Day 54 of #100daysofmusic - Billy Joels New York State Of Mind book A unique item to feature today and thanks to my niece Bec and her husband Ben for giving this to Tina & I. New York is an amazing city and possibly our favourite to have visited (London and Boston are up there). A nice personal connection with the book is that in the second drawing here the crowd are lining up to see the show Movin Out which Tina and I were lucky enough to see in Boston in 2004. Wikipedia explains it well Conceived by Twyla Tharp, the musical tells the story of a generation of American youth growing up on Long Island during the 1960s and their experiences with the Vietnam War. The principal characters are drawn from those who appeared in various Joel tunes: high school sweethearts Brenda and Eddie (Scenes from an Italian Restaurant), James (James), Judy (Why Judy Why), and Tony (Anthony in Movin Out). The show is unusual in that, unlike the traditional musical, it essentially is a series of dances linked by a thin plot, and none of the dancers sing. All the vocals are performed by a pianist and band suspended on a platform above the stage while the dancers act out the songs dialogue, making the show, in essence, a rock ballet. It was an entertaining show with some very athletic dancing and a bit different to your standard stage production. Im not aware of any other books being based completely around one songs lyrics but feel free to correct me if you know of others. A nice book for Billy Joel and/or New York fans of all ages.
Posted on: Fri, 29 Aug 2014 12:03:23 +0000
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