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"Hold Me Closer," the high-profile collaboration between and Britney Spears , officially arrived on August 26, 2022, marking a major cultural milestone for both artists. For John, it continued a successful streak of "modernized" mashups of his classic hits, following the global success of "Cold Heart" with Dua Lipa. For Spears, the track was far more personal: it served as her first new musical release in six years and, crucially, her first since the termination of her 13-year conservatorship in November 2021. The Composition and Collaborative Spirit
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Produced by and Cirkut , "Hold Me Closer" is a "disco-infused" and "breezy dance-pop" track that masterfully interpolates three of Elton John's most iconic works: "Hold Me Closer," the high-profile collaboration between and
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If anything, I would have been more open to an expanded role for Beorn, rather than the Legolas/Tauriel arc.
I think we've come to a place where movies are so bad (lame propaganda written by adults who cry a lot) that yesterday's bad movies seem kind of fun by comparison.
I don't think I'll get past the fact that *The Hobbit* has the wrong tone in nearly every single scene: dramatic and scary where it should be adventurous, or silly where it should be miserable (as when they enter Mirkwood). Not to mention about half of it is an advertisement for a trilogy I've already watched.
But hey, at least it isn't about Trump.