Unexpected Song
Unexpected Song
th
Swing Joined: 5/13/04
#0Unexpected Song
Posted: 7/9/04 at 6:29pmDoes anyone know why the music experts would allow the last note of Bernadette singing "Unexpected Song" on the "Song and Dance" cd stay the way it was(which was way bad)? I have always wondered that. I have heard her sing it live a couple of times and she nails it. Just wondering
#1re: Unexpected Song
Posted: 7/9/04 at 6:44pm
no clue. But the best version of that song I have EVER HEARD, is anthony warlow's version (Yes, him again 
). His last note is like God's gift to humanity.
"They're eating her and then they're going to eat me. OH MY GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOD!!!!" -Troll 2
musicaltheatreman
Broadway Star Joined: 5/22/03
#3re: Unexpected Song
Posted: 7/9/04 at 6:55pmmusicaltheatreman, I just pm'd you. :)
"They're eating her and then they're going to eat me. OH MY GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOD!!!!" -Troll 2
jo
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/15/03
#4re: Unexpected Song
Posted: 7/9/04 at 6:56pm
This is one of my favourite songs from ALW.
I classify this, together with HALF A MOMENT, as one of his lesser known compositions but very pleasurable to listen to.
eyeonbroadway
Broadway Star Joined: 6/11/04
#5re: Unexpected Song
Posted: 7/9/04 at 6:59pmThat's a special song to me and my blood curdles when I hear Bernadette sing it on Song and Dance! It's painful!
lvpblues
Broadway Star Joined: 2/18/04
#6re: Unexpected Song
Posted: 7/9/04 at 8:27pmI think she hits that last note much MUCH better in "Hey, Mr. Producer!" Updated On: 7/9/04 at 08:27 PM
#7re: Unexpected Song
Posted: 7/9/04 at 8:43pm
Denise van Outen's rendition brought tears to my eyes!!!
Meg
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Paul LW
Featured Actor Joined: 6/17/04
#8re: Unexpected Song
Posted: 7/10/04 at 1:18am
Haha YES!
When I saw her LIVE at Interlochen a few years ago...
It was like
"...an unexpected song...that..only...we are...heeee---- (pick any random REALLY high note that does not harmonize or fit)))----ing!"
We all kinda looked at each other like..."what?"
silly silly...
#9re: Unexpected Song
Posted: 7/10/04 at 1:20amIf anyone would like to hear Anthony Warlow's version of UNEXPECTED SONG, just PM me and tell me your AIM and I can try to send it to you over the internet. I have only found one place on the internet that has a clip and it is only 20 seconds long and doesn't have the last note.
"They're eating her and then they're going to eat me. OH MY GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOD!!!!" -Troll 2
lvpblues
Broadway Star Joined: 2/18/04
#10re: Unexpected Song
Posted: 7/10/04 at 2:23amOut of curiosity, when Betty Buckley replaced Bernadette on Broadway, did she go for the high Gb?
Broadway Matt
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/17/03
#11re: Unexpected Song
Posted: 7/10/04 at 2:33amkinda like when Linda Eder sings "Man of La Mancha" live and doesn't quite make it to that crazy high note.
"The last train out of any station will not be full of nice guys." - Dr. Hunter S. Thompson
"I wash my face, then drink beer, then I weep. Say a prayer and induce insincere self-abuse, till I'm fast asleep"- In Trousers
#12re: Unexpected Song
Posted: 7/10/04 at 2:34amSHE ROCKS THAT SONG on her cd. Whew!!
"They're eating her and then they're going to eat me. OH MY GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOD!!!!" -Troll 2
musicaltheatreman
Broadway Star Joined: 5/22/03
#13re: Unexpected Song
Posted: 7/10/04 at 2:51amwatch my favorite broadway the leading ladies and linda eder hits that high note like nobodys busness!!!!! it aswome!!!! :)
#14re: Unexpected Song
Posted: 7/10/04 at 3:02amyeah...the linda eder performance is one of my favs!
There are some people in the world who say that writing stories, or composing music or dancing sparkly dances is easy for them. Nothing interferes with their ability to create. While I celebrate their creative freedom, a little part of me just wants to punch those motherf*ckers in the teeth...[tos]
MargoChanning
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/5/04
#15re: Unexpected Song
Posted: 7/10/04 at 5:33am
Bernadette's performance in "Song & Dance" was truly remarkable. The role was a killer -- an hour of uninterrupted singing eight times a week. Her performance of "Unexpected Song" in the theatre was near flawless, as I remember, but it certainly was a struggle, so I'm guessing that whatever she did or didn't do on the cast album (it's been a while since I've listened to the LP -- that's right, children, I have it on VINYL which was the only way it came out in them old days), was the result of Bernadette doing what she could with a very tired voice (they probably recorded the cast album on her only day off that week). When she won the Tony, I remember her thanking her vocal coach, saying she couldn't possibly do 8 shows a week without her.
The thing I remember most about the show, though, was her performance of "Tell Me On A Sunday" -- Bernadette, sitting destroyed, crumpled and alone on the floor in the corner of her apartment, tears streaming down her face before the song even began, nose running, voice cracking with emotion, quietly beginning to sing the song, very slowly at first, and then building in power verse by verse, and simply soaring with passion by the end -- it was truly a performing moment to remember.
"What a story........ everything but the bloodhounds snappin' at her rear end." -- Birdie
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Updated On: 7/10/04 at 05:33 AM
#16re: Unexpected Song
Posted: 7/10/04 at 8:19amSarah Brightman does a great rendition of Unexpected Song as well. It isn't so "broadway" but it is really good.
#17re: Unexpected Song
Posted: 7/11/04 at 2:07pmUNEXPECTED SONG is on Anthony's ACT ONE cd. Must agree with you Spiderdj - it is FANTASTIC!
DAME
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/15/04
#18re: Unexpected Song
Posted: 7/11/04 at 2:12pmI have hear tha the album was recorded at the same time she was filmig the tv version of Sunday in The park and doing Song And Dance at night.
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#19re: Unexpected Song
Posted: 7/11/04 at 3:19pmLinda does in fact hit the highest notes from La Mancha in concert. Having seen her do it dozens of times, I can say that I have never heard her miss the note at all.
ponine24601
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/4/03
#20re: Unexpected Song
Posted: 7/11/04 at 4:38pmhoward mcgillin does a GREAT rendition of this song on his cd.
"People asking questions, lost in confusion. Well I tell them there's no problems, only solutions."
~The one and only John Lennon
Broadway Matt
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/17/03
#21re: Unexpected Song
Posted: 7/11/04 at 5:29pmof the 4 times I've seen Linda in concert, she's 2 and 2. she's hit the highest notes twice and skipped them twice. don't get me wrong, I think she's an amazingly talented singer and i don't expect her to be a machine. this is just nitpicky stuff that sticks with me because I always look forward to that song and the audience reaction when she does hit that high note.
"The last train out of any station will not be full of nice guys." - Dr. Hunter S. Thompson
"I wash my face, then drink beer, then I weep. Say a prayer and induce insincere self-abuse, till I'm fast asleep"- In Trousers
#22re: Unexpected Song
Posted: 7/12/04 at 1:38am
Every time I have heard Linda, she gets the note and it just sails! I love it! As for Bernadette, her "Hey Mr Producer" performance was just phenomenal. I only know that version, not her supposed yucky note. Interesting...
However, the reaction some of you are having is similar to mine during Stephanie D'Abruzzo's note at the end of "Fine Fine Line".
"First up was Max who sang "Can You Feel the Love Tonight?" [...] I haven't seen that big of a reaction to a stair descent since Audra left the attic in Ragtime." --Seth Rudetsky
rockfenris2005
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/10/04
#23re: Unexpected Song
Posted: 7/12/04 at 7:05amI am passionately in love with Bernadette Peters and anything she does! She is just, when I think about it, the face of true Broadway success and glamour
Who can explain it, who can tell you why?
Fools give you reasons, wise men never try
-South Pacific
#24re: Unexpected Song
Posted: 7/12/04 at 8:47amMegGiry...as much as I hate to say this...why did Denise Van Outens version of that song bring tears to your eyes....she didn't event hit the high note....the two songs I LOVED her singing was "Somewhere, Someplace, Sometime" and "Ready made life"....she was amazing in the show and I hope we'll see her back on stage in London or New York soon!!!
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