Nobody's Side ("Chess") - The Elaine Paige studio recording.
Another Day and Seasons of Love from Rent
Defying Gravity from Wicked
Walk Like a Man and Who Loves You from Jersey Boys
You Can't Stop the Beat from Hairspray
All That Jazz from Chicago
Life of the Party from Lippa's The Wild Party
My Strongest Suit from Aida
Hair from Hair
Cabaret and Money from Cabaret
"Don't Rain on My Parade" from FUNNY GIRL is another great one.
I forgot about "You and I," shiksa_goddess, although you get some pretty weird looks when you stop at a light or a stop sign, and other people start listening to the lyrics.
Seasons of Love- RENT
Overture- PHANTOM OF THE OPERA
Defying Gravity- WICKED
On my Own-LES MIS
I forgot to say "Steppin to the Bad Side" from Dream Girls!
It rocks!!
Updated On: 7/8/06 at 02:15 PM
Pretty much all of the Movin' Out Soundtrack is AWESOME!!
Masquerade-Phantom
The I Love You Song-Spelling Bee
Closer Than Ever-Bombay Dreams
No More-SWIWS
Our Prayer-TCP
Pop!-TWS
The Beauty Is-Piazza
Opening-Spelling Bee
I Do Miracles-Kiss of the Spider Woman
Jacob and Sons-Joseph
A Step Too Far-Aida
All The Children in a Row-The Rink
I Love You, You're Perfect...Now Change
There's Gotta Be Something Better Than this-Sweet Charity
The Lady's Paying-Sunset Blvd.
Lammistide-The Woman in White
Wrong Note Rag-Wonderful Town
Fame-Fame
Come To Your Senses-Tick Tick Boom!
Amour-Amour
Always True To You-Kiss Me, Kate
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/11/04
Sherry-Jersey Boys
Walk Like A Man-Jersey Boys
Oh,What A Night-Jersey Boys
Dawn, Go Away-Jersey Boys
Who Loves You-Jersey Boys
The Ballad Of Sweeney Todd-Sweeney Todd
A Little Priest-Sweeney Todd
Run Away!-SpamAlot
Always Look On The Bright Side Of Life-SpamAlot
I Go To Rio-The Boy From Oz
Not The Boy Next Door-The Boy From Oz
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"The music is the story, not the excuse for it."
-John Lloyd Young
Broadway Star Joined: 8/9/04
Several tracks from the Lion King OBCR are pretty great for blasting.
Stand-by Joined: 6/23/05
Yeah, I agree with most of these. Great thread for discussion! :P
"One Night in Bangkok" is my all time favorite, the concept album version. Seriously. The best there is. Although I do have two different techno remixes of it that are both really good too...
"30/90" from tick...tick..BOOM! is a definite yes.
"Out Tonight" from the Rent movie.
"Who Loves You" from Jersey Boys.
"What You Own" from the Rent OBCR.
...those are my favorites in particular anyway.
Broadway Star Joined: 3/18/05
It's All Over - Dreamgirls
Welcome to the 60's - Hairspray
No More - See What I Wanna See
I'm the Greatest Star - Funny Girl (Movie)
I Believe In Love, White Boys/Black Boys - Actor's Fund Hair Concert
Mistress of the Senator - Audra McDonald
All Fall Down - Mary Testa/Alix Korey Infinite Joy/Romance in Hard Times
Gimme Love/Day After That - Chita/BSM
Old Fashion Love Story/Life.. Party/Let Me Drown/Make Me Happy - Lippa's Wild Party
Welcome.. Party/Up..Downtown/Breezin..Day/Best Friend/GinWild/... etc - LaChiusa's Wild Party
My Father's a Homo - March of the Falsetto
Now You Know - Merrily We Roll Along
Icarus/Hero and Leander/There's a Land - Myths and Hymns
Time/I Feel..Spring - A New Brain
Overture Delle Donne - Nine
Someone in a Tree - Pacific Overtures
Glitter and be Gay - Cook/Chenoweth
Beauty School Drop Out - Billy Porter
Blasting showtunes is the BEST.
Broadway Star Joined: 5/24/06
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/25/05
Rent: title song, One Song Glory, Out Tonight, La Vie Boheme, Take Me or Leave Me, What You Own, Finale B (that was mostly during my pre/post movie binge)
Ragtime: title song, Your Daddy's Son, New Music, Wheels of a Dream, 'Til We Reach That Day, Back to Before, Make Them Hear You, Finale/Wheels of a Dream: Reprise, the Symphonic arrangement at the end
Les Miserables: Master of the House, Do You Hear the People Sing?, One Day More!, Finale
Anytime I'm on a road trip I always bring at least those three and play them through.
I also play "You Can't Stop the Beat," "30/90," the last phrases of "A Little Priest" (I usually rewind it and repeat it a few times - they're my favorite lyrics EVER), and parts of A Chorus Line, especially the last part of the Montage. I love to roll down my windows and crank the "SH*T, Richie" section up to about 42-43 (I usually play everything at 28-30)!!!
Also I like to play "Quado men'vo solleta" from La Boheme pretty loud, too.
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/16/05
Ones I have been fond of lately in the car
Aquarius- Hair
It's All Over- Dreamgirls
Mein Herr- Cabaret
Make Them Hear You- Ragtime
Requiem for Evita/Oh What a Circus- Evita
Prologue- Bernarda Alba
This Is What It Is- The Wild Party
A Weekend In the Country- A Little Night Music
Classic tunes for me
Music and the Mirror- A Chorus Line
Masquerade- Phantom of the Opera
Prologue- Ragtime
Another Hundred People- Company
Theres Always Me- All Shook Up
Lots Wife- Caroline, or Change
Broadway Star Joined: 3/18/05
Weekend in the Country.
Thank you C.
How the hell could I forget.
What a song. That harmony at the end is orgasm inducing.
That's funny, cause I'm watching Kinsey right now, and I'm watching some old lady orgasm.
Creepy...
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/16/05
It could become even more fun if you assign parts! I've yet to find enough friends who know it to actually do it, I just do it by myself. I actually prefer the Anne part for the sheer comedy.
Also it has my favorite Sondheim lyrics for any of his songs. So brilliant
Leander. . . . old lady orgasims are in no way funny. *shivers*
Understudy Joined: 5/12/05
For me, a mix of songs from Hair, Hairspray, Spamalot, Rent, tick, tick...BOOM!, Dreamgirls....
Although I just got back to listening to Beauty and the Beast, so thats been in my car for the past week and a half.
Broadway Star Joined: 10/23/05
"30/90" has to be one of the best songs for this sort of thing - and something that both my sister and I (who share a car and constantly have to ferry each other around) agree on. We also are very big on blasting "Money" from Cabaret.
And add me to the "A Weekend in the Country" team! So much fun to sing along with!
Most of the songs from Wedding Singer or Hairspray.
Also:
"Welcome to the 60's" from HAIRSPRAY
"Dance At The Gym" from WEST SIDE STORY
Aquarius - HAIR OBC
Stand-by Joined: 3/13/06
"Life Turns On A Dime" from IN MY LIFE...
Just kidding.
Stand-by Joined: 12/31/69
Everybody ought to have a maid - Forum
Great Big Stuff - DRS
Dirty Rotten Number - DRS
Here I Am - DRS
All About Ruprecht - DRS
Ruffhousin mit Shuffhausen - DRS
Bride's Lament - Drowsy Chaperone
I am Adolpho - Drowsy Chaperone
Toledo Surprise - Drowsy Chaperone
Sherry - Jersey Boys
Who Loves You - Jersey Boys
You can be as loud as the hell you want (when you're making love) - Avenue Q just for stares
Everyone's a Little Bit Racist - Avenue Q
The Impossilbe Dream - Man of la Mancha
Rent - RENT
Contact - RENT. Again. For stares.
Defying Gravity - Wicked
When You're Good to Mama - Chicago
Cell Block Tango - Chicago
A New Argentina - Evita
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