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-THE BORACAY ISLAND LIFE- 
The secret to a stress-free life isn't a longer to-do list.
It's knowing which 'frog' to eat first.
Stop being busy and start being productive.
There is one simple rule that high-achievers use to get more done by 10:00 AM than most people do all day. 🐸
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The secret to a stress-free life isn't a longer to-do list.
Stop being busy and start being productive.
There is one simple rule that high-achievers use to get more done by 10:00 AM than most people do all day. 🐸
"Pure signal, no noise"
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The 1978 Lancia Sibilo Concept car.
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The Wallflowers
"One Headlight"
So long ago, I don't remember when
That's when they say I lost my only friend
Well they said she died easy of a broken heart disease
As I listened through the cemetery trees
I seen the sun coming up at the funeral at dawn
The long broken arm of human law
Now it always seemed such a waste, she always had a pretty face
So I wondered why she hung around this place
Hey
Come on, try a little
Nothing is forever
There's got to be something better than
In the middle
But me and Cinderella
We'll put it all together
We can drive it home
With one headlight
She said, "It's cold, it feels like Independence Day
And I can't break away from this parade."
But there's got to be an opening
Somewhere here in front of me
Through this maze of ugliness and greed
And I seen the sun up ahead at the county-line bridge
Saying all there's good and nothingness is dead
We'll run until she's out of breath
She ran until there's nothing left
She hit the end, it's just her window ledge
Hey
Come on, try a little
Nothing is forever
There's got to be something better than
In the middle
But me and Cinderella
We put it all together
We can drive it home
With one headlight
Well, this place is old, it feels just like a beat up truck
I turn the engine, but the engine doesn't turn
What smells of cheap wine, cigarettes
This place is always such a mess
Sometimes I think I'd like to watch it burn
I'm so alone, and I feel just like somebody else
Man, I ain't changed, but I know I ain't the same
But somewhere here in between
The city walls of dying dreams
I think her death, it must be killing me
Hey, hey, hey
Come on, try a little
Nothing is forever
There's got to be something better than
In the middle
But me and Cinderella
We put it all together
We can drive it home
With one headlight
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On this day in 1986, the Bangles single “Walk Like an Egyptian” went to #1 on the US Billboard Hot 100 (December 20)
Forever famous for “that look” in the video by Susanna Hoffs…
The song from the LP “Different Light” was the Bangles first #1 single, and went on to become Billboard's #1 song of 1987.
The song was a worldwide success, also going to #1 in Australia, Canada, Germany, Spain, South Africa, and the Netherlands, was #2 in New Zealand and Ireland, and #3 in the UK.
The success of “Walk Like an Egyptian” and "Manic Monday" propelled “Different Light” to #2 on the Billboard 200 chart, making it the group's most successful album.
Songfacts reports that “Walk Like An Egyptian” was originally offered to Toni Basil, but she turned it down.
The Bangles needed one more song to complete their album, so they took it.
Songfacts reports that songwriter Liam Sternberg got the idea when he was on a ferry and saw people struggling to keep their balance.
The way they held out their arms and jerked around made it look like they were doing Egyptian movements, and if the boat moved suddenly, they would all topple over.
The Bangles have had mixed feelings about the song over the decades.
Firstly, the band didn't think would get released as a single because it was "too weird."
But then, the crazy success that followed its release was a bit of a double-edged sword…
Their rock pedigree as one of the Los Angeles Paisley Underground movement bands, took a big hit.
Their credibility took a hit, despite their mainstream popularity, which was one of the catalysts for their eventual break-up in 1989 at the peak of their powers.
“These days I feel very differently about it than I did in the '90s, because to me it was such an odd moment," Bangles guitarist Vicki Peterson told Songfacts in 2018.
“I actually loved doing it. I thought the song was brilliant, in the strangest way. I had fun recording it, minus a few hiccups here and there, because it wasn't a great time for us.”
She added: "It's so fun to do live because of how it's received by our audience.
They are completely in love and having a blast!
It reminds them of that time in high school, that time in college, whatever it is that connects to a moment of sheer fun and joy and silliness and dance moves.
So, at this point in time, when we do it, I just have a blast."
All members except drummer Debbi Peterson sang a verse…
The music video for "Walk Like an Egyptian" was nominated for Best Group Video at the 1987 MTV Video Music Awards.
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On this day in 1986, the Bruce Hornsby and the Range single “The Way It Is” went to #1 on the US Billboard Hot 100 (December 13)
The distinctive piano-based track also topped the charts in Canada and the Netherlands.
Elsewhere, the single from their debut LP of the same name made it to #3 in Belgium, #6 in Spain, #8 in Ireland, #12 in Australia, #13 in South Africa, #15 in the UK and Switzerland, and #16 in Germany.
The song describing aspects of homelessness, the American civil rights movement and institutional racism was famously sampled years later by 2Pac for the song “Changes”.
The success of “The Way It Is” helped Bruce Hornsby and the Range win the Grammy Award for Best New Artist in 1987.
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On this day in 1980, the REO Speedwagon LP “Hi Infidelity” debuted on the US Billboard 200 Albums Chart at #62 (December 13)
The band’s ninth studio album went all the way to #1, becoming the biggest-selling album of 1981 in the US, and of the four singles released, "Take It on the Run" went to #5 on the Billboard Hot 100, and REO Speedwagon got their first of two #1 hit singles with "Keep On Loving You".
“Hi Infidelity” also went on to peak at #1 in Canada, #6 in Australia and the UK, #7 in the Netherlands, #17 in Norway, #18 in Germany, and #34 in New Zealand.
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The Antiquarian Is The Oldest Surviving Part Of The Munich Residence From 1568,
And Also The Largest Renaissance Hall North Of The Alps. 🇩🇪
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On December 20, 1974, "The Godfather Part II" was released, directed by Francis Ford Coppola and starring Al Pacino and Robert De Niro.
The film won the Academy Award for Best Picture in 1975 and received eleven nominations.
It became the first sequel to win Best Picture, with six Oscar wins, including Best Director for Coppola, Best Supporting Actor for De Niro, and Best Adapted Screenplay for Coppola and Puzo. Pacino won Best Actor at the BAFTAs and was nominated at the Oscars.
The film remains highly influential in the gangster genre and is considered one of the greatest films of all time. In 1997, the American Film Institute ranked it as the 32nd-greatest film in American film history, and it retained this position 10 years later.
In 1993, it was selected for preservation in the U.S. National Film Registry of the Library of Congress.
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On this day in 1981, the Joan Jett & The Blackhearts LP “I Love Rock ‘n Roll” debuted on the US Billboard 200 Albums Chart at #166 (December 19)
This iconic 80s LP was Joan Jett's second, and most commercially successful album to date with over 10 million copies sold, largely due to the success of the title track, which was released as a single soon after the album was released.
The single “I Love Rock ‘n Roll” was a cover of the 1975 Arrows song, and the cover of "Crimson and Clover" (Tommy James & The Shondells) was another hit off the album.
The album went to #1 in Canada and New Zealand, #2 in the US, and went Top 10 in Australia, Sweden, and the Netherlands.
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"We are afraid to be awake, afraid to be alone, afraid to be a moment without the noise and confusion we call entertainment."
—John Steinbeck
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