| re: "'Total Eclipse of the Heart': The best song of all time. Discuss." | |
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Jacqueline 08:49 pm UTC 05/05/10 |
| In reply to: | re: "'Total Eclipse of the Heart': The best song of all time. Discuss." - Vin 05:15 pm UTC 05/05/10 |
| My husband is a huge Steiny fan and I always tell him he's a lesbian trapped in a man's body. :) > 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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