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re: It sounds like there should be a number called "Don't Speak!"

Posted by:	Delvino 11:40 pm EDT 03/18/14
In reply to:	re: It sounds like there should be a number called "Don't Speak!" - AlanScott 11:14 pm EDT 03/18/14

I recall how Mel Brooks took lines from "Young Frankenstein" ("Roll in the Hay") and did exactly what you mention in turning them into songs: literalize their more subtle charms. Sometimes, a line that lasts seconds on the screen is memorable for just that reason: brevity, and our resulting gasp (and laugh). When we hear the same sentiment attenuated, expanded, the moment loses its power and its humor.

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