Cheesy Lines in Good Shows... — Page 3

#51

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Posted: 1/30/05 at 11:20pm

Well for me the "I hate the fall" line was just too obviously rhymed etc. Just a little thing that bugged me in the sense that I think they could have established the season a little better then that.

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#52

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Posted: 1/30/05 at 11:32pm

I always thought "I hate the fall" Meant "I hate the drop" not the season. I think "philosophy-zee" works and the Wicked ones dont quite because Charlie Brown is LITTLE KIDS. It's cute because they WOULD say that. Even though Wicked is in Oz Language, it still bothers me.

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#53

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Posted: 1/31/05 at 12:51am

I always thought the fall line was a double meaning, and I never thought it was that bad...
Also, I find the interlude of Jonny Can't Decide to be perfect. The music perfectly accompanies Jon's ambitions, which he thinks are a little cheesy. That's part of why he doubts them. And yet he still believes in himself in the purest way... I don't really know how to explain it, but the music just fits his mood...
I also disagree about the William Finn comments. His characters ARE overly verbose and ridiculous at times, which he reflects in his lyric choice... At least, that's my opinion.

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#54

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Posted: 1/31/05 at 12:55am

I LOVE the Last Five Years and I actually enjoy The Shmuel Song but it makes me cringe at times.

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#55

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Posted: 2/2/05 at 2:59pm

thanks for clariying for me Mythus:) I appreciate it!

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#56

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Posted: 2/2/05 at 3:06pm

"Well, we can't all travel by bubble."

and of course, "Nessa...I have something to confess a..."

both from you know where...

#57

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Posted: 2/2/05 at 3:08pm

Hey NightLaughs!I thoguht the same about the Rent quote. Whaaaa??? He must not know how cheesey he sounds!

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#58

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Posted: 2/2/05 at 3:35pm

Horatio - "....he wore his beaver up!"

Hamlet, Wm. Shalespeare

And I had to say it!

Updated On: 2/2/05 at 03:35 PM

#59

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Posted: 2/2/05 at 7:53pm

Scarlet Pimpernel:

"Out chasing butterflies."...
"But I WAS out chasing butterflies!"

#60

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Posted: 2/2/05 at 8:02pm

"And 'Who says Tandem?'
The same people that say Confucifying, Congratulotations, Disgusticified, etc. Hello! You're in Oz!"

Don King lives in Oz?

Anyway, my vote goes to...well, anything in "Carousel," but especially the whole of "June Is Bustin' Out All Over." AUURGHHHH!!

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#61

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Posted: 9/12/06 at 6:40am

just bumping this thread

a pretty corny line from WEDDING SINGER:

"Well, I cheated on you like a hundred times!"

i dont know...just sounds awkward

and i have to agree on the "im on the way up...." one from MILLIE :P funny

#62

re: Cheesy Lines in Good Shows...

Posted: 9/12/06 at 7:04am

...good shows?

#63

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Posted: 9/12/06 at 7:14am

Never noticed this thread before - but musicals are "cheesy" by nature.

So get over it.

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#64

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Posted: 9/12/06 at 9:48am

I liked Sunset Blvd. Not a GREAT show, but good.

"And you'll always be welcome to swim in my pool."

I'm always looking for an orchestral version of Sunset because most of Don Black's Lyrics are painful, but the score is great.

And the "Get outta here!" line is Miss Saigon's "What's this I find?". That just makes me crack up.

#65

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Posted: 9/12/06 at 11:24am

I know it's really minor, but it's just something that grates on me every time.

At the beginning of FUNNY GIRL, when Fanny is sitting at her dressing table, Em asks her "Whatcha lookin' at, honey?" and she replies "A lotta years, Em. A lotta years."

That repetition thing just NEVER WORKS when you say it out loud.

Also, same show, from "The Greatest Star": "I'm a natural cougher." I know we're talking (singing) about Camille, but, really...there was nothing else you could have rhymed with "offer"?

#66

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Posted: 9/12/06 at 12:54pm

Most of Glen's lines from TWS are pretty cheesy. Like..."You look hot" during "Pop!". It's like...huh?

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#67

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Posted: 9/12/06 at 1:17pm

I know Rent has been quoted a lot on this thread, so I might have missed this, but how about 'Think twice before you poo-poo it'?

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#68

re: Cheesy Lines in Good Shows...

Posted: 9/12/06 at 1:59pm

"say - what am i takin'(talkin', goin') on about? my kid ain't even been born yet!"
Carousel

#69

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Posted: 9/12/06 at 3:50pm

""How we gonna pay last year's rent? This year's rent? RENT, RENT, RENT, RE-ENT, RENT, WE'RE NOT GONNA PAY RENT! Cause everything is RENT!!!" -Rent

Unnecesary Rent-ness."

I totally agree with this. But, it was recently brought to my attention that "rent" has another definition, and that this is actually a double entendre.

Rent is the past tense of the verb "to rend". So the last line, "everything is rent", could mean:
- everything has been torn apart by violence
- everything has been divided into two parts
- everything has been disturbed by loud noises

I guess it makes me hate that repetitive section of lyrics less than I used to.

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#70

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Posted: 9/12/06 at 3:55pm

NOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!! Rent in Finale A.

#71

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Posted: 9/12/06 at 4:05pm

in Billy Elliot... the lyrics to the song "He Could Be a Star"... absolutely dreadful

#72

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Posted: 9/12/06 at 4:13pm

Probably everything in Hairspray!

#73

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Posted: 9/12/06 at 10:02pm

"Think Twice Before You Poo-Poo It!"
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HUH??

#74

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Posted: 9/12/06 at 11:45pm

It's "think twice before you pooh-pooh it", meaning before you dismiss it out of hand.....

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#75

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Posted: 9/12/06 at 11:51pm

*moans of ecstasy*
*cheesy dance musaq*

WOMAN: this is great
MAN: I'm straight

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