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n. A return (e.g. to popularity, success, etc.) after an extended period of obscurity.
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Comeback, The Comeback or Come Back may refer to:
Comeback is a 1982 semi-autobiographical film starring Eric Burdon, an English singer-songwriter best known as a member and vocalist of rock band The Animals, and the funk rock band War[1] and for his aggressive stage performance. It was shot first in Los Angeles then in Berlin. Some time after release, MGM released the film on VHS.
A soundtrack to the movie was also released in 1982, Comeback.
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Comeback is an album by Eric Burdon released in 1982, during the Comeback film project. It was the studio album to the film. Live tracks recorded during the sessions were released later on compilations.
It was re-released several times under the name Crawling King Snake and The Road. The Comeback Soundtrack (with studio and live tracks) was released in 1994.
Comeback is a Czech television sitcom which premiered on TV Nova on September 4, 2008.
The Comeback is a type of domestic sheep originating in Australia. This type of sheep results from crossbreds produced by British Longwool sheep and Merinos being mated back to Merinos. This cross is made to achieve a finer, better style of wool. Comeback style wool is also produced by Bond, Cormo and Polwarth sheep and they may prove easier to breed than Comebacks. The Comeback sheep are raised for meat and their fine wool.
"Comeback" is the first single from Grinspoon's sixth album Six to Midnight. The song gained radio airplay in Australia and had a music video filmed for it. The song peaked at No. 48 on the ARIA Singles Chart.
"Comeback" is the thirteenth episode of the second season of the American musical television series Glee, and the thirty-fifth overall. It was written by series creator Ryan Murphy, directed by Bradley Buecker, and premiered on Fox on February 15, 2011. In the episode, glee club director Will Schuester ( Matthew Morrison) allows cheerleading coach Sue Sylvester ( Jane Lynch) to join the McKinley High glee club in an attempt to ease her depression. Club member Sam ( Chord Overstreet) creates a tribute band to teen singer Justin Bieber in order to win the heart of Quinn ( Dianna Agron), and is later joined by the group's other male members, minus co-captain Finn ( Cory Monteith), to recreate Bieber's " Somebody to Love" and woo their significant others.
Prior to broadcast, Murphy dismissed rumors that "Comeback" would serve as a tribute to Bieber, and stated that such episodes are reserved for artists with extensive musical catalogs. "Comeback" was met with mixed reception from critics, who deemed it neither bad nor a standout. Critics such as Bobby Hankinson of the Houston Chronicle appreciated the episode's early Glee aesthetic. Amy Reiter of The Los Angeles Times felt that the episode lacked substance. Sue's storyline, which focuses on her depression and a suicide attempt, was widely criticized for its inappropriateness. The other storylines had mixed to positive reviews, as many critics deemed the Bieber-related subplot the strongest. James Poniewozik of Time compared it favorably to the Madonna tribute episode " The Power of Madonna".
The episode features six musical performances, five of which were released as singles. Upon its initial airing, "Comeback" was watched by over 10.53 million US viewers, and acquired a 4.2/12 Nielsen rating/share in the 18–49 demographic. Unlike the story itself, most critics received the musical numbers with acclaim. The Glee take on Bieber's songs was praised, as were the vocals of cast members Amber Riley and Lea Michele in their duet of " Take Me or Leave Me" from Rent, and the confidence and performance of Ashley Fink in "I Know What Boys Like".
"Comeback" is a song by English recording artist Ella Eyre. It was released on 28 September 2014 as the second single from her debut studio album Feline. The song has charted at number 12 on the UK Singles Chart.
A comeback, in terms of publicity, is a return by a well-known person to the activity in which they initially obtained their fame. Comebacks can occur in all walks of life, and have been noted to occur in entertainment, sports, and politics.
A comeback may occur after a public figure has been forced to withdraw from the public eye due to a real or perceived scandal.
A comeback (or come-from-behind) is an occurrence of an athlete or sports team engaged in a competition overcoming a substantial disadvantage in points or position, particularly if this results in the disadvantaged team winning. It has been described as "the single greatest aspect of competition that most embodies the spirit of what makes sport extraordinary". It has been observed in spectator sports that "dramatic play seems to involve both players; cheering would often escalate when one player gained momentum, and then his/her opponent suddenly turned the tables and made a comeback", with such a result drawing more enthusiasm than one competitor defeating the other without giving up any points. Fans are likely to feel better about a team that loses after staging a "comeback that fell just short" than a team that lost by the same score after having played evenly throughout the match, and then allowed the other team the winning score at the end.
In some sports, the time that it takes to score points makes a comeback impossible when there is too great a point disadvantage to overcome in the time remaining. It has been noted, however, that "[i]n some sports, such as tennis or baseball, a comeback is possible until the very last point, regardless of what the deficit might be". Many sporting news outlets have compiled lists of "greatest comebacks" for various sports.
Some academic study of sports comebacks has been conducted. One study indicated that in the sports of basketball, football, and ice hockey, the team leading in points at the beginning of the final period of play wins the game 80% of the time, with the trailing team overcoming this disadvantage 20% of the time. Another determined that the home team advantage has a significant impact on the probability of a team engineering a late comeback, noting that for professional basketball teams, "the home team is more than three times as likely to make a fourth-quarter comeback than is the visiting team (33.3% versus 10.5%)". A comeback by one competitor may coincide with, or be alternatively characterized as, a " choke" by the opponent allowing the comeback.
Usage examples of "comeback".
Alf Brummel never was good at comebacks for stupid or illtimed questions.
SO utter was the rout that it seemed impossible for the crooks to stage a comeback.
I have searched for my Hanis, hoping he would, with the reincarnation of souls, comeback to me, forsaking all others for, he, my true love.
Now, if Clay had little patience with humans in general, he had even less with humans who invaded his privacy and could only manage the lamest of comebacks.
This fandango of Sunbelt delegate contests allows Edwards, Lieberman and Graham, who are all likely to finish out of the money in Iowa and New Hampshire, to construct credible scenarios for stirring comebacks.
A former antique shop on Zwinger Street was now making a brave comeback as a restaurant, and the Petrified Bagel was furnished, appropriately, with junk.
My own relationship with Buchanan goes back to the New Hampshire primary in 1968 when Nixon was still on the dim fringes of his political comeback.
By the time the lemmings have made a comeback, the Arctic grasslands will also have rejuvenated, in part as a result of the many corpses left in the wake of the lemming famine.
I didn't say anything to that, couldn't think of a comeback that wouldn't be snide.
I scanned the opening sentence- "Sculptor Dane Blackmoor has had more comebacks than an alley cat has lives.
He had had very little leisure for thinking, and so it was a moment or two before he realised that this was not the comeback of the tall bony partner.
I wasn't going to tell on Ruebens and Humans First, so I had to save my smart alec comebacks for later use.
A comeback stuck in Liska's mouth as she got her first look at Ogden's dining companion.
Who knows, maybe the red spruce and sugar maple could make comebacks.