Just because...
...we played it this afternoon, as part of our esoteric musical soiree to welcome Al and Mark as guests to the extensive gardens here at Dolores Delargo Towers - it's our beloved Patricia Routledge, in an unexpected "audition":
I'm getting so tired of these comedy songs
I want to sing something divine
I'm sure that I'm certain to shine
As a star in the opera line
I simply love Wagner, Mozart, Puccini
Their music is really tip-top
So I mean to change my name Bloggs to Bloggini
And see if I can't get a ‘shop'.
I want to sing in Opera
I've got that kind of voice
I'd always sing in Opera
If I could have my choice
Signor Caruso
Told me I ought to do so
That's why I want to sing in op'ra
Sing in op-pop-pop-popera Hurrah.
I want to play Carmen I just love the part
The music's so awfully sweet
And all prima donnas I beat
If in Faust I played fair Marguerite
I'd warble and trill like a human canary
In recitative or duet
But managers seem to be just a bit wary
My chance hasn't happened as yet.
I want to sing in Opera
I've got that kind of voice
I'd always sing in Opera
If I could have my choice
Signor Caruso
Told me I ought to do so
That's why I want to sing in op'ra
Sing in op-pop-pop-popera Hurrah.
I think she's in, don't you?
Never seen this, thanks! Imagine, she is now 86 years old - I just hope she's not still being bothered by people calling her to order Chinese food...
ReplyDeleteShe defines "national treasure" - yet, shockingly, not yet a Dame... Jx
DeleteWhat a wonderful clip! And have lots of fun with your friends.
ReplyDeleteShe is such a wonderful all-round entertainer - I would love to get a copy of her Presenting Patricia Routledge: Singing the Classics CD, but it's rarer than hen's teeth, it seems... Jx
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