Favorite Sad Song. ( And defying Gravity is not sad. It's obnoctious.) — Page 6

Wow, the board has matured.

No, I'm serious. A few months ago this thread would have gone to 20 pages of meaningless flaming by now. Hooray for the forces of rationality!

Anyway, I have to back up the choice of "Will I?" It's one of the few songs from Rent that I actually like. That and the reprise of "I'll Cover You."

I'll add "Hedwig's Lament," from Hedwig and the Angry Inch, "I've Grown Accustomed to Her Face," from My Fair Lady, and "Your Daddy's Son," from Ragtime. "Make Them Hear You" always struck me as more of an anthem than a sad song.

Updated On: 8/24/04 at 12:00 PM

Who will love me as I am - Side Show....it still makes me cry (or Norm Lewis on his knees singing "You Should be Loved" - but that's a visual).

It's been so long since I have seen Les Miz...is it "A Little Fall of Rain" when she dies in his arms - very sad.

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"Somewhere That's Green" -Little Shop of Horrors
"I Know Where I've Been" -Hairspray
"I Know the Truth" -Aida
"Endless Night" -The Lion King

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Updated On: 8/24/04 at 01:59 PM

haha you'll be surprised I'm saying this, but
"For Good" is on my list.
As is
"Maybe This Time" from Cabaret (hopeful, but sad), and "I Don't Care Much" from Cabaret.
"So In Love" from Kiss Me Kate (especially Brian Stokes Mitchell's rendition of the reprise...ohhhhhhh)
"I'd Give It All For You" from Songs for A New World (again, sad but hopeful)
"Wishing You Were Somehow Here Again" from Phantom of the Opera
"Fine, Fine Line" from Ave Q
"But Not For Me" from Crazy for You
"I Know The Truth" from Aida
"The Winner Takes It All" and "Slipping Through My Fingers" from Mamma Mia
"All The Wasted Time" and "You Don't Know This Man" from Parade
"Who Will Love Me As I Am" and from Side Show
"Your Daddy's Son" from Ragtime
"No One Knows Who I Am" from Jekyll and Hyde
"Come To Your Senses" from Tick Tick Boom
"My Bill" the Civil War

Did I mention I'm a sucker for the sad songs?

DEFYING GRAVITY couldn't possibly be called sad. If anything it's determined. And actually very positive.

My favourite sad songs are:

WHEN YOU'RE GONE - Rage Of The Heart
WHEN I LOOK AT YOU - The Scarlet Pimpernel
LOVING YOU - Passion
IN MY OWN LITTLE CORNER - Cinderella
ONCE UPON A DREAM (Jekyll) - Jekyll and Hyde

OK, everyone. I've caught up and read all the other posts here since I went to bed last night. Gotta say something:

Last night with this post, I was purely having fun. Yes, I expressed my opinion, but most of the time I was actually laughing out loud at what I was reading AND writing. Yes, I wrote things to provoke, but really, it was all in fun. Yes, I do think that WICKED gets bashed far more than any other show, for some reason. Take the title of this thread. I thought it was a great subject to list your favorite sad songs, but why, of all the songs in all the musicals out there, was Defying Gravity labeled "Obnoctious" or whatever. There was no need for that.

What if I started a thread with the subject "What's your favorite musical?? (Don't list Avenue Q!! No One cares about those damn puppets!!!) Why, it would be WW III around here.

So, since the door was opened, I had some fun. That's all. If I upset any of you, I'm sorry.

HAAAAAAAAA!!!! I can't say that!!! Really, if I upset any of you, get over it. It's just a few posts on a board.
Peace.

Bring Him Home

Here we go,

Not that girl- Wicked
Another suitcase, another hall (second reprise, where Eva is dieing (sp?))-Evita
Empty Chairs at Empty Tables- Les Miserables
A little fall of rain- Les Miserables
I dreamed a Dream- Les Miserables
Valjean's death- Les Miserables

Okay any despressing song from Les Miserables

Close every door to me- Joseph ATCD
Masquerade (reprise)- POTO
Wishing you were somehow here again- POTO
Memory- Cats

I don't really know if it's called the Masquerade (Reprise) but, it's at the end where the Music Box starts playing and he's singing along with it. "Christine, Christine". It might be I don't have the play list with me.

All The Wasted Time
Il Adore
The Funeral Song in Parade and Sarah's Funeral in Ragtime

some that come to mind

My list:
"For Good" Wicked. I know some of the lyrics are bad, but I truly love the song.
"I'll Cover You (reprise)" Rent. Brings me to tears every time.
"Close Every Door" Joseph... I just finished doing the show, and especially my show's Joseph made it extremely good.
"Empty Chairs and Empty Tables" Les Miz.
"Why" and "Louder than Words" Tick, Tick, Boom
"When I Look at You" Scarlet Pimpernell
"Some Other Time" On the Town - truly a sad song.

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"Il Adore" from Taboo
"Will I?" from RENT
"I Could Never Rescue You" from L5Y

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