#51
Posted: 4/25/08 at 12:32pm
Oh, and it's not all of "I Am The Very Model of a Modern Major General" that's brilliant, it's all of W.S. Gilbert that is. Period.
Best Rhyme Ever — Page 3
#52
Posted: 4/25/08 at 12:47pm
"the child is so sweet and the girls are so rapturous, isn't it lovely how artists can capture us?"
"Guess what an invitation, guess who? begins with an a" "armfeldt is that a relation to the decrepit (i dunno how to spell it, sorry) desiree?"
i'm trying to think of something that's not sondheim...
"Guess what an invitation, guess who? begins with an a" "armfeldt is that a relation to the decrepit (i dunno how to spell it, sorry) desiree?"
i'm trying to think of something that's not sondheim...
"I'm a bagel on a plate full of onion rolls!"-Funny Girl
#53
Posted: 4/25/08 at 1:25pm
In the depths of her interior
Were fears she was inferior.
And something even eerier.
But no one dared to query her superior exterior.
~Stephen Sondheim, "Ah, But Underneath"
and I agree all of W.S. Gilbert's and Stephen Sondheim's lyrics are brilliant. They are my two favourite lyricists!
Were fears she was inferior.
And something even eerier.
But no one dared to query her superior exterior.
~Stephen Sondheim, "Ah, But Underneath"
and I agree all of W.S. Gilbert's and Stephen Sondheim's lyrics are brilliant. They are my two favourite lyricists!
Updated On: 4/25/08 at 01:25 PM
#54
Posted: 4/25/08 at 4:05pm
From City of Angels (Lost and Found):
If you're not celibate, we could raise hell a bit.
If you're not celibate, we could raise hell a bit.
It's too early for noches.
#55
Posted: 5/9/08 at 7:29pm
Go, can't you go?
Why is nobody listening?
Goodbye, go and cry
At another person's wake.
If you're quick,
For a kick,
You could pick
Up a christening,
But please,
On my knees,
There's a human life at stake!
Why is nobody listening?
Goodbye, go and cry
At another person's wake.
If you're quick,
For a kick,
You could pick
Up a christening,
But please,
On my knees,
There's a human life at stake!
#57
Posted: 5/9/08 at 7:57pm
And when the beef comes out,
You do the carvin'
You hate Tom Cruise
But you love Lee Marvin
You do the carvin'
You hate Tom Cruise
But you love Lee Marvin
Butters, go buy World of Warcraft, install it on your computer, and join the online sensation before we all murder you.
--Cartman: South Park
ATTENTION FANS: I will be played by James Barbour in the upcoming musical, "BroadwayWorld: The Musical."
#58
Posted: 5/9/08 at 8:03pm
Grey Gardens has some of the best lyrics I've ever heard, second only to Sondheim. It shows the most in "The Five Fifteen."
I know you.
I know you.
I know you.
#59
Posted: 5/9/08 at 11:33pm
In, swoosh
(the vampires)
In a whoosh
(the vampires)
Baba ghanoush
- "Die, Vampire, Die!" from [title of show]
The totally nonsensical rhyming of "whoosh" and "ghanoush" is what gets me. Are there really that few "oosh" words in the world?
(the vampires)
In a whoosh
(the vampires)
Baba ghanoush
- "Die, Vampire, Die!" from [title of show]
The totally nonsensical rhyming of "whoosh" and "ghanoush" is what gets me. Are there really that few "oosh" words in the world?
#60
Posted: 5/10/08 at 1:24am
let's not forget the short, but sweet:
Butler?
Something subtler.
Butler?
Something subtler.
<-- Gwen Stewart, SOLoist at the last show of RENT
Cages or wings? Which do you prefer? Ask the birds. Fear or love, baby? Don't say the answer Actions speak louder than words. (Tick, Tick... BOOM!)
Cages or wings? Which do you prefer? Ask the birds. Fear or love, baby? Don't say the answer Actions speak louder than words. (Tick, Tick... BOOM!)
#62
Posted: 5/10/08 at 3:02am
"Could I bury my rage with a boy half your age in the grass?
Ha-ha. Bet your ass"
"This is how sampson was shorn. Each in her style a delilah reborn."
-f0llies
"Nice White kids who like to lead the way. And once a month we have our NEGRO DAY!"
-Hairspray
"Dear pen pal, I'm told where you live is really quite far.
Could you please send directions on how I can get...where you are?
-You're a Good Man Charlie Brown
Ha-ha. Bet your ass"
"This is how sampson was shorn. Each in her style a delilah reborn."
-f0llies
"Nice White kids who like to lead the way. And once a month we have our NEGRO DAY!"
-Hairspray
"Dear pen pal, I'm told where you live is really quite far.
Could you please send directions on how I can get...where you are?
-You're a Good Man Charlie Brown
I adore the black band holding on the Phantom's mask. ~ Jenna2
#63
Posted: 5/10/08 at 3:39am
this doesn't rhyme but they are my best lines ever so i just thought i'd put them out there:
Maureen: it's a metaphor
Joanne: it's less than brilliant
LONG LIVE RENT!!
Maureen: it's a metaphor
Joanne: it's less than brilliant
LONG LIVE RENT!!
#64
Posted: 5/10/08 at 3:55am
ReNt blows.
Sondheim is a genius (for brilliant Sondheim lyrics, I would have to type all of "Story of Lucy and Jessie," and all of the "Now/Later/Soon" so instead of typing them I'll refer you to the FOLLIES and A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC cast recordings) but let's not forget Irving Berlin who also was a master of the rhyme. "Hostess with the Mostes' On the Ball" has some of my favorite lyrics of any song just because of all the clever rhymes, here are a few examples:
"I've a great big bar
And good caviar,
Yes, the best that can be found.
And a large amount in my bank account
When election time comes 'round.
If you're feeling presidential,
You can make it, yes indeed.
There are just three things essential,
Let me tell you all you need,
Is an ounce of wisdom, and a pound of gall,
And the hostess with the mostes' on the ball."
(...)
"He can come and let his hair down, whoo,
Have the best time of his life,
Even bring his new affair down,
Introduce her as his wife,
But she mustn't leave her panties in the hall
For the hostess with the mostes' on the ball"
BRILLIANT and orgasmic!
Sondheim is a genius (for brilliant Sondheim lyrics, I would have to type all of "Story of Lucy and Jessie," and all of the "Now/Later/Soon" so instead of typing them I'll refer you to the FOLLIES and A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC cast recordings) but let's not forget Irving Berlin who also was a master of the rhyme. "Hostess with the Mostes' On the Ball" has some of my favorite lyrics of any song just because of all the clever rhymes, here are a few examples:
"I've a great big bar
And good caviar,
Yes, the best that can be found.
And a large amount in my bank account
When election time comes 'round.
If you're feeling presidential,
You can make it, yes indeed.
There are just three things essential,
Let me tell you all you need,
Is an ounce of wisdom, and a pound of gall,
And the hostess with the mostes' on the ball."
(...)
"He can come and let his hair down, whoo,
Have the best time of his life,
Even bring his new affair down,
Introduce her as his wife,
But she mustn't leave her panties in the hall
For the hostess with the mostes' on the ball"
BRILLIANT and orgasmic!
"Some people can thrive and bloom living life in a living room, that's perfect for some people of one hundred and five. But I at least gotta try, when I think of all the sights that I gotta see, all the places I gotta play, all the things that I gotta be at"
#65
Posted: 5/10/08 at 4:42am
Three of the best and cleverest I have ever heard:
Song, "Where’s that Rainbow?" – Lyrics by Lorenz Hart from PEGGY ANN:
In each scenario
you can depend on the end
where the lovers agree.
Where's that Lothario?
Where does he roam, with his dome
vaselined as can be?
song, “Come Along with Me” – Lyrics by Cole Porter from CAN-CAN:
There’s a prince whose home has become a must
For the lower men of the upper crust
‘cause his high born wife has
such a low cut bust
song, “I Could Be Happy with You” – Lyrics by Sandy Wilson from THE BOY FRIEND:
I don't claim that I am psychic
But one look at you and I kick
Away every scruple
I learnt as a pupil
In school my dear
I'm not one to make predictions
But I've thrown off all restrictions,
And I don't mind confessing
I think it's a blessing
That you are here
Song, "Where’s that Rainbow?" – Lyrics by Lorenz Hart from PEGGY ANN:
In each scenario
you can depend on the end
where the lovers agree.
Where's that Lothario?
Where does he roam, with his dome
vaselined as can be?
song, “Come Along with Me” – Lyrics by Cole Porter from CAN-CAN:
There’s a prince whose home has become a must
For the lower men of the upper crust
‘cause his high born wife has
such a low cut bust
song, “I Could Be Happy with You” – Lyrics by Sandy Wilson from THE BOY FRIEND:
I don't claim that I am psychic
But one look at you and I kick
Away every scruple
I learnt as a pupil
In school my dear
I'm not one to make predictions
But I've thrown off all restrictions,
And I don't mind confessing
I think it's a blessing
That you are here
My Avatar is the amazing young singer, James Anest
Updated On: 5/10/08 at 04:42 AM
#66
Posted: 5/10/08 at 5:34am
A lot of this doesn't rhyme, but its f*cking brilliant:
Cash for the merchandise
Cash for the buttonhooks
Cash for the cotton goods
Cash for the hard goods
Cash for the fancy goods
Cash for the soft goods
Cash for the noggins
And the pickins
And the frickins
Cash for the hogshead cask and demijohn
Cash for the crackers and the pickles and the flypaper
Look, whaddaya talk
Whaddaya talk, whaddaya talk
Whaddaya talk, whaddaya talk
Where do you get it?
Whaddaya talk?
You can talk, you can talk
You can bicker, you can talk
You can bicker, bicker, bicker
You can talk, you can talk
You can talk, talk, talk, talk,
Bicker, bicker, bicker
You can talk all you want
But it's different then it was
No it ain't, no it ain't
But you gotta know the territory
Shh shh shh shh shh shh shh
Why it's the Model T Ford, made the trouble
Made the people wanna go
Wanna get, wanna get
Wanna get up and go
Seven, eight, nine, ten, twelve,
Fourteen, twenty-two,
Twenty-three miles to the county seat
Yes sir, yes sir
Who's gonna patronize a little bitty two by four kinda store anymore?
Whaddaya talk, whaddaya talk,
Where do you get it?
Gone, gone, gone with the hogshead cask and demijohn
Gone with the sugar barrel, pickle barrel, milk pan
Gone with the tub and the pail and the tears
Ever meet a fellow by the name of Hill?
and so on...
Cash for the merchandise
Cash for the buttonhooks
Cash for the cotton goods
Cash for the hard goods
Cash for the fancy goods
Cash for the soft goods
Cash for the noggins
And the pickins
And the frickins
Cash for the hogshead cask and demijohn
Cash for the crackers and the pickles and the flypaper
Look, whaddaya talk
Whaddaya talk, whaddaya talk
Whaddaya talk, whaddaya talk
Where do you get it?
Whaddaya talk?
You can talk, you can talk
You can bicker, you can talk
You can bicker, bicker, bicker
You can talk, you can talk
You can talk, talk, talk, talk,
Bicker, bicker, bicker
You can talk all you want
But it's different then it was
No it ain't, no it ain't
But you gotta know the territory
Shh shh shh shh shh shh shh
Why it's the Model T Ford, made the trouble
Made the people wanna go
Wanna get, wanna get
Wanna get up and go
Seven, eight, nine, ten, twelve,
Fourteen, twenty-two,
Twenty-three miles to the county seat
Yes sir, yes sir
Who's gonna patronize a little bitty two by four kinda store anymore?
Whaddaya talk, whaddaya talk,
Where do you get it?
Gone, gone, gone with the hogshead cask and demijohn
Gone with the sugar barrel, pickle barrel, milk pan
Gone with the tub and the pail and the tears
Ever meet a fellow by the name of Hill?
and so on...
Updated On: 5/10/08 at 05:34 AM
#68
Posted: 5/10/08 at 5:44am
Oh, yes. That one too...
I love you madly madly Madam Librarian, Marian.
and pretty much everything from The Music Man for that matter...
Lepetite, I was going to mention Thirty-Ninety from TTB as well, but you beat me to it!
I love you madly madly Madam Librarian, Marian.
and pretty much everything from The Music Man for that matter...
Lepetite, I was going to mention Thirty-Ninety from TTB as well, but you beat me to it!
#70
Posted: 5/10/08 at 6:14am
The whole score is pretty emotional and artistic, but I can't get enough of 30/90 and Come To Your Senses.
You as the night
Me as the dream
All I've got tonight
Is static on a screen
You as the night
Me as the dream
All I've got tonight
Is static on a screen
#71
Posted: 5/10/08 at 11:09am
Sondheim is the grand master of rhymes!
What was once a sumptuous feast
Is figs.
No, not even figs - raisins.
Ah, liaisons!
What was once a sumptuous feast
Is figs.
No, not even figs - raisins.
Ah, liaisons!
"As we all should probably have learned by now, to be a Stephen Sondheim fan is to have one's heart broken at regular intervals" - Frank Rich
Dearest, how can this be so? You were dead, you know. - Candide
Oh my god, this show has everything! Half naked guys and girl on girl action! - [title of show]
(My avatar? Why, yes! That is Laura Benanti making out with a chick!)
Dearest, how can this be so? You were dead, you know. - Candide
Oh my god, this show has everything! Half naked guys and girl on girl action! - [title of show]
(My avatar? Why, yes! That is Laura Benanti making out with a chick!)
#72
Posted: 5/10/08 at 11:10am
When love congeals
It soon reveals
The faint aroma of performing seals
The double crossing of a pair of heels
I wish I were in love again!
--- lyric by Lorenz Hart
It soon reveals
The faint aroma of performing seals
The double crossing of a pair of heels
I wish I were in love again!
--- lyric by Lorenz Hart
#73
Posted: 5/10/08 at 4:21pm
posted on behalf of my good friend...
Should there be a marital squabble/
Available Bob'll be there with the glue.
--Sondheim, Company, "What Would We Do Without You?"
Mr. Harris, plutocrat, wants to give my cheek a pat/
If a Harris pat means a Paris hat, hooray!/
Ooh-la-la
Mais je suis toujour fidele in my fashion, mais je suis tougour fidele, darlin' in my way.
--Porter, Kiss Me Kate, "Always True To You"
The Whites begat, the Reds begat,
The folks who should have stood in bed begat.
The Greeks begat, the Swedes begat
Why, even Britishers in tweeds begat.
--Yip Harburg, Finian's Rainbow, "The Begat"
I hope and I pray/
For Hester to win just one more "A."
--Meredith Willson, The Music Man, "The Sadder-But-Wiser Girl"
Should there be a marital squabble/
Available Bob'll be there with the glue.
--Sondheim, Company, "What Would We Do Without You?"
Mr. Harris, plutocrat, wants to give my cheek a pat/
If a Harris pat means a Paris hat, hooray!/
Ooh-la-la
Mais je suis toujour fidele in my fashion, mais je suis tougour fidele, darlin' in my way.
--Porter, Kiss Me Kate, "Always True To You"
The Whites begat, the Reds begat,
The folks who should have stood in bed begat.
The Greeks begat, the Swedes begat
Why, even Britishers in tweeds begat.
--Yip Harburg, Finian's Rainbow, "The Begat"
I hope and I pray/
For Hester to win just one more "A."
--Meredith Willson, The Music Man, "The Sadder-But-Wiser Girl"
#74
Posted: 5/10/08 at 4:56pm
The "Begat" lyric seems like a cousin to Cole Porter's "Let's Do It".
#75
Posted: 5/10/08 at 5:17pm
Isn't it warm?
Isn't it rosy?
Side by side by side.
Ports in a storm,
Comfy and cozy,
Side by side by side.
Everything shines,
How sweet!
Side by side...
...by side.
Parallel lines
Who meet.
Everyone winks,
Nobody's nosy,
Side by side by side.
You bring the drinks
And I'll bring the posy--
Side by side...
...by side.
One is lonely and two is boring,
Think what you can keep ignoring
Side by side by side.
(Never a bother!
Seven times a godfather!)
Year after year,
Older and older...
Sharing a tear,
Lending a shoulder.
Permanent sun,
No rain.
We're so crazy, he's so sane.
Friendship forbids
Anything bitter.
Being the kids
As well as the sitter--
One's impossible, two is dreary,
Three is company, safe and cheery.
-side by side by side company
oh sondheim, rhyming genius
Isn't it rosy?
Side by side by side.
Ports in a storm,
Comfy and cozy,
Side by side by side.
Everything shines,
How sweet!
Side by side...
...by side.
Parallel lines
Who meet.
Everyone winks,
Nobody's nosy,
Side by side by side.
You bring the drinks
And I'll bring the posy--
Side by side...
...by side.
One is lonely and two is boring,
Think what you can keep ignoring
Side by side by side.
(Never a bother!
Seven times a godfather!)
Year after year,
Older and older...
Sharing a tear,
Lending a shoulder.
Permanent sun,
No rain.
We're so crazy, he's so sane.
Friendship forbids
Anything bitter.
Being the kids
As well as the sitter--
One's impossible, two is dreary,
Three is company, safe and cheery.
-side by side by side company
oh sondheim, rhyming genius
<-- Gwen Stewart, SOLoist at the last show of RENT
Cages or wings? Which do you prefer? Ask the birds. Fear or love, baby? Don't say the answer Actions speak louder than words. (Tick, Tick... BOOM!)
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