[mplpost] A Matter of Heart
Paul Mills
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Mon Aug 7 22:40:10 2000
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First of all, thanks to Mitch for his very supportive posting.. If only the
critics could be as balanced!
Secondly, I must quickly add that the musical arrangements in this show were
a joint effort between me and the show's musical director, Bob Ashley. I'm
really glad that Mitch found them palitable!
We have five more shows to do. I hope that those of you who haven't seen it
will be able to do so this week. And thanks to all of you who have come
by!
Cheers,
Paul Mills
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-maplepost@icomm.ca [mailto:owner-maplepost@icomm.ca]On Behalf
Of Mitch Podolak
Sent: Monday, August 07, 2000 1:35 PM
To: Maple Post
Subject: [mplpost] A Matter of Heart
I thought I would jump into this discussion as well. I saw the show last
Friday night and was stimulated in two ways. First of all Stan's songs are
Stans songs and they survive well with other people singing them. The power
inherent in any writers songs is the ability of the songs to survive the
writer. Should we not see and enjoy the art of the "group of seven" simply
because they are all long gone? Of course not. Everytime I hear someone
singing a Stan song my heart is glad and I think that the bald one is still
around. Lest you make the error that others are somehow denegrating Stan by
singing his songs, let me relate to you that I was around when Raffi
recorded Forty-five Years and Stan had a shit eating grin on his face
because he was proud that somebody thought enough of his work to record it.
Stan always liked others to do his songs. Like Woody Guthries songs, Stan
songs have a vitality that will last for generations and I hope for hundreds
of years.
Secondly I have a few criticisms of the show, these criticisms are within
the context of supporting the production and with the expectation that this
show is still in the process of development and is still refining its
content. Much of the show is designed to dramatize the songs as theatrical
pieces. It doesn't always work. The Director needs to understand the context
of the songs and sometimes I had the feeling that he missed what the intent
of some particular songs were designed by Stan to do. Particularly I didn't
like Flying which I thought missed the tragedy and disappointment inherent
in trying to make it to the NHL and played more like a "Saturday Night Live"
skit with the MacKenzie Brothers, eh. On the other hand the accapella
version of the Jeannie C blew me away, it caught the drama of the song with
a real intensity. I think the content and intent needs a revisit, but
overall I'm glad this is happening. Paul Mills (mostly known in some circles
as Curly Boy Stubbs) did a bang up job arranging the show and I would
encourage everyone who has not yet seen it to do so, and then go again when
it comes back to TO and blows the theatre critics off thei hidebound asses.
mitch
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class=3D170503102-08082000>First of all, thanks to Mitch for his very =
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<DIV><FONT color=3D#0000ff face=3DHelvetica size=3D2><SPAN=20
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palitable!</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT color=3D#0000ff face=3DHelvetica size=3D2><SPAN =
class=3D170503102-08082000>We=20
have five more shows to do. I hope that those of you who haven't =
seen it=20
will be able to do so this week. And thanks to all of =
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have come by!</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT color=3D#0000ff face=3DHelvetica size=3D2><SPAN=20
class=3D170503102-08082000>Cheers,</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT color=3D#0000ff face=3DHelvetica size=3D2><SPAN=20
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<DIV align=3Dleft class=3DOutlookMessageHeader dir=3Dltr><FONT =
face=3DTahoma=20
size=3D2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B> =
owner-maplepost@icomm.ca=20
[mailto:owner-maplepost@icomm.ca]<B>On Behalf Of </B>Mitch=20
Podolak<BR><B>Sent:</B> Monday, August 07, 2000 1:35 PM<BR><B>To:</B> =
Maple=20
Post<BR><B>Subject:</B> [mplpost] A Matter of =
Heart<BR><BR></DIV></FONT>I=20
thought I would jump into this discussion as well. I saw the show last =
Friday=20
night and was stimulated in two ways. First of all Stan's songs are =
Stans=20
songs and they survive well with other people singing them. The power =
inherent=20
in any writers songs is the ability of the songs to survive the =
writer. Should=20
we not see and enjoy the art of the "group of seven" simply because =
they are=20
all long gone? Of course not. Everytime I hear someone singing a Stan =
song my=20
heart is glad and I think that the bald one is still around. Lest you =
make the=20
error that others are somehow denegrating Stan by singing his songs, =
let me=20
relate to you that I was around when Raffi recorded Forty-five Years =
and Stan=20
had a shit eating grin on his face because he was proud that somebody =
thought=20
enough of his work to record it. Stan always liked others to do his =
songs.=20
Like Woody Guthries songs, Stan songs have a vitality that will last =
for=20
generations and I hope for hundreds of years.<FONT size=3D-2></FONT>=20
<P>Secondly I have a few criticisms of the show, these criticisms are =
within=20
the context of supporting the production and with the expectation that =
this=20
show is still in the process of development and is still refining its =
content.=20
Much of the show is designed to dramatize the songs as theatrical =
pieces. It=20
doesn't always work. The Director needs to understand the context of =
the songs=20
and sometimes I had the feeling that he missed what the intent of some =
particular songs were designed by Stan to do. Particularly I didn't =
like=20
Flying which I thought missed the tragedy and disappointment inherent =
in=20
trying to make it to the NHL and played more like a "Saturday Night =
Live" skit=20
with the MacKenzie Brothers, eh. On the other hand the accapella =
version of=20
the Jeannie C blew me away, it caught the drama of the song with a =
real=20
intensity. I think the content and intent needs a revisit, but overall =
I'm=20
glad this is happening. Paul Mills (mostly known in some circles as =
Curly Boy=20
Stubbs) did a bang up job arranging the show and I would encourage =
everyone=20
who has not yet seen it to do so, and then go again when it comes back =
to TO=20
and blows the theatre critics off thei hidebound asses. <BR>mitch=20
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