Comments on: The Potency of Cheap Music … https://judehayland.co.uk/general-blog/the-potency-of-cheap-music/ Author Sun, 08 Nov 2020 17:34:33 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: r67n2x https://judehayland.co.uk/general-blog/the-potency-of-cheap-music/#comment-145 Mon, 07 Sep 2020 08:12:01 +0000 http://judehayland.co.uk/?p=2057#comment-145 In reply to Jude Hayland.

True, I just felt that given his own huge role in this type of music here was something personal being said through his character. Incidental anyway – my point was just totally agreeing about the true power and value of musicals – both the music and the lyrics!

]]> By: Jude Hayland https://judehayland.co.uk/general-blog/the-potency-of-cheap-music/#comment-144 Sun, 06 Sep 2020 15:22:16 +0000 http://judehayland.co.uk/?p=2057#comment-144 I suppose it’s not his line – he gave it to his character, Amanda …

]]> By: r67n2x https://judehayland.co.uk/general-blog/the-potency-of-cheap-music/#comment-143 Fri, 04 Sep 2020 20:26:44 +0000 http://judehayland.co.uk/?p=2057#comment-143 But despite Noel Coward’s possibly self-deprecating comment (though was his ego capable of genuine self-deprecation?) there is nothing “cheap” about any of this music – capable of a direct emotional connection in three minutes that the greatest classical works take hours to achieve. I play Mahler and Tchaikowsky and so many others, but it’s the musicals that have me reaching for a tissue and pretending to have an irritating contact lens every time.

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