Happy World Book Day! Today marks the 400th anniversary of the death of Miguel de Cervantes, author of Don Quixote, the first modern novel and first comic novel. Quixote's cultural effect ranges from the above Honore Daumier painting to the musical Man of La Mancha and its standard tune "The Impossible Dream" (which I already covered here) to the puppet "Donkey Hodie" on Mister Rogers' Neighborhood (a reference I didn't get until I was grown) to one very unusual tune that charted 30 years ago. Magazine 60 was a French band who had one US hit with the bizarre "Don Quichotte," which was sung in Spanish. It made the Top 20 on the dance chart early in 1986 before peaking at #56 on the "Hot 100" in June of that year. It is definitely one of the weirdest songs ever, but one worth a listen and appreciation, so in honor of Cervantes' anniversary, here it is. And if you really want a mind warp, here's the 12-inch version (which is the version I own on vinyl).
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"Everybody's got a bomb We could all die any day. But before I let that happen, I'll dance my life away." Seeing that there are so few quality Prince clips on YouTube, I'll just have to go with other artists' interpretations of some of my faves from his catalog:
Here's Cyndi Lauper's "When You Were Mine" Delta Goodrem's "Love...Thy Will Be Done" and TLC's "If I Was Your Girlfriend" Yes, I'm back...with a classic: the Sesame Street cast's performance at the 1982 Emmy Awards ceremony. Full of all the snark the Muppets were known for back then, this musical number manages to spoof the entertainment industry while still managing a small spoonful of sugary sweetness. (Note that Kermit's segment is shown separately from the rest of the musical number - I'm guessing it was filmed previously because Jim Henson was off filming The Dark Crystal or something.)
The best part is Oscar's declaration that C is for cancellation and D is for depression. |
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