22 Days of Music: Day 12
Remember when I said I was getting worried about running out of time before running out of music? Well, this week I'm worried about running out of interest. To keep me going, I'm pulling things off of my things to post list, and I do already know what I'm going to post for days 16 and 17 and which artists to choose from for days 20 and 21. (I thought I knew what I was going to use for day 22, but I may have changed my mind since then.)
Anyway, today's song is from the Once On This Island soundtrack. Once On This Island is one of my favorite musicals. I'm sure I've heard it described as a variation on "The Little Mermaid," but it's not really. It has some similar elements, but it's also set in the midst the effects of colonialism and doesn't shy away from it: "But Armand took his pleasure / With the women who served him / Black peasant girls from / The village beyond." "And the loveliest one / Bore the Frenchman a son / Such a fine peasant son." "And Armand sailed for France / By the seat of his pants / Driven out by his beautiful son!" The musical is based on a book, My Love, My Love or The Peasant Girl by Rosa Guy, which I remember being much darker than the musical. (I could be wrong about this; I was relatively young when I read it.)
"Why We Tell The Story" is actually the last song in the musical. It's hopeful for the future, and the little girl to whom the story is being told in the main narrative frame begins to retell the story herself.
Why We Tell The Story - Once on this Island
(Oh, imeem. You continue to annoy me. Click on the link to the song to hear the whole thing.)
Anyway, today's song is from the Once On This Island soundtrack. Once On This Island is one of my favorite musicals. I'm sure I've heard it described as a variation on "The Little Mermaid," but it's not really. It has some similar elements, but it's also set in the midst the effects of colonialism and doesn't shy away from it: "But Armand took his pleasure / With the women who served him / Black peasant girls from / The village beyond." "And the loveliest one / Bore the Frenchman a son / Such a fine peasant son." "And Armand sailed for France / By the seat of his pants / Driven out by his beautiful son!" The musical is based on a book, My Love, My Love or The Peasant Girl by Rosa Guy, which I remember being much darker than the musical. (I could be wrong about this; I was relatively young when I read it.)
"Why We Tell The Story" is actually the last song in the musical. It's hopeful for the future, and the little girl to whom the story is being told in the main narrative frame begins to retell the story herself.
Why We Tell The Story - Once on this Island
(Oh, imeem. You continue to annoy me. Click on the link to the song to hear the whole thing.)