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Favorite 5 and 1/2 Broadway Showtunes

post #1 of 14
1/17/09 at 11:03pm
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Allright, you pick the number 5 is too short, 51 too long, so I thought that . . .

Well, offhand:

You've Got to Have Heart----------Damn Yankees ( 'Whatever Lola Wants' should not be ignored, either.)
Send In The Clowns-----------------A Little Night Music
Who Can I Turn To? ---------------Roar of the Greasepaint, Smell of The Crowd
Tomorrow-------------------------------Annie (Best one to blast on full to annoy your neighbors, btw.)
They Were You----------------------The Fantasticks
You'll Never Walk Alone----------Carousel. Here's Mario Lanza's version:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=duZneRxX3so
Ol' Man River--------------------------Showboat
Somewhere----------------------------West Side Story

Absolutely Anything in " My Fair Lady. "

And last, for now, The Impossible Dream---Man of La Mancha--this is Brian Stokes Mitchell blowing the roof with it; http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sZE4KGB6Wt4


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Mario
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post #2 of 14
1/18/09 at 7:37am
Mario, with the exception of Tomorrow, I love everything on your list.

I'll add:

Seasons of Love-------------------------------Rent
Try to Remember------------------------------The Fantasticks
Tradition; Sabbath Prayer; To Life--------- Fiddler on the Roof
Don’t Rain on My Parade---------------------Funny Girl
One-----------------------------------------------A Chorus Line
Another I love is Promises, Promises. Here it is, as sung by Dionne Warwick. Total goosebumps.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_KcyEDJ5BLA
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post #3 of 14
1/31/09 at 5:01am
My dad raised me on musicals. On occasion, he used to belt out songs from Oklahoma or South Pacific. He has a great voice, but with his accent, he'd never make it into a musical. I more recently introduced him to "Camelot", "Anything Goes" and Andrew Lloyd Webber.

In no particular order:

1. "Tell Me on a Sunday" -- Song and Dance
2. "O What a Beautiful Morning" -- Oklahoma (I didn't know Hugh Jackman could sing!!)
3. "How to Handle a Woman" -- Camelot (and I guess William Shatner can't.)
4. "Take Me To the Fair" -- Camelot
5. There is Nothing Like a Dame -- South Pacific ("We get letters doused with perfume. We get dizzy from the smell!")

Half. Really almost anything from "South Pacific"

Yeah, 5 and 1/2 isn't enough. I got more!
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post #4 of 14
1/31/09 at 6:25am
I've been meaning to contribute to this one.
I could have 5 1/2 from "The Music Man"!
1. Trouble in River City
2. Till there was you

3. If I was a rich man
4. Sunrise, sunset... both from Fiddler on the Roof

5. If ever I should leave you... from Camelot

Yes, five is not enough. I'm just getting started too.
so
6. Some Enchanted Evening... South Pacific
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post #5 of 14
1/31/09 at 8:44am
I am definitely a sap when it comes to this and easily manipulated as my choices will testify to:

What I Did For Love?---A Chorus Line
Bring Him Home--Les Miserables
Seasons of Love---Rent
Cellblock Tango---Chicago
Nobody's Side---Chess
What's The Buzz---Jesus Christ Superstar
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post #6 of 14
1/31/09 at 4:53pm
Oh, how funny! Aiona and I must have been on the same wavelength because last night I started a list to add to this thread. So far I got:

Guys and Dolls-- everything, but especially no, never mind; just everything
Color and Light-- Sunday in the Park with George
Sunday (end of Act I)-- SitPwG
Big Spender-- Sweet Charity
Try to Remember-- The Fantasticks
By My Side, plus many others from Godspell
Major-General's Song-- Pirates of Penzance
Class-- Chicago
Great Big Stuff--Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
Defying Gravity-- Wicked
You're the Top-- Anything Goes
Let's Misbehave-- Anything Goes
The Ladies Who Lunch-- Company
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post #7 of 14
2/1/09 at 12:01am
Cellblock Tango -- Chicago
Some Enchanted Evening -- South Pacific
People Will Say We're In Love -- Oklahoma!
Out of My Dreams -- Oklahoma!
The Sound of Music (The Hills are Alive w/) -- The Sound of Music
I'd Be Surprisingly Good for You -- Evita
Tonight -- West Side Story
Another Hundred People -- Company
Barcelona -- Company
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post #8 of 14
2/1/09 at 8:42am
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Originally Posted by an_oud_girl View Post

You're the Top-- Anything Goes

I wanted to add that one!
But also, "Buddy Beware" from Anything Goes.
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post #9 of 14
2/1/09 at 10:04am
I'm partial to songs from musicals I participated in...and there are just too many great tunes to list...but I've always LOVED Sunrise, Sunset from Camelot. Evita! is probably my all-time favorite. * Let's not forget all the catchy tunes from Grease
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post #10 of 14
2/1/09 at 4:39pm
Oh, I forgot "Love Song" from Pippin!
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post #11 of 14
2/4/09 at 2:35pm
MY TOP FIVE PICKS:
"Send In The Clowns" from A Little Night Music
"How Are Things in Glocca Morra?" from Finian's Rainbow
"If I Loved You" from Carousel
"Something Good" from The Sound of Music
"Anthem" from Chess

Runners up include: "Seasons of Love" from Rent, "I Am What I Am" from La Cage Aux Folles, "Bosom Buddies" from Mame, "Tradition" from Fiddler on the Roof, "Goodnight, My Someone" from The Music Man, "The Ladies Who Lunch" from Company and "People Will Say We're in Love" from Oklahoma!
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post #12 of 14
12/7/12 at 6:34am
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Originally Posted by ubuandibeme View Post

I'm partial to songs from musicals I participated in...and there are just too many great tunes to list...but I've always LOVED Sunrise, Sunset from Camelot. Evita! is probably my all-time favorite. * Let's not forget all the catchy tunes from Grease

"Sunrise, Sunset" is from "Fiddler on the Roof," ubuandibeme, but I know what you mean. my dad used to sing that to me when I was little before I had ever seen the musical. I know why now.
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post #13 of 14
12/7/12 at 6:54am
"I know Him So Well" from Chess
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post #14 of 14
12/16/12 at 5:04pm
Here's my "1/2"

The Pineapple Song -- Cabaret
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