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Post by indis on Jun 15, 2018 20:07:16 GMT
Hass from Elisabeth
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Post by MrsCondomine on Jun 18, 2018 9:25:56 GMT
"A heart full of love." From Les Mis. Diabolically dull and all that pratting around with the railings does my head in. Urrgh. I saw Katie Hall and Gareth Gates(!) do it, the first time I ever saw Les Mis. She sounded like a dying sparrow (and her voice was totally swallowed whenever Gates joined in), and he was nasal and soppy. Horrendous song.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 18, 2018 12:03:48 GMT
"A heart full of love." From Les Mis. Diabolically dull and all that pratting around with the railings does my head in. Urrgh. I saw Katie Hall and Gareth Gates(!) do it, the first time I ever saw Les Mis. She sounded like a dying sparrow (and her voice was totally swallowed whenever Gates joined in), and he was nasal and soppy. Horrendous song.
But it contains that beautiful line, sung by Eponine, "He was never mine to lose..." which is echoed so tenderly when the song is reprised briefly in Every Day. Jean Valjean sings of Cosette, "She was never mine to keep..."
And it ends with the lovers singing, "For it isn't a dream, Not a dream after all..." reminding us that Fantine once dreamed a dream...
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Post by d'James on Jun 22, 2018 10:32:55 GMT
Lady’s Maid in Titanic. I don’t mind it on the soundtrack but the I’ve never enjoyed it in the show. Changed my mind. I don’t even like the recording. It’s come up a couple of times now on shuffle and it just annoys me. It’s a shame because I like the idea of it but I find the execution annoying.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 22, 2018 14:53:33 GMT
The King George songs from Hamilton. In the show they felt a little bit jarring and I didn’t really find his moments very funny of award winning, and I always skip them when listing to the album.
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Post by Phantom of London on Jun 22, 2018 15:11:28 GMT
Empty chairs at empty tables Also for me - Stars.
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Post by oxfordsimon on Jun 22, 2018 15:35:59 GMT
In addition to my previously mentioned 'Castle on a Cloud', I would have to add 'Wishing You Were Somehow Here Again' and 'Greenfinch and Linnet Bird'
There are some fantastic soprano songs out there - but these two are just painful. Christine just warbles on and on - losing more of my sympathy with each and every bar. And then Johanna is burdened with a weak tune and weaker lyrics. Both pieces just reinforce a stereotype of a weak woman needing a strong man.
I appreciate that both characters are in extreme circumstances - but these songs do them no favours.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 22, 2018 15:37:04 GMT
Johanna's meant to be a stereotype though.
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Post by indis on Jun 22, 2018 15:53:49 GMT
Bring him home - Les Mis American Dream - Miss Saigon
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Post by MrsCondomine on Jun 25, 2018 13:36:18 GMT
Empty chairs at empty tables Also for me - Stars. Oh nooooo, Stars is my favourite!! It don't half make me cry. Poor old Javert, just trying to do his job.
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Post by peggysue on Jun 25, 2018 14:44:10 GMT
Send in the Clowns - A Little Night Music
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Post by Someone in a tree on Jun 25, 2018 14:50:31 GMT
As crazy as it is but I adore Anyone can whistle. But I always skip over Simple (it’s too clever) and also I’ve got you to lean on (Too much material for what it is trying to say). But great score especially Come play wiz me.
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Post by Phantom of London on Jun 25, 2018 19:54:06 GMT
Oh nooooo, Stars is my favourite!! It don't half make me cry. Poor old Javert, just trying to do his job. It didn't help when Russell Crowe murdered the song, that man should never be let near a microphone again!!! Send in the Clowns - A Little Night Music Love the song, but I have heard so many appalling versions on the Elaine Paige show.
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Post by MrsCondomine on Jul 2, 2018 15:14:28 GMT
Wall in My Head from Everybody's Talking About Jamie (after he receives the high heels from his mum and Ray) is now on my list.
It feels almost like it comes too soon in the production to generate much emotion, it's just BOOM Jamie's angsty.
Then his trepidation at wearing the high heels is just repeated in his dialogue/song with Pritti soon after.I know it's character development but still.
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Post by paplazaroo on Jul 2, 2018 20:08:04 GMT
Batboy - children children Sweeney Todd - green finch and linnet bird Chicago - class Carousel - a real nice clam bake
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Post by crabtree on Jul 2, 2018 21:18:22 GMT
I would definitely say again, 'Liaisons' from Little Night music. It is never ending and doesn't seem to get anywhere, let alone get anywhere at other than a snail's pace, but, but Gay Soper singing it in the Chester Storyhouse has made me re-evaluate it. I still don't love it but she made it very interesting.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 2, 2018 21:32:23 GMT
I love the score of Kinky Boots, but if I were to say one song that was the dull point in the show, it would most definately be In This Corner in Act 2 during the boxing match. Usually yesm the actor playing the Angel who sings it is amazing, but the scene itself matched with the song goes on just a bit too long for the amount of story it tells.
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Post by littlefluffychick on Jul 2, 2018 22:32:38 GMT
Les Mis - I dreamed a dream and Master of the House Miss Saigon - Anything Ellan sings Wicked - Thank Goodness and all of the Wizard’s songs Kinky Boots - Soul of a man Cats - Gus the Theatre cat song Sunset Boulevard - Salome Bend it like Beckham - First Touch Annie - You’re never fully dressed without a smile Matilda - Loud Lion King - All of the hyena songs
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Post by MrsCondomine on Jul 3, 2018 10:46:33 GMT
I just remembered that the whole of Once bores the pants off me.
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Post by Negamuse on Jul 3, 2018 20:10:23 GMT
The one in Phantom with everyone singing about raising your hand to the level of your eyes. Is there more than one? Well, all of them.
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Post by japhun on Jul 3, 2018 22:10:00 GMT
I just remembered that the whole of Once bores the pants off me. My thoughts exactly!
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Post by Deleted on Jul 4, 2018 5:49:20 GMT
Never has a show been so overhyped and overrated as Wicked. So when I got round to seeing it, all the songs were a massive disappointment. But if I never hear Popular again it’ll be too soon. And if I have to listen to EP playing yet another rendition of someone screeching their way through Defying Gravity I swear I’ll... defy gravity.
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Post by Someone in a tree on Aug 16, 2018 11:36:47 GMT
My fair lady I constantly have on skip mode
Songs for Eliza’s, Freddie, servants, Ascot and the embassy I adore.
But Higgins is such a misogynistic that it’s unbearable to listen to.
As tuneful as Dads songs they are bit cockney-Knees up for me which makes me want to chunder!
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Post by undeuxtrois on Aug 16, 2018 13:35:10 GMT
My Fair Lady- The Rain in Spain The Sound of Music- The Lonely Goatherd Chicago- We Both Reached For The Gun Annie Get Your Gun- You Can't Get A Man With A Gun Oklahoma- I Can't Say No and The Farmer And The Cowman Dear Evan Hansen- Anybody Have A Map South Pacific- Dites-Moi
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Post by daniel on Aug 16, 2018 13:40:42 GMT
Shuffle off to Buffalo from 42nd Street.
*shudders*
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Post by Deleted on Aug 16, 2018 15:30:27 GMT
Tradditoooon. Jaded memories of the high school production. Scared for life.
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