We did the Bennett Christmas Carols for SCUNA’s 1995 Christmas concert. Susanni was by far the most practiced of the five, because we also performed it for a pitifully-produced WIN-TV promo. I sprung this on the choir after about sixteen hours of filming (well, it felt like it) and probably helped drive our conductor Andrew madder than before.
[December 1995]
A TV star is born not made:
Andrew, Andrew, superstar superstar superstar
Upon the box he’ll be replayed
What a hero, what a hero
Until the Christmas season fades.
Now Andrew is the hero’s name
Andrew, Andrew, superstar superstar superstar
And waving big sticks is his game;
What a hero, what a hero
Compared to Kris he’s fairly tame.
It came on Friday afternoon:
Andrew, Andrew, superstar superstar superstar
The cameras whirred, we sang a tune
What a hero, what a hero
Now Canberra women start to swoon.
These cameras came with noise and light
Andrew, Andrew, superstar superstar superstar
And gave the ducks an awful fright
What a hero, what a hero
All for a sixty second bite!
Now sit we down and watch TV
His head is all we get to see
He’s tall and thin but still sexy!