Gimme Gimme...A Reason, Reason

Holy Cow!its going to be the new anthem?!
YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :)

Updated On: 8/29/03 at 10:26 AM

As you all know, I am as bitter as they come and even I thoroughly enjoyed the song. I guess it's because it's a happy, hopeful "On My Own."

Sutton Foster is a talented girl. The song's a catchy song (thanks to repeating itself ad nauseum). But I was infuriated as I was watching it. The set-up for the number is so piddly, so the barest of motivation, and the number is supposed to be the character's big epiphany -- before I could blink, the poor girl is bellowing her lungs out at the audience. Wanted to believe it, but I couldn't. The whole scene is just way too calculated.

Updated On: 8/29/03 at 11:40 AM

I love this song. In general, I enjoy the musical as well. In my opinion, the song is powerful because it is a turning point for the main character. Throughout the whole show she is of the mindset that she can find love in her more modern, fashionable ideals of marrying for social privilege. At the beginning of the song she asks her self "Marry well, social world, business man, clever girl...or pin my future on a green glass love? What kind of life am I dreaming of? I say..." And then the first "gimme gimme"s progressively move from timid to more confident. In the first couple verses it appears she is still convincing herself. Then it breaks into "I don't care if he's a nobody, in my heart, he'll be a somebody, somebody, to love me!" Its as if all along she knew she wanted to find love, but she was equating love with her ideal wealthy business man...and at this point she realizes love is an emotion far more powerful than that.

As a 20-something singleton I relate to the song because I think the issues addressed in the musical are something with which others my age are faced. As we drudge through the mucky waters of the dating world we are forced to ask ourselves what qualities in a partner we desire as something to eventually love. The song in general delivers a message that material wealth is inconsequential...something I think this possession-driven generation could stand to hear from time to time.

I don't think the song is life changing...I don't think the musical is life changing. But it is very powerful, especially in person. Sutton is at her best at that moment...singing a song that was written specifically for her talent.

I think that the reason it hits so many peoples' "best" lists is simply because some of the younger population seems to be mildly obsessed with TMM and this song. So of course they're going to plug it every chance they get.

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Updated On: 5/7/07 at 02:52 PM

What do you mean she doesn't warm up to Jimmy? Were you sleeping throughout the show? There was a way the story developed and the song fits in right at the part its sung and has a lot of meaning as far as the character goes. Were you paying attention to the show?

"All the Things You Are" it ain't.

HAHA, Sueleen. My crazy post there wasn't exactly meant to be taken seriously. I was just poking fun at the fact that rlbgbc finds it rather mind-boggling that so many people find this song to be a favorite. Everyone loves some loud, powerful, inspired singing, and that's what we hear with Gimme Gimme.

FFARLS - I wouldn't exactly call Sutton a caucasian Lea Salonga. I really don't see many similarities at all. Lea's voice seems much weaker than SUtton's on those high belts. Sutton's vibrato does indeed rock. As for the movie, I'm not much of a fan. It was really funny. It was all just plain stupidity. Which is fine, I guess. I prefer the show without a doubt though :)

wow, if Gimme Gimme isn't all that impressive, you must have the highest of standards. What exactly IS impressive then?

I think for the most part Gimme Gimme is more powerful than all of those, except for Rose's Turn, which gives Gimme Gimme a run for its money. But vocally, I can't think of another song that can quite blow me away like Gimme Gimme does.

Updated On: 8/30/03 at 05:55 PM

snaps for Copeman.

::snap, snap::