I prefer most of the English versions than the adapted German songs, but ‘Für immer’ goes way harder than ‘I do’.
Like ‘I see you when you’re looking lonely, and I hope that everything’s all right’ does not hit as hard as ‘Zu lange war ich ganz alleine, doch alleine will ich nicht mehr sein’ (I was alone for too long, but I don't want to be alone anymore).
Especially when it’s sung! The harmonies for both are great, but the German just hits better in this instance. I am normal about this song I swear (3 of my tabs are Für immer at all times that is a lie)
the sight of the mighty steam engine is something terrific!
okay here i FINISHED it. i posted the doodle ahead of time because i didn’t think i’d complete this thing but i did. so here <3 take it! the first one has a slight fuzz on it, if you can tell at all :-P
Since Starlight Express (my beloved) is getting a revival, it is very important to me as an American that it flops for being too weird. It has to be off putting to boring people. Apparently it is also going to be updated for modern audiences. This is everything I would do to make it so weird it flops in no particular order.
- Trains have Bluetooth connection instead of being coupled. CB kills with an EMP. This is Cool and Modernized.
- Skate insurance is too expensive, actors must run around as fast as they can
- One new character: a car that is suspiciously similar to Lightning McQueen.
- Alt: CB is reworked into a semi truck. He rides a skateboard.
- Nuclear fission powered Rusty
- The moving seats just vibrate
- Make the bizarre spirituality even more prominent. Raise more questions about how this world works. Answer none of them.
- make it clear that Rusty is literally train God/Jesus. Crucify him.
- unnecessary turntable in every song
- The internationals are reworked into something today’s youth can relate to: tiktok aesthetics
- Woke Greaseball x Tradwife Dinah
- Pearl is an influencer car for selfie taking
- Pearl has a new personality. She is the coach car version of Bad Cinderella.
- guest appearance from Skimbleshanks. An actor has to get into full Cats costume to make a one minute appearance
- roller derby segment. No more racing, just an all out slug fest. (this is not how derby actually works lol)
- maximize tiktok integration. Anything that can have a meme should definitely have a meme, regardless of if it works or not.
- make it about generational trauma somehow. do not explain where baby trains come from.
- Ashley is back! She vapes now.
GOOD IDEAS
- Bring back Volta’s whip
- make the freight cars jam skaters
Also this just occurred to me but do the actors get mouth guards? Because the one I use I can talk and presumably sing with no problem and these guys are going like 40mph??
1. Richard Woodford - 2005
2. Mark Daye - 1993/94
3. Michael Pickering - 2017
4. Kellan Davies - 1995
5. Dolan Jose - 2001
6. Max Rizzo - 2021/22
7. Jack Hinton - 2019
8. Adam Bailey - 2014
9. George Alex Livings - 1996 or 1999/00
10. Markus Fetter - 2023 (when he came back as an emergency cover for a week)
I tried to pick some of my "lesser known" favourite Rustys! I know some of them may be well known but they aren't talked about as much!
I know Richard is relatively well-known but not as much for covering Rusty 😄🤎