<P> And the band played on is an expression used to describe the deliberate masking or downplaying of an impending calamity by authorities . The expression is reflected in: </P> <Ul> <Li> And the Band Played On (film), a 1993 American television film docudrama based on Randy Shilts' book </Li> </Ul>

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