Music

I was listening to this CD, A Grand Night For Singing, a revue of the musicals by Rogers and Hammerstein at work today. I remember going with my friend for moral support at the audition, and when we got to the community theater I found that my piano teacher that semester was the pianist for the musical. She coaxed me to try out, and I did. I landed the part of Jason. Little did I know that the revue has ONLY 5 cast members, and let's say that I never sang and danced so much in 2 hours. Ugh. Anyway, I enjoyed it towards the end but I will never do a musical anymore. My theater phase is over.

I'm not really into musicals, but there was this one song, Something Wonderful from The King And I that I really liked. The lyrics hit me like a brick wall. I heard from somewhere, "what is music if not to subvert your expectations and blow your mind once in a while?"

This is a man who thinks with his heart
And his heart is not always wise
This is a man who stumbles and falls
But this is a man who tries
This is a man you'll forgive and forgive
And help and protect as long as you live

He will not always say
What you would have him say
But now and then he'll say
Something wonderful
The thoughtless things he'll do
Will hurt and worry you
But all at once he'll do
Something wonderful

He has a thousand dreams
That won't come true
You know that he believes in them
And that's enough for you

You'll always go along
Defend him when he's wrong
And tell him when he's strong
He is wonderful
He'll always need your love

A man who needs your love
Can be wonderful