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La Vie Bohme
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Wikipedia article
"'La Vie Bohme'" is a song from the 1996 musical 'Rent'. It is a celebration of bohemianism, especially the type present in 1980s Alphabet City, Manhattan, which begins with a mocking of the character Benny's statement that "Bohemia is dead".http://www.siteforrent.com/abouttheshow/the-story-of-rent.html RENT: The Broadway Tour The song features the characters of 'Rent' listing ideas, people, trends, and other symbols of bohemianism and shouting out what and who inspires them, such as jazz poet Langston Hughes and counterculture-era comedian Lenny Bruce.
The song is broken into two parts, labeled "La Vie Bohme A" and "La Vie Bohme B"; between the two halves of the song is an interlude ("I Should Tell You") featuring a romantic duet between the characters Roger and Mimi, during which they each learn that the other is HIV+ and tentatively decide to begin a relationship together. In the stage musical, the second part of the song opens with a brief dialogue between the characters Maureen and Joanne discussing a protest instigated by Maureen earlier in the play, before the cast continues the celebration of bohemianism.
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Category:1996 songs
Category:Idina Menzel songs
Category:List songs
Category:Song recordings produced by Arif Mardin
Category:Songs from Rent (musical)
Category:Songs written by Jonathan Larson
Category:Bohemianism
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