November 5, 2000
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Politics and Poker
It's a gamble either way, right? In addition to songs about the electoral process, we talk with St. Louis playwright Jerry Rabushka about his new show The Soviet Tango.
PLAYLIST
| Selection |
Source |
Performer(s) |
Comments |
| Politics and Poker |
Fiorello! (OC 1959) |
Howard Da Silva, Company |
Music by Jerry Bock, lyrics by Sheldon Harnick (The Rothschilds, Fiddler on the Roof) and a book by George Abbott and Jerome Weidman based on episodes from the life of former New York mayor Fiorello LaGuardia. Tom Bosley played the title role. |
| The Country's in the Very Best of Hands |
Li'l Abner ( OC 1956) |
Peter Palmer, Stubby Kaye, Company |
Li'l Abner and Marryin' Sam let the folks back in Dogpatch know how things work up in D.C. Li'l Abner has music by Gene DePaul, lyrics by Johnny Mercer, and a book my Norman Panama and Melvin Frank, based on the satirical comic strip by the late Al Capp. The show takes pot shots at right-wing politics, militarism and conformity, which is ironic given that, towards the end of his life, Capp would adopt the very views satirized here. |
| Love in the Gardens of Morocco |
The Soviet Tango (OC 2000) |
Jerrold Rabushka |
One of the many dance pieces associated with the heroine of this new musical. |
| The Washington Square Dance |
Call Me Madam (Decca OC 1950) |
Ethel Merman, Company |
"Democrats dance to the left, Republicans dance to the right." Regarding this recording: RCA made the original cast recording but without Merman, who was under contract to Decca. This is from the Decca recording of selections from the show with Merman |
| Mistress of the Senator |
Way Back to Paradise (1998) |
Audra McDonald |
Music and lyrics by Michael John LaChiusa (The Wild Party), from Hello Again (1994), a musical loosely based on Schnitzler's La Ronde. |
| Live from the Senate Bar (If You Can Call that Living) |
Dear Friends (1972) |
The Firesign Theatre |
Don't lose your Senatorial Privileges! |
| Poop's Principles |
Dear Friends (1972) |
The Firesign Theatre |
Phil Proctor delivers an address for the National Surrealist Light People's Party. |
| The Ask Not Waltz |
Hollywood Hi-Fi (1996) |
Voice of J.F.K. and unidentified chorus |
From 1963, a bizarre number in which the recorded voice of Kennedy is dubbed over a Mitch Miller-type chorus. |
| Ask Not (JFK): Anthem |
Songs of Humor and Satire (1994) |
Gregg Smith Singers |
From the Presidential Suite by Jack Gottlieb. Each movement is based on a catch phrase associated with a different president. |
| Franklin D. Roosevelt Jones |
Cab Calloway - The Best of the Big Bands (1990) |
Cab Calloway |
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| George Bush Now |
Thank God I'm a Contra Boy (1987) |
The Capitol Steps |
Like father...?. |
| Cool, Considerate Men |
1776 (Revival cast 1997) |
Michael Cumpsty, Chorus |
We've always had a right wing that wanted to erase recent history. Here's the first bunch from the Continental Congress of 1776. |
Acronyms and other mysteries defined:
OC: Unless otherwise indicated, the Original Cast recording of a Broadway show,
along with the date.
OS: Unless otherwise indicated, the Original Soundtrack recording of a film,
TV show, etc.
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