“They saw their injured country's woe;
The flaming town, the wasted field;
Then rushed to meet the insulting foe;
They took the spear, - but left the shield.”
―Philip Freneau
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And by a prudent flight and cunning save A life which valour could not, from the grave. A better buckler I can soon regain, But who can get another life again?
Archilochus
One of very few great songs to come out of post-1940's America.
From A CORUS LINE a 1975 musical by Marvin Hamlisch.
The singer in this rendition projects the right idea –– she understands the poigancy of the lyrics very well.. Too bad her voice doesn't begin to match the passion and intensity of her interpretation!
Shirley bassey recorded it on video, and SH had a tremendous voice, but Shirley's interpretatiin was more abut what a great vocalist Shitley is than about the song.
Josh Groban has recorded it too, but I haven't had a chance to hear it yet. Might be wonderful. We'll have to wait and see . . .
Thank you, Thersites, As I suspected it would be, Josh Groban's version is far superior to the others mentioned –– even if it is a bit "overproduced" as these "pop" offerings too often tend to be.
The guy has what we classcal musicians like torefer to as a "TRUE" voice. More than that he sings with obvious understanding of the intense poignancy –– really the HEARTBREAK –– the song is intended to convey.
I apprecated the C.S. Lewis "chalk all" too, but the artist involved woks much too fast with an incredible amount of detail for me to be able to appreciate what he's tring to illustrate.
It's probably my (very) poor eyesight, but for me the incessant busy movement of the artist's hand DISTRACTS frm the beautifully enunciated text.
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One of very few great songs to come out of post-1940's America.
From A CORUS LINE a 1975 musical by Marvin Hamlisch.
The singer in this rendition projects the right idea –– she understands the poigancy of the lyrics very well.. Too bad her voice doesn't begin to match the passion and intensity of her interpretation!
Shirley bassey recorded it on video, and SH had a tremendous voice, but Shirley's interpretatiin was more abut what a great vocalist Shitley is than about the song.
Josh Groban has recorded it too, but I haven't had a chance to hear it yet. Might be wonderful. We'll have to wait and see . . .
Josh...
Thank you, Thersites, As I suspected it would be, Josh Groban's version is far superior to
the others mentioned –– even if it is a bit "overproduced" as these "pop" offerings too often tend to be.
The guy has what we classcal musicians like torefer to as a "TRUE" voice. More than that he sings with obvious understanding of the intense poignancy –– really the HEARTBREAK –– the song is intended to convey.
I apprecated the C.S. Lewis "chalk all" too, but the artist involved woks much too fast with an incredible amount of detail for me to be able to appreciate what he's tring to illustrate.
It's probably my (very) poor eyesight, but for me the incessant busy movement of the artist's hand DISTRACTS frm the beautifully enunciated text.
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