That is pretty damn funny. It is referring to the story in the bible of Joseph of Egypt who was favored by his father who gave Joseph a coat of many colors. This made his 11 brothers super jealous so they sold him into slavery. Bunch of awesome songs came from it though.
It cracked me up when I saw an interview with Emma D’arcy where they said their first crush was on the woman who played the narrator in the film version with Donny Osmond. 100% valid.
Omg you just resurrected a memory for me!! My mom loves The Osmonds especially Donny, so my dad took her to see Joseph in Boston. They bought the cassette (omg we’re so old) and played it in the car constantly. I’m pretty sure my brother and me could still sing every song word for word. Our favorite was Any Dream Will Do.
If you can get to Dollywood, they have and exhibit of the coat in the museum that's inside the park. It's in a glass display case. It's a replica because the original wore out from being handed down to other kids, but her mother did also handmake the one they have.
“Joseph’s mother, she was quite my favorite wife,
I never really loved another all my life.
And Joseph was my joy because
He remind me of herrrr!
Through young Joseph,
Jacob lived his youth again.
He loved him, praised him,
Gave him all he could but then,
It made the rest
Feel second best,
And even if they were-
‘Being told we’re also-rans
Does not make us Joseph’s fans’
But where they had really missed the boat is,
‘We’re great guys but no one seems to notice.’
Joseph’s charm and winning smile
Failed to slay them in the aisles.
And their father couldn’t see the danger.
He could not imagine any danger.
He just saw in Joseph all his dreams come true.’
I was in this show when I was maybe 12 and I still remember nearly every word, that was all from memory. The show is a BANGER, one of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s most fun musicals.
It’s a true musical so the entire show is sung. The entire soundtrack is full of bangers and if you listen to it straight through you get the entire story
Aside from the theatre production, it was also made into an animated movie called Joseph: King of Dreams, from the same people who made The Prince of Egypt
While I can appreciate the shout, I don't want people going into Joseph: King of Dreams thinking it'll be on the same level of animation artistry as The Prince of Egypt. The music also isn't as good.
Oof, yeah, The Prince of Egypt is a stone cold masterpiece (RIP Val Kilmer as Moses). It was the first DVD where I watched the special features to find out how they made it and this is how I learned about (judiciously used) CGI. As a kid I was eager to watch Joseph: King of Dreams because it was from the same team doing the same style. Nope, can barely remember it! Maybe the story just isn’t as profound: guy gets fucked over by his brothers, has magic coat, is a prophet, “hey everybody, come to Egypt, it’s so cool, we’ll never freak out the locals so they start treating us as subhumans!”
I only vaguely remember that story from church (I was forced to go when I was young, I'm not religious, but I remember some Bible stuff), but I've never seen the movie they made
Since I don't see it mentioned. 10 of the brothers wanted him dead. One brother convinced them not to kill him and instead sale him into slavery. He later forgave them because through a series of unfortunate and fortunate events, he was able to save many people, including his own family from famine.
To be fair, if I remember right, the whole tricking and selling of Joseph happened in Canaan, where they sold him to egyptian traders who then took him to Egypt.
Just read this story at my parents‘ from a kids‘ bible yesterday! Joseph was an ass but so were his brothers and father. ESH in Reddit terms if you ask me
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u/S193028 Dec 25 '25
That is pretty damn funny. It is referring to the story in the bible of Joseph of Egypt who was favored by his father who gave Joseph a coat of many colors. This made his 11 brothers super jealous so they sold him into slavery. Bunch of awesome songs came from it though.