(pictured) for her second studio album, B'Day (2006). The lyrics, about
the breakdown of a relationship with an unfaithful man, have a message
about empowerment. "Irreplaceable" was originally a country record; it
was re-arranged as a mid-tempo ballad with pop and R&B; influences by
modifying the vocal arrangements and instrumentation. It was the third
single from the album in the United States and the second single
elsewhere. It was well received by contemporary music critics, who cited
its distinctive production compared with most songs featured on the
album, and complimented its hook, "To the left, to the left". The song
won Best R&B;/Soul Single at the 2007 Soul Train Music Awards and was
nominated for the Record of the Year award at the 50th Grammy Awards.
Beyoncé's fourth number-one in the US, the single remained at the top
of the US Billboard Hot 100 chart for ten consecutive weeks and was the
best-selling US single of 2007. The single's award-winning music video
was directed by Anthony Mandler and served as the debut performance of
Beyoncé's all-female band, Suga Mama.
Read more: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irreplaceable>
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Today's selected anniversaries:
1484:
Pope Innocent VIII issued the papal bull Summis desiderantes
affectibus, giving Dominican Inquisitor Heinrich Kramer explicit
authority to prosecute witchcraft in Germany.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Summis_desiderantes_affectibus>
1876:
Fire engulfed the Brooklyn Theater (damage pictured) in
Brooklyn, New York, killing at least 278 people, mostly due to smoke
inhalation.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brooklyn_Theater_Fire>
1916:
British Prime Minister H. H. Asquith resigned due to his lack
of vigour over the conduct of the Great War.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/H._H._Asquith>
1939:
The remains of Pedro II of Brazil, who was ousted and exiled
in a republican coup, were buried after being repatriated.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legacy_of_Pedro_II_of_Brazil>
1974:
The Birmingham Americans won the only World Bowl in World
Football League history.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Birmingham_Americans>
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Wiktionary's word of the day:
archeress:
A female archer, a woman who shoots an arrow from a bow: Elizabeth
deigned to show her skill as an archeress, to the detriment of the
dappled deer in the wide park beyond (John Berwick Harwood).
<https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/archeress>
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Wikiquote quote of the day:
Courage is the main quality of leadership, in my
opinion, no matter where it is exercised. Usually it implies some risk
— especially in new undertakings. Courage to initiate something and to
keep it going, pioneering an adventurous spirit to blaze new ways,
often, in our land of opportunity.
--Walt Disney
<https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Walt_Disney>
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