The Book Of Mormon & the C Word
The Book Of Mormon & the C Word
ArtMan
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/10/08
#1The Book Of Mormon & the C Word
Posted: 6/17/11 at 7:22pm*SPOILER ALERT* I saw BOM on Wednesday. I was under the impression that c**t is mentioned in a song and/or scene. I literally did not hear it. Where in the show does this song or scene take place? The girl next to me stated at intermission, they said it 30 times within some song. My only defense is the lack of blood flow to my brain due to the painful lack of legroom in the mezz. Cause I did not hear it Thanks for the input.
azeller
Leading Actor Joined: 3/26/04
#2The Book Of Mormon & the C Word
Posted: 6/17/11 at 7:23pm
It's in Hasa Diga Eebowai.
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Updated On: 6/17/11 at 07:23 PM
ArtMan
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/10/08
#2The Book Of Mormon & the C Word
Posted: 6/17/11 at 7:30pmI remember that song. Did they say it 30 times? If they did...I literally need my hearing checked.
#3The Book Of Mormon & the C Word
Posted: 6/17/11 at 7:34pm
Spoiler!
They sing F you God in the ass, mouth and c, then repeat it a few things. The song ends with F you God, in the c.
#4The Book Of Mormon & the C Word
Posted: 6/17/11 at 7:37pmI wouldn't say 30 times, but I can count at least 8 from memory...
Understudy Joined: 12/31/69
#5The Book Of Mormon & the C Word
Posted: 6/17/11 at 7:39pmWait- you went to see Book of Mormon because you wanted to hear them say C*nt?
ArtMan
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/10/08
#6The Book Of Mormon & the C Word
Posted: 6/17/11 at 7:41pmThanks Broadway...I remember that now. Like I said, my legroom was painful for me.
ArtMan
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/10/08
#7The Book Of Mormon & the C Word
Posted: 6/17/11 at 8:10pmNot hardly...Monkeyboy. The press made such a big deal about that aspect of the show. I thought I missed something. I went to SEE the show because of the HYPE. I actually found it overated.
PiraguaGuy2
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/10/08
#8The Book Of Mormon & the C Word
Posted: 6/17/11 at 8:11pmYou couldn't understand the lyrics because there was insufficient legroom? I'm so confused.
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#9The Book Of Mormon & the C Word
Posted: 6/17/11 at 8:18pmPrior to seeing the show I heard they used the word. It was used to much greater effect once in "The Motherfu**er With the Hat". It made my jaw drop when she said it. Just came right out of left field. There were gasps in the audience and then laughter. A bit nervous though!
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jimmycurry01
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/28/05
#10The Book Of Mormon & the C Word
Posted: 6/17/11 at 8:37pmLack of leg room can be very distracting and sometimes painful for those of us with very long legs. I too have missed lyrics and jokes while trying to silently get comfortable in a cramped theatre seat.
ArtMan
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/10/08
#11The Book Of Mormon & the C Word
Posted: 6/17/11 at 8:40pmCorrect. The lack of room created a painful viewing experience due to the blood clot in my left leg, so 100% of my attention was not devoted to the lyrics. Still confused?
#12The Book Of Mormon & the C Word
Posted: 6/17/11 at 8:51pmI've listened to that song a thousand times at this point and never noticed them singing about carrots. Maybe I'm missing something.
#13The Book Of Mormon & the C Word
Posted: 6/17/11 at 11:45pmGoing by the lyrics, it's said five times in "Hasa Diga Eebowai".
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bwayfan7000
Broadway Legend Joined: 3/28/09
#15The Book Of Mormon & the C Word
Posted: 6/17/11 at 11:53pm
In "Hasa Diga", it's said seven times: three each on the chanting "f*ck you, God in the ass, mouth and c*nt" that is said once by all the villagers and then repeated by the men (so that's six) and then once at the end by all the villagers (the last lyric of the song is "in de c*nt", as it says in a picture of the sheet music I saw in some video). lol
Edit: I forgot- "When God f*cks you in the butt/f*ck God right back in his c*nt". So, yes, eight, actually.
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Updated On: 6/17/11 at 11:53 PM
#16The Book Of Mormon & the C Word
Posted: 6/18/11 at 12:27amI'm not surprised you didn't hear it, because that show has the worst sound design I have heard in a musical in years. It won the Tony for sound design because of the show, and the fact that no one knows how to vote for sound design. I had trouble understanding a lot of words. Bad music directing and bad sound design can create lots of trouble understanding lyrics. And by the way --- "Mormon" is pronounced how it is spelled --- not "Mormaaaaeeeen" like Rannells. Again, I blame the music director for not telling the actor.
Finch
Stand-by Joined: 9/14/08
#17The Book Of Mormon & the C Word
Posted: 6/18/11 at 12:49am
Just buy the CD -- play "Hasa Diga Eebowai" slow -- and count.
JPF
bwayfan7000
Broadway Legend Joined: 3/28/09
#18The Book Of Mormon & the C Word
Posted: 6/18/11 at 12:52am^Which is exactly what I did, as strange a task as it was...
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#19The Book Of Mormon & the C Word
Posted: 6/18/11 at 1:14am
I remember leaving the theatre impressed because where I sat, I heard every single word very clearly. I thought the sound design was impeccable.
That was the night I went and the seat I had.
#21The Book Of Mormon & the C Word
Posted: 6/18/11 at 1:48am
I just came here to say:
* The first time I saw Book of Mormon was right after the Tony nominations were announced, and I was in literally the back row of the mezzanine. I heard the word just fine.
* The second time I saw the show was the Friday before the Tonys, from a box seat. Again, same. I heard everything fine (and better).
* I am 5-foot-1.
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sally1112
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/13/04
#23The Book Of Mormon & the C Word
Posted: 6/18/11 at 3:04am
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