With all the hoopla over whether or not Bill and I should watch a scandalous Broadway show about the Mormon church, it occurred to me that obviously the song "I Believe" from the Book of Mormon Musical was inspired by another great Broadway tune...
Behold! "I Believe"...
and
Julie Andrews singing "I Have Confidence".
Both songs are similarly inspirational, but if you listen to Andrew Rammell as Elder Price sing "I Believe", you will hear that he's trying to psych himself up, the same way Julie Andrews was as Maria, right down to the "What's so scary about that?"
The very beginning of "I Believe" is similar to "I Have Confidence" as Elder Price sings about being uncertain about what's going to happen. But then his conviction comes through in a burst of inspiration and, just like Maria Von Trapp, he's bursting with joy and self worth by the end of the song... He knows he's going to come out in glory.
I really look forward to seeing The Book of Mormon next month. I have a feeling I'll be singing the songs for days afterwards.
Behold! "I Believe"...
and
Julie Andrews singing "I Have Confidence".
Both songs are similarly inspirational, but if you listen to Andrew Rammell as Elder Price sing "I Believe", you will hear that he's trying to psych himself up, the same way Julie Andrews was as Maria, right down to the "What's so scary about that?"
The very beginning of "I Believe" is similar to "I Have Confidence" as Elder Price sings about being uncertain about what's going to happen. But then his conviction comes through in a burst of inspiration and, just like Maria Von Trapp, he's bursting with joy and self worth by the end of the song... He knows he's going to come out in glory.
I really look forward to seeing The Book of Mormon next month. I have a feeling I'll be singing the songs for days afterwards.
