Gay accent

[vaneramos]

We arrived safely home a few minutes ago from a pleasant visit with my parents. More on that tomorrow.

Tonight we're watching Rufus Wainwright Live from the Filmore. All three of us have come to adore Rufus in the past year.

The DVD starts with him doing an ad lib interview on the streets of San Francisco.

Marian turned to me at once and said, "He has a gay accent."

Which cut us to pieces.

Comments

[missprune.livejournal.com]

Well for heaven's sake, I guess I'm going to have to check this guy out. Kept hearing about "Rufus" on Kyana's livejournal -- thought he was one of her sons -- finally just yesterday realized he's a singer and she's a devoted fan -- know nothing more! But Kyana has lots of photos of him on her journal (sorry I still can't manage to make a live link, I tried and failed)

[vaneramos.livejournal.com]

For a couple years I knew him only as the singer of Leonard Cohen's "Hallelujah" on the soundtrack of Shrek. Then willowing introduced me to "What a world", and I was instantly hooked. Elton John described Wainwright as the best songwriter alive. He's gay, he's Canadian, he's a poet, what more can I say?

someone has to say it...

[champdaddy.livejournal.com]

"out of the mouths of babes"

[songdogmi.livejournal.com]

He's the son of Kate McGarrigle and Loudon Wainwright III. I wonder if that had anything to do with his talent? :)

[eloquentwthrage.livejournal.com]

He's very dramatic these days. I highly recommend his first and second albums (self titled and Poses), though he started to lose me with the Want albums. Poses, however, is phenomenal.

[blue-by-you.livejournal.com]

LOL! That is so cute. Kids say lovely things.

Accent

[urso.livejournal.com]

When San Francisco-based Bank of America merged with Charlotte, North Carolina-based NationsBank, the headquarters for the new Bank of America moved to Charlotte, along with some of the employees willing to make the move. The new leadership was mostly from the North Carolina bank.

A memo from the new leadership became public that requested employees with "San Francisco accents" not be transferred.

Re: Accent

[tim-e-bear.livejournal.com]

What I found amusing (which probably isn't) was being in the Dallas airport between flights on my way to Lubbock and hearing people walk by talking with a combination Texas/gay accent. That just cracked me up...

I always wonder if Rufus is a (male) titman anymore (Daddy wrote a song called 'Rufus Is A Titman').

[vaneramos.livejournal.com]

Want One is the album I would most recommend. I don't have Poses and don't know it as well yet, but it is also good.

[vaneramos.livejournal.com]

The Want albums are actually the ones that turned me onto Rufus, in fact Want One is absolutely one of my favourites, a desert album disc for sure. Want Two is more arty and innovative perhaps, but successful musically, and contains his best poetry so far. "Little sister", "The art teacher" and "Gay messiah" are some of his most remarkable songs. Poses is the only album I don't own yet, but I like several tracks so it's high on my list to purchase.

Re: someone has to say it...

[vaneramos.livejournal.com]

Haha, except Marian is too clever for that, and knows exactly what she is saying. VNV Nation is her favourite band, but she thinks Rufus is fabulous.

Re: someone has to say it...

[vaneramos.livejournal.com]

Yes, but Marian is not naive.

[vaneramos.livejournal.com]

They have the opportunity to look at things from a fresh perspective, and it's refreshing.

Re: Accent

[vaneramos.livejournal.com]

Wow! I wonder whether the "gay accent" actually originated in San Francisco. Wainwright is from Montreal.

Re: Accent

[vaneramos.livejournal.com]

I don't know, but he sure uses his hands well. :-)

[rsc.livejournal.com]

Which cut us to pieces.

I'm guessing from context that this is a good thing.

Re: Accent

[tim-e-bear.livejournal.com]

Do tell. :)

Re: Accent

[vaneramos.livejournal.com]

Um, no personal experience there, unfortunately. That was just a comment on his performance style. He uses his hands very expressively even when he isn't playing piano or guitar.

[vaneramos.livejournal.com]

Yes, it was a moment of levity.

[vaneramos.livejournal.com]

Undoubtedly!