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Originally posted by Elamarna View PostAny fan of Frank will do for me.
Steve
[Slash, slash, slashy slash; Slash, slash, slashy slash; Slash, slash, slashy slash; BOO!!!
Slash, slash, slashy slash; Slash, slash, slashy slash; Slash, slash, slashy slash; BOO!!!]
Start spreading the news.
I'm coming to stay.
I'm blooding the streets and mews
of LONDON TOWN!!
I find the peelers, with directions, miss my clues.
So what the hell can I say: how can I lose?!!
I cut up those girls, and write on the walls
And test Sir Charley's men
in LONDON TOWN!!
If I can kill whores there,
I'd kill them anywhere.
It's all for you, now
LONDON TOWN!!"
[Walk, don't run - just walk; Walk, don't run - just walk; Walk, don't run - just walk!! AHHH!!!!
No one suspects me!; Like a bird I'm free! To my refuge no squawk!! AHHH!!!]
These vagabond shoes,
Will lead them astray!
With red I cover the "Blues",
O'er LONDON TOWN!!
I love to walk my beat in this city that never sleeps,
Where I am THE "Killer King": and best of all Creeps!!
Philosophers muse,
and tell you a way.
But that's no good for me,
In LONDON TOWN!!
I shall make "mincemeat there,
In every yard and square!!
The thrill is mine
In LONDON TOWN!!Last edited by Mayerling; 05-21-2016, 05:19 AM.
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To be sung by the character "Jack the Knife", I presume!
Well, I give you props on your lyrics, Mayerling, but shudder at the thought of the Ripper in a musical comedy. (Shades of Hitler dancing in the phony musical concocted by "The Producers"!)Pat D. https://forum.casebook.org/core/imag...rt/reading.gif
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Von Konigswald: Jack the Ripper plays shuffleboard. -- Happy Birthday, Wanda June by Kurt Vonnegut, c.1970.
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Originally posted by Pcdunn View PostTo be sung by the character "Jack the Knife", I presume!
Well, I give you props on your lyrics, Mayerling, but shudder at the thought of the Ripper in a musical comedy. (Shades of Hitler dancing in the phony musical concocted by "The Producers"!)
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Originally posted by Pcdunn View PostTo be sung by the character "Jack the Knife", I presume!
Well, I give you props on your lyrics, Mayerling, but shudder at the thought of the Ripper in a musical comedy. (Shades of Hitler dancing in the phony musical concocted by "The Producers"!)
Chris George also did a musical, but you would not call it musical comedy, very dark.
Steve
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Originally posted by Elamarna View Postyou obviously missed jack the ripper the musical- london 1970's old music hall style.
Chris George also did a musical, but you would not call it musical comedy, very dark.
Steve
Re the dark rock-opera type of thing, that could work, maybe. As long as it glorified the detectives, and not Jack! But since the search has no conclusion, no capture of the villain, it wouldn't be very good dramatically, would it?Pat D. https://forum.casebook.org/core/imag...rt/reading.gif
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Von Konigswald: Jack the Ripper plays shuffleboard. -- Happy Birthday, Wanda June by Kurt Vonnegut, c.1970.
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Originally posted by Pcdunn View PostI did read a bit about the Ripper musical here at Casebook, but wasn't aware of it prior to then. I hear it was awful, and not successful?
Re the dark rock-opera type of thing, that could work, maybe. As long as it glorified the detectives, and not Jack! But since the search has no conclusion, no capture of the villain, it wouldn't be very good dramatically, would it?
The London one from the 70's is from the point of the victims really. there is no real character of jack, however hints are given it could be druitt.
I much prefer the London version, probably because it is not as dark.
it ran for 228 performances so not a complete flop.
Steve
i know ther has been a japanesse musical, but know nothing other than that
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