, to take photographs and measurements, where Pearce had served his time. The

title: Ride wit Me

text: version of the song was released during the 2001 NBA Finals. The video is mainly based on the 1977 film "Smokey and the Bandit", although references to the 1980s TV show "The Dukes of Hazzard" and the film "Cool Hand Luke" are also present in the video. US promo UK vinyl, 12" UK vinyl, 12", promo Europe single It was featured in the parody film "Scary Movie 2" during the credits, and was subsequently featured very briefly in the films "Soul Plane", "Are We There Yet?" and "Bride and Prejudice". It was also featured in "Scrubs" (episode "My Fruit Cups"),

title: Cool Hand Luke

text: the prison camp, and fitted with two sets of leg irons. Luke is warned by the Captain that if he ever attempts to escape again, he will be killed on the spot. Luke is now annoyed by the other prisoners fawning over the magazine photo and reveals it to be a fake. At first, the other prisoners are angry, but after a long stay in the box, when Luke is punished by being forced to eat a massive serving of rice, they come to help him finish it. As further punishment for his escape, he is forced to repeatedly dig

title: Cool Hand Luke

text: Cool Hand Luke is a 1967 American prison drama film directed by Stuart Rosenberg, starring Paul Newman and featuring George Kennedy in an Oscar-winning performance.  Newman stars in the title role as Luke, a prisoner in a Florida prison camp who refuses to submit to the system.

title: Cool Hand Luke


question: who says that which we call a rose

answers: Juliet

answers: William Shakespeare

title: Rose is a rose is a rose is a rose

text: the rose is red for the first time in English poetry for a hundred years." ("Four in America"). She herself said to an audience at Oxford University that the statement referred to the fact that when the Romantics used the word "rose", it had a direct relationship to an actual rose. For later periods in literature this would no longer be true. The eras following romanticism, notably the modern era, use the word rose to refer to the actual rose, yet they also imply, through the use of the word, the archetypical elements of the romantic era. The following lines

title: Psalm 45

text: 6–7 of this psalm are quoted as allusions to Jesus. Shoshanim (roses) may refer to either a musical instrument shaped like a rose ("shoshana" in Hebrew), or the tune to which the psalm should be sung. Rashi proposes that the term refers to Torah scholars, and interprets the rest of the psalm according to the scholars' efforts in and reward for Torah study. Dahood asserts that the psalm is an epithalamium, or a wedding song, written to a king on the day of his marriage to a foreign woman, and is one of the royal psalms. "Die Bibel mit Erklärungen"

title: Rose (symbolism)

text: herself on one of its thorns and stained the flower red with her blood. Book Eleven of the ancient Roman novel "The Golden Ass" by Apuleius contains a scene in which the goddess Isis, who is identified with Venus, instructs the main character, Lucius, who has been transformed into a donkey, to eat rose petals from a crown of roses worn by a priest as part of a religious procession in order to regain his humanity. Following the Christianization of the Roman Empire, the rose became identified with the Virgin Mary. The rose symbol eventually led to the creation of

title: Rose is a rose is a rose is a rose

text: Rose is a rose is a rose is a rose The sentence "Rose is a rose is a rose is a rose." was written by Gertrude Stein as part of the 1913 poem "Sacred Emily", which appeared in the 1922 book "Geography and Plays". In that poem, the first "Rose" is the name of a person. Stein later used variations on the sentence in other writings, and "A rose is a rose is a rose" is among her most famous quotations, often interpreted as meaning "things are what they are", a statement of the law of identity, "A is A".

title: Rose (symbolism)

text: Rose (symbolism) The rose has long been used as a symbol. "Rose" means pink or red in a variety of languages (such as the Romance languages, and Greek). In ancient Greece, the rose was closely associated with the goddess Aphrodite. In the "Iliad", Aphrodite protects the body of Hector using the "immortal oil of the rose" and the archaic Greek lyric poet Ibycus praises a beautiful youth saying that Aphrodite nursed him "among rose blossoms". The second-century AD Greek travel writer Pausanias associates the rose with the story of Adonis and states that the rose is red because Aphrodite wounded

title: Seraphim Rose

text: was "The Soul After Death", which describes certain "aerial toll houses" described by various Church Fathers and saints. According to this teaching, every human soul must pass through a series of these stations after death as part of their initial judgment by God, where they will be accused of specific sins and possibly condemned to hell. Some modern Orthodox theologians, including Archbishop Lazar Puhalo, Stanley Harakas and Alexander Kalomiros among others, have claimed that certain ideas in Rose's book are heretical, and that many of the Church Fathers have been misinterpreted or misquoted to support it. Puhalo claimed that the

title: Rose Cross

text: Rose Cross The Rose Cross (also called Rose Croix and Rosy Cross) is a symbol largely associated with the semi-mythical Christian Rosenkreuz, Qabbalist and alchemist and founder of the Rosicrucian Order. The Rose Cross is said to be a cross with a red, golden or white rose at its centre and symbolizes the teachings of a western esoteric tradition formed within the Christian tenets, albeit "a Christianity not yet conspicuously in evidence": Several different meanings have been attributed to the Rose Cross, depending on the source. Some groups, such as the Ancient and Mystical Order Rosae Crucis, from a non-sectarian

title: Rose (topology)

text: Rose (topology) In mathematics, a rose (also known as a bouquet of "n" circles) is a topological space obtained by gluing together a collection of circles along a single point. The circles of the rose are called petals. Roses are important in algebraic topology, where they are closely related to free groups. A rose is a wedge sum of circles. That is, the rose is the quotient space "C"/"S", where "C" is a disjoint union of circles and "S" a set consisting of one point from each circle. As a cell complex, a rose has a single vertex, and one

title: Rose (heraldry)

text: Or." Some variations on the rose have been used. Roses may appear with a stem, in which case they are described as "slipped" or "stalked". A rose with a stalk and leaves may also be referred to as a "damask rose", stalked and leaved, as appearing on the Canting arms of the House of Rossetti. Rose branches, slips, and leaves have occasionally appeared in arms alone, without the flower. A combination of two roses, one within the other, is termed a "double rose", famously used by the Tudors. A rose sometimes appears surrounded by rays, which makes it a "rose-en-soleil"

title: Rosé

text: Rosé A rosé (from French "rosé"; also known as "rosado" in Portuguese and Spanish-speaking countries and "rosato" in Italy) is a type of wine that incorporates some of the color from the grape skins, but not enough to qualify it as a red wine. It may be the oldest known type of wine, as it is the most straightforward to make with the skin contact method. The pink color can range from a pale "onion-skin" orange to a vivid near-purple, depending on the varietals used and winemaking techniques. There are three major ways to produce rosé wine: skin contact, saignée,

title: Rose

text: in which the goddess Isis, who is identified with Venus, instructs the main character, Lucius, who has been transformed into a donkey, to eat rose petals from a crown of roses worn by a priest as part of a religious procession in order to regain his humanity. Following the Christianization of the Roman Empire, the rose became identified with the Virgin Mary. The color of the rose and the number of roses received has symbolic representation. The rose symbol eventually led to the creation of the rosary and other devotional prayers in Christianity. Ever since the 1400s, the Franciscans have

title: Rose of Allendale

text: Scots, Welsh, and Irish hinterlands following the Roman occupation of Britain (43 A.D. to 410 A.D.), there are many songs which exhibit similar ambiguities of origin. In the British tradition of love songs, a rose, regarded as a beautiful and romantic flower, is often the fairest maiden of a region or village. Similarities with a translated version of an older German folk song having a comparable melody have led some to suggest that the song is rooted in an old "altwürttembergische Melodie" from the Rems valley. The Rems song is a soldier's farewell to his beloved, reflecting the unstable times

title: Rose of Sharon

text: it simply as "the flower of the field" (Septuagint ""ἐγὼ ἄνθος τοῦ πεδίου"", Vulgate ""ego flos campi"",Wiclif "a flower of the field"). Contrariwise, the Hebrew word "ḥăḇatzeleṯ" occurs two times in the scriptures: in the Song, and in Isaiah 35:1, which reads, "the desert shall bloom like the rose." The word is translated "rose" in KJV, but is rendered variously as "lily" (Septuagint ""κρίνον"", Vulgate ""lilium"", Wiclif "lily"), "jonquil" (Jerusalem Bible) and "crocus" (RSV). Varying scholars have suggested that the biblical "rose of Sharon" may be one of the following plants: According to an annotation of "Song of Solomon" 2:1

title: Dunash ibn Tamim

text: the second part of which he disclosed the weak points in the principles of astrology. Another of his astronomical works, prepared for Hasdai ben Isaac ibn Shaprut, the Jewish statesman of Cordova, consisted of three parts: (1) the nature of the spheres; (2) astronomical calculations; (3) the courses of the stars. The Arabian author Ibn Baitar, in his book on simple medicaments, quotes the following interesting remark on the rose, made by Ibn Tamim in one of his medicinal works: "There are yellow roses, and in Iraq, as I am informed, also black ones. The finest rose is the Persian,

title: The Name of the Rose

text: known as Bernard of Morlaix). Medieval manuscripts of this line are not in agreement: Eco quotes one Medieval variant verbatim, but Eco was not aware at the time of the text more commonly printed in modern editions, in which the reference is to Rome ("Roma"), not to a rose ("rosa"). The alternative text, with its context, runs: "Nunc ubi Regulus aut ubi Romulus aut ubi Remus? / Stat Roma pristina nomine, nomina nuda tenemus". This translates as "Where now is Regulus, or Romulus, or Remus? / Primordial Rome abides only in its name; we hold only naked names." Also the

title: Miracle of the roses

text: Original Sin itself. Thus the Blessed Virgin is often referred to as the 'rose without thorns', since she was immaculately conceived. Saint Bernard of Clairvaux compared her virginity to a white rose and her charity to a red rose. With the rise of Marian devotion and the Gothic cathedral in the twelfth century, the image of the rose became even more prominent in religious life. Cathedrals built around this time usually include a rose window, dedicated to the Virgin, at the end of a transept or above the entrance. The thirteenth century Saint Dominic is credited with the institution of

title: The Rose-Tree

text: liver, and her husband tasted them and said they tasted strangely. The brother did not eat but buried his sister under a rose-tree. Every day he wept under it. One day, the rose-tree flowered, and a white bird appeared. It sang to a cobbler and received a pair of red shoes; it sang to a watchmaker and received a gold watch and chain; it sang to three millers and received a millstone. Then it flew home and rattled the millstone against the eaves. The stepmother said that it thundered, and the boy ran out, and the bird dropped the shoes

title: Rose (heraldry)

text: 'proper'. It is used as a floral emblem of England, just as the thistle is associated with Scotland. It appears in the compartment of the coats of arms of both the United Kingdom and Canada. A red rose appears on the collar of the Order of the Garter. The Luther rose, a rose combined with a ring, heart, and Latin cross, was used by Martin Luther as a personal seal. The Luther rose is sometimes used as a charge in its own right, appearing on the arms of a number of German towns. In the English and Canadian systems of

title: Laetare Sunday

text: was Santa Croce in Gerusalemme, one of the seven chief basilicas; the Golden Rose, sent by Popes to Catholic sovereigns, used to be blessed at this time and for this reason the day was sometimes called "Dominica de Rosa". In Roman Catholic, Anglican, Lutheran and Old Catholic churches flowers may appear on the high altar and the organ may be played as a solo instrument. Priests are given the option to wear rose-colored vestments at Mass held on this day in place of the violet vestments normally worn during Lent. The term "rose" is used to describe this lighter shade

title: Rose (given name)

text: of Old English rōse from the Latin rosa; phonetically linked to the Greek rhódon, which is independent of the etymology of the surname Rose. Distinctions can sometimes be made between individuals who derive this given name after the surname and those who are named after the flower. Rhoda, as in Acts 12:12-15, is the Greek equivalent. Rosalia was the name of a 12th-century Sicilian saint. St. Rose of Lima was the first person born in the Americas to be canonized. Rose (given name) Rose is a given female name. It is a late Latin name derived from "rosa", meaning "rose".

title: Rose

text: ancient Greece, the rose was closely associated with the goddess Aphrodite. In the "Iliad", Aphrodite protects the body of Hector using the "immortal oil of the rose" and the archaic Greek lyric poet Ibycus praises a beautiful youth saying that Aphrodite nursed him "among rose blossoms". The second-century AD Greek travel writer Pausanias associates the rose with the story of Adonis and states that the rose is red because Aphrodite wounded herself on one of its thorns and stained the flower red with her blood. Book Eleven of the ancient Roman novel "The Golden Ass" by Apuleius contains a scene

title: Rosalia (festival)

text: bodies and corpses of saints were said to exude a floral "odor of sanctity" as one of the most notable signs of their holiness. Pope Gregory I described the fragrance and luminosity of the rose as issuing from the blood of martyrs. Herman of Steinfeld exhaled a fragrance "like a garden full of roses, lilies, violets, poppies and all kinds of fragrant flowers" as he prayed. The bedridden virgin Lydwine of Schiedam was said to consume nothing but spiced wine, and wept "fragrant tears of blood" which she called her roses; when these dried on her cheeks overnight, they were

title: Rose is a rose is a rose is a rose

text: In Stein's view, the sentence expresses the fact that simply using the name of a thing already invokes the imagery and emotions associated with it, an idea also intensively discussed in the problem of universals debate where Peter Abelard and others used the "rose" as an example concept. As the quotation diffused through her own writing, and the culture at large, Stein once remarked, "Now listen! I'm no fool. I know that in daily life we don't go around saying 'is a ... is a ... is a ...' Yes, I'm no fool; but I think that in that line

title: Miracle of the roses

text: liturgical texts. In Greco-Roman culture the rose's symbolic qualities represented beauty, the season of spring, and love. It also spoke of the fleetness of life, and therefore of death. In Rome the feast called "Rosalia" was a feast of the dead: thus the flower referred to the next world. This symbolism attained a deeper complexity when contrasted with the rose's thorns. This contrast inspired the Christian Latin poet Coelius Sedulius, who wrote (between 430-450) a very elaborate comparison between Eve, our first mother, and Mary, the Mother of Jesus our Savior. He illustrated the parallelism already made by Justin Martyr

title: Rose is a rose is a rose is a rose

text: appear at widely separated places in "Sacred Emily": Rose is a rose is a rose is a rose The sentence "Rose is a rose is a rose is a rose." was written by Gertrude Stein as part of the 1913 poem "Sacred Emily", which appeared in the 1922 book "Geography and Plays". In that poem, the first "Rose" is the name of a person. Stein later used variations on the sentence in other writings, and "A rose is a rose is a rose" is among her most famous quotations, often interpreted as meaning "things are what they are", a statement

title: Lilium candidum

text: "Song of Songs": "As the lily among thorns, so is my love among the daughters." ("Song of Songs", 2:2 (KJV)) Customarily it is translated as "rose". For example, Abraham ibn Ezra described it as a white flower, which has a good fragrance, and has a six petaled flower and six stamens. But its identity is uncertain, because it typically grows in montane places and not in valleys as the phrase "the lily of the valleys" would have it. The Bible describes King Solomon's Temple as adorned with designs of Madonna lilies on the columns, and on the brazen Sea (Laver).

title: Rose

text: Rose A rose is a woody perennial flowering plant of the genus Rosa, in the family Rosaceae, or the flower it bears. There are over three hundred species and thousands of cultivars. They form a group of plants that can be erect shrubs, climbing or trailing with stems that are often armed with sharp prickles. Flowers vary in size and shape and are usually large and showy, in colours ranging from white through yellows and reds. Most species are native to Asia, with smaller numbers native to Europe, North America, and northwestern Africa. Species, cultivars and hybrids are all widely

title: Rosalia (festival)

text: the rosary especially for May; the concept of the rosary as a "crown of roses" complements local traditions of wearing a flower wreath on the head. Latin hymns and litanies from the earliest Christian era name Mary as the "Mystical Rose" and by an array of rose epithets, or as a garden that bore Christ in the image of the rose. Ambrose declared that the blood of Christ in the Eucharist, transubstantiated from wine, was to be perceived as a rose. The five-petaled rose became a symbol of the Five Wounds of Christ and hence of the Resurrection. The living

title: The Name of the Rose

text: only the name. In this novel, the lost "rose" could be seen as Aristotle's book on comedy (now forever lost), the exquisite library now destroyed, or the beautiful peasant girl now dead. The title is also an allusion to the nominalist position in the problem of universals, taken by William of Ockham. According to nominalism, universals are bare names: there is not a universal rose, only the name "rose". This text has also been translated as "Yesterday's rose stands only in name, we hold only empty names." This line is a verse by twelfth century monk Bernard of Cluny (also

long_answer: "A rose by any other name would smell as sweet" is a popular reference to William Shakespeare's play Romeo and Juliet, in which Juliet seems to argue that it does not matter that Romeo is from her family's rival house of Montague, that is, that he is named "Montague". The reference is often used to imply that the names of things do not affect what they really are. This formulation is, however, a paraphrase of Shakespeare's actual language. Juliet compares Romeo to a rose saying that if he was not named Romeo he would still be handsome and be Juliet's love. This states that if he was not Romeo, then he would not be a Montague and she would be able to get married with no problem at all.

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