Favorite Sondhiem MELODY

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Favorite Sondhiem MELODY

Posted: 8/18/05 at 2:18pm

No one questions the brilliance of Sondheim's lyrics, but many often forget his melodic gifts as well. What's YOUR favorite Sondheim melody?


Mine would be "Not A Day Goes By." Beautifully melodic, might be his best melody.

Also, "Johanna" is great, too.

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#2

re: Favorite Sondhiem MELODY

Posted: 8/18/05 at 2:19pm

Sunday and Unworthy of Your Love.

#3

re: Favorite Sondhiem MELODY

Posted: 8/18/05 at 2:21pm

"Losing My Mind"

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#4

re: Favorite Sondhiem MELODY

Posted: 8/18/05 at 2:23pm

HAPPINESS - from Passion.

#5

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Posted: 8/18/05 at 2:26pm

Too Many Mornings

#6

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Posted: 8/18/05 at 2:27pm

Good Thing Going

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re: Favorite Sondhiem MELODY

Posted: 8/18/05 at 2:28pm

pretty women, and move on

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#8

re: Favorite Sondhiem MELODY

Posted: 8/18/05 at 2:28pm

Send in the Clowns.

#9

re: Favorite Sondhiem MELODY

Posted: 8/18/05 at 2:29pm

A lot of great ones in A Little Night Music:
-Every Day a Little Death
-A Weekend in the Country
-Night Waltz 1 and 2
-Send in the Clowns
-The Miller's Son
-The Glamorous Life (Film version)

#10

re: Favorite Sondhiem MELODY

Posted: 8/18/05 at 2:44pm

I really love "Opening Doors" I don't know if it's my favorite (who can pick?) but it's up there!

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#11

re: Favorite Sondhiem MELODY

Posted: 8/18/05 at 2:46pm

what can you lose?

#12

re: Favorite Sondhiem MELODY

Posted: 8/18/05 at 3:30pm

I love "A Weekend in the Country" and all of "Sweeney"

#13

re: Favorite Sondhiem MELODY

Posted: 8/18/05 at 3:53pm

"Everybody's Got the Right"

..."Unworthy of Your Love" - all of Assassains.

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re: Favorite Sondhiem MELODY

Posted: 8/18/05 at 3:57pm

I don't think I could pick just one! Some of my favorites are:
No One Is Alone
Not While I'm Around
Sunday
Loosing My Mind

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re: Favorite Sondhiem MELODY

Posted: 8/18/05 at 4:09pm

Picking one is almost impossible (but "Impossible" would not make my list). Top ten maybe - in no order:

1. Losing My Mind
2. Not While I'm Around
3. Too Many Mornings
4. I Remember
5. Take Me To the World
6. With So Little To Be Sure Of
7. Someone is Waiting
8. Marry Me a Little
9. Unworthy of Your Love
10. Johanna

God, there are so many! I could probably do another 20 with a minimum of thought.

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#16

re: Favorite Sondhiem MELODY

Posted: 8/18/05 at 4:31pm

'Children should listen' from Into the Woods and 'Remember?' from Little Night Music.

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#17

re: Favorite Sondhiem MELODY

Posted: 8/18/05 at 4:33pm

Happiness from Passion, I Remember from Evening Primrose

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re: Favorite Sondhiem MELODY

Posted: 8/18/05 at 4:41pm

The Last Midnight from Into the Woods is very good. Plus, I think the entire score of A Little Night Music is stunning and couldn't possibly be left out.

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re: Favorite Sondhiem MELODY

Posted: 8/18/05 at 5:25pm

-Children Should Listen
-No One is Alone
-Send in the Clowns

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#20

re: Favorite Sondhiem MELODY

Posted: 8/18/05 at 5:26pm

Far too many to list, but I'd like to put in a good word for "In Praise of Women" (A Little Night Music).

#21

re: Favorite Sondhiem MELODY

Posted: 8/18/05 at 5:36pm

Elizabeth_DeBris, I love your signature! That line makes me laugh out loud every single time. Excellent choice.

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Updated On: 8/18/05 at 05:36 PM

#22

re: Favorite Sondhiem MELODY

Posted: 8/18/05 at 6:01pm

Why, thank you! It's one of my favorite lines from Into the Woods... mostly because it managed to make the people in my theatre class who were determined to hate the show (honestly, why take a theatre class if you dislike theatre?) laugh.

#23

re: Favorite Sondhiem MELODY

Posted: 8/18/05 at 6:38pm

I have a strange obsession with A Weekend in the Country--but I'm sure there's a melody I like better..

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#24

re: Favorite Sondhiem MELODY

Posted: 8/18/05 at 6:41pm

I'd probably have to go with "I Remember." Absolutely haunting.

#25

re: Favorite Sondhiem MELODY

Posted: 8/18/05 at 6:42pm

Losing My Mind
Beautiful Girls
I'm Still Here
Comedy Tonight

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