>>>I'm still not sure what's the meaning of "near East" in English, if middle denotes the area inhabited by Semitic, Turkic and Persian peoples.
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>>http://www.allthelyrics.com/lyrics/lone_justice/east_of_eden-lyrics-614518.html
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>You should be aware that about 90% of biblical references are completely lost on me. While I have read the Matthew, that was solely for the purpose of comparing the story with the Superstar musical (musical what?). I never had to study it to any depth.
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>>I saw them in 1987 in Manchester, England. The lead singer was Maria McKee, a whirling dervish standing about 5 foot nothing. Her singing "You are the Light" was one of the most tremendous concert experiences of my life. It was like Janis Joplin brought back to life. It was in a club and I was right in front of the stage. She looked straight into my eyes for most of the song. I was just raving about being close to Keef as he played but this was just as memorable.
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>Musicians can do that to you. I've had my moments as well.

I went to the show with a group of people from work, four Yanks and a guy from London. Afterwards I thought we would go backstage and say hello to Maria. I told the bouncer she had been making eye contact with me. He was unimpressed.