a new brain.

saw a musical on saturday night as well called a new brain. short version: i thought it was pretty good. long version: the music was great, but the performers were at times lacking - some counting issues, and the lead didn't have great stage presence or a great voice. on the plus side, one of the other main characters had just a great voice and according to a friend who's seen a professional production of it, this guy was pretty close to what it was supposed to be.

sadly i can't find the words to my favorite song from the musical which was "the music still plays on", but i did find the words to another song that i liked "heart and music" - it's hard to get a song from its lyrics because really you're only getting a bit of it but i figure its still worth a try.

MINISTER
Stories of passion
Stories of friendship
and tales of how romance survives

GORDON SCHWINN
I have so many songs

MINISTER
Stories of yes-es
of frogs making messes
and poor unsuccessful and fat people's lives

GORDON SCHWINN
Stories of living
Stories of dying
and ways we can deal with our fear
Stories of horses, parental divorces
and how rich or poor, it's a very small sphere
where we appear

But you gotta have heart and music
Heart and music
Heart and music get along

ENSEMBLE
You gotta have heart and music
You gotta have heart and music
Heart and music make a song

GORDON SCHWINN
If I only had the time
What I would write for your delight

MINISTER
Stories of illness

GORDON SCHWINN
Stories of illness

MINISTER
Songs of improving

GORDON SCHWINN
Songs of improving

ENSEMBLE
And everyone talks about change

GORDON SCHWINN
I have so many songs

ENSEMBLE
Stories of stillness,
of people not moving

GORDON SCHWINN
And throwing out books when things turn out too strange
We rearrange

ENSEMBLE
But you gotta have heart and music
Heart and music
Heart and music get along (you gotta have heart and music)

You gotta have heart and music
You gotta have heart and music
Heart and music make a song

Oh, you gotta have heart and music
You gotta have Heart and music
Heart and music get along

Oh you gotta have heart and music
You gotta
Heart and music make a song

You'll always get along with your heart
With your heart and music

GORDON SCHWINN
Heart and music make

ENSEMBLE
Heart and music make
Heart and music make a song

Heart and music make a song