What broadway songs have depressing lyrics?
Broadway Legend Joined: 3/20/04
Lonely Room--Oklahoma.
I Dreamed a Dream-Les Miserables
Strongest Suit Reprise-Aida
Actually, most of the music in Les Miz is depressing as well as many of the other songs in Aida
Updated On: 1/17/06 at 07:30 PM
Still Hurting- The Last 5 Years
Fine, fine line- Avenue Q
Nothing - A Chorus Line
No Body Needs to Know - The Last 5 Years
There Is A River - Parade
Not While I'm Around - Sweeney Todd due to the ironic time Toby sings it
meadowlark - baker's wife
i'm not that girl - wicked
for good - wicked
i know the truth - aida
how long must this go on/if i can't love her - beauty and the beast
memory - cats
are you there - bare
there's a fine fine line - ave q
are you still holding my hand - bright lights big city
i don't care much - cabaret
without you - rent
stars - les mis
no one is alone - into the woods
soooooo many do -these are just the first ones i thought of that bring a tear to my eye
Broadway Legend Joined: 8/22/05
I Wish I Could Go Back to College always makes me really depressed. So does Fine Fine Line.
Other than that:
No More-Into the Woods
No one is Alone-Into the Woods
Why, God, Why-Miss Saigon
There's more I can't think of right now.
Ever After, Once Upon a Time, and Role of a Lifetime ~ BARE
"I Read"- Passion
"But Not For Me"- Crazy for You
"Without You"- RENT
"On My Own"- Les Miserables
"Send in the Clowns"- A Little Night Music
"Losing My Mind"- Follies
"We Do Not Belong Together"- Sunday in the Park with George
"Evermore Without You"- The Woman in White
"Epiphany"- Sweeney Todd
"Lament"- Into the Woods
parts of "Final Lair"- Phantom of the Opera
"Funny Girl" and "My Man"- Funny Girl
"Days of Plenty" and "The Fire Within Me" from Little Women have some depressing parts, but they end optimistically
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