“Oh What a World” - Rufus Wainwright I’d love...

“Oh What a World” - Rufus Wainwright

I’d love to hang out with Rufus Wainwright.

He’s not afraid to go there for the sake of getting a point across (“The Gay Messiah”), and he incorporates references into his music like no one else (here it’s The Wizard of Oz and, musically, Boléro along with who knows what else).

There’s also an added bonus in that, because of the theatrics he brings to it, he could sing his shopping list to you and you’d end up being swept away by it four or five times before you realize what’s been playing. I’d say “Vibrate” is a good example of this. You’re guaranteed to never feel the same way about someone putting their phone on vibrate for you.

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