My fourth-grade teacher had her class put on a minstrel show every year. Yes, you read that right, blackface and all. We had to audition for a part. She suggested I sing Beautiful Dreamer, so in front of the entire class I tried my best to hit the notes. She told me that I sang terribly and to sit down.
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I found this so enraging I clicked on your link. Ah, yes. Evil.
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What an unfair song! What a biotch.
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Horrible woman!
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There should be some kind of screening for sadistic teachers.
Ah, but Marilyn Horne . . . I hadn’t heard her voice in a long time. Lovely rendition, and that includes the accompaniment. Thanks!
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FTSM! The play on words and themes in this post is wonderful. Dreamer. Songs. A nightmare.
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