The Musicals of Andrew Lloyd Webber. 2.

 

CC writes - he's back for Part 2. Strap yourselves in!

George writes:

Joseph, son of Jacob, who was a grandson of Abraham, had a truly remarkable life. Someone should write about it in a book, or even better, write a musical about him. And thanks to Mr Lloyd Webber, we have a musical, filled with many songs, and I’ve even heard of one of them. Unfortunately Dolly Parton’s great song was somehow left out. Yes, it’s Joseph and the Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat this week.

Here’s a song that references the coat,  it’s called Joseph’s Coat:

And there’s this version, which is even better (and better for not featuring the yowling tantrums of Ms Joplin):

And here’s the song that Mr Lloyd Webber wrote:

I could have opted for Stone The Crows, a rather splendid soul  song by Jackie Robinson (no, not the bloke referenced by Joe Tex in Buying the Book).

Or this version by Faith Brown

Wait a minute…….Faith Brown, wasn’t she that comedian who did Thatcher impersonations? 

And here’s the song you’ve been waiting for……

There are many more musicals attributed to Mr Lloyd Webber. I’ve no idea if I’ll be allowed back here to tell you about them. (oh, and for the sake of your sanity, don’t listen to too much of that last song).

Thanks for reading, and thanks to Mr CCM

CC writes:

Thanks George - I think!

I'll leave it to the jury as to whether they are ready for trip 3!

Here is a song by the Glasgow band Stone the Crows who had Maggie Bell (of Taggart theme tune fame) and Les Harvey (brother of Alex) among their members

Stone The Crows - On The Highway