Sarah Brightman: Difference between revisions

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* [[Adaptation Dye Job]]: Sarah Brightman is the reason why Christine is brunette in the Andrew Lloyd Webber ~~musical~~, not blonde as in the book.

* [[Adaptation Dye Job]]: Sarah Brightman is the reason why Christine is brunette in the Andrew Lloyd Webber version of ''[[Phantom of the Opera]]'', not blonde as in the book.

* [[Break Up Song]]: "Free," "So Many Things"

* [[Christmas Songs]]: On ''A Winter Symphony'', an entire album of them.

* [[Concept Album]]: Most of her earlier albums would qualify.

* [[Cover Version]]: She does a lot of them.

* [[The Cover Changes the Gender]]: Many of her covers, but averted with [http://www.xs4all.nl/~josvg/cits/sb/sb811.html Tu], originally by Mecano. In effect, she's [[Les Yay|singing it to a woman]].

* [[The Cover Changes the Gender]]: Many of her covers, but averted with [http://www.xs4all.nl/~josvg/cits/sb/sb811.html "Tu"], originally by Mecano. In effect, she's [[Les Yay|singing it to a woman]].

* [[Elegant Classical Musician]]

* [[Epic Rocking]]: Many of her songs, such as "A Question of Honor" and "Arabian Nights," are fairly long with several distinct sections. (In Arabian Nights, they're specifically delineated.)

* [[Greatest Hits Album]]: Several.

* [[Hotter and Sexier]]: "Once In A Lifetime" was rewritten from its original version by Frank Peterson's old project Gregorian. This was the effect.

* [[Hotter and Sexier]]: "Once In A Lifetime" was rewritten from its original version by Frank Peterson's old project ''Gregorian''. This was the effect.

* [[Intercourse With You]]: Surprisingly, a lot of it. [http://www.xs4all.nl/~josvg/cits/sb/sb305.html Once in a Lifetime] is probably the most blatant example.

* [[Intercourse With You]]: Surprisingly, a lot of it. [http://www.xs4all.nl/~josvg/cits/sb/sb305.html "Once In A Lifetime"] is probably the most blatant example.

* [[Law of Inverse Fertility]]: While in a relationship with George Peterson, she had an ectopic pregnancy and two miscarriages. Ouch.

* [[Lyrical Dissonance]]: "Once in a Lifetime."

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* [[Of Corsets Sexy]]: Many of her costumes.

* [[Pimped Out Dress]]: Her concerts are famous for these. [http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_NjUov1-0KnU/SVAreEXpTxI/AAAAAAAAH6Y/QwHxvYKdI0Y/s400/Sarah+Brightman.bmp Just one glorious example.]

* [[Sampling]]: An interesting variation; a lot of her early work contains samples from songs off "Sadisfaction," an earlier Frank Peterson album.

* [[Sampling]]: An interesting variation; a lot of her early work contains samples from songs off "Sadisfaction," an earlier Frank Peterson album. See also "Spoken Word in Music", below.

* [[Shout Out]]: Over half the lyrics of "I Loved You"; a few in "As I Came Of Age".

* [[~~Sopranoand~~ Gravel]]: Most of her non-classical duets end up like this, particularly anything involving Chris Thompson.

* [[Soprano and Gravel]]: Most of her non-classical duets end up like this, particularly anything involving Chris Thompson.

* [[Spoken Word in Music]]: "I Loved You" samples a ''[[Ronald Reagan]] speech''.

* [[Sweet Polly Oliver]]: A rendition of the [[Trope Namer]] ballad is on her album "The Trees They Grow So High."

* [[To the Tune Of]]: "Running" is set to Holst's "Jupiter". "Figlio Perduto" is set to Beethoven. "Schwere Traume" is set to Mahler. It's a crapshoot whether these are credited or not.

* [[Truck Drivers Gear Change]]: Several songs -- "The War Is Over" for one.

* [[WTH Casting Agency]]: Her role as Blind Mag, a famous opera star in [[Repo the Genetic Opera]]. According to the writer and associate producer of the movie, Terrance Zdunich, pretty much everybody involved in production was surprised as hell when Brightman was asked to be in the film on a total long shot...and she thought the role sounded like fun.

* [[WTH Casting Agency]]: Her role as Blind Mag, a famous opera star in ''[[Repo the Genetic Opera]]''. According to the writer and associate producer of the movie, Terrance Zdunich, pretty much everybody involved in production was surprised as hell when Brightman was asked to be in the film on a total long shot...and she thought the role sounded like fun.