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#176

Anyone catch Six by Sondheim on HBO?

Posted: 12/20/13 at 2:29pm

RobbieJ, your discussion of the segment and your reaction to it are so much more interesting to me than Cocker's rendition. I can only say "thank you" for the entire discussion.

(And, again, I am sorry you thought I was accusing you of insincerity. Not a chance.)

#177

Anyone catch Six by Sondheim on HBO?

Posted: 12/20/13 at 2:39pm

RobbieJ is the one who put the sin in sincere.

#178

Anyone catch Six by Sondheim on HBO?

Posted: 12/20/13 at 3:00pm

And you put the good in good-bye!

I'M KIDDING! :)

#179

Anyone catch Six by Sondheim on HBO?

Posted: 12/28/13 at 2:56pm

Rewatching this right now, I'm finding Cocker singing I'm Still here no better or worse than Stritchie singing it at Sondheim's bday celebration. The visuals of the women are even more compelling than I remember, particularly during the final few bars of the song. And people did get introduced to the "proper" way to sing by the song with the initial excerpt from Yvonne DeCarlo.

Struck again by how fast this documentary moves. Really keeps you engaged. Love it. The story about the editor of the doc gives insights into how it was all pulled together.

Cutting Six By Sondheim

Updated On: 12/28/13 at 02:56 PM

#180

Anyone catch Six by Sondheim on HBO?

Posted: 12/28/13 at 6:45pm

The difference is that Stritch lived through many of the events itemized in the song, so I forgive her singing.

Even if he is 50, the same cannot be said of Cocker.

(I also assume Stritch is doing the best she can; I'm not sure of Cocker.)

#181

Anyone catch Six by Sondheim on HBO?

Posted: 12/28/13 at 7:54pm

But I wasn't speaking of Stritch's singing as if it needed to be forgiven.

Updated On: 12/28/13 at 07:54 PM

#182

Anyone catch Six by Sondheim on HBO?

Posted: 12/29/13 at 6:43pm

Feel free to substitute "accept", "appreciate" or even "understand" then.

Nobody has argued that "I'm Still Here" is sacrosanct and only open to one interpretation. For some of us, however, it remains an open question what Cocker accomplished or even intended to accomplish.

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