"the child is so sweet and the girls are so rapturous, isn't it lovely how artists can capture us?" "Guess what an invitation, guess who? begins with an a" "armfeldt is that a relation to the decrepit (i dunno how to spell it, sorry) desiree?" i'm trying to think of something that's not sondheim...
"I'm a bagel on a plate full of onion rolls!"-Funny Girl
Go, can't you go? Why is nobody listening? Goodbye, go and cry At another person's wake. If you're quick, For a kick, You could pick Up a christening, But please, On my knees, There's a human life at stake!
And when the beef comes out, You do the carvin' You hate Tom Cruise But you love Lee Marvin
Butters, go buy World of Warcraft, install it on your computer, and join the online sensation before we all murder you.
--Cartman: South Park
ATTENTION FANS: I will be played by James Barbour in the upcoming musical, "BroadwayWorld: The Musical."
<-- Gwen Stewart, SOLoist at the last show of RENT Cages or wings?
Which do you prefer?
Ask the birds.
Fear or love, baby?
Don't say the answer
Actions speak louder than words.
(Tick, Tick... BOOM!)
Sondheim is a genius (for brilliant Sondheim lyrics, I would have to type all of "Story of Lucy and Jessie," and all of the "Now/Later/Soon" so instead of typing them I'll refer you to the FOLLIES and A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC cast recordings) but let's not forget Irving Berlin who also was a master of the rhyme. "Hostess with the Mostes' On the Ball" has some of my favorite lyrics of any song just because of all the clever rhymes, here are a few examples:
"I've a great big bar And good caviar, Yes, the best that can be found. And a large amount in my bank account When election time comes 'round. If you're feeling presidential, You can make it, yes indeed. There are just three things essential, Let me tell you all you need, Is an ounce of wisdom, and a pound of gall, And the hostess with the mostes' on the ball."
(...)
"He can come and let his hair down, whoo, Have the best time of his life, Even bring his new affair down, Introduce her as his wife, But she mustn't leave her panties in the hall For the hostess with the mostes' on the ball"
BRILLIANT and orgasmic!
"Some people can thrive and bloom living life in a living room, that's perfect for some people of one hundred and five. But I at least gotta try, when I think of all the sights that I gotta see, all the places I gotta play, all the things that I gotta be at"
A lot of this doesn't rhyme, but its f*cking brilliant:
Cash for the merchandise Cash for the buttonhooks Cash for the cotton goods Cash for the hard goods Cash for the fancy goods Cash for the soft goods Cash for the noggins And the pickins And the frickins Cash for the hogshead cask and demijohn Cash for the crackers and the pickles and the flypaper Look, whaddaya talk Whaddaya talk, whaddaya talk Whaddaya talk, whaddaya talk Where do you get it? Whaddaya talk? You can talk, you can talk You can bicker, you can talk You can bicker, bicker, bicker You can talk, you can talk You can talk, talk, talk, talk, Bicker, bicker, bicker You can talk all you want But it's different then it was No it ain't, no it ain't But you gotta know the territory Shh shh shh shh shh shh shh Why it's the Model T Ford, made the trouble Made the people wanna go Wanna get, wanna get Wanna get up and go Seven, eight, nine, ten, twelve, Fourteen, twenty-two, Twenty-three miles to the county seat Yes sir, yes sir Who's gonna patronize a little bitty two by four kinda store anymore? Whaddaya talk, whaddaya talk, Where do you get it? Gone, gone, gone with the hogshead cask and demijohn Gone with the sugar barrel, pickle barrel, milk pan Gone with the tub and the pail and the tears Ever meet a fellow by the name of Hill?
Should there be a marital squabble/ Available Bob'll be there with the glue. --Sondheim, Company, "What Would We Do Without You?"
Mr. Harris, plutocrat, wants to give my cheek a pat/ If a Harris pat means a Paris hat, hooray!/ Ooh-la-la Mais je suis toujour fidele in my fashion, mais je suis tougour fidele, darlin' in my way. --Porter, Kiss Me Kate, "Always True To You"
The Whites begat, the Reds begat, The folks who should have stood in bed begat. The Greeks begat, the Swedes begat Why, even Britishers in tweeds begat. --Yip Harburg, Finian's Rainbow, "The Begat"
I hope and I pray/ For Hester to win just one more "A." --Meredith Willson, The Music Man, "The Sadder-But-Wiser Girl"
Isn't it warm? Isn't it rosy? Side by side by side.
Ports in a storm, Comfy and cozy, Side by side by side.
Everything shines, How sweet! Side by side... ...by side. Parallel lines Who meet.
Everyone winks, Nobody's nosy, Side by side by side.
You bring the drinks And I'll bring the posy--
Side by side... ...by side. One is lonely and two is boring, Think what you can keep ignoring Side by side by side.
(Never a bother! Seven times a godfather!)
Year after year, Older and older...
Sharing a tear, Lending a shoulder.
Permanent sun, No rain. We're so crazy, he's so sane. Friendship forbids Anything bitter.
Being the kids As well as the sitter--
One's impossible, two is dreary, Three is company, safe and cheery.
-side by side by side company oh sondheim, rhyming genius
<-- Gwen Stewart, SOLoist at the last show of RENT Cages or wings?
Which do you prefer?
Ask the birds.
Fear or love, baby?
Don't say the answer
Actions speak louder than words.
(Tick, Tick... BOOM!)