Songs from the Bunker

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Today I'll be taking you through some songs and stories related to  my fourth musical comedy: 'Songs from the Bunker'. It was the first show performed by Windsor High School students in 1998 at their brand new school hall  in Windsor, NSW, Australia.

I have chosen six songs for this episode. Female vocals - Jessica Zamprogno; all instruments and male vocals - me.

Logline

Epstein Pearl is Hitler’s doppelgänger. The Gestapo got him; the allies are about to break down the walls to the bunker and he’s gonna take the fall or the Führer. But what’s all this got to do with ‘The Sound of Music’?

Show Programme

We are in the bunker, in Berlin, it’s April 29th, 1945 and the allies are going to break down the door at any time. What better reason for song and merriment? After all, it was good enough for Julie Andrews. So where is Adolf? Probably in Argentina. So who’s gonna take the fall for the Führer ? You’ll have to wait and see. Is the show historically correct? What’s with all the questions? Listen, all I know is that Himmler and Goering weren’t really in the bunker, but they are in the show, so that should tell you something! Yeah, but there’s gotta be some historical facts; some edifying aspect to the production? Hey, listen, what d’ya want for a few bucks? It wouldn’t buy you a bag o Matzo, pal. Yeah, but . . . Alright! Alright already! Yes, there are some semi-historical gags for the adults as well as mindless visual gags for the kids. Plenty of colour; catchy songs and you get to yell out a lot at the actors. Happy? Not really. I could be at home watching someone get evicted from something on TV. So stay at home. Do you see me twisting your arm? Anything else I should know? Two things: 1 – if Hitler were still alive today he’d be dead and 2 – one thing is for sure  - after this show you will never see ‘The Sound of Music’ in the same light again. If we as a cast can achieve one thing, let it be this. 

                  Time      Song Name

• 03:34     Oi! Vay! Oi! Vat a Day!   
• 08:51     Guards und Daughters   
• 12:50     Ze Luftwaffe Rock        
• 15:59    Deutschland Oh Deutschland 
• 20:11    Better Buy Some Balloons
• 24:43    He Should Never Have Invaded Poland

 For anyone who likes reading lyrics while they listen,  the lyrics for each song in each of the shows is now available at: markclark.com.au under the heading 'Lyrics to Podcasts' (top left).         

Cheers

Mark

All of my albums are available on the usual platforms and my website is: markclark.com.au