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Irony or too-clever posturing seemed to hit the wrong note.

'What would happen if you tried it and hit the wrong notes?'

And after some backsliding in the reprise, they tread ever so slowly and carefully the fourth time to hit the wrong notes just right.

In band, all of us are on the field all the time and if a third clarinet hits the wrong note it affects us all."

Ghulam Mohiuddin, plays an undefeated attorney who happens to have hit the wrong note with a criminal top dog named Chandia.

(You Hit the Wrong Note) Billy Goat" / "Rockin' Rollin' Rover" (Decca 30314)

NICK FALDO turned golf's showdown of the year into a calypso carnival before hitting the wrong note in the £1.8 million Johnnie Walker World Championship here yesterday.

This gimmick was used for the opening of the hit Haley single's "See You Later Alligator", "(You Hit the Wrong Note) Billy Goat" and "Rip It Up".

- 08:42 UK time, Friday, 5 October 2007 Hitting the wrong note... - 07:00 UK time, Friday, 5 October 2007 What's happening on November 1st ?

Though I must confess he vexed me with his tragic airs and his human life--he has a singular genius for hitting the wrong note; people will accept that kind of thing from a learned man, but not from him; yet he will be prating.

Haley was impressed by O'Keefe, giving him a song to record ("You Hit The Wrong Note, Billy Goat") and recommending him to Ken Taylor, A&R manager of leading local record company Festival Records.

He helped start Johnny O'Keefe's career when he was the first DJ to play O'Keefe's first record, "You Hit the Wrong Note Billy Goat", and recommending he cover the Isley Brothers' "Shout", which became JOK's signature hit.

But on the other hand, neither would he make an abrupt move that might once again strike the wrong note.

He cursed himself silently for striking the wrong note yet again.

Politicians often strike the wrong notes on this front.

Clay marveled at Billy's gift for striking the wrong note.

The knock on 20-something teachers, several yogis of all ages said, is that they can so easily strike the wrong note.

He had struck the wrong note.

Underpinning is a good choice of a word here -"a supporting structure" -but leading strikes the wrong note as a modifier.

Why, Hay wondered, was he so expert at always striking the wrong note with Del when, with everyone else, he had always had-owed his career to, in fact-perfect pitch?

The only dish that strikes the wrong note is macarhomard: the penne with lobster and cheese is a dull, one-note dish that has none of the finesse of the other entrees.

While unlimited music downloads that can be transferred to a PC and even played after the subscription runs out are great ideas, Nokia's use of PlaysForSure DRM strikes the wrong note in a way that surely would make William Hung proud.