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Street performance or busking is the practice of performing in public places, for gratuities, which are generally in the form of money and edibles. People engaging in this practice are called street performers, buskers, street musicians, minstrels, or troubadours.
Street performance dates back to antiquity, and occurs all over the world.
Performances can be just about anything that people find entertaining. Performers may do acrobatics, animal tricks, balloon twisting, card tricks, caricatures, clowning, comedy, contortions and escapes, dance, singing, fire eating, fire breathing, fortune-telling, juggling, magic, mime and a mime variation where the artist performs as a living statue, musical performance, puppeteering, snake charming, storytelling or recite poetry or prose as a bard, street art such as sketching and painting, street theatre, sword swallowing, and even put on a flea circus.
There have been performances in public places for gratuities in every major culture in the world, dating back to antiquity. This art form was the most common means of employment for entertainers before the advent of recording and personal electronics. Prior to that, a person had to produce any music or entertainment, save for a few mechanical devices such as the barrel organ, the music box, and the piano roll. Organ grinders were commonly found busking in the old days.
Oliver "Olly" Stanley Murs (born 14 May 1984 in Witham, Essex, England) is an English singer-songwriter, musician and TV presenter. Murs rose to fame after being the runner-up on the sixth series of The X Factor. He is currently signed to Epic Records and Syco Music.
In late August 2010, Murs released his debut single "Please Don't Let Me Go", which debuted at number one on the UK Singles Charts, becoming Murs' second number one single after releasing "You Are Not Alone" with the other series 6 finalists. "Please Don't Let Me Go" received a Silver certification by the BPI. He released his second single from his debut album "Thinking of Me" which charted at number four on the UK Singles Charts, however the single also got a Silver certification by the BPI. "Heart Skips a Beat" was released and became his third number-one hit. Murs' second single from his follow up album In Case You Didn't Know, "Dance with Me Tonight", became his fourth to reach number one.
In November 2010, Murs released his self-titled debut album, which entered the UK Albums Chart at number two, with the biggest week one album sales for a debut album in 2010, with over 108,000 albums sold. The album went on to sell over 600,000 copies, and was certificated double platinum by the BPI. In November 2011, Murs released his second album, In Case You Didn't Know. The album entered the charts at number one, and has spawned two number one singles. In May 2011, it was announced that Murs would return to The X Factor to co-present spin-off show The Xtra Factor with Caroline Flack. It was also confirmed that Murs would present a Celebrity Club Classic show on Heart FM. He also has an active Twitter account with over 2 million followers as of May 2012.
Actors: Bill Nighy (actor), Richard Curtis (director), Tom Hollander (actor), Gino Picciano (actor), Tim Bevan (producer), Richard Curtis (writer), Richard Griffiths (actor), Lee Nicholas Harris (actor), Paul Blackwell (actor), Paul Blackwell (actor), Lindsay Duncan (actress), Richard E. Grant (actor), Greg Bennett (actor), Jill McCullough (miscellaneous crew), Eric Fellner (producer),
Plot: At the age of 21, Tim Lake (Domhnall Gleeson) discovers he can travel in time... The night after another unsatisfactory New Year party, Tim's father (Bill Nighy) tells his son that the men in his family have always had the ability to travel through time. Tim can't change history, but he can change what happens and has happened in his own life-so he decides to make his world a better place...by getting a girlfriend. Sadly, that turns out not to be as easy as you might think. Moving from the Cornwall coast to London to train as a lawyer, Tim finally meets the beautiful but insecure Mary (Rachel McAdams). They fall in love, then an unfortunate time-travel incident means he's never met her at all. So they meet for the first time again-and again-but finally, after a lot of cunning time-traveling, he wins her heart. Tim then uses his power to create the perfect romantic proposal, to save his wedding from the worst best-man speeches, to save his best friend from professional disaster and to get his pregnant wife to the hospital in time for the birth of their daughter, despite a nasty traffic jam outside Abbey Road. But as his unusual life progresses, Tim finds out that his unique gift can't save him from the sorrows and ups and downs that affect all families, everywhere. There are great limits to what time travel can achieve, and it can be dangerous too.
Keywords: boyfriend-girlfriend-relationship, expectant-father, expectant-mother, family-relationships, father-son-relationship, maternity-ward, new-year's-eve, pregnancy, pregnant, pregnant-brideActors: Taylor Handley (producer), Taylor Handley (actor), Brian Scott Robinson (producer), Jordan Albertsen (producer), Jordan Albertsen (editor), Jordan Albertsen (writer), Jordan Albertsen (director), Joslyn Jensen (actress), Chris Koser (producer), Patrick Moote (actor), Paul Benz (actor), James Pidgeon (producer), Laurence Handley (producer), Rory Gannon (actor), Michael Waters (actor),
Genres: Romance, Short,Actors: Colin Mochrie (actor), Dahla MacKenna (miscellaneous crew), Nathan Lomax (miscellaneous crew), Kenny Hotz (actor), Stefan Brogren (actor), Stefan Brogren (director), Jay Manuel (actor), Mike Lobel (actor), Jamie Johnston (actor), Linda Schuyler (producer), Rudy Webb (actor), Charlotte Arnold (actress), Miriam McDonald (actress), Stephen Stohn (producer), Landon Liboiron (actor),
Plot: On the last day of school to celebrate graduation and the end of another school year, the Coyne twins throw a party at their mansion. Spinner finds out, overhearing Holly J. and Jane talk in the changing room, that Jane had an affair with Declan a few months ago. Furious and distraught he breaks up with Jane in front of everybody. He comes back to the Dot to find out that Emma accidentally caused it to blow up in flames. Meanwhile, Holly J. and Declan commence their summer of love with Fiona and Jane tagging along. Holly J. finds out the hard way, unfortunately, that there's only place for one woman in Declan's life...his sister. Will rivalry end the summer of Love? In an attempt to cheer Spinner up, Manny, Jay and Emma bring him to a casino where after a drink to many, Spinner and Emma wake up in a hotel room...married à la Las Vegas. Spinner and Emma decide not to have an annulment and throw together and another wedding in front of all their family and friends. Jane desperately tries to crash the wedding and Holly clings on the Declan any way she possibly can.
Keywords: banana, bikini, catfight, cleavage, diva, divorce-lawyer, drunken-sex, eavesdropping, explosion, internActors: Colin Mochrie (actor), Dahla MacKenna (miscellaneous crew), Nathan Lomax (miscellaneous crew), Kenny Hotz (actor), Stefan Brogren (actor), Stefan Brogren (director), Jay Manuel (actor), Mike Lobel (actor), Jamie Johnston (actor), Linda Schuyler (producer), Rudy Webb (actor), Charlotte Arnold (actress), Miriam McDonald (actress), Stephen Stohn (producer), Landon Liboiron (actor),
Plot: On the last day of school to celebrate graduation and the end of another school year, the Coyne twins throw a party at their mansion. Spinner finds out, overhearing Holly J. and Jane talk in the changing room, that Jane had an affair with Declan a few months ago. Furious and distraught he breaks up with Jane in front of everybody. He comes back to the Dot to find out that Emma accidentally caused it to blow up in flames. Meanwhile, Holly J. and Declan commence their summer of love with Fiona and Jane tagging along. Holly J. finds out the hard way, unfortunately, that there's only place for one woman in Declan's life...his sister. Will rivalry end the summer of Love? In an attempt to cheer Spinner up, Manny, Jay and Emma bring him to a casino where after a drink to many, Spinner and Emma wake up in a hotel room...married à la Las Vegas. Spinner and Emma decide not to have an annulment and throw together and another wedding in front of all their family and friends. Jane desperately tries to crash the wedding and Holly clings on the Declan any way she possibly can.
Keywords: banana, bikini, catfight, cleavage, diva, divorce-lawyer, drunken-sex, eavesdropping, explosion, internActors: Sidney Lumet (miscellaneous crew), Sam Neill (actor), Guy Pearce (actor), Terry Ryan (costume designer), Miranda Otto (actress), Graeme Blundell (actor), Rebecca Gibney (actress), Steven Vidler (actor), Barbara Gibbs (producer), Kristin Witcombe (miscellaneous crew), Justine Clarke (actress), Damien Garvey (actor), Diane Craig (actress), Thom Mount (producer), Jeremy Sims (actor),
Genres: Drama, Thriller,Actors: Dave Gist (miscellaneous crew), Ben Mendelsohn (actor), Jo Weeks (miscellaneous crew), Jeremy Kewley (actor), Charles 'Bud' Tingwell (actor), Rachel Griffiths (actress), Tim Robertson (actor), Bill Murphy (editor), John Fox (miscellaneous crew), Don Bridges (actor), Martin Copping (actor), Kim Gyngell (actor), Frank Gallacher (actor), William Zappa (actor), Susie Porter (actress),
Plot: Amy is a story of a young girl who witnesses her dad's death on stage at a rock concert. She becomes mentally mute/deaf after this, and 4 years later discovers she can communicate only by singing.
Keywords: abusive-husband, australia, character-name-in-title, child's-point-of-view, child-custody, coming-of-age, compassion, deaf-mute, death-of-father, death-of-husbandActors: Jack Palance (actor), Kenneth Welsh (actor), Christian Tessier (actor), A.J. Hordal (miscellaneous crew), Rob Bryanton (composer), Michael Scholar Jr. (actor), Peter D. Marshall (director), Aidan Pendleton (actress), Kevin Robson (actor), Stephen Arsenych (actor), Jim Folk (composer), Gerald Lenton (actor), Gaye Burgess (actress), Robbie Bowen (actor), Aurora Winter (writer),
Genres: Family, Fantasy,Actors: Ben Mendelsohn (actor), Ken Sallows (editor), Andy McPhee (actor), Frankie J. Holden (actor), Oliver Streeton (miscellaneous crew), Daniel Scharf (producer), Michael Evans (actor), Ray Argall (writer), Ray Argall (director), Dennis Coard (actor), Alan Fletcher (actor), Lucinda Clutterbuck (costume designer), Adrian Shirley (actor), John Cruthers (miscellaneous crew), Cristina Pozzan (producer),
Plot: A man and his wife are partners in a small business, a service station, that is stuggling to survive financially. They are visited by his brother, a divorced middle-aged man, who has taken a break from his stressful career in a big business corporation.
Keywords: australia, independent-filmActors: George Baker (actor), Ian Watkin (actor), Noel Trevarthen (actor), John Frawley (actor), Harry Lawrence (actor), Ray Henwood (actor), John McRae (producer), Dean Parker (writer), Christine McCourt (miscellaneous crew), Liam Sweeney (actor), Anna Collingwood (actress), Anna Collingwood (miscellaneous crew), Anna Collingwood (miscellaneous crew), Bernie Allen (composer), Ian Goldingham (actor),
Plot: Martyn Tarne a young actress from New Zealand bears an amazing resemblance to the leading man Adam Poole. Rumours amongst the cast are widespread and speculation and murder fuel the intrigue which Ngaio Marsh has set in London at The Vulcan Theatre.
Keywords: based-on-novelActors: Herbert Mundin (actor), Wilfrid North (actor), Frank Atkinson (actor), Harry Allen (actor), Lionel Belmore (actor), Eric Mayne (actor), Billy Bevan (actor), Lawrence Grant (actor), Ted Billings (actor), Winter Hall (actor), Clive Brook (actor), Brandon Hurst (actor), Claude King (actor), Howard Davies (actor), Richard Quine (actor),
Plot: A cavalcade of English life from New Year's Eve 1899 until 1933 seen through the eyes of well-to-do Londoners Jane and Robert Marryot. Amongst events touching their family are the Boer War, the death of Queen Victoria, the sinking of the Titanic and the Great War.
Keywords: 1900s, 1910s, 1920s, affair, air-raid, airplane, allegory, anti-war, armistice, auld-lang-syneThere's a riot in Atlantic city
Gamblers are running wild
'cause suddenly the sky opened up
and gold was pouring down
people started fighting each other
while they tried to get their share
saying; I've got a gun
so you don't wanna mess with me
There's a flood all over deadwood city
citizens are going mad
'cause suddenly the sky opened up
and rain was pouring down
people started pushing each other
while they tried to clear their way
saying I've got a house
That's sinking in to the ground
On a day like this it shows who you really are
There was this girl from milwaukee
Nobody really knew
Suddenly one night she appeared
on a nation-wide tv-show
Oh, people started talking about her
And the boys were digging her past
Saying we've all been with her
I'm sure she will remember me
On a day like this it shows who you really are
There's an old man in south nevada
He's running the local bar
suddenly the wind whispered news
about how he lost that eye
locals did'nt show up at the bar
until the rumours were revised
saying: We all knew
that was nonsense all the time
On a day like this it shows who you really are
On a day like this it shows who you really are
On a day like this it shows who you really are
On a day like this it shows who you really are
On a day like this it shows who you really are
On a day like this y'all