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At the height of the Troubles she wrote the song It's A Hard Life about a conversation with a black-taxi driver on the Falls Road.
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Only a year later, their song "The Story of My Life" hit the U.S. country music charts.
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Hungry Bird, once billed as Clem Snide's swan song, is a sprawling bit of post-apocalyptic prog-rock, while The Meat of Life polishes its predecessor's weird edges to a smooth and appealing shine.
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Pippin is the young son of Charlemagne, and heir to the throne, but that's not enough for him: He's desperate to find a meaningful role in life (his own "Corner of the Sky, " to quote his opening song.) On Broadway, John Rubinstein (son of pianist Arthur) imbued the role with a sweet, almost absent-minded innocence.
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While Jackson's song, "You Are My Life, " filled the courtroom, jurors watched footage of a Christmas morning when he gave his children a dog.
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In between songs, Richey speaks with Melissa Block about life on tour, her late start in music and the "community" of a sad song.
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