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Post by marianne48 on Apr 20, 2017 22:47:17 GMT
"Your life, little girl, is an empty page that men will want to write on"--"Sixteen Going on Seventeen," The Sound of Music. Ick.
"Hi, there, Yankee, Give out with a great big thankee!--"God's Country," Babes in Arms. So corny it probably made George M. Cohan queasy.
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Post by baj2 on Apr 20, 2017 23:51:50 GMT
LOL - Oscar Hammerstein was one of the most revered musicals book writers and lyricists ( Sound of Music/South Pacific/Carousel/Oklahoma!/King and I, among others). He is also the known inspiration of Stephen Sondheim - arguably the most revered lyricist of this time ( Sweeney Todd/West Side Story/Follies/Company/A Little Night Music/Sunday in the Park with George/Passion, etc).
Could be because those lyrics were for that time and age?
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Post by ellynmacg on Oct 8, 2017 7:55:50 GMT
I ADORE the lyrics of Oscar Hammerstein II, but I heartily agree with Toasted Cheese: Sound of Music is icky, and "Sixteen Going on Seventeen" is probably the ickiest song. But let's cut the poor guy some slack: when he and Rodgers were working on TSoM, Hammerstein was dying of cancer.
When you say "Lyrics That Make You Cringe", are you talking only about lyrics from musicals? Because there are TONS of stand-alone popular song lyrics that are positively cringe-worthy.
But back to musicals. Several songs from Funny Girl make my teeth stand on edge, but for me, the two worst offenders are "You Are Woman, I Am Man", especially the lines: You are woman, I am man/You are small/So I can be taller than and "People" (the whole darn song). Ugh!
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Post by geode on Nov 23, 2017 18:20:20 GMT
I ADORE the lyrics of Oscar Hammerstein II, but I heartily agree with Toasted Cheese: Sound of Music is icky, and "Sixteen Going on Seventeen" is probably the ickiest song. But let's cut the poor guy some slack: when he and Rodgers were working on TSoM, Hammerstein was dying of cancer. When you say "Lyrics That Make You Cringe", are you talking only about lyrics from musicals? Because there are TONS of stand-alone popular song lyrics that are positively cringe-worthy. But back to musicals. Several songs from Funny Girl make my teeth stand on edge, but for me, the two worst offenders are "You Are Woman, I Am Man", especially the lines: You are woman, I am man/You are small/So I can be taller than and "People" (the whole darn song). Ugh! remains the only film I ever walked out on...at the intermission. The whole thing wasn't working for me. Is the song you mention in the part I saw or missed? Maybe I should give it a second chance, that was about 47 years ago. |
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