Anyone catch Six by Sondheim on HBO?- Page 8
Anyone catch Six by Sondheim on HBO?
#175Anyone catch Six by Sondheim on HBO?
Posted: 12/20/13 at 2:29pm
RobbieJ, your discussion of the segment and your reaction to it are so much more interesting to me than Cocker's rendition. I can only say "thank you" for the entire discussion.
(And, again, I am sorry you thought I was accusing you of insincerity. Not a chance.)
#176Anyone catch Six by Sondheim on HBO?
Posted: 12/20/13 at 2:39pmRobbieJ is the one who put the sin in sincere.
#177Anyone catch Six by Sondheim on HBO?
Posted: 12/20/13 at 3:00pm
And you put the good in good-bye!
I'M KIDDING! :)
indytallguy
Broadway Star Joined: 7/13/08
#178Anyone catch Six by Sondheim on HBO?
Posted: 12/28/13 at 2:56pm
Rewatching this right now, I'm finding Cocker singing I'm Still here no better or worse than Stritchie singing it at Sondheim's bday celebration. The visuals of the women are even more compelling than I remember, particularly during the final few bars of the song. And people did get introduced to the "proper" way to sing by the song with the initial excerpt from Yvonne DeCarlo.
Struck again by how fast this documentary moves. Really keeps you engaged. Love it. The story about the editor of the doc gives insights into how it was all pulled together.
Cutting Six By Sondheim
Updated On: 12/28/13 at 02:56 PM
#179Anyone catch Six by Sondheim on HBO?
Posted: 12/28/13 at 6:45pm
The difference is that Stritch lived through many of the events itemized in the song, so I forgive her singing.
Even if he is 50, the same cannot be said of Cocker.
(I also assume Stritch is doing the best she can; I'm not sure of Cocker.)
indytallguy
Broadway Star Joined: 7/13/08
#180Anyone catch Six by Sondheim on HBO?
Posted: 12/28/13 at 7:54pm
But I wasn't speaking of Stritch's singing as if it needed to be forgiven.
Updated On: 12/28/13 at 07:54 PM
#181Anyone catch Six by Sondheim on HBO?
Posted: 12/29/13 at 6:43pm
Feel free to substitute "accept", "appreciate" or even "understand" then.
Nobody has argued that "I'm Still Here" is sacrosanct and only open to one interpretation. For some of us, however, it remains an open question what Cocker accomplished or even intended to accomplish.
