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Post by Deleted on Jul 20, 2019 22:18:18 GMT
Fascinating twitter thread of regional variations of rude 1970s and 80s schoolyard versions of the lyrics to Jesus Christ Superstar
My school’s one was
Georgie Best
Superstar
Wears frilly knickers and a lady’s bra
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Post by ceebee on Jul 20, 2019 23:40:47 GMT
Sorry if this has been answered before but are there any day seats for this and where are there if there is? And how much?! Thanks in advance None as far as I'm aware, sorry. |
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Post by ceebee on Jul 20, 2019 23:45:33 GMT
Theatremonkey - the guitar definitely bounced tonight.
For any JCS geeks, there was a lyric change tonight in Gethsemane:
"God thy will is done/Destroy your only son/I will drink your cup of poison..."
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Post by chernjam on Jul 21, 2019 5:04:11 GMT
Theatremonkey - the guitar definitely bounced tonight. For any JCS geeks, there was a lyric change tonight in Gethsemane: "God thy will is done/Destroy your only son/I will drink your cup of poison..." ceebee - I've got at least half a dozen JCS recordings. I know I've heard that before. Not sure when or why Tim Rice alters them in or out - why change them and why does he go back and forth on it? |
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Post by ceebee on Jul 21, 2019 7:25:38 GMT
Theatremonkey - the guitar definitely bounced tonight. For any JCS geeks, there was a lyric change tonight in Gethsemane: "God thy will is done/Destroy your only son/I will drink your cup of poison..." ceebee - I've got at least half a dozen JCS recordings. I know I've heard that before. Not sure when or why Tim Rice alters them in or out - why change them and why does he go back and forth on it? I'm not sure. I heard it first on the recent John Legend recording, but until last night it has always been "god thy will is hard/but you hold every card" on this run. I found it a bit jarring as it comes at the end of a consistently brilliant Gethsemane. I noticed a few tweaks in harmonies and syncopation last night too - perhaps they are trying out ideas ahead of the forthcoming US tour. |
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Post by mistressjojo on Jul 21, 2019 8:49:59 GMT
Fascinating twitter thread of regional variations of rude 1970s and 80s schoolyard versions of the lyrics to Jesus Christ Superstar My school’s one was Georgie Best Superstar Wears frilly knickers and a lady’s bra At my school it was Jesus Christ Superstar Riding around on his Yamaha He's a ghost Eating toast Drinking International Roast Not quite sure why a ghost would eat breakfast, but there you go... |
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Post by NeilVHughes on Jul 21, 2019 9:32:55 GMT
As with most people this is the ’Superstar song’ is the one that I associate with the show.
What surprised me was how it was such a small / almost insignificant part of the score, cannot even remember it being a thematic musical reference in the score as a whole.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 21, 2019 9:43:54 GMT
It was released as a single before the original album was even recorded, but actually wasn't that big a hit in the UK (peaked at number 47)
Original video featuring Murray Head with an amazingly lax attitude towards health and safety
(warning - extended shot of a newspaper photo of child victims of famine about 45 seconds into it)
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Post by Deleted on Jul 21, 2019 9:59:26 GMT
Fascinating twitter thread of regional variations of rude 1970s and 80s schoolyard versions of the lyrics to Jesus Christ Superstar My school’s one was Georgie Best Superstar Wears frilly knickers and a lady’s bra At my school it wasJesus Christ Superstar Riding around on his Yamaha He's a ghost Eating toast Drinking International Roast Not quite sure why a ghost would eat breakfast, but there you go... Wow. Had completely forgotten this was a thing! 90s Welsh children were singing: Jesus Christ Superstar Why are you wearing a string bra? I notice a lot of inclusion of bra's. |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 21, 2019 11:01:47 GMT
Lol. We had:
Jesus Christ. Superstar.
Came round the corner on a Yamaha.
Did a skid. Killed a kid.
Bumped his head on a dustbin lid.
Anyway, doesn’t seem to be any movement on this extending?
Anyone know when the US tour starts? Assume they are using same set which will need to be shipped....
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Post by d'James on Jul 21, 2019 11:33:24 GMT
Lol. We had: Jesus Christ. Superstar. Came round the corner on a Yamaha. Did a skid. Killed a kid. Bumped his head on a dustbin lid. Anyway, doesn’t seem to be any movement on this extending? Anyone know when the US tour starts? Assume they are using same set which will need to be shipped.... My school’s was very similar to that and a mix of some of the above: Jesus Christ Superstar, Came down from heaven in a wonderbra. Did a skid, killed a kid, Ended up in a dustbin lid. |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 21, 2019 11:35:17 GMT
How brilliant. Had no idea this was a nationwide phenomenon!
I guess pre internet we would never have known....
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Post by Deleted on Jul 21, 2019 11:48:21 GMT
How brilliant. Had no idea this was a nationwide phenomenon! I guess pre internet we would never have known.... This is quite a brilliant revelation... If I ran the RUG/JCS social media channels, I'd now be doing a '"Jesus Chris.... Superstar..." What did you sing in school?' post. |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 21, 2019 12:01:24 GMT
And organise a rude version singalong show.
Fascinating how these things spread, particularly in the pre-internet days. I remember while I was at University in the late 80s reading an academic article about the fast spread of topical / rude / tasteless jokes using jokes about the Challenger Shuttle disaster as an example.
Also surprised me to learn the JCS song was still doing the rounds in the playground up to the 90s!
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Post by Deleted on Jul 21, 2019 13:01:17 GMT
And organise a rude version singalong show.Fascinating how these things spread, particularly in the pre-internet days. I remember while I was at University in the late 80s reading an academic article about the fast spread of topical / rude / tasteless jokes using jokes about the Challenger Shuttle disaster as an example. Also surprised me to learn the JCS song was still doing the rounds in the playground up to the 90s! "I dont know how to F*** him" |
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Post by Jon on Jul 21, 2019 13:21:48 GMT
JCS would have remained an album but it really took off when they released in the US which lead to unauthorised productions. It's the reason it debuted on Broadway first rather than the West End although the West End production was actually more successful.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 21, 2019 14:27:57 GMT
And organise a rude version singalong show. Fascinating how these things spread, particularly in the pre-internet days. I remember while I was at University in the late 80s reading an academic article about the fast spread of topical / rude / tasteless jokes using jokes about the Challenger Shuttle disaster as an example. Also surprised me to learn the JCS song was still doing the rounds in the playground up to the 90s!To be fair, it could have wained in the early 90s. This could be a mis-memory and be from early 2000's with a resurgence triggered by the VHS release of the studio production. |
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Post by theatre241 on Jul 21, 2019 15:31:23 GMT
Booking tickets for this now! Do you think the sound for AA 15 will be okay as it is on the side
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Post by theatremadhatter on Jul 21, 2019 17:56:25 GMT
Theatremonkey - the guitar definitely bounced tonight. For any JCS geeks, there was a lyric change tonight in Gethsemane: "God thy will is done/Destroy your only son/I will drink your cup of poison..." ceebee - I've got at least half a dozen JCS recordings. I know I've heard that before. Not sure when or why Tim Rice alters them in or out - why change them and why does he go back and forth on it? I believe it gets changed depending on if the actor playing Jesus has an accent that sounds like ‘God thy Willy’s hard’. Which of course brings a complete new meaning to the song! |
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Post by Stasia on Jul 21, 2019 18:59:52 GMT
In Russia we had an “Our Ilyich Our Ilyich Our dearest Leonid Ilyich” (Brezhnev) Sang on the Superstar motif  And there was another one about famous WWII pilot Maresyev who lost both legs but got back to flying sang on the Priests song’s motif. And maybe more I never heard of. These were made of way before my birth |
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Post by richey on Jul 21, 2019 19:21:34 GMT
ceebee - I've got at least half a dozen JCS recordings. I know I've heard that before. Not sure when or why Tim Rice alters them in or out - why change them and why does he go back and forth on it? I believe it gets changed depending on if the actor playing Jesus has an accent that sounds like ‘God thy Willy’s hard’. Which of course brings a complete new meaning to the song! Wasn't it changed in the Arena tour as well, to "God, thy will be done, take your only son" It's funny but I've never thought of the possible innuendo in this line until it was changed. |
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Post by ceebee on Jul 21, 2019 20:49:54 GMT
Booking tickets for this now! Do you think the sound for AA 15 will be okay as it is on the side Yes - I sat in AA14 last week and the sound was fine. Speakers are hung a couple of metres to the right of the slip seat and you hear a couple of balance issues but nothing bad. |
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Post by theatre241 on Jul 21, 2019 21:15:23 GMT
Booking tickets for this now! Do you think the sound for AA 15 will be okay as it is on the side Yes - I sat in AA14 last week and the sound was fine. Speakers are hung a couple of metres to the right of the slip seat and you hear a couple of balance issues but nothing bad. Thank you! might go for the £18.50 seats at the back of the upper circle B61? Have you sat near here lol! |
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Post by ceebee on Jul 21, 2019 21:55:58 GMT
Yes - I sat in AA14 last week and the sound was fine. Speakers are hung a couple of metres to the right of the slip seat and you hear a couple of balance issues but nothing bad. Thank you! might go for the £18.50 seats at the back of the upper circle B61? Have you sat near here lol! Yup. I sat centre Gallery A34 yesterday evening. I'd take Gallery over upper circle. View and sound were fantastic for the price. AA15 you get some good views of ensemble, last supper and Pilate. If B61 is near the end, the corner seats are lousy. I'd aim for centre in the gallery, avoid upper, try any AA or BB slips in dress. Benefit of the gallery is the wall of sound hits you up there - nowhere left to go! Plus if you like observing the band, you get a good view of them too. |
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Post by theatre241 on Jul 22, 2019 8:54:06 GMT
Thank you! might go for the £18.50 seats at the back of the upper circle B61? Have you sat near here lol! Yup. I sat centre Gallery A34 yesterday evening. I'd take Gallery over upper circle. View and sound were fantastic for the price. AA15 you get some good views of ensemble, last supper and Pilate. If B61 is near the end, the corner seats are lousy. I'd aim for centre in the gallery, avoid upper, try any AA or BB slips in dress. Benefit of the gallery is the wall of sound hits you up there - nowhere left to go! Plus if you like observing the band, you get a good view of them too. Ok thank you! The AA seats are a bit more expensive but I’ll splash out on them lol! Do you think the sound is okay and balanced on the far AA seats of the circle? They are the £30 ones |
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