Definitions by SAM
Piaf
Parisienne slang for "little sparrow".
The stage name of French caberet singer Edith Piaf, born in Paris, in 1915, as Edith Giovanna Gassion. Died 1963, age 47. Known for her tiny form, difficult life, and haunting singing style.
Edith's bright, successful professional life was a stark contrast to her miserable, chaotic personal life; she unsuccessfully searched for the love of her life, going through enough men to fill a phone book.
Her only child died in infancy, and she took to drugs and alcohol to escape her anguish and distress.
The great love of her life, French boxer, Marcel Cerdan, was killed in a plane crash.
The tragedies that she suffered were reflected in the sad, yearning ballads that she sang, a number of which she composed. La Vie en Rose was her most famous piece, as well as Non, Je Ne Regrette Rien.
The stage name of French caberet singer Edith Piaf, born in Paris, in 1915, as Edith Giovanna Gassion. Died 1963, age 47. Known for her tiny form, difficult life, and haunting singing style.
Edith's bright, successful professional life was a stark contrast to her miserable, chaotic personal life; she unsuccessfully searched for the love of her life, going through enough men to fill a phone book.
Her only child died in infancy, and she took to drugs and alcohol to escape her anguish and distress.
The great love of her life, French boxer, Marcel Cerdan, was killed in a plane crash.
The tragedies that she suffered were reflected in the sad, yearning ballads that she sang, a number of which she composed. La Vie en Rose was her most famous piece, as well as Non, Je Ne Regrette Rien.
bearded clam
yeah it's a vag.
i distinctly remember hearing it called so on a Vh1 interview with Boy George... so that's prolly one of the main contributers to it's popularity.
i distinctly remember hearing it called so on a Vh1 interview with Boy George... so that's prolly one of the main contributers to it's popularity.
bearded clam by sam November 3, 2004
Sadism
From the Marquis de Sade, enjoying inclicting pain, fear, and/or general suffering
Witnessing
the same things inflicted on others.
Similar to schadenfreude, but sadism is often more sexual in nature.
Witnessing
the same things inflicted on others.
Similar to schadenfreude, but sadism is often more sexual in nature.
Countertenor
The highest male voice; in speaking and singing, countertenors have the normal range of a tenor, but are able, by singing in falsetto, to go higher, into the contralto/alto range, mezzo-soprano range, and, with the great ones, into the soprano range.
They are usually assigned roles written originally for the castratos, yanking those roles away from the contraltos.
They are usually assigned roles written originally for the castratos, yanking those roles away from the contraltos.
Countertenor by Sam October 29, 2004