I
was very much enjoying this CD until the end. The music was actually
funny. Looking at the picture of the cast in the enclosed pamphlet was
enough to make one laugh. I especially enjoyed “The song that goes like
this.” It was clever in its parody of the musical genre. I liked the
reaction of the singers after they did the habitual key change. "I
should have stayed in D" Funny. I also liked how the song went from
“the song that goes like this” to “the song that goes too long.” It was
very clever.
Lady of the Lake and the “Laker Girls”
was very fun. More for me because I HATE THE LAKERS. Every year they
do in the Jazz, and they get every call, and it’s a travesty for the
game, and yes, as the ref that was caught cheating indicated, there is a
bias for the Lakers
coming down from the front office. Any way, I wish the parody had been
for the team and not the cheerleaders (I have a friend whose daughter
was a Laker Girl.) At least I get some satisfaction. I would have much
rather seen Kobe Bryant stuffed however.
The Lady of the Lake, Sara Ramirez, was very good and
very enjoyable. Her reaction to being off stage for too long, when she
is the “Diva’ is humorous. “What ever happened to my Part” continues
with the parody of musical theater that makes this CD fun. That the
“grail” is King Arthur proposing to her is amusing. Off course there is a big wedding scene.
However
there were a couple parts of this CD that made it offensive; although
the word they use is “controversial.” One is a story that indicates for
a show to make it on Broadway it must include “Jews.” That went a bit
far for me. The other is that Lancelot
is gay and takes a lover, Herbert. Now that goes way beyond being
entertaining. These too parts could have been left out, and the show
had been more enjoyable as a result.
So in the end, in an effort to try to get the misery right (be politically correct) the destroyed their story and is was just gobblety-gook. I guess that is what Monty Python is known for.
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