Talk:Whistle Down the Wind

No matter what they tell us, No matter what they do, No matter what they teach us, What we believe is true. No matter what they call us, However they attack, No matter where they take us, We'll find our own way back. I can't deny what I believe, I can't be what I'm not, I know I'll love forever, I know no matter what. (video here)

Andrew Lloyd Webber and Jim Steinman perfectly capture the terrifying nature of well-meaning, inflexible dogmatists, who release a monster into the world, all from the kindness of their hearts. I can easily imagine Chaim Weinberg or any of HT's other good-intention-ridden Stalinophiles reciting something similar, or the Terrific Leader's followers praising him in the same fashion.

ALW is an atheist (or agnostic) who writes Jesus plays which are so delightfully subversive. Jesus Christ Superstar is often performed by Christian theatres as a Christian play, but a close reading of it emphasizes the inherent absurdities and incongruities of the Jesus sacrifice doctrine, which ALW has declared was his intention to get out there.

I just needed to get my WDTW thoughts off my chest. This play is just plain fucking powerful, no two ways about it, with the kind of kickass songs that are ALW's hallmark. I listened to the Original Cast Recording. Marcus Lovett has one of the most beautiful voices ever. I wish whoever's in charge would just release the fucking video already. Little clips have been shown every now and then in ALW retrospectives for the past 20 years, but a complete release keeps on pussyfooting.Matthew Babe Stevenson (talk) 09:12, November 29, 2019 (UTC)