All-Time Favourite Show-Tune

A couple of weeks ago, I started a thread about people's least favourite/worst broadway show-tune. The least popular of the lot seemed to be Little Lamb from Gypsy aswell as Something Bad and Sentimental Man from Wicked.
Now i'm curious, what are the better and more popular showtunes that people like?

Personally, my all-time favourite is Don't Rain On My Parade from Funny Girl, but more recently I have enjoyed The Bitch Of Living from Spring Awakening.

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In terms of songs that I can hear over and over and never tire of, I *love* "Wouldn't it be Loverly" from the OLC of My Fair Lady.

I also really like:
Oklahoma! (Oklahoma!)
Merry Wives (Merry Wives: The Musical!)
Sunday (Sunday in the Park...)
Make Him Mine (Witches of Eastwick)
Schadenfreude (Avenue Q)

It changes nearly every week, but songs I could hear every day and not mind are:

I've grown accustomed to her face - My Fair Lady
And they're off - A New Brain
Finishing the hat - Sunday in the Park with George
Overture/The beauty is/Divising Day/Fable - Light in the Piazza

DefYiNg GrAvItY

AnD

A SenTiMeNtaL maN

/hangs head

Probably "Empty Chairs at Empty Tables" from Les Mis. I freaking love that song.

"One Hallowe'en" from APPLAUSE
"An English Teacher" from BYE BYE BIRDIE
"Charity's Soliloquoy" from SWEET CHARITY
"Bushel and a Peck" from GUYS & DOLLS
"24 Hours a Day" from GOLDEN RAINBOW

"A Weekend in the Country"-A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC

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"Anthem" Chess
"Willkomen" Cabaret (LOVE THE VAMPS IN THAT SHOW PERIOD)

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"Everything's Coming Up Roses" from GYPSY comes first to mind, but there are so many songs on my favorites list.

Dramarama2, you mentioned that "Little Lamb" from GYPSY was the least favorite song when you spearheaded the Worst Broadway Song thread a few weeks ago. That reminded me of the story about Jerome Robbins wanting to cut "Little Lamb" from the score because it was too slow. That got Jule Styne mad enough to announce to Jerome Robbins, "Mr. Robbins, if you cut "Little Lamb" from the show I am instructing my lawyers to remove my entire score to GYPSY." Styne rightly won that battle with Robbins and of course the song stayed.

I am surprised that people on this Board selected "Little Lamb" as the worst song from a Broadway show. It is a delicate, questioning song which illustrates Louise's bewilderment as to exactly who she is and what part she plays in her mother's plans. I think it is a beautiful, moving song sung with a live lamb which helps to comfort Louise.

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Updated On: 5/23/07 at 04:23 PM

DAMN! I was just told by a dear friend that I was lying in my earlier post! HAHA!

Those who know me best tell me my favorite song is "BRING HIM HOME" from Les Miz.

Oh well. I stand corrected! That's why I keep them around!

:)

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What I look for in a great show tune is a combination of moving music and words that paint a mental picture of the character(s) thoughts. As said before this is very tough>

Old School (Tie): Rose's Turn (Gypsy) & Favorite Things (Sound of Music)

New School: Don't Do Sadness/Blue Wind (Spring Awakening)

One Day More - Les Miserables (the song that started my musical theatre obsession)


You Can't Stop the Beat - Hairspray
Hey There Good Times - I Love My Wife
I Hate the Bus - Caroline, or Change
Make Him Mine - Witches of Eastwick
Waiting for Life to Begin - Once on This Island
Love Me - Two Gentlemen of Verona
I'm All Ablaze - The Canterbury Tales
Heart and Music - A New Brain
If I Loved You - Carousel
Wonderful - The King and I
What More Can I Say - Falsettos
I Never Know When to Say When - Goldilocks
You Can Always Count on Me - City of Angels
Vanilla Ice Cream - She Loves Me
Sunrise Sunset - Fiddler on the Roof
Children of the Wind - Rags
When I Look at You - The Scarlet Pimpernel

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