I think "Memory," from Cats would be a very good one for Susan. I know there are people out there who don't like the music of Andrew Lloyd Webber, but for every one, I think you'll find several hundred who do. No matter how you slice it, he has written some really fine, evocative songs.

Just because some songs are well-liked by a lot of people doesn't mean they aren't, by all musical and esthetic standards, good songs. The idea that simply because many people like them is proof that they are "schlock" is nothing more than elitist snobbism and reveals a sad ignorance of the musical and poetic qualities that make for a good song.

Here's another rendition of "Memory" sung by Elaine Paige, the singer Susan wants to be as famous as. I think Susan could do this very well indeed. And with a little attention to detail, even better than Elaine Paige.

"Memory."

However—I think Susan probably already has a good idea of what she's going to do next. I'll trust her judgment.

Don Firth

P. S. May the cynics and nay-sayers simmer in their own bile. They are, as the old song says, "more to be pitied than censured."