Songs that tell a story...

[Juliash]

Posted: 4/3/08 at 5:02pm

OK...so my voice teacher has themed recitals every spring and the upcoming recital's theme is songs that tell a story...

A lot of the boys are having trouble finding songs that qualify...anyone have ideas???

[BkCollector]

Posted: 4/3/08 at 5:17pm

"What am I doing" and "One of the Good Guys" from Closer than Ever

"Beer" (kinda) from Is There Life After High School

Gesticulate from Kismet is the very essence of that, telling stories.

[Pippin]

Posted: 4/3/08 at 5:40pm

Schmuel song- last five years

sad tale of the Beauxhommes- once on this island

the ballad of Lucy and Jesse- Follies

today for you - Rent

tom- Hello again

central Park- see what I wanna see

Coffee- See what I wanna see

opening of "into the woods"

poor thing- sweeney

Horton hears a who- suessical

the one feather tail of gertrude mcfuzz- suessical

amayzing mayzie- suessical

all for you- suessical

icarus- myths and hymns

pegasus- myths and hymns

sisyphus- myths and hymns

a trip to the library- she loves me

does it matter if it's first or third person?

[Juliash]

Posted: 4/3/08 at 5:42pm

Well, firstly it should work well completely out of context, which I don't really think Sad Tale of the Beauxhommes does, it should also be a solo, and it doesn't matter if its in first or third person.

I'd also really need songs for guys more than girls...

OH and not too too hard. Like, Myths and Hymns is pretty much out of the question for the boys at my studio.
Updated On: 4/3/08 at 05:42 PM

[Pippin]

Posted: 4/3/08 at 5:45pm

oh

lol. becuase i was just about to write "elegies" as well, so that kills that idea.

[Pippin]

Posted: 4/3/08 at 5:48pm

the night that goldman spoke at union square from ragtime is perfect for a guy

also- the phone call from Lucky Stiff

[Weez]

Posted: 4/3/08 at 6:12pm

Perhaps 'Race You To The Top Of The Morning' from 'The Secret Garden'. Perfect musical bedtime story for me, especially the way Anthony Warlow and/Philip Quast sing it. :3 Philip Quast sang an amusing one about the Emperor's New Clothes when he did Live at the Donmar. 'The King's New Clothes' by Frank Loesser. Could be worth hunting down!

God Philip Quast is so sexy... *melts*

[Weez]

Posted: 4/3/08 at 6:14pm

In fact, Frank Loesser appears to have done a few like that for a 1952 musical movie called 'Hans Christian Andersen'.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hans_Christian_Andersen_%28film%29

You should totally look into this!

[cait]

Posted: 4/3/08 at 7:49pm

Mellisade from 110 in the Shade

[StickToPriest]

Posted: 4/3/08 at 8:02pm

Do they have to be musical theatre songs?

[Juliash]

Posted: 4/3/08 at 8:21pm

No not necessarily.
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Thanks everyone!!!

[jessikax09]

Posted: 4/3/08 at 8:34pm

I would def. go with something from sweeney... its the best :) that's just my opinion though... anything you choose will probably be great though.
good luck.

[dramatothemax]

Posted: 4/3/08 at 9:05pm

What You'd Call a Dream from Diamonds (Craig Cornelia)

[myblanketandme]

Posted: 4/4/08 at 2:29am

what about "giants in the sky" from into the woods? it's not that hard...kind of high...but it can always be lowered.

[doitonstage8]

Posted: 4/4/08 at 1:59pm

"R.K.O." (or a name similar) from My Favorite Year.