Muses "music", and "musing upon". In current literature, the influential role that the Muse plays has been extended to the political sphere. In "Down to Earth", the Muses, espcially Terpsichore (Rita Hayworth), are offended by a vulgar Broadway musical called "Hot Muses", in which they are portrayed as besotted by two American flyers who crash-land on Parnassus. Terpsichore masquerades as a mortal to get the show "improved". All nine Muses appear in the 1980 film "Xanadu", with actress Olivia Newton-John as Terpsichore. Many of the Greek gods, including five of the Muses (Thalia, Clio, Calliope, Melpomene, and Terpsichore) appear in the
The Buzz of Delight The Buzz of Delight The Buzz of Delight was an American band consisting of Matthew Sweet and David Pierce, which was active from 1983–1985. Matthew Sweet grew up in Lincoln, Nebraska. He was musical from an early age, and as a teenager made 4-track cassettes of songs he wrote. Sweet was an early fan of R.E.M., as well as their first producer, Mitch Easter. He had R.E.M.'s first single, "Radio Free Europe", and loved its B-side, "Sitting Still". He met the band when they played a small concert in Lincoln in September 1982, when he was still in high school.