Favorite 'Funny Girl' Song?

[Parks]

Favorite 'Funny Girl' Song?#0

Posted: 4/25/05 at 5:32pm

What's your favorite (other than Don't Rain On My Parade)? I was listening to the entire album today on my iPod-songs I completely forgot about...and I have quite a few that I like:
-I actually find myself liking the overture. The upbeat parts only though. Ah, it sounds so goooood.
-I'm The Greatest Star-I forgot how good this one is...
-Cornet Man-I love the energy in it.
-Rat-Tat-Tat-Tat-Eh, don't know why. Liked it ever since we did the show.
-For some reason, I LOVE the first 5 seconds of The Music That Makes Me Dance. It's just the piano..ah, sorry.

Just curious-does anyone else love the Overture? The first like..15 seconds really turn me off to it...I actually never listened to it (owned it for about 9 months) until just like last week.

"If it walks like a Parks, if it wobbles like a Parks, then it's definitely fat and nobody loves it." --MA

[Marquise]

re: Favorite 'Funny Girl' Song?#1

Posted: 4/25/05 at 5:37pm

"Funny Girl's" overture is one of the best written for a musical, composed by Jule Styne who's also responsible for one of the greatest overtures ever for "GYPSY".

[noahrp3]

re: Favorite 'Funny Girl' Song?#2

Posted: 4/25/05 at 5:39pm

My fave is People. Great song!

[MTVMANN]

re: Favorite 'Funny Girl' Song?#3

Posted: 4/25/05 at 5:46pm

If I can't say "Parade" then I like "people" & "If a girl isn't pretty".......you must have been listening to the OBC, because I've never heard of some of those songs......I only have the soundtrack......

[BobbyBubby]

re: Favorite 'Funny Girl' Song?#4

Posted: 4/25/05 at 5:47pm

All of them. I love the score, but if I was forced to choose I'd say: "Music Than Makes Me Dance"

[redhotinnyc2]

re: Favorite 'Funny Girl' Song?#5

Posted: 4/25/05 at 6:41pm

I've always loved "Who are you now?" - as a matter of fact, I've sung it in cabarets and auditioned with it - beautiful piece of music.

"I don't really get the ending,all i can go with is when after several months,Judith saw Pat sang,and later she kissed him on the toilet,after that the story back to where Pat went down from the stage after he'd sung,and he went to the italian lady.I just don't get it,what Judith exatcly meant when he kissed Pat that she had seen,and did Pat end up together with The Italian Lady?Please help me,thank u very much!" Quote from someone on IMDB in reference to a movie he/she didn't understand. Such grammar!

[redmustang]

re: Favorite 'Funny Girl' Song?#6

Posted: 4/25/05 at 6:49pm

The overture is one of the best. Who Are You Now is my favorite song out a very good score.

[Parks]

re: Favorite 'Funny Girl' Song?#7

Posted: 4/25/05 at 10:49pm

Bah, I personally cannot stand People or Who Are You Now. I am not a fan of many slower songs, so it's not a surprise that I don't like these. Then again, I haven't listened to but the first 15 seconds or so..I'll listen to them tomorrow.

"If it walks like a Parks, if it wobbles like a Parks, then it's definitely fat and nobody loves it." --MA

[LostLeander]

re: Favorite 'Funny Girl' Song?#8

Posted: 4/25/05 at 11:06pm

"Oh My Man I Love Him SO..." from the soundtrack.
I wasn't a big fan of the OBC, because I think Barbra gives better performances on the soundtrack.

Or perhaps that was the one I was used to, so it's the one I liked the best.

I also didn't have much time with the OBC.

I love love love Funny Girl (the song). Devestatingly beautiful.

Personally, I think I have too much bloom.

[Jwei123]

re: Favorite 'Funny Girl' Song?#9

Posted: 4/25/05 at 11:06pm

Cornet Man!!

awkward.

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[bwayrocks_ca]

re: Favorite 'Funny Girl' Song?#10

Posted: 4/26/05 at 12:11am

I think Barbra's voice is clearer on the soundtrack album, but I love the OBC. Is it just me or does she crack at the end of "Don't rain on my parade" (on the OBC). I love it!

[BwayLover]

re: Favorite 'Funny Girl' Song?#11

Posted: 4/26/05 at 1:58am

I LOVE both "Cornet Man" and "Rat-Tat-Tat-Tat" ("I talk this way because I'm British!") but I also love "Who Are You Now"? and "I'm The Greatest Star"....This score is just so full of gems, it's hard to choose! And yes, I, too, love the overture - it's so...exciting!

I must say I also like the song sung by Eddie and Fanny's mother, "Who Taught Her Everything"- it's a really cute song, with very clever lyrics.

"Years from now, when you talk about this - And you will - Be kind. "

[mirandajrs]

re: Favorite 'Funny Girl' Song?#12

Posted: 4/26/05 at 4:35am

"I'm The Greatest Star" and "Cornet Man". I also love "I'd Rather Be Blue" from the movie soundtrack.

Edith 'Little Edie' Bouvier Beale: Do you think my costume looked all right for Brooks? I think he was a little amazed.

[MasterLcZ]

re: Favorite 'Funny Girl' Song?#13

Posted: 4/26/05 at 8:36am

The Broadway OBC recording aways sounds 'odd'. I wish it had been recorded by Columbia or RCA, who knew how to capture a lush Broadway orchestra to perfection. Capitol didn't quite get it right. Even Barbra doesn't sound quite like herself.

Fun OBC recording fact: The mono version of "Cornet Man" is a different and much better "take" than the one used on the stereo version.

That said, I gotta go for "The Music That Makes Me Dance". One of the most gorgeous songs ever written for a Broadway musical, and one of Jules Styne's finest melodies.

There is a seldom-performed 'break verse' to it that goes: "To me, love is no-go/till fiddle and oboe/...start weeping...wailing/ That's my failing! He may be wrong for me/...but his is the only song for me.."

"Christ, Bette Davis?!?!"

Updated On: 4/26/05 at 08:36 AM

[Parks]

re: Favorite 'Funny Girl' Song?#14

Posted: 4/26/05 at 8:28pm

Yeah...the crack at the end of Don't Rain On My Parade kinda bothers me. I'm sure it wasn't a mistake or anything..

I've never seen the movie. Is it worth it? How about the soundtrack?

"If it walks like a Parks, if it wobbles like a Parks, then it's definitely fat and nobody loves it." --MA

[Tenorific2]

re: Favorite 'Funny Girl' Song?#15

Posted: 4/26/05 at 8:33pm

"My Man"-- in the film where she starts to cry-- oh my god... i lose it every time i see that part. she did that in one take, and did it live.

[PJ]

re: Favorite 'Funny Girl' Song?#16

Posted: 4/26/05 at 9:17pm

"My Man"-- in the film where she starts to cry-- oh my god"

Amen.

And it's too hard to pick a favorite song from this particular score. I love far too many to choose.

[Parks]

re: Favorite 'Funny Girl' Song?#17

Posted: 4/26/05 at 9:29pm

I just listened to some clips from the movie, and I don't really like the songs as much. Don't Rain On My Parade are so different from both...almost like 2 different songs. Obviously the quality is a little bit better..I wish they had that quality for the cast recording. It'd be so amazing. I don't really like Nick's voice on the movie. I didn't like Sydney's voice until just recently. I hated it but it's kind of grown on me. I love his voice on the recording now. The other guy is WAY too soft from the clip I heard of You Are Woman, I Am Man.

"If it walks like a Parks, if it wobbles like a Parks, then it's definitely fat and nobody loves it." --MA

[luvliza89]

re: Favorite 'Funny Girl' Song?#18

Posted: 4/26/05 at 10:11pm

Omar Sharif played Nick in the movie and while he is certainly not a singer, I thought he played his part amazingly. He was such little singing to do also; just the parts in "You Are Women, I Am Man" and I think one line in "Sadie, Sadie". It was basically all Barbra singing, and that's perfectly fine with me.

And as for favorite song:

I'm the Greatest Star (Movie Version)- LOVE IT! When she sings "I'll blow my HORN", I always have an eargasim.

I'd Rather Be Blue is simply amazing to. And I think for the most part all the songs sound better in the movie.

And if you haven't seen "Funny Girl", RUN to go get a copy. It is the single greatest musical performance to grace the silver screens...well in MY opinion.

[Unknown User]

re: Favorite 'Funny Girl' Song?#19

Posted: 4/27/05 at 12:26pm

CORNET MAN

[baddadnpa]

re: Favorite 'Funny Girl' Song?#20

Posted: 4/27/05 at 12:29pm

On the mono version of Cornet Man, you can hear Barbra say joyously "We're Goin' Home!" to the musicians and technicians towards the end of the song. Apparently it was a long session.

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[darren has a big butt]

re: Favorite 'Funny Girl' Song?#21

Posted: 4/27/05 at 1:14pm

Im the Greaest Star deffinitley..

i like that song alot

[TheatreDiva90016]

re: Favorite 'Funny Girl' Song?#22

Posted: 4/27/05 at 1:15pm

Funny Girl has one of the BEST overtures...EVER!

And it's easy to edit out the slow parts. It works just as well.

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[Theatreboy49]

re: Favorite 'Funny Girl' Song?#23

Posted: 4/27/05 at 2:06pm

I love the Greatest Star and His Love Makes Me Beautiful.

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[WISHIHADATONY]

re: Favorite 'Funny Girl' Song?#24

Posted: 4/27/05 at 5:05pm

You said other than Don't Rain on My Parade, so I would select:

I'm The Greatest Star................it provides the singular most electrifying moment in the musical.

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