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re: Where rocky is saved by the last 20 minutes, bridges is ruined. Spoiler

Posted by:	kidmanboy 06:17 am EDT 03/17/14
In reply to:	Where rocky is saved by the last 20 minutes, bridges is ruined. Spoiler - dramedy 02:58 pm EDT 03/16/14

Vehemently disagree. "It All Fades Away" and "Always Better", the last two numbers of the show, allow the two characters to reflect on what happened and how those few days together affected the rest of their journey. Both of these songs add gravity to what happened before. If it the show had ended before these moments, I would have found it lacking. Also, "It All Fades Away" is my favorite musical theater song written for a man in quite some time.

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re: "It All Fades Away"

Posted by:	ilw 11:19 am EDT 03/17/14
In reply to:	re: Where rocky is saved by the last 20 minutes, bridges is ruined. Spoiler - kidmanboy 06:17 am EDT 03/17/14

I think "It All Fades Away" is an extraordinary song that reminds me of some of Paul Simon's best work. It is a deceptively simple song that I find very romantic and moving. My only problem with it is that it almost overshadows Francesca's final song, "Always Better," which ends the show and which I think is only an OK song musically (though I think its lyrics are very good). Like you, I think the end of the show is strong, and don't think it should have ended earlier. Unlike some others who have posted, I like the sequence that goes through the years of the children growing up, which is beautifully staged and is accompanied by the stirring gospel number "When I'm Gone," strongly sung by Charlie (the neighbor) and Bud (the husband).

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