"Love Is My Legs": Spoof?
"Love Is My Legs": Spoof?
Joined: 12/31/69
#0"Love Is My Legs": Spoof?
Posted: 8/23/06 at 12:01am
Saw the DRS tour this past weekend and enjoyed it (Norbert's great!).
"Love Is My Legs" cracked me up. I know it's supposed to be a spoof of some famous love song, but I can't put my finger on which one. Can anyone help?
wickedrentq
Broadway Legend Joined: 11/6/04
#1re: 'Love Is My Legs': Spoof?
Posted: 8/23/06 at 12:03amIt's spoofing love songs in general.
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thevolleyballer
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/29/04
#2re: 'Love Is My Legs': Spoof?
Posted: 8/23/06 at 12:04amI'm sure it is, but to me, it's just a spoof on every uplifting, gospel-choir-miracle-worker love song in history. :)
#3re: 'Love Is My Legs': Spoof?
Posted: 8/24/06 at 10:08amI definitely thought Norbert was going into his "Roger" voice for this one. And THAT cracked me up.
#4re: 'Love Is My Legs': Spoof?
Posted: 8/24/06 at 10:34am
It is a spoof of sorts, yes- like "making fun of" ALL I ASK OF YOU from PHANTOM or, say, LAST NIGHT OF THE WORLD from MISS SAIGON.
THE SONG THAT GOES LIKE THIS from SPAMALOT is also like this 
"TO LOVE ANOTHER PERSON IS TO SEE THE FACE OF GOD"- LES MISERABLES---
"THERE'S A SPECIAL KIND OF PEOPLE KNOWN AS SHOW PEOPLE... WE'RE BORN EVERY NIGHT AT HALF HOUR CALL!"--- CURTAINS
SDav 10495
Broadway Star Joined: 7/21/06
#5re: 'Love Is My Legs': Spoof?
Posted: 8/24/06 at 11:05am
I took it more as a spoof of 80s mainstream pop love ballads rather than 80s Broadway pop love ballads, but I guess there's not a huge difference, is there? 
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#6re: 'Love Is My Legs': Spoof?
Posted: 8/24/06 at 3:22pmYeah, I found it to be a parody of a mainstream 80s ballad as well. It's quite funny.
#7re: 'Love Is My Legs': Spoof?
Posted: 8/24/06 at 3:24pmi love Love Is My Legs! :) that's one of my favorite songs from the show.
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