Long and interesting blogpost on Sondheim, with a particular focus on Company and Follies with lots of embedded videos of the original cast on shows like David Frost. So, Alexis Smith and Yvonne Decarlo (Lilly Munster!) singing their signature songs.
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There's a lady plays her fav'rite records/On the jukebox ev'ry day/All day long she plays the same old songs/And she believes the things that they say/She sings along with all the saddest songs/And she believes the stories are real/She lets the music dictate the way that she feels.
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MCR are reported to be releasing Bulletproof Heart as a single. They def filmed a concerty vid for Planetary GO so maybe both will be singles.
To sum up, Grant Morrison is hot.
Okay, that's not word for word but it's close. Especially where the Grant Morrison part.
Wow- I forgot that Vera from "Alice" was in the original Company.
Thanks for the Sondheim post, David. I don't really have the film background to quite follow the noir connection being made, but I saw the revival in New York in the late 90s, or whenever it was, and it was pretty shattering.
I think Sophia might be the only other person interested aside from Ailleann and I, but Panic at the Disco is streaming their new album on Facebook today.
This is possibly the worst thing that I have ever seen. Rebecca Black, Friday: [link]
Dammit, I want to listen to the new PatD album, but not enough to have FB loaded.
This is possibly the worst thing that I have ever seen. Rebecca Black, Friday: [link]
Those lyrics were written by Ralph Wiggum, I'm pretty sure.
"Kicking in the front seat / kicking in the back seat / gotta decide which seat to sit in..."
Holy crap that is horrible! I now must show everyone I have ever met.