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Re: TWO HEAVY BOXES
« Reply #180 on: February 19, 2026, 07:11:10 PM »
This is one that I've liked.

Tune of "Applause"


What is it that we're clapping for?
Her flaws, her flaws
Nothing at all
Holds us in thrall
Like Betty's flaws
 
Her co-stars can share
Their note-perfect sounds
But can that compare   
When we hear it:
 
That happy growl rolls over us
And if it's flat
That makes our night
Squeals of delight
Pulsate from right where we're at

'Cause
The legend's onstage (Can you hear her?)
And now all the rage (The sound of)
Her flaws! Her flaws! Her flaws!
 
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« Reply #181 on: February 19, 2026, 07:11:33 PM »
Quote from: singdaw on February 19, 2026, 07:08:04 PM
Thanks, DR George!

You're welcome, Singdaw!
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« Reply #182 on: February 19, 2026, 07:12:13 PM »
I am really sorry you are not feeling well, DR vixmom. That stinks.
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« Reply #183 on: February 19, 2026, 07:13:08 PM »
That is wonderful, DR Freddie. Thank you!
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Re: TWO HEAVY BOXES
« Reply #184 on: February 19, 2026, 07:14:32 PM »
More health vibes for vixmom.
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« Reply #185 on: February 19, 2026, 07:15:10 PM »
PAGE RUPERT APPLAUSE DANCE!!

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« Reply #186 on: February 19, 2026, 07:15:36 PM »
Quote from: singdaw on February 19, 2026, 07:13:08 PM
That is wonderful, DR Freddie. Thank you!

Thanks, singdaw! 
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Re: TWO HEAVY BOXES
« Reply #187 on: February 19, 2026, 07:16:19 PM »
Quote from: Freddie on February 19, 2026, 07:11:10 PM
This is one that I've liked.

Tune of "Applause"


What is it that we're clapping for?
Her flaws, her flaws
Nothing at all
Holds us in thrall
Like Betty's flaws
 
Her co-stars can share
Their note-perfect sounds
But can that compare   
When we hear it:
 
That happy growl rolls over us
And if it's flat
That makes our night
Squeals of delight
Pulsate from right where we're at

'Cause
The legend's onstage (Can you hear her?)
And now all the rage (The sound of)
Her flaws! Her flaws! Her flaws!
 


That's great, Freddie!
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« Reply #188 on: February 19, 2026, 07:18:44 PM »
When you google "It's just too groovy to believe!" all the references are to APPLAUSE and "But Alive!" - It's like the sentence never existed outside this show and this song.
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« Reply #189 on: February 19, 2026, 07:19:56 PM »
Quote from: George on February 19, 2026, 07:16:19 PM


That's great, Freddie!

Thanks, George!
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« Reply #190 on: February 19, 2026, 07:23:39 PM »
If Gerard Alessandrini had been doing Forbidden Broadway when APPLAUSE was first running, I bet he'd have immortalized the show the way GRIM HOTEL helped immortalize GRAND HOTEL.   
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« Reply #191 on: February 19, 2026, 07:26:42 PM »
Actually, is it kosher to advertise 

APPLAUSE - THE TONY-WINNING BEST MUSICAL BASED ON "ALL ABOUT EVE"
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« Reply #192 on: February 19, 2026, 07:32:28 PM »
Slow page turns.
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« Reply #193 on: February 19, 2026, 07:32:55 PM »
I can’t believe I forgot anchovies on my list.
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« Reply #194 on: February 19, 2026, 07:34:18 PM »
I’m tired. But I’m trying to get a little of The Cowboy and the Lady watched. Gary Cooper and Merle Oberon star.
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« Reply #195 on: February 19, 2026, 07:39:40 PM »
https://youtu.be/y7b09V1OJoQ?si=ZJO10jZ2K2E-AM_I

Not great sound, but it’s The Sun Has Got Its Hat On.
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Re: TWO HEAVY BOXES
« Reply #196 on: February 19, 2026, 07:40:22 PM »
Good night, friends.
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« Reply #197 on: February 19, 2026, 07:40:29 PM »
And others.
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« Reply #198 on: February 19, 2026, 07:49:53 PM »
Quote from: John G. on February 19, 2026, 07:39:40 PM
https://youtu.be/y7b09V1OJoQ?si=ZJO10jZ2K2E-AM_I

Not great sound, but it’s The Sun Has Got Its Hat On.


Thanks for that link, John G!


I recall the goodwill the show had generated with "The Lambeth Walk" near the end of Act 1 being so great that we came back ready to be cheering whatever opened Act 2.
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« Reply #199 on: February 19, 2026, 07:50:47 PM »
Am I right that there was a scene of some sort after "The Lambeth Walk" that closed Act One?
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« Reply #200 on: February 19, 2026, 08:04:09 PM »
Can’t remember.
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« Reply #201 on: February 19, 2026, 08:04:27 PM »
The whole show generated goodwill.
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« Reply #202 on: February 19, 2026, 08:05:32 PM »
I’ve started listening to Anna Kendrick’s memoir Scrappy Little Nobody. I’m quite enjoying it.
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« Reply #203 on: February 19, 2026, 08:11:59 PM »
Of course that's future Tony winner Sammy Williams being held by Ms. Bacall.
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« Reply #204 on: February 19, 2026, 08:13:01 PM »
When the auction got to its final section, beat poetry and counterculture, I was done with it. I went to the couch, turned on YouTube and before I could even select a video, out like a light for a whopping five HOURS.
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« Reply #205 on: February 19, 2026, 08:13:15 PM »
Yikes.
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« Reply #206 on: February 19, 2026, 08:14:20 PM »
A five-hour nap sounds wonderful.
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« Reply #207 on: February 19, 2026, 08:14:37 PM »
I’m winding down.
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« Reply #208 on: February 19, 2026, 08:14:50 PM »
So is this page.
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« Reply #209 on: February 19, 2026, 08:15:02 PM »
Bye, Rupert!
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