> The songs my daughter likes... Manah Manah, I Love Trash,
> Simon Smith and his Dancing Bear. And yes I've been a fan
> of Paul Williams and Phantom of the Paradise since before
> you were born. Good movie with good music.
>
God, yes! "Goodbye, Eddie, Goodbye" and "Faust" are always cropping up in my lists. They're just some of the most magical songs I've heard from a movie-musical. I'm a big Rocky Horror/Shock Treatment fan but those songs are way more sophisticated and eerie. "Beauty And The Beast" which is just amazing to listen to in a dark room, when you're depressed, is like everything makes sense in the most spooky way. That song is like an epiphany. It's a pity there weren't more songs. Williams was supposed to write a complete stage-score but that got axed at the last minute (10 more songs in existence tho. What fan wouldn't want those demos?)
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