Great Performances: A Prairie Home Companion

[d5johnston]

Great Performances: A Prairie Home Companion#0

Posted: 7/4/06 at 2:13am

Did anyone watch the Great Performances broadcast of A Prairie Home Companion with Meryl Streep this past weekend on PBS?

If so, does anyone know the name of the final song Garrison Keillor and Meryl sang together. It was just so beautiful.

-d5johnston

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[Cruel_Sandwich]

re: Great Performances: A Prairie Home Companion#1

Posted: 7/4/06 at 2:17am

i'm guessing it was gold watch and chain since they sang that in the flovie.

[Jon]

re: Great Performances: A Prairie Home Companion#2

Posted: 7/4/06 at 6:10am

They sang Irving Berlin's "What'll I Do?" at one point -I don't know if it was their last song.

Kinda weird to see former Nickelodeon regular Fred Newman as the sound effects guy instead of Tom Keith.

[d5johnston]

re: Great Performances: A Prairie Home Companion#3

Posted: 7/5/06 at 12:58am

The song was "What'll I Do?"

Thank you so much!

I had to know what it was called. It was just so beautiful and heartbreaking.

-d5johnston

Read LETTERS TO A YOUNG ARTIST by Anna Deavere Smith!

[Cruel_Sandwich]

re: Great Performances: A Prairie Home Companion#4

Posted: 7/5/06 at 1:01am

FRED NEWMAN?!?! THE GUY WHO WAS THE VOICE OF SKEETER ON DOUG?!?!?!?!?!?! "HONK HONK"?!?!?! HOLY CRAP! WHAT DOES HE LOOK LIKE IN REAL LIFE?!?!?!?!?!

[Jon]

re: Great Performances: A Prairie Home Companion#5

Posted: 7/5/06 at 8:37am

Fred Newman has had his signature white hair for at least 20 years - he went prematurely white-haired like Steve Martin. He had a show on Nickelodeon in the 1980's and wore all white clothes. It was an educational show that taught kids about science and the human body, etc. He did lots of goofy comedy bits - pantomome, funny voices, etc.

Updated On: 7/5/06 at 08:37 AM