(Another) Rent Question

#1

(Another) Rent Question

Posted: 3/30/05 at 7:17pm

I know this has bee talked about it before, but I was really confused...

Does Maureen's little giggle after she says "Oh my god" in the Finale have any significance, or was Idina just being weird? I ask because I have never seen a Maureen giggle on stage, and I was confused...thanks!

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#2

re: (Another) Rent Question

Posted: 3/30/05 at 7:22pm

I always thought it was Idina's mistake, but I might be wrong...

There's a lot of confusing stuff on that CD...

Updated On: 3/30/05 at 07:22 PM

#3

re: (Another) Rent Question

Posted: 3/30/05 at 7:29pm

i always thought idina did it on purpose, like maureen was happy/nervous about mimi. but then i read on here that it was a mistake...i dunno. haha i think the giggle fits- i like it.

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#4

re: (Another) Rent Question

Posted: 3/30/05 at 7:33pm

Yeah, I never even noticed it until I read about it on the Internet and listened closely. Then I just assumed it was a mistake, but as I said, I could be wrong.

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#5

re: (Another) Rent Question

Posted: 3/30/05 at 7:43pm

thanks, love.
its my boyfriend :)

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#6

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Posted: 3/30/05 at 7:44pm

yeah, I was wondering about that too..

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#7

re: (Another) Rent Question

Posted: 3/30/05 at 7:45pm

i also thought it was a mistake on the recording. Who knows?

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#8

re: (Another) Rent Question

Posted: 3/30/05 at 7:47pm

cuz I thought you know, Mimi not acutlaly dying and seeing Angle wasnt really a laughing matter..

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#9

re: (Another) Rent Question

Posted: 3/30/05 at 7:57pm

I always thought it wasn't a mistake...it made sense to me. She wasn't laughing at the situation, I think it was an excited giggle because Mimi had seen this otherworldy kind of thing and she was excited to be hearing about it. Could be wrong, but it never bothered me because that's how I took it.

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#10

re: (Another) Rent Question

Posted: 3/30/05 at 8:03pm

I've always thought it made sense. Like a nervous giggle of relief. Maybe not... but I like it.

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#11

re: (Another) Rent Question

Posted: 3/30/05 at 8:10pm

I agree with Kimmy and ashley. It makes sense to me.

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#12

re: (Another) Rent Question

Posted: 3/30/05 at 8:11pm

ah but see I can't hear the "nervous.releived giggle" about it...ah well

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#13

re: (Another) Rent Question

Posted: 3/30/05 at 8:17pm

I guess everyone has a different take on it. We'll probably never know for sure.

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#14

re: (Another) Rent Question

Posted: 3/30/05 at 8:17pm

yeah guess so. i can live with that

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#15

re: (Another) Rent Question

Posted: 3/30/05 at 8:18pm

hmm....i didn't even notice it until it was mentioned and i listened to it closely. it might be a mistake, at least, that's what i think. but who knows.

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#16

re: (Another) Rent Question

Posted: 3/30/05 at 8:39pm

why don't we all email idina and find out? (sorry)

I just listened to it, (I never noticed it till it was mentioned here) even then, I had to listen closely. My opinion is that if Idina did it onm purpose, it would have been more noticable. Ah well... I think it's kinda cute!

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#17

re: (Another) Rent Question

Posted: 3/30/05 at 8:44pm

Eh, I think it's a little quirk. There are many things like that on the CD (like right after Gordon/Roger sing "Because reason says I should have died three years ago" in "Life Support," someone says something like "Hey, man" or "Amen" or "'kay, man" or something). So I wouldn't be surprised if it's just a flub. I can see it fitting the character and situation though.

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#18

re: (Another) Rent Question

Posted: 3/30/05 at 8:52pm

This is random, but I didn't want to start a new thread: I LOVE it when Adam says "But who, Mark, are YOU?" I ADORE the way he sings that. *sigh*
*end of threadjack*

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#19

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Posted: 3/30/05 at 8:54pm

yes elphie, major threadjack.

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#20

re: (Another) Rent Question

Posted: 3/30/05 at 9:12pm

SORRY!! Geez!

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#21

re: (Another) Rent Question

Posted: 3/30/05 at 9:43pm

the dialogue in finale b sounds so cheesy on the obcr that i thought she laughed because she couldnt believe she just said those words as cheesily as she did.. there are so many cheesy things on that recording like joanne's bird sqwuak or whatever it is in happy new year ... i dont know.

finale b is one of my favorites though just .. cheesy dialogue :)

#22

re: (Another) Rent Question

Posted: 3/30/05 at 9:53pm

anyone who writes to Idina Menzel or meets her (i hope it is me!) can ask her but i never really understood the meaning of it

#23

re: (Another) Rent Question

Posted: 3/31/05 at 2:14am

Yeah I always kind of thought it was just a little add in of Idina's but I could be wrong. Yes, the tiny quirks in the OBC recording sort of gets to you. But I was wondering, in Happy New Year, in that pause right before Benny says "I see that you've beaten me to the punch.." you can hear this wailing sound in the background that sounds like a baby crying. What is that and why is that there? Since they are all supposed to be in the loft I don't see how that fits.....

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#24

re: (Another) Rent Question

Posted: 3/31/05 at 4:45am

"...But I was wondering, in Happy New Year, in that pause right before Benny says "I see that you've beaten me to the punch.." you can hear this wailing sound in the background that sounds like a baby crying. What is that and why is that there?..."

Erm, I'm just throwing in a lucky guess here: isn't that the party-horn Benny blows to let them all know he has arrived?
If I remember correctly they all have their backs turned to him and when he blows that horn, they notice he has come to the 'party' as well.

And about the giggle... I always figured it was a nervous-releived giggle and meant to be there.

#25

re: (Another) Rent Question

Posted: 3/31/05 at 10:55am

leap, you're definetly right (about the cry/horn). It's not a baby but he does blow a horn to say that he is there. Darn, you beat me to it.

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