As a follow-up to Monday’s post about Calamity Jane, I’ve arbitrarily declared today Doris Day Day. To celebrate, three songs: Continue reading →
Posts Tagged: musicals
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Jun 10
Calam & Katie
I was looking around today for a Doris Day song called “Secret Love,” which I hadn’t realized was from the musical Calamity Jane, with Ms. Day in the title role. I’d never seen Calamity Jane before, and boy oh boy, was I in for a treat. I think it gives Wicked a run for its money in the “Most Lesbian Musical” category.
Let’s review the gay: Continue reading →
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Aug 09
Hell is in “hello”
Quick question– what song prevented the Beatles’s “Let It Be” from hitting #1 on the UK charts in March of 1970? It had to be pretty amazing, because “Let It Be” was their swan song as a band. I’ll give you another hint: it was played at Joe Strummer’s funeral (may he rest in peace).
If you don’t know off the top of your head, what would you guess? March of 1970– could be another Beatles song, or maybe the Rolling Stones. Possibly an American interloper, like Simon and Garfunkel. Now we’re getting closer, at least, because it was an American, though not Paul or Art. He didn’t chart another single before or since, actually, and was known mainly as an actor– Lee Marvin.
