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Exactly what you would expect - and want to see. Donny being adoring and gracious and Betty pretending (or not pretending) to get steamy. The volume is low, so turn it up if you need to.

Jay Osmond said, "The song was recorded at MGM in Hollywood and we added that distinctive “Wah! Wah!” intro sound afterwards. Alan had written the lyrics, which talked about horsepower, and he said: “It’s got to sound like a horse somehow.” We tried everything, then finally found something on Donny’s organ that sounded like a neighing stallion. Donny, the usual co-lead, had no vocal parts on account of his voice being in the middle of changing due to puberty. The record was co-produced by Alan Osmond and Michael Lloyd, who had previously been in psychedelic rock group The West Coast...

The idea of forcing children to attend school is outdated and should be scrapped in favor of a system that encourages learning by choice, state Sen. Aaron Osmond said in calling for an end to compulsory education in Utah. “Some parents act as if the responsibility to educate, and even care for their child, is primarily the responsibility of the public school system,” the South Jordan Republican first wrote on a state Senate blog on Friday. … Osmond said that in the current state of public education, teachers do not receive meaningful support from parents, while at the same time...

The Osmonds are reuniting this summer for a television special celebrating a half-century in the entertainment business. All seven Osmond siblings - Alan, Wayne, Merrill, Jay, Donny, Marie, and Jimmy - are scheduled to be on stage Aug. 13 and 14 for the show being videotaped at The Orleans Hotel Showroom, publicist Kevin Sasaki said from Los Angeles Thursday. Tickets for the live shows range from $75 to $125. "The Osmonds 50th Anniversary, starring The Osmond Brothers, with special guests Donny, Marie, and Jimmy," will be broadcast on PBS stations in March of 2008. "At first it was just a...