High School Musical

Apr 9th, 2006 by Accidental Thinker

We have a new obsession in our household. The Disney Channel original movie, High School Musical. Maia is constantly quoting lines and singing songs from this made-for-TV musical. I watched it with her, and it is kind of sweet. It’s a familiar storyline — you could call it a Grease for the new millennium. Boy meets girl. Girl later transfers to boy’s school. They bump into each other. They are from different worlds (she’s a brain, he’s a jock), but share a desire to break free of those labels, and they find a common bond in singing. The rest, as they say, is history. After just one viewing, Maia could recite the storyline almost verbatim.

I can relate. I remember my mom taking me to see Grease in the theater as a kid. I didn’t want to go, having never heard of the flick. Really, who wants to see a movie about grease? How wrong I was. To this day, Grease holds the distinction of being the movie I have watched more than any other. I watched it over and over and over and over. And then I watched it some more. I pretty well had the whole thing memorized. I had the soundtrack album (as in vinyl LP), and my friends and I would take turns singing the male and female parts. Grease holds many fond memories for me, and there is no way I can listen to the music even now without singing along.

I have a feeling I know what Maia is getting in her Easter basket this year. It might be the soundtrack to a certain modern update on an old classic, which has so captured her attention.

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5 Responses to “High School Musical”

on 10 Apr 2006 at 8:01 am1Paul N.

I get the same way about Veggie Tales.
on 10 Apr 2006 at 10:58 am2Jolynn

Oh yes, I have many, many fond memories of Grease. I might need to watch it again it’s been so long.
on 10 Apr 2006 at 5:48 pm3Peach

There are many movies I love but if I had to pick one, Grease would be my favorite. I have watched it more times than I can count and I have the DVD and still watch it occationally. I don’t think I could ever get tired of it.

Have you seen Grease 2? I also enjoy that one.
on 10 Apr 2006 at 6:01 pm4Mike ( ex scientia)

I like to sing the Oscar Mayer Bologna Song. In fact, I’ll sing it now. “My bolognie has a first name it’s O-S-C-A-R ….” 🙂
on 10 Apr 2006 at 8:52 pm5bornfool

I’ve been “greased” to death around here. 🙂 Every time it’s on we got to watch it.