“Close Every Door To Me” performed by Donny Osmond as Joseph. From the 1999 film version of 'Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat’ with Lyrics by Tim Rice & Music by Andrew Lloyd Webber.
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Lyrics
Close ev’ry door to me,
Hide all the world from me
Bar all the windows
And shut out the light.
Do what you want with me,
Hate me and laugh at me
Darken my daytime
And torture my night.
If my life were important i
Would ask “will I live or die?”
But I know the answers lie
Far from this world.
Close ev’ry door to me,
Keep those I love from me
Children of Israel are never alone
For I know I shall find
My own peace of mind,
For I have been promised
A land of my own.
Close ev’ry door to me,
Hide all the world from me
Bar all the windows
And shut out the light.
Just give me a number
Instead of my name,
Forget all about me
And let me decay.
I do not matter,
I’m only one person
Destroy me completely,
Then throw me away.
If my life were important I
Would ask “will I live or die?”
But I know the answers lie
Far from this world.
Close every door to me,
Keep those I love from me
Children of Israel
Are never alone
For we know we shall find our own piece of mind
For we have been promised, a
Land of our own
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In the summer of 1967, Andrew Lloyd Webber was asked by Alan Doggett, head of the Music Department at Colet court, St Paul’s Junior School who taught his younger brother, Julian, to write a ‘pop cantata’ for the school choir to sing at their Easter end of term concert.
Andrew immediately approached his friend Tim Rice to ask if he would write lyrics for the project. After toying with ideas about spies, 007′s and the like, Tim suggested the story of Joseph.
The first performance of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat was on a cold winter afternoon on 1st March 1968 at the Old Assembly Hall, Colet Court, Hammersmith.
Accompanied by the School orchestra and conducted by Alan Doggett, the performance was only 15 minutes long.
It was such a success that a second performance was arranged on 12th May 1968 at Central Hall, Westminster, where Andrew’s father was the organist. Julian Lloyd Webber gave a classical recital in the first half, along with Bill Lloyd Webber. The audience of approximately 2,500 consisted mainly of parents of the Colet Court boys. To Andrew and Tim’s surprise, Derek Jewell, Jazz and Pop Critic for The Sunday Times, saw the show and wrote a favourable review of Joseph, which appeared on 19th May 1968. A third performance took place on 9th November 1968 at St Paul’s Cathedral, where Joseph was expanded to include songs such as ‘Potiphar’ for the first time.
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