The Good Stuff

"The Good Stuff" is a song written by Jim Collins and Craig Wiseman, and recorded by American country music artist Kenny Chesney. It was released in May 2002 as the second single from his album No Shoes, No Shirt, No Problems.

The song was Chesney's fifth Number One single on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks charts. At the time, it was also his longest-lasting Number One, having spent a total of seven weeks at the top of the charts (a record since tied by his 2003 single "There Goes My Life"). It was also named as the Number One country music single of 2002 according to Billboard, and it reached Number 22 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.

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"The Good Stuff" is a mid-tempo song based on different meanings of the phrase "the good stuff". In the first verse, the narrator explains that he has just had a fight with his wife, so he goes to a bar. Seeing only the bartender in the bar, he then asks for "the good stuff" (i.e., a good alcoholic beverage). The bartender then explains that the "good stuff", which cannot be found at the bar, is the love between a man and woman, and the memories that they make together, such as "dropping the ring in the spaghetti plate / 'Cause your hands are shaking so much".

Good Stuff (disambiguation)

Good Stuff may refer to:

Form of the Good

Plato describes "The Form of the Good", or more literally "the idea of the good" (ἡ τοῦ ἀγαθοῦ ἰδέα), in his dialogue the Republic (508e2–3), speaking through the character of Socrates. Plato introduces several forms in his works, but identifies the Form of the Good as the superlative. This form is the one that allows a philosopher-in-training to advance to a philosopher-king. It cannot be clearly seen or explained, but once it is recognized, it is the form that allows one to realize all the other forms.

Usages in The Republic

The first references we see in The Republic to the Form of the Good can be found within the conversation between Glaucon and Socrates (454 c–d). When trying to answer such difficult questions pertaining to the definition of justice, Plato identifies that we should not “introduce every form of difference and sameness in nature” instead we must focus “on the one form of sameness and difference that was relevant to the particular ways of life themselves” which is the Form of the Good. This Form is the basis for understanding all other Forms, it is what allows us to understand everything else. Through the conversation between Socrates and Glaucon (508 a–c) Plato analogizes the Form of the Good with the sun as it is what allows us to see things. Here, Plato describes how the sun allows for sight. But he makes a very important distinction, “sun is not sight” but it is “the cause of sight itself.” As the sun is in the visible realm, the Form of Good is in the intelligible realm. It is “what gives truth to the things known and the power to know to the knower”. It is not only the “cause of knowledge and truth, it is also an object of knowledge”.

Law & Order: Criminal Intent (season 5)

The fifth season of Law & Order: Criminal Intent premiered on NBC on September 25, 2005, and ended on May 14, 2006.

This season featured the series's first two-part episode and "Cruise to Nowhere" was referenced later for an eighth season episode titled "All In".

This season of Law & Order: CI remained in its time slot of NBC Sunday's at 9PM/8c, its final season in this slot on NBC; its move to Tuesdays in the sixth season caused a ratings decline. During the 2005–2006 network TV season episodes were up against episodes of Desperate Housewives on ABC and episodes of Family Guy and American Dad! on Fox. The show "roller coasted" in the ratings with the competition, but NBC executives were impressed with the 11 million viewers per week it was able to retain.

Cast and crew changes

Veteran stars Vincent D'Onofrio, Kathryn Erbe, Jamey Sheridan, and Courtney B. Vance returned for the fifth season of Law & Order: CI. This season, long-time Law & Order franchise actor, Chris Noth reprises his role of Detective Mike Logan partnered with Annabella Sciorra as Detective Carolyn Barek, alternating episodes with D'Onofrio and Erbe (all four work together in the two-part episode "In The Wee Small Hours"). This stemmed from star Vincent D'Onofrio fainting twice from exhaustion, once on set and again at his home, during the fourth season.

Good Stuff

Good Stuff is the sixth studio album by new wave band The B-52s, released in 1992. This is the first (and only) B-52s album in which vocalist Cindy Wilson does not appear, though she rejoined some years later.

A moderate radio hit had been achieved with the title track called "Good Stuff" and the album itself was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Alternative Music Album at the 1993 Grammys, but lost to Tom Waits' Bone Machine.

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Good Stuff (Kelis song)

"Good Stuff" is a song by American R&B singer-songwriter Kelis from her debut album, Kaleidoscope (1999). Written and produced by The Neptunes, the song was released as the album's second single, and features a guest appearance from American rapper Pusha T, formerly known as Terrar, one half of the hip hop duo Clipse. The single failed to chart on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 and only managed limited success in select European markets, but nevertheless became a second top twenty hit for Kelis on the UK Singles Chart, peaking at number nineteen.

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Good Stuff (The B-52's song)

"Good Stuff" is a song by The B-52's and title track from their 1992 album of the same name. The song placed at #28 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 singles chart, #10 on the U.S. Hot 100 Airplay chart (98th for 1992), and #1 on the U.S. Modern Rock Tracks chart. It also placed #21 in the UK. The single achieved its greatest success in Japan. The music video for "Good Stuff" also features a small cameo by RuPaul.

The song was featured in the film D2: The Mighty Ducks.

The instrumental non-album track "Return To Dreamland" was the b-side on some editions, while remixes were featured on other versions.

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