I picked up the Alice in Wonderland soundtrack today. There are some good songs on it. IMHO it's worth a listen.

FYI ~ There are 2 different "soundtracks" available ~


The first ~ "Almost Alice" contains songs from various artists ranging from the unknown to the known.  Since I love lyrics I personally fell heavy for this one (see left)



But I do like the other one too! Damn if money only grew on trees I would be one happy camper!







The second is from Danny Elfman who was originally the frontman of art punk band Oingo Bongo, who had a hit with the title song to the movie Weird Science (what a classic tune and an interesting movie - Thanks to John Hughes).  Later he became better known as the guy who wrote the theme to The Simpsons, as well as composing soundtracks for many other popular TV shows and films.

Elfman, who is Burton's long time collaborator, was nominated for 4 Academy Awards® and 10 GRAMMY® Awards.  He musically lends a magical, whimsical and imaginative twist on one of the most beloved stories of all time.  Elfman has written close to 50 film scores featuring his unique sound including The Nightmare Before Christmas, Beetlejuice, Batman, Spider-Man, Edward Scissorhands, Men in Black and more.



For your enjoyment I have included a couple of clips below from the first. One is from Franz Fernald while the other artist/group is Shinedown.  Please scroll on down and read along with the following verse from Lewis Carroll to find the songs.

The Lobster-Quadrille by Lewis Carroll

Chapter 10 from Alice's Adventures in Wonderland

The Mock Turtle sighed deeply, and drew the back of one flapper across his eyes.  He looked at Alice and tried to speak, but, for a minute or two, sobs choked his voice.

"Same as if he had a bone in his throat," said the Gryphon; and it set to work shaking him and punching him in the back.  At last the Mock Turtle recovered his voice, and, with tears running down his cheeks, he went on again:

“You may not have lived much under the sea—”  ("I haven’t,” said Alice)—
"and perhaps you were never even introduced to a lobster— " (Alice began to say, “I once tasted—” but checked herself hastily, and said, “No, never”)

“—so you can have no idea what a delightful thing a Lobster-Quadrille is!”
“No, indeed,” said Alice. “What sort of a dance is it?”

“Why,” said the Gryphon, “you first form into a line along the sea-shore—”

“Two lines!” cried the Mock Turtle. “Seals, turtles, salmon, and so on: then, when you’ve cleared all the jelly-fish out of the way—”

“That generally takes some time,” interrupted the Gryphon.

“—you advance twice—”

“Each with a lobster as a partner!” cried the Gryphon.

“Of course,” the Mock Turtle said: “advance twice, set to partners—”

“—change lobsters, and retire in same order,” continued the Gryphon.

“Then, you know,” the Mock Turtle went on, “you throw the—”

“The lobsters!” shouted the Gryphon, with a bound into the air.

“—as far out to sea as you can—”

“Swim after them!” screamed the Gryphon.

“Turn a somersault in the sea!” cried the Mock Turtle, capering wildly about.

“Change lobsters again!” yelled the Gryphon at the top of its voice.

“Back to land again, and—that’s all the first figure,” said the Mock Turtle, suddenly dropping his voice; and the two creatures, who had been jumping about like mad things all this time, sat down again very sadly and quietly and looked at Alice.

“It must be a very pretty dance,” said Alice timidly.

“Would you like to see a little of it?” said the Mock Turtle.

“Very much indeed,” said Alice.

“Come, let’s try the first figure!” said the Mock Turtle to the Gryphon. “We can do it without lobsters, you know. Which shall sing?”

“Oh, you sing,” said the Gryphon. “I’ve forgotten the words.”

So they began solemnly dancing round and round Alice, every now and then treading on her toes when they passed too close, and waving their fore-paws to mark the time, while the Mock Turtle sang this, very slowly and sadly:

The First music clip is from Franz Fernald ~

Click on > to listen to Franz Fernald's song "The Lobster Quardille"
(then read along with the lyrics below)



“Will you walk a little faster?” said a whiting to a snail,
“There’s a porpoise close behind us, and he’s treading on my
tail.
See how eagerly the lobsters and the turtles all advance!
They are waiting on the shingle—will you come and join the
dance?
Will you, won’t you, will you, won’t you, will you join the
dance?
Will you, won’t you, will you, won’t you, won’t you join the
dance?

“You can really have no notion how delightful it will be
When they take us up and throw us, with the lobsters, out
to sea!"
But the snail replied, “Too far, too far!” and gave a look
askance—

Said he thanked the whiting kindly, but he would not join
the dance.
Would not, could not, would not, could not, would not join
the dance.
Would not, could not, would not, could not, could not join
the dance.

“What matters it how far we go?” his scaly friend replied.
“There is another shore, you know, upon the other side.
The further off from England the nearer is to France—
Then turn not pale, beloved snail, but come and join the
dance.
Will you, won’t you, will you, won’t you, will you join the
dance?
Will you, won’t you, will you, won’t you, won’t you join the
dance?”

To be continued....



Click on > to listen to Shinedown's song "Her Name Is Alice" And please continue scrolling down for a wee bit more of Alice amusements and other ideas and thoughts...

Check out the many Alice in Wonderland books available in the slide show to the left.

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To the left is a statue in Central Park, NY

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