The Music Man Video Festival -- part six
A correction. I had said the other day that this would be a six-part festival of the 2000 Broadway revival of The Music Man, and that there was just one more video to go. But I was wrong.
Plus a bonus. But first things first.
In the back of my mind, I thought I remembered one other video from the revival, but didn't come across it when I was putting this together. But last night it hit me -- in fact, I even remembered that I'd posted it long ago. And I found it. And even though I've had it here already, it deserves another viewing. Not only because it fits in with the festival -- but it's just simply one of the fun, most-loved songs from the show.
This is an appearance from a weekend show that CBS used to have, as a companion to its Sunday Morning program, called The Saturday Early Show. Its Rebecca Luker (sorry, "the ethereal...") along with the Hawkeye Four barbershop quartet singing..."Lida Rose / Will I Ever Tell You?"
Like I said, I don't think I'd be forgiven if I left this out.
Over on Mark Evanier's site, he had a video here yesterday that was a fun interpretation of "Lida Rose/ Will I Ever Tell You?" performed by two barbershop groups. Usually it's one male quartet and a female solo singer, but there a barbershop chorus with women sing the counterpoint. This below goes to the other extreme, in a first, as far as I'm aware -- it's the barbershop quartet, Storm Front, at the Barbershop Harmony Society, performing both songs themselves. And very cleverly (and wonderfully). They throw in a bit more shtick than I think is necessary, dragging the two songs out a bit, but in the end it's all worth it.
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