for all those of us with celebrity and adult baby fetishes, or more precisely for those of us who wish we were the real life babies of celebrities, being shuttled around in prada booties and mercedes strollers and uggs mittens and a little touch of shiseido severe peach lip gloss, this cd is for you. unexpected dreams - songs from the stars is 14 celebs singing you to sleep, which just means the songs are gentle and slow. but if you want to twist it in your head, it's 14 celebs singing you to sleep after a heavy lovemaking session, adult baby gear not required.
in that vein, highlights for me are ewan mcgregor and john stamos. man they are sweet. victor garber of alias fame reminds us he got his start in theater with a number from sondheim's into the woods (that was him in g-dspell with the huge hippie fro). eric mccormack's ditty "the greatest discovery" is a clunker for me because it's so broadway overtrained sincere. he needs to mello out. memo to eric: you will work after will & grace. trust. relax.
best capturing the spirit of a lullaby that a kid or silly adult won't soon forget is tony award winner marissa jaret winokur of hairspray, which i was lucky enough to see pre-broadway here in seattle. the ultimate babysitter, i swear she would let you have a sip of sparkling cider and an extra scoop of ice cream and stay up to watch adult swim.
freaking me out forever though is jeremy irons with "make you feel my love". once you've seen dead ringers and reversal of fortune, it's tricky to let jeremy irons sing you a lullaby. of course for babies who haven't seen those films it will be okay, and if not, if you've got some psychic born knowing to be creeped out by jeremy irons babies, they can always cleanse their palates with a little julia louis-dreyfus. yes she sings. not such a huge range or big power, but you don't need that for a lullaby. who would want jennifer holiday belting out a lullaby in your little tiny baby ears? i'll tell you who. jennifer holiday, jr. that's who.
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