Favorite songs by...

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You are amazing! How long did this take you to do? (What am I saying? It probably took YOU about 3 minutes.)


Penny

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*bows to Twelvy's knowledge*

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I'm going to answer this challenge, but it's going to take me a while!!!!!!

(Oooh, my new computer just got here. I have to go and get acquainted. This thread will be my first big assignment on the new one.)

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Yay for the new computer!!

I love new "toys." NOTE TO ALL: Feel free to look stuff up. I wouldn't call that cheating at all! Just Google these names listed and I'm sure you'll get a list of their songs on some site. Then you can pick your favorite from these lists.

EDIT:

*hugs Rathy tightly*

God, love you! You just made my day. Hell, my whole WEEKEND.

*hugs Rathy again*

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Updated On: 6/3/06 at 12:27 PM

Stephen Sondheim - "Could I Leave You?" Follies
Cole Porter - "So In Love" Kiss Me Kate
Stephen Schwartz - "By My Side" Godspell
Andrew Lloyd Webber - "Unexpected Song" Song And Dance
Rodgers & Hart - "Where or When," Babes In Arms
Rodgers & Hammerstein - "Bali H'ai" South Pacific
Jerome Kern - "Smoke Gets In Your Eyes"
George & Ira Gershwin - "A Foggy Day"
Irving Berlin - "How Deep Is The Ocean"
Cy Coleman - "You Can Always Count On Me" City of Angels
Jule Styne - "People" Funny Girl
Frank Loesser - "Adelaide's Lament" Guys And Dolls
Leonard Bernstein - "Somewhere" West Side Story
Kander & Ebb - "Maybe This Time" Cabaret
Dietz & Schwartz - "Dancing In the Dark" The Band Wagon
Warren & Dubin - "About A Quarter To Nine" 42nd Street
Jerry Herman - "Ribbons Down My Back" Hello Dolly
Ashman & Menken - "Somewhere That's Green" Little Shop Of Horrors
Comden & Green - I wasn't aware they wrote the music for any songs. Just lyrics...
Harold Arlen - "Stormy Weather"
Lerner & Loewe - "Almost Like Being In Love," Brigadoon

Great choices guys!

re: Comden & Green---They DID write only lyrics.

And Bernstein, Arlen, Webber & Kern (also listed) wrote only music.

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Updated On: 6/4/06 at 01:12 PM

Wow Wendy, almost every one of your choices was like second or third on my list - songs that I ALMOST put...

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LOL--And I'll confess that reading your list I went "Oh yeah...I forgot about that one...that's great too!"

Some of these were REALLY difficult to pick just one....there are so many favorites...

And then for others...well.....let's just say, not so difficult!

Thanks B12B! This was fun!

Stephen Sondheim: "The Road You Didn't Take", FOLLIES
Cole Porter: "Blow Gabriel Blow", ANYTHING GOES
Stephen Schwartz: "Gifts of Love", THE BAKER'S WIFE
Andrew Lloyd Webber: "Surrender", SUNSET BLVD
Rodgers & Hart: "Falling in Love With Love", THE BOYS FROM SYRACUSE
Rodgers & Hammerstein: "Cockeyed Optimist", SOUTH PACIFIC
Jerome Kern: "Make Believe", SHOW BOAT
George & Ira Gershwin: "Jilted", OF THEE I SING
Irving Berlin: "Washington Square Dance", CALL ME MADAM
Cy Coleman: "You Can Always Count On Me", CITY OF ANGELS
Jules Styne: "Some People", GYPSY
Frank Loesser: "Rosabella", THE MOST HAPPY FELLA
Leonard Bernstein: "A Boy Like That", WEST SIDE STORY
Kander & Ebb: "The Money Tree", THE ACT
Dietz & Schwartz: "Dancing in the Dark", THE BAND WAGON
Warren & Dubin: "A Quarter to Nine", 42ND STREET
Jerry Herman: "Each Tomorrow Morning", DEAR WORLD
Ashman & Menken: "Somewhere That's Green", LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS
Comden & Green: "Our Private World", ON THE 20TH CENTURY
Harold Arlen: "Come Rain or Come Shine", (?)
Lerner & Loewe: "I Could Have Danced All Night", MY FAIR LADY

Jason Robert Brown: "Do It Alone", PARADE
William Finn: "Holding to the Ground", FALSETTOLAND
Adam Guettel: "Awaiting You", MYTHS AND HYMNS
Michael John LaChiusa: "People Like Us", THE WILD PARTY
Marvin Hamlisch: "Nothing", A CHORUS LINE
Jones and Schmidt: "Metaphor", THE FANTASTICKS
Maury Yeston: "Love Can't Happen", GRAND HOTEL
Boublil/Schoenberg: "I Dreamed a Dream", LES MISERABLES
Aherns/Flaherty: "Back to Before", RAGTIME
Strouse: "Nothing Will Hurt Us Again", RAGS
Jerry Adler: "A Little Brains, A Little Talent", DAMN YANKEES

Updated On: 6/3/06 at 06:58 PM

I'm glad some of you are having fun with this! It made me stop and think too (even if I did rattle them off fairly quickly, I had been pondering my choices for days now, while listening to Ella's great vocals)... and I agree that if you asked me tomorrow, I would probably have a different song title or two for you.

Erika--I know what you mean about giving the music "the glory" when it comes to songwriting. There are plenty of other worthy "lyricists-only" that I've left out that definitely belonged in that crowd... most glaringly: Johnny Mercer! Although he did occasionally the write music too, he is known primarily for his contribution to America's "Songbook" as a lyricist.

I also know that I left some other highly respected songwriters out. Some, because they're still starting out in my eyes, and I can only assume (and hope) that the best is yet to come from them. And some are new enough (at least to me) on the scene that I've only heard a handful of their songs, and feel strange about picking a best from 2 or 3 numbers. But, hey, why NOT throw these into the mix and ponder their efforts, as well?

So, I'll add my choices in for the annexed bunch, as much as I feel able to make a decision:

Jason Robert Brown: n/a
William Finn: "Sitting Watching Jason Play Baseball," Falsettos
Adam Guettel: "Fable," The Light in the Piazza
Michael John LaChiusa: n/a
Marvin Hamlisch: "I Still Believe In Love," They're Playing Our Song (don't base it on the OBCR though!)
Jones and Schmidt: "I Can See It," The Fantastiks
Maury Yeston: "The Bells of Saint Sebastian," Nine
Boublil/Schoenberg: "I Dreamed a Dream," Les Miz
Aherns/Flaherty: "Ragtime," Ragtime
Strouse: "Tomorrow," Annie
Jerry Adler: "Hey There," Pajama Game

...And Johnny Mercer: "Something's Gotta Give" (he also wrote the music to this one!)

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Fabrizio2 --- God bless you for mentioning "Little Prince" by Lerner & Loewe. The movie tanked, but that song still makes me tear up almost every time I hear it. Great choice.

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