Sunday Drive: Once Upon a Dream

The unforgettably romantic theme from Walt Disney's Sleeping Beauty, 1959.  I never got to see the film until I was grown, but this little gay boy did play the song on a little yellow record over and over and over . . . .

The music is, of course, lifted directly from Tchaikovsky's Sleeping Beauty ballet, 1889:

By the way, Resident Artist M.P. did get to see the movie as a little gay boy, and fell in love with the stylized artwork, which he still thinks is very, very cool. Check out this fascinating video about the artistic development behind the finished film:

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Sunday Drive: Tchaikovsky, Waltz of the Flowers

As performed by the London Philharmonic Orchestra:

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Sunday Drive: Tchaikovsky, Waltz of the Flowers

We usually hear this tune around Christmastime, but I thought my truckbuddies might appreciate a cool breeze now in high summer, with beautiful roses and some serene scenery too.  Peace be with you.

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Sunday Drive: Tchaikovsky, Waltz of the Flowers

These days I feel a need more than ever for pretty pictures, pretty sounds, pretty thoughts. I hope these do the trick for my truckbuddies who may feel the same way.

Sunday Drive: Tchaikovsky, Autumn Song

For my beloved father, long missed:

Tchaikovsky: A Fairy Merry Christmas

I never have seen the Nutcracker.  When I was a kid, it was always one of our gonna-do's that Mama and I would go into the big city and see the big professional production at Christmas.  But somehow, we just never got around to it, sad to say.

Which is probly just as well; seeing all that ballet stuff might have turned me queer or something, ya know?  Which is what some ignoramuses out here on the prairie - mostly men - still think could happen to their sons down to this day.

Anyway, a couple of faves here for all you fairy lovers out there.  Enjoy.  And try not to get no perverted thoughts about penises and lower intestines while you listen, okay?  Mind your daddy, now.



From Fantasia, 1940: