In Memoriam 2022: Irene Cara (1959–2022) Tribute List

An American singer, songwriter, and actress, Irene Cara reached international acclaim performing the title song in the film Fame and the Academy Award winning best original song "Flashdance...What A Feeling" from the film Flashdance. Nominated for numerous awards in her career, Cara won a Golden Globe and two Grammys. She also acted in several other productions on stage, film, and television, including The Wiz and Roots. As a musical artist, she performed hits like "Breakdance" and "Why Me?" This tribute highlights her legacy with song lyrics and biographical articles.
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  1. passion
    any object of warm affection or devotion
    Take your passion
    And make it happen
    – Flashdance…What A Feeling
  2. flame
    combustion of materials producing heat and light and smoke
    I'm gonna make it to heaven
    Light up the sky like a flame
    (Fame)
    I'm gonna live forever
    Baby, remember my name
    – Fame
  3. fame
    the state or quality of being widely honored and acclaimed
    I'm gonna make it to heaven
    Light up the sky like a flame
    (Fame)
    I'm gonna live forever
    Baby, remember my name
    – Fame
  4. wonder
    have a wish or desire to know something
    Sometimes I wonder
    Where I've been
    Who I am, do I fit in?
    – Out Here On My Own
  5. rhythmic
    recurring with measured regularity
    Down by the corner, I keep getting the heat
    Then my feet start moving to the rhythmic beat
    Breakdancing, break out
    – Breakdance
  6. mean
    have a specified degree of importance
    Anyone can see
    What you mean to me
    Anyone can tell I fell for you so easily
    – Anyone Can See
  7. sympathy
    sharing the feelings of others, especially sorrow or anguish
    I don't want your sympathy
    Why me?
    – Why Me?
  8. illusion
    an erroneous mental representation
    Illusions of love would come and go
    I guess you have to hurt before you grow
    And everybody knows
    Never let go of the, never let go of the dream
    – The Dream (Hold On To Your Dream)
  9. naive
    inexperienced
    People say I'm naive
    Wearing my heart on my sleeve
    – You Were Made For Me
  10. spread
    distribute or disperse widely
    Deep in the soul of the world
    I reach out
    From my heart to spread the word
    – All My Heart
  11. serenade
    sing and play for somebody
    And I'll serenade Venus
    I'll serenade Mars
    – I Sing the Body Electric
  12. survive
    continue in existence after
    Love survives, beyond our lives
    I feel those times growing stronger
    – Love Survives
  13. croon
    sing softly
    She scored her most memorable hit with "Flashdance…What a Feeling." With a low, deep voice, she gently crooned the confessions that open the tune, then unleashed a power for sustaining notes in the exclamatory chorus.
    – The New York Times
  14. jubilant
    full of high-spirited delight
    …Cara accepted the Oscar for best original song for "Flashdance...What a Feeling," along with the songwriting team of Flashdance (1983)—music by Giorgio Moroder, lyrics by Keith Forsey and Cara—for which she sang the jubilant title song.
    – NPR
  15. feat
    a notable achievement
    Both Fame and another single from the film soundtrack, Out Here on My Own (a Top 20 US hit), were nominated for Oscars, and since both were sung by Cara she achieved the rare feat of singing more than one song at an Academy Awards ceremony.
    – The Guardian
Created on Sat Jan 14 17:41:08 EST 2023 (updated Mon Jan 23 13:10:47 EST 2023)

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