So after the watching the show last night, what did you think? One thing I’m wondering about is the Ben Folds Five version of “Raindrops” with the verses all mixed up.

Was that intentional or accidental? I couldn’t tell. It’s hard to believe it’s an accident, but why would he go to the trouble of rearranging the verses of such a simple song? Hmmm. Left out of the TV show was Burt’s medley of early hits, including “Magic Moments,” “The Story of My Life,” “(Beware of the) Blob” and “Tower of Strength, and Dionne’s “A House Is Not A Home.” All in all, a great show and a throwback to Burt’s ABC specials of the ’70s (“I’ve been a fan of this next act for some time now…”)

Also, Alec Cumming wrote to refer me to this interview with EC.

Correspondent John Chilson says the Burt tribute musical, What the World Needs Now Is Love, which is currently playing at the Globe Theatre in San Diego in preparation for a Broadway run, has opened to mixed reviews. One newspaper headline, John reports, read something to he effect of “What this play needs is a plot.”