From the musical Avenue Q
Wikipedia: 'Avenue Q is an "autobiographical and biographical" coming-of-age parable, addressing and satirizing the issues and anxieties associated with entering adulthood.'
It is basically designed to be the "flip-side" of the show Sesame Street, so whereas Sesame street features and is for children, Avenue Q features and is for adults. The problems in Avenue Q are not easily resolved and the ending, which epitomises this, is the song For Now.
Meaning
For Now is about how most things in life are temporary, and thus, how even the "Things we cannot avoid" do not matter in the end, because they will go away, even if they aren't resolved. Whereas in Sesame Street, the characters have small problems which are quickly and easily resolved, in Avenue Q the problems are bigger, like "What is my purpose in life?" "What is the point of loving? Is it just a waste of time?" Neither of these is resolved in the show.
Some Illustrative Quotes
- "Nothing lasts, life goes on"
- "For now there's love"- referring to the question before: "What is the point of loving? Is it just a waste of time?"-answering that it doesn't last anyway, so what does it really matter?
- "Don't stress, relax, let life roll off your backs, except for death... everything in life is only for now"
- "Each time you smile it'll only last a while"
- "Life may be scary, but it's only temporary"
- "Everything in life is only for now"
Musical Tools
- Call and response amongst the characters
- Repetition of the title (For Now) in the lyrics
- Structure: Verse 1, Chorus, Verse 2, Chorus, Verse 3, Verse 4, Instrumental, Ending instrumental
- Many different parts - homophonic
- SATB voices (all types of voice)
- Flute, Piano, Drum kit, Saxophone, Metallophone
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