"Say Say Say" is a pop song written and performed by Paul McCartney and
Michael Jackson. The track was produced by George Martin for McCartney's
fifth solo album, Pipes of Peace (1983). The song was recorded during
the production of McCartney's 1982 Tug of War album. After its release
in October 1983, "Say Say Say" became Jackson's seventh top-ten hit in a
year. It was a number one hit in the United States, Norway, Sweden and
several other countries, reached number two in the United Kingdom, and
peaked within the top ten in more than 20 countries, including
Australia, Austria, New Zealand, the Netherlands, and Switzerland.
Certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America, the
song was promoted with a music video directed by Bob Giraldi. The
video – filmed in Santa Ynez Valley, California – features cameo
appearances by Linda McCartney and La Toya Jackson. The short film
centers around two con artists called "Mac and Jack" (played by
McCartney and Jackson), and is credited for the introduction of dialogue
and storyline to music videos.
Read more: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Say_Say_Say>
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Today's selected anniversaries:
1918:
World War I: Following his armed forces' defeat to the Allied
Powers, Bulgarian Tsar Ferdinand I abdicated in favor of his son
Boris III.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boris_III_of_Bulgaria>
1935:
Italian forces under General Emilio De Bono invaded Abyssinia
during the opening stages of the Second Italo-Abyssinian War.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/De_Bono%27s_invasion_of_Abyssinia>
1957:
A California Superior Court judge ruled that Allen Ginsburg's
"Howl" was not obscene, and it went on to become the most popular
American poem to the present day.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Howl>
1981:
The hunger strike by Irish Republican Army prisoners at the
Maze jail in Belfast ended after seven months and 10 deaths.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1981_Irish_hunger_strike>
1990:
East and West Germany officially joined to form the first fully
sovereign united German state since the end of World War II.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/German_reunification>
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Wiktionary's word of the day:
unitive:
Causing or characterized by unity or union.
<https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/unitive>
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Wikiquote quote of the day:
Don't ever make the mistake with people like me thinking we are looking
for heroes. There aren't any and if there were, they would be killed
immediately. I'm never surprised by bad behaviour. I expect it.
--Gore Vidal
<https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Gore_Vidal>