Anthem for right now: "I KNOW WHERE I'VE BEEN"

[zamedy2]

Posted: 6/4/20 at 8:01am

This 11 o'clock number from HAIRSPRAY has always been a quiet favorite of mine. But boy oh boy are these lyrics so incredibly relevant in this country right now.

There are so many powerful versions of this song. I've found myself listening a lot lately to this performance from my favorite Motormouth: the legendary Ms. Darlene Love. Impossible to watch this and not FEEL this song:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ndO18EhboMk

 

[Blockhead24]

Posted: 6/4/20 at 8:26am

I've been listening to that song fairly regularly the past few days. It has been a favorite of mine too.

[bwayobsessed]

Posted: 6/4/20 at 9:36am

It’s a great song and I too have been thinking about Hairspray, Ragtime, etc. But I’ve been interested in hearing more work from black writers, which unfortunately is a very limited search when it comes to musical theatre. I have Color Purple and The Wiz, but that’s about all I can find. Any recommendations?

[darreyl102]

Posted: 6/4/20 at 10:17am

zamedy2 said: "This 11 o'clock number from HAIRSPRAY has always been a quiet favorite of mine. But boy oh boy are these lyrics so incredibly relevant in this country right now.

There are so many powerful versions of this song. I've found myself listening a lot lately to this performance from my favorite Motormouth: the legendary Ms. Darlene Love. Impossible to watch this and not FEEL this song:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ndO18EhboMk

"

I posted that video. Lol. This is the anthem of right now! it's exceptionally relevant in these times. 

We need some former Motormouths to come together and perform this (like the actors fund did for YCSTB) 

[latitudex1]

Posted: 6/4/20 at 10:52am

darreyl102 said: "zamedy2 said: "This 11 o'clock number from HAIRSPRAY has always been a quiet favorite of mine. But boy oh boy are these lyrics so incredibly relevant in this country right now.

There are so many powerful versions of this song. I've found myself listening a lot lately to this performance from my favorite Motormouth: the legendary Ms. Darlene Love. Impossible to watch this and not FEEL this song:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ndO18EhboMk

"

I posted that video. Lol. This is the anthem of right now! it's exceptionally relevant in these times.

We need some former Motormouths to come together and perform this (like the actors fund did for YCSTB)"

I appreciate anything that gives you comfort. 

We're not at the love and compassion stage right now. Love and positive brings internal warmth and hope. But that's not where we are.

"We Don't Need Another Hero" reflects the pleas, the demands, and the moment at the moment with more clarity. 

Not to thread derail.

[CATSNYrevival]

Posted: 6/4/20 at 11:20am

It's written by two old white guys, you know.

[darreyl102]

Posted: 6/4/20 at 6:31pm

CATSNYrevival said: "It's written by two old white guys, you know."

Who fought tooth-and-nail to have the song kept in the show. The producers and heads bawkled at the song and said that the 11 o clock number should belong to Tracy. Mark and Scott argued that it was important to showcase who the show was really about. In that the song belong to those people: the African American people, who were at the heart of the struggle. 

[darreyl102]

Posted: 6/4/20 at 6:32pm

latitudex1 said: "darreyl102 said: "zamedy2 said: "This 11 o'clock number from HAIRSPRAY has always been a quiet favorite of mine. But boy oh boy are these lyrics so incredibly relevant in this country right now.

There are so many powerful versions of this song. I've found myself listening a lot lately to this performance from my favorite Motormouth: the legendary Ms. Darlene Love. Impossible to watch this and not FEEL this song:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ndO18EhboMk

"

I posted that video. Lol. This is the anthem of right now! it's exceptionally relevant in these times.

We need some former Motormouths to come together and perform this (like the actors fund did for YCSTB)"

I appreciate anything that gives you comfort.

We're not at the love and compassion stage right now. Love and positive brings internal warmth and hope. But that's not where we are.

"We Don't Need Another Hero" reflects the pleas, the demands, and the moment at the moment with more clarity.

Not to thread derail."

What do you mean? That you don't feel that the song is appropriate for the time? That we don't need love and positivity right now?

[Sutton Ross]

Posted: 6/4/20 at 6:40pm

darreyl102 said: "CATSNYrevival said: "It's written by two old white guys, you know."

Who fought tooth-and-nail to have the song kept in the show. The producers and heads bawkled at the song and said that the 11 o clock number should belong to Tracy. Mark and Scott argued that it was important to showcase who the show was really about. In that the song belong to those people: the African American people, who were at the heart of the struggle."

Yes!

[latitudex1]

Posted: 6/4/20 at 6:52pm

What do you mean? That you don't feel that the song is appropriate for the time? That we don't need love and positivity right now?"

Speak from a place of I, darreyl102.

I acknowledge that you might need love and positivity and comfort.

But also understand that the mindspace for all those oooey-gooey emotions does not exist for some of us. Many of us want to scream. Many of us want to fight. Many of us are saying, "Well, what the hell changed?" Many of us are trying to keep the message going before the flame runs out.

It's not always about unity and love. Sometimes its about pain and action.

But I recognize that this type of shift is hating for some. That for some, this all "came out of nowhere." So I don't begrudge you your comfort.

Updated On: 6/4/20 at 06:52 PM

[Someone in a Tree2]

Posted: 6/4/20 at 7:15pm

I'll propose another anthem for right now: (also written parenthetically by two white folks)

There's a day of hope
May I live to see,
When our hearts are happy
And our souls are free.
Let the new day dawn,
Oh, Lord, I pray.
We'll never get to heaven
Till we reach that day.

A day of peace.
A day of pride.
A day of justice
We have been denied.
Let the new day dawn,
Oh, Lord, I pray...
We'll never get to heaven
Till we reach that day.

[sabrelady]

Posted: 6/4/20 at 7:29pm

And the GOP have their anthem-

Come ye cool cool conservative men
The likes of which may never be seen again
We have land, cash in hand
Self-command, future planned
Fortune flies, society survives
In neatly ordered lives with well-endowered wives

We sing hosanna, hosanna
To our breeding and our banner
We are cool

Come ye cool cool considerate set
We'll dance together to the same minuet
To the right, ever to the right
Never to the left, forever to the right
May our creed be never to exceed
Regulated speed, no matter what the need

We sing hosanna, hosanna
Enblazoned on our banner
Is keep cool

What we do we do rationally
We never ever go off half-cocked, not we
Why begin till we know that we can win
And if we cannot win why bother to begin?

Rutledge:
We say this game's not of our choosing
Why should we risk losing?

All:
We are cool

To the right, ever to the right
Never to the left, forever to the right
We have gold, a market that will hold
Tradition that is old, a reluctance to be bold.

Dickinson:
I sing hosanna, hosanna
In a sane and lucid manner
We are cool

All:
Come ye cool cool considerate men
The likes of which may never be seen again
With our land, cash in hand
Self-command, future planned
And we'll hold to our gold
Tradition that is old, reluctant to be bold.
We say this game's not of our choosing
Why should we risk losing?

We cool, cool, cool
Cool, cool, cool
Cool cool men.

[Blockhead24]

Posted: 6/4/20 at 8:16pm

Someone in a Tree2 said: "I'll propose another anthem for right now: (also written parenthetically by two white folks)

There's a day of hope
May I live to see,
When our hearts are happy
And our souls are free.
Let the new day dawn,
Oh, Lord, I pray.
We'll never get to heaven
Till we reach that day.

A day of peace.
A day of pride.
A day of justice
We have been denied.
Let the new day dawn,
Oh, Lord, I pray...
We'll never get to heaven
Till we reach that day."

I've been listening to that a lot too these days