slide 1 of 4. When comparing implicit vs. explicit cost, explicit costs or direct costs are payments for the purchase of productive resources. Such costs are clear and require tangible cash outflow or outlay of money that has a direct impact on profits. Examples include wages, rents, raw materials, and utility bills.
Loraine Teston. The 2002 song Like a Stone is sung by Audioslave. The song is about an old man waiting for death.
Ike and Tina Turner 's version of John Fogerty 's  Proud Mary  is roundly considered a stone soul classic , but although it features a powerful vocal performance from Tina Turner , most of its notoriety is due to its rather camp extended spoken-word introduction , in which Tina overheatedly promises that while the song will start easy , it 's ...