When the Children Go to Sleep
Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II collaborated in several Broadway musicals. I think that the most successful were Oklahoma, South Pacific, The King and I and Sound of Music . But to me their masterpiece was Carousel . The music is beautiful, the story, based on a play by Ferenc Molnár, talks seriously about life and death. The songs If I Loved You and You’ll Never Walk Alone became famous, the latter is an inspired hymn that became very popular in religious services. But there are other songs that are definitely worth listening to, such as What’s the Use of Wondering, June Is Bustin' Out All Over and Soliloquy . One song that I particularly love is When the Children Go To Sleep . I found it in YouTube; it is actually a segment of the movie picture, sung by Barbara Ruick and Robert Rounseville. I am including its link on this page, in case you want to hear it. But what happens when children go to sleep? A drawing of a Dream Catcher There are some leg...