TRY IT AND SEE

Created on 30/01/2003
Latest update on 30/01/2003

Artist: Rita Pavone
Author: Andrew Lloyd Webber/Tim Rice
Label: Ricordi
Year: 1969

With this song Lloyd Webber & Rice tried to represent England on the Eurovision Song contest, but their reputation still had to be made. Instead it ended up as the only English spoken song on Pavone's Italian lp Rita. Reissued on the Lloyd Webber cd box set.

Covers:

1970:

Mike d'Abo [with new lyrics as King Herod's Song from Jesus Christ Superstar, the lp version with Ian Gillan (Jesus), Murray Head (Judas), Yvonne Elliman (Maria Magdalena) and future Gary Glitter as the priest]

1971:

Paul Ainsley [idem in first Broadway version]

1972:

Paul Jabara [idem in first West End version]

1973:

Josh Mostel [idem in film Jesus Christ Superstar]

1996:

Alice Cooper [idem in London revival]

2001:

Rik Mayall [idem in second London revival]

King Herod's Song is that charleston piece where Herod orders Jesus to do miracles.

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