She sold out last year?
<p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>:</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="sentence">sentence</span> (<span word="We">We</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="love">love</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="sold">sold</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="year">year</span> – <span word="She">She</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="decent">decent</span> <span word="artist">artist</span>), <span word="what">what</span> <span word="does">does</span> “<span word="sold">sold</span> <span word="out">out</span>” <span word="mean">mean</span>?</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="Are">Are</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="talking">talking</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="singer">singer</span> <span word="here">here</span>, <span word="or">or</span>?</p><p><span word="Anyways">Anyways</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="artist">artist</span> <span word="sold">sold</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="suggest">suggest</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="betrayed">betrayed</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="artistic">artistic</span> <span word="principles">principles</span>, <span word="ideals">ideals</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="ideology">ideology</span>. <span word="Take">Take</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="pop">pop</span> <span word="singer">singer</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="example">example</span>. <span word="He">He</span>/<span word="she">she</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="sing">sing</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="songs">songs</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="fact">fact</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="might">might</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="written">written</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="lyrics">lyrics</span>. <span word="Their">Their</span> <span word="songs">songs</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="meaningful">meaningful</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="singing">singing</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="sincere">sincere</span>, <span word="giving">giving</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="right">right</span> <span word="vibes">vibes</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="less">less</span> <span word="unknown">unknown</span> – <span word="having">having</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="times">times</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="local">local</span> <span word="television">television</span>.</p><p><span word="Last">Last</span> <span word="year">year</span>, <span word="however">however</span>, <span word="things">things</span> <span word="changed">changed</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="signed">signed</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="record">record</span> <span word="company">company</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="touring">touring</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="cities">cities</span> <span word="ever">ever</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="having">having</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="concerts">concerts</span> <span word="broadcast">broadcast</span> <span word="live">live</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="national">national</span> <span word="TV">TV</span>. <span word="Yeah">Yeah</span>, <span word="they">they</span>’<span word="ve">ve</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="time">time</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="money">money</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="coming">coming</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="bundles">bundles</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="appears">appears</span> <span word="cool">cool</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="comfy">comfy</span>.</p><p><span word="Except">Except</span>, <span word="except">except</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="look">look</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="popular">popular</span> <span word="singer">singer</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="there">there</span>. <span word="Among">Among</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="things">things</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="see">see</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="began">began</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="dress">dress</span> <span word="scantily">scantily</span> – <span word="the">the</span> <span word="record">record</span> <span word="company">company</span> <span word="asked">asked</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="to">to</span>. <span word="Naked">Naked</span> <span word="bodies">bodies</span> <span word="sell">sell</span> <span word="tickets">tickets</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="told">told</span>.</p><p><span word="Which">Which</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="true">true</span>, <span word="of">of</span> <span word="course">course</span>. <span word="To">To</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="extent">extent</span>.</p><p><span word="Thing">Thing</span> <span word="is">is</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="singers">singers</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="losing">losing</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="fans">fans</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="yore">yore</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="fans">fans</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="sold">sold</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="spirit">spirit</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="exchange">exchange</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="fame">fame</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="quick">quick</span> <span word="buck">buck</span>.</p><p><span word="Some">Some</span> <span word="fans">fans</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="sold">sold</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="soul">soul</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="devil">devil</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="stock">stock</span> <span word="phrase">phrase</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="describe">describe</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="situations">situations</span> – <span word="Selling">Selling</span> <span word="one">one</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="soul">soul</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="devil">devil</span>, <span word="of">of</span> <span word="course">course</span>, <span word="was">was</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="famous">famous</span> <span word="legend">legend</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="doctor">doctor</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="sold">sold</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="soul">soul</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="devil">devil</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="power">power</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="knowledge">knowledge</span>.</p>
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