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Jesus Christ Superstar (1973) - King Herod's Song Scene (8/10) | Movieclips
Jesus Christ Superstar ^ | 1973 | Movieclips

Posted on 07/19/2023 10:20:52 AM PDT by DallasBiff

Adapted from Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice's Broadway rock opera, "Jesus Christ Superstar" recounts the last days of Jesus Christ (Ted Neeley) from the perspective of Judas Iscariot (Carl Anderson), his betrayer. As Jesus' following increases, Judas begins to worry that Jesus is falling for his own hype, forgetting the principles of his teachings and growing too close to the prostitute Mary Magdalene (Yvonne Elliman). After Jesus has an outburst in a temple, Judas turns on him

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To: bigbob

I saw the stage version with Ian Gillian of Deep Purple as Jesus.

Man, could he sing.

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41 posted on 07/19/2023 5:00:16 PM PDT by Lurker ( Peaceful coexistence with the Left is not possible. Stop pretending that it is.)
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To: DallasBiff

The stage play is great, and Herod’s Song is one of the best parts. I’ve seen the play many times, performed by school students and by professionals.

But, I don’t remember watching the whole movie. It looks terrible, except they got this part right: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f-3RQeYDVgw

Notice the hippies back then loved Jesus.


42 posted on 07/19/2023 9:39:27 PM PDT by Tired of Taxes
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