tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17559626.post115446502580819428..comments2023-09-08T10:25:20.429-04:00Comments on Always Off Book: What Might Have BeenTy Unglebowerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06836504600859993438noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17559626.post-1156256261172282532006-08-22T10:17:00.000-04:002006-08-22T10:17:00.000-04:00Ty, interesting point about liking the first song ...Ty, interesting point about liking the first song you <B>hear</B>. That's actually what I meant when I said 'original' song - the first one I've heard.<BR/><BR/>Don't you think it's a great capacity of the human brain/mind/soul to love/like what it's exposed to? Makes fitting in easier in difficult situations, I suppose. Survival of the fittest in a way - or as one person once said, when life gives you lemons, make lemonade!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17559626.post-1156175888303768782006-08-21T11:58:00.000-04:002006-08-21T11:58:00.000-04:00Thank you for the comments, Amin, and for visiting...Thank you for the comments, Amin, and for visiting my page.<BR/><BR/>I agree with you. Though sometimes just the right actor gets just the right part, I would by no means conclude that casting directors in Hollywood are always right on target. As with people, our first impression of a movieorsong tends to be the strongest. Our mind is forever emblazened with what we know, and we tend to find ourself preferring what is familiar. So even if we can intellectually know that a certain actor would have done better in a certain part, we usually cannot truly envision it.<BR/><BR/>One side point about songs...I do not always prefer the original recording of a song, but I almost always prefer the first version I HEAR. There could be 40 versions, and if my first exposure to a song I like happens to be number 39, I will probably always consider it my favorite.Ty Unglebowerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06836504600859993438noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17559626.post-1156148564488250872006-08-21T04:22:00.000-04:002006-08-21T04:22:00.000-04:00Interesting question you pose. I think once we've ...Interesting question you pose. I think once we've seen something and absorbed it into our inner core it's difficult to imagine what it would have been like if it were totally different.<BR/><BR/>Imagine Shirley Temple in Wizard of Oz? Can't, can you? But supposing you'd seen her first you might have felt just as strongly. I find the same happens with music: I tend to like (generally speaking) the original performer of a song and I find it difficult to enjoy another artist performing the same song.<BR/><BR/>I don't believe it's very astute casting by Hollywood - I think it's just the way the brain works.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17559626.post-1154830666971412942006-08-05T22:17:00.000-04:002006-08-05T22:17:00.000-04:00I guess it's a case of Que Sera Sera, Ty. Whateve...I guess it's a case of Que Sera Sera, Ty. Whatever is meant to be will be.<BR/>Here's hoping you enjoy the rest of the summer.<BR/>regardsSuzan Abrams, email: suzanabrams@live.co.ukhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08818807164881810296noreply@blogger.com