What a weird thread. Send in the Clowns would be what you call a standard. Many famous artists have covered the song very well. I asked my father and he knew it from Barbara Streisand's cover. It is a beautiful song, and belongs in the best of Sondheim's songs. It also belongs in the selection of Sondheim songs like Losing My Mind, Not a Day Goes By, Sunday, Being Alive, Happiness, and Johanna that prove that Sondheim is capable of writing pleasant (and often soaring) melody when he wants to, which for me makes it all the more frustrating that he insists on writing songs that to me sound unpleasant. They work in the theatre but they are hardly the kind of songs you want to take home with you.
'. Sitting through something like Sunday in the Park With George or Passion could make anyone give up on musicals,
And yet, you continue to see every Sondheim revival that comes along. Why? Is someone forcing you to attend? Could it be that you just enjoying bitching about it?
I shouldn't have to explain what I mean when I refer to maturing of taste and opinion, but judging by the three question marks, perhaps you're stressing how confused you are!
I think the reason Memory is more popular is because its from Cats which most people know. A Little Night Music doesn't even come close to Cats in terms of popularity
Philly, how can you declare that Reginald's friend is the exception? Perhaps you're the exception. Kad is right that there is no way to test or prove which is the more "popular" or instantly recognizable song, and that's hardly the point.
That's perfectly acceptable to say, Philly! Are you able to at least acknowledge that there are many people other than you that a) are your age, but b) are not theater buffs who know the song? If you can admit that, I don't think we have a disagreement.
the non theatre people who know the song are old people, but yea i agree with that PianoMann, but yea i know there are other people my age haha. And you guys think i am on this board so much, i just go through waves
Jay Lerner Z, i give life to this board! You people can't handle it when someone has a different opinion then yours, and then everybody gangs up on them!!!!!!
that assertion is based on the fact that even kids i did theatre with in high school didn't know a lot of Sondheim stuff. They knew mostly Andrew Lloyd Webber and Rodgers and Hammerstein