Can someone explain what is wrong with the "I'd sooner buy defying gravity" line? I don't understand why people hate it so much. The line makes sense to me.
How is it possible for "When making movies out of books They say that Buddy wrote the book." AND "You had to ruin it This plot has got a lot of deja vu in it." to be in the same score?
He's a FABULOUS lyricist, but not wholly consistent.
Actually- In the line before, she's saying " if that's love, it comes at much too high a cost." So my guess is that she'd rather take a chance 'defying gravity' than to waste her time trying to get something she can't have [yet].
Grace: I just gave a quarter to a homeless man. I think it was Johnny Depp.
well, with Wicked the list goes on and on. "Precious few at ease with moral ambiguities..." annoys me to all ends and the "I'd sooner buy..." thing makes sense, sure, but it's just retarded. as are most of the lyrics in the show.
but my biggest vice is anytime "again" is rhymed with a word like "pain" a la 'I'd Give My Life For You' from MISS SAIGON. ughh...
"Oz" and "was" are near rhymes pronounced when pronounced "wuz", but perfect rhymes when pronounced "was".
I agree with the "again" and "pain" rhymes. Also "few at ease" and ambi"guities". It's forced and sounds funny. Also the "You had to ruin it. This plot has got a lot of deja vu in it."
Writing lyrics is very difficult. There are more tricks to be used than just single words that are perfect rhymes. There are phrases that rhyme, allusions, slant rhyme, near rhyme, repitition, etc. That's partly what makes Sondheim such a master, is that he uses many tricks. An example from SWEENEY TODD, "I mean with the price of meat what it is, when you get it, if you get it... (SWEENEY gets it)... good, you've got it." Is not rhyme, but it works wonderfully.
I think we can forgive good lyricists their few mistakes in a show (David Zippel). Schwartz, you get no sympathy!
"just slip me on i'll be your blanket where ever whatever i'll be your COAT. You'll be my King and I'll be your castle. No you'll be my Queen and I'll be your MOAT" it takes awhile to get there, but there's rhyme there
You're always sorry,
You're always grateful,
You hold her, thinking:
"I'm not alone."
You're still alone.
-"Sorry-Grateful" Company