Question about a line from "Hairspray"

[Baine]

Posted: 2/6/05 at 11:02pm

Hey there. I have a question I've been wondering about for a really long time now...I've just forgotten about it b/c I haven't listened to "Hairspray" in so long..or at least, not that song. It resurfaced tonight at the theatre. :-/

Anywhoo, my million-dollar question(Sorry that it's so lame and random):

In the song "It Takes Two," Link is mentioning all of the famous couples and he sings, "Liz, well, she has her dick." Is this just some random person being thrown into the song? There's no Liz in the cast.

Sorry for the uber-random question. There's probably no answer, but it's just something that I've always been curious about.

[TheGaIsSilent]

Posted: 2/6/05 at 11:04pm

I THINK that Dick refers to a person. Maybe?

[CATSNYrevival]

Posted: 2/6/05 at 11:06pm

this has been asked before. and Marc explained it I believe... Richard Burton and Liz Taylor.. Updated On: 2/6/05 at 11:06 PM

[broadwaystar2b]

Posted: 2/6/05 at 11:06pm

ELIZabeth Taylor and Richard Burton were the Benifer of our parents' generation

[Songs4aNewWorld]

Posted: 2/6/05 at 11:08pm

I love the comparison to Benifer, too bad we are still talking about them

[Unknown User]

Posted: 2/6/05 at 11:09pm

um wow. haha. it definitely refers to someone. through the whole song hes singing about Lancelot, Romeo... none of these are people in the show either! Liz refers Liz Taylor and Dick refers to Richard Burton.

[Baine]

Posted: 2/6/05 at 11:19pm

Okay, thanks. I was always confused because it went from talking to people to just about that. Let's just say that I took the word 'dick' in a completely different direction ^^;;;

Thanks very much to everyone who responded!

Now it won't bug me anymore!!

[PennyLou]

Posted: 2/6/05 at 11:19pm

not that anyone cares but that marriage was after 1962.. but they put it in cause it sounded great lol.. kind of the way you took it as.. lol

Updated On: 2/6/05 at 11:19 PM

[Unknown User]

Posted: 2/6/05 at 11:48pm

yes im sure they chose to call him Dick and not Richard on purpose

[brdlwyr]

Posted: 2/6/05 at 11:54pm

Ah - youth!

[Marc Shaiman]

Posted: 2/7/05 at 12:04am

uh...

Elizabeth Taylor & Richard Burton met making the movie CLEOPATRA, which filmed endlessly throughout 1960/1961

the adulterous romance between "Liz & Dick" (as they were called) was a tablolid sensation throughout this period

nyah nyah nyah nyah nyah

Updated On: 2/7/05 at 12:04 AM

[Unknown User]

Posted: 2/7/05 at 12:15am

ahahahaaa!

Im sure the few time period slips that Hairspray has had nothing to do with you, Marc. *kiss kiss kiss*

[PennyLou]

Posted: 2/7/05 at 12:25am

sorry, my mistake... I know what I did I got one of the time things in the roots mixed up with my mom telling me every time we saw the show together that they didn't get married till after.. sorry..

Updated On: 2/7/05 at 12:25 AM

[TheGaIsSilent]

Posted: 2/7/05 at 12:28am

Marc is smart.

[PennyLou]

Posted: 2/7/05 at 12:32am

my brain has shifter from Hairspray to All Shook Up I guess.. ::runs and hides::

[BSoBW2]

Posted: 2/11/05 at 12:54am

I knew that, but I still force myself to make it about Liza Minelli and her countless w/e's

[False Titters]

Posted: 2/11/05 at 6:59am

I knew this. Do I get a gay house point?