Post by 15/11/79 on Apr 23, 2015 17:12:49 GMT
I think it's time a thread was created for this 'mini-musical'.
Benny & Bjorn testing the waters for the musical world with this addition to the 1977 tour.
1. Thank You for the Music
2. I Wonder (Departure)
3. I'm A Marionette
4. Get On the Carousel
It's been well-documented that audiences were puzzled by this segment, it seemed out-of-place with the rest of the show.
What do members of this forum who attended the 1977 concerts remember of that performance?
Briton Francis Matthews was chosen to interlink the four tracks, some of his narrative as follows:
'magic was hanging like smoke in the air - and suddenly you see her - she's there: The Girl with the Golden Hair!'
'but now on departing, uncertainty is starting - she's feeling a little bit - down'
'the journey from heaven to hell - Get on the Carousel!'
It's hard to find much information on this mini-musical. We have the clips from the Movie, which I think are great.
Can't believe we haven't a released clip of the mini-musical in its entirety after all these years.
The bootleg audio clips on YouTube have a lengthy music section with a lot of drumming, to which, I believe the girls perform a dance routine.
Was this mini-musical a mistake? Did it detract from the overall concert experience (like T. Ledin's awful appearance in the 1979 gigs)?
Benny is on the record as saying it probably 'confused' audiences who were expecting to hear hit after hit, instead of seeing both girls wearing blonde wigs and performing previously unheard tracks.
I personally think it was a bold, brave move.
The live version of I Wonder (Departure) is one of my all-time favourites.
Benny & Bjorn testing the waters for the musical world with this addition to the 1977 tour.
1. Thank You for the Music
2. I Wonder (Departure)
3. I'm A Marionette
4. Get On the Carousel
It's been well-documented that audiences were puzzled by this segment, it seemed out-of-place with the rest of the show.
What do members of this forum who attended the 1977 concerts remember of that performance?
Briton Francis Matthews was chosen to interlink the four tracks, some of his narrative as follows:
'magic was hanging like smoke in the air - and suddenly you see her - she's there: The Girl with the Golden Hair!'
'but now on departing, uncertainty is starting - she's feeling a little bit - down'
'the journey from heaven to hell - Get on the Carousel!'
It's hard to find much information on this mini-musical. We have the clips from the Movie, which I think are great.
Can't believe we haven't a released clip of the mini-musical in its entirety after all these years.
The bootleg audio clips on YouTube have a lengthy music section with a lot of drumming, to which, I believe the girls perform a dance routine.
Was this mini-musical a mistake? Did it detract from the overall concert experience (like T. Ledin's awful appearance in the 1979 gigs)?
Benny is on the record as saying it probably 'confused' audiences who were expecting to hear hit after hit, instead of seeing both girls wearing blonde wigs and performing previously unheard tracks.
I personally think it was a bold, brave move.
The live version of I Wonder (Departure) is one of my all-time favourites.
