day by day

[gwynnega]

Yesterday evening I watched TCM's Easter rock musical double feature, Jesus Christ Superstar and Godspell. I remember seeing both films on TV in the '70s--probably the first time each of them aired on TV?--and being intrigued in my Jewish-kid way. Plus I liked the music (and I still do).

There's something quite uncanny about seeing Victor Garber and co. dancing up a storm on top of the still-under-construction World Trade Center.

"Day by Day" was one of the first songs I learned to play on piano as a child. All day today I've had bits of songs from both musicals going through my head, which is a rather odd sensation.

Comments

[usedtobeljs]

Godspell's songs are v.v. catchy. (And I still like the London concept album of JCS, with Murray Head as Judas. :-))

[hugs]

[gwynnega]

I'm very fond of the Godspell songs.

And the original London JCS album is pretty fantastic, especially Murray Head! :-)

[willowgreen.livejournal.com]

I've never seen either of those movies (though I've seen both shows on the stage and know the music well), so I had no idea that World Trade Center scene existed. So poignant now, in a completely different way than I imagine they ever imagined when they made it.

I get "Day By Day" stuck in my head on a pretty regular basis! Also "Prepare Ye."

[gwynnega]

It is quite a poignant scene now. Godspell was shot in NYC in 1972, and I first visited the city in 1973--watching the film now, it's very much the city I remember from my childhood visit.

I get both those songs stuck in my head. Also "Save the People"!

(I don't know if you've been watching Ryan's Hope lately, but a week or two ago was the marvelous scene where Martha McKee calls Jack a "miserable, sniveling, very frightened man." I had to rewind and watch it again!)