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Sing and Be Happy, Dammit!
Sing and Be Happy, Dammit delves into the history, trivia, context, and reviews of musical movies – one film at a time. For musical lovers and loathers alike, it’s easier to be on this f*ed up planet when we can Sing and Be Happy, Dammit!
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Sing and Be Happy, Dammit! (Take 2) #39B: Kids' Movies?
Send us Fan Mail Armageddon, dystopian futures, natural disasters, fascist dictatorships — yup, we're talking about kids' movies!! Or are we? Support the show
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Sing and Be Happy, Dammit! # 39: More Wonkas
Send us Fan Mail This week we're at our wonkiest! Tim Burton's Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and the Timothee Chalamet-led Wonka are the focus of this…
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Sing and Be Happy, Dammit! (Take 2) #38B: Fantasy Reflection
Send us Fan Mail As our fantasy-themed season nears its end, we reflect upon the fantasy movie musical genre and the many forms it takes — some wonderful…
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Sing and Be Happy, Dammit! #38: Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory
Send us Fan Mail Spies, Scandinavia, and '80s LA punk rock — all related to this movie!! How? Listen and find out as we also discuss the mysterious allure of…
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Sing and Be Happy, Dammit! #37B: Bowie
Send us Fan Mail All hail the Goblin King! Besides being a character in two fun musicals (in the same year!) David Bowie has a huge creative output, and had a…
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Sing and Be Happy, Dammit! #37: Labyrinth
Send us Fan Mail Puppets, poets, and the passage of adolescence — this week we discuss the cult classic that led to the end of Jim Henson's film career! Many…
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Sing and Be Happy, Dammit! (Take 2) #36B: Season 5 Preview
Send us Fan Mail See how the sausage is made! Mike and Jodi choose a theme and — after some confusion — whittle it down to the next ten musicals. Any guesses?…
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Sing and Be Happy, Dammit! #36: Forbidden Zone
Send us Fan Mail And now for something completely different! Before The Simpsons, before Beetlejuice, before The Nightmare Before Christmas, this Elfman…
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Sing and Be Happy, Dammit (Take 2) #35B: What is a Musical?
Send us Fan Mail What do you consider a musical? Do characters have to sing or can they just dance to music? Do they even have to dance? Do the songs have to…
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Sing and Be Happy, Dammit! #35: Pennies From Heaven
Send us Fan Mail We weigh in on Steve Martin's acting chops and Bernadette Peters' ethereal beauty, we delve into the Great American Songbook, and — for some…
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Sing and Be Happy, Dammit! (Take 2) #34B - Origin Story
Send us Fan Mail Why are we doing this? Where did our love of musicals come from? What's next?Superheroes and villains have them — here's our origin story (you…
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Sing and Be Happy, Dammit! #34: Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
Send us Fan Mail As we discuss our sordid childhood tales of pyromania and free-range parenting, we also touch on the enduring magic of Rube Goldberg machines…
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Sing and Be Happy, Dammit! (Take 2) #33B: Wickeder
Send us Fan Mail We continue our deep dive into the legend of the Wizard of Oz. There's so much to unpack! Wicked was a continuation of the format that started…
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Sing and Be Happy, Dammit #33: Wicked 1 & 2
Send us Fan Mail What does The Electric Company, pioneers of '90s house music, and putting on a play in Sing Sing have in common? They all have connections to…
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Sing and Be Happy, Dammit! (Take 2) #32B: Wizard of Oz ad infinitum
Send us Fan Mail We can't stop talking about the Wizard!!!! And we can't wait until next week when we discuss Wicked 1 & 2, so here's more about the…
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Sing and Be Happy, Dammit! #32: The Wizard of Oz
Send us Fan Mail This movie has more horror stories than Ryan Murphy! Hospitalizations galore, toxic makeup, and even an exploding broom. Mike and Jodi go…
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Sing and Be Happy, Dammit (Take 2) #31B: Dolly deprived
Send us Fan Mail What is the world without Dolly? We chat about this devastating loss while noting Dolly's musical connections — the 9to5 musical, her upcoming…
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Sing and Be Happy, Dammit! #31: The Wiz
Send us Fan Mail In this episode, Mike and Jodi discuss Renaissance Man Quincy Jones, the ongoing debate of art vs artist, and the insidious ways that…
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Sing and Be Happy, Dammit! (Take 2!) #30B: Fave musicals
Send us Fan Mail Join us as we hear from other musical lovers and throw in our own opinions to answer the question "what's your favourite musical, and why?"!…
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Sing and Be Happy, Dammit #30: Xanadu
Send us Fan Mail We come across all kinds of musicals in our podcast — the uplifting, the emotional, the inspirational, the spectacular...and then there's…
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Sing and Be Happy, Dammit! (Take 2!) #29B: Welcome to Fantasy island
Send us Fan Mail It's our first Take 2 episode!! Every Thursday we will be sharing our bonus episode, with awesome added content. This week we're delving into…
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Sing and Be Happy, Dammit! #29: The 5,000 Fingers of Dr. T
Send us Fan Mail We talk all things Dr. Seuss — the scandals, the xenophobia, why he fled Hollywood — while we explore this surreal, dystopian fantasy and ask…
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Sing and Be Happy, Dammit! #28: The Rose
Send us Fan Mail We prostrate ourselves before the Divine Miss M, then go down a wormhole of bullying, brassieres, and biases. And Ken Russell adds to his…
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Sing and Be Happy, Dammit! #27: Evita
Send us Fan Mail Yes, I will tell you about my Evita confusion AGAIN! But we'll also talk about missed opportunities (Liza Minelli as Evita?), harsh critiques…
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Sing and Be Happy, Dammit! #26: A Star is Born #3 & #4
Send us Fan Mail We reminisce about bad home perms, incorrect first impressions, and the concert we both attended starring one of our film's stars! We also…
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Sing and Be Happy, Dammit! #25: A Star is Born 1 & 2
Send us Fan Mail We peer at the pain of political mechinations, paucity of prowess, and patriarchal petulance while remaining passionately positive about a…
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Sing and Be Happy, Dammit! #24: Yentl
Send us Fan Mail When does art cease to belong to the originator? Why is bystander testimony so problematic? Why is Jodi making up stories about Mandy…
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Sing and Be Happy, Dammit #23: There's No Business Like Show Business
Send us Fan Mail Ethel Merman's disco album! Mitzi Gaynor and her 100 guys! Poor old Johnnie Ray! There's so much to discuss this week, as well as Marilyn…
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Sing and Be Happy, Dammit #22: Diva
Send us Fan Mail And now for something completely different! The plot may be convoluted and the character choices may be questionable, but this now-classic…
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Sing and Be Happy, Dammit #21: Dreamgirls
Send us Fan Mail We just can't stop talking about Berry Gordy Jr. and Diana Ross! Their influence looms large over Dreamgirls, but our #1 diva this week is the…
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Sing and Be Happy, Dammit! #20: Lady Sings the Blues
Send us Fan Mail Miss Ross is back (to back)! We do a deep dive into the real story of Lady Day, explore intriguing cameos (Scatman Crothers! Isabel Sanford!)…
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Sing and Be Happy, Dammit! #19: Mahogany
Send us Fan Mail Is Mahogany a musical? We thought it was...and then we watched it. Musical or not, Diana Ross' dulcet tones and eclectic costumes are a…
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Sing and Be Happy, Dammit! #18: Rent
Send us Fan Mail Although we may not be completely "over the moon" about Rent, there are 525,600 reasons to love Jonathan Larson's Broadway debut/swan song…
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Sing and Be Happy, Dammit! #17: Moulin Rouge
Send us Fan Mail Nothing could be as spectacular (spectacular) as the real Moulin Rouge in the 1800s, with its array of dancers, artists, bohemians, and…
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Sing and Be Happy, Dammit! #16: Annie
Send us Fan Mail Tomorrow, tomorrow...no, today! Today's the day we explore Annie. WC Fields famously advised that actors should "never work with children or…
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Sing and Be Happy, Dammit! #15: Oliver!
Send us Fan Mail Shani Wallis just appeared on Britain's Got Talent this year, singing her song "As Long as He Needs Me" from Oliver!. She was 92, almost 93 at…
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Sing and Be Happy, Dammit! #14: Chicago
Send us Fan Mail Fascination with scandal and murder didn't begin with Dateline NBC or My Favourite Murder. Join us while we explore the true stories that…
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Sing and Be Happy, Dammit! #13: Funny Girl
Send us Fan Mail Well hello Barbra! How has it taken us this long to get to Barbra, queen of the musicals??? We fawn and fuss over this fabulous, funny Fanny…
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Sing and Be Happy, Dammit! #12: La La Land
Send us Fan Mail Recipient of the Oscar for "Biggest Snafu at the Oscars", La La Land can be a divisive film. Is it visionary? Is it boring? Is it a…
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Sing and Be Happy, Dammit! #11: Singin' in the Rain
Send us Fan Mail Is this the best movie musical of all time? Many critics say so. It definitely has a lot going for it — outstanding dancing, wink-and-nod…
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Sing and Be Happy, Dammit! #10: Into the Woods
Send us Fan Mail We can never get enough Sondheim (or Tracey Ullman, for that matter)!! This fairy tale can get a bit grim(m), but the songs soar. Bringing up…
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Sing and Be Happy, Dammit! #9: Cats
Send us Fan Mail Yes! We are starting Season 2 with the much-maligned Cats! Tune in to hear our surprising take (is this a future cult classic?). With an…
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Sing and Be Happy, Dammit! #8: Les Miz
Send us Fan Mail Jodi and Mike debate whether musicals need to be an escape as they delve into the many miseries of Victor Hugo's epic tale. The fascinating…
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Sing and Be Happy, Dammit! #7: Gypsy
Send us Fan Mail Stripping, stage mothers, and stardom are the focus of this week's movie musical. Jodi and Mike expose Ethel Merman's party tricks, the sordid…
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Sing and Be Happy, Dammit! #6: West Side Story
Send us Fan Mail Jodi and Mike look at the now-classic take on Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, with spotlights on the complicated Jerome Robbins, the punishing…
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Sing and Be Happy, Dammit! #5: Mamma Mia
Send us Fan Mail Jodi and Mike don't hold back in their assessment of this record-breaking, Abba-enabled affliction. Plot holes, spoilers, Eurovision – all is…
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Sing and Be Happy, Dammit! #4: Grease
Send us Fan Mail Yank on your red, spandex pants and join Jodi and Mike as they slide into Grease. Behind-the-scenes tensions, the cult of nostalgia, and the…
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Sing and Be Happy, Dammit! #3: Jesus Christ Superstar
Send us Fan Mail Jodi and Mike see the light in this OTT treatment of the biblical story, helmed by Canada's own Norman Jewison. What do Jack Black, the Sex…
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Sing and Be Happy, Dammit! #2: Cabaret
Send us Fan Mail Liza, Liza, Liza! Fosse, Fosse, Fosse! Jodi and Mike get divinely decadent with this deep dive into Ms. Minnelli, fascism, and being gay in…
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Sing and Be Happy, Dammit! #1: The Sound of Music
Send us Fan Mail Jodi and Mike delve into this fabulous fusion of an ethereal Julie Andrews and a hot but grumpy Christopher Plummer in this wonderful romp…