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Earl Greyhound: As heavy as they wanna be. (Photo by Dan Ackerman)
Earl Greyhound: As heavy as they wanna be. (Photo by Dan Ackerman)
Takes one to know one: Timberlake self-spoofs in SNL’s ''Dick in a Box'' vid.
Takes one to know one: Timberlake self-spoofs in SNL’s ''Dick in a Box'' vid.

? HIS OPENER, PINK, on the other hand, stole the show with her performance of “Dear Mr. President” (off her last album, I’m Not Dead), a killer ode to Bush Jr. sung with the heart and gusto of a girl who knows a thing about the military (her dad served in Vietnam). It’s not just about the war, though; it’s also about the difference between earning one’s riches and inheriting them. “Let me tell you ’bout hard work/Minimum wage with a baby on the way/Let me tell you ’bout hard work/Rebuilding your house after the bombs took them away/Let me tell you ’bout hard work/Building a bed out of a cardboard box/Let me tell you ’bout hard work/Hard work, hard work/You don’t know nothing ’bout hard work.”

See, you don’t have to be mealy-mouthed to be popular. Style and substance can work hand-in-glove.

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