Homosexual men singing of their sexual orientation in Gregorian style. This scene starts this rather liberal visual interpretation of western musical history. We see a man playing a drum with two dildos, two snoring queens in black leather harnesses tied up on a bed and a transvestite in a gala gown with an umbrella in the meadow. These are just a few examples to give you an idea of the homo erotic content which packs this compilation of musical types. Anyone who expected from the title that they were going to see a responsible view of western musical history, will be disappointed. In this tape, Day made a haphazard collection of musical pieces (The Four Seasons by Vivaldi, next to Julie Andrews in The Sound of Music alternating with the joy of muzak) and set them in his own personal cultural (homosexual) perspective. This leads to a theatrical parody with hilarious effects, rather than an accurate picture of our musical past. Untamed and not without irony, the video artist improvises and associates on this and provides standardized music with his own identity stamp. Day is gay, no secret is made of that. Here, the authority of (musical) history is shaken in a humorous and sometimes absurd way. This work shuns the ordinary; there is a very clear warning about this: “If you are a young child, living in a normal home, get out immediately! Don't bother packing. Go to an abnormal neighbour! Ask for their protection.”
– Marieke van Hal
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Camera, Light J.P. Locherer, Donna Mobbs, Music Dennis Day & Paul LaChance, Philip Strong, Bizet, Vivaldi, Ravel, muzak, Rodgers & Hammerstein, With Paul David Hundert, Marye Barton, Laurence Heartz, Devon Orfald Morgan e.v.a., Thanks to The Canada Council, The Ontario Arts Council
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