Having been stuck in a community theater pit orchestra playing Hello, Dolly! recently. A very conservative list for a conservative genre ...
"Somewhere," West Side Story"Put On Your Sunday Clothes," Hello, Dolly!"I Got Lost In His Arms," Annie Get Your Gun"The Music and the Mirror," A Chorus Line"Home," The Wiz"Mack the Knife," Threepenny Opera"Sunrise, Sunset," Fiddler on the Roof"Being Alive," Company"I've Never Been In Love Before," Guys and Dolls"Magic To Do," Pippin
― sir-mounter (Eric H.), Tuesday, 21 July 2009 02:44 (fifteen years ago)
1. "send in the clowns"2-10. TBD
― hallmark race cards (donna rouge), Tuesday, 21 July 2009 03:02 (fifteen years ago)
springtime for hitler?
― ian, Tuesday, 21 July 2009 03:09 (fifteen years ago)
it turns out i really don't know very many show tunes! i do like all of the following a great deal:
"i know him so well" (chess)"don't cry for me, argentina" (evita)"the frug" and "hey! big spender" (sweet charity <---i played in the pit when my HS performed this so i'm somewhat partial to all the music here)"they were you" (the fantasticks)
― hallmark race cards (donna rouge), Tuesday, 21 July 2009 03:13 (fifteen years ago)
That's about as many responses as I expected.
― sir-mounter (Eric H.), Tuesday, 21 July 2009 13:37 (fifteen years ago)
has bozelka seen this thread? i suspect he'll have things to contribute
― hallmark race cards (donna rouge), Tuesday, 21 July 2009 19:19 (fifteen years ago)
worthy nu-musical contenders:
Avenue Q - "Everyone's A Little Bit Racist", "The Internet Is For Porn", "It Sucks To Be You", "If You Were Gay"Wicked - "Popular", "Defying Gravity", "I'm Not That Girl"
― Lisa Simpson = a fictional bitch (HI DERE), Tuesday, 21 July 2009 19:22 (fifteen years ago)
Dan, make with the full list. I know you can.
― sir-mounter (Eric H.), Tuesday, 21 July 2009 19:34 (fifteen years ago)
A heterosexual man's memory:
I Got A Horse Right Here, His Name is Paul RevereIt's A Hard Knock Life For UsI Thought About The GameDames101 Lbs of FunDoe a DeerWhat's The BuzzTry Not To Get Worried39 LashesAlabama Song (Whisky Bar)
― Fox Force Five Punchline (sexyDancer), Tuesday, 21 July 2009 19:35 (fifteen years ago)
My list would definitely include:
"Maria" - West Side Story"Climb Every Mountain" - The Sound of Music"Everyone's A Little Bit Racist" - Avenue Q"And I Am Telling You" - Dreamgirls"Somewhere" - West Side Story"Brand New Day" - The Wiz"Bali Hai" - South Pacific
It is likely something from Fiddler, My Fair Lady and A Light at the Piazza would feature as well. It's also difficult for me not to make a list of all West Side Story music as that's far and away my favorite show.
― Lisa Simpson = a fictional bitch (HI DERE), Tuesday, 21 July 2009 19:49 (fifteen years ago)
I did but I hate Broadway and love Hollywood/not a big theater guy and worship film. So anything I'd contribute would come from the big screen save for the few cast recordings I have. I kinda dig Company but goddamn grow some buttcheeks, Sondheim!
― Kevin John Bozelka, Tuesday, 21 July 2009 19:58 (fifteen years ago)
I don't know Sweeny Todd that well otherwise I'd include something from that.
― Lisa Simpson = a fictional bitch (HI DERE), Tuesday, 21 July 2009 20:00 (fifteen years ago)
It's also difficult for me not to make a list of all West Side Story music as that's far and away my favorite show.
Yeah, I arbitrarily did a one-per-show rule, otherwise "Tonight" and "America" would've joined "Somewhere."
― sir-mounter (Eric H.), Tuesday, 21 July 2009 20:42 (fifteen years ago)
yes def those, plus "Cool" and "When You're A Jet" and "Gee, Officer Krupke" and "A Boy Like That/I Have A Love"...
That show rules so hard
― Lisa Simpson = a fictional bitch (HI DERE), Tuesday, 21 July 2009 20:45 (fifteen years ago)
I mean, the worst song in the show is "One Hand, One Heart". Wow.
Man this thread is killing me. Only 10 for the whole genre? Kidding, right? Here's 10 just for Cole Porter:
Anything GoesI Concentrate On YouNight And DayLove For SaleDon't Fence Me InFrom This Moment OnJust One Of Those ThingsI've Got You Under My SkinLet's Do It, Let's Fall In LoveYou'd Be So Nice To Come Home To
― dad a, Wednesday, 22 July 2009 15:25 (fifteen years ago)
I know it's 'opera' but there are several songs on Porgy and Bess (especially as sung by Ella and Louis) that would make my top ten, 'Ain't Necessarily So', 'Summertime', 'I Got Plenty of Nothin' and there are an equal number of songs from 'My Fair Lady' and 'Gigi'.
― Le présent se dégrade, d'abord en histoire, puis en (Michael White), Wednesday, 22 July 2009 15:30 (fifteen years ago)
Why the quotes around "opera"? That's what "Porgy and Bess" is.
― Lisa Simpson = a fictional bitch (HI DERE), Wednesday, 22 July 2009 15:31 (fifteen years ago)
It is an opera but in a very American vernacular that, by the time you get to the recording by Ella and Satchmo, has as much in common w/showtunes as with Verdi, imso. I mean no offense and I'm not that hung up on nomenclature but I tend to think of P&B as 'showtunes'.
― Le présent se dégrade, d'abord en histoire, puis en (Michael White), Wednesday, 22 July 2009 15:34 (fifteen years ago)
Alright, I'll give it a whirl...
1. "Aquarius" Hair2. "If Ever I Would Leave You" Camelot3. "Tornado" The Wiz4. "I Can Do That" A Chorus Line5. "Gee, Officer Krupke" West Side Story6. "I Cain't So No'" Oklahoma7. "Balil Hai" South Pacific8. "I'm Black/Ain't Got No" Hair9. "Day By Day" Godspell10. "My Friends" Sweeney Todd
― Alex in NYC, Wednesday, 22 July 2009 16:27 (fifteen years ago)
Yeah, this is way tough.
"You Must Meet My Wife," A Little Night Music "On the Street Where You Live," My Fair Lady "My Funny Valentine," Babes in Arms"Someone to Watch Over Me," Oh, Kay! "Night and Day," Gay Divorce "Somewhere," West Side Story "If I Were a Bell," Guys and Dolls "Manhattan," Garrick Gaieties "Summertime," Porgy and Bess "Stool Boom," Red, White, and Blaine
― jaymc, Wednesday, 22 July 2009 17:01 (fifteen years ago)
'La chanson des jumelles' - Les Demoiselles de Rochefort
― Le présent se dégrade, d'abord en histoire, puis en (Michael White), Wednesday, 22 July 2009 17:46 (fifteen years ago)
"Stool Boom," Red, White, and Blaine
Ha! It's only in the outtakes, but "This Mighty River" is pretty epic.
― sir-mounter (Eric H.), Wednesday, 22 July 2009 17:50 (fifteen years ago)
"Somewhere", West Side Story"Some People", Gypsy"Anything Goes", Kiss Me Kate"Don't Rain on My Parade", Funny Girl"I Enjoy Being a Girl", Flower Drum Song"I Don't Know How To Love Him", Jesus Christ Superstar (does this count?)"On the Street Where You Live", My Fair Lady"Summertime", Porgy & Bess/"My Favourite Things", The Sound of Music"You'll Never Walk Alone", Carousel
― Stop wishing death on people just for the cool thread titles (Myonga Vön Bontee), Wednesday, 22 July 2009 20:16 (fifteen years ago)