The Sondheim Lyrics Chain

[valmont]

Though fascinating that the word fragile doesn't appear anywhere else in the entire canon!

It really is fascinating since it's so evocative and innately musical.

[wittyandbright]

The Baker's Wife does say "You needn't hold him like he's so fragile," but I couldn't recall a sung use of the word.

[MartinG]

Wood star ...
Water star ...
All celestial omens are —
Excellent.

Is that actually scored? @Bobster?

[Bobster]

Wood star ...
Water star ...
All celestial omens are —
Excellent.

Is that actually scored? @Bobster?

Naughty Cookie, nope.  

[attach name=Excellent.jpg type=image/jpeg]131[/attach]

Back to star...

[Bookman George]

Oh look, Johanna---
A star!

A shooting star!

[KathyB]

No job? Cupboard bare?
One room, no one there?
Hey, pal, don't despair--
You wanna shoot a president?
C'mon and shoot a president...

Some guys
Think they can't be winners.
First prize often goes to rank beginners

[valmont]

Wood star ...
Water star ...
All celestial omens are —
Excellent.

Is that actually scored? @Bobster?

Naughty Cookie, nope.  

[attach name=Excellent.jpg type=image/jpeg]131[/attach]

Back to star...

The old rule was that if it was notated, it was accepted.

[Chris L]

Wood star ...
Water star ...
All celestial omens are —
Excellent.

Is that actually scored? @Bobster?

Naughty Cookie, nope.   

[attach name=Excellent.jpg type=image/jpeg]131[/attach]

Back to star...

The old rule was that if it was notated, it was accepted.

So the word should have been excellent, not star? (It does appear to be notated.)

[Chris L]

As Administrator, I feel I need to rule here. And what I'm going to rule is that we go back to the word excellent.

[Vera Charles]

As Administrator, I feel I need to rule here. And what I'm going to rule is that we go back to the word excellent.

Good call.


But also, bugger! I was really struggling with excellent.

[KathyB]

As Administrator, I feel I need to rule here. And what I'm going to rule is that we go back to the word excellent.

Good call.


But also, bugger! I was really struggling with excellent.

Ditto.

[Chris L]

As Administrator, I feel I need to rule here. And what I'm going to rule is that we go back to the word excellent.

Good call.


But also, bugger! I was really struggling with excellent.

Ditto.

We may have to declare it a bunny, in which case we'll go back to guy.

[Vera Charles]

As Administrator, I feel I need to rule here. And what I'm going to rule is that we go back to the word excellent.

Good call.


But also, bugger! I was really struggling with excellent.

Ditto.

We may have to declare it a bunny, in which case we'll go back to guy.

If @wittyandbright is who I have an inkling he might be, then excellent will appear in a Sondheim lyric somewhere.


I could, of course, be wrong on both accounts.

[Bookman George]

I am very confused now. It should have been excellent, because that word is notated in rhythm. So we did not go back to star, which made my entry invalid. But now we think there is no other use of excellent, so it's a bunny, which means we did go back to star? So my link from star to shoot is valid, and Kathy played on shoot, to give us guy? And that is where we are now-- guy. Do I have that right?

[Chris L]

I am very confused now. It should have been excellent, because that word is notated in rhythm. So we did not go back to star, which made my entry invalid. But now we think there is no other use of excellent, so it's a bunny, which means we did go back to star? So my link from star to shoot is valid, and Kathy played on shoot, to give us guy? And that is where we are now-- guy. Do I have that right?

No, excellent hasn't been declared a bunny yet, so it's still in play. I'm relying on @Vera Charles instinct about the player's identity.