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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v9Hchqj6XJM
Dying of laughter.... A Russian couple singing the POTO title song in the style of Brigthman and Harley. Heavy Russian accent, overacting o'hoy and kitsch de luxe. I don't know if it's so bad it should be deleted from the surface of the earth, or so bad it's highly amusing...

That red glittery outfit.... The peacock hat.

Wow! That was uh...Not sure what to say. I'm speechless.

In some strange way I like the way it was filmed(other than that red outfit.). It's very cheesy though. I've heard them before in their own language and they sounded better than here.

Hilarious ! I don't quite understand the story in the video though. Two people in fancy hats sing about a Phantom that neither of them seem to be in any contact with. And the boy... Why was he there?

Phantomlove wrote:Hilarious ! I don't quite understand the story in the video though. Two people in fancy hats sing about a Phantom that neither of them seem to be in any contact with. And the boy... Why was he there?

Don't got the idea about the kid either. Maybe HE was the Phantom?

OK...so boy goes out sledding, flips his sled, and ends up in some sort of strange fantasy where people dress...er...strangely and sing stuff from musicals? Makes lots of sense...or not.

I do like the necklace that the lady is wearing around 3:20 or so.

So we all agree that the clothes are more interesting than the story in that video?

operafantomet wrote:So we all agree that the clothes are more interesting than the story in that video?

Well, as crazy as they are, they make a lot more sense the storyline.

All I could think towards the end was, "Run, little boy! Run!"

Yeah I'm trying to figure out the storyline too. Quite strange. The boy seems to be signing at the beginning and then when he returns he speaks. Has has a key and is looking for a doorway. Did he somehow unlock his voice?

MasqPhan wrote:Yeah I'm trying to figure out the storyline too. Quite strange. The boy seems to be signing at the beginning and then when he returns he speaks. Has has a key and is looking for a doorway. Did he somehow unlock his voice?

OOH! It's deep, profound symbolism!!!

This broke my brain.

If it's any indication of the quality of this music video, my cat jumped up into my lap while I was watching and sat staring at the computer screen with a total WTF look on his face until it was finished. Although I suppose it's sort of a compliment that they managed to keep a cat entranced for three minutes...

Well, that explains it...it's the latest production of Confuse-A-Cat!

~LCD

WOW um... the boy looks like he should be in Oliver. But yeah... wow. Interesting.

WTF?!? What was up with the vocals at the end? And that kid? And the sledding?? And those two singers who changed into new costumes every 10 seconds - none of which really clarified anything??? Possibly the weirdest vaguely POTO related video I have ever seen. Ever.

Dale Tracy singing "Musik Der Nacht" on a Televised concert https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j9u2fDoGIdk He is currently performing with the San Francisco Opera.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4fMRt0wLkWI Colby Thomas und Thomas Schulze 'Das Phantom der Oper' und 'Die Musik der Nacht' aus dem Phantom der Oper in Hamburg on the ZDF show.

Glad everyone enjoyed that Russian POTO couple as much as I did....

Peter Jorde getting his Phantom make-up done: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8LO56JZTD4I
Bald Peter Jorde is an interesting sight...

Anybody in the mood for another foreigner singing POTO music very badly and very strangely? Meet Kandy Chen.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MF25c2ZV-KM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T8pR0GaRsQM

Compared to hers, Emmy's "Think of Me" cadenza sounds really quite good...

phantomgirl110 wrote:Anybody in the mood for another foreigner singing POTO music very badly and very strangely? Meet Kandy Chen.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MF25c2ZV-KM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T8pR0GaRsQM

Compared to hers, Emmy's "Think of Me" cadenza sounds really quite good...

Wow...I...just don't...like her...

Introducing the delights of the Coney Island Waltz:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WA62trus8-Q

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-b1h3NgGChY

Not delighted? What a surprise.

Notice how an elephant is getting electrocuted at 2:43? Well, why not let YouTube know? Click Flag -> Violence -> Animal Abuse and report both videos.

LSD

While I'm neither here nor there with the sequel, that does really get to me that they used that in the video. It not being included would have made absolutely no difference to it.

I think that this video is already creepy enough with that music, I can't see why we also have to see that poor elephant getting electrocuted. I haven't noticed this in the video before since I've never cared for watching the whole thing through but that kind of amusement is not of my liking and I really feel that I want to write to them and complain.

Ramin getting his head cast for the LND disfigurement:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rCO1LdIkefU

This leads me to believe they're going to further break with continuity and drastically change the deformity's design for the sequel.

I don't find anything in the Coney Island video offensive--it's history. They treated animals and humans poorly there and other places in that time period. That's part of the point: Coney Island was a glitzy destination for people all over the world, the Vegas/Disneyland/Ripley's Believe It or Not of its day. There was the bright side but also an underbelly.

EarlFan wrote:I think that this video is already creepy enough with that music, I can't see why we also have to see that poor elephant getting electrocuted. I haven't noticed this in the video before since I've never cared for watching the whole thing through but that kind of amusement is not of my liking and I really feel that I want to write to them and complain.

I believe that's footage of a very early film, The Execution of An Elephant. Topsey had become very violent and had killed at least three people (though, in at least one situation, it was a trainer who had been very abusive). Electrocution was suggested as a more humane way of killing the elephant than hanging it (the original idea). They fed the elephant cyanide-laced vegetables, then electrocuted before 1,500 witnesses at Luna Park. Edison preserved the whole electrocution on film and it was shown around the country.

Gruesome, but also a somewhat famous part of Coney Island's history.

The 5000th performance in Japan was celebrated with one of the most epic curtain calls ever.

What a fantastic curtain call!

Very, very cool! That was really creative! Better than wheeling out a cake and handing out flowers - not that that isn't fun too, just saying it's nice to have a little musical montage instead

It was kinda weird watching them do the choreography from Masquerade without the staircase, and in their other costumes... definitely cool to see, but just strange to see!

Rebecca wrote:Very, very cool! That was really creative! Better than wheeling out a cake and handing out flowers - not that that isn't fun too, just saying it's nice to have a little musical montage instead

It was kinda weird watching them do the choreography from Masquerade without the staircase, and in their other costumes... definitely cool to see, but just strange to see!

I thought the same! It was especially odd to see the Phantom, in his regular tailcoat and mask, do the Masquerade choreography... But yeah, I wish more would adapt such a curtain call at the big events. Sure, we all like cake and flowers, but we like goofy auctionéers and more singing a lot more, oui?

That was absolutely awesome!

Anyone here speak Japanese who could translate any of what was said?

I'm not sure if these have been seen or not. It appears that the cast in London are having a bit of fun with each other and sharing it with the world on YouTube.

Barry James' Worst Nightmare: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wy8TDyMR2IQ

Philip Griffiths Punk'd: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FL768fbdmzI