Sometimes, while I'm driving, I'll spontaneously start singing show tunes
Show tune
A show tune is a song originally written as part of the score of a work of musical theatre, especially if the piece in question has become a standard, more or less detached in most people's minds from the original context. Particular musicals that have yielded popular “show tunes” include:
- Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein's "Oklahoma!, Carousel, South Pacific, The King and I, Flower Drum Song, The Sound of Music"
- Jerome Kern and Hammerstein's "Show
or corrections in the recording process because "I'm a perfectionist and if I start making changes, I'll never stop." As such it is full of humorous errors, including one gag in which Stuart tells his listeners who are driving to work to "close their eyes and envision..." something. (As such, there is a warning label on the box that says, "Do not listen while driving," a joke that doesn't make sense until one has actually listened to the tape.)