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omg WHY do I insist on watching 7th Heaven?!?! On tonight's episode I was subjected to the following:
- detention where Ruthie's music teacher played endless Gershwin and children started SHOWING UP VOLUNTARILY b/c they loved this so much
- intense discussion about how it's okay if the white man co-opts the black man's music because they make it TIMELESS, like Gershwin
- followed by some girl disdainfully implying that black music (she listed Kanye and Fiddy) doesn't last in people's memories and hearts, the way Gershwin does
- Annie pawing the piano, prying into Ruthie's business, praying to Gershwin, and whining out some version of "I've Got a Crush on You"
- Simon randomly calling Ruthie and asking her, "Say, Ruthie -- do you know of any music that's classic and timeless?!?" Why, of course, Simon! It's GERSHWIN!!
- Ruthie picking out Simon and Eve's wedding song. And then Eve singing "Embraceable You". You know why? Because she loves GERSHWIN.
- Ruthie crying melodramatically and claiming that nothing will ever be good again b/c music teacher is getting fired and the Gershwin is leaving her life
- the revelation that Ruthie's friend is homeless (and therefore sings Gershwin on the street and rides buses all night for warmth); not only that, but her WHOLE FAMILY is homeless. Because her parents are ILLITERATE. And yet, Ruthie's friend knows the entire Gershwin songbook.
And then a wrap-up of Ruthie's music teacher (think of that episode where Dustin Hoffman was the voice of Lisa's substitute teacher, but gayer) playing piano in detention while Miss Ruthie weeps. Also, I never want to hear the word Gershwin again. I do, however, need to go find my Sinatra: The Capitol Years and listen to a *good* version of I've Got a Crush on You.
- detention where Ruthie's music teacher played endless Gershwin and children started SHOWING UP VOLUNTARILY b/c they loved this so much
- intense discussion about how it's okay if the white man co-opts the black man's music because they make it TIMELESS, like Gershwin
- followed by some girl disdainfully implying that black music (she listed Kanye and Fiddy) doesn't last in people's memories and hearts, the way Gershwin does
- Annie pawing the piano, prying into Ruthie's business, praying to Gershwin, and whining out some version of "I've Got a Crush on You"
- Simon randomly calling Ruthie and asking her, "Say, Ruthie -- do you know of any music that's classic and timeless?!?" Why, of course, Simon! It's GERSHWIN!!
- Ruthie picking out Simon and Eve's wedding song. And then Eve singing "Embraceable You". You know why? Because she loves GERSHWIN.
- Ruthie crying melodramatically and claiming that nothing will ever be good again b/c music teacher is getting fired and the Gershwin is leaving her life
- the revelation that Ruthie's friend is homeless (and therefore sings Gershwin on the street and rides buses all night for warmth); not only that, but her WHOLE FAMILY is homeless. Because her parents are ILLITERATE. And yet, Ruthie's friend knows the entire Gershwin songbook.
And then a wrap-up of Ruthie's music teacher (think of that episode where Dustin Hoffman was the voice of Lisa's substitute teacher, but gayer) playing piano in detention while Miss Ruthie weeps. Also, I never want to hear the word Gershwin again. I do, however, need to go find my Sinatra: The Capitol Years and listen to a *good* version of I've Got a Crush on You.
