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1968 (Forty years later...)
southendmd:
--- Quote from: MaineWriter on August 19, 2008, 10:06:11 am ---Oh c'mon, what's the mythology about unicorns? They lay their heads in the laps of young virgins?
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Ouch!
Jeff Wrangler:
Something else about a lot of those old songs: Back in those days you could actually hear and comprehend a lot of the lyrics (even if you didn't necessarily comprehend some the double meanings, you still knew what words were being sung). Think how clear the lead vocals were on "Young Girl," just as a for instance.
Jeff Wrangler:
--- Quote from: jmmgallagher on August 18, 2008, 10:28:23 pm ---But now I have to say--Jonathan Groff is really a White Boy worth talking about! :o
I loved him in Spring Awakening as the brave, anguished, forthright Melchior Gabor, and, when he was to be in Hair in Central Park this month (but leaving the production early, yesterday, on Sunday, August 17), I said to Meryl--that's it, it's this weekend or not at all! And we did it! ;D
Funny--I sent some pictures to a friend in San Francisco, an exact contemporary (she went to see Hair in San Francisco in 1970 at 16, just as I went to see it in New York, same year)--and she sent me back an email, and said:
My goodness me! It all comes rushing back! I just loved that "Frank Mills" tune. What songs stayed in your mind? And such hunky cast members! Back in the day, I believe, they were probably on the 'wan' side!
Hilarious!
So here's the real White Boy, 'smooth as milk' (and hunky!) Jonathan Groff! (The extremely young and extremely talented three principals of Spring Awakening, Jonathan, his real live Lady Love, Lea Michele, and my "cousin"--Hah! Joke!--John Gallagher, Jr., the Emmy winner, have now all left the show for even more amazing things--but it's still a terrific show, so try it if you can!)
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Jonathan Groff, the pride of Lancaster, Pennsylvania. ...
http://www.broadwayworld.com/bwidb/people/Jonathan_Groff/
MaineWriter:
--- Quote from: Jeff Wrangler on August 19, 2008, 11:03:36 am ---Something else about a lot of those old songs: Back in those days you could actually hear and comprehend a lot of the lyrics (even if you didn't necessarily comprehend some the double meanings, you still knew what words were being sung). Think how clear the lead vocals were on "Young Girl," just as a for instance.
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Young girl....get outta my life
My love for you is way outta line
Gotta run girl!
You're much too young, girl!
(Another lyric from the vault in Leslie's head)
Jeff Wrangler:
--- Quote from: MaineWriter on August 19, 2008, 12:11:55 pm ---Young girl....get outta my life
My love for you is way outta line
Gotta run girl!
You're much too young, girl!
(Another lyric from the vault in Leslie's head)
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That one's been in my head since yesterday! And maybe the singing 40 years ago wasn't as clear as I thought! I remember those lines this way:
Young girl, get outta my mind!
My love for you is way outta line.
You better run, girl,
You're much too young, girl!
But you're a bigger music fan than I am. Your memory is probably correct.
I've been tempted to post my memory of the entire lyric of "Harper Valley P.T.A.," but I think I'll forbear! :laugh:
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