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treky · 07-07-2012, 12:55 AM

so, I was watching this episode on ME TV the other night, and even though I've seen it a few dozen times over the years (including on my DVD) I noticed something in the closing credits that I hadn't noticed before for some reason-Marys calipso number-"TRUE MON TRUE"-was written by Morey Amsterdam.

Marvo301 · 07-07-2012, 02:53 PM

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Originally Posted by treky

so, I was watching this episode on ME TV the other night, and even though I've seen it a few dozen times over the years (including on my DVD) I noticed something in the closing credits that I hadn't noticed before for some reason-Marys calipso number-"TRUE MON TRUE"-was written by Morey Amsterdam.

Morey was a trained concert cellist. And besides being a musician and actor he was also a composer. He wrote several specialty songs. Some give him credit for having written "Rum and Coca-cola" though some dispute that claim.

Samme · 07-09-2012, 12:54 AM

It always strikes me as strange that Morey actually was a true writer. I don't know if he was meant to be an old-fashioned hack joke writer on the show but that's how he seemed to me. He didn't seem to be coming up with new lines for the sketches, he'd just rattle 'em off like he was remembering them rather than creating new jokes. Yet Morey, of the three, was the one who actually did write songs and create new material.

07-07-2012, 12:55 AM	#1
treky star trek fan Eternal Member Forum Fanatic Join Date: Feb 25, 2002 Location: Conshohocken, pennsylvania Posts: 14,490	SOMEBODY HAS TO PLAY CLEOPATRA so, I was watching this episode on ME TV the other night, and even though I've seen it a few dozen times over the years (including on my DVD) I noticed something in the closing credits that I hadn't noticed before for some reason-Marys calipso number-"TRUE MON TRUE"-was written by Morey Amsterdam.
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07-09-2012, 12:54 AM	#3
Samme Member Forum Regular Join Date: Dec 01, 2001 Posts: 679	It always strikes me as strange that Morey actually was a true writer. I don't know if he was meant to be an old-fashioned hack joke writer on the show but that's how he seemed to me. He didn't seem to be coming up with new lines for the sketches, he'd just rattle 'em off like he was remembering them rather than creating new jokes. Yet Morey, of the three, was the one who actually did write songs and create new material.