Family Favorites with Rosemary

[00:00] You're listening to WRT, 89.9 FM, in Madison, Wisconsin.

[00:04] Next up, Better Living Through Show Tunes.

[00:06] FPC Live presents Three Dog Night on Thursday, August 1st at the Orpheum Theatre at 8 p.m.

[00:18] The group, led by the honey sweet vocals of Danny Hutton, had their first top 10 hit,

[00:24] One, in 1969. They went on to become one of the most successful bands of the early 70s,

[00:30] with 21 consecutive top 40 hits, including three number ones. Now in its fifth decade,

[00:37] the band brings their biggest hits to audiences young and old around the world.

[00:42] FPC Live presents Three Dog Night on Thursday, August 1st at the Orpheum Theatre in downtown Madison.

[00:50] Live music lives at W.O.R.T. Madison.

[00:53] There is mute in the sound of your name. Rosemary was the melody locked inside me,

[01:24] till at last out it came. Just imagine what a crescendo.

[01:48] As for the rest of my lifetime program, give me more of the same.

[02:23] There is music in a very small. Where is she?

[02:39] Rosemary, something wonderful has happened. What are you talking about? Can't you, can't you hear it?

[02:45] There is mute in the sound of your name. Be like a beautiful pink sky.

[03:02] Hear J. Pierpont into mine. Rosemary, darling, will you marry J. Pierpont Finch?

[03:09] We just imagine, if we kissed, what a crescendo of the same.

[04:36] Welcome to Better Living Through Show Tunes on 89.9 FM, listener-sponsored community radio.

[05:02] And that was Rosemary from How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying,

[05:06] because today I am your guest host, Maureen Miner, and I have live in the studio.

[05:13] Rosemary.

[05:17] That's right, Rosemary Miner is here. And Rosemary, how old are you?

[05:21] Going to be, or how old are you right now?

[05:25] Right now I am in three quarters, and I'm turning five this year.

[05:41] Alright, well Rosemary helped me select a few songs, including this next one from Beauty and

[05:46] the Beast. So sit back and be our guest today on Better Living Through Show Tunes.

[05:58] It is with deepest pride and greatest pleasure that we welcome you tonight.

[06:03] And now we invite you to relax, let us pull up a chair, as the dining room proudly presents

[06:11] your dinner. Be our guest. Be our guest. Put our service to the test.

[06:21] Tie your napkin round your neck, Sherry, and we provide the rest.

[06:26] Soup du joule, hot order. Why we only live to serve.

[06:31] Try the great stuff, it's delicious. Don't believe me? Ask the dishes.

[06:35] They have seen, they can dance. After all this, this is France.

[06:40] And a dinner here is never second best. Go on and fold your men.

[06:46] You'll take a glance, and then you'll be our guest. We are guest.

[06:51] Be our guest. Be bright blue, cheese to flake. Pie and pudding on flambe.

[06:57] We'll prepare and serve with flair, a culinary cabaret.

[07:02] You're alone and you're scared, but the banquets all prepare.

[07:06] No one's gloomy or complaining, while the flatware's entertaining.

[07:10] We tell jokes, I do tricks with my fellow candlesticks.

[07:14] Put it all in perfect taste, and you can't hurt.

[07:18] Come on and lift your glass, you want your hungry glass.

[07:23] Put me our guest. If you're stressed, it's fine dining, we suggest.

[07:27] Be our guest. Be our guest. Be our guest.

[07:33] Life is so unnerving, for a servant who's not serving.

[07:38] He's not whole without a soul to wait upon.

[07:43] Are those good old days when we were useful?

[07:48] Suddenly those good old days are gone.

[07:52] Ten years we've been resting, needing so much more than dusting.

[07:57] Needing exercise, a chance to use our skills.

[08:02] Most days we just lay around the castle.

[08:07] Flat be fat and lazy, you walked in and oops a daisy.

[08:11] Needing exercise, a chance to use our skills.

[08:14] I've been blessed, wise and poor, and thank the Lord, I've had the napkins freshly pressed.

[08:18] With this old shoe watching, and my dear, that's fine with me.

[08:22] While the cops do this, I'll shoe it, I'll be duffling, I'll be brewing.

[08:26] I'll get warm, I'll be hot, having the sakes is at a spot.

[08:30] Clean it up, we want the company impressed.

[08:34] We've got a lot to do, is it one love for two?

[08:37] For you, our guest.

[08:39] She's our guest.

[08:40] She's our guest.

[08:42] She's our guest.

[08:43] Come, come, come, let's order us.

[08:45] Stay here since we've had anybody here, and they're obsessed.

[08:49] We're here, we're here, yes, yes, yes, yes, we're here to peace.

[08:53] We'll sing you off to spring as you ride your night to progress.

[09:39] A job that must be done, there is an element of fun.

[09:42] You find the fun, and snap.

[09:45] The job's a game.

[09:48] And every task you undertake becomes a piece of cake, a log, a spree.

[09:55] It's very clear to see that a pool of sugar helps the medicine go down, go down, go down.

[10:11] Just a pool of sugar helps the medicine go down in a most delightful way.

[10:20] A robin feathering his nest has very little time to rest,

[10:29] while gathering his bits of twine and twig.

[10:32] No quite intent in his pursuit, he has a merry tune to toot.

[10:37] It's a song of the job, lord.

[10:54] A pool of sugar helps medicine go down, medicine go down, medicine go down.

[11:02] Just a spoonful of sugar helps the medicine go down

[11:06] in a most delightful way.

[11:09] Never tired of buzzing, too, because they take raindrops on roses

[13:49] and whiskers on kittens, bright copper kettles and warm woolen mittens,

[13:54] brown paper packages tied up with strings.

[13:57] These are a few of my favorite ponies and crisp apple strudels,

[14:07] doorbells and sleigh bells and schnitzel with noodles,

[14:10] wild geese that fly with a moon on their wings.

[14:14] These are a few of my favorite things.

[14:17] Girls in white dresses with blue satin sashes,

[14:22] snowflakes that stay on my nose and eyelashes,

[14:25] silver white winters that melt into springs.

[14:28] These are a few of my favorite things.

[14:33] Bites when the bee stings, when I'm feeling sad.

[14:38] I simply remember my favorite things,

[14:42] and then I'd o'ers and whiskers on kittens,

[15:02] and warm woolen sleigh bells and schnitzel with noodles,

[15:21] wild geese that fly with a moon.

[15:23] These are a few of my favorite blue satin sashes,

[15:34] snowflakes that stay on my nose and eyelashes,

[15:37] silver white winters that melt into springs.

[15:40] These are a few of my feelings sad.

[16:21] Well, that was Julie Andrews' Back to Back

[16:24] from Mary Poppins, A Spoonful of Sugar,

[16:27] and my favorite things, of course, from Sound to Music.

[16:30] I'm Maureen Miner, your host today here

[16:32] on Better Living Through Show Tunes,

[16:33] and I have Rosemary with me.

[16:35] And we were just talking about some of our favorite things,

[16:37] weren't we, Rosemary?

[16:39] Yes.

[16:40] And what were you two telling me?

[16:44] Your favorite color is?

[16:46] Red.

[16:47] Yes, that's right.

[16:49] Red, a great color.

[16:50] So it's a family affair here, a Miner family affair.

[16:53] We have John helping us out today,

[16:55] so we thought we would include some of John's favorites, too.

[16:59] So this coming up is Magic to Do from Pippin.

[17:44] It's for Taco Tunes.

[21:14] It was an E-Dream Will Do from Joseph,

[28:04] an amazing Technicolor dream coat.

[28:06] And this is, of course,

[28:07] Better Living Through Show Tunes here on 89.9 FM,

[28:11] WRT, listener-sponsored community radio,

[28:14] and I'm your guest host today, Maureen Miner,

[28:16] and I have...

[28:18] Rose!

[28:20] ...here today with me.

[28:21] And we are picking some of our favorites,

[28:23] and I know we have some favorite people of ours listening,

[28:26] so thank you all for tuning in.

[28:28] We're going to play some songs next,

[28:30] but Rosemary wanted to share with you

[28:32] another favorite of hers, right?

[28:33] Rosemary, what were we just talking about?

[28:36] No, you had this.

[28:38] Oh, your favorite ice cream is?

[28:42] Oh, she's being shy.

[28:43] Blue Moon.

[28:44] So we also like to listen and sing show tunes

[28:48] during the night when we're going to bed,

[28:51] so here's some softer ones for you,

[28:53] starting with Good Night by Someone from Music Man.

[35:58] Nice work, Rosemary.

[38:28] That's right.

[38:29] I'm your guest host, Maureen,

[38:30] and we are enjoying these show tunes today

[38:33] and hope you consider yourself at home with us as well.

[38:37] Of course, that was Consider Yourself from Oliver.

[38:39] And before then, we heard Somewhere Out There

[38:41] from the American Tale.

[38:43] So we have some more songs for you,

[38:46] and these were some songs

[38:47] that made me think of Rosemary and her friend.

[38:51] They're yummy!

[38:53] So enjoy Tomorrow from Annie.

[39:17] Just think.

[41:01] Listen to me.

[41:03] It's a mess.

[41:05] Life under the sea

[41:06] is better than anything they got up there.

[41:10] The seaweed is always greener

[41:12] in somebody else's lake.

[41:14] You dream about Google up there,

[41:17] but that is a big mistake.

[41:19] Just look at the world around you,

[41:22] right here on the ocean floor.

[41:24] Such wonderful things around you.

[41:26] What more did you look in for?

[41:29] Under the sea, under the sea.

[41:34] Darling, it's better down

[41:35] where it's wetter.

[41:36] Take it from me.

[41:39] I'll punish your day work all day.

[41:41] Out in the sun, they slave away.

[41:44] While we devoting food,

[41:45] I've been floating under the sea.

[41:48] Ha, ha, ha, ha!

[41:50] You are the fish that's happy

[41:54] as after the waves do.

[41:57] The fish on the land ain't happy.

[41:59] They suck as they in the bowl,

[42:01] but fish in the bowl is lucky.

[42:04] They end for a worse fate.

[42:06] One day when the boss get hungry,

[42:09] yes, you got me on the pay.

[42:10] Under the sea,

[42:15] buyers can eat us in frequency.

[42:20] We want to learn folks' lives to cook.

[42:23] Under the sea, we ask the hook.

[42:26] We got no troubles.

[42:27] Life is the bubbles.

[42:28] Under the sea, under the sea.

[42:33] Seems life is sweeter.

[42:34] We got the beauty,

[42:35] a natural need.

[42:37] Even the sturgeon and the rain.

[42:40] They did the urge to start to play.

[42:42] We got the spirit,

[42:44] you got to hear it.

[42:45] Under the sea,

[42:47] we play the flute,

[42:49] the cup made me hop.

[42:50] The plays play the bass,

[42:51] and they sound the jump.

[42:52] The bass played the brass,

[42:54] the chump made the tub.

[42:55] The flute is the Duke of Soul.

[42:57] The way he can play the names

[42:59] of the strings,

[43:00] the chump acting up,

[43:01] the black fish he sings

[43:02] is felt and is fraught.

[43:03] They know where it's at,

[43:04] they know that blowface blood.

[43:07] We are having fun today

[47:22] on Better Living Through Show Tunes here

[47:25] on WORT 89.9 FM,

[47:28] listener, sponsor, Community Radio.

[47:29] And I am Maureen,

[47:30] I have Rosemary here.

[47:32] We are getting all the songs out

[47:34] that either make us think of Rosemary

[47:36] or are inspired by Rosemary.

[47:38] So I also wanted to mention

[47:40] a few other shows

[47:41] that are happening

[47:42] here in our community.

[47:44] So Savoyards are putting on

[47:45] the Gilbert and Sullivan Patience,

[47:48] which is starting at the Bartel

[47:49] on August 2nd.

[47:51] Also Suzakul is starting

[47:53] at the Beaverdam Area Community Theater

[47:56] on August 2nd.

[47:57] And the Oregon Straw Hats

[48:00] are doing Mamma Mia

[48:02] starting August 3rd.

[48:04] So some shows coming up

[48:06] if you're inspired today.

[48:08] And another musical

[48:10] that we love and we hope

[48:13] you can seize the day with us

[48:15] as we listen to newsies.

[48:17] And this one is for

[49:32] her

[50:08] I've decided to make you

[53:45] my new project.

[53:47] You really don't have to do that.

[53:49] That's what makes me so nice.

[53:55] Whenever I see someone

[53:57] less fortunate than I

[54:00] and let's face it.

[54:01] Who isn't less fortunate than I?

[54:04] My tender heart tends to start to bleed.

[54:08] And when someone needs a makeover

[54:10] I simply have to take over.

[54:12] I know, I know exactly what they need.

[54:18] And even in your case

[54:22] though it's the toughest case

[54:24] I've yet to face.

[54:26] Don't worry, I'm determined to succeed.

[54:31] Follow my lead.

[54:35] And yes, indeed you will be popular.

[54:45] You're gonna be popular.

[54:48] I'll teach you the proper poise

[54:50] when you talk to boys.

[54:51] Little ways to flirt and glance.

[54:54] I'll show you what shoes to wear.

[54:55] How to fix your hair.

[54:57] If that really counts to be popular.

[55:01] I'll help you be popular.

[55:04] You'll hang with the right cohorts.

[55:06] You'll be good at sports.

[55:08] Know the slang you've got to know.

[55:10] So let's start.

[55:11] It is personality dialysis.

[55:22] Now that there's nobody white

[55:27] when it comes to popular.

[55:30] I know I'm a popular.

[55:33] And with an assist from me

[55:35] to be who you'll be.

[55:36] Three who you were are.

[55:39] There's nothing that can stop you

[55:40] from becoming popular.

[55:43] Larr.

[55:44] We're gonna make you creatures.

[55:58] Welcome to protest.

[56:51] You're disinterrent.

[56:54] I know clandestine.

[57:01] You're gonna grin and bury.

[57:03] You've now found popularity.

[57:05] You're listening to Better Living Through Show Tunes

[57:26] here on 89.9 FM in Madison, Wisconsin.

[57:30] And this has been your guest host, Maureen.

[57:32] Kirk invited us here today to help him out.

[57:35] And I know he loves Wicked,

[57:36] so that, of course, was popular.

[57:37] And that one was for him.

[57:39] Well, we are closing in

[57:40] on our final minutes here.

[57:42] And so we hope you enjoyed music

[57:45] with Rosemary here.

[57:46] Rosemary, do you want to say goodbye?

[57:51] Goodbye, goodbye, goodbye, goodbye.

[57:58] Well, that is good

[57:59] because this is Rosie from Bye Bye Birdie.

[58:03] Thanks so much.

[58:04] Have a great rest of the day.

[58:05] And coming up is on the horizon.

[58:14] Everything is Rosie.

[58:17] Since I found my Rosie

[58:22] with a girl like Rosie

[58:26] how could I be blue?

[58:29] Hand in hand, we'll mosey

[58:33] mosey

[58:38] We will be so cozy

[58:40] by a fire built for two

[58:44] Oh, I once heard a poem that goes

[58:50] A rose is a rose is a rose

[58:53] But I don't agree

[58:56] Take it from me

[58:57] There's one rose sweeter than any that grows

[59:01] And that's my Rosie

[59:04] I'm so glad she chose me

[59:08] Life is one sweet

[59:11] Beautiful song to me

[59:22] Everything is Hugo

[59:30] With a boy like Hugo

[59:32] Be so cozy

[59:41] Just like Alan Rosie

[59:45] But we're gonna mosey

[59:48] In a hot rock built for two

[59:51] And that's my Rosie

[59:57] I'm so glad she chose me

[60:10] FPC Live presents

[60:12] Wesley at the High Noon Saloon

[60:13] on Sunday, July 21st at 7.30 p.m.

[60:17] Born in Port-au-Prince, Haiti

[60:18] Wesley has grown into his role

[60:20] as a prolific songwriter, guitarist, and producer.

[60:23] His music links Haitian voodoo

[60:25] and warah with tuba-doo, roots, afrobeat, and reggae.

[60:29] Haitian people are the champion of resilience,

[60:32] says Wesley.

[60:32] We practice it in everything we do

[60:35] and in our music, even the sad subjects.

[60:38] We sing it with happiness.

[60:40] Wesley's performance will feature songs

[60:42] from his most recent albums,

[60:43] Tradition and Wapadu Creole,

[60:46] mixing traditional Haitian music

[60:48] with hip-hop and African sukus.

[60:51] FPC Live presents Wesley at the High Noon Saloon

[60:54] on Sunday, July 21st at 7.30 p.m.

[60:58] Live music lives at W.O.R.T. Madison.

[61:01] O.R.T. thanks its listener sponsors

[61:10] and Bluestem Jazz presenting the Tuesday Night Jazz Series

[61:13] featuring live local jazz with no cover

[61:15] at the Mason Lounge, 416 South Park Street.

[61:18] Featured groups include Inside Pocket,

[61:20] Natural Satellite, Five Points Jazz Collective,

[61:23] and the Jake Cruz Quartet.

[61:24] Shows start at 7.30 p.m.

[61:26] More information is available at bluestemjazz.org.

[61:34] It's a little bit after three o'clock.

[61:35] You are listening to W.O.R.T. Madison, Wisconsin, 89.9 FM.

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