3 GREATEST SONGS IN BROADWAY HISTORY

[alphieboy]

Posted: 11/21/04 at 3:52pm

WHAT ARE YOUR 3 PICKS FOR GREATEST SONGS IN BROADWAY HISTORY(PAST AND PRESENT)

[Derek]

Posted: 11/21/04 at 4:11pm

Hmmmm:

LUCK BE A LADY (Guys and Dolls)

IF I WERE A RICH MAN (Fiddler on The Roof)

ROSES TURN (Gypsy)

I also think those 3 shows are probably the quintessential musicals of broadway!

[Yankeefan007]

Posted: 11/21/04 at 4:18pm

everythings coming up roses
give my regards to broadway
anything you can do

[Elphie6689]

Posted: 11/21/04 at 4:37pm

Don't Rain On My Parade

On My Own

Defying Gravity

[paradox_error]

Posted: 11/21/04 at 4:38pm

I'm going to name some masterpieces, whether or not they are the greatest songs in broadway history is a matter of opinion

Johanna (Act II Sequence) - Sweeney Todd : The Demon Barber of Fleet Street

Montage : Rain on the Roof - Follies

Overture - A Little Night Music (does anyone else find this just one of the most incredible things to listen to?)

[GovernorSlaton]

Posted: 11/21/04 at 4:42pm

It would be too hard to name 3 greatest songs of Broadway ever; I just wanted to say that I adore the ALNM overture. So beautiful.

[PleaseChangeMe]

Posted: 11/21/04 at 4:51pm

Lot's Wife (or) Epilogue from Caroline or Change.
The Worst Pies In London from Sweeney Todd.
Overture (and Finale)from A Little Night Music.

[vidkidd]

Posted: 11/21/04 at 5:44pm

I nominate - (scary that all the one's on my list are Sondheim related) - Rose's Turn, The Tonight Quintet from West Side Story, and Epiphany from Sweeney Todd.

There are a Million songs I think are amazing in tons of shows... lots of Ragtime, "What would I do" from Falsettos, even "A New Argentina" from Evita.... and on and on. Updated On: 11/22/04 at 05:44 PM

[Mamie]

Posted: 11/21/04 at 5:50pm

Give my Regards to Broadway - (George M. Cohan)
There's No Business Like Show Business (Ethel Merman - Annie Get Your Gun)
My Man (Fanny Bryce - Zigfield Follies)

[superperson]

Posted: 11/21/04 at 6:23pm

You can't possibly name only three songs. But here are ones that I think should be in the top 10: A Little Priest, Brother Can You Spare a Dime?, Maria, Guys and Dolls, If I Were a Rich Man, Cabaret, Do You Hear the People Sing, Oklahoma, 42nd Street, Defying Gravity. Updated On: 11/21/04 at 06:23 PM

[My Fair Lady]

Posted: 11/21/04 at 6:25pm

On My Own

Last Midnight

One Song Glory

[MagicToDo82]

Posted: 11/21/04 at 6:51pm

"Dont rain on my parade" from Funny Girl
"Tonight Quintet" from West Side Story
"If I loved you" from Carousel

[The Grovers Corners Yenta]

Posted: 11/21/04 at 6:57pm

Oklahoma......Hello Dolly.........Tradition { Fiddler}

[The Distinctive Baritone]

Posted: 11/21/04 at 8:16pm

I agree that you can't really have only three, and I also think that it's all a matter of personal opinion.

So, my top ten personal favorites, in no particular order:

1. "Epiphany," SWEENEY TODD (well, the entire score really!)
2. "Stars," LES MISERABLES
3. "Defying Gravity," WICKED
4. "The Ballad of Booth," ASSASSINS (again, really the entire score)
5. "Finishing the Hat," SUNDAY IN THE PARK WITH GEORGE
6. "Confrontation," JEKYLL AND HYDE
7. "Maria," WEST SIDE STORY
8. "Poor Wandering One," THE PIRATES OF PENZANCE
9. "Heaven on Their Minds," JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR
10. "Trouble," THE MUSIC MAN

And so many more of course.

Posted: 11/21/04 at 9:06pm

on my own, lullaby of broadway, oklahoma

[Sumofallthings]

Posted: 11/21/04 at 9:18pm

Popular
For Good
Defying Gravity

[billygoatgirl300]

Posted: 11/21/04 at 9:32pm

What I did for Love
On My Own
One

[kangaroo]

Posted: 11/21/04 at 9:38pm

Give my regards to Broadway
There's No Business Like Show Business (I don't like this song because I HATE Annie Get Your Gun, but it is very well known)


But personally:
Bui Doi; Helicopter Song (Miss Saigon)
Stars; Empty Chairs at Empty Tables (Les Mis)
Defying Gravity (Wicked)
Come friends (Pirates of Penzance: real title?).. with the pirates singing and a little policeman background
One Song Glory (Rent)
Rio (The Boy From Oz)

okay... so maybe I have a few more than three... and I know that I will probably add more later
oops

[Corine2]

Posted: 11/21/04 at 9:39pm

There is no possible way to list three.
But I would have to say:
Corner of the Sky
Fine Fine Line (Ties with It Sucks To Be Me)
Rose's Turn

[StickToPriest]

Posted: 11/21/04 at 10:03pm

Sit Down, You're Rockin' the Boat~GUYS AND DOLLS
A Little Priest~SWEENEY TODD
If I Were A Rich Man~FIDDLER ON THE ROOF

[mominator]

Posted: 11/21/04 at 10:51pm

The Impossible Dream
One
Give My Regards to Broadway

Updated On: 11/21/04 at 10:51 PM

[BlueEyedKate]

Posted: 11/21/04 at 10:56pm

My Top Picks...(in no particular order)

1. "Give My Regards to Broadway"
2. "Cabaret"
3. "Luck Be a Lady"
4. "There's No Business Like Show Business"
5. "Tradition"
6. "Rent"
7. "One Day More"

[Sumofallthings]

Posted: 11/21/04 at 10:59pm

You should put Defying Gravity in there BlueEyedKate around number 5.

[Corine2]

Posted: 11/21/04 at 11:01pm

I have a list of about 100 songs.
Three is impossible!

[Evita]

Posted: 11/21/04 at 11:08pm

OK, I have....more than three songs (I'm following the pattern)

What I Did For Love
Epiphany (Sweeney Todd)
Don't Cry For Me, Argentina (EVITA)
Defying Gravity
One Song Glory
I Can't Do It Alone
A Little Priest
Johanna (Judge Turpin's Version)
Lament (Evita...does anyone else LOVE this song?)
No Good Deed
Don't Rain on My Parade

Enjoy!
~*~Evita~*~