David Byrne & Fatboy Slim Writing Imelda Marcos Musical

[Owen22]

Posted: 3/8/12 at 9:05am

...according to the most exciting paragraph in a rather snarky article about the Public's musical theatre celebration at Joe's Pub in his morning's NY Times.

Okay, I now take back everything I said about how pop songwriters should not attempt writing musicals.

[tazber]

Posted: 3/8/12 at 9:08am

They already wrote it a few years ago.

It's called Here Lies Love and the 2 cd recording is available on amazon for 14.99.

Updated On: 3/8/12 at 09:08 AM

[egghumor]

Posted: 3/8/12 at 9:39am

I'm a huge fan of David Byrne and Fatboy Slim, but I was disappointed by HERE LIES LOVE when it was first released and have rarely played it since. Perhaps it will yield a good theatrical work, but for listening only, it's rather dull. Nevertheless, wishing them all the best,

[best12bars]

Posted: 3/8/12 at 11:45am

That CD cover looks like it was put together in Word Perfect.

[givesmevoice]

Posted: 3/8/12 at 12:05pm

Will Christopher Walken star?

[Proper Villain]

Posted: 3/8/12 at 3:27pm

There's a couple of decent songs... it is very Evita-y, however it is more way more loosely constructed than Evita. Norman Cook's involvement seems to be more on the production side as far as the songwriting goes... but still some enjoyable moments.

[FindingNamo]

Posted: 3/8/12 at 3:31pm

As a generous "Welcome to Musical Theater!" gesture, Bono and the Edge have given the pair a fantastic song about shoes.

[E.Davis]

Posted: 3/8/12 at 3:48pm

Damn it, I wanted to make a shoe joke....