We Will Never Be Hip

Nothing too interesting has happened in the Steingold Sisters' lives since that gem of an iMovie was released of the Annie cast. So we're going to have to pass the time with some bullets. They always brighten our day.

• Elyse recently bought the Next to Normal CD, which she LOVES. But she was really curious as to what the plot was so she Googled the synopsis. What came up? "An Asian-American rock star looks back on his family history." Seriously. So I guess Alice Ripley really IS that good of an actress. From Siamese twin to Asian-American rock star? What's next, Juan in Altar Boyz?
• Has anyone on earth besides us seen Teen Witch? It was this crazy 80's movie about this nerdy girl who turns out to have magical powers and she makes herself popular. And it's a musical. And it's AMAZING. Here's a number from the movie just to prove how awesome it is. We wish our best friend had the powers to make us brave enough to get involved in a rap battle with the guy we have a crush on. We just wonder whether or not Michael Hawke would be up for the challenge...
• Elyse used to be OBSESSED with The Swan Princess which was one of those not-quite-Disney-movies where the songs were just as good and there were just as many jokes for adult audiences, but all of the characters' eyes were slightly crossed. Anyway, our favorite song from the movie is "This is My Idea of Fun" and we watched it the other day and never realized how ridiculous the lyrics get at 3:15. If you're too lazy to watch this whole song (which would really be a shame because you're missing out on some amazingness), the whole thing is about how these two kids from two different royal families knew they were going to get married eventually and they keep playing tricks on one another and not wanting to get married and it shows them through the years growing up and still being annoyed with one another. THEN, right in the middle it cuts to all of the townspeople and these are literally the lyrics:

We need a royal wedding

I'd love to be invited

At least we'd get a holiday to rest our plows and axes

Someday these two will marry

Two lands will be united

And with some luck their marriage will result in lower taxes!

Seriously. Those are the lyrics. We wonder what parents thought when they watched this movie with their kids? Honestly, what was the first draft?

We need a royal wedding

I'd love to be invited

But if I'm not invited then they better make abortion legal!