SOTW: Sweetest Thing

A lot has been on my mind recently. This week's song, "Sweetest Thing" by U2 has a calming feel to it, so I think it fits nicely as a backdrop.

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SOTW: ABC

It's back to work after the July 4th weekend. The Jackson Five brings you "ABC".

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SOTW: From Simon and Garfunkel

This week's song of the week is one of Simon and Garfunkel's greatest hits. The 59th Street Bridge Song (Feelin' Groovy) features a nice little duet with great harmony. The last 2 measures of the song sound incredibly familiar, but I just can't place it. Please let me know if you have any thoughts.

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Super Bowl, Super Tuesday, Superman

The New York Football Giants win Super Bowl XLII. In what could be the greatest upset in Super Bowl history, the Giants defeated the New England Patriots 17-14 with two (80 and 83 yard) touchdown drives in the 4th quarter. Just one win shy of perfection, the Patriots end their season with a glaring 18-1 record. T-Shirts are current available on eBay with the subtext "*Cheaters Never Prosper" which references this season's 'incident' where the Patriots were disciplined by the NFL for illegally videotaping New York Jets' signals. See Spygate on Wikipeida.

Steve Tisch, center right, and Steve Mara, left, executives of the New York Giants, ring the opening bell at the New York Stock Exchange on Tuesday, Feb. 5, 2008. Source: NYSE via Bloomberg News

Today is Super Tuesday for the 2008 US Presidential election. We'll see what happens tonight as the Democratic and Republican Primary election poll numbers are tallied for 24 states.

Continuing this theme, the new Song of the Week (SOTW) is the theme from the movie Superman (1978). Composed by John Williams. Need I say more?

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Eye of the Tiger

This week's SOTW is Eye of the Tiger by Survivor. At this point, I don't have any supporting text other than encouraging you to check it out:

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Midnight Train to Georgia

This week's SOTW is a 1973 Motown favorite by Gladys Knight & the Pips. As today is Martin Luther King Day, it's appropriate to choose a song performed by an African American artist. This title also intimately relates to this past week's DARPA review meeting in San Diego. The Duke DISP crew took the red-eye back to RDU Friday night, and our flight plan routed us through Atlanta. So figuratively we were on the Midnight Train to Georgia. Enjoy.

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Baba O'Riley

This week's song is Baba O'Riley by The Who. I recalled the song's usage in an episode of House M.D., and noticed a descriptive annotation on the Wikipedia page. Scanning the other notable soundtrack uses, I learned that it was also used as the entrance music of former New York Yankees right fielder Paul O'Neil. At this point, that trivia probably qualifies as 'old school'.

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