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Superfabulous Rufus Wainwright: NY Times 6/4/07

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serious crayons:
My first real exposure to Rufus Wainwright was in, of all things, the Shrek soundtrack  ::). (That's what happens when you've got little kids -- you lose so much track of current culture you have to hope it comes through them.) Anyway, it's actually a good soundtrack, and my very favorite song was Rufus singing "Halleluah." It's a beautiful song, written by Leonard Cohen.

Rufus' version:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U68vS9Xl14M&mode=related&search=

Strangely arranged Leonard Cohen version:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rf36v0epfmI

John Cale doing another nice version:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ckbdLVX736U

ifyoucantfixit:

     Maybe I can add a bit of information here.  To those of you who dont know already.  He is doing a tour at this time to promote his album, and will play at venues all over the world...I found all the sites listed on his web site,...He is playing in Portland on July 31, and purchased tickets for myself and my grandaughter...As relayed
in the article..his music crosses generations...  I cant wait..It will be my first ever live concert.........The date
was set but the tickets were still unavailabe before i left for Colorado, and when I returned, I found they had finally been offered for sale.

Meryl:
Wowie, that is remarkable, David!  No wonder they went nuts!  ;D

Ellemeno:
All interesting and great.

My first introduction to the existence of Rufus Wainwright was on his father, Loudon Wainwright III's 1975 album "Unrequited."  On it there's a song called, "Rufus is a Tit Man," about tiny baby Rufus's focus on his mother's breasts and breastmilk.  It's a cute song.  But now, knowing that he is gay, I think of "Boys ought to watch football" and the like.  Was the song an effort to convince an infant he was something he wasn't?

iristarr:
I first heard of Rufus Wainwright on the soundtrack of BBM.  Oh, my, what a song, The Maker Makes!  My ears perk up now whenever I hear his name.  And now to read about my beloved Jake and Rufus together.  How good does it get?

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