Music
"Some of the most meaningful and well-written songs I've heard in a musical in a long time ... "
Lil and Beatrice ask the musical question "How Does a Glass Eye Work?"
“The songs channel such diverse songsmiths as Johnny Cash and the Beastie Boys with touches of Southern Gospel and traditional Broadway ballad. The show is a rare treat.”
"These words come to mind when describing the oddity of a musical set in a nursing home: irreverent and unflinchingly human ... It has Edgerton and Craver's knack for taking a Southern theme and making it Universal."
“Director Steve Umberger has translated the music and lyrics by Mike Craver and Clyde Edgerton into a funny, teary, and totally unforgettable show.”
HOW DOES A GLASS EYE WORK?
How does a glass eye work?
Are there nerves or muscles
or special corpuscles
that make it go around?
How does a glass eye work?
What in the world do you do
when it’s lookin’ at you?
When you’ve got the wrong eye,
it must be queer ‘
What do you say -
“Hey buddy, over here!?”
How does a glass eye work?
THE RAP
You think that old people are invisible-risible
Something kind of miserable
you have to turn your head away from
You act like you don’t see us
And then you try to flee us
When you really could free us
But you fiddle-dee-dee us
Well, you’d better watch out
Cause someday you’re gonna be us!
A CD of songs taken from the novel and the new musical by the same name and performed by Mike Craver and Clyde Edgerton with the Rank Strangers (Jack King on guitar and Matt Kendrick on bass). Songs include: Lunch at the Piccadilly, Fat From Shame, How Do You Tell 'Em They Can't Drive No More, Safety Patrol, Holdin' Aunt Lil While She Holds the Hose, How Does a Glass Eye Work?, Baloney Bacon and Beer, Talkin' Shoes Blues, Clara's Song, Home Is Where the Heart Stays, & Ain't Got No Problems.
Price $10.99 per CD includes free shipping to U.S. locations.
