A question

[ericcoleman]

Is it wrong of me to not be able to listen to certain parts of Tannhauser without thinking "Oh Bwunhilda, yer so wovwey"?

Comments

[ericcoleman]

Who was it who said "An intellectual is someone who can hear the William Tell Overture without thinking of The Lone Ranger". ?

google is my friend

[coat-of-brown.livejournal.com]

"An intellectual snob is someone who can listen to the William Tell Overture and not think of The Lone Ranger."
Dan Rather

[muttering-ogre.livejournal.com]

For a while it usually made me think of A Clockwork Orange.

Meanwhile, Carmen usually summons up Spike Jones.

[ericcoleman]

Hi there ... who are you?

[muttering-ogre.livejournal.com]

A passerby who clicked something, and then clicked something else ...

[johnny9fingers.livejournal.com]

Or even the prelude to Tristan und Isolde, which can make me feel, 'Oh Richard....' etc

[filkertom.livejournal.com]

Yes.

I know it.

I can't help it.

[batyatoon]

*points with thumb at Tom* Magic helmet.

[coat-of-brown.livejournal.com]

it just means to me that you were raised correctly...
or wright!

[xap]

of course not, because i'm never wrong ;)

[bdunbar.livejournal.com]

Only if it's wrong for me to read 'Tannhauser' without thinking 'I've _seen_ things you people wouldn't believe.'

[conbarbie.livejournal.com]

Best. Opera. Evahr. (The Bugs Bunny version I mean. Grin)