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Post by Deleted on Sept 3, 2016 17:45:46 GMT
Over on WOS there's a recurring article where someone (I've usually not heard of) lists their top five show tunes. Are they instructed to choose the most obscure songs or what? Most of the songs I have never heard of either... And I'd like to think I know a little bit about musicals. Obviously nowhere near enough. What's wrong with Heaven on their Minds, I Dreamed a Dream, Being Alive, Memory and Anthem? All right, all right, they are performed time and time again but...
No showing off (listing the most obscure songs from obscure musicals) now.
The Top Five?
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Post by synchrony on Sept 3, 2016 20:22:24 GMT
Very difficult! So much depends on mood.
Overture/The Children of the Sky (Hunting of the Snark)
Waiting and Hoping (Napoleon)
Maybe This Time (Cabaret)
For Good (Wicked)
My Time of Day/I've Never Been in Love Before (Guys and Dolls)
Honorable mention also to The School Song (Matilda), for having the most amazing lyrics despite not being my favourite tune.
And I already want to change my mind to somehow also include Gethsemane!
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Post by Michael on Sept 3, 2016 22:43:52 GMT
Very good question, caiaphas.  Going by songs I've most often listened to, removing duplicate songs and ignoring the one non-musical song in there, that's, that'd be my Top 5 show tunes according to my iTunes Top 25 playlist: 1, Memphis Lives In Me 2, Steal Your Rock'n'Roll 3, Radio 4, Everybody Wants To Be Black On A Saturday Night 5, Cool Rider However, after spending some more thoughts on this topic, I'd come up with these instead (in no particular order): Memphis Lives In Me from Memphis Proud Of Your Boy from Aladdin If I Can't Love Her from Beauty and the Beast Don't Forget Me from Bombshell/Smash So Much Better from Legally Blonde |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 4, 2016 1:16:11 GMT
I actually struggled to put these in order...
1. Being Mrs Banks - Mary Poppins OLC (Linzi Hateley)
2. As If We Never Said Goodbye - Sunset Boulevard (Glenn Close)
3. Someday - Hunchback of Notre Dame (American Cast) (Although I do love the epicness of the German cast recording, but the American one wins as I don't speak a word of German)
4. Shall We Dance - King and I (prefer the 2015 Broadway Cast)
5. You Will Not Touch Him/This Is The Hour - Miss Saigon
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Sept 4, 2016 8:13:35 GMT
'A Handbag?' from Ernest In Love (Lee Pockriss' score is to diiiiiiiiiie for!) But top of the list is 'Elisabeth, Open Up My Angel' from Elisabeth das Musical! an Austrian musical based on the life of Empress Elisabeth of the Austro-Hungarian empire. But you knew that of course.  |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 4, 2016 8:22:03 GMT
Suddenly Seymour - Little shop of horrors
One- A chorus line
Together wherever we go -Gypsy
Wouldn't it be loverly- My fair lady
Good morning Baltimore - Hairsray
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Post by Deleted on Sept 4, 2016 11:17:06 GMT
In no particular order:
It's All Over - Dreamgirls
I'm Here - The Color Purple
You Will Not Touch Him - Miss Saigon
I Still Believe - Miss Saigon
Burn - Hamilton
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Post by DuchessConstance on Sept 4, 2016 13:18:00 GMT
I'm ridiculously ignorant about musical theatre, so this is a pretty limited list.
I Believe: Book of Mormon.
The Smell of Rebellion - Matilda.
Luck be a Lady - Guys and Dolls
Memory - Cats.
Take Back Your Mink - Guys and Dolls.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 4, 2016 13:30:52 GMT
1. Helpless - Hamilton
2. I Could Write a Book - Pal Joey
3. Wait For It - Hamilton
4. Unworthy of Your Love - Assassins
5. Champagne - In the Heights
Lady's Maid from Titanic and The World Will Know from Newsies were both close too.
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Post by confessor on Sept 4, 2016 14:19:45 GMT
If I were just to go for the five I am currently listening to most often, it's probably:
1. Colored Woman - Memphis
2. She Used To Be Mine - Waitress
3. I Can Do Better Than That - The Last Five Years
4. I Will Prevail - Wonderland
5. You Haven't Seen The Last Of Me - Burlesque
But if I were to choose an all time top five that would be completely different and would require a lot more thought!
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Post by theglenbucklaird on Sept 4, 2016 15:21:07 GMT
You'll Never Walk Alone - any version sung by a lone choirboy
Doe a deer - Scotland togger fans
Somewhere Over a Rainbow - Garland
Hopelessly Devoted - Newton-John
In My Life - Sean Connery spoken version
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Post by Deleted on Sept 4, 2016 15:26:11 GMT
Fascinating so far in that no two posters have named the same song...!
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Post by theglenbucklaird on Sept 4, 2016 15:30:29 GMT
Fascinating so far in that no two posters have named the same song...! They have now, Kevin and me are both big fans of the Sound of Music. Kevin used the correct title |
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Post by clair on Sept 4, 2016 15:41:21 GMT
Difficult one but, in no particular order
Dulcinea (Man of La Mancha) - Howard Keel
Tell Me It's Not True (Blood Brothers) - Lyn Paul
The Perfect Year (Sunset Boulevard) - Elaine Paige
Unexpected Song (Song and Dance) - Julia McKenzie
Saturday Night/Rippers Going To Get You (Jack the Ripper) - OLC
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Post by Deleted on Sept 4, 2016 15:52:52 GMT
Difficult one but, in no particular order Dulcinea (Man of La Mancha) - Howard Keel Tell Me It's Not True (Blood Brothers) - Lyn Paul The Perfect Year (Sunset Boulevard) - Elaine Paige Unexpected Song (Song and Dance) - Julia McKenzie Saturday Night/Rippers Going To Get You (Jack the Ripper) - OLC Some interesting singers you name here, clair. Is there a recording of Lyn Paul in Blood Brothers? |
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Post by clair on Sept 4, 2016 16:46:25 GMT
Sadly not although I know many people have asked her to record it. It does mean I try to see it on tour whenever Lyn Paul's in it as, for me, she's the ultimate Mrs J. I think the Jack the Ripper cd release recently was perhaps the most excited I've ever been for a recording as I love the show and it again had always meant getting to any productions near me to hear the songs!
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Post by haz23 on Sept 4, 2016 17:20:26 GMT
This is so hard!
Johanna (Reprise) - Sweeney Todd
Without You - RENT
Everything's Coming Up Roses - Gypsy
Getting Married Today - Company
No One Is Alone - Into The Woods
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Post by greeny11 on Sept 4, 2016 19:00:12 GMT
You Can't Stop The Beat from Hairspray
Raise You Up/Just Be from Kinky Boots
Phantom of the Opera from the musical of the same name
She Used To Be Mine from Waitress
Seeing You from Groundhog Day
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Post by Deleted on Sept 5, 2016 22:04:23 GMT
Difficult choice but today I came up with these five songs.
Anything Can Happen - Mary Poppins
Comedy Tonight - A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Forum
Someone Else's Story - Chess
The Ladies Who Lunch - Company
Oklahoma! - Oklahoma!
It will probably be totally different next week.
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Post by oxfordsimon on Sept 5, 2016 22:30:23 GMT
Almost like being in love - Brigadoon
Tap - The Ballad of Little Mikey (top marks to anyone else who knows this show...)
Being Alive - Company
You're Nothing Without Me - City of Angels
I'd Do Anything for Him - Kiss of the Spiderwoman
Not sure if that is really my top 5 - but it is a cross-section of some tunes/shows I really love
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Post by mistressjojo on Sept 6, 2016 2:46:38 GMT
Gold - Once
Soliliquy - Carousel
Heaven on their Minds - JCS
Stars - Les Miserable
I Am What I Am - La Cage aux Folles
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Post by Deleted on Sept 6, 2016 15:57:59 GMT
Don't rain on my parade - Funny Girl
And I am telling you - Dreamgirls
So much better - Legally Blonde
Listen - Dreamgirls
You can't stop the beat - Hairspray
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Post by talkstageytome on Sept 6, 2016 17:17:31 GMT
I love this question. It's hard to get it down to just 5 but this is probably mine...
Memphis Lives In Me - Memphis
Those You've Known - Spring Awakening
You and Me (But Mostly Me) - The Book of Mormon
What do you do with a BA in English - Avenue Q
Legally Blonde (reprise) - Legally Blonde
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Post by vdcni on Sept 6, 2016 19:56:32 GMT
Don't Rain On My Parade - Funny Girl
Everythings Coming Up Roses - Gypsy
I Don't Want To Know - Dear World
As If We Never Said Goodbye - Sunset Boulevard
Losing My Mind - Follies
Just missing out
A Parade In Town - Anyone Can Whistle
If film musicals were included then The Man That Got Away would be there too.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 6, 2016 20:55:48 GMT
Some really interesting choices here... Yes, it is difficult I agree!
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Post by musicalfloozie on Sept 6, 2016 21:29:31 GMT
Wow that's a toughie. I think my top 5 l, without sitting for hours to pick would be.
1. Burn - Hamilton
2. The movie in my mind - Miss Saigon
3. Do you hear the people sing - Les Mis
4. For good - Wicked
5. A musical - Something Rotten.
Maybe, unless I want Lady's Maid from Titanic in. Maybe I need top 50 that's more doable haha.
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Post by Anniek on Sept 7, 2016 7:18:54 GMT
this is impossible
Stars- Les Miserables
I'm not alone - Carrie
Yorktown - Hamilton
Lady's Maid - Titanic
See me - Bare
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Post by CBP1 on Sept 7, 2016 16:06:05 GMT
Far too difficult! Off the top of my head:
1. The School Song, Matilda - Hands down the cleverest song I've ever heard
2. No-one is alone, Into the Woods - Amazing lyrics and melody
3. Tomorrow belongs to me, Cabaret - Such an effective, haunting song.
4. You and me (but mostly me), The Book of Mormon - Couldn't pick a favourite Wicked song so went for this instead
5. Right hand man, Something Rotten - I can't stop listening to this. I can't believe some people think that show is nothing more than slapstick.
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Post by Being Alive on Sept 9, 2016 16:23:14 GMT
In no particular order (as I couldn't possibly do that!)
Defying Gravity - Wicked
One Day More - Les Miserables
As If We Never Said Goodbye - Sunset Boulevard
I'll Be Here - Ordinary Days
I'm Here - The Color Purple
(this will be different tomorrow but these are my current 5)
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Post by Michael on Sept 9, 2016 16:34:40 GMT
(this will be different tomorrow but these are my current 5) Looking forward to seeing you post in this thread every day from tomorrow until eternity  |
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