3 GREATEST SONGS IN BROADWAY HISTORY

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3 GREATEST SONGS IN BROADWAY HISTORY

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

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

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#2

re: 3 GREATEST SONGS IN BROADWAY HISTORY

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!

#3

re: 3 GREATEST SONGS IN BROADWAY HISTORY

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

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

#4

re: 3 GREATEST SONGS IN BROADWAY HISTORY

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

Don't Rain On My Parade

On My Own

Defying Gravity

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#5

re: 3 GREATEST SONGS IN BROADWAY HISTORY

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?)

#6

re: 3 GREATEST SONGS IN BROADWAY HISTORY

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.

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re: 3 GREATEST SONGS IN BROADWAY HISTORY

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.

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re: 3 GREATEST SONGS IN BROADWAY HISTORY

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

#9

re: 3 GREATEST SONGS IN BROADWAY HISTORY

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)

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re: 3 GREATEST SONGS IN BROADWAY HISTORY

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

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re: 3 GREATEST SONGS IN BROADWAY HISTORY

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

On My Own

Last Midnight

One Song Glory

#12

re: 3 GREATEST SONGS IN BROADWAY HISTORY

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

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re: 3 GREATEST SONGS IN BROADWAY HISTORY

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

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

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re: 3 GREATEST SONGS IN BROADWAY HISTORY

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.

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re: 3 GREATEST SONGS IN BROADWAY HISTORY

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

on my own, lullaby of broadway, oklahoma

#16

re: 3 GREATEST SONGS IN BROADWAY HISTORY

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

Popular
For Good
Defying Gravity

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re: 3 GREATEST SONGS IN BROADWAY HISTORY

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

What I did for Love
On My Own
One

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re: 3 GREATEST SONGS IN BROADWAY HISTORY

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

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re: 3 GREATEST SONGS IN BROADWAY HISTORY

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

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re: 3 GREATEST SONGS IN BROADWAY HISTORY

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

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re: 3 GREATEST SONGS IN BROADWAY HISTORY

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

The Impossible Dream
One
Give My Regards to Broadway

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

#22

re: 3 GREATEST SONGS IN BROADWAY HISTORY

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"

#23

re: 3 GREATEST SONGS IN BROADWAY HISTORY

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

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

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#24

re: 3 GREATEST SONGS IN BROADWAY HISTORY

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

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

#25

re: 3 GREATEST SONGS IN BROADWAY HISTORY

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~*~

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