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Food, Glorious Food", written by Lionel Bart, is the opening song from the 1960s West End and Broadway musical (and 1968 film) Oliver! Musical theme [ edit ] The song is sung from the point of view of the children of a workhouse for orphans where they are forced to work to “earn their keep”, and deprived of proper nutrition while the ...
Aug 6, 2017 · Aug 6 Food Glorious Food - A Broadway Musical Meal. Mark Robinson. Music That Makes Me Dance. I must be hungry today, as all I can seem to think about are showtunes that make references to food. It started out with "Food, Glorious Food" from Oliver!and escalated into a full-on party in my head of songs that celebrate eating.
Food, glorious food! We're anxious to try it. Three banquets a day -- Our favourite diet! Just picture a great big steak -- Fried, roasted or stewed. Oh, food, Wonderful food, Marvellous food, Glorious food. Food, glorious food! What is there more handsome? Gulped, swallowed or chewed -- Still worth a kin's ransom. What is it we dream about?
"Food, Glorious Food" is the opening number, and is based on the famous scene in the book where a half-starved Oliver Twist has the temerity to ask for more gruel. Sung as a chorus, it is an obviously whimsical homage to fine cuisine, something that was just as obviously in short supply for workhouse boys in Victorian England.
