Sad. They were magnificent.
We saw that movie on TV almost every year when my kids were young. They loved singing along. “Do, a deer a female deer ........ I might watch it again this year somewhere. YouTube maybe.
Maria was a martinet. She would not allow any of the children date or marry, even as adults. 1 girl eloped and married. The show business from which they made a living, was foremost in her world. 60 Minutes, if I recall, did a piece on them. (Could have been PBS; it was decades ago that I watched it.)
The song “Do, Re, Me” actually is actually very dark and sinister when you analyze the lyrics.
Do: A dear, a female dear.
Although a “female dear” can apply to any female loved one, in the context of the song, it most likely refers to a gangster’s moll.
Re: A drop of golden sun
“Golden sunshine” is a street name for marijuana
Mi: A name I call myself
If you call yourself by a name other than your own, it is probably because you are engaged in illegal activity such as dealing drugs.
Fa: A long, long way to run
From the mountains of Laos to the streets of Los Angeles is a long, long way to run opiates
Sol: A needle pulling thread
The needle is used to inject liquid drugs such as heroin. A “thread” is probably the same thing as a “line,” one cubic ounce
La: A note that follows Sol
The need for another fix, shows that the heroin user is addicted.
Ti: A drink with jam and bread
The drink, most likely alcoholic, is taken with “jam,” another street name for marijuana. Payment is made with “bread,” or cold cash. No credit cards, ATM cards, money orders or checks are used in drug deals
That will bring us back to Do
The deal is complete
growing up my brothers were auditioning for the play in the small town I lived in. My mom took us kids on vacation drive to see are grandparents about 1200-mile drive. There were 6 of us kids in the car and my mom. We were singing all of the songs the whole trip. so that my brothers would be ready for the audition. My two brothers have great voices two of my sisters were ok singers but myself and my oldest sister were tone deaf. I don’t know how my mom got through the trip with her sanity 6 kids oldest 16 the youngest 7 and at least two kids that had voices that should not be listened to by anyone.