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The Hills Are Alive...Barely

The Sound of Music is sacred. No one, absolutely NO ONE, should do cover versions of songs from the film or worse, stage musicals, no matter how big a fan.

The Sound of Music musical that's coming to Singapore looks and sounds terrible going by the TV and radio commercials I've seen and heard. Julie Andrews IS Maria and Christopher Plummer IS Captain Von Trapp. No one can take their place. And it's just impossible to recreate the beautiful scenery of Salzburg, mountains, quaint villages and all, in a musical. The film is one of my favourites and I hate to watch it being spoilt by musicals! Argh. I say, musicals should never be made into movies and vice versa.

I've watched the film countless times and I never get sick of it. I first watched it as a wee kid. My sis and I used to pop the VCR in the VCR player ever so often 'cos we just loved the songs. We would sing along to all of them as it came on. There was a time when I would stop short at the scene after the Captain and Maria got married 'cos I couldn't bear the part about the war and all after that. I thought it was so sad they had to leave their lovely home. Crazy me.

So anyway, this rant was brought on really by an absolutely horrendous rendition of the song Climb Every Mountain by one of the American Idol contestants last night. I totally agreed with Simon Cowell's comment that it was "hideous". It was painful to listen to and cringe-worthy. Like WHAT was that contestant thinking when he picked that song??? That pop twist he gave to the song made me want to throw up. Eeewww, just thinking about it gives me the creeps!

Speaking of American Idol, I think this batch of contestants pick terrible songs to sing. I mean, most of the songs that were sung last night were so obscure! It doesn't leave an impression on people, know what I mean? And Paula Abdul irritated the hell out of me as usual. If only I had a lasso--I would put it round her neck and yank her off the set.

So yeah, I hope no one further desecrates The Sound of Music!