It is difficult to believe reports that there were only 30 or 40 West Indians present at the ground, but however many there were, they made their presence felt by exuberant shouting, singing and the rattling of tin cans throughout the game, in ways that astonished the natives and transformed for ever the ethos of test cricket.
Every track bursts with Satchmo's creativity, from the stop-time choruses of "Cornet Shop Suey" and "Potato Head Blues" to the exuberant scat singing of "Heebie Jeebies" and the majesty of "West End Blues".Some critics, however, detected a decline in his later work, complaining of his formulaic routines with undistinguished big bands and the endless touring of his All-Stars.
As he sailed down the Hudson river toward a ceremonial flick of the switch that would bring electric light to the statue, not only were there hundreds of celebrating on-lookers along the route and exuberant patriotic singing, but something new.
Or how about the infamous Soul Time sketch, in which Moore plays exuberant R&B piano while singing: "I'm a nigger and I fucked a white chick"?
While triumphalistic Christians sing exuberant choruses and talk of miraculous healing, Welby knows from firsthand experience that bereavement and tears and unanswered prayers are part of the reality of life.
Mr. West has cited the electro-pop pioneer Gary Numan and T J Swan, who sang exuberant, nasal hooks on many a 1980s Queens rap track, as vocal reference points for this album, though in truth hearing Mr. West try to sing these songs is far weirder.
Or perhaps it was because Jackson's life and career appeared to have been falling apart for years – fans had grieved for the passing of the exuberant kid who sang ABC and the genius who stole the show peforming Billie Jean at Motown's 25th anniversary long before he actually died – while Bowie and Prince were in the midst of renaissances.
The US team disembarked in Cherbourg on 19 May, "singing, cheering and exuberant", according to one newspaper, before venturing to Paris to prepare for their first-round game against Estonia (many newspapers spelled it Esthonia back then) six days later at what is known today as The "Chariots of Fire Olympicss.
After the bang, the exuberant cast sings Sister Sledge's 1979 hit "We Are Family".
