Musicshare: MERRY ZMAS
One of my greatest weaknesses is Things That Are Terrible. I love things that are terrible, perhaps to an unhealthy degree; it's one of the reasons why I have always loved MST3k so much, because they also love things that are terrible, and then happily share them with everyone else.
In the interests of Zmas (as I believe she also also loves things that are terrible) and also because I waited to post something for my birthday this year, I am happy to provide you with two! yes, two! deliciously terrible, terrible albums.
Footloose: The Musical [SS]
On the one hand, the stage arrangements of terrific 80s pop are kind of fun, at times ("The Girl Gets Around" is actually way better here, for one), but the problem comes in when you get to the original material they wrote to pad out the show to make it long enough for a full-length Broadway production. And when I say they are a problem, what I mean is that the original songs are laughably terrible. They are so laughably terrible that several of them ("I Confess," "Dancing Is not a Crime"), have been cut out of show and professional productions aren't allowed to perform them anymore. It is AMAZING.
Tarzan: The Musical [SS]
There's really very little I can say about how amazingly bad this is. I mean, really. It's Tarzan. On Broadway.
Most of the problem is because it's desperately, terribly miscast; Terk is male (though he does have an awesome solo, "Who Better Than Me"), and Tarzan is so amazingly girly that his duets with Jane have him singing a soprano line. It is impossible to tell them apart. Also of note is "Sure As Sun Turns to Moon," which has some of the most awkwardly contrived lyrics basically ever.
BUT WAIT, THERE'S MORE!
Your special bonus gift: Heaven and Hell (Being Geri Halliwell) [SS]
This is quite possibly one of the worst songs in my incredibly vast collection of terrible, terrible songs. It is self-absorbed, off-key, entirely too catchy, and will end up in your head basically forever.
It is, in a word, OUTSTANDING.
I hope that Enjoying Terrible Things (I love enjoying things!) makes your holiday season even a little as awesome as mine has been. <3 <3
In the interests of Zmas (as I believe she also also loves things that are terrible) and also because I waited to post something for my birthday this year, I am happy to provide you with two! yes, two! deliciously terrible, terrible albums.
Footloose: The Musical [SS]
On the one hand, the stage arrangements of terrific 80s pop are kind of fun, at times ("The Girl Gets Around" is actually way better here, for one), but the problem comes in when you get to the original material they wrote to pad out the show to make it long enough for a full-length Broadway production. And when I say they are a problem, what I mean is that the original songs are laughably terrible. They are so laughably terrible that several of them ("I Confess," "Dancing Is not a Crime"), have been cut out of show and professional productions aren't allowed to perform them anymore. It is AMAZING.
Tarzan: The Musical [SS]
There's really very little I can say about how amazingly bad this is. I mean, really. It's Tarzan. On Broadway.
Most of the problem is because it's desperately, terribly miscast; Terk is male (though he does have an awesome solo, "Who Better Than Me"), and Tarzan is so amazingly girly that his duets with Jane have him singing a soprano line. It is impossible to tell them apart. Also of note is "Sure As Sun Turns to Moon," which has some of the most awkwardly contrived lyrics basically ever.
BUT WAIT, THERE'S MORE!
Your special bonus gift: Heaven and Hell (Being Geri Halliwell) [SS]
This is quite possibly one of the worst songs in my incredibly vast collection of terrible, terrible songs. It is self-absorbed, off-key, entirely too catchy, and will end up in your head basically forever.
It is, in a word, OUTSTANDING.
I hope that Enjoying Terrible Things (I love enjoying things!) makes your holiday season even a little as awesome as mine has been. <3 <3