Roberto Scandiuzzi, a basso nobile who has made the 1881 role of the outraged father Jacopo Fiesco very much his own, was fascinated to see the earlier version staged, but would not wish to sing it because of the higher tessitura of the original scoring, and the less sympathetic emphasis of the characterisation.

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Exactly why mice sing is not yet known, but given that the males are stimulated to sing when they smell female pheromones, it seems likely that it is to do with sex.

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But I do not why they should sing God save the queen there ?

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We could not only sing along with Michael, but we also tried to dance to his every beat.

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And, we now consider musicians to be brand makers that not only sing and maybe dance, but that have clothing lines, weird fragrances, restaurants, acting careers, and music imprints of their own.

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Louise was one of those people who could not only sing and perform well and in any situation, but also had a rare understanding of people.

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Near term, YouTube will likely increase the swarm by convincing music publishers not to take down people who sing cover versions of songs, but rewarding them with split revenue deals.

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We not only maintained a good customer and relationship, but gained an ally who was willing to sing our praises to other potential customers.

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