10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «QUAVERY»
Discover the use of
quavery in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
quavery and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Turning On the Mind: French Philosophers on Television
(quavery): I gave one once, when I taught, but . . . I've lost it (grins slyly) . . . Why
do you want one, heh? It is a professor of wisdom, as we used to say. . . . voice (
off screen): I'm going to ask you one of those general questions that annoy you so
...
2
Thai Massage: Sacred Bodywork
QUAVERY. "What greater girt can one gi than me girt or love? Massage is a
perfect vehicle through which to express this love. It transcends all borders,
touching not only the physical body but also the heart and mind. It expresses care
and ...
3
Performing Glam Rock: Gender and Theatricality in Popular Music
Bolan's voice remained quavery and light, but his singing on Electric Warrior and
The Slider is much more obviously controlled than with Tyrannosaurus Rex. His
diction is crisp; his s's sibilant to varying degrees (sometimes slightly, sometimes
...
"Your dog come over here twice because you been mistreatin' it," I say, and my
voice don't sound near as strong as Dad's. Sort of quavery. I clear my throat and
go on: "So second time it come over, I built it a pen up in the woods and Dad didn'
t ...
Phyllis Reynolds Naylor, 1991
5
Events, Dear Boy, Events: A Political Diary of Britain from ...
Events, Dear Boy, Events reveals Britain's recent past in the words of the actors who were shaping the events of the day. This is living real-time history.
(Insert, after the market, the song of return, for two voices. In a major key, with lots
of sun, lilting, my brother. The other, quavery. The other. – The market dazzled
me. I no longer knew where I was. Him. – Tomahtoes! Rah-dish! Quavery. – What
...
7
Popular Music in America:The Beat Goes On
This manipulation of familiar sounds provided an instrumental setting that
enhanced the impact of Byrne's quirky lyrics and quavery voice, which was
ideally suited to convey a person who has drunk way too much coffee or is simply
over the ...
8
The Gershwins and Me (Enhanced Edition): A Personal History ...
Ira and I agreed on most things. Like me, Ira loved the way Judy Garland sang his
songs—especially when she did it in his living room, though he did comment that
she had periods where she sounded more quavery, especially in the forties.
he imitated back at me, all quavery and whiny. “Rafe, I need a favor. I need my
clothes.” “So go get 'em.” He chuckled, the rat bastard. “I can't face all those
people yet. I feel so stupid. I took you to the emergency room and didn't tell
anyone that ...
10
Rock and Roll: An Introduction
This manipulation of familiar sounds provided an instrumental setting that
enhanced the impact of Byrne's quirky lyrics and quavery voice, which was
ideally suited to convey a person who has drunk way too much coffee or is simply
over the ...
Michael Campbell, James Brody, 2007
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «QUAVERY»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
quavery is used in the context of the following news items.
We have to accept that J-Law's Cher impression is awful
She does a quavery whinny. There. Quickly, watch this video of "RuPaul's Drag Race" season four icon Chad Michaels nailing a Cher impression. That will help ... «HitFix, Jul 15»
Taylor Swift Loves Vance Joy's 'I Know Places' Cover
Vancey's rendish freshens up the paranoid power ballad with a healthy smattering of feels, turning it into something delicate, vibrato-quavery and just so gosh ... «Music Feeds, May 15»
Madonna falls backwards at Brits, blames Armani
... sing “live,” since the vocal line clearly in interrupted during and immediately after the fall, and when it begins again, the voice is understandably a bit quavery. «Slipped Disc, Feb 15»
Albums From Panda Bear, Toumani and Sidiki, Clark and More
... the macabre, flinging around lyrics like “Perfect-looking humanoids we're all that remains/Identically insane, our rotting little brains,” in his high, quavery voice. «New York Times, Jan 15»
Cash emphasizes new songs at Sanders Theater
It didn't hurt that quavery, steely opener “A Feather's Not a Bird” perfectly articulated Cash's approach, both as a performer and a songwriter: placid on the ... «Boston Globe, Nov 14»
Turn To Crime Say "Sunday's Cool"
He's got a quavery Bowie thing going on. Derek explains the project as "Turn To Crime but with a different name, an alter ego. Kind of like Parliament/Funkadelic ... «Noisey, Aug 14»
The Recommender: Sydney Brownstone, Who Is Starting A Fast …
She's got this thin, quavery voice that she can then catapult into laugh-so-hard-you-heave impressions of her parents, telephone operators, and temp agents. «Fast Company, Jul 14»
Conor Oberst, Dawes revive organic sounds, other eras at …
Since he started making records as a teenager in the early 1990s, Oberst has been known for his quavery warble of a voice and the way it delivers his inimitable ... «Kansas City Star, Jul 14»
New Releases From Conor Oberst and Brantley Gilbert
All of Mr. Oberst's gifts align on “Upside Down Mountain”: his empathy, his unassumingly natural melodies, the quavery sincerity in his voice, the plain-spoken ... «New York Times, May 14»
How Janet Yellen's Agenda Could Transform Washington
Only people who really knew Bernanke were aware of how the balding, mild-mannered man with the slightly quavery voice was committed, body and soul, ... «National Journal, Dec 13»
