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| re: Is it time for a CITY OF ANGELS revival? Perhaps starring.....? | |
| Posted by: Chromolume 04:43 pm EDT 03/22/21 | |
| In reply to: re: Is it time for a CITY OF ANGELS revival? Perhaps starring.....? - EvFoDr 10:58 am EDT 03/22/21 | |
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| And of course Zippel's unfailing sense of wordplay ALMOST redeems the stereotypes in the song - for instance, the notion of Stone suffering from the aftereffects of Mexican food for his last meal before he is executed because "they are gonna give you gas." I have to give him credit for that. :-) | |
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| re: Is it time for a CITY OF ANGELS revival? Perhaps starring.....? | |
| Posted by: EvFoDr 11:35 am EDT 03/23/21 | |
| In reply to: re: Is it time for a CITY OF ANGELS revival? Perhaps starring.....? - Chromolume 04:43 pm EDT 03/22/21 | |
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| No doubt. The lyrics in this song, and in most of the score, are breathtaking in their cleverness! | |
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| re: Is it time for a CITY OF ANGELS revival? Perhaps starring.....? | |
| Posted by: BroadwayTonyJ 05:35 pm EDT 03/23/21 | |
| In reply to: re: Is it time for a CITY OF ANGELS revival? Perhaps starring.....? - EvFoDr 11:35 am EDT 03/23/21 | |
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| Thank you. A couple of days ago when I was listening to the City of Angels CD while walking on my gym's track, I blew my mask off because I laughed so hard while listening to Randy Graff's rendition of "You Can Always Count on Me". I also laughed pretty hard at "Lost and Found" and "It Needs Work". The wordplay on "You're Nothing without Me" always knocks my socks off. | |
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| re: Is it time for a CITY OF ANGELS revival? Perhaps starring.....? | |
| Posted by: Chromolume 07:58 pm EDT 03/23/21 | |
| In reply to: re: Is it time for a CITY OF ANGELS revival? Perhaps starring.....? - BroadwayTonyJ 05:35 pm EDT 03/23/21 | |
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| Some of the one-liners in "You're Nothing" are truly wonderful - like "I tell you you're out of my mind" or "I'm your private dic-tator" etc. But in "You Can Always Count On Me" and "It Needs Work" there are particular whole chains of wordplay that just astound me. In the former: "When i can play the second fiddle I'm a virtuoso. I should be playing for a wedding band. But there're no wedding rings attached, Though you can bet there're strings attached." In the latter: "And come to think of it Your writing always mirrors our relationship With dangers cropping up And sweet young strangers popping up like weeds. So if you wish official pardoning You better do a little gardening. Ya know ya needn't be so gen'rous with your seeds. Your fertile lies don't fertilize. It needs work." Just amazing. Also, not to forget that "You Can Always Count On Me" contains an even bigger surprise - the first refrain is sung by Oolie, and there's a blackout on her getting into bed. The next scene opens with Stine in bed next to a woman, who turns out to be Donna (!!), who continues the rest of the song after a bit of a dialogue scene with Stine. Perfection (and a guaranteed laugh moment as well). :-) |
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| re: Is it time for a CITY OF ANGELS revival? Perhaps starring.....? | |
| Posted by: BroadwayTonyJ 08:31 pm EDT 03/23/21 | |
| In reply to: re: Is it time for a CITY OF ANGELS revival? Perhaps starring.....? - Chromolume 07:58 pm EDT 03/23/21 | |
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| The lyric /If you need a gal /To go without sal'ry and work too hard / You can always count on me/ is the gist of some dialogue out of the film Anatomy of a Murder between Eve Arden and James Stewart. There are other lyrics that evoke dialogue from The Maltese Falcon between Lee Patrick and Humphrey Bogart. I'm a huge fan of these movies which is one of the reasons I love City of Angels. | |
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