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La_Comtesse 02:03 am UTC 12/02/09 |
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re: Songs in the musical? - steven_stuart 12:27 am UTC 12/02/09 |
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I think Land ot Pig is a great song for a project like this...I'd say kick Paradise.
> Oh my goodness. The songs are all great but some of them
> have to go and (as you say) some of them will have to be
> edited down. Since Jim regards them as his children, I
> don't think the director has a very enviable job.
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> The one I dislike the most is Land Of The Pig (although
> its still a great song). Its just my opinion but I feel
> that matinee audiences might think its a bit ugly. The
> imagery associated with butchers being king might shock
> family types. A musical version would be far more graphic
> than someone simply singing it during a concert. I hope
> its the first to go.
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> The one I think that audiences will love is Heaven Can
> Wait. In my opinion, its perfect for a musical. It might
> be more powerful than one of the obvious hits like
> Paradise or Two Out Of Three.
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> I also think that Life Is A Lemon has the power to be a
> great dance number. I can see Michael Jackson doing it
> during his Bad days.
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> However, people will expect the hits. BOOH, Anything For
> Love, Paradise (your list is full of them).
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> What a nightmare for Jim and the director. Trying to
> edit.
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> They say that anything over three hours will result in box
> office death (and you have to include one or two
> intermissions).
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> What would you do? If you were the director trying to edit
> the songs with Jim.
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> Oh and of course there are the all important speeches like
> Ribbons Of Blood and the book that Jim has written.
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> I heard that Les Miz was so complicated, they had to have
> two directors. BOOH sounds like it could be even more
> difficult.
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> But I have faith that Jim will have a fantastic hit on his
> hands when opening night finally arrives.
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