> He had (pre-Cats) a Top #10 hits with
> Marti Webb - Take That Look Off Your Face(Song & Dance)
> David Essex - Oh What A Circus (Evita)
> Julie Covington - Don’t Cry For Me Argentina (Evita) which
> you rightfully pointed out was #1.
I was really surprised to hear that "Memory" wasn't No. 1
>
> > That too. What about "Tell Me On A Sunday"?
>
> That was a Top 10 hit aswell
What was the BBC show then? Apparently it was shown on TV before the album was released? Is it the same thing as the CD?
>
> Starlight Express worked because it came out at a time
> Rollerskating was hitting it big and it's just an allround
> feelgood show because he wrote it for kids. I've never
> seen it, but hopefully I will one day with my kids, as
> they're into trains...LOL
I dunno, from everything I've heard of it, it's more like a ride at DisneyWorld. I want to see it for myself so I'm not going to reserve judgment. I HATE the music though
>
> The idea of Jeeves as a musical would work, but Ayckbourn
> was the wrong person for the job.
I thought "By Jeeves" was really charming. The original, based on that rare album, was kind of weird.
Alan Ayckbourn and
> Jeeves reminds me of Ray Errol Fox and The Confidence Man,
> in theory it should work, in practice it misses the mark.
>
The old Confidence Man perhaps, not the new one. The new one will resonate with people on so many levels. Same songs, just a different concept that reaches out to people.
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