Pop This! Podcast Episode 286: A Chorus Line

Jun 16, 2021

Summary:

 

"Always Wong, never Wight." We continue on our tour of music movies and musicals and talk about one of the classics this week: the 1985 musical drama A Chorus Line. Also discussed: the music of Nimkish, the cult of ambition, and aggressive Vancouver crows. 

 

Show notes:

A Chorus Line (1985) - Dance: Ten, Looks: Three Scene (4/8) | Movieclips (YouTube)

Ryan Murphy to Adapt A Chorus Line For Netflix (Town & Country)

 

Recommendations:

Andrea W.:  "YSB FT. Ascxnsion" by Nimkish (music)

Andrea G.:  "We’re Finally Starting to Revolt Against the Cult of Ambition" by Kelli María Korducki (guest essay in NYTimes)

Lisa:  Lucifer (Netflix)

 

Music credits:

"Good Times" by Podington Bear
From Free Music Archive 
CC BY 3.0

 

Theme song "Pyro Flow" by Kevin Macleod

From Incompetch

CC BY 3.0

Intro bed: "OLPC" by Marco Raaphorst

Courtesy of Free Music Archive

CC BY-SA 3.0 NL

 

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