Yes, that's right. It's time for a QUIZ!
Stephen Farrow
OK. So. Things are getting a little contentious around here, so here's
something non-political. Maybe.
This is about the 8th in my irregular series of lyrics quizzes. Same
rules as ever, but it's been a little over a year since the last one so
I'll fill them in again. 30 questions. Supply the name of the song, the
name of the show, the composer, the lyricist, and the name of the
character singing the song. Some of them aren't from shows but have a
strange and tenuous connection to the world of musical theatre. Some of
them are from really, really obscure shows. Some of them are just plain
evil. And some of them aren't. All the lyrics quoted are available
legally... somewhere, not necessarily on a cast recording. There are no
prizes other than coolness points (tm) because I'm broke and I'm moving
house next week. Deal with it. Void where prohibited. Not valid with any
other offer. The judge's decision is final. So there.
So without further ado, here are the questions. Have fun.
1. I'm in the game and I'm up for grabs.
2. Let it rain, let it hail, let it snow
3. She hated Bella Abzug
4. Now for the first time, I think we're going wrong
5. She was deftly deferential
6. I'd rest a virgin rather
7. k is x squared minus one
8. It's a wonder I was ever underrated
9. They delight in fighting duels
10. Past the fast food place, the fast cars race
11. I buzz like a bee
12. I gotta go get my asthma spray
13. Just don't leave it on, dear
14. In libraries and singles bars
15. I got rich folks out in Brooklyn
16. Here's looking at thirteen stone of sex!
17. One fine day one spring
18. Some joker put slugs in my bed
19. Choking down her pasta
20. I'm not at home in my own home
21. I had no idea you could wake up feeling bored.
22. Somebody ought to set him on fire
23. The pennies needed for the heat
24. You make me complete
25. Two phantoms in the shadows of the moon
26. A song so big in one so small
27. It doesn't quite suit her
28. One of these days you must
29. But everyone else is, so I might as well
30. Eat shit and goodbye.
--
Stephen
This is why I suggested attack dogs. But no, my mother wanted an alpaca.
Victor S. Miller
"The Hunting of the Snark" "Dancing Towards Disaster" Mike Batt
Victor S. Miller
Republicans" by William Finn - Faustus
cut from "A New Brain" (in "Infinite Joy")
Victor S. Miller
ALW and Tim Rice, "Could We Start Again Please", JCS, Mary Magdelene
Victor S. Miller
Stephen Trask, and Cheater, "Random Number Generation", Hediwg (and
the Angry Inch). Itzhak.
Victor S. Miller
Stephen Sondheim and Richard Rodgers, "Someone Woke Up" "Do I hear a
Waltz", Leona.
Victor S. Miller
"I hate men", Katherine KMK, Cole Porter
Victor S. Miller
"The Goodbye Girl", Neil Simon and Marvin Hamlisch, "Richard
Interred", Mark.
Victor S. Miller
"Gentlemen Prefer Blondes" Leo Robin, Jules Styne, "Diamonds are a
Girl's Best friend" Lorelei.
Victor S. Miller
I'm not sure about one. It was sung by Victoria Wood, and called
"Bessie!"
Victor S. Miller
"Parade" JRB, "That's what he said", Conley
Victor S. Miller
"Girlfriends", Amy, Howard Goodall, "Act One Opening" (I don't think
that the song had a name).
Victor S. Miller
Michael John LaChiusa "See what I wanna see", "No More", "The wife"
Victor S. Miller
Rent, Jonathan Larson, "Voice Mail #1" "Mark's mother"
Victor S. Miller
"I love New York", "Song and Dance", ALW and Don Black, Emma
Victor S. Miller
Henry Krieger and Scott Cutler, "Dreamgirls", Deena, "Listen"
Victor S. Miller
Victoria Wood "Fourteen Again". I'm not sure of anything else. Could
it be from "Acorn Antiques"?
Victor S. Miller
"City of Angels" Cy Coleman and David Zippel. I left my recording at
work, so I don't remember any more.
Victor S. Miller
"Les Miserables" Boubil and Schoeberg and Kretzmer, "I saw him once" Cosette.
Victor S. Miller
Grand Hotel, George Forrest, Robert Wright, Maury Yeston
"I want to go to Hollywood", Flaemmchen
Victor S. Miller
"Legally Blonde", "Bend and Snap" "Paulette", Lawrence O'Keefe and
Nell Benjamin
Harlett O'Dowd
"Ah, But Underneath", London FOLLIES, Phyllis, Sondheim
Harlett O'Dowd
> 17. One fine day one spring
"My Ship" Weill & Ira Gershwin, LADY IN THE DARK, Liza
Victor S. Miller
Hmm, This is from "Wild Honey" by Field and Wilder. I don't know of
any musical connection, but this must be one of the tricky ones.
fmomoon
"Harlett O'Dowd" <chris.c...@worldspan.com> wrote in message
news:1192500616....@v23g2000prn.googlegroups.com...
> On Oct 15, 8:21 pm, Stephen Farrow <stephen.far...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> 17. One fine day one spring
>
> "My Ship" Weill & Ira Gershwin, LADY IN THE DARK, Liza
Great song.
--
Moni (fmomoon)
War does not determine who is right,
war determines who is left.--Bertrand Russell
Stephen Farrow
> 2. Let it rain, let it hail, let it snow
>
> "The Hunting of the Snark" "Dancing Towards Disaster" Mike Batt
>
All correct - but I need the name of the character as well.
--
Stephen
Dolly: And she dresses like a part-time prostitute.
Bren: Be fair, Dolly, she IS a part-time prostitute.
Dolly: Yes, but she dresses like one full-time. I
mean, my neighbour's a lollipop lady, but she puts
it away at the weekend.
Stephen Farrow
Correct.
--
Stephen
Petula: I said that to George, because he's invited me over.
Jean: Gershwin?
Petula: Michael. Could you credit that business in that public
toilet? I can't believe a policeman would stoop so low.
Stephen Farrow
> 4. Now for the first time, I think we're going wrong
>
> ALW and Tim Rice, "Could We Start Again Please", JCS, Mary Magdelene
>
>
Correct!
--
Stephen
So apparently, if you're handsome and famous enough, you can just lie
under oath, and that's cool.
Stephen Farrow
Correct. (Well, nobody sings it in the stage version, it's just on the
album. Yitzhak sings it in the film.)
--
Stephen
Willow: He said he wasn't coming back until he had driven to all fifty
states.
Buffy: Did you explain about Hawaii?
Willow: Well, he seemed so determined.
Stephen Farrow
Correct!
--
Stephen
Bill: Loss of job can be a result of termination, merger, or act of God.
It doesn't say anything about poker.
Mr. James: Read your "Act of God" clause.
Stephen Farrow
Nope, sorry.
--
Stephen
I know all the games... pin the thing on the thing... pass the thing...
Stephen Farrow
Correct!
--
Stephen
Gia: Someone's stalking me. I was hoping you'd have some tips or something.
Veronica: Dancing around in your underwear with the curtains open is
always good. And if you're in chatrooms and they suggest meeting
face-to-face, do it in an abandoned railway car down by the riverside.
Stephen Farrow
> 6. I'd rest a virgin rather
>
> "I hate men", Katherine KMK, Cole Porter
>
Correct!
--
Stephen
Veronica: I don't know if I like the idea of you running around a place
full of armed, drunk businessmen.
Keith: That's why I rarely go to Texas.
Stephen Farrow
Correct
--
Stephen
A cop that rocks? What will they think of next?
Stephen Farrow
It was, and I'm looking for a little more information about the source
of it (name of TV show, name of sketch... both of which are worth
looking for, it's very, very funny).
Stephen Farrow
> 15. I got rich folks out in Brooklyn
>
> "Parade" JRB, "That's what he said", Conley
Correct.
--
Stephen
We walk with the darkness, the wolf at our side. Through the waterfall
of power, to the blackest heart of eternity. I think we should have a
bake sale.
Stephen Farrow
'Act One Opening' is fine ('Opening' is what's in the script); "First
Day" is what was in the programme in the theatre.
Correct (and either I'm very impressed, or you googled).
--
Stephen
Rose: What about the skin? I saw it. You... you got ripped apart!
Cassandra: That piece of skin was from the front of my body. This piece
is the back.
Rose: Haha, right, so you're talking out of your ar...
Cassandra: Ask not!
Stephen Farrow
> 19. Choking down her pasta
>
> Michael John LaChiusa "See what I wanna see", "No More", "The wife"
>
Correct.
--
Stephen
The past is another country. 1987's just the Isle of Wight.
Stephen Farrow
> 13. Just don't leave it on, dear
>
> Rent, Jonathan Larson, "Voice Mail #1" "Mark's mother"
>
Correct.
--
Stephen
It's totally nondescript. I mean, that's what's so unique about it.
Stephen Farrow
> 14. In libraries and singles bars
>
> "I love New York", "Song and Dance", ALW and Don Black, Emma
Correct.
--
Stephen
The Doctor: [Picking up Rose's copy of Heat Magazine] Well, that'll
never last. He's gay and she's an alien.
Stephen Farrow
> 20. I'm not at home in my own home
>
> Henry Krieger and Scott Cutler, "Dreamgirls", Deena, "Listen"
Nearly correct (there was one more songwriter).
--
Stephen
Jane: So is there anyone you want to bring?
Tony: What, "bring" bring?
Jane: No, not "bring" bring, just bring.
Twinkle: You can get phones that do that.
Stephen Farrow
That's the song. It's not from "Acorn Antiques". It *is* from a play
with songs, and was sung by a specific character.
--
Stephen
Good celebrity porn is scarce these days.
Stephen Farrow
Right show, composer and lyricist.
--
Stephen
Lorelai: Do you have any Lucille Balls left?
Kirk: Yes, I have some Balls.
Stephen Farrow
> 25. Two phantoms in the shadows of the moon
>
> "Les Miserables" Boubil and Schoeberg and Kretzmer, "I saw him once" Cosette.
Correct.
--
Stephen
As Gerard Dépardieu said to me that day in Deauville,
what's the point in having a big nose if you can't
jam a banana up it?
Stephen Farrow
> 23. The pennies needed for the heat
>
> Grand Hotel, George Forrest, Robert Wright, Maury Yeston
Yes, but which of them wrote this particular song?
>
> "I want to go to Hollywood", Flaemmchen
Correct.
--
Stephen
You sit in your seat, you eat your peanuts, you watch the movie...
Well, unless it's about a dog or Chevy Chase.
Stephen Farrow
Correct.
--
Stephen
Why do people have to spit? That ruined "Titanic" for
me, the spitting. The iceberg couldn't come soon enough
once I saw that.
Stephen Farrow
Correct.
Stephen Farrow
> 11. I buzz like a bee
>
> Hmm, This is from "Wild Honey" by Field and Wilder.
It might very well be, but that's not the answer I'm looking for. The
answer I'm looking for is a song from a relatively recent musical, and I
thought this was one of the easier questions!
--
Stephen
Don't speak Latin in front of the books.
Robert Bouton
> Victor S. Miller wrote:
> > 23. The pennies needed for the heat
>
> > Grand Hotel, George Forrest, Robert Wright, Maury Yeston
> Yes, but which of them wrote this particular song?
11. I buzz like a bee
Michael Korie, Little Edie
24. You make me complete
"Under Your Spell" Once More, With Feeling episode of Buffy the
Vampire Slayer, Christophe Beck, Joss Whedon, Tara
26. A song so big in one so small
"Song of Purple Summer" Spring Awakening, Duncan Sheik, Steven Sater,
the company
28. One of these days you must
"Come Down from the Tree" cut from Once On This Island, Stephen
Flaherty, Lynn Ahrens, Ti Moune
fmomoon
"Stephen Farrow" <stephen...@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:ff222e$2tb$2...@news.datemas.de...
> Victor S. Miller wrote:
>> 20. I'm not at home in my own home
>>
>> Henry Krieger and Scott Cutler, "Dreamgirls", Deena, "Listen"
>
> Nearly correct (there was one more songwriter).
Beyonce Knowles.
--
Moni (fmomoon)
War does not determine who is right,
war determines who is left.--Bertrand Russell
Stephen Farrow
> "Stephen Farrow" <stephen...@gmail.com> wrote in message
> news:ff222e$2tb$2...@news.datemas.de...
>> Victor S. Miller wrote:
>>> 20. I'm not at home in my own home
>>>
>>> Henry Krieger and Scott Cutler, "Dreamgirls", Deena, "Listen"
>> Nearly correct (there was one more songwriter).
>
> Beyonce Knowles.
Nope! Sorry.
--
Stephen
Correctamundo! A word I've never used before, and hopefully never will
again...
Victor S. Miller
Stephen> fmomoon wrote:
>> "Stephen Farrow" <stephen...@gmail.com> wrote in message
>> news:ff222e$2tb$2...@news.datemas.de...
>>> Victor S. Miller wrote:
>>>> 20. I'm not at home in my own home
>>>>
>>>> Henry Krieger and Scott Cutler, "Dreamgirls", Deena, "Listen"
>>> Nearly correct (there was one more songwriter).
>> Beyonce Knowles.
Stephen> Nope! Sorry.
lyrics by Anne Preven
Stephen Farrow
Correct!
--
Stephen
Written in the 1920s, this gently humorous and moving account
of a Cumbrian childhood lay undiscovered in a biscuit tin for
over 60 years. Then, unfortunately, someone found it.
fmomoon
> fmomoon wrote:
>> "Stephen Farrow" <stephen...@gmail.com> wrote in message
>> news:ff222e$2tb$2...@news.datemas.de...
>>> Victor S. Miller wrote:
>>>> 20. I'm not at home in my own home
>>>>
>>>> Henry Krieger and Scott Cutler, "Dreamgirls", Deena, "Listen"
>>> Nearly correct (there was one more songwriter).
>>
>> Beyonce Knowles.
>
> Nope! Sorry.
I may have to scan a copy of the sheet music currently released for SSA
which credits her name on it. I'm telling you, it surprised me, too.
Stephen Farrow
> "Stephen Farrow" <stephen...@gmail.com> wrote in message
> news:ff4nth$vvg$3...@news.datemas.de...
>> fmomoon wrote:
>>> "Stephen Farrow" <stephen...@gmail.com> wrote in message
>>> news:ff222e$2tb$2...@news.datemas.de...
>>>> Victor S. Miller wrote:
>>>>> 20. I'm not at home in my own home
>>>>>
>>>>> Henry Krieger and Scott Cutler, "Dreamgirls", Deena, "Listen"
>>>> Nearly correct (there was one more songwriter).
>>> Beyonce Knowles.
>> Nope! Sorry.
>
> I may have to scan a copy of the sheet music currently released for SSA
> which credits her name on it. I'm telling you, it surprised me, too.
If there's sheet music which credits her as a writer, I'll give you the
point, though she wasn't credited as a writer of the song by either of
the sources I looked at.
--
Stephen
BUFFY: Hey Ken, wanna see my impression of Ghandi?
*thwump*
LILY: Ghandi?
BUFFY: Well, you know. If he was really pissed off.
Stephen Farrow
Thanks to all who've played so far. Here's what's left -
(No googling this time. You know who you are!)
1. I'm in the game and I'm up for grabs.
10. Past the fast food place, the fast cars race
11. I buzz like a bee
16. Here's looking at thirteen stone of sex!
(The songwriter has been identified, but not the source - and there *is*
a source, related to musical theatre, somewhat, though it's not a stage
musical)
21. I had no idea you could wake up feeling bored.
(The song and songwriter have been identified, but not the
play-with-music it's from, or the character who sings it)
22. Somebody ought to set him on fire
(Show and songwriters identified, but not the musical number)
24. You make me complete
26. A song so big in one so small
27. It doesn't quite suit her
(This is a "strange and tenuous connection to musical theatre" question)
28. One of these days you must
29. But everyone else is, so I might as well
30. Eat shit and goodbye.
--
Stephen
I love the smell of desperate librarian in the morning
Robert Bouton
identified which of the Grand Hotel writers was responsible for I Want
To Go To Hollywood.
By telling us these haven't been answered, you're really telling us
you've killfiled me, which is your prerogative. Still, it's
reminiscent of the behavior of schoolchildren, who start a game _just_
so they can announce to all that Robert isn't invited to play with
them.
fmomoon
> fmomoon wrote:
>> "Stephen Farrow" <stephen...@gmail.com> wrote in message
>> news:ff4nth$vvg$3...@news.datemas.de...
>>> fmomoon wrote:
>>>> "Stephen Farrow" <stephen...@gmail.com> wrote in message
>>>> news:ff222e$2tb$2...@news.datemas.de...
>>>>> Victor S. Miller wrote:
>>>>>> 20. I'm not at home in my own home
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Henry Krieger and Scott Cutler, "Dreamgirls", Deena, "Listen"
>>>>> Nearly correct (there was one more songwriter).
>>>> Beyonce Knowles.
>>> Nope! Sorry.
>>
>> I may have to scan a copy of the sheet music currently released for SSA
>> which credits her name on it. I'm telling you, it surprised me, too.
>
> If there's sheet music which credits her as a writer, I'll give you the
> point, though she wasn't credited as a writer of the song by either of the
> sources I looked at.
>
Filter to show only Choral, and School Show Tunes, for filters.
or...this might work.
http://www.jwpepper.com/pdf/10026942.pdf should work to go the specific
arrangement. Yup, there it is!
fmomoon
> 28. One of these days you must
"You Must Meet My Wife" ALNM, Sondheim, Frederick?
Steve Newport
mpro...@aol.com
Still, it's reminiscent of the behavior of schoolchildren, who start a
game _just_ so they can announce to all that Robert isn't invited to
play with them.
Noel Katz, "You're so vain..." And when it comes to pretend killfiling--
you're the master. Grow up!
Stephen Farrow
> "Stephen Farrow" <stephen...@gmail.com> wrote in message
> news:ff8j4i$g7h$1...@news.datemas.de...
>> 28. One of these days you must
>
> "You Must Meet My Wife" ALNM, Sondheim, Frederick?
Nope, more recent than that (and the next line in the lyric is the title
of the song).
--
Stephen
Connie: I can't keep it down, pork. Not since a Jehovah's Witness told
me about their mating habits.
Beattie: Pigs? What do they do?
Connie: They enjoy it.
Tim Gowen
> And when it comes to pretend killfiling--
> you're the master. Grow up!
It's public knowledge, not made up, on this occasion.
Tim
--
Tim Gowen
Victor S. Miller
Stephen> fmomoon wrote:
>> "Stephen Farrow" <stephen...@gmail.com> wrote in message
>> news:ff8j4i$g7h$1...@news.datemas.de...
>>> 28. One of these days you must
>> "You Must Meet My Wife" ALNM, Sondheim, Frederick?
Stephen> Nope, more recent than that (and the next line in the lyric
Stephen> is the title of the song).
Stephen> --
Stephen> Stephen
"Come down from the Tree" "Once on this Island" Ahrens and Flaherty.
I don't remember which character -- it was one of the gods.
Victor
Victor S. Miller
>>>>> "Stephen" == Stephen Farrow <stephen...@gmail.com> writes:
Stephen> fmomoon wrote:
>>> "Stephen Farrow" <stephen...@gmail.com> wrote in message
>>> news:ff8j4i$g7h$1...@news.datemas.de...
>>>> 28. One of these days you must
>>> "You Must Meet My Wife" ALNM, Sondheim, Frederick?
Stephen> Nope, more recent than that (and the next line in the lyric
Stephen> is the title of the song).
Stephen> --
Stephen> Stephen
Victor> "Come down from the Tree" "Once on this Island" Ahrens and
Victor> Flaherty. I don't remember which character -- it was one of
Victor> the gods.
Ok, on further reflection, I realized that I didn't know it because it
was cut from the show! It was probably sung by Erzulie.
Victor
Steve Newport
t...@nospam.demon.co.uk (Tim Gowen)
<<<And when it comes to pretend killfiling, Noel Katz-- you're the
master.>>>
-------------------------------------
It's public knowledge on this occasion.
-------------------------------------
I guess Noel/ Bouton missed the post in which Farrow revealed he'd taken
your advice and plonked him.
Stephen Farrow
Correct on the song, authors, show - but not on the character.
--
Stephen
It's Disco Monks. They're real monks, with a genuine love of disco. It's
not a gimmick.
David Levy
> you've killfiled me, which is your prerogative. Still, it's
> reminiscent of the behavior of schoolchildren, who start a game _just_
> so they can announce to all that Robert isn't invited to play with
> them.
Does anyone who juggles multiple false identities within one group
really have the right to complain that others are acting like
schoolchildren?
Robert Bouton
I'd like to know what it is you think that I've done that is
immature. Mr. Newport has responded to my posts over 100 times,
unwilling to let posts about musical theatre go un-"outed" or
uninsulted. This has been going on for over a year now. What, in
your view, would be the "adult" thing to do?
Steve Newport
mpro...@aol.com
really have the right to complain that others are acting like
schoolchildren?>>>
Go back to your own name, Noel Katz.
David Levy
Pick a name and stick with it. I don't think there's a problem with
using a pseudonym, but I do think there's a problem using several at
once.
Then, ignore him. If you feel morally obligated not to killfile him,
that's your perogative, but I believe we learn in Godspell to turn the
other cheek.
Steve Newport
dl...@post.harvard.edu (David Levy)
you've killfiled me, which is your prerogative. Still, it's reminiscent
of the behavior of schoolchildren, who start a game _just_ so they can
announce to all that Robert isn't invited to play with them.>>>
really have the right to complain that others are acting like
----------------------------------------------
Preferably his own.
Victor S. Miller
(Show and songwriters identified, but not the musical number)
As I said before this is "City of Angels" by Cy Coleman and David
Zippel. It's not on the OCR, but I think that it's in act II at the
party at Buddy's, sung by the sycophantic guests. I don't remember
the name of the song.
Victor
Robert Bouton
> On Oct 20, 12:23 am, Robert Bouton <mprov...@aol.com> wrote:What, in
> > your view, would be the "adult" thing to do?
>
> Pick a name and stick with it. I don't think there's a problem with
> using a pseudonym, but I do think there's a problem using several at
> once.
Gotcha. Good advice. I thank you. I will continue to do exactly
that.
Steve Newport
dl...@post.harvard.edu (David Levy)
Does anyone who juggles multiple false identities within one group
really have the right to complain that others are acting like
schoolchildren? If you feel morally obligated not to killfile him
----------------------------------------
I've decided, like Farrow, to add "Bouton" to my permanent kf list.
Stephen Farrow
Yes, that's absolutely correct.
(It *is* on the London cast recording; the track is listed as "The Party".)
--
Stephen
I was sent here by the agency to do a strip-o-gram for Inga, an armed
robbery call came in, I figured I was in uniform anyway, so what the hell.
Stephen Farrow
Thanks again to all who've played so far - except maybe the narcissist
in the back. I'm in the middle of moving house, so it's taken me a
little while to get back to this. Sorry.
ANYway. Here's what's left.
1. I'm in the game and I'm up for grabs.
From a West End musical that toured the UK this year. In the West End
it starred a number of actors who aren't commonly associated with
musical theatre; some of them had played their roles before, but not in
a musical.
10. Past the fast food place, the fast cars race
From an off-Broadway musical from the past 10 years. The show's lead
has won a Tony within the past couple of years.
16. Here's looking at thirteen stone of sex!
(The songwriter has been identified, but not the source - and there *is*
a source, related to musical theatre, somewhat, though it's not a stage
musical)
21. I had no idea you could wake up feeling bored.
(The song and songwriter have been identified, but not the
play-with-music it's from, or the character who sings it)
The answer to this has something to do with the answers to some of the
other unanswered quiz clues, and the character's name is the same as the
first name of the actress who introduced the song.
27. It doesn't quite suit her
(This is a "strange and tenuous connection to musical theatre" question)
Again, the answer has something to do with one or more of the questions
that have not so far been answered - and it also has something to do
with one of the lead actors in an upcoming movie musical.
29. But everyone else is, so I might as well
I'll give the line before as well -
I really shouldn't talk, I really shouldn't tell,
But everyone else is, so I might as well.
(And the next line of the lyric will tell you what show this is from)
30. Eat shit and goodbye.
From a Broadway flop from within the last five years. There is no cast
recording. A number of composers were involved.
--
Stephen
Don't get between a man and his cake.
Victor S. Miller
From a Broadway flop from within the last five years. There is no
cast recording. A number of composers were involved.
Except for the fact that "a number of composers were involved" I would
say Joe Brooks "In My Life" (about Tourette's). Another possibility
is "Lennon" (I think that that had a number of composers -- besides
Lennon and McCartney).
Victor
David Levy
I'm pretty sure it's from Urban Cowboy, but I don't know enough about
the show to make any further educated guess.
stephen...@gmail.com
Right show - and it's one of the new songs specially written for the,
which narrows down the field of possible composers.
The song has been recorded (but not commercially released, although it
is legally available for download), but this particular lyric - which
is what was heard in the theatre - was changed for the recording.
Stephen
Robert Bouton
> > 30.
> I'm pretty sure it's from Urban Cowboy, but I don't know enough about
> the show to make any further educated guess.
Yep: Mr. Hopalong Heartbreak written by Jason Robert Brown, sung by
Sissy
Steve Newport
Stephen Farrow
Thanks once again to all who played. It seems that Victor, once again,
is the victor... and it also seems that a couple of questions that I
didn't think were all that difficult (along with a few that *were*)
haven't been answered. So here, without further ado, are the answers.
(I'm particularly amazed that nobody got #29, since that one's on a cast
recording - though the cast recording it's on is not the only cast
recording of the show in question).
> 1. I'm in the game and I'm up for grabs.
> - 'Have You Met Miss Babs?', "Acorn Antiques: The Musical", Miss Babs, Victoria Wood
>
> 2. Let it rain, let it hail, let it snow
> - 'Dancing Towards Disaster', "The Hunting of the Snark", The Beaver, Mike Batt
>
> 3. She hated Bella Abzug
> - William Finn, "Republicans"
>
> 4. Now for the first time, I think we're going wrong
> - 'Could We Start Again, Please?', "Jesus Christ Superstar", Mary Magdalene, Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice
>
> 5. She was deftly deferential
> - 'Ah! But Underneath', "Follies", Phyllis Rogers Stone, Sondheim
>
> 6. I'd rest a virgin rather
> - 'I Hate Men', "Kiss Me, Kate", Katharine, Cole Porter
>
> 7. k is x squared minus one
> - 'Random Number Generation', included on the soundtrack of "Hedwig and the Angry Inch", Stephen Trask
>
> 8. It's a wonder I was ever underrated
> - 'Richard Interred', "The Goodbye Girl", Mark, Marvin Hamlisch and David Zippel
>
> 9. They delight in fighting duels
> - 'Diamonds are a Girl's Best Friend', "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes", Lorelai Lee, Jule Styne and Leo Robin
>
> 10. Past the fast food place, the fast cars race
> - 'Welcome to My L.A.', "The Bubbly Black Girl Sheds Her Chameleon Skin", Viveca, Kristen Childs
>
> 11. I buzz like a bee
> - 'Another Winter in a Summer Town', "Grey Gardens", Little Edie, Scott Frankel and Michael Korie
>
> 12. I gotta go get my asthma spray
> - 'Bend and Snap', "Legally Blonde", Paulette, Lawrence O'Keefe and Nell Benjamin
>
> 13. Just don't leave it on, dear
> - 'Voice Mail #1', "Rent", Mark's Mom, Jonathan Larson
>
> 14. In libraries and singles bars
> - 'I Love New York', "Song and Dance"/"Tell Me on a Sunday", (British version so no character name), Andrew Lloyd Webber and Don Black
>
> 15. I got rich folks out in Brooklyn
> - 'That's What He Said', Parade, Jim Conley, Jason Robert Brown
>
> 16. Here's looking at thirteen stone of sex!
> - 'Look at Me', "Bessie! The Musical", Bessie Bunter, "Whither the Arts", 'Victoria Wood As Seen On TV', Victoria Wood
>
> 17. One fine day one spring
> - 'My Ship', "Lady in the Dark", Liza Elliot, Kurt Weill and Ira Gershwin
>
> 18. Some joker put slugs in my bed
> - 'Opening' (or 'First Day'), "Girlfriends", Amy, Howard Goodall
>
> 19. Choking down her pasta
> - 'No More', "See What I Wanna See" (or "R Shomon"), The Wife, Michael John LaChiusa
>
> 20. I'm not at home in my own home
> - 'Listen', "Dreamgirls", Deena, Henry Kreiger, Scott Cutler and Anne Preven
>
> 21. I had no idea you could wake up feeling bored.
> - 'Fourteen Again', "Talent", Julie*, Victoria Wood
* Yes, the role was originated by Julie Walters, but the character's
name really was Julie. It was done on stage in Sheffield and London, and
then on TV, though it's not available on DVD. The script is published by
Methuen.
>
> 22. Somebody ought to set him on fire
> - 'The Party', "City of Angels", Ensemble, Cy Coleman and David Zippel
>
> 23. The pennies needed for the heat
> - 'I Want to Go to Hollywood', "Grand Hotel", Flaemmchen, Maury Yeston
>
> 24. You make me complete
> - 'Under Your Spell', "Buffy the Vampire Slayer", season 6, "Once More, With Feeling", Tara, Joss Whedon
>
> 25. Two phantoms in the shadows of the moon
> - 'I Saw Him Once', "Les Miserables" (cut), Cosette, Boublil, Schonberg and Kretzmer
>
> 26. A song so big in one so small
> - 'The Song of Purple Summer', "Spring Awakening, Ilse, Steven Sater and Duncan Sheik
>
> 27. It doesn't quite suit her
> - 'Between the Lines', "Julie Walters and Friends", Victoria Wood
(It's out on DVD, though it's also, along with the question about
"Girlfriends", probably the most obscure item in this quiz. The song,
though, is or at least was on youtube for a while)
>
> 28. One of these days you must
> - 'Come Down from the Tree', cut from "Once On This Island", Ti Moune, Flaherty and Ahrens
>
> 29. But everyone else is, so I might as well
> - 'Buzz-a-buzz', "The Baker's Wife", Villagers, Stephen Schwartz
>
> 30. Eat shit and goodbye.
> - 'Mr. Hopalong Heartbreak', "Urban Cowboy", Sissy, Jason Robert Brown
--
Stephen
Did you watch "House of Wax" again? You know that Hilton girl gives you
nightmares.