Police - Every Breath You Take (1983)
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Lyrics excerpt ...

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...
"Every Breath You Take" is, to this day, still perceived to be a love song.

However, the lyrics are actually spoken from a character with sinister intent.

During the time Sting wrote this song, he had just divorced his first wife, Frances Tomelty. While his intention may have been to write a sweet, emotional love song from the beginning, he was soon realizing that he was entering into a dark place that fought for control and surveillance. ...

[Verse 1]
Every breath you take
And every move you make
Every bond you break, every step you take
I'll be watching you

[Verse 2]
Every single day
And every word you say
Every game you play, every night you stay
I'll be watching you
...

Paula Cole - Where Have All the Cowboys Gone? (1996)
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Lyrics excerpt ...

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...
[Verse 1]
Oh, you get me ready
In your '56 Chevy

Why don't we go sit down in the shade?
Take shelter on my front porch
The dandelion sun scorched
Would you like a glass of cold lemonade?

[Pre-Chorus]
I will do the laundry
If you pay all the bills

[Chorus]
Where is my John Wayne?
Where is my prairie song?
Where is my happy ending?
Where have all the cowboys gone?

[Verse 2]
Why don't you stay the evening?
Kick back and watch the TV
And I'll fix a little something to eat
Oh, I know your back hurts
From working on the tractor
How do you take your coffee, my sweet?
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[Pre-Chorus]
I will raise the children
If you pay all the bills

[Chorus]
Where is my John Wayne?
Where is my prairie song?
Where is my happy ending?
Where have all the cowboys gone?

[Bridge]
I am wearing my new dress tonight
But you don't, but you don't even notice me
...

Boys Don't Cry - I Wanna Be A Cowboy (1986)
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Lyrics excerpt ...

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...
[Verse 1: Nick Richards]
Riding on the range
I've got my hat on
I've got my boots dusty
I've got my saddle on my horse
He's called (T-T-T-T-T-Trigger)
Of course

[Chorus: Nick Richards]
I wanna be a cowboy
And you can be my cowgirl
I wanna be a cowboy
And you can be my cowgirl
I wanna be a cowboy

[Verse 2: Heidi Lea & Nick Richards]
Riding on the chuck wagon
Following my man
His name is Ted
Can you believe that?
(Ted, oh, Ted! Fighting off danger)
Camping on the prairie
Plays havoc with my hair
Makes me feel quite dirty
Though we all do sometimes
(Ted gets so dirty)

[Chorus: Nick Richards]
I wanna be a cowboy
And you can be my cowgirl
I wanna be a cowboy
And you can be my cowgirl
I wanna be a cowboy

[Guitar Solo]
...

I Talk to the Wind
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... "I Talk to the Wind" is the second track from the British progressive rock band King Crimson's debut album, In the Court of the Crimson King (1969).

Starting immediately after the cacophony that ends "21st Century Schizoid Man", the mood of this song is a stark contrast; it is serene, simple and peaceful. Ian McDonald's flute begins the song, and is one of the lead instruments throughout.[3] He also plays a classical-inspired solo in the middle of the song as a "C" section and a longer one at the end as a coda. ...

King Crimson - I Talk To The Wind (1969)
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In the Court of the Crimson King (box set)
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... In the Court of the Crimson King is the first of the major box set releases from English progressive rock group King Crimson, released in 2010 by Discipline Global Mobile & Panegyric Records.

The set features recordings from the band's initial lineup and the sessions for their 1969 debut album In the Court of the Crimson King, including several mixes of the album.

Containing 5 CDs, 1 DVD, copious sleeve notes and replica memorabilia, In the Court of the Crimson King covers the genesis of King Crimson. ...

Of note is that the DVD in the set is actually a DVDA, i.e., DVD-audio.

The DVD-Audio disc contains releases (including stereo and 5.1 surround sound releases) of the album in 96/24 digital format. See Disc 6 in the Wiki article linked above.

All that aside...

imo, one of the all-time great albums.

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... With the change in TikTok ownership, TikTok users in the U.S. are collectively freaking out over the company's updated privacy policy after being alerted to the changes through an in-app message. The revised document details the U.S. joint venture's conditions for using its service, including the specific location information it may collect. Many users are also posting to social media about language found in the policy, which says that TikTok could collect sensitive information about its users, including their "sexual life or sexual orientation, status as transgender or nonbinary, citizenship or immigration status."

But despite the panic, this disclosure isn't new " and it doesn't mean what many users fear. The same language appeared in TikTok's privacy policy before the ownership deal closed, and it's primarily there to comply with state privacy laws like California's Consumer Privacy Act, which requires companies to agree to disclose to consumers what "sensitive information" is collected. Similar disclosures appear in other social media apps' policies.

To understand why users are concerned -- and why the policy reads this way -- it helps to look at both the current political climate and the legal requirements TikTok is navigating.

Specifically, the policy states that TikTok could process information from users' content or what they may share through surveys, including information about their "racial or ethnic origin, national origin, religious beliefs, mental or physical health diagnosis, sexual life or sexual orientation, status as transgender or nonbinary, citizenship or immigration status, or financial information." ...

DHS keeps trying and failing to unmask anonymous ICE critics online
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... Community watch groups have a playbook to keep ICE away from subscriber information. ...

he Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has backed down from a fight to unmask the owners of Instagram and Facebook accounts monitoring Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) activity in Pennsylvania.

One of the anonymous account holders, John Doe, sued to block ICE from identifying him and other critics online through summonses to Meta that he claimed infringed on core First Amendment-protected activity.

DHS initially fought Doe's motion to quash the summonses, arguing that the community watch groups endangered ICE agents by posting "pictures and videos of agents' faces, license plates, and weapons, among other things."

This was akin to "threatening ICE agents to impede the performance of their duties," DHS alleged. DHS's arguments echoed DHS Secretary Kristi Noem, who has claimed that identifying ICE agents is a crime, even though Wired noted that ICE employees often post easily discoverable LinkedIn profiles.

To Doe, the agency seemed intent on testing the waters to see if it could seize authority to unmask all critics online by invoking a customs statute that allows agents to subpoena information on goods entering or leaving the US.

But then, on January 16, DHS abruptly reversed course, withdrawing its summonses from Meta.

A court filing confirmed that DHS dropped its requests for subscriber information last week, after initially demanding Doe's "postal code, country, all email address(es) on file, date of account creation, registered telephone numbers, IP address at account signup, and logs showing IP address and date stamps for account accesses."

The filing does not explain why DHS decided to withdraw its requests. ...

How the TikTok deal could tighten Trump's cultural grip
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... As Trump-friendly billionaires take control of TikTok's U.S. operation, some see the beginnings of a cultural vibe shift' on the platform -- and an echo of changes taking place across the U.S. media landscape. ...

Trump himself expressed hope late Thursday that the deal could cement his place in young voters' hearts.

TikTok "will now be owned by a group of Great American Patriots and Investors, the Biggest in the World, and will be an important Voice," the president wrote on his social media network Truth Social. "Along with other factors, it was responsible for my doing so well with the Youth Vote in the 2024 Presidential Election. I only hope that long into the future I will be remembered by those who use and love TikTok."

Spokespeople for TikTok and the White House did not respond to questions about how the deal could impact TikTok's algorithm or boost right-leaning content on the platform. ...

TikTok US venture to collect precise user location data
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... TikTok's new US joint venture has made changes to its privacy policy that include expanding the type of location data the company can collect from its 200 million American users.

The new policy was published after investors closed a deal with TikTok's Chinese owner ByteDance on Thursday to run the popular short-form video app's business in the US.

The new joint venture said in its updated privacy terms that it may now "collect precise location data, depending on your settings" - a change from the previous policy which allowed for the collection of "approximate" location data.

TikTok did not immediately respond to the BBC's request for comment on the change.

The company policy added that the sensitive personal information would be processed "in accordance with applicable law" and that users can turn off location services in their device settings at any time. ...

The new American TikTok joint venture is also extending its permissions for gathering information about users interactions with TikTok's artificial intelligence (AI) tools.

This includes prompts and questions submitted by users, as well as information about how, when, and where AI content was prompted or created.

TikTok USDS Joint Venture LLC is comprised of three managing investors including cloud computing giant Oracle, which is investing heavily in AI infrastructure and has taken on significant debt to finance its ambitions in the burgeoning space.

Oracle is chaired by Larry Ellison, a Republican megadonor and longtime ally of US President Donald Trump, whose administration helped broker the US TikTok deal. ...