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(SOUNDBITE OF SONG, THE CHRISTMAS SONG) NAT KING COLE: (Singing) Chestnuts roasting on an open fire, Jack Frost nipping at your nose. NOEL KING, HOST: In 1946, Nat King Cole was the first recording artist to wrap his luscious voice around what would

美国国家公共电台 NPR Even More Great Albums By Women Outside Of The Top 150

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歌词： To this day when I hear that song, I see you standin' there on that lawn Discount shades, store bought tan, flip-flops and cut-off jeans Somewhere between that setting sun, I'm On Fire and Born To Run You looked at me and I was done but we

美国国家公共电台 NPR Autism, Haircuts And A Nursery Rhyme

RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: All right, that is a familiar sound, the sound of a haircut. But it's also a sound that can be terrifying to a child with autism. That was the case for 10-year-old Jordie Rowland of Brisbane, Australia. Jordie has autism, and he

美国国家公共电台 NPR Charmian Carr, Who Played Liesl In 'The Sound Of Music,' Dies At 73

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美国国家公共电台 NPR Changes

Changes play pause stop mute unmute max volume 00:0005:43repeat repeat off Update Required To play the media you will need to either update your browser to a recent version or update your Flash plugin. OPHIRA EISENBERG, HOST: Our next two contestants

美国国家公共电台 NPR Allads

Allads OPHIRA EISENBERG, HOST: Our next two contestants will play an especially challenging music-parody game. First up, Kirsten Lenthe - you're calling from Boston, where you're a resident director at Boston College. Welcome. KIRSTEN LENTHE: Thank y

美国国家公共电台 NPR Everybody Wants To Rule The World

Everybody Wants To Rule The World OPHIRA EISENBERG, HOST: This is ASK ME ANOTHER, NPR's hour of puzzles, word games and trivia. I'm your host Ophira Eisenberg here with puzzle guru Art Chung and house musician Jonathan Coulton. (APPLAUSE) EISENBERG:

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美国国家公共电台 NPR One Song Glory

NOEL KING, HOST: Today, we're starting a new series called American Anthem. We're exploring songs that tap into the collective emotions that listeners and performers have around an issue or a belief. STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: And we start with a big one,

美国国家公共电台 NPR Here Are 4 Latin Albums To Get You Through This Summer

LULU GARCIA-NAVARRO, HOST: Are you looking for some music to get you through the summer? Well, Felix Contreras of NPR Music's Alt.Latino is here to talk about some upcoming albums that got him excited and that you might want to check out. (SOUNDBITE

美国国家公共电台 NPR Politics In Zimbabwe Has A New Soundtrack

Politics In Zimbabwe Has A New Soundtrack ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: Music and politics have always been intertwined, whether the song is Yankee Doodle or A Change Is Gonna Come. This week, I've been reporting on a political transformation in Zimbabwe. Rober

美国国家公共电台 NPR New Biography Chronicles Bing Crosby's Most Beloved Years

AILSA CHANG, HOST: Bing Crosby was one of the most popular figures of the 20th century. His record sales were in the hundreds of millions. His movies were blockbusters. A new biography focuses on Crosby's career in the 1940s when the crooner's star s

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SCOTT SIMON, HOST: Some of the most distinctive music in pop history has been written and performed by Yusuf Islam, back to a time in the 1970s when he went by a different name. (SOUNDBITE OF SONG, PEACE TRAIN) CAT STEVENS: (Singing) Oh, I've been sm

美国国家公共电台 NPR 'Baby Driver' Follows Criminal Who Wants Out Of The Game

ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: Baby Driver is a heist movie told from the point of view of the getaway driver named Baby. (SOUNDBITE OF FILM, BABY DRIVER) ANSEL ELGORT: (As Baby) I'm the driver. SHAPIRO: But it's the music that really drives the movie. Chase sce

美国国家公共电台 NPR In The Race For The Song Of The Summer, 'Panda' Runs On A New Track

In The Race For The Song Of The Summer, 'Panda' Runs On A New Track AUDIE CORNISH, HOST: Every summer has a song, one that you listen to on the beach, at barbecues or in your car with the windows rolled down. And that song is everywhere. But it's get

美国国家公共电台 NPR Trinidad And Tobago Remixes Caribbean Christmas Traditions

DAVID GREENE, HOST: The island nation of Trinidad and Tobago is famous for calypso and soca, the infectious music that takes center stage during Carnival. But during the Christmas season, another type of music dominates. John Otis is going to tell us

美国国家公共电台 NPR For Many With Disabilities, 'Let It Go' Is An Anthem Of Acceptance

RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: Today for our American Anthem series, a song that's been heard over and over and over again in many households where the kids dictate the soundtrack. (SOUNDBITE OF SONG, LET IT GO) IDINA MENZEL: (Singing) Let it go, let it go, ca