Entertainment is an action, event or activity that aims to entertain, amuse and interest a public ("public" can consist of one person). This audience can have a passive role, as in the case of a play, a show on a TV or a movie, or active, as in the case of a video game. The holidays, games, reading and viewing works of art are not generally considered entertainment, but rather as a pastime. for the entertainment generally requires that the supplier of the show is visible to the viewer, with the exception of video games. The entertainment can attract an audience and influence their actions and thoughts. Active forms of amusement, such as sports, are more often considered to be recreation. Activities such as personal reading or practicing a musical instrument are considered to be hobbies or pastimes.
Entertainment may also provide fun, enjoyment and laughter. The industry that provides entertainment is called the entertainment industry. There are many forms of entertainment for example: cinema, theatre, sports, games and social dance. Puppets, clowns, pantomimes and cartoons tend to appeal to children, though many adults may also find them enjoyable.
Scott Joplin (ca. 1867/1868? – April 1, 1917) was an American composer and pianist. Joplin achieved fame for his ragtime compositions, and was later dubbed "The King of Ragtime". During his brief career, Joplin wrote 44 original ragtime pieces, one ragtime ballet, and two operas. One of his first pieces, the Maple Leaf Rag, became ragtime's first and most influential hit, and has been recognized as the archetypal rag.
Joplin was born into a musical African American family of laborers in Northeast Texas, and developed his musical knowledge with the help of local teachers, most notably Julius Weiss. Joplin grew up in Texarkana, where he formed a vocal quartet, and taught mandolin and guitar. During the late 1880s he left his job as a laborer with the railroad, and travelled around the American South as an itinerant musician. He went to Chicago for the World's Fair of 1893, which played a major part in making ragtime a national craze by 1897.
Joplin moved to Sedalia, Missouri in 1894, and earned a living teaching piano and going on tour across the Southern US. In Sedalia, he taught future ragtime composers Arthur Marshall, Scott Hayden and Brun Campbell. Joplin began publishing music in 1895, and publication of his Maple Leaf Rag in 1899 brought him fame and had a profound influence on subsequent writers of ragtime. It also brought the composer a steady income for life. During his lifetime, Joplin did not reach this level of success again and frequently had financial problems.
Cory Hall (born December 5, 1976 in Bakersfield, California) is a former American football safety in the National Football League. He was drafted by the Cincinnati Bengals in the third round of the 1999 NFL Draft. He played college football at Fresno State.
Hall also played for the Atlanta Falcons.
Marvin Frederick Hamlisch (born June 2, 1944) is an American composer. He is one of only eleven people to have been awarded Emmys, Grammys, Oscars, and a Tony. He is also one of only two people to have won those four prizes and also a Pulitzer Prize (the other is Richard Rodgers). Hamlisch has also won two Golden Globes.
Hamlisch was born in New York City to Viennese Jewish parents: Lilly Schachter and Max Hamlisch. His father was an accordionist and bandleader. Hamlisch was a child prodigy, and by age five he began mimicking music he heard on the radio on the piano. A few months before he turned seven, in 1951, he was accepted into what is now the Juilliard School Pre-College Division. His first job was as a rehearsal pianist for Funny Girl with Barbra Streisand. Shortly after that, he was hired by producer Sam Spiegel to play piano at Spiegel's parties. This connection led to his first film score, The Swimmer. His favorite musicals growing up were My Fair Lady, Gypsy, West Side Story, and Bye Bye Birdie.
Daichi Miura (三浦 大知, Miura Daichi?) (born 24 August 1987) is a Japanese singer, dancer, choreographer, songwriter. He belongs to Vision Factory and signed a record contract with Avex. (The label is SONIC GROOVE.)
Miura first debuted as a singer in 1997 with the group Folder, consisting of students from Okinawa Actors School, which he attended. He left the group in 2000 due to his voice changing as a result of puberty. On August 1, 2004, he declared he would come back as a solo artist, and did so in March 2005 with the single "Keep It Goin' On." Since his solo debut, he has released 11 singles and 3 albums.
He is not only excellent in singing, but also in dance performance. He often writes the lyrics and music to his songs, himself. Most of his songs were choreographed by himself since "Inside Your Head" was released.
I am the entertainer I know just where I stand
Another serenader another long haired man
Today I am your champion I may have won your heart
But I know the game you'll forget my name I won't be here in another year
If I don't stay on the charts
I am the entertainer had to pay my price
Things I didn't know at first I learned by doing twice
But still they come to haunt me still they want their say
So I learn to dance with my hands in my pants
Rub my neck and just write 'em a check and they'll be on their way
I am the entertainer I've been all around the world
I played all kinds of places played all kinds of girls
I don't remember faces I don't remember names
What the hell it's just as well cause after a while and a thousand miles
It all becomes the same
I am the entertainer I come to do my show
You heard my latest record spin on the radio
Well it took me years to write it the best years of my life
It's a beautiful song but it ran too long wanna have a hit you gotta make it fit
So they cut it down to 3:05
I am the entertainer Idol of my age
Make all kinds of money boy when I go on the stage
They see me in the paper and in the magazines
If I go cold my feet get sore put me in the back of the discount rack
like another can of beans
I am the entertainer know just where I stand...
so you come outside
to finally take a look
up in the sky
where the angels dream at night
I said hey that's my star your dreaming upon
girl get your own star before I wish you gone
and she said little boy what you gonna do with your life
are you gonna be a doctor
what your daddy would like
and I said that's pretty far
way down the road
I'm only seven with a second grade load
how was your date last night
oh and what was his name
did you have a good time
or was it one to shame
his name was Adam
the date went great
are you psyched for the fall
your going on grade 8
and she said little boy what you gonna do with your life
are you gonna be a doctor
what your daddy would like
and I said don't jump the gun
I've got plenty of time
but yeah I'd like to have a business
that I could call mine
so you got your masters in psychology
that sounds really cool
can you got me one for free
I'll be interning for a year or two
hows college life been treating you
and she said little boy what you gonna do with your life
you gonna be a doctor
what your daddy would like
and I said I found my happiness
hope dad approves
I'm an entertainer my sound will make you move
What I know of you I've only seen on the T.V.
heard on the radio
or read in the news
there's nothing else to see or to hear about in your defense
the verdict's in the word is out we know about you
and you have no voice
you have no choice
you could build yourself a fortress but you can't talk to me
and there's no way it's gonna go away
while the news of your success is right in front of me
make your bed
lie in it
don't complain
we're the same
or are we
you grew up way too fast
and the spotlight was as hot as you
our interest only fed by you you're bigger than life
accountability to me is your every sacred privacy
and who you know and where you eat are noted and key
where did you come from are you real?
how did you get this much appeal?
a modern god we follow you
where do you start and do you end
are you a part of our pretend
I'm just the pleaser You sure look pleased I'm just the pleaser You sure look pleased
I'm just the taxi-driver You get driven around I'm just the taxi-driver And you get driven around
Entertainer I'll keep you entertained The entertainer I'll keep you entertained
You can call me Mr. Three You can call me Mr. Five You can call me Mr. Nine I'll keep you entertained
so you come outside
to finally take a look
up in the sky
where the angels dream at night
I said hey that's my star your dreaming upon
girl get your own star before I wish you gone
and she said little boy what you gonna do with your life
are you gonna be a doctor
what your daddy would like
and I said that's pretty far
way down the road
I'm only seven with a second grade load
how was your date last night
oh and what was his name
did you have a good time
or was it one to shame
his name was Adam
the date went great
are you psyched for the fall
your going on grade 8
and she said little boy what you gonna do with your life
are you gonna be a doctor
what your daddy would like
and I said don't jump the gun
I've got plenty of time
but yeah I'd like to have a business
that I could call mine
so you got your masters in psychology
that sounds really cool
can you got me one for free
I'll be interning for a year or two
hows college life been treating you
and she said little boy what you gonna do with your life
you gonna be a doctor
what your daddy would like
and I said I found my happiness
hope dad approves
I'm not an artist,
I'm an asshole without a job,
making money off alcohol.
Making money off calling myself out,
"Look at me! A fraud, a phony!"
Entertainer-
that's all you'll ever become.
You're no artist - you're a musician.
So entertain us,
come on and sing us a song.
Keep the customers drunk.
I'm not a writer,
I'm a kid with a guitar,
and a notebook of scattered thoughts.
Hum a tune, strum the blues,
write some cryptic words.
Whatever works to get you to the next verse.
Entertainer-
and once the curtains are drawn
you're screaming contradiction.
So entertain us,
come on, sing us a song
The customer's never wrong
I'm not a singer,
I'm the one with the microphone.
I've been making shit up as I go.
I'm not a singer -
they handed me a microphone,
said "Play along! the show's gotta go on!"
And the show must go on
"Entertain us! Entertain us!"
Give the customers what they want.
Entertainer-
you're so down in the mouth,