Broadway Score With The Most Flawless Lyrics?- Page 3

[peggyandvelma]

Posted: 5/27/06 at 12:58am

I love the lyrics in She Loves Me. They may not be totally flawless but I think they are highly underrated.

[ZONEACE]

Posted: 5/27/06 at 1:02am

well I have 4 shows

Sweeney Todd

L5Y

Chess

and

Caroline, or Change

[RentBoy86]

Posted: 5/27/06 at 1:08am

Oh, I forgot about Caroline, or Change - so good!

[Scottie310]

Posted: 5/27/06 at 1:45am

I agree with Sondheim's work. Gypsy is practically flawless except for maybe Little Lamb, but maybe its just because I dont like that song.

Last 5 Years, like people have said, is basically a human conversation with music. If you listen closely, you will realize that the music and rhythms follow natural speach habbits. When normal vocal inflections go up, the notes go up. When you would take a break from talking, there are rests. In my opinion it is one of the most real scores and lyrics I have ever heard

[little_sally]

Posted: 5/27/06 at 2:06am

I agree with L5Y. Such brillant lyrics.

How about anything written by Cole Porter? His lyrics are so clever and brillant. Kiss Me, Kate...Anything Goes..I love them.

[EponineAmneris]

Posted: 5/27/06 at 4:58pm

INTO THE WOODS and anything else Sondheim, really. You learn sooooo much from his musicals.

[Dirty Rotten Scoundrel]

Posted: 5/27/06 at 5:04pm

Wicked

Are you serious? "There are bridges you crossed you didn't know you crossed until you've crosed." ?!

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I would have to go with:
The Last 5 Years- Can't think of a single line that I don't like.
Parade- Once again, can't think of a single line.
Sweeney Todd- Though "Anything what's slick, sir, soon sprouts curls is...interesting.

I feel that Jason Robert Brown and Sondheim are amazingly gifted with making flawless lyrics, and music.
But those are the three that I think are amazing.

[cate_w]

Posted: 5/27/06 at 10:00pm

Les Miserables.

[bjh2114]

Posted: 5/27/06 at 10:50pm

42nd Street

[alterego]

Posted: 5/27/06 at 10:55pm

I don't about flawless, how do you measure that? I do however, place lyrics of Cole Porter and Lorenz Hart at the top of my list for being clever and witty.

[aspiringactress]

Posted: 5/27/06 at 10:57pm

Sweeney Todd - Brilliant

L5Y

ALNM

Songs for a New World - There are a few shaky spots, but overall every song has lyrics that fit it and the mood of the show overall pretty much flawlessly. Example: take the musical style of 'King of the World' and its lyrics. Beautiful.

I agree that JRB and Sondheim are to very gifted men when it comes to intertwining music and lyrics flawlesly.