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| “If You Could See Her” vs. “Meeskite” | |
| Posted by: flipthepenny 02:52 am EDT 09/04/19 | |
| In reply to: "Cabaret" in Vienna - including "all songs ever written for the show or movie" - tmwctd 04:00 pm EDT 09/03/19 | |
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| Off the top of my head, I recall a tune called “Meeskite” (meaning “Ugly,” I think?) being written as a replacement for “If You Could See Her,” and similarly meant to be sung with the performer in the gorilla suit. That certainly seems a “collision course” the likes of which you speak. | |
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| Both songs were in the original production | |
| Last Edit: KingSpeed 12:27 pm EDT 09/04/19 | |
| Posted by: KingSpeed 12:25 pm EDT 09/04/19 | |
| In reply to: “If You Could See Her” vs. “Meeskite” - flipthepenny 02:52 am EDT 09/04/19 | |
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| It wasn’t a replacement. Nevermind. Alan beat me to it. |
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| re: “If You Could See Her” vs. “Meeskite” | |
| Posted by: AlanScott 03:50 am EDT 09/04/19 | |
| In reply to: “If You Could See Her” vs. “Meeskite” - flipthepenny 02:52 am EDT 09/04/19 | |
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| Not at all. Both songs were in the original version, which is still licensed for production. Both songs are heard on the original Broadway cast recording, the original London cast recording, and the 1986 London revival cast recording. "Meeskite" is sung near the end of Act One but Herr Schultz. "If You Could See Her" is sung in Act Two by the Master of Ceremonies. Perhaps you're remembering that when the show was in previews in 1966, the decision was made to replace the word Jewish in "If You Could See Her" with the word meeskite. |
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