tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7404056807161357402.post7459163893520183237..comments2023-05-15T08:51:12.031-04:00Comments on Love and Disdain: (Some of the) weirdest pop music everDr. Kosharyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07777054788430587906noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7404056807161357402.post-3983996098487182452012-06-30T09:46:59.809-04:002012-06-30T09:46:59.809-04:00In fairness, I think the reason I like the Twelfth...In fairness, I think the reason I like the Twelfth Night song is not because of the music so much but the arrangement of the lyrics, which I think is pretty good. A lot of people have tried to put Shakespeare into song, and it frequently comes off as awkward and/or strangely arranged. (Like Rufus Wainwright above.) Anyway - I thought that the lyrics were arranged well in the Twelfth Night piece. I do not like the voice of the man singing. The guy who sang in the actual play was a lot better. <br /><br />The Bono Hallelujah is AWFUL. What on the planet was that dude thinking? The Dolly Parton/Lady Blacksmith made me snort with laughter. I don't think it's something you need to figure out; it's something you need to laugh at. I rather liked Richard Thompson's "Oops". It made me think of a certain German friend who loves Brittany Spears for unknown reasons. Maybe he just thought she was hot. Anyway, it's always bizarrely funny to take something like this out of context. I dig it! <br /><br />I think my favorite piece from the soundtrack of Twelfth Night was a song called "Oh Mistress Mine" -- it's arrangement is quasi-folk/singer-songwriterish, and it works well for me. Of course, I'm probably more focused on the lyrics than the music because that's sort of how I roll with music. In fact, the reason why I got my masters in English was because I realized after I got my BA in music that I cared more about the lyrics than I did about the melodies. Oops. :)<br /><br />Anyway - thanks for the early morning laugh. Hubby and I both watched and were highly entertained. :)Fie upon this quiet life!https://www.blogger.com/profile/12047096700049201873noreply@blogger.com