"My Favourite Things" redux

A couple of days ago a friend of mine emailed (or forwarded) me a very interesting piece about the reunion of the Von Trapp Family. If you know what I'm talking about, you're definitely around my age (lol). I'm talking about that timeless film classic "The Sound of Music." The original cast had a reunion 40 years after the film was made.

For those who haven't seen the before-and-now photos yet, I'm posting it here in Pinkoy.



(Hey...where is Christopher Plummer in that reunion photo?)


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The film is definitely a personal favorite. I grew up watching it (yes freulein Maria, I'm not all sci-fi) and even at one point, was in a theater production of the musical in my elementary days. I still remember the slight humiliation I suffered after falling on my face while running down the ramp (prop representing a hill) singing "the hills are alive, with the sound of music..."

Ah, those awkward pre-pubescent days...

Now, my 15-year old daughter has her own DVD copy of the film and swore that it's one of her favorite ultra-classic movies (ultra as in super-goldie lol).
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The Sound of Music is indeed a super-goldie especially since Julie Andrews (who was I think in her late 20s when she did that movie) is now in her 70s...still graceful and beautiful as ever (I wish I'd grow old like that).

During her 69th birthday, Ms. Andrews made a special appearance at Manhattan's Radio City Music Hall and one of her musical numbers was "My Favourite Things."

Interestingly though, Ms. Andrews sort of altered the lyrics into something more of what she would sing now that she's a septuagenarian (after that performance, she received a standing ovation from the crowd that lasted over four minutes and repeated encores).

So here it is, Julie Andrews' witty and humorous geriatrics take of "My Favourite Things" (for those who know the tune, hey sing it out loud!).

My Favourite Things (redux)
Maalox and nose drops and needles for knitting,
Walkers and handrails and new dental fittings,
Bundles of magazines tied up in string,
These are a few of my favourite things.
Cadillac's and cataracts, and hearing aids and glasses,
Polident and Fixodent and false teeth in glasses,
Pacemakers, golf carts and porches with swings,
These are a few of my favourite things.
When the pipes leak, When the bones creak,
When the knees go bad,
I simply remember my favourite things,
And then I don't feel so bad.
Hot tea and crumpets and corn pads for bunions,
No spicy hot food or food cooked with onions,
Bathrobes and heating pads and hot meals they bring,
These are a few of my favourite things.
Back pains, confused brains, and no need for sinnin',
Thin bones and fractures and hair that is thinnin',
And we won't mention our short, shrunken frames,
When we remember our favourite things.
When the joints ache, When the hips break,
When the eyes grow dim,
Then I remember the great life I've had,
And then I don't feel so bad.
(I know this version would definitely become one of my favourite things...when I hit 70 ^-^)