Love Changes Everything — Page 2

One of ALW's best tunes - and the lyrics are so brilliant, too, sitting with the notes perfectly. I remember seeing an interview with ALW and he said he was so impressed with Ball's range that he changed the key to give him that final note. It's obviously Ball's signature now and he still sings the hell out of it. However, I don't think I'll ever enjoy his singing it more than he did in the show. Interesting, too, that ALW always said he wanted to open a show with a solo male tenor voice with piano. He did so with 'Aspects' but it's only the first few bars. Anyone else like 'Seeing Is Believing'? Again, beautiful melody with perfect lyrics - 'Whatever happens, one thing is certain, each time I see a train go by I'll think of her, the night, the sky forever.....' I watched an old video recently of a tv programme around the time MB had opened in the show and he performed that number solo, standing by the piano. It was perfection. Thanks for opening the thread, Glebb, and stirring up all these wonderful memories. Until 'Piazza' it was the most romantic show I'd ever seen.

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Addy, I'm so upset now. I had no idea you loved this song. My visiting friend last week ALSO loves this song and I was going to do it as my number two song...but I faded a little too quickly. Had I known, it would have been my first choice. Le sigh.
It's a great song. Of course, the frustrating part in the actual show is that you don't get the big payoff of the ending in the full song, just the really short reprise.

It's a really interesting show. I am sad I didn't get to do it, especially after the director called to tell me their local choice didn't quite cut it. Ah, well. Next time there's a concert version of "Aspects of Love," I'm sure to be asked!

Oh - the memories, the memories. I'm not sure who the Broadway cast were apart from Ball (did Ann Crumb and the wonderful Kevin Colson transfer, too??). I loved George and Jenny's 'The Last Man You Remember'. Perfect father/daughter song and coming at the perfect moment after Jenny appears in 'the dress'. I thought the scene in the cafe early in the show was just lovely when Alex responds to Rose's 'How old are you?'..'In three years I'll be twenty.' And Rose's final 'Don't leave me' was total goosebumps. Nyadgal, so pleased that you loved this show, too. I've always felt in a minority with this one as so many people I spoke to really didn't enjoy it.

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Has anyone read the book by Michael Garnett? I'm a big fan of it.

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I have to agree about the Leading Ladies version. I thought the trio of songs was brilliantly done.

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Thought I had my old programme lying around somewhere. Here's a couple of pics of 'First Man You Remember' when Jenny is at first with her father and then dances with Alex...

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I do love this song. I could hear it over and over.

Unfortunately, the tour was awful. It's the only time I've almost walked out of a show at intermission, but we had to go back just to see how much worse it could get. And it exceeded our expectations. Of badness.

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But of course. Timeless.

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Still love this song! I rank this high in the best theatre songs ever written!

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Love
Can make the summer fly,
Or a night
Seem like a lifetime.

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Updated On: 8/11/06 at 11:39 PM

I agree, gertrudejessalynn Can I ome listen with you?

LOVE this song, the show ASPECTS itself and everything about Michael Ball

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