Best song from Godspell???

[Broadway_Bound_Star]

Posted: 10/4/05 at 9:17pm

I'm in the show right now and was listing to the 2001 tour recording and was wondering, what is everone favorite song from Godspell?? Mine is By my Side.. OMG my opinion, its the best song in the show.. if done right.

[GirlforTartaglia]

Posted: 10/4/05 at 9:27pm

I love many of them..especially from the 2000 off-Broadway recording because I'm partial to a handful of the actors. Great show. :)

[Jwei123]

Posted: 10/4/05 at 9:43pm

"Bless the Lord"

[musicalfandukie]

Posted: 10/4/05 at 9:47pm

by my side is my favorite song from godspell as well my 2nd favorite is all good gifts

[adamized88]

Posted: 10/4/05 at 9:49pm

i'm with girl for tartaglia - i'm kinda partial to the 2001 offbway cast - kinda partial to some of the actors - especially barrett!!

anyway - my favorite song from godspell no matter who's singing it is "all good gifts"

[bluesuadeshoes8]

Posted: 10/4/05 at 9:52pm

By My Side is the best song in the show. But it has to be a really good singer singing it or else it ruins it..

[jasonf]

Posted: 10/4/05 at 10:07pm

All For the Best followed very closely by All Good Gifts and We Beseech Thee

[forget regret <3]

Posted: 10/4/05 at 10:13pm

I must agree with By My Side. It's such a beautiful song.

[theaterFrEaK07]

Posted: 10/4/05 at 10:26pm

by my side if done right...i really like the finale! and light of the world becauses its such a uplifting way to end first act

[admanrich]

Posted: 10/4/05 at 10:39pm

I have to say By My Side. Also Prepare Ye the Way of the Lord I like also.

[rKrispyt]

Posted: 10/5/05 at 12:46am

I'm in a production now and just found out I'll be singing the Peggy part on By My Side (aaaagh!) It's my fave song in the show, I've got to sing it once before but I'm getting freaked out - we tralked about our fave songs, etc. as a cast in a discussion and sooo many people's is that song, and now on here so many people are naming that one - I feel pressure man!

Anyways, that's always been my fave, but I was a part of a production earlier this year with an AMAZING woman singing Bless The Lord (we had the touring cast arrangements licensed to us so all our songs were all the same as that recording) and she made me fall in love with the song again as well.

So either bless the lord or by my side - tough call.

for those in other productions at the moment, send me a message sometime - I'd love to hear your concepts for the show...ours is still in development but definitely like nothing I've ever imagined...

[JACXR71]

Posted: 10/5/05 at 12:49am

Love By My Side, but love to sing We Beseech Thee. Great show and I love both recordings (2001 and 2000)

[munkustrap178]

Posted: 10/5/05 at 2:11am

Not recording-specific, but just generally the song that is best written - "By My Side" hands down. And surprise, surprise - Schwartz didn't write it.

[RockabyeHamlet]

Posted: 10/5/05 at 7:30am

By my side, and Bless the lord...

overall, I find the score somewhat repetitive and mind-numbing... but thats just me.

[Gooch]

Posted: 10/5/05 at 7:36am

Who wrote By My Side? My fav too.

[ShuQ]

Posted: 10/5/05 at 7:47am

I like Bless The Lord

[QueenAnne82]

Posted: 10/5/05 at 9:03am

By my side and bless the Lord.

[life_so_far]

Posted: 10/5/05 at 9:10am

The song I can't stop listening to is All for the Best... I love it so much.

[munkustrap178]

Posted: 10/5/05 at 10:36am

By My Side was written by the two women who originated the roles off-Broadway.

[peach]

Posted: 10/5/05 at 10:39am

Goodness - I love most of the songs from Godspell.

But my favorite is by far (and no one's mentioned it yet!)...Light of The World.

Second favorite - All for the Best, it's just so fun...

[GirlforTartaglia]

Posted: 10/5/05 at 10:41am

adamized - Barrett, definately!! :)

Chad and Shoshana are great too, but Barrett *insert fangirly giggle* .

[munkustrap178]

Posted: 10/5/05 at 10:49am

I can't stand the "new" versions. They're wretched!

[peach]

Posted: 10/5/05 at 10:50am

I like the 2001 touring cast recording, but I'm not as big a fan of the one with Shoshana and Barrett.

I think my favorite recording might actually be the movie...

[SorryGrateful]

Posted: 10/5/05 at 10:55am

I agree that "By My Side" is probably the best. I think it's just beautiful in its quiet simplicity. (I've only heard the OCR, so I don't know if it's different in the revivals.)

[Elphaba]

Posted: 10/5/05 at 10:59am

then you need to rename your thread FAVORITE song. I always get a little angry when I see BEST song..as that calls for a judgement call......there is no such thing as "best" song.

my favorite song is Light of the World