MLT Club Member David Herrick
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Speaking of unicorns, this is one of my dad’s favorite songs. It always brought tears to his eyes.
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Well, I was using the definition of Xanadu that Wikipedia cites: “a metaphor for opulence or an idyllic place”. It was also the name of the estate of the title character in Citizen Kane.
I wasn’t familiar with that ONJ movie or song. You’re right; the song’s not bad.
I’ve seen the group’s name abbreviated as DDDBM&T, but I don’t think they had an official shorter name. Their producer said “we wanted to stress their very distinct personalities in a climate which regarded bands as collectives”.
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And of course, where there is Shangri-La there must also be Xanadu:
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How could we forget this one?
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I remember seeing this one as a kid:
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Continuing with I’m Looking Through You, for Nov. 11th, C = 37.6 and V = 18570. For Nov. 12th, C = 40.0 and V = 19772. For Nov. 13th, C = 30.0 and V = 14834. And for Nov. 14th, C = 25.3 and V = 12492.
That’ll do it for the daily updates. I’ll give weekly updates on this video through the next top 20 report at the beginning of December.
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Davy dances with several fairy tale characters in this Monkees song and video. Don’t ask.
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A well-known pop song about a well-known legend:
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I saw Rupert and the Frog Song on TV just a few weeks after I discovered the Beatles in the mid-80’s. It was the first post-Beatle project by Paul that I was ever aware of, and I was so impressed that he would make such good use of his talents to entertain children.
The first song/myth connection that comes to my mind is the Broadway musical Camelot, about a love triangle among King Arthur (Richard Burton), Queen Guenevere (Julie Andrews), and Sir Lancelot (Robert Goulet).
Here, taken from the later film adaptation, is the obligatory sappy love song with lyrics that are generic enough for it to be sung at weddings and such:
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I managed to catch I’m Looking Through You within an hour after it was posted on YouTube, but I’ll probably still mostly be doing just end-of-the-day updates on the numbers. (I don’t think there’s much new to discover in the hour-by-hour stats after the first day.)
One hour after release, C = 87.5 and V = 43224. After two hours, C = 50.1 and V = 24720. After three hours, C = 62.1 and V = 30672. After four hours, C = 47.8 and V = 23592. For the rest of Nov. 7th (in my time zone), C = 65.2 and V = 32170.
For Nov. 8th, C = 55.7 and V = 27481. For Nov. 9th, C = 40.8 and V = 20141. For Nov. 10th, C = 34.2 and V = 16872.
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I think this qualifies as using a well-known instrument unconventionally:
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Juergen, I watched Sesame Street until I was seven, and its sequel series The Electric Company until I was eleven. There was nothing really for me to learn, but both shows were incredibly entertaining!
When I was eight my teacher asked everyone in the class to name their favorite TV show. I was prepared to be laughed at for choosing an educational program, but it turned out that half the class named The Electric Company.
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Juergen, I don’t know if I speak for most Americans, but I grew up assuming that pretty much all fairy tales I was aware of originated in Europe, which was part of what made them so exotic. (And at the time I didn’t differentiate between the UK and continental Europe.) My entire perception of Europe when I was little was based on what I read in Grimms’ Fairy Tales!
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Juergen, I posted this a couple of years ago, but it’s worth resurrecting for your amusement:
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Walter, in my experience, “awaiting moderation” happens when you include more than one link to a photo or video in the same post, or copy and paste a large amount of text from a website. Sometimes MLT clears that out, and sometimes not.
