As creators of a brand-new musical, we reserve the right to keep reworking some things. Therefore, since we’re rewriting a little portion of Act I, we’re going to skip over our early draft of that section and go right to the end of the act. Julia is all grown up and out of the house, leaving HOPE and CHARLES with, it seems, not that much in common anymore. CHARLES starts taking frequent business trips; HOPE has an affair with one of her co-workers; CHARLES finds out and confronts her angrily. This hostile encounter unleashes long-suppressed emotions in both parties and leads them to the topic they never speak about: the death of their first child. In this song, they finally have it all out with each other.
LONG STORY SHORT demo #8: “Knock Down, Drag Out”
See you next Wednesday, October 1, for demo #9: “Empowered.”
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oh my God !!
youse kids got great !!
(yea yea y’weren’t too shabby t’start with, i know)
that’s a top-shelf piece of writing and execution. wow !
congrats on your stick-to-itivness & acheivements .
my hats off yo u & brendan
xox
dan
Especially nice work on the lyrics… the lines have very crisp rhythm.
WOW!! Powerful SOng! Looking forward to contributing the cello parts…Thanks for the updates..
See anon!
A very powerful song, indeed! For those of you unfamiliar with the song ‘Wrecking Ball’ as a demo on the Little Light back issue series, check it out. It’s another very powerful song, that gives me chills.
I’ve been without a computer for 2 weeks, while moving from PA to TN. I am once again set up, and getting caught up on the previous demos.
You guys are fantastic!
–Ed
Anybody else pick up on the reminiscenses of All I Want Is What I Do Not Have (the second half) from the Are We There Yet album? Listen around the spot where Hope starts to sing “And if I could touch him again/
If I could talk to him right now/
If I could hold him in my arms.”
I’m really digging these incremental releases…as much as we’re jumping around, trying to follow the drama as well as enjoying the music. Can’t wait to hear the whole thing!
–David