Tuesday, January 1, 2008

Hawaii Band Also Plays Song From Musical for Some Reason

As if Michigan's show tune oriented halftime show was not awful enough, Hawaii's band played "Over the Rainbow" as part of its half time show.

As Wikipedia notes:

The song's plaintive melody and simple lyrics depict a pre-adolescent girl's desire to escape from the "hopeless jumble" of this world, from the sadness of raindrops to the bright new world "over the rainbow." It expresses the childlike faith that a door will magically be opened to a place where "troubles melt like lemon-drops."

An apt halftime selection. The Sugar Bowl is proving to be a "hopeless jumble" for the Rainbow Warriors, who are most definitely playing like pre-adolescent girls. I think the only thing melting like a lemon drop, however, is Hawaii's line.

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