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lotus_nz 05:49 am UTC 11/28/07 |
| In reply to: | Who'd Do The Dirty? - Scaramouche 01:00 pm UTC 11/26/07 |
> Been listening a lot to the 'studio' demo of 'Who'd Do The > Dirty?' recently, with Andre De Shields (?) on vocals & > Jim (?) on piano. > > Have acquired a new appreciation of the very clever > lyrics: > > 'But such a necessary evil, you gotta put your trust in > me' > > 'I can flicker and flame, I can do as I dare, 'cause it's > all just a game and I really don't care' > > 'Who'd do the dirty, dirty work that keeps the power > alive?' > > 'Your friends want me elsewhere, get rid of me do, but > when I'm not around, who's gonna do what I do?' > > I can't find the article, but I'm sure I read on this site > that this was written for Hook in Neverland, along with > 'Who Needs The Young?' > > It could also have worked for Joker in Batman? > > However, it seems Barry Keating wrote the lyrics (?) for > Rhinegold, where it doesn't seem to fit at all? > > Anyone think it could work in the Bat musical? > > BTW - The vocal and ad libs on this recording are bloody > brilliant! > > any hope of you sharing this little gem. pleaseeeeeeeee > | |
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