The Sondheim Lyrics Chain

[Chris L]

Tall and slender, moves like a dancer
But I never seem to get any answer
From the boy from Tacarembo La Tumbe Del Fuego Santa Malipas Zatatecas La Junta Del Sol Y Cruz.
I got the blueth

Why are his trousers vermillion?

[scenicdesign71]

Bang! The tunic opens... Bang! The trousers fall.
Bang! The foe lies helpless, back against the wall.
Bang, an hour and a quarter overall...

[MartinG]

T: But it's six o'clock!

L: So it's six o'clock.

T: It was due to arrive at a quarter to five - 

L: And it's probably already down the block!

[Chris L]

It's only just out of reach, 
Down the block, on a beach

[scenicdesign71]

Blerg.  I wanted to use Pseudolus's fantasy island-built-for-two, from "Pretty Little Picture" -- but despite devoting an entire verse (roughly a quarter of the song) to vivid description of its "smooth and sandy and pink" landscape, the word beach is never actually used.

[Chris L]

It's only just out of reach,
Down the block, on a beach

The target word appears in at least two Sondheim songs other than this one. One of those is from a show and a song everybody here will know. I'm sure you'll remember.

[nulipp]

Blerg.  I wanted to use Pseudolus's fantasy island-built-for-two, from "Pretty Little Picture" -- but despite devoting an entire verse (roughly a quarter of the song) to vivid description of its "smooth and sandy and pink" landscape, the word beach is never actually used.

And I thought the same about "By the Sea" ... alas, no beach.

[nulipp]

<slaps forehead>

The old deserted beach where we walked. 
Remember?  Remember?
The cafe in the park where we talked.
Remember?  Remember?
The tenor on the boat that we chartered
Belching "The Bartered Bride"

Hopefully the game isn't case sensitive ...

[Chris L]

Hopefully the game isn't case sensitive ...

@scenicdesign71 is the expert on this sort of thing, but his set of rules on the first page of this thread (toward the bottom) doesn't seem to address this. Until he chimes in, I'm going to say it's not case sensitive.

[scenicdesign71]

Not-case-sensitive sounds right to me.  I mean, if we're allowed to mess with the spacing (and we definitely are), then surely case isn't sacred either.

[nulipp]

Then bride it is!

Should be an easy one ...

[Chris L]

Then bride it is!

Should be an easy one ...

And it is:

Bless this bride
Totally insane
Slipping down the drain
And bless this day in our hearts
As it starts
To rain

[MartinG]

As our journey starts,
Behold! Our hearts
Are high!

Beyond the hills of tomorrow
Are skies more beautiful still!
Behold! Begin!
There are worlds to win!
May we come to trust
The dreams we must
Fulfill!

[Bookman George]

This has been sitting a long time. I know of a use of "trust," but not "to trust." Am I missing something obvious??

[Leighton]

Then again, he is my father
I ought to trust - 
Impossible!

Then again, with love at my age
Sometime it's just - 
Impossible!