#26
Posted: 4/12/04 at 9:50pm
I'm sorry but Idina singing that line is so awsome. Considering that shes now in Wicked.
FAVORITE LYRIC. — Page 2
#27
Posted: 4/12/04 at 10:01pm
Mimi and Mark sing those lyrics, I believe. Not Maureen.
"Gif me the cobra jool!"
#28
Posted: 4/12/04 at 10:08pm
As far as favorite lyric, I'm dazzled by the following set of lyrics by Johnny Mercer for "Letter of the Law," from FOXY. It's during a musicalized rape trial:
"Though the plaintiff's allegation
That he harmed her reputation
May be just a fabrication
Of her own imagination
In your sheriff's estimation
It's a big consideration
And a point the population seems
completely to have missed.
Any further reparation
May be merely affectation
And a recapitulation
Of a hopeless situation
After due deliberation
In the interest of the nation
It is my adjudication
that the jury be dismissed."
"Though the plaintiff's allegation
That he harmed her reputation
May be just a fabrication
Of her own imagination
In your sheriff's estimation
It's a big consideration
And a point the population seems
completely to have missed.
Any further reparation
May be merely affectation
And a recapitulation
Of a hopeless situation
After due deliberation
In the interest of the nation
It is my adjudication
that the jury be dismissed."
"Gif me the cobra jool!"
#29
Posted: 4/13/04 at 3:54pm
some favorites:
these are obviously only a few of many brilliant lyrics...
"have some tea my lord some chrysanthemum tea
it's an herb that's superb for disturbances at sea."
&
"it's the day of the ox, my lord.
with but three days remaining and today already waning,
i've a few further shocks, my lord.
to begin, let me say, at the risk of repetition,
there are ships in the bay and they didn't ask permission
but they sit there all day in contemptuous array,
with a letter to convey, and they haven't gone away,
and there's every indication that they still plan to stay,
and you look a little gray, my lord.
have some tea my lord some chrysanthemum tea
while we plan, if we can, what our answer ought to be.
if the tea the shogun drank
will serve to keep the shogun tranquil,
i suggest if i may, my lord,
we consult the confucians - they have mystical solutions -
there are none wise as they, my lord."
- Chrysanthemum Tea; Stephen Sondheim (Pacific Overtures)
one of the most underrated works in Broadway history
"Long ago I left myself and now I try to return
as a stranger to a strange land and to the burn.
But the hollow inside me, might be there to guide me home again.
Back to something sweet, an opening,
a passageway to guide me home."
- Saturn Returns (reprise); Adam Guettel (Myths and Hymns)
"Could I be Leander?
On a wave am I borne?
Borne to a new home across this lonely sea?
Could you be my Hero, heart afire?
My lighthouse on the shoreline - could you be that to me?"
- Hero and Leander; Adam Guettel (Myths and Hymns)
"Some people analyze every detail.
Some people stall when they can't see the trail.
Some people freeze out of fear that they'll fail,
but I keep rollin' on.
Some people can't get success with their art.
Some people never feel love in their heart.
Some people can't tell the two things apart,
but I keep rollin' on"
- Moving Too Fast; Jason Robert Brown (L5Y)
there are tons others from L5Y, which I KNOW everyone in here quotes on a daily basis
just a few for now...i'm surprised you guys haven't laid them all down!!
these are obviously only a few of many brilliant lyrics...
"have some tea my lord some chrysanthemum tea
it's an herb that's superb for disturbances at sea."
&
"it's the day of the ox, my lord.
with but three days remaining and today already waning,
i've a few further shocks, my lord.
to begin, let me say, at the risk of repetition,
there are ships in the bay and they didn't ask permission
but they sit there all day in contemptuous array,
with a letter to convey, and they haven't gone away,
and there's every indication that they still plan to stay,
and you look a little gray, my lord.
have some tea my lord some chrysanthemum tea
while we plan, if we can, what our answer ought to be.
if the tea the shogun drank
will serve to keep the shogun tranquil,
i suggest if i may, my lord,
we consult the confucians - they have mystical solutions -
there are none wise as they, my lord."
- Chrysanthemum Tea; Stephen Sondheim (Pacific Overtures)
one of the most underrated works in Broadway history
"Long ago I left myself and now I try to return
as a stranger to a strange land and to the burn.
But the hollow inside me, might be there to guide me home again.
Back to something sweet, an opening,
a passageway to guide me home."
- Saturn Returns (reprise); Adam Guettel (Myths and Hymns)
"Could I be Leander?
On a wave am I borne?
Borne to a new home across this lonely sea?
Could you be my Hero, heart afire?
My lighthouse on the shoreline - could you be that to me?"
- Hero and Leander; Adam Guettel (Myths and Hymns)
"Some people analyze every detail.
Some people stall when they can't see the trail.
Some people freeze out of fear that they'll fail,
but I keep rollin' on.
Some people can't get success with their art.
Some people never feel love in their heart.
Some people can't tell the two things apart,
but I keep rollin' on"
- Moving Too Fast; Jason Robert Brown (L5Y)
there are tons others from L5Y, which I KNOW everyone in here quotes on a daily basis
just a few for now...i'm surprised you guys haven't laid them all down!!
But I won't live alone in a house of regret.
Updated On: 4/13/04 at 03:54 PM
#30
Posted: 4/13/04 at 7:07pm
There are bridges you cross you didn't know you crossed untill you've crossed
#31
"Should I order cyanide
Or order champagne?"
by Cole Porter, the song "I Am In Love" from CAN CAN
One among many others that are favorites of mine.
Jose'
Posted: 4/13/04 at 8:05pm
"Should I order cyanide
Or order champagne?"
by Cole Porter, the song "I Am In Love" from CAN CAN
One among many others that are favorites of mine.
Jose'
#32
Posted: 4/14/04 at 2:06am
boy tons of Schwartz lyrics are scary...
But I won't live alone in a house of regret.
#33
Posted: 4/14/04 at 1:33pm
With all the Rent stuff, I'm surprised this hasn't already been listed:
Roger-
The Filmmaker cannot see
Mark-
And the songwriter cannot hear
Roger-
Yet I see Mimi everywhere
Mark-
Angel’s voice is in my ear
Roger-
Just tighten those shoulders
Mark-
Just clench your jaw till you frown
Roger-
Just don't let go
Both-
Or you may drown
Roger-
The Filmmaker cannot see
Mark-
And the songwriter cannot hear
Roger-
Yet I see Mimi everywhere
Mark-
Angel’s voice is in my ear
Roger-
Just tighten those shoulders
Mark-
Just clench your jaw till you frown
Roger-
Just don't let go
Both-
Or you may drown
#34
Posted: 4/14/04 at 2:24pm
Les Miz
"To Love Another Person is to See the Face of God."
"To Love Another Person is to See the Face of God."
You are young, life has been kind to you. You will learn.
#37
Posted: 4/14/04 at 10:34pm
"How gratifying for once to know
that those above will serve those down below"
-SS
that those above will serve those down below"
-SS
"A little nonsense now and then is relished by the wisest men" - Willy Wonka
#38
Posted: 4/14/04 at 10:52pm
ooh, good one!
Phantom:
"You will curse the day you did not do all that the phantom asked of you!"
LesMiz:
"You know nothing of Javert, I was born inside a jail, i was born to scum like you, I am from the gutter, too!"
JaneEyre:
"Don't even dare anymore to compare, say a prayer for your sorry soul, Jane!"
Ragtime:
"Poor young rich boy, masturbates for a broadway tart, what a waste of a firey hart..."
1776:
"Someone open up a window!"
AIDA:
"And their story and my journey and the lesson they provide draw their strength and inspiration from a love that never died."
Aspects of Love:
"News takes time to reach us here. So you're married. how time flies. And George will be a father soon. That was more of a suprise. Perhaps one day we'll meet again. If I ever leave the army. Live or perish in its flame. Love will never ever let you be the same...Love will never ever let you be the same!!!"
Beauty and the Beast:
"We shall make the perfect pair. Rather like my thighs!"
Jekyll and Hyde:
"Love is worth forgiving for, now I realize, everything worth living for is there, in his eyes!"
RENT:
"I'd be happy to die for a taste of what Angel had: someone to live for, unafraid to say 'I love you!'"
Songs for a new world:
"It looks like they're forming a crowd, like 85 at the most, still, front page of the Post- look! I think it's Maury Povich- and Connie, too...oh, Hi, Connie..."
Sweet Smell of Success:
"Sydney, I'd like you to meet a girl full of life, a girl I could be, a girl who laughs, a girl who can breathe, a girl who can love..."
Thoroughly Modern Millie:
"Only in New York!"
Urinetown:
"Look at the Sky!"
Secret Garden:
"It's this day, not you that's bound to go away!!!"
Titanic:
"Better land for the baby that I hold..."
sorry I did so many, i just couldn't stop!!!
Phantom:
"You will curse the day you did not do all that the phantom asked of you!"
LesMiz:
"You know nothing of Javert, I was born inside a jail, i was born to scum like you, I am from the gutter, too!"
JaneEyre:
"Don't even dare anymore to compare, say a prayer for your sorry soul, Jane!"
Ragtime:
"Poor young rich boy, masturbates for a broadway tart, what a waste of a firey hart..."
1776:
"Someone open up a window!"
AIDA:
"And their story and my journey and the lesson they provide draw their strength and inspiration from a love that never died."
Aspects of Love:
"News takes time to reach us here. So you're married. how time flies. And George will be a father soon. That was more of a suprise. Perhaps one day we'll meet again. If I ever leave the army. Live or perish in its flame. Love will never ever let you be the same...Love will never ever let you be the same!!!"
Beauty and the Beast:
"We shall make the perfect pair. Rather like my thighs!"
Jekyll and Hyde:
"Love is worth forgiving for, now I realize, everything worth living for is there, in his eyes!"
RENT:
"I'd be happy to die for a taste of what Angel had: someone to live for, unafraid to say 'I love you!'"
Songs for a new world:
"It looks like they're forming a crowd, like 85 at the most, still, front page of the Post- look! I think it's Maury Povich- and Connie, too...oh, Hi, Connie..."
Sweet Smell of Success:
"Sydney, I'd like you to meet a girl full of life, a girl I could be, a girl who laughs, a girl who can breathe, a girl who can love..."
Thoroughly Modern Millie:
"Only in New York!"
Urinetown:
"Look at the Sky!"
Secret Garden:
"It's this day, not you that's bound to go away!!!"
Titanic:
"Better land for the baby that I hold..."
sorry I did so many, i just couldn't stop!!!
Plince! Plince! Nein! T-Rex!!
#39
Posted: 4/15/04 at 9:00am
Any lyric from Sweeney Todd works for me!
Tickets From $59
Tickets From $95
Tickets From $170
Tickets From $95