Electronic's first single
As is usually the case, I was given the task of introducing a song at the chorus show this evening. The song I introduced today was An American Trilogy, and here is what I said.
"It's actually three songs that have been put together in a medley, one of which -- All My Trials -- is a spiritual song from the 1950s. That's a bit before my time; in fact, I didn't even realise there was a 1950 until Dave on the front row here told me about it."
I pointed to Dave on the front row of the chorus. The audience laughed a little bit. Dave on the front row theatrically stuck his tongue out at me. I continued.
"The other two songs in the medley -- Dixie and Battle Hymn of the Republic -- are much older, dating from 1860. Now, I didn't even realise there was an 1860 until Dave on the front row told me about it."
The audience generously provided me with a bigger laugh here, and then I finished off the introduction and we sang the song. After the show had finished, I went up to Dave from the front row and asked him whether I owed him an apology.
"No, you're fine!" he replied, being surprisingly upbeat about the fact that I'd implied in front of an audience that he looked like he was 150 years old. Overhearing this exchange was another chorus member who was laughing quite heartily at our conversation. This other chorus member then told me that Dave on the front row hadn't properly heard the second of my comments on stage and nobody had told him what I actually said.
I think that's what's known as getting away with it.
"It's actually three songs that have been put together in a medley, one of which -- All My Trials -- is a spiritual song from the 1950s. That's a bit before my time; in fact, I didn't even realise there was a 1950 until Dave on the front row here told me about it."
I pointed to Dave on the front row of the chorus. The audience laughed a little bit. Dave on the front row theatrically stuck his tongue out at me. I continued.
"The other two songs in the medley -- Dixie and Battle Hymn of the Republic -- are much older, dating from 1860. Now, I didn't even realise there was an 1860 until Dave on the front row told me about it."
The audience generously provided me with a bigger laugh here, and then I finished off the introduction and we sang the song. After the show had finished, I went up to Dave from the front row and asked him whether I owed him an apology.
"No, you're fine!" he replied, being surprisingly upbeat about the fact that I'd implied in front of an audience that he looked like he was 150 years old. Overhearing this exchange was another chorus member who was laughing quite heartily at our conversation. This other chorus member then told me that Dave on the front row hadn't properly heard the second of my comments on stage and nobody had told him what I actually said.
I think that's what's known as getting away with it.