Songs, Scenes, and Pop Clues: Wicked on Repeat: I Pitched Checkpoint and Couldn't Stop Ranking Threats

My favorites: 1.

My favorites:

1. Taylor Swift

2. Lana Del Rey

3. Avril Lavigne

4. Britney Spears

5. Paris Hilton

6. Lady Gaga

7. Shakira

8. Madonna

9. Celine Dion

10. Ariana Grande

I tend to prefer female artists, though many people enjoy male performers as well.

But that's fine — everyone has their own musical tastes.

Everywhere in New York City There are posters for Wicked, The Musical Wow What

Everywhere in New York City

There are posters for Wicked, The Musical

Wow

What a legacy

Stephen Schwartz

Founder of:

EmeraldStone

Private Equity

It feels like a leveraged buyout of our hearts

8bn souls reached and engaged

A significant return on spirit

I saw 8 Mile on Chadu's iPod But not really I was distracted by a revealing

I saw 8 Mile on Chadu's iPod

But not really

I was distracted by a revealing photo of a girl in her underwear

And that's all I remember

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And my brother Milan

When I was in my room

We had this huge, fat CRT tv from back then

And on MTV, they were playing Eminem's Lose Yourself

He called

Aiya, they're playing your song

And I would run outside

Turn the music up

And---

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[Chorus — original rewrite]

You better drop into the sound and ride the moment

Hold it tight — don’t let it slip away

You get one clean chance, don’t waste the window

This kind of opening doesn’t come every day

You better drop into the sound and ride the moment

Make it yours — don’t let it fade

You get one clean chance, don’t waste the window

This kind of opening doesn’t come every day

You better