Interpret theme song
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midnitelamp — 18 years ago(December 09, 2007 03:18 AM)
the folks in my office are so young they did not know the song had words.
i bought the sound track to the movie,and the song expands as it is done different ways,orcestrated and reprise. highly recommended. -
jacksontaylor800 — 17 years ago(June 09, 2008 11:29 AM)
No offense, but isn't the meaning of the song obvious without a lot of English Lit class explanation? Plus, I've always taken the song to be a reference to the character Painless, who thinks he's commiting suicide when he ingests the "black pill."
Always paint the ceiling before the walls. -
leighant — 16 years ago(May 16, 2009 08:52 AM)
I once worked for a broadcast radio station. There was a memo from management posted in the disk jokey's booth that mandated, THE VOCAL VERSION OF THE THEME FROM MASH IS (UNDERLINED) NEVER TO BE PLAYED ON THE AIR.
As I recall, the TV series used an intrumental only version of the theme. -
OptimusTimelord — 16 years ago(March 03, 2010 04:51 AM)
I know the 'only way to win is cheat' verse is from a scene in the movie, but I've never heard this verse before;
I try to find a way to make
all our little joys relate
without that ever-present hate
but now I know that it's too late, and
[REFRAIN]
Is it available on any version of the song anywhere? I don't own the soundtrack, maybe someone can tell me if these two extra verses are on it?
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the long distance lines are down? What about the satellites, is it snowing in space?" -
OptimusTimelord — 15 years ago(October 27, 2010 08:44 AM)
To answer my own question; just got a copy of the soundtrack on CD and it's basically just a compilation of sound clips from the movie.
Glad I didn't pay much for it. But the mystery of that additional verse continues
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the long distance lines are down? What about the satellites, is it snowing in space?" -
shieldsdraeger — 9 years ago(January 14, 2017 05:09 PM)
I presume that the verse starting-(1)I try to find a way to make- is part of the official
lyrics. But I have yet to find a recorded version that includes that verse. Some also
omit the verse starting-(2)The only way to win is cheat. The soundtrack version used over
the opening credits includes #2, but not #1. The version sung during Painless' last
supper is even shorter. It omits #1 and skips from the end of verse #2 to the final
extended refrain. They use a wonderful instrumental and choral version(No Lyrics) for
the following sequence-Painless' res-erection. They must have used whichever version fit
the edited sequence, timewise.