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Candide, Act II : Bernstein: Candide, Act II: No. 23, Words, Words, Words (Martin's Laughing Song) by Adolph Green album cover

Candide, Act II : Bernstein: Candide, Act II: No. 23, Words, Words, Words (Martin's Laughing Song)

by Adolph Green

About This Song

About "Candide, Act II : Bernstein: Candide, Act II: No. 23, Words, Words, Words (Martin's Laughing Song)" by Adolph Green

Bernstein's tongue-twisting aria from Candide becomes a manic carousel of syllables, each word a spinning plate. The laughing song's brittle joy masks existential dread, as if Voltaire's optimist has finally cracked. A virtuosic tightrope walk between comedy and chaos.