What do you think is the best "title" song from a musical (i.e. the song has the same name as the show in which it appears)? Examples include "The Phantom of the Opera," "Kiss of the SpiderWoman," "Jesus Christ Superstar"... And which ones are just plain bad "Title" songs?
Updated On: 2/27/04 at 03:37 PM
"Impossible is just a big word thrown around by small men who find it easier to live in the world they've been given than to explore the power they have to change it. Impossible is not a fact. It's an opinion. Impossible is not a declaration. It's a dare. Impossible is potential. Impossible is temporary. Impossible is nothing.”
~ Muhammad Ali
Two title songs I've seen performed on Broadway completely stand out for me:
Charlie and Algernon -- PJ Benjamin's angry song and dance with a live mouse was both entertaining and chilling.
Dance a Little Closer -- A beautiful song performed by Len Cariou as a lounge singer at a ski resort. It's the brink of World War III and as he sing the couples on the dance floor begin slow dancing, then gradually they just start clinging to each other in fear for their lives.