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Posted 19 October 2007 - 10:25 AM
not that I am encouraging piracy...hee but for those that use torrents...I was able to DL the original cast soundtrack and of course the original Holy Grail movie from mininova
I was listening to the whole soundtrack last night while putting my little girl to sleep...and I was laughing out loud the whole time....I had to do that silent laugh so as not to disturb Caitlin but I really totally enjoyed it.
Lancelot's big production number was specially funny and I thought made a great statement on stereotypes.
I was listening to the whole soundtrack last night while putting my little girl to sleep...and I was laughing out loud the whole time....I had to do that silent laugh so as not to disturb Caitlin but I really totally enjoyed it.
Lancelot's big production number was specially funny and I thought made a great statement on stereotypes.
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Posted 19 October 2007 - 10:26 AM
Bringing over some of my Spamalot posts from main.
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Apparently the same actor who plays Robin usually plays Brother Maynard and a guard, as well. They aren't main parts but both do have some funny lines (and different costumes). I noticed last night that by the end of the play, Sir Robin is dressed in a white top hat and tails.
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This is from Wikpedia, from the Holy Grail movie entry. Eric Idle also played Sir Robin. I think the reason that the actors play various roles in the Broadway play is in keeping with the way the film was created. It was very typical of Monty Python that, even in their skits, the main guys would play multiple roles.
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Brother Maynard, played by Eric Idle, is one of the minor characters in Monty Python and the Holy Grail, first appearing in the scene where King Arthur and his Knights of the Round Table first met Tim the Enchanter, as the keeper of several sacred relics, including the infamous Holy Hand Grenade of Antioch.
He was the one responsible for bringing out the Grenade for Arthur to slay the Rabbit of Caerbannog, and later, when the Knights entered the Cave of Caerbannog, he helped to translate the ancient Aramaic text left by Joseph of Aramathea, revealing the location of the Holy Grail to be in the Castle Aaaaarrrrrrggghhh.
Shortly afterwards, he was eaten by the Black Beast of Aaaaarrrrrrggghhh.
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Brother Maynard, played by Eric Idle, is one of the minor characters in Monty Python and the Holy Grail, first appearing in the scene where King Arthur and his Knights of the Round Table first met Tim the Enchanter, as the keeper of several sacred relics, including the infamous Holy Hand Grenade of Antioch.
He was the one responsible for bringing out the Grenade for Arthur to slay the Rabbit of Caerbannog, and later, when the Knights entered the Cave of Caerbannog, he helped to translate the ancient Aramaic text left by Joseph of Aramathea, revealing the location of the Holy Grail to be in the Castle Aaaaarrrrrrggghhh.
Shortly afterwards, he was eaten by the Black Beast of Aaaaarrrrrrggghhh.
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Just for fun (and because I can't concentrate on anything else tonight) I dug out my program from Spamalot in Toronto. Here are the scenes that it looks like Sir Robin takes part in:
ACT I:
Scene 4 - Plague Village
I Am Not Dead Yet......Not Dead Fred, Lance, Robin and Bodies
Scene 7 - The Knights
All For One......King Arthur, Patsy, Sir Robin, Sir Lancelot, Sir Galahad and Sir Bedevere
Scene 8 - Camelot
Knights Of The Round Table......Lady of the Lake, King Arthur, Patsy, Sir Robin, Sir Lancelot, Sir Galahad and Sir Bedevere
Scene 10 - Find Your Grail
Find Your Grail......Lady of the Lake, King Arthur, Patsy, Sir Robin, Sir Lancelot, Sir Galahad, Sir Bedevere, Knights and Grail Girls
Scene 11 - The French Castle
Run Away......French Taunters, King Arthur, Patsy, Sir Robin, Sir Lancelot, Sir Galahad, Sir Bedevere, French Guards and French Citizens
ACT II:
Scene 2 - A Very Expensive Forest
Always Look On The Bright Side Of Life......Patsy, King Arthur, Knights and The Knights of Ni
Scene 3 - Sir Robin and His Minstrels
Brave Sir Robin......Sir Robin and Minstrels
Scene 5 - Another Part Of The Very Expensive Forest
You Won't Succeed On Broadway......Sir Robin and Ensemble
Scene 9 - The Killer Rabbit
The Holy Grail......King Arthur, Patsy, Sir Robin, Sir Lancelot, Sir Galahad, Sir Bevedere and Knights
Finale
Find Your Grail - Medley......The Company
ETA: BWAH! In the Killer Rabbit scene, Brother Maynard has a really funny part!
ACT I:
Scene 4 - Plague Village
I Am Not Dead Yet......Not Dead Fred, Lance, Robin and Bodies
Scene 7 - The Knights
All For One......King Arthur, Patsy, Sir Robin, Sir Lancelot, Sir Galahad and Sir Bedevere
Scene 8 - Camelot
Knights Of The Round Table......Lady of the Lake, King Arthur, Patsy, Sir Robin, Sir Lancelot, Sir Galahad and Sir Bedevere
Scene 10 - Find Your Grail
Find Your Grail......Lady of the Lake, King Arthur, Patsy, Sir Robin, Sir Lancelot, Sir Galahad, Sir Bedevere, Knights and Grail Girls
Scene 11 - The French Castle
Run Away......French Taunters, King Arthur, Patsy, Sir Robin, Sir Lancelot, Sir Galahad, Sir Bedevere, French Guards and French Citizens
ACT II:
Scene 2 - A Very Expensive Forest
Always Look On The Bright Side Of Life......Patsy, King Arthur, Knights and The Knights of Ni
Scene 3 - Sir Robin and His Minstrels
Brave Sir Robin......Sir Robin and Minstrels
Scene 5 - Another Part Of The Very Expensive Forest
You Won't Succeed On Broadway......Sir Robin and Ensemble
Scene 9 - The Killer Rabbit
The Holy Grail......King Arthur, Patsy, Sir Robin, Sir Lancelot, Sir Galahad, Sir Bevedere and Knights
Finale
Find Your Grail - Medley......The Company
ETA: BWAH! In the Killer Rabbit scene, Brother Maynard has a really funny part!
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OK, this is strange for me (because I'm not usually the type to sit and watch things on YouTube), but I was on a roll this morning, and found some great, Spamalot related stuff. Enjoy!
Original Monty Python Spam skit:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=anwy2MPT5RE
Original Brave Sir Robin sequence (played by Eric Idle), from the movie Monty Python and the Holy Grail:
http://www.youtube.c...h?v=eLF3nSEQIlU
Spamalot: The Animated Musical - You Won't Succeed On Broadway (really cute!):
http://www.youtube.c...wFfmmQZd7M&NR=1
Original Monty Python and the Holy Grail - Killer Rabbit scene (including Brother Maynard):
http://www.youtube.c...h?v=PqD0RufWwYw
Silly Lego version of the same:
http://www.youtube.c...h?v=bxdZPJpG4nI
Just for fun, one of my old favourites from Monty Python (not Spamalot related) - the Dead Parrot Sketch:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=GipFyAsYK1M
And with that, I hit my 1500th post! Wheeeeeeeeeeee!
Original Monty Python Spam skit:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=anwy2MPT5RE
Original Brave Sir Robin sequence (played by Eric Idle), from the movie Monty Python and the Holy Grail:
http://www.youtube.c...h?v=eLF3nSEQIlU
Spamalot: The Animated Musical - You Won't Succeed On Broadway (really cute!):
http://www.youtube.c...wFfmmQZd7M&NR=1
Original Monty Python and the Holy Grail - Killer Rabbit scene (including Brother Maynard):
http://www.youtube.c...h?v=PqD0RufWwYw
Silly Lego version of the same:
http://www.youtube.c...h?v=bxdZPJpG4nI
Just for fun, one of my old favourites from Monty Python (not Spamalot related) - the Dead Parrot Sketch:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=GipFyAsYK1M
And with that, I hit my 1500th post! Wheeeeeeeeeeee!
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but you can ruin the present
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but you can ruin the present
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Posted 19 October 2007 - 09:20 PM
Here are the lyrics to Clay's major solo:
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You Won't Succeed On Broadway Lyrics
ARTHUR:
Have you heard of this "Broadway?"
ROBIN:
Yes sire...and we don't stand a chance there.
ARTHUR:
Why not?
ROBIN:
Because...Broadway is a very special place,
filled with very special people,
people who can sing and dance, often at the same time!
They are a different people, a multi-talented people,
a people...who need people...and who are, in many ways, the
luckiest people in...the world. I'm sorry sire, but we don't stand a chance.
ARTHUR:
But why?
ROBIN:
Well...let me put it like this.
In any great adventure,
that you don't want to lose,
victory depends upon the poeple that you choose.
So, listen, Arthur darling, closely to this news:
We won't succeed on Broadway,
If you don't have any Jews.
You may have the finest sets,
Fill the stage with penthouse pets,
You may have the loveliest costumes and best shoes.
You my dance and you may sing,
But I'm sorry, Arthur king,
You'll hear no cheers,
Just lots and lots of boos.
ENSEMBLE:
Boo.
ROBIN:
You mahve have butch men by the score
Whom the audience adore,
You may even have some animals from zoos,
Though you've holes and krauts instead,
You may have unlevened bread,
But I tell you, you are dead,
If you don't have any Jews.
They won't care if it's witty,
or everything looks pretty,
They'll simply say it's shitty and profuse.
Nobody will go, sir,
If it's not kosher then no show, sir,
Even Goyem won't be dim enough to choose!
Put on shows that make men stare,
With lots of girls in underwear,
You may even have the finest of reviews.
CRITIC:
You're doing great!
ROBIN:
The audience won't care, sir,
As long as you don't dare, sir,
To open up on Broadway
If you don't have any Jews.
You may have dramatic lighting,
Or lots of horrid fighting,
You may even have some white men sing the blues!
Your knights might be nice boys,
But sadly we're all goys,
And that noise that you call singing you must lose.
So, despite your pretty lights,
and naughty girls in nasty tights,
and the most impressive scenery you use...
You may have dancing mana-mano,
You may bring on a piano,
But they will not give a damn-o
If you don't have any Jews!
You may fill your play with gays,
Have Nigerian girls in stays,
GIRLS:
You may even have some schizas making stews!
ROBIN:
You haven't got a clue,
If you don't have a Jew,
All of your investments you are going to lose!
There's a very small percentile,
Who enjoys a dancing gentile,
I'm sad to be the one with this bad news!
But never mind your swordplay,
You just won't succeed on Broadway,
You just won't succeed on Broadway,
If you don't have any Jews!
Arthur, can you hear me?
To get along on Broadway,
To sing a song on Broadway,
To hit the top on Broadway and not lose,
I tell you, Arthur king,
There is one essential thing...
There simply must be, simply must be Jews.
There simply must be,
Arthur trust me,
Simply must be Jews.
ARTHUR:
Have you heard of this "Broadway?"
ROBIN:
Yes sire...and we don't stand a chance there.
ARTHUR:
Why not?
ROBIN:
Because...Broadway is a very special place,
filled with very special people,
people who can sing and dance, often at the same time!
They are a different people, a multi-talented people,
a people...who need people...and who are, in many ways, the
luckiest people in...the world. I'm sorry sire, but we don't stand a chance.
ARTHUR:
But why?
ROBIN:
Well...let me put it like this.
In any great adventure,
that you don't want to lose,
victory depends upon the poeple that you choose.
So, listen, Arthur darling, closely to this news:
We won't succeed on Broadway,
If you don't have any Jews.
You may have the finest sets,
Fill the stage with penthouse pets,
You may have the loveliest costumes and best shoes.
You my dance and you may sing,
But I'm sorry, Arthur king,
You'll hear no cheers,
Just lots and lots of boos.
ENSEMBLE:
Boo.
ROBIN:
You mahve have butch men by the score
Whom the audience adore,
You may even have some animals from zoos,
Though you've holes and krauts instead,
You may have unlevened bread,
But I tell you, you are dead,
If you don't have any Jews.
They won't care if it's witty,
or everything looks pretty,
They'll simply say it's shitty and profuse.
Nobody will go, sir,
If it's not kosher then no show, sir,
Even Goyem won't be dim enough to choose!
Put on shows that make men stare,
With lots of girls in underwear,
You may even have the finest of reviews.
CRITIC:
You're doing great!
ROBIN:
The audience won't care, sir,
As long as you don't dare, sir,
To open up on Broadway
If you don't have any Jews.
You may have dramatic lighting,
Or lots of horrid fighting,
You may even have some white men sing the blues!
Your knights might be nice boys,
But sadly we're all goys,
And that noise that you call singing you must lose.
So, despite your pretty lights,
and naughty girls in nasty tights,
and the most impressive scenery you use...
You may have dancing mana-mano,
You may bring on a piano,
But they will not give a damn-o
If you don't have any Jews!
You may fill your play with gays,
Have Nigerian girls in stays,
GIRLS:
You may even have some schizas making stews!
ROBIN:
You haven't got a clue,
If you don't have a Jew,
All of your investments you are going to lose!
There's a very small percentile,
Who enjoys a dancing gentile,
I'm sad to be the one with this bad news!
But never mind your swordplay,
You just won't succeed on Broadway,
You just won't succeed on Broadway,
If you don't have any Jews!
Arthur, can you hear me?
To get along on Broadway,
To sing a song on Broadway,
To hit the top on Broadway and not lose,
I tell you, Arthur king,
There is one essential thing...
There simply must be, simply must be Jews.
There simply must be,
Arthur trust me,
Simply must be Jews.
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Posted 20 October 2007 - 11:54 PM
This is a link to a site that lists the lyrics for all of the songs in Spamalot:
Spamalot Lyrics
And here's a pic of Sir Clobin, photoshopped by Pax. Those at the CH are familiar with it, but others may not be!
Spamalot Lyrics
And here's a pic of Sir Clobin, photoshopped by Pax. Those at the CH are familiar with it, but others may not be!
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Posted 23 October 2007 - 01:11 PM
You have one too many "http" in there.
This song is cracking me up. Robin has quite a big part in it. I can't stop listening to it!
He Is Not Dead Yet
ROBIN (spoken):
Bring out your dead! Bring out your dead!
LANCE (spoken):
Here's one.
DAD (spoken):
I'm not dead!
ROBIN (spoken):
Here, he says he's not dead!
LANCE (spoken):
Yes he is.
DAD (spoken):
I feel happy. I feel happy.
(sung)
I am not dead yet
I can dance and I can sing
I am not dead yet
I can do the Highland Fling
I am not dead yet
No need to go to bed
No need to call the doctor
Cause I'm not yet dead.
BODIES:
He is not yet dead
That's what the geezer said
No, he's not yet dead
That man is off his head
He is not yet dead
So put him back in bed
Keep him off the cart because he's not yet dead.
Well now he's dead
You whacked him on the head
Sure, now he's dead
It makes me just see red
You are such a brute
To murder that old coot
You homicidal bastard, now he's really dead
Who is the knave who put him in his grave
And who needs to manage his anger?
LANCE:
My name is Lancelot
I'm big, and strong, and hot.
Occasionally I do
Some things that I should not.
ROBIN:
I want to be a knight
But I don't like to fight
I'm rather scared I may
Just simply run away
LANCE:
I'll be right with you
Robin, through and through and through
So stick with me
And I'll show you what to do
ROBIN:
We'll remain good chums
You can teach me how to dance
ROBIN & LANCE:
We're going to enlist
ROBIN
I'm Robin
LANCE
And I'm Lance
CHORUS:
Oh we're off to war
Because we're not yet dead
We will all enlist
As the Knights that Arthur led.
DAD:
I am coming too
My name will be Sir Fred
I'll be your musician
Cos I'm not yet dead
CHORUS:
Oh we're not yet dead
To Camelot we go
To enlist instead
To try and earn some dough
And so although
We should have stayed in bed
We're going off to war
Because we're not yet dead
FRED:
I am coming, too
My name will be Sir Fred
I'll be your musician
'Cause I'm not yet dead
LANCE:
To kill
I will
It gives me such a thrill
ROBIN:
To sing
And dance
And keep an eye on Lance
ALL:
We're going off to war
We'll have girlfriends by the score
DAD:
We'll be shot by Michael Moore!
ALL: Because we're not yet dead.
This song is cracking me up. Robin has quite a big part in it. I can't stop listening to it!
He Is Not Dead Yet
ROBIN (spoken):
Bring out your dead! Bring out your dead!
LANCE (spoken):
Here's one.
DAD (spoken):
I'm not dead!
ROBIN (spoken):
Here, he says he's not dead!
LANCE (spoken):
Yes he is.
DAD (spoken):
I feel happy. I feel happy.
(sung)
I am not dead yet
I can dance and I can sing
I am not dead yet
I can do the Highland Fling
I am not dead yet
No need to go to bed
No need to call the doctor
Cause I'm not yet dead.
BODIES:
He is not yet dead
That's what the geezer said
No, he's not yet dead
That man is off his head
He is not yet dead
So put him back in bed
Keep him off the cart because he's not yet dead.
Well now he's dead
You whacked him on the head
Sure, now he's dead
It makes me just see red
You are such a brute
To murder that old coot
You homicidal bastard, now he's really dead
Who is the knave who put him in his grave
And who needs to manage his anger?
LANCE:
My name is Lancelot
I'm big, and strong, and hot.
Occasionally I do
Some things that I should not.
ROBIN:
I want to be a knight
But I don't like to fight
I'm rather scared I may
Just simply run away
LANCE:
I'll be right with you
Robin, through and through and through
So stick with me
And I'll show you what to do
ROBIN:
We'll remain good chums
You can teach me how to dance
ROBIN & LANCE:
We're going to enlist
ROBIN
I'm Robin
LANCE
And I'm Lance
CHORUS:
Oh we're off to war
Because we're not yet dead
We will all enlist
As the Knights that Arthur led.
DAD:
I am coming too
My name will be Sir Fred
I'll be your musician
Cos I'm not yet dead
CHORUS:
Oh we're not yet dead
To Camelot we go
To enlist instead
To try and earn some dough
And so although
We should have stayed in bed
We're going off to war
Because we're not yet dead
FRED:
I am coming, too
My name will be Sir Fred
I'll be your musician
'Cause I'm not yet dead
LANCE:
To kill
I will
It gives me such a thrill
ROBIN:
To sing
And dance
And keep an eye on Lance
ALL:
We're going off to war
We'll have girlfriends by the score
DAD:
We'll be shot by Michael Moore!
ALL: Because we're not yet dead.
~~you can't change the past
but you can ruin the present
by worrying about the future.~~
but you can ruin the present
by worrying about the future.~~
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Posted 31 December 2007 - 05:02 PM
Not sure how long this link will last, but this person has the entire bootlegged Spamalot production up on Youtube again, in many parts. Here is the first, and you can get to the others from there.
BEWARE those who do not want to be spoiled, DON'T CLICK!
http://www.youtube.c...feature=related
BEWARE those who do not want to be spoiled, DON'T CLICK!
http://www.youtube.c...feature=related
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by worrying about the future.~~
but you can ruin the present
by worrying about the future.~~
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Posted 13 January 2008 - 10:10 AM
Putting this here because I think it got lost on main amidst the lastest interview brouhaha. On this year's Stars On Ice tour, Todd Eldredge (same guy who skated to AIW in Vegas) is apparently skating to Always Look On The Bright Side Of Life from the Spamalot soundtrack. This file is from the ABC broadcast that was shown on Dec. 30th 2007:
http://www.mediafire.com/?72t4ujyigu2
It's funny and quite out of character for Todd. Hmmmm, who knows, maybe Clay recommended the music to him?
http://www.mediafire.com/?72t4ujyigu2
It's funny and quite out of character for Todd. Hmmmm, who knows, maybe Clay recommended the music to him?
~~you can't change the past
but you can ruin the present
by worrying about the future.~~
but you can ruin the present
by worrying about the future.~~
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Posted 13 January 2008 - 10:28 AM
Thanks lucky. Todd interpreted that song very well. Loved his costume too.
It is NOT going to happen. Take a second…. breathe…. sit with it. Hear it again… Top 40 airplay is NOT going to happen. Top 40 is VERY different today than it used to be. I don’t fit in there, and I don’t WANT to fit in there. AC radio and Hot AC radio are our opportunities for radio play. ( Clay Aiken)
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