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From: mariabus@blueyonder.co.uk (Roger)
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Subject: Re: Prolific composer Charles Strouse dies at 96
Date: Sat, 17 May 2025 09:01:02 +0000
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On Fri, 16 May 2025 17:42:30 +0000, Bruce wrote:

> On Fri, 16 May 2025 14:44:46 +0000, Roger wrote:
>
>> On Fri, 16 May 2025 12:25:56 +0000, DianeE wrote:
>>
>>> Reading and hearing his obits yesterday, I noticed that he had composed
>>> a number of songs that I loathe, including "Born Too Late" by the
>>> Poni-Tails and "Put On A Happy Face" from the score of "Bye Bye Birdie"
>>> which he composed along with many other Broadway shows.  Reading
>>> further, I saw that he did not write any lyrics, only the tunes.  I'm
>>> not sure if I would still hate these songs with different lyrics.  Same
>>> goes for what is probably his most famous composition (off topic here),
>>> "Tomorrow" from "Annie."
>>>
>>> One song he wrote which I do *not* hate is the opening theme from "All
>>> In The Family," "Those Were The Days."  I did not know this before, but
>>> he personally played the piano when Carroll O'Connor and Jean Stapleton
>>> recorded it for the show's opening sequence (and Stapleton mimed playing
>>> the piano).  It didn't say whether he also played the piano on the later
>>> version that clarified the lyrics.
>>
>> I'm not Catholic so making confession doesn't come that naturally to me
>> but.....
>> I have 'fess up to "Born Too Late" being the absolute favorite record of
>> the 12 year old Rogie at the time it was all over the radio---and I
>> still have a soft spot for it today.
>
> ROFL.....PUSSY!

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