One Day More Explained

Demain
Type:song
Artist:Les Misérables Ensemble
Album:Les Misérables
Language:French (original)
English Title:One Day More
Published:1980
Genre:
Length:3:36 (London cast recording)
Composer:Claude-Michel Schönberg
Lyricist:

"One Day More" ("French: Demain", Tomorrow, in the original French version) is a song from the 1980 musical Les Misérables. The music was written by Claude-Michel Schönberg, original French lyrics by Alain Boublil and Jean-Marc Natel, with an English-language libretto by Herbert Kretzmer.[1] The song is sung by the entire chorus, using a counterpoint melody.

Les Misérables was originally released as a French-language concept album, as French songwriter Alain Boublil had had the idea to adapt Victor Hugo's novel into a musical while at a performance of the musical Oliver! in London.[2]

The show and the song have been translated into 21 languages, including Japanese, Hebrew, Icelandic, Norwegian, Czech, Polish, Spanish, and Estonian, and there have been 31 cast recordings featuring the song.[3] The London cast version is triple platinum in the UK, for sales of more than 900,000, and platinum in the U.S., for sales of more than one million. The Broadway cast version is quadruple platinum in the U.S. (more than four million sold), where four other versions have also received gold certifications.[4]

In popular culture

In 2012, musical theater performer and composer Michael Bihovsky composed a parody of this song about gluten-free and hypoallergenic food called "One Grain More".[5]

"One Day More" was parodied by the Marsh Family, a British family, in a video that went viral and was covered by NPR. The parody describes the social and economic implications on normal life due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[6]

In 2017, the song was covered by the cast of the Magicians in season 2, episode 9 – Lesser Evils.[7]

"One Day More" was parodied by James Corden and an ensemble of Broadway cast members on January 19, 2021, the last day of the presidency of Donald Trump and day before the inauguration of Joe Biden.[8] The parody's lyrics frequently reference both the COVID pandemic and the events during and after supporters of Trump stormed of the United States Capitol.[9] [10]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Les Misérables at IBDB.com. 29 April 2009.
  2. Book: Behr, Edward . The Complete Book of Les Miserables . 1993. Arcade Publishing . New York . 978-1-55970-156-3 . 51.
  3. Web site: Translations and Cast Recordings. LesMis.com. 6 May 2009. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20090309101814/http://lesmis.com/pages/about/facts_figures_1.htm. 9 March 2009.
  4. Web site: Gold and Platinum RIAA.com. . 19 November 2009. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20070626051113/http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?table=SEARCH_RESULTS. 26 June 2007.
  5. News: Tepper. Rachel. 23 January 2013. 'One Grain More', gluten-free parody Of 'Les Miserables', offers great singing about awful food. Huffington Post. 30 December 2020.
  6. Web site: U.K. Family's Lockdown-Themed Rendition Of 'Les Mis' Is A Delight. 2021-05-17. NPR.org. en.
  7. Web site: So, 'The Magicians' Sang "One Day More" from 'Les Misérables' .
  8. Web site: Shafer. Ellise. 19 January 2021. James Corden Celebrates ' Day ' of Trump With 'Les Misérables' Spoof. Variety. 7 February 2021.
  9. Web site: Legaspi. Althea. 2021-01-20. Watch James Corden, Broadway Stars Mark ' Day ' of Trump. 2021-05-14. Rolling St. en-US.
  10. Web site: Variety. Ellise Shafer. James Corden celebrates ' Day ' of Trump with 'Les Misérables' spoof. 2021-05-14. chicagotribune.com.