No Place Like London

Dec 25, 2007 09:44

There's a whole in the world like a great black pit ( Read more... )

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arsbirds December 26 2007, 17:17:44 UTC
What a insightful little poem.

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cadmus26 December 26 2007, 18:05:45 UTC
I know, I love it!

It's actually from the first song in the musical Sweeney Todd. It's Sweeney's cynical and depressive response to Anthony's hopeful return to London...

I have sailed the world
beheld its wonders
from the Dardanelles,
to the mountains of Peru,
but there's no place like London!
I feel home again...
I could hear the city bells ring...
Whatever would I do?
No there's no place like London...

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arsbirds December 26 2007, 18:40:41 UTC
Oh hahah that's cool. I want to see Sweeny Todd sooooooooo bad!

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