| re: Thanks. Didn't know those lyrics were written for Streisand. |
| Posted by: EvFoDr 05:31 pm EDT 08/26/19 |
| In reply to: Thanks. Didn't know those lyrics were written for Streisand. - tmdonahue 03:31 pm EDT 08/26/19 |
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Sure thing. In the show itself there is a scene of dialogue in the middle of the song, then Desiree starts the last verse. Streisand felt there was something missing in the song without the dramatic moments covered in that dialogue. So the second bridge "What a surprise/who could foresee..." which contains the lyric you like so much was written to serve the function that the scene served and get her to the final verse.
And of course she also famously asked Sondheim to change the last line to "Don't bother they're here" instead of "Well maybe next year". And he did. |
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