Belting song for a bass

I need a song that I can really belt out - and sadly, I am a bass. I can stretch to barritone if needed - but it requires a heavy warm-up.

Suggestions?

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Look at some of the cross over Broadway CDs recorded by operatic basses like Sam Ramey or darker baritones like Bryn Terfel or (even lighter) Thomas Hampson.

When you say baritone, how high do you mean?
Is F# doable? If it is, then something like "If I Can't Love Her" from B&B or "There but for You go I" from Brigadoon could be good choices.
Also some of the Kiss me Kate Music is set pretty low.

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Updated On: 4/13/07 at 10:49 AM

Basses rarely 'belt' per se. They might sing manfully or some such. However you can sing just about any song although you might need it transposed down. Don't worry whether the song was written for a bass. Rather think of what you can bring to the song.

Frank Butler in Annie Get Your Gun is certainly a dark baritone. Take a look at "My Defenses are Down".

There is always South Pacific, The Most Happy Fella and Milk and Honey.

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WHat about "This Nearly was Mine" from South Pacific? I don't know how high it goes. At first I was going to say Make themr Hear You from Ragtime, but that really gets up there at the end. I Won't Send Roses from Mack & Mabel?