But I think what put people off on "Sweeney" was that it had a semioperatic feeling to it. Type the characters from the picture above: Input is case-insensitive. MALCOLM GETS: (As Frank) (Singing) As the days go by. Track 13: "Not a Day Goes By" (from Merrily We Roll Along). If I had my choice, we would have used it just once in the original, just on [expletive] you, instead of Krup you, and everything else would have remained the same. And on the whole mother-loving, mother-[expletive] street.
And then if you're, you know, you say, all right. There is an interpolation in the middle of the track of "The Greatest Love of All, " which is interesting but strange. And my guest is Stephen Sondheim, who wrote the words and music for the show and now has a collection of his lyrics with the stories behind the songs and then some. In search of something better I've been clicking through my word program's thesaurus just now, and came across what might just be the right phrase to describe Ms. Peters. And it was a lifesaver but your life becomes chaotic suddenly when your parents split up and military school is bringing order to chaos. And also, they can't fight you back. And tastes like, well, pity - a woman alone with limited wind and the worst pies in London. "Send In the Clowns" has been recorded and re-recorded to death. SOUNDBITE OF SONG, "NOT A DAY GOES BY"). On the next FRESH AIR, as we evaluate the performance of our president in this time of crisis, we'll talk with Erik Larson about how Winston Churchill led Britain in a time of peril.
The song is as fresh now as it was when Bernadette introduced it back in 1968. And we decided to keep the "Jet Song". It's a merry little track, handily setting us up for the depths to come. And that was largely the pleasure of the songs that people went to see in the musical theater in the 1920s and '30s and even into the '40s, even after "Oklahoma! " Track 15: "Memory" (from Cats). Up to us now to show 'em It's our time, breathe it in: Worlds to change and worlds to win. VIRGINIA SANDIFUR AND KURT PETERSON: (As Young Phyllis and Young Ben, singing) We're in this thing together. Bum-bum-bum, bum-bum, bum-bum.
Performer: Julie Andrews, private concert, "One on One, " 1992. GROSS: And then there's another song that you wrote lyrics for called "This Turf Is Ours. Sondheim, Merrily We Roll Along, 1981. The crowd goes crazy. ADAM HELLER: (As Charley Kringas) (Singing) It started out like a song. Betty Buckley is, well, Betty Buckley: irrepressible, determined to do things her way. Now, of course, it's a musical, so it's never real in a musical, but you can get - you know, "West Side Story" does not say that at the beginning. Can you talk about that? Rose as a character is ultimately selfish, in a way that Bernadette can never be.
And cursing and crying. WALTON: (As Franklin) Let me call you back. SOUNDBITE OF ARCHIVED NPR BROADCAST). Mind, this would work a lot better if we could actually see Ms. Peters play with her audience, instead of just hearing her wrap them around her dainty finger. Well, here she's playing the part in London, or at least singing the final number. Scoring: Tempo: Slowly. GROSS: Stephen Sondheim recorded in 2010. It has to be treated as a melodrama. Betty Buckley, a Texan with a genuine Texas accent, here pretends to have one of those bothersome, exaggerated country twangs used by every performer who for some idiot reason thinks that is what country music singers sound like.
Is that just disgusting? It's part of that self- indulgent thing I mentioned. ) SONDHEIM: The world has always been chaotic. GROSS: To create order... SONDHEIM: Out of chaos. Edges are blurring All around, And yesterday is done. Or when they're buying Pirelli's miracle elixir, they're singing different things. Explore the rest of the Finishing the Chat Community Forum. Half a minute, can't you sit? She further compounds the error by singing the song "Bookends Theme" in its brief entirety, which wouldn't be so bad if she would at least list the song in the credits, which she doesn't. And Hal called me one day from rehearsal and said, I think - if you'd come down here, I think I've directed the scene so that maybe the motor can come from her. You're going to be with me. And the happenstance, the happy happenstance of the T sounds - attend the tale of Sweeney Todd - gives it an old ballad feeling because of the semi-alliteration there.
ALL: It's our heads on the block, Give us room and start the clock. Track 2: "No One is Alone" (from Into the Woods). GROSS: And, like, the opening line - what will tomorrow bring, the pundits query. PRICE: (As Charley) Probably it stinks. This is a song I never really felt much warmth for. SOUNDBITE OF SONG, "OPENING DOORS"). Making my entrance again with my usual flair. There is much less contention about it now because it's been - it sort of has settled into the canon of musicals, and it's been done a number of times, and then a movie has been made of it. Track 8: "Johanna" (from Sweeney Todd) Music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim. If you do, I'll die. The arrangement for "Hello Little Girl" has a wonderful Thirties feel to it, and Bernadette is clearly having fun. Is "star" a big enough word? She's got that kind of a voice, cracking with the stress the downbeat version needs. And so we eventually decided the "Jet Song" was the best of the bunch, and that's what we kept.
It has to - you have to tell the audience we are not - this is not supposed to be real, folks. So we wrote something called "This Turf Is Ours. " I hope I spelled his name right. GROSS: What were the challenges of writing lyrics for a gang to sing? In fact, it's always struck me so odd that Mitlon, who is so knowledgeable about composition and composes according to a set of rules, some of which he makes up himself, is also such a jazz fan. SONDHEIM: Oh, always.
And tale tells you right away this is not going to be a realistic story. Quoting from Buckley's liner notes: "These are highlights from the London Concert originally recorded for the BBC Radio 2. She is blessed by a shimmering, gossamer orchestration. Hold it to the skies. But when they're all eating meat pies at the beginning of the second act in the number called "God, That's Good! " © 2023 The Musical Lyrics All Rights Reserved. You are the breathless hush of evening that trembles on the brink of a lovely song.