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Any musical fans out there? Any ABBA fans out there? Any of you hear of the super cool musical "CHESS"?
Well... I just happen to be all three of these things. I was in the production for one of our local players' guild and the music means a lot to me.
With my parents divorce going on and my mother's agony over it one song is especially poignant for her. I can't really let you hear the music, but I would like to share the lyrics with you.
quote: SOMEONE ELSE'S STORY “FLORENCE”
Long ago In someone else's lifetime Someone with my name Who looked a lot like me Came to know A man and made a promise He only had to say And that's where she would be Lately Although her feelings run just as deep The promise she made has grown impossible to keep And yet, I wish it wasn't so Will he miss me if I go?
In a way It's someone else's story I don't see myself As taking part at all Yesterday A girl that I was fond of Finally could see The writing on the wall Sadly She realized she'd left him behind And sadder than that she knew he wouldn't even mind And though, there's nothing left to say Would he listen if I stay?
It's all very well to say you fool it's now or never I could be choosing No choices whatsoever
I could be In someone else's story In someone else's life And he could be in mine I don't see A reason to be lonely I should take my chances Further down the line
And if That girl I knew should ask my advice Oh I wouldn't hesitate, she needn't ask me twice Go now! I'd tell her that for free Trouble is, the girl is me The story is, the girl is me
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I love this musical!!!! Schwartz cited it as the main musical inspiration for WICKED, too, so there's good company.
The whole musical is amazing. "Someone Else's Story" has meant so much to me a few times, and One Night In Bankok is one the songs I have completely memorized. Posts: 26077 | Registered: Mar 2000
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One night In Bankok and the world's your oyster....the bars are temples but the pearls ain't free!
Hehe... I played several roles in the show and in that scene I was a pimp with lots o ladies hanging on my arm. Hehehe... ahhh...shame...
I didn't know that Schwartz said CHESS influenced him so much for Wicked! That's amazing but makes perfect sense!
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I was once involved with a disastorous series of inter-office political infighting.
I taped the theme from "Noone's on nobody's side" (Or what ever the song's name is) on my desk. I just repeated it to myself as neccesary until I found I new job.
quote: Never take a stranger's advice Never let a friend fool you twice Never be the first one to leave Never be the last to decieve
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Honestly, I wore out one tape of the soundtrack, and have come close to wearing out the second.
I have never seen the musical performed though.
Do you have the English or New York soundtrack. I prefer the original English. They changed some songs and such when it moved to New York.
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Excellent, excellent musical. Sadly, all I really know of it is the initial recording made before the musical was ever actually produced. I have to say, though, that I like this version of the story more than the one that eventually developed.
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While I am not a big ABBA fan and have never heard of Chess, I do consider the song "Fernando" to be one of the top ten ever. They got a home run with that one and it goes a long way in overriding their "disco-ness" in my mind.
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Wasn't it good! oh so good! Wasn't he fine! oh so fine!
Isn't it madness... He can't be mine.
But in the end he needs a little bit more than me More security... he needs his fantasy and freedom...
I know him so well!
Didn't I know... How it would go if I knew from the start! Why am I falling apart! <-----love this bit
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Cor and I performed the "Terrace Duet" for a Rotary Club dinner not too long ago.
Jalepenoman, two things: "Dancing Queen" was an exception, not the norm. Expose yourself to more ABBA and you will see they were NOT a disco band. Also, Chess is not a tribute show, like Mama Mía. In fact, it's neither by nor about ABBA. It's written by Björn Ulvaus (sp?) and Tim Rice. Ulvaus was a member of ABBA and, along with Benni Anderson (sp?), the primary songwriter. So, even if you don't like ABBA, you might well like Chess. It's an intense show about the cold war, human relationships, and obsession, with powerful songs.
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Telperion, I demand that you take this medal back. My father wasn't cool, my grandfather wasn't cool, and neither was his father. It would be a betryal of my whole family if I became cool.
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Every night before bed, we listen to "One Night in Bangkok". Every morning, we listen to "Good Morning Starshine". These are two songs that mean alot to us, although for stupid, stupid reasons.
The first thing happened when my husband and I were dating. We used to do this really stupid thing. We piled crumpled newspapers up in the middle of the road after dark to see if cars would stop. We made a speed bump of sorts all the way across his neighborhood road, then we waited behind the wall to see what would happen. Some cars would slow down until they saw what it was, then drive slowly through. Sometimes they'd get out of the cars, walk over to the newspaper, kick it around, get back in the car and drive through. Some guys would turn around and go another way. We'd watch them, laugh silently, and then when they were gone, we'd pile up the newspaper again.
But one guy, the uberest-cool guy of them all, sped up. He flew through the "barrier", blowing newspaper all around. His windows were down, and he had cranked "One Night in Bangkok" to eleven. For some reason, it was one of the funniest things we had ever seen. That song holds a lot of memories for us, for something that was so goofy.
But if you think this story is dumb, I'll tell you about Paper-Cupping cars one day.
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quote: But one guy, the uberest-cool guy of them all, sped up. He flew through the "barrier", blowing newspaper all around. His windows were down, and he had cranked "One Night in Bangkok" to eleven. For some reason, it was one of the funniest things we had ever seen.
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