As someone who is really familiar with the original lyrics in Chicago, I am a little disappointed in some of the changes.
I think the changes made to "If I said I loved You" are about the only ones I don't find a bit clunky. I think some of the changes to "Here on this Night" are really successful (like the "if we can't say it to the crowd we'll just declare it to the sky!" I love that!) I miss the Ceol Ne Mara (instead of "The Pirate Queen"), especially Steph's sections that were cut (like "they'll be shaking in their fancy English boots!", "I want to see what lay beyond this little bay, please father I want to see the world!") and the really overarticulated part of the song that the pirates sing/speak that are still in the show (I think) that left off the recording. and the changes to the bridge of "I'll Be There" I feel like Hadley has to rush to sing them all in a short amount of music.
For those who are curious the original "I'll Be There" Bridge is like this:
Go if that's what you want be a wife if that pleases you
In his arms may you know half the joy we have known
May his kiss keep you warm when my memory freezes you
Worry not for me I'll be fine on my own.
Now it's:
Go and marry a man you don't love if that pleases you
Throw away, for a cause all the joys we have known
I thought love's more than faith, more than clan, more than anything
let his kiss keep you warm I'l be fine on my own
(maybe it's just me, I like the original better)
I almost feel like they were so pressured to change the show they changed everything they could including some of the wrong things....so many of the lyrics I found beautiful and while I still love the music/lyrics some of them were not changed for the better. :/
The show could have been much better if people had just given it a chance, I think. It's got some beautiful moments.
Oh and also, I'm really sad it's not a complete recording (though we all knew it wouldn't be)....I keep thinking of the little moments that are cut, or left out.
and all that I could do because of you was talk of love...
