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The lovely Belette Rouge reminded me of Malcolm McLaren's album "Fans," a hybrid of opera and pop (popera?) which I listened to in the 1980s. The minute she mentioned it, all the lyrics came right back: "Oh sweet, Butterfly, Madame Butterfly . . . "
That song reminded me of Butterfly McQueen, the actress: (What a delightful first name!)
who in turn reminded me of this fabulous hat by Philip Treacy for Alexander McQueen. It's fit for a true opera diva to wear:
That notion reminded me of this film:
and of course, of the wonderful Wilhelmina Wiggins Fernandez:
She reminded me of Kathleen Battle, whom I saw and heard in the early nineties. She wasn't so kind to her female accompanist, and I have heard it mentioned that the diva's last name also describes her disposition.
But as Pat Benatar sings, "Love is a battlefield":
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Fabulous stream of consciousness!
That song by McLaren was the first thing I thought of when I heard he had passed away.
This is wickedly stream of consciousness!
Malcolm would have loved that hat. Well,maybe not. Malcolm seemed to love best things that he and Vivian created. I am happy to have reminded you of that CD( I still have on a cassette). My absolute favorite of his Popera genre was the Carmen song.
Wow, I like the way your mind works...Malcom McLaren to Love is a Battlefield!
I haven't heard of FANS but I will check it out.
Great links. Of which Fans and Diva are personal favourites and of the same time early 80s - gosh how young and pretentious I was then what a joy! Wonderful post xx
What a delightful concatenation of fabulous women! (sorry, but I so rarely get to use that word!)
I've been meaning to do a Love Is a Battlefield post for ages!
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