Gang of Four
The Gang of Four (simplified Chinese: 四人帮; traditional Chinese: 四人幫; pinyin: Sìrén bāng) was a political faction composed of four Chinese Communist Party officials. They came to prominence during the Cultural Revolution (1966–76) and were later charged with a series of treasonous crimes. The gang's leading figure was Mao Zedong's last wife Jiang Qing. The other members were Zhang Chunqiao, Yao Wenyuan, and Wang Hongwen.
The Gang of Four controlled the power organs of the Communist Party of China through the later stages of the Cultural Revolution, although it remains unclear which major decisions were made by Mao Zedong and carried out by the Gang, and which were the result of the Gang of Four's own planning.
The Gang of Four, together with disgraced general Lin Biao, were labeled the two major "counter-revolutionary forces" of the Cultural Revolution and officially blamed by the Chinese government for the worst excesses of the societal chaos that ensued during the ten years of turmoil. Their downfall on October 6, 1976, a mere month after Mao's death, brought about major celebrations on the streets of Beijing and marked the end of a turbulent political era in China.
Big Two
Big Two (also known as Deuces and other names, see below; Mandarin: 大老二; pinyin: dà lǎo èr; Cantonese: 鋤大D; jyutping: co4 daai6 di2) is a card game similar to the game of Asshole, Crazy Eights, Bullshit, Winner, and other shedding games. It is sometimes called "Chinese poker" because of its Chinese origin and its use of poker hands, though there is actually a different game by that name of an entirely different nature. In Malta it is often referred to as Giappuniza or Ciniza due to its Asian origin.
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This card game has many names, including Big Deuce, Big Two, Top Dog, "The Hannah Game" (used in Canada), Da Lao Er (Mandarin Chinese), Sho Tai Ti, Chor Dai Di, Dai Di (Cantonese), Cap Sa (Hokkien, used in Indonesia), and Pusoy Dos ( Chikicha or Sikitcha in other dialects, a Philippine variant of the game). A common mistake is to confuse this game with Tien Len or Thirteen or 13 because these two games are actually different in the sense that Big Two involves poker hands but Tien Len does not.
Gang of Four (film)
Gang of Four (French: La Bande des quatre) is a 1989 French drama film directed by Jacques Rivette. It was entered into the 39th Berlin International Film Festival, where it won an Honourable Mention.
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Gang of Four (band)
Gang of Four are an English post-punk group, formed in 1977 in Leeds. The original members were singer Jon King, guitarist Andy Gill, bass guitarist Dave Allen and drummer Hugo Burnham. There have been many different line-ups including, among other notable musicians, Sara Lee and Gail Ann Dorsey. After a brief lull in the 1980s, different constellations of the band recorded two studio albums in the 1990s. Between 2004 and 2006 the original line-up was reunited; as of 2013, Gill is the sole original member.
The band plays a stripped-down mix of punk rock, funk and dub, with an emphasis on the social and political ills of society. Gang of Four are widely considered one of the leading bands of the late 1970s/early 1980s post-punk movement. Their early 80s albums (Songs of the Free and Hard) found them softening some of their more jarring qualities, and drifting towards dance-punk and disco. Their debut album, Entertainment!, ranked at Number 483 in Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Albums of All Time, and is listed by Pitchfork Media as the 8th best album of the 1970s. David Fricke of Rolling Stone described Gang of Four as "probably the best politically motivated band in rock & roll."
Gang of Four (Harlem)
The Gang of Four, also known as the Harlem Clubhouse, was an African-American political coalition from Harlem whose members later ascended to top political posts. It is named after the Gang of Four of China.
The four members were:
The son of Basil Paterson, David Paterson, became Governor of New York in 2008 following the resignation of Eliot Spitzer.
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Gang of Four (Afghanistan)
The Gang of Four in the politics of Afghanistan was a group consisting of Aslam Watanjar, Sayed Muhammad Gulabzoy, Sherjan Mazdoryar and Assadulah Sarwari who supported Nur Muhammad Taraki in his power struggle against Hafizullah Amin.
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Gang of Four
ALBUMS
- Content released: 2011
- Songs of the Free released: 2008
- Return the Gift released: 2005
- A Brief History of the Twentieth Century released: 2004
- Hard / Solid Gold released: 2003
- 100 Flowers Bloom released: 1998
- Solid Gold / Another Day/Another Dollar released: 1996
- Entertainment! released: 1995
- Shrinkwrapped released: 1995
- Entertainment! / Yellow EP released: 1995
- Mall released: 1991
- The Peel Sessions Album released: 1990
- At the Palace released: 1984
- Hard released: 1983
- Solid Gold released: 1981
- Anthrax Marxists released:
A Brief History of the Twentieth Century
Released 2004- At Home He's a Tourist
- Damaged Goods
- Natural's Not in It
- Not Great Men
- Anthrax
- Return the Gift
- It's Her Factory
- What We All Want (live)
- Paralysed
- A Hole in the Wallet
- Cheeseburger
- To Hell With Poverty!
- Capital (It Fails Us Now)
- Call Me Up
- I Will Be a Good Boy
- The History of the World
- I Love a Man in a Uniform
- Is It Love
- Womantown
- We Live as We Dream, Alone
Hard / Solid Gold
Released 2003- Is It Love
- I Fled
- Silver Lining
- Woman Town
- A Man With a Good Car
- It Don't Matter
- Arabic
- A Piece of My Heart
- Independence
- Paralysed
- What We All Want
- Why Theory?
- If I Could Keep It for Myself
- Outside the Trains Don't Run on Time
- Cheeseburger
- The Republic
- In the Ditch
- A Hole in the Wallet
- He'd Send In the Army
100 Flowers Bloom
Released 1998- Not Great Men
- I Parade Myself (Alan Moulder Catwalk Club mix)
- Paralysed
- To Hell With Poverty (7" single version)
- The History of the World (live, 1984)
- Return the Gift
- Natural's Not in It
- Capital (It Fails Us Now)
- Anthrax (live, 1980)
- Woman Town
- Unburden Unbound
- What We All Want (live, 1981)
- Cheeseburger
- If I Could Keep It for Myself (live, 1981)
- Everybody Wants to Come
- Shrinkwrapped
- History's Bunk!
- A Hole in the Wallet
- Motel
- Damaged Goods (EMI version, 1979)
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Outside The Trains Don't Run On Time
by: Gang of FourKeeping up nostalgic
Want to own tomorrow
Discipline is his passion
Now is enough
Outside the trains don't run on time
He believes it's not coincidence
He thinks the blood will run them down
Hold, it's no castle
It's once it's white to run and fetch
Order his obsession, order, order
Discipline is his passion
Now the stench is done
Order his obsession
Now the stench is done
Outside the trains don't run on time
He believes it's not coincidence
He thinks the blood will run them down
Hold, it's no castle
It's once it's white to run and fetch
Order his obsession
The trains don't run on time
The scoundrel discipline is his passion
Now stench is done