tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8861001736355166727.post1456422434059905276..comments2023-11-28T00:22:01.941-10:00Comments on RPG Called Life: Candy Land, GL, Nannerl, Nolan, and DollhouseElenihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07661310499468356602noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8861001736355166727.post-91642039509840635372009-02-19T10:17:00.000-10:002009-02-19T10:17:00.000-10:00It's OK, most people don't expect the 6'5" yeti to...It's OK, most people don't expect the 6'5" yeti to be a musical buff ...<BR/><BR/>(WHY NOT?!)<BR/><BR/>I actually <I>love</I> Arabian Nights -> One Jump Ahead -> Reprise -> Friend Like Me.<BR/><BR/>But yes, I think the beginning of Beauty & the Beast is probably stronger.<BR/><BR/>The thing is, I am tainted heavily by the animation in both... and both have such AWESOME intros... I find it hard to pick a favourite musically, I guess :)<BR/><BR/>Actually, B&tB is very strong throughout... (and it is my favourite Disney musical).<BR/><BR/>Right, enough geekery, I need to go and... like... shave. I'm going outside tomorrow.Sebastian Anthonyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06450717426716164401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8861001736355166727.post-2098525252337059002009-02-19T10:06:00.000-10:002009-02-19T10:06:00.000-10:00Well excuse me, I didn't mean to go about insultin...Well excuse me, I didn't mean to go about insulting one so cultured as yourself :P<BR/><BR/>Ashman did all the lyrics in Little Mermaid and Beauty and the Beast, and if I remember correctly, he did "Arabian Nights", "Friend Like Me", and "Prince Ali" in Aladdin; Tim Rice did the others after Ashman passed away.<BR/><BR/>Alan Menken was certainly important, but as great as Tim Rice is, I wouldn't put "One Jump Ahead" (or anything in Pocahontas... sorry Schwartz) in the same place as "Friend Like Me", "Be Our Guest", "Belle", or "Under the Sea". That was the Menken-Ashman team.Elenihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07661310499468356602noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8861001736355166727.post-46659087907088680912009-02-19T09:51:00.000-10:002009-02-19T09:51:00.000-10:00No need to cite your lyrics... I've seen most ...No need to cite your lyrics... I've seen most of the shows, and most of them original Broadway or West End casts... :P<BR/><BR/>I was never sure if Tim Rice or Ashman were behind the majority of the lyrics in either of those musicals.<BR/><BR/>I think Alan Menken was the more important element, though!<BR/><BR/>The first 4-5 songs of Aladdin (the first 2 scenes) are my favourite 'sequence' of any musical!<BR/><BR/>Well, maybe only one-upped by Belle/No Matter What/Belle/Home/Reprise<BR/>from the Beauty & The Beast stage production.Sebastian Anthonyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06450717426716164401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8861001736355166727.post-40383159483222409352009-02-19T09:20:00.000-10:002009-02-19T09:20:00.000-10:00Ah, Sondheim. Into the Woods is one of my favorit...Ah, Sondheim. Into the Woods is one of my favorites.<BR/><BR/>I've never seen Prince of Egypt, and I don't really remember any of the Hunchback songs. Pocahontas was fine, but when it comes to Disney movies, I always preferred Howard Ashman's Little Mermaid, Beauty and the Beast, and Aladdin songs. He was also a Jew.<BR/><BR/>You just won't succeed on Broadway<BR/>If you don't have any Jews!<BR/>(Spamalot)Elenihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07661310499468356602noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8861001736355166727.post-75660929558354757702009-02-19T07:00:00.000-10:002009-02-19T07:00:00.000-10:00I am probably preaching to the choir here, but you...I am probably preaching to the choir here, but you probably know that Schwartz is a bit of a lyrical genius... bit of a modern-day Sondheim.<BR/><BR/>Both Jews too, of course!<BR/><BR/>Well, I assume Schwartz is a Jew...<BR/><BR/>'Prince of Egypt' and 'Hunchback of Notre Dame' have some of my favourite songs in!Sebastian Anthonyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06450717426716164401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8861001736355166727.post-82546245368052967842009-02-19T06:50:00.000-10:002009-02-19T06:50:00.000-10:00Dreams the way we planned 'emIf we work in tandem....Dreams the way we planned 'em<BR/>If we work in tandem...<BR/><BR/>Also, Wicked has the only song I know that uses the word "hoi polloi". Rhymes with "enjoy". Nice.Elenihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07661310499468356602noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8861001736355166727.post-86447262760888052662009-02-19T06:45:00.000-10:002009-02-19T06:45:00.000-10:00The whole musical is full of fantastic, shoehorned...The whole musical is full of fantastic, shoehorned lyrics! But yes, Popular is probably where they abound the most.<BR/><BR/>It's one of the few musicals where I sometimes end up focusing on the lyrics, rather than the music.Sebastian Anthonyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06450717426716164401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8861001736355166727.post-6928114558339407822009-02-19T06:37:00.000-10:002009-02-19T06:37:00.000-10:00I love some of the Wicked rhymes:Don't be offended...I love some of the Wicked rhymes:<BR/><BR/>Don't be offended by my frank analysis<BR/>Think of it as personality dialysis<BR/>Now that I've chosen to become a pal, a sis-<BR/>ter and advisor, there's nobody wiser...<BR/><BR/>Though perhaps you are referring to the initially/officially/surreptitially rhyme.Elenihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07661310499468356602noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8861001736355166727.post-12363567125440148252009-02-19T06:22:00.000-10:002009-02-19T06:22:00.000-10:00Shoehorning 'clavichord' into a rhyming couplet......Shoehorning 'clavichord' into a rhyming couplet...<BR/><BR/>I think I've almost heard it all now.<BR/><BR/>That's as bad as Stephen Schwartz's lyrics in <I>Wicked</I><BR/><BR/>I'll be tuning into my local torrent station to watch Dollhouse.Sebastian Anthonyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06450717426716164401noreply@blogger.com