Dystheistic sentiment has also made its way into popular music, evincing itself in controversial songs like " Dear God " by the band XTC ( later covered by Sarah McLachlan ) and " Blasphemous Rumours " by Depeche Mode, which tells the story of a teenage girl who attempted suicide, survived, and turned her life over to God, only to be hit by a car, wind up on life support, and eventually die.

Rumours about a film adaptation of Q have been circulating since the first publication of the book, but they have never turned into reality.

Rumours circulated amongst gamers on the Internet as to why the game turned out so poorly and what was going on behind the scenes at Sigil Games Online.

Rumours circulated that Opee would be the newest member of Quarashi, but Opee turned down the spot, saying that he wanted to concentrate on O. N. E.

Rumours of an extramarital affair came to the public's attention around this date after National MP Brian Connell allegedly confronted Brash in a caucus-meeting about the rumours.

Rumours among his associates ( somewhat confirmed in the GURPS Discworld RPG sourcebook co-written by Pratchett ) imply that the glass eye is in fact a scrying crystal, which might go some way towards explaining his abilities but also means that he implanted notoriously erratic Discworld magic into his own eye-socket.

Rumours gradually grew apace that Mandaric and Redknapp had resolved the dispute that caused Redknapp to walk out in the first place, and that he was poised to rejoin his former club.

Rumours about lindworms as actual animals in Småland rapidly died out ( Sjögren, 1980 ).

Rumours of a falling out among the trio persisted for many years, but all three maintained that they had parted on good terms and that it had simply been time to move on, as they had wanted to pursue careers in different directions.

Rumours spread out as there was a rift in the armed forces.

Rumours of Savage leaving Derby came in July 2008 when he missed out on every pre-season match.

Rumours in later years said that Chapman was responsible for leaving Woolley out as he was jealous of his county team-mate, but Lemmon regards this as unlikely.

Rumours circulated that Gannon would soon be on his way out.

Rumours persisted that General Manager Sam Pollock wanted to bring him out of retirement.

Rumours of a sponsor for 2004 and beyond surfaced, but nothing panned out and the team was sold.

Rumours of planned massacres by both sides were common in the days before the rising and led to a widespread climate of fear.

Rumours of the impending duel leaked and Fitzwilliam was " obliged to quit the house ... hastily in the morning, for fear of arrest by the police ".

" Rumours of the manner of Arthur's death further reduced support for John across the region.

Rumours saw female " guests " ( a euphemism for prostitutes ) referred to as " Nuns ".

After covering the Elvis Presley standard " Can't Help Falling in Love " for the Ted Danson / Howie Mandel film A Fine Mess, she rejoined Fleetwood Mac to record the Tango in the Night album, which went on to become the band's biggest success since Rumours ten years earlier.

Fleetwood Mac's second album after the incorporation of Nicks and Buckingham, 1977's Rumours, produced four US Top 10 singles ( including Nicks's song " Dreams ", which was the band's first and only US number one ) and remained at No. 1 on the American albums chart for 31 weeks, as well as reaching the top spot in various countries around the world.

As a solo artist, she has garnered eight Grammy Award nominations and, with Fleetwood Mac, a further five, of which one was the 1978 award for Album of the Year for Rumours, which they won.

In November 1977, after a New Zealand concert for the Rumours tour, Nicks and Fleetwood, who was married to Jenny Boyd, secretly began an affair.

A newly invigorated and slimmed down Nicks joined Fleetwood Mac for The Dance, a highly successful 1997 tour that coincided with the 20th anniversary of the release of Rumours.

Nicks originally wrote " Secret Love " in 1976 and recorded a demo of it for Fleetwood Mac's 1977 album, Rumours.

Over the years, Nicks has developed a style which she calls her " uniform ", which is best exemplified by the outfit worn on the cover of Fleetwood Mac's Rumours, perhaps the base inspiration for many of her costumes.

Rumours of a reunion for Veronica's annual Golden Oldie-festival appeared to be untrue ; instead Henny and the two Jans joined Ernst and Joost during the encore of CCC Inc .' s 25th anniversary concert at the Melkweg club in Amsterdam.

Rumours abound about Blake's heroism, and other rebel groups use Blake's name for their actions.

Rumours of his ill-health circulated for some time and it appears his editorial duties at Arkham House later lapsed due to this.

In 1979 he composed the score for a ballet, Ursprung which was part of a grouping of three dance works, collectively entitled Underground Rumours, commissioned and performed by The Scottish Ballet.

Rumours have circulated since 2007 that the show would return for a full length series or special but nothing has ever been confirmed or denied.

Rumours that Prince Albert Victor may have committed, or been responsible for, the Jack the Ripper murders were first mentioned in print in 1962.

Rumours occasionally circulated portraying Frame as a contender for the Nobel Prize in literature, most notably in 1998, after a journalist spotted her name at the top of a list later revealed to have been in alphabetical order, and again five years later, in 2003, when Åsa Beckman, the influential chief literary critic at the Swedish daily Dagens Nyheter, wrongly predicted that Frame would win the prestigious prize.

Rumours circulated that the continuing legal struggle between Osbourne and bassist / songwriter Phil Soussan over Soussan's song " Shot in the Dark " was responsible for the album's failure to be re-issued.

** Ken Caillat, Richard Dashut ( producers ) & Fleetwood Mac ( producers and artist ) for Rumours

Rumours abounded for years that Illiescu and other second-rank Communists had been planning to overthrow Ceaușescu, but the events of December 1989 overtook them.

Rumours saw female " guests " ( a euphemism for prostitutes ) referred to as " nuns ".

Rumours that he was going to move the capital of the Empire to Syracuse were probably fatal for Constans.

Rumours say that in 1900, Consort Zhen was drowned by being thrown into a well on Cixi's order after Consort Zhen begged Empress Dowager Cixi to let the Guangxu Emperor stay in Beijing for negotiations with the foreign powers.

Rumours abounded that the Grand Duke had died ; it was a rarity for the public to see him.

Rumours about a new, online series of The Fast Show being commissioned by Fosters have been confirmed with Whitehouse starring in the first of six weekly episodes due to launch on the 10th of November 2011.

Rumours of his father's cowardice during the First Crusade, however, continued to circulate, and a desire to avoid the same reputation may have influenced some of Stephen's rasher military actions.

Rumours that Bruce's middle name is " Anthony " have yet to be confirmed by DC Comics.

Rumours of his father's cowardice during the First Crusade, however, continued to circulate, and a desire to avoid the same reputation may have influenced some of Stephen's rasher military actions.

Rumours persist that Billy the Kid was not killed that night, and in fact that Garrett, a known friend of the Kid's, may have staged it all so the Kid could escape the law.

Rumours that now appear to have been substantiated by the identification of an " unknown " geostationary satellite by amateur observers insist that a second secret payload was deployed: Prowler.

Rumours that Rootes planned to fit Spacevans with leftover Ford V8s from the end of Sunbeam Tiger production have proved to be unfounded, largely because as Billy Rootes put it, ( it was a ) " Bloody stupid idea "

Rumours in the French press over the winter of 1938 – 39 that France was seeking the end of the eastern alliances generated concerns both in the Chamber of Deputies and in the press, leading Bonnet to state in a speech to the Chamber on 26 January 1939: " So, gentlemen, let us dispose of the legend that our policy has destroyed the engagements that we have contracted in Eastern Europe with the USSR and with Poland.

Rumours that Wheeler bought the royalties for the song from Ludwin for £ 35 have been denied by the band.

Rumours have it that Toppenheimer's heir and adopted son of a distant relative, Baron Olaf Sektliebe, was somehow involved with this strange turn of events.

Rumours that he may have been an informant of journalist Maximilian Harden in the Harden-Eulenburg Affair have never been conclusively established.

Rumours that the remaining members are working with or under the name of The Uncle Devil Show have been strenuously denied on the band's official website.

Rumours have long circulated that he was killed as a traitor by other Communist Party members, and his body left in British Columbia's Fraser River.

Rumours that a local character called " Leather Apron " could have been responsible for the murder were investigated by the police, even though they noted " there is no evidence against him ".

Rumours have continued to fuel conspiracy theories that the crash was in fact an assassination, but no firm evidence has come to light.

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Rumours about the considerable costs of the series having led to its termination after only seven episodes were denied by the widow of the Orions original screen writer, implying that it was planned from the start to have only seven installments.

In 1977 their now-legendary Rumours took both group and label to even greater heights — it generated a string of international hit singles and became the most successful album in the label's history ; it is currently ranked the 11th biggest selling album of all time and as of 2009 was estimated to have sold than 40 million copies.