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| re: What are Charles Strouse's best non-hit songs? | |
| Last Edit: WaymanWong 04:28 pm EDT 07/01/20 | |
| Posted by: WaymanWong 04:25 pm EDT 07/01/20 | |
| In reply to: What are Charles Strouse's best non-hit songs? - DistantDrumming 12:08 am EDT 07/01/20 | |
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| It just occurred to me that Strouse tried to write musical sequels to TWO of his biggest hits: ''Annie'' and ''Bye Bye Birdie.'' ''Bring Back Birdie'' (1981), starring Chita Rivera, closed after 4 performances, and ''Annie 2'' never made it to Broadway. I did get to see the rechristened ''Annie Warbucks'' (1993) Off-Broadway and loved the terrific torch song ''But You Go On.'' Never saw ''Bring Back Birdie,'' but there's a catchy tune in it, ironically called ''You Can Never Go Back.'' |
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| Link | Dorothy Loudon: 'But You Go On' from 'Annie 2' |
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| re: What are Charles Strouse's best non-hit songs? | |
| Posted by: Michael_212 05:03 pm EDT 07/01/20 | |
| In reply to: re: What are Charles Strouse's best non-hit songs? - WaymanWong 04:25 pm EDT 07/01/20 | |
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| Very ironically called ''You Can Never Go Back'' because much of the melody is taken from His Royal Highness from I And Albert. I always thought of But You Go On as Miss Hannigan's backstory. I know she's putting on an act when she sings it in the show, but maybe the subtext is that this is her real life. |
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| re: What are Charles Strouse's best non-hit songs? | |
| Last Edit: WaymanWong 04:18 am EDT 07/02/20 | |
| Posted by: WaymanWong 04:15 am EDT 07/02/20 | |
| In reply to: re: What are Charles Strouse's best non-hit songs? - Michael_212 05:03 pm EDT 07/01/20 | |
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| Jeb Brown, who was in ''Bring Back Birdie'' when he was 16, sings ''You Can Never Go Back'' at a 2011 ''If It Only Even Runs a Minute'' concert. | |
| Link | Jeb Brown: 'You Can Never Go Back' from 'Bring Back Birdie' |
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