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Vin 05:15 pm UTC 05/05/10 |
| In reply to: | "'Total Eclipse of the Heart': The best song of all time. Discuss." - RepeatandFade 02:52 pm UTC 05/05/10 |
| I think there's a difference in the wiring of the hetero- and homo-sexual male brains (Obviously, but keep reading...) that absolutely inclines gay men more toward Steinman (his music, I mean) than straight-men. Its not a myth, its a fact (that I have no empirical evidence to support.) Its the same wiring that draws so many more gay men toward the Arts, maybe especially the Theatre, than straight men. As for straight men who like Steinman.... I guess we just have a little more wiring in common with women and gay men than our knuckle-dragging, fart-lighting, Bud Light swilling, Nickelback-listening, uni-browed brethren. And Amen to that, bitches! > > "Glee" has deemed "Total Eclipse Of The Heart" a song for > women, or gay men, between 35 and 45 (while I am glad that > women and gay men between 35 and 45 enjoy it, I am a > straight 32-year-old who very much likes it as well). > > > I absolutely love the show, even if the music is a bit > > hit-or-miss occasionally. It hasn't quite found its tone > > completely, some episodes are all drama while others are > > all comedy, and I think finding a balance is necessary for > > longevity. Still highly entertaining though, and it is > > only on its first season. > > > > As for "Total Eclipse of the Heart", the rendition was by > > the numbers but there's no denying Lea Michele's vocals. I > > thought it was a bit of a shame Jonathan Groff (Jesse) > > wasn't featured more on it though, he's obviously the most > > talented male vocalist on the show and I definitely > > wouldn't mind him doing a Steinman-tune at some point. The > > Glee version is currently at #5 on iTunes, and should hit > > top 40 in the US; I can almost guarantee it's going top 20 > > in the UK after it's shown there so it's definitely being > > introduced to a new generation. > > > > As a bit of trivia, Lea Michele and Jonathan Groff both > > starred in Spring Awakening on Broadway a couple of years > > ago. Haven't seen the musical, but the soundtrack is quite > > good. > > > > > Glee has certainly made the un-cool cool. Years ago, I > > > desperately wanted to send my brother an mp3 of the > > > Stephen Schwartz song “Defying Gravity,” a masterpiece of > > > songwriting worthy of his or any ears, but didn’t dare > > > because he had sworn off Broadway. Following its original > > > airing, Lea Michele and Chris Colfer’s version has been > > > watched by millions on YouTube, and “Defying Gravity” has > > > taken its place among the pantheon of pop standards. > > > > > > For years, I have played the song “Hello” on the piano, > > > thinking it had no cultural relevance. The last few > > > episodes of Glee may well have brought the series into > > > “jump the shark” territory, but the duet of that tune > > > between Michele and Jonathan Groff in Episode 14 was > > > spectacular, besting Richie’s original and giving the > > > beautiful melody the relevance it deserves. > > > > > > Ryan Murphy and company, who have the hippest songwriters > > > at their knees begging for exposure, have bravely brought > > > into the fold the didactic (Schwartz) and the sentimental > > > (Richie). > > > > > > In the most recent episode, "Bad Reputation," which aired > > > tonight, the cast sang songs that had fallen into > > > disrepute (get it?) and were in need of rescue, viz. "Ice > > > Ice Baby," "U Can't Touch This," "Physical," and "Run Joey > > > Run" (a sort of antecedent, lyrically and otherwise, to > > > "Papa Don't Preach"). "Total Eclipse Of The Heart" closed > > > the show. "Total Eclipse Of The Heart," of course, is > > > hardly in disrepute. If anything, Jim Steinman's varied > > > creations, from Meat Loaf to Sisters of Mercy, are being > > > overlooked in favor of "Total Eclipse Of The Heart," whose > > > reputation is sterling as ever. > > > > > > MD | |
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