REGRETTING ALMOST EVERYTHING

curly fries/when she’s behind the wheel…and Anne replies: Sixty-five is only a suggestion… and Clay says: But not in the city! In ”No, I don’t (yes, I do),” Anne flirts with the idea of having an affair, but is saddled with ambivalence: I want to be distracted/I want to be consumed and hopelessly attracted/till I’m worse than useless and I don’t care/ I want to have an affair. But after exploring that notion she adds: But I want to want my old life/that’s why it won’t happen.

Musicianship: Leavel, a Tony-winning actress and singer, has a voice that not only musically puts the song over, but conveys the lyric content with absolute conviction. Blumenkrantz follows suit, and as a composer and lyricist