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| It's a little more than a quote in the headline... [COMEDY SPOILERS] | |
| Posted by: Seth Christenfeld (tabula-rasa@verizon.net) 12:34 pm EST 02/12/20 | |
| In reply to: Washington Post quotes Sondheim in today's editorial post headline: "Today is for Amy" - PlayWiz 12:22 pm EST 02/12/20 | |
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| ...the entire article (by the great Alexandra Petri) is a parody lyric to "Getting Married Today." Seth, whose small issues with scansion do not make his adore it any less |
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| Link | WaPo: "Today is for Amy" |
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| re: It's a little more than a quote in the headline... [COMEDY SPOILERS] | |
| Posted by: WaymanWong 09:38 pm EST 02/13/20 | |
| In reply to: It's a little more than a quote in the headline... [COMEDY SPOILERS] - Seth Christenfeld 12:34 pm EST 02/12/20 | |
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| Petri definitely scores points for degree of difficulty, but I wonder how many Washington Post readers ''got it.'' I wonder if she ever considered a better-known tune, like ''Once in Love With Amy.'' |
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| re: It's a little more than a quote in the headline... [COMEDY SPOILERS] | |
| Posted by: stevemr 07:37 pm EST 02/14/20 | |
| In reply to: re: It's a little more than a quote in the headline... [COMEDY SPOILERS] - WaymanWong 09:38 pm EST 02/13/20 | |
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| I would think the ratio of Post readers who "got it" would be roughly similar to the ratio of NY Times readers who would have "got it." DC is a very Sondheim savvy town. | |
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| re: It's a little more than a quote in the headline... [COMEDY SPOILERS] | |
| Posted by: davei2000 03:09 pm EST 02/12/20 | |
| In reply to: It's a little more than a quote in the headline... [COMEDY SPOILERS] - Seth Christenfeld 12:34 pm EST 02/12/20 | |
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| It's clever enough, but since Amy Klobuchar had a very good day a song about panic doesn't seem right. Being Alive would have been more apt! | |
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| re: It's a little more than a quote in the headline... [COMEDY SPOILERS] | |
| Posted by: Ncassidine 01:38 pm EST 02/12/20 | |
| In reply to: It's a little more than a quote in the headline... [COMEDY SPOILERS] - Seth Christenfeld 12:34 pm EST 02/12/20 | |
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| Yeah, it's not perfect, but it's damn good. | |
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| re: It's a little more than a quote in the headline... [COMEDY SPOILERS] | |
| Posted by: broadwaybacker 01:35 pm EST 02/12/20 | |
| In reply to: It's a little more than a quote in the headline... [COMEDY SPOILERS] - Seth Christenfeld 12:34 pm EST 02/12/20 | |
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| Damn you Seth, you forced me to look up the definition of "scansion". | |
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