A West Side Story medley at the Republican Convention! What on earth were they thinking? Who was at that meeting? Have they even seen the show? It baffles. They even rewrote a line of the lyrics, so they had to realize it isn't the most all-fired flag-wavin' Broadway show ever written.
The lyrics as sung at the convention: "Everything free in America/I like to be in America"
A usually performed in the musical: "Everything free in America/For a small fee in America"
As you can see, there's a major shift in meaning and tone. "America" is not a patriotic tune. It is a sarcastic romp through the rampant poverty in an American territory. You'd think that would maybe not be something the Republicans would want to make us think about, even if they were going for an ethnically diverse musical number.
Monday, August 30, 2004
Wait while my brain hemorrhages and leaks out my ears...
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