Favorite song in See What I Wanna See
Favorite song in See What I Wanna See
#0Favorite song in See What I Wanna See
Posted: 4/18/06 at 3:22pmI've been listening to the cd since i got it for my birthday and I was just wondering what everyone's favorite song in the show was.
#1re: Favorite song in See What I Wanna See
Posted: 4/18/06 at 3:28pm
That's a tough question since all the "songs" are like a minute and a half long and flow right into each other! My favorite part on the recording is the first two minutes of "Rising Up/Finale." I remember seeing the show for the first time and when they all stood in that clump and sang those two minutes of music I remember thinking, "I would LOVE to have a recording of this!
Other favs, "See What I Wanna See," "No More," "She Looked at Me," and "There Will Be a Miracle."
#2re: Favorite song in See What I Wanna See
Posted: 4/18/06 at 3:31pmI love "Rising Up/Finale", "There Will Be a Miracle", "Gloryday", and "Kesa" but the entire score is just great. It's tough to pick a favorite.
A little swash, a bit of buckle - you'll love it more than bread.
BroadwayGirl107
Broadway Legend Joined: 8/26/03
#3re: Favorite song in See What I Wanna See
Posted: 4/18/06 at 3:35pmHonestly, the minute I mention one favorite, I'd have to mention a whole slew of others. The whole score is too consistently great for me to pick one song.
#4re: Favorite song in See What I Wanna See
Posted: 4/18/06 at 3:58pm"Gloryday" or "There will be a Miracle," The latter rather reminds me of Marie Christine, just in its flavor.
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BSoBW2
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/8/04
#5re: Favorite song in See What I Wanna See
Posted: 4/18/06 at 4:01pm
Yeah, I hate that LaChiusa's songs are so short.
It's like, "C'mon dude! Let your ego roam and write a long song!"
Then we get "Tom" - and that's wonderful!
kidmanboy
Leading Actor Joined: 5/10/04
#6re: Favorite song in See What I Wanna See
Posted: 4/18/06 at 4:03pmJust had to mention "Curiosity" as a song that slipped under my radar when I first saw the show, but is a standout on the recording. Definitely can't pick a favorite, though.
#7re: Favorite song in See What I Wanna See
Posted: 4/18/06 at 4:18pmI love Kesa, Gloryday, Curiosity and There Will Be a Miracle. I curse myself everytime I listen to this recording for not going to see it when it was on. Bummer.
#8re: Favorite song in See What I Wanna See
Posted: 4/18/06 at 4:21pmNow that I think of it, and sorry to thread jack but I think I heard somewhere that SWIWS was going to be either on PBS or on DVD-did I totally make that up in the hopes of seeing it?
#9re: Favorite song in See What I Wanna See
Posted: 4/18/06 at 4:24pm
The absolute favorites Kesa, SWIWS, Quartet: you'll go away with me reprise, No more, The Greatest Practical joke, Gloryday, There will be a miracle, Rising,up
There are a ton of great ones, that was a hard pick.
"Dont look at me that way
Your ears and your eyes
Got used to the lies
But you're getting the truth today"
"Ah the city. So many lights you can actually pretend one of them is shining on you."
CLIFF: "There was a cabaret and there was a master of ceremonies and there was a city called Berlin in a country called Germany - and it was the end of the world and I was dancing with Sally Bowles - and we were both fast asleep"
Updated On: 4/18/06 at 04:24 PM
"Ah the city. So many lights you can actually pretend one of them is shining on you."
CLIFF: "There was a cabaret and there was a master of ceremonies and there was a city called Berlin in a country called Germany - and it was the end of the world and I was dancing with Sally Bowles - and we were both fast asleep"
#10re: Favorite song in See What I Wanna See
Posted: 4/18/06 at 5:16pm
Everything on there is freaking amazing... but I especially like Coffee, No More, Greatest Practical Joke, Kesa/Morito, and the song when they all describe the twister... is that Rising Up?
LaChiusa = God
"Wickedness is a term invented by society to account for the curious attractivness of others." -Oscar Wilde
mrkringas
Broadway Star Joined: 9/28/05
#11re: Favorite song in See What I Wanna See
Posted: 4/18/06 at 5:21pmThe Greatest Practical Joke makes me laugh out loud. Its all soooooooooo true. Any song that marries my hatred of organised religion and rightwing whackjobs with musical theatre.... well its got to be a good thing.
Benzy92
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/24/03
#12re: Favorite song in See What I Wanna See
Posted: 4/18/06 at 5:22pmI also LOVE "Coffee" esp. the ending where a BEAUTIFUL melody pops out at you sung incredibly by Ms. Menzel!
RentBoy86
Broadway Legend Joined: 2/15/05
#13re: Favorite song in See What I Wanna See
Posted: 4/18/06 at 5:23pm
I love "no more" and "coffee" and the part where Aaron goes "so what ya want me to say..."
Updated On: 4/18/06 at 05:23 PM
#14re: Favorite song in See What I Wanna See
Posted: 4/18/06 at 5:26pm
"Coffee"
"Curiosity"
"Kesa / Morito"
"Rising Up"
God, this score is so amazingly good!
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BSoBW2
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/8/04
#16re: Favorite song in See What I Wanna See
Posted: 4/18/06 at 5:40pm
"Coffee" and "Rising Up/Finale Act 2" are deffinitely my two favorite songs in the show.
Honorable mentions include:
Anything Aaron Sings
The Prayer (Reprise)
Kesa
Louie
and of course
There Will Be A Miracle
Fabrizio2
Broadway Legend Joined: 1/20/06
#17re: Favorite song in See What I Wanna See
Posted: 4/18/06 at 5:42pmI like Kesa, and The Prayer (Reprise)
BroadwayGirl107
Broadway Legend Joined: 8/26/03
#18re: Favorite song in See What I Wanna See
Posted: 4/18/06 at 5:44pm
"I think I heard somewhere that SWIWS was going to be either on PBS or on DVD-did I totally make that up in the hopes of seeing it?"
Well, that certainly happened in my dreams. However in real life...No; there are no such plans.
#19re: Favorite song in See What I Wanna See
Posted: 4/18/06 at 5:47pm
God how I wish this was preserved on video. 
Alas.
#20re: Favorite song in See What I Wanna See
Posted: 4/18/06 at 5:51pm
oh god! I love the entire show! I can't pick a favorite!!
my top three in each act though...
R. SHOMAN:
Kesa
The Quartet
Light in the East
(GAH that was painful!)
GLORYDAY:
The Greatest Practical Joke
Central Park
Coffee
Curiosity
Feed the Lions
There WIll Be a Miracle
ok, so it's more than three. IT WAS HARD
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#21re: Favorite song in See What I Wanna See
Posted: 4/18/06 at 6:02pmI can't get enough of Kesa and Morito. The song is so incredible.
ashley0139
Broadway Legend Joined: 1/3/05
#22re: Favorite song in See What I Wanna See
Posted: 4/18/06 at 6:04pm
No possible way to choose. No possible way.
Some of them:
Coffee
Gloryday
No More
There will be a Miracle
Rising Up
Curiosity
Quartet: You'll go Away With Me
"This table, he is over one hundred years old. If I could, I would take an old gramophone needle and run it along the surface of the wood. To hear the music of the voices. All that was said." - Doug Wright, I Am My Own Wife
bwayondabrain
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/20/05
#24re: Favorite song in See What I Wanna See
Posted: 4/18/06 at 6:43pm
I really can't choose. Standouts - Coffee, No More, Gloryday, SWIWS, Kesa, and ... every other song. Big Money can get stuck in my head. I really love this score.
Does ANYONE know where I can find lyrics to these songs? I can't seem to find them ANYWHERE. And it's annoying the crap outta me.
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