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      • Food, Glorious Food is a song from the musical Oliver! The musical is an adaption of the Charles Dickens novel The adventures of Oliver Twist which follows the story of a young orphan who runs away to London in search of a better life.
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  2. 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 administrators feast on delicacies. The children arrive for breakfast while fantasizing about delicious food such as sausage and mustard, and sweets including jelly ...

  3. Jun 26, 2024 · One such iconic song is “Food, Glorious Food” from the musical Oliver! adapted from Charles Dickens’ famous novel, The Adventures of Oliver Twist. This lively and spirited song sets the stage for the story and captures the essence of the workhouse boys’ longing for something more.

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  4. "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.

  5. Food, Glorious Food is a song from the musical Oliver! The musical is an adaption of the Charles Dickens novel The adventures of Oliver Twist which follows the story of a young orphan who runs ...

  6. "Food, Glorious Food", written by Lionel Bart, is the opening song from the 1960s West End and Broadway musical (and 1968 film) Oliver!. 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 administrators feast on ...

  7. 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? What brings on a sigh? Piled peaches and cream , about Six feet high! Food, glorious food! Eat right through the menu. Just loosen your belt Two inches and then you Work up a new appetite. In ...

  8. Sep 6, 2024 · One of my favorite numbers is “Food Glorious Food.” On the Broadway cast album the song about kids dreaming of good food while they got gruel to eat was done with incredible energy and...

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