up-tempo comic baritone songs

#1

up-tempo comic baritone songs

Posted: 9/13/06 at 3:50pm

Does anyone know of any up-tempo baritone songs that's comic that I could use for college auditions? My range is an low E to a high G and an A or B on really good days lol. But I want a song that's funny that I can really really act out because i'm a character actor! So I want a funny song that allows me to act and have fun but also has some powerful money notes?

Updated On: 9/13/06 at 03:50 PM

#2

re: up-tempo comic baritone songs

Posted: 9/17/06 at 11:27am

anyone lol

#3

re: up-tempo comic baritone songs

Posted: 9/17/06 at 11:38am

the only one i can think off off the top of my head is "Where Is the Life That Late I Led?" it's pretty comical. i'll have to think it over.

#4

re: up-tempo comic baritone songs

Posted: 9/17/06 at 12:44pm

thats the first one i thought of too.

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#5

re: up-tempo comic baritone songs

Posted: 9/17/06 at 9:47pm

It's one of my favorite songs (and one I may use), but it doesn't show off your higher range.

#6

re: up-tempo comic baritone songs

Posted: 9/17/06 at 10:04pm

the highest it goes is a d. i guess there are better ones out there....somewhere. it's a pain searching for college songs

#7

re: up-tempo comic baritone songs

Posted: 9/17/06 at 10:18pm

Not really sure cause im a tenor.. but Shiksa Godess from last five years its gets up there..

#8

re: up-tempo comic baritone songs

Posted: 9/18/06 at 10:21am

JRB isn't usually good for auditions because it's hard to play for the pianist at first sight

#9

re: up-tempo comic baritone songs

Posted: 9/21/06 at 1:54am

One of the funniest character songs for baritone I can think of is "Guido's Song" from Nine..."Ilona" from She Loves Me is fun...both are in Vol. 2 of Singer's Musical Theatre Anthology.
"Last One Picked" from Whoop-dee-doo and "The Kid Inside" from Is There Life After High School are also fun choices and they are both found in Vol 3.

Hope this helps!

#10

re: up-tempo comic baritone songs

Posted: 9/21/06 at 7:25pm

yeah it does!! thanks!

#11

re: up-tempo comic baritone songs

Posted: 9/21/06 at 8:56pm

are most of these pre-1960 i know for college they said on requirements it had to me standard musical theatre repertoire!

#12

re: up-tempo comic baritone songs

Posted: 9/22/06 at 1:19am

"Try Me" from SHE LOVES ME. It can't be beat. Perfect.

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#13

re: up-tempo comic baritone songs

Posted: 9/22/06 at 8:01pm

Anything from She Loves Me is fantastic - and it should meet audition requirements.

#14

re: up-tempo comic baritone songs

Posted: 10/18/06 at 6:55pm

What about "My Unfortunate Erection" from 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee? It's a really funny song and I THINK the highest note is an A flat.

You could also sing "I'm not that smart". The highest note is for sure an A but it's a note that you can falsetto and it still totally works with the song.

Crap, I just saw your post about it being pre-1960. These songs definitely arent. Oh well. They're still great songs that you could probably sing.

#15

re: up-tempo comic baritone songs

Posted: 10/18/06 at 8:57pm

lol yeah!!! I need something that shows range...and yet is funny and allows you to act with it and just make people laugh but still have a wow vocal factor!

#16

re: up-tempo comic baritone songs

Posted: 10/18/06 at 11:25pm

I would suggest anything from SHE LOVES ME... Like 'Tonight at Eight"

And "Poisoning Pigeons in the Park" was written by Tom Lehrer

Aaron

#17

re: up-tempo comic baritone songs

Posted: 10/19/06 at 6:51am

I do like that song poisoning piegons...but is that from a show? I've looked everywhere and the only thing i could find was the guy who wrote the song not which show it was from.

#18

re: up-tempo comic baritone songs

Posted: 10/22/06 at 8:45pm

I'm in Love Again from Baker's Wife.

Very funny uptempo and good money note at beginning and end.

#19

re: up-tempo comic baritone songs

Posted: 10/22/06 at 11:43pm

Does anyone on here own the "Poisoning Pigeons in the Park" sheet music?