There Once Was A Pirate
There Once Was A Pirate
#1There Once Was A Pirate
Posted: 12/13/06 at 11:04pmCan someone please explain how this song fit into the show? I didn't see it at the Atlantic.
Yankeefan007
Broadway Legend Joined: 3/20/04
#1re: There Once Was A Pirate
Posted: 12/13/06 at 11:06pmThere once was a pi-rate, who loved a wo-man! She was the one he slew the dragon foo-or....
Heybeenfood
Broadway Star Joined: 5/15/06
McFrenzied
Stand-by Joined: 10/8/06
#3re: There Once Was A Pirate
Posted: 12/14/06 at 12:54am
Yah, that's prolly the main reason it was cut..it's a beautiful song but it doesn't forward the plot or relationships in any sort of meaningful way. It was sung by Wendla and Melchior and opened up the second act--they and all the kids are at the foot of a preacher's lecturn as the preacher interjects throughout the song.
I think it was written to fill in some of the past history of these characters--Ilsa mentions in the show that she, Moritz, Melchoir and Wendla used to play pirates when they were young. However, because the song is just about a pirate, it is a little abstract and doesn't actually tell us anything about their childhood together.
Trina55
Stand-by Joined: 12/11/05
#4re: There Once Was A Pirate
Posted: 12/14/06 at 4:10am
they sailed for a little
a little, little, little...
was stuck in my head for a good while after I saw it.
pretty, but what??
#5re: There Once Was A Pirate
Posted: 12/14/06 at 4:33amIt was supposed to be included on the CD and wasn't. I enjoyed the song when I saw it at the Atlantic.
#6re: There Once Was A Pirate
Posted: 12/14/06 at 4:34am
On iTunes, there's a version of Duncan Sheik singing it.
shesamarshmallow
Broadway Legend Joined: 3/23/06
#7re: There Once Was A Pirate
Posted: 12/14/06 at 4:54amShe was the one he slew the kraken for!
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