Great Songs in Weak Scores — Page 2

It's a "guilty pleasure" for me, magruder. Carolyn Leigh penned some VERY witty lyrics, and I am partial to "Walk Away", "Shakesphere Lied", and "They Don't Make 'em Like That Anymore".

As for the Tony Roberts songs...EUUUUCHHH!

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Updated On: 5/22/05 at 02:55 PM

Yay GirlforTartaglia! Great minds think alike!

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"Another Suitcase in Another Hall" - Evita

And in a less extreme example, "Day by Day," from Godspell. That's not really a bad score, just a mediocre one.

Oh, and this will probably get me a few flames, but "The Impossible Dream," from Man of La Mancha, a distinctly mediocre score.

Updated On: 5/22/05 at 04:04 PM

How Now was enjoyable. Not great but enjoyable
Loved the score from I Had A Ball

When I Get My Name In Lights - Legs Diamond
A Married Man - Baker Street
It's So Simple - Baker Street
Horn of Plenty - Little Women
Two of A Kind - Gone With The Wind

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"Oh, and this will probably get me a few flames, but "The Impossible Dream," from Man of La Mancha, a distinctly mediocre score."

There are maybe one or two others (To each his Dulcinea, Aldonza, Dulcinea) but it is not as strong a score as the show's ongoing fame would suggest.

But... how does GYSPY qualify as a weak score?? Ok, some of the vaudeville numbers are intentionally awful but that's the point. The rest is pure gold. The lyrics zip along at a great pace and the tunes are all totally appropraite for the book. There is NOT ONE WEAK LINK in this score. It's fine if the writer doesn't like it, but to say it is weak shows a lack of familiarity with what Broadway is all about. (Maybe the writer spends too much time watching WICKED and PHANTOM over and over?)

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To beat a dead horse, Gypsy is easily in the top 5 scores of all time.

I can't listen to My Favorite Year straight through anymore, but I frequently pop it in for "Twenty Million People" and "Larger Than Life."

"Wanting" and "Children of the Wind" almost redeem Rags for me, but not quite enough to get listened to very often.

"The Devil You Know" is the only thing I ever listen to from Side Show.

I am still in disbelief that someone mentioned anything from GYPSY.

The Impossible Dream, MAN OF LA MANCHA
Try to Remember, THE FANTASTICKS
Mama, A Rainbow, MINNIE'S BOYS

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Yeah, my mouth is still on the floor about the whole Gypsy thing!

Phantom05

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Half A Moment from By Jeeves!

astonishing-little women

only song I really liked in the show..

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WithoutaTrace-Since you've mentioned Carrie, is there any recordings available from the show?

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ah....Have you actually seen the show *curiousity of the experience rises*

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i was only 6 when the show came out in 1988 so I did not see the show live. i have seen the bootleg of act 1 though. the show has great appeal to me because it was a huge flop. some of the music is good, but according to those who saw it, the show flopped because of the staging and the costumes.