Ep 63: "This is Spinal Tap," 1984

Broadway Babies: A Musical Theatre Podcast

Alex and Daisha finally managed to categorize this season just in time for its finale! Together, we have trudged through most iterations of the "stars-being-birthed genre." Some were better than others, but they all pretty much had the same floor plan. Now, in their final episode, The Broadway Babies have decided to end with a mockumentary. Especially since the COVID-19 pandemic, the general public seems to be exhausted with celebrity culture, and “This is Spinal Tap” lets us know that celebrity ego hasn’t changed much in 36 years. Let us know what you thought about our season on Facebook or Twitter. How would you rank the movies we covered from favorite to least-favorite?

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Distributed by Embassy Pictures

Songs:

• "Big Bottom"
• "Listen to the Flower People"
• “Sex Farm”
• “Stonehenge”

All songs performed by Spinal Tap

Music by Christopher Guest, Michael McKean, Harry Shearer Rob Reiner

Distributed by Universal Music

Show Notes:

• The real inspo behind Spinal Tap

• If you're interested in Christopher Guest's other movies, here's a, let's say, teaser.

• Nigel, David and Derek share their wisdom about how jazz is “an accident waiting to have happened” in an exclusive 2009 interview!

• The core four reunited talking about the making of the film last year.

Podcast cover art: David Taylor

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