Favorite Covers of Songs from Musicals

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Favorite Covers of Songs from Musicals

Posted: 3/23/09 at 12:46am

Apologies if a similar thread exists.

What are some of your favorite covers of songs from musicals, whether professionally released by the artists or just performed live at concerts?

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re: Favorite Covers of Songs from Musicals

Posted: 3/23/09 at 5:23am

I love John Barrowman and Daniel Boys "I Know Him So Well" from Chess.

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re: Favorite Covers of Songs from Musicals

Posted: 3/23/09 at 6:54am

The Mamas and the Papas' My Heart Stood Still from A Connecticut Yankee, and Janis Joplin's Little Girl Blue from Jumbo.

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re: Favorite Covers of Songs from Musicals

Posted: 3/23/09 at 7:00am

Love Anthony Warlow singing "This is the Moment".

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re: Favorite Covers of Songs from Musicals

Posted: 3/23/09 at 7:17am

Does Anthony Warlow's rendition really count :P? I think he was too closely involved with the project.


But on the subject my favourites are a bunch of Bernadette Peters songs (e.g Being Alive, You'll never walk alone) and Anthony Warlow - Bring him Home.

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re: Favorite Covers of Songs from Musicals

Posted: 3/23/09 at 7:23am

Kimilee Bryant's "No One is Alone"

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re: Favorite Covers of Songs from Musicals

Posted: 3/23/09 at 7:23am

I thought Warlow played Valjean once.

I love 5th Dimension's Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In. And most of the AFA HAiR concert (Yea, it's basically a cover album)

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re: Favorite Covers of Songs from Musicals

Posted: 3/23/09 at 7:24am

Barbra Streisand's "Adelaide's Lament", "Pretty Women/Ladies Who Lunch", and "Being Alive"...

also very random, but on the Season 3 Finale of American Idol, Ruben, Kelly, Fantasia, and Diana sang a pretty interesting version of "The Impossible Dream"

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re: Favorite Covers of Songs from Musicals

Posted: 3/23/09 at 7:29am

Does Anthony Warlow's rendition really count :P? I think he was too closely involved with the project.

Well the thread didn't ask about being connected to the project, hence why I slipped it in. :)

But speaking of You'll Never Walk Alone - I'll throw in the duet of David Campbell and Jimmy Barnes (yes DC, did a production of Carousel, but damn that duet rocks).

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re: Favorite Covers of Songs from Musicals

Posted: 3/23/09 at 8:03am

Michael Buble's "Feeling Good" from Roar of the Greasepaint....and The Beatles "Til There was You" from Music Man.

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re: Favorite Covers of Songs from Musicals

Posted: 3/23/09 at 10:31am

Diana Ross and the Supremes did an album of songs from Funny Girl that was a surprise and a total delight. It should be out on CD.




Here's their "Cornet Man":

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3GAdXcJkhlI

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re: Favorite Covers of Songs from Musicals

Posted: 3/23/09 at 10:38am

I love gospel singer Vickie Winans version of "Somewhere" from West Side Story.

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re: Favorite Covers of Songs from Musicals

Posted: 3/23/09 at 11:29am

I like Barbra Streisand's "You'll never walk alone", the version which is featured on her Higher Ground cd, though that version is put together with "I believe".

I also like Sarah Brightman's version of "The Journey home" from Bombay Dreams.

Duncan James & Keedie version of "I believe my heart" from The Woman In White is also one of my favorites.

So is Nicola Hughes's fantastic "Life is just a bowl of cherries" from Fosse.

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re: Favorite Covers of Songs from Musicals

Posted: 3/23/09 at 11:48am

Todd Rundgren's "Something's Coming"

Alice Cooper's "Jet Song"

The Doors' "Alabama Song"

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re: Favorite Covers of Songs from Musicals

Posted: 3/23/09 at 11:58am

The Beatles' "Til There was You"

Steisand's "Much More"

Audra McDonald's "How Glory Goes", "Tom", and "Mistress of the Senator"

Judy Collins' "Send in the Clowns"

and Christiane Noll's "Who are you Now?"

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re: Favorite Covers of Songs from Musicals

Posted: 3/23/09 at 12:28pm

I love Christiane Noll's version of "I Don't Remember Christmas" myself. It got me through a break-up, actually...

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re: Favorite Covers of Songs from Musicals

Posted: 3/23/09 at 12:38pm

Paul Byrom's "If I Loved You"

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re: Favorite Covers of Songs from Musicals

Posted: 3/23/09 at 1:09pm

The Dresden Dolls performing Mein Herr from Cabaret (a perfect pairing): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gJWQR1WBMYM

and Science Fiction Double Feature:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gFWfdUg4Kj0

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re: Favorite Covers of Songs from Musicals

Posted: 3/23/09 at 1:19pm

Laura Michelle Kelly's "Losing My Mind."



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#20

re: Favorite Covers of Songs from Musicals

Posted: 3/23/09 at 1:19pm

I second Michael Buble's "Feeling Good."

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re: Favorite Covers of Songs from Musicals

Posted: 3/23/09 at 2:40pm

Anthony Warlow's 'Losing My Mind'. No question about it. :3

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re: Favorite Covers of Songs from Musicals

Posted: 3/23/09 at 2:47pm

This:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pt2bdDkCV00

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re: Favorite Covers of Songs from Musicals

Posted: 3/23/09 at 3:00pm

I love Christine Andreas' "Here's To The Ladies" CD which is all covers of songs from musicals. Stand out tracks for me are 'Will He Like Me?', 'BIll' and 'Some People.'

Oh, and Audra McDonald's 'Somewhere' is understated and gorgeous.

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#24

re: Favorite Covers of Songs from Musicals

Posted: 3/23/09 at 3:01pm

Jennifer Hudson- Somewhere

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re: Favorite Covers of Songs from Musicals

Posted: 3/23/09 at 3:07pm

Nina Simone's "Feelin' Good".