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(Take Me To) The Underground

from The Juvenalias by William Remmers

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"I feel the friendly Circle reminds me/Of the dirty trains I left at home"
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12TH GRADE

Then the influence of Gilbert & Sullivan (and, with it, opera and musical theatre) took hold. I worked at the library part-time and spent hours reading tour books for various parts of the UK, checking them out and imagining that first overseas trip.

From this came a rock opera, only ever called "England," about a dystopian future, an American tourist who comes to save the country through a noble self-sacrifice (Jesus Christ, Bill...), and a fascistic super-power who abuses all that makes England great. The big opening number introducing the lead characters was this song about The Tube written entirely in the stalls of the library while looking at an outdated TfL map.

In spite of the retrospective cringe, I must admit that the lyrics of this song have popped into my head a couple of times in London and helped me remember a necessary interchange.

There are a number of other songs and songlets for this show written over the years (even into my 2nd year of college). I'll bring it back someday now that I am nothing but cynical about big, stupid stageshows. I'd love to lean into the trashness and the earnestness.

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from The Juvenalias, released May 1, 2020

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William Remmers has been doing music since he was a prattling babe.

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