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…speed) have never been shown to take any particular interest in music. Luckily for listeners, it’s a good song on its own terms. Back to Sondheim. Follies wants us to…

…The funny thing is, it wasn’t written with harmony until Celeste Holm suggested that it should be. They couldn’t say no to her. 1. “I’m Still Here” (Follies). Here’s the…

…the 1971 Sondheim, commenting on middle-aged jaded New Yorkers (and Phoenicians) in Follies. Note in “What More Do I Need?” (from the earlier show) that the young female character proclaims…

…ever written during a pre-Broadway tryout. (The best, of course, is “I’m Still Here” – but it comes early in Follies.) I’m not sure if I’d put “Sing Happy” from…

…chapter on “The Cast Album,” telling us of vinyl’s roots and progress as one of America’s most cherished musical souvenirs. Let’s put it this way: in Follies, when Phyllis mentions…