At the time, this song seemed completely out of place - a bizarre focus on a character wed never heard from before or cared about. In hindsight, it strongly captures a major social issue right now.
Now, I cant say it would have saved the show - but do you think audiences would have had a different reaction to the song and show now?
Kind of reminds me of the Wall song in Hadestown. I definitely think audiences are resonating more with this song and show that they would be without Trump. (The song was written pre-Trump, but the timing is perfect).
"It’s the fractured quality in [Bernadette Peters'] singing voice and line readings that puts across the character as someone for whom resentment is sliding into madness." - NYtimes on Follies (2011).
Out of context of the show maybe, but in the show its still a showstopper and not in a good way.
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#3 Posted: 1/28/19 at 1:20pm
qolbinau said: "At the time, this song seemed completely out of place - a bizarre focus on a character wed never heard from before or cared about. In hindsight, it strongly captures a major social issue right now.
Now, I cant say it would have saved the show - but do you think audiences would have had a different reaction to the song and show now?
Kind of reminds me of the Wall song in Hadestown. I definitely think audiences are resonating more with this song and show that they would be without Trump. (The song was written pre-Trump, but the timing is perfect)."
I love the song. its the only one I have downloaded from that entire soundtrack. I think the song was meant to be the act 2 opener throwaway (it opened act 2 right?) but I agree the lyrics seems eerily fitting for this time
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