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I was torturing my children with watching "Broadway's Lost Treasures" a couple of nights ago, when they showed "Memories" from Cats.
I dislike Andrew Lloyd Weber's music. I think it is overrated. And for the life of me, I cannot understand how a show with a bunch of people in fur prancing around the stage with no discernible plot became the longest running musical on Broadway.
I love many show tunes. I like most of them. At the very least, I am neutral towards almost all of them. But...
I hate "Memories." No, I detest "Memories." It is overblown, trite, pathetic crap. The fact that it was covered by everyone and their dog the year Cats came out doesn't help, either. (On the "Tonight Show" that year, Carson ran a montage of all the people who had sung it on the show -- about a dozen, if I recall correctly.) On the vacation in Nevada, when we had satellite radio and I force-fed Broadway on my family for three days straight (I was driving -- driver chooses the music), that was the only song I turned off.
As I am sitting at the table cringing, my eldest said thoughtfully, "It could be worse."
"How?"
"Celine Dion could do a version."
That's just too ghastly to contemplate.
I dislike Andrew Lloyd Weber's music. I think it is overrated. And for the life of me, I cannot understand how a show with a bunch of people in fur prancing around the stage with no discernible plot became the longest running musical on Broadway.
I love many show tunes. I like most of them. At the very least, I am neutral towards almost all of them. But...
I hate "Memories." No, I detest "Memories." It is overblown, trite, pathetic crap. The fact that it was covered by everyone and their dog the year Cats came out doesn't help, either. (On the "Tonight Show" that year, Carson ran a montage of all the people who had sung it on the show -- about a dozen, if I recall correctly.) On the vacation in Nevada, when we had satellite radio and I force-fed Broadway on my family for three days straight (I was driving -- driver chooses the music), that was the only song I turned off.
As I am sitting at the table cringing, my eldest said thoughtfully, "It could be worse."
"How?"
"Celine Dion could do a version."
That's just too ghastly to contemplate.
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Ew.
I love the Satellite Radio broadway station. (We got one for the house, seeing as we have no car.) I play it every night that Definintely Not The Opera isn't on.
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Memories--ick *holds nose*--about which I quite agree with you).
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The happiest day of my life was when Celine announced she was taking time off to have her baby. Okay, maybe not the happiest. But it ranks up there.
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WE NEED TO MEET UP FOR COFFEE SOON!!!!
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I saw "Cats" on Broadway on a class trip in high school. I dutifully bought the albumn and tried to listen to it at home, but I never could.
"Jesus Christ Superstar" was something I listened to as a little kid, so I kind of have to like that.
But yeah, the man (Andrew, not Jesus) just doesn't do it for me. And it is so refreshing to hear a showtune fan say it! Hooray for you!
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