Once Upon a Time -- Brooklyn Appreciation Thread — Page 3

but this show is just, wow. It's horrible. I don't remember one lyric that I would call "great."

Well YOU didn't call it "great". Someone ELSE did. In this world, we're all entitled to our *gasp* OWN opinions. Imagine that.

I just don't understand why they're so defensive

Talk about the pot calling the kettle purple.

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Updated On: 7/25/06 at 08:42 AM

RentBoy, I totally do see what you mean and I really do apologize if I came off as defensive or anything :) I'm not by any means saying its one of my favorite shows in general, and I def didn't walk away from it feeling "changed". I just thought that there were areas here and there even of the story and lyrics that were quite good And I did really enjoy the music lyrically- there are still a bunch of songs I listen to on a regular basis, just cause they're really good tunes haha. But yeah, I'm def not saying it's any RENT or Les Mis or Wicked Its not [i]terrible[/i] to me, but its not amazing like that. Heck, its not even any Wedding Singer, cause wedding singer makes you feel so good when you leave the theater its not even funny! hehe

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sorry, I totally didn't mean that to sound sarcastic haha. Seriously, I do totally understand whre you're coming from. Like I said, I didn't come away from it feeling "changed", but I just meant that even so that doesn't mean I didn't LIKE it. It was one of those "love the music, amazing singing" type deals. Really it DIDNT change my life, but I still enjoyed it for what it was, you know? I guess theres not any specific lyrics I findd... unbelievable (especially when compared to those of Tick Tick Boom and even RENT), but I do like some of them. Like, Heart Behind These Hands is a pretty good song lyrically I think, and even parts of Superlover (a lot of the talking parts especially) are actually pretty smart. So yeah, again, I def am not saying its THE most amazing shows, just saying its not HORRIBLE either in my opinion :) and like I said, it still in NO way compares to RENT or Wicked or Wedding Singer

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I have a slightly different take on this thread. I was born in Brooklyn and spent a lot of my teenage years enjoying the Brooklyn neighborhoods. One of the most enjoyable was Flatbush. It was quite common, on the corner of Church Ave. and Flatbush Ave., to experience very talented street singers. Just down Flatbush Ave. was Erasmus Hall HS whose students included Neil Diamond and Barbra Streisand (a little before my time). Erasmus Hall had a very unique archway entrance which acted as an echo chamber making it very conducive to the do wop sounds of the late 50’s and early 60’s. “Brooklyn – The Musical” in some ways brings back that era for me. Of course the music is quite different, but the heart that is put into the music remains constant. Love the show or hate the show; love the music or hate the music it makes no matter. What matters are the performers. I’ve only heard Eden on the cast recording and Diana only live but I certainly can tell you that both young ladies have a lot of heart and a lot of talent as does the rest of both casts. What I have the most appreciation for is the fact that I have “Brooklyn in the Blood” and this show reminds me of that fact. (Well actually the cast recording reminds me more of that than the tour cast.)

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Yeah, I still smell the sarcasm, but it's cool.

So you're telling me that "Superlover" has good lyrics in it? I don't even get the point of that song.

I'm sorry, I swear I'm not being sarcastic at all! I just have a very bad habit of saying haha, hehe, lol, and using smiley faces a LOT :) but I promise, thats just me being me, not me being sarcastic lol

and no, I mean superlover def doesnt have great lyrics in general, but I do kinda think the talking part is kind of smartly written. It just... brings up some interesting points I think, thats all. Again, most of the lyrics ARENT the best lyrics ever, but its just I dont think theyre really the WORST either

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Going to see it again tomorrow . Taking a few friends who are new to the show with me.

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They cut Brooklyn in the Blood?

Oh, no, they di'nt.

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That is true. The music is awesome.

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Here you go


http://www.stlyrics.com/lyrics/brooklynthemusical/onceuponatime.htm