SDV is a good song without a doubt, but I'm glad they left it out. It almost makes Mordred more menacing: the fact that he doesn't sing while almost everybody else does. Also I LOVE the way the throne room scene ends in the movie. Arthur leaves and as soon as Mordred makes sure the coast is clear, he runs up to the throne and jumps into it like an excited little kid, even hanging his hat on the little gargoyle above it. I'm always struck by how childlike he seems in this scene; not unlike Arthur, but much darker. It's funny and chilling. A song would have lessened the effect.
I would have loved to have seen Fie on Goodness. Definitely one of my favorites and some much needed humor in the midst of all the ugliness. I wonder if Fie on Goodness was cut completely after the first Broadway run. It was cut from the movie, the Richard Harris revival (at least the filmed show), and the PBS broadcast.
My favorite song that was cut from the movie was Follow Me, which is one of my favorite songs in the show. But there is that beautiful alternate version in the movie--which gave me chills the first time I heard it and is SOOOO perfect for the scene--so I don't mind.
Now Father, you're living in the past. This is the 14th century!
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