Thinking of Sharks, Jets and others
When I was about 7 or 8, my teenage sister played the "West Side Story" soundtrack album something like a trillion times, give or take a few million.
Everything about that obsession was off my radar. But I guess I must have absorbed the music against my will. Because, though I've watched the movie only a time or two over the years, I pretty much know the songs by heart.
In tomorrow's print Slice, I note that, from all reports, the recent "Sound of Music" singalong was a hit. And I speculate about what other musicals might lend themselves to audience-participation here in Spokane.
In referring to "West Side Story," I suggest it features some of the most beautiful songs ever. That's not exactly going out on a limb. But since when am I such a fan?
Maybe I have adopted that attitude to honor my sister, who died more than 10 years ago.
I wish she were still around and could go to a "West Side Story" singalong. She wouldn't have needed the subtitles.
"...Tonight, tonight
"The world is full of light..."
"...Could it be? Yes, it could.
"Something's coming, something good
"If I can wait..."
"...I've just kissed a girl named Maria,
"And suddenly I've found
"How wonderful a sound can be."
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