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''Something'' I've wondered about, lyrically

Posted by:	WaymanWong 01:03 am EST 12/07/13

I love ''Something Good'' (especially the melody), which Richard Rodgers wrote for the film of ''Sound of Music.'' But I've always wondered about the opening lyric: ''Perhaps I had a wicked childhood, Perhaps I had a mis'rable youth, But somewhere in my wicked, mis'rable past, There must have been a moment of truth.'' Maria's presented as such a sweet, innocent soul. Is there anything about her that would even suggest she might've had a ''wicked childhood''? I imagine the reference to ''my wicked, mis'rable past'' is tongue-in-cheek. Still, it seems like an odd sentiment for Maria. Why isn't she singing about falling in love for the first time, or realizing what that means? Instead, the lyric suggests someone being coy about a naughty past. What am I missing? And does anyone know why ''An Ordinary Couple'' was replaced in the movie? Was it to have an Oscar-eligible tune?

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Thread:	re: ''Something'' I've wondered about, lyrically - LegitOnce 01:19 am EST 12/07/13 (7) re: ''Something'' I've wondered about, lyrically - andrea 10:05 am EST 12/07/13 (3) re: ''Something'' I've wondered about, lyrically - TheOtherOne 10:28 am EST 12/07/13 (2) The Sound of Music: Ruthless! nmi - Ann 06:00 pm EST 12/07/13 re: ''Something'' I've wondered about, lyrically - LegitOnce 10:44 am EST 12/07/13 re: ''Something'' I've wondered about, lyrically - mikem 09:21 am EST 12/07/13 (1) re: ''Something'' I've wondered about, lyrically - Chromolume 08:59 pm EST 12/07/13 That is interesting .... - jdm 08:45 am EST 12/07/13 re: ''Something'' I've wondered about, lyrically - Chromolume 01:19 am EST 12/07/13 (5) re: ''Something'' I've wondered about, lyrically - AlanScott 09:40 am EST 12/07/13 (2) re: ''Something'' I've wondered about, lyrically - mikem 09:49 am EST 12/07/13 (1) re: ''Something'' I've wondered about, lyrically - AlanScott 10:23 am EST 12/07/13 The Maria of Lehman's screenplay and Andrews's performance is pretty neurotic and down on herself - BrianJ 05:17 am EST 12/07/13 re: ''Something'' I've wondered about, lyrically - kieran 01:52 am EST 12/07/13 re: ''Something'' I've wondered about, lyrically - enoch10 01:17 am EST 12/07/13

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