He's recorded some background chords for a song, but he's having trouble with the lyrics.
The music was written was Marvin Hamlisch, who died in August, with the lyrics by Edward Kleban.
Hadfield took a few liberties with the lyrics of the 1969 Bowie song, which became a hit upon its 1973 rerelease.
That close connection with the lyrics does carry over to his singing.
Mel B reflected her feelings about the marriage in last year's single Feels So Good, with the lyrics "All you loved was Mel B's money".
The four-hour event ended with everyone holding hands and singing a song with the lyrics "You have to go through a thunderstorm to see a rainbow"--a reference to the dot-com bust and the dark days of the SARS virus scare as Taobao launched in mid-2003.
Not having one of her own, she plays in the back of a music store so they go there and he teaches her a song he's just written, first playing the chords for her, then singing as she reads along with the lyrics that he's placed on the piano.
That dissonance, combined with the way the lyrics are often spoken rather than sung, also mirrors how frequently upset the pair of characters can become with each other.
Who's the new guy with the repetitive lyrics I can relate to?
With the same wit and precision he brings to his lyrics, he fielded questions about the challenges of rhyming traditional Chinese characters (complete with a demonstration), why living in Los Angeles hasn't influenced his aesthetic (but Bali might), and his progress on a stage adaptation of Neil Gaiman's Coraline.
Several other pieces of Dylan's writing are being offered at the pop culture sale, including lyrics for the song With God on Our Side.
Russian President Vladimir Putin seems to favour bringing back the Soviet hymn and replacing its original lyrics with a new text by the same author, the 87-year-old Sergey Mikhalkov.
The American legend sang "Isn't She Lovely" with lyrics re-worked for the occasion: "Isn't she special, a young 86-years old, " he crooned.
When everything is working, this is first-rate theater, as when Peter Darling's choreography, Howell's sets, the songwriters and actors do with the tune "School Song, " when children climb up the school gates with each step linked to a letter in the lyrics.
As a part of the announcement, Shazam is immediately launching Shazam LyricPlay, a new feature in the Encore premium App that allows Shazamers to view lyrics synchronized in real-time with the music they are listening to, wherever they are.
ENGADGET: Shazam adds LyricPlay, lets you act like you knew the words to that song all along
The best moments are the subtler scenes about the craft of acting (which turns out to be a crucial weapon against terrorists), and the songs, with their improbable lyrics.
Pepper uniform and of course there were the lyrics. (It was the first time lyrics had ever been included with an album cover).
The music by Charles Strouse with lyrics by Martin Charnin contains gems like "You're Never Fully Dressed Without a Smile, " ''Tomorrow" and "It's the Hard Knock Life.
With music by the electronic duo Air, lyrics by Pulp's Jarvis Cocker and The Divine Comedy's Neil Hannon, and production by Nigel Godrich, 5:55 teems with densely layered atmosphere.
He says that where his generation of rappers was forced to limit the way it talked about the realities of daily life, the new generation is bolder with its lyrics.
And Alan Bergman, who wrote the song "The Way We Were" with his wife, Marilyn, and the late Marvin Hamlisch, serenaded Ms. Streisand with some new lyrics: "Charlie Chaplin could do most anything, " Mr. Bergman sang, with more than a little heart.
The music industry already places parental advisory "explicit content" labels on records with sexually graphic or violent lyrics, but does not give details of the offensive material.
But if the band causes you to pogo, make sure you don't miss hearing the way singer Ricky Wilson toys with his lyrics.
Mr Myers is a throwback, a black, blind, chain-smoking bluesman who walks painstakingly to the stage but belts out lyrics with a remarkably stirring voice.
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Armed with freshly crafted lyrics to "God Save the Queen, " Mr. Alexander picked up his guitar and posted one of the first YouTube entries for the competition.
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The new feature automatically synchronizes lyrics with a music source.
ENGADGET: Shazam adds LyricPlay, lets you act like you knew the words to that song all along
Regional variations abound, but all are characterized by pithy lyrics with phrases that now permeate the everyday language of the people, melodies adapted to the story and characters, and lively parables.
Shazam incorporated it into its core technology, improving its accuracy, and added a layer of animation and visualization to create a fun and engaging way to see the lyrics in real-time with the song.
ENGADGET: Shazam adds LyricPlay, lets you act like you knew the words to that song all along
Jocelyn and I write all the lyrics and work out the tunes with Bennie and Scotty.
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