Has anyone determined the tune...?

Rach rachrobins at hotmail.com
Thu Jul 17 05:48:14 UTC 2003


No: HPFGUIDX 71069

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "marephraim" <leef at c...> wrote:
This brings up one of the things that have been maddening me for 
years now (particularly since I don't seem to be destined to win the 
pool) but what will "Wesasly is our King" sound like when sung by 
Fry? I'm perplexed that Amazon.com has audio bits by Dale -- okay, 
nice job... makes the Yanks feel English -- buy I've never 
understood wny Amazon.co.uk doesn't equally present Fry sound bytes. 
He /should/ be okay. Why not give the Westerners something to save 
their bucks for? 
 
As a guy who spent money tres exorbitante on UK material, a mere 
hint at Fry's ability might push me over the edge to pay for the UK 
audio book.>>>

Just the fact that it is Stephen Fry, an english comic ledgend and 
extrodinary author should be enough for people to part with their 
hard earned! I could never understand why the US needed their own 
version (of the books or the audio books actually). The books are set 
in England and Scotland - why not use an English actor to voice 
them!! And with such an actor on hand as Stephen Fry why look 
anywhere else.  

For those who do not know him, Stephen Fry has played numerous 
characters (usually called Melchett) throughout the Blackadder Series 
(with Rowan Atkinson, Hugh Laurie and Miranda Richardson) and starred 
in his own wonderful series with Hugh Laurie called 'A bit of Fry and 
Laurie'. He's also written a couple of novels, worked on loads of 
movies and is the only person JKR has met who knew what Hogwarts 
motto Never Tickle a Sleeping Dragon meant without being told. A 
genuine renaissance man. 

rach







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