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#26

re: Great songs in flops

Posted: 3/20/07 at 5:46pm

Oh, I actually completely agree. I found the sound of the score to fit the theme and setting of the story incredibly well. But like you said it was, besides the few glowing moments, a little on the boring side.

But I'm excited to see what the composer comes up with next because I think he's really talented.

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#27

re: Great songs in flops

Posted: 3/20/07 at 6:26pm

More Songs:

JENNIE - Before I Kiss the World Goodbye
110 in the SHADE - The Rain Song
PHILEMON - I Love His Face

#28

re: Great songs in flops

Posted: 3/20/07 at 6:36pm

The Other Half Of Me
The Fickle Finger Of Fate
Almost - All From I Had A Ball

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#29

re: Great songs in flops

Posted: 3/20/07 at 6:48pm

HALLELUJAH BABY - My Own Morning
SUBWAYS ARE FOR SLEEPING - Comes Once In a Lifetime

#30

re: Great songs in flops

Posted: 3/20/07 at 6:54pm

I Will Never Leave You - Side Show

#31

re: Great songs in flops

Posted: 3/20/07 at 7:04pm

Smile - Every note in the whole freaking score

#32

re: Great songs in flops

Posted: 3/20/07 at 7:13pm

Subways are for Sleeping - I Said it And I'm Glad

I'm obsessed with that song.

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#33

re: Great songs in flops

Posted: 3/20/07 at 7:20pm

"She Touched Me" from DRAT! THE CAT (which became the hit song "He Touched Me" for Barbra Streisand, then-wife of the show's star Elliott Gould).

"What a story........ everything but the bloodhounds snappin' at her rear end." -- Birdie [http://margochanning.broadwayworld.com/] "The Devil Be Hittin' Me" -- Whitney

#34

re: Great songs in flops

Posted: 3/20/07 at 8:44pm

That's Enough For Me
I'll Get Out Of Here
All Fall Down
Filthy Rich
Romance In Hard Times

all from Romance In Hard Times

....but the world goes 'round

#35

re: Great songs in flops

Posted: 3/20/07 at 9:11pm

"Sur le Quais" - Lolita, My Love
Practically the entire score of Juno (I know not everyone loves it, but I do).
"Magic Moment" - The Gay Life (Cook's rendition on the cast album is worth the purchase alone).
"The Contract" - Gigi (the only addition made to the score that really made an impression on me)
"I Had a Ball" - I Had a Ball
"London" medley - The Girl Who Came to Supper
"A Time for Singing" - A Time for Singing (I love Tessie O'Shea)

#36

re: Great songs in flops

Posted: 3/20/07 at 9:43pm

"Desert Island" - HIGH FIDELITY
"It's Your Wedding Day" and "If I Told You" - THE WEDDING SINGER
"A Beat Behind", "Elliot Garfield Grant", and "Paula" - THE GOODBYE GIRL
"Bounce", "Gold!", "Talent", and many others - BOUNCE
90% of the score - A YEAR WITH FROG AND TOAD
90% of the score - SWEET SMELL OF SUCCESS
90% of the score - SEUSSICAL
The whole score - REEFER MADNESS (Off-Broadway)
The whole score - THE FROGS
The whole score - A CLASS ACT

I'm to tired to think of any more. lol.

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#37

re: Great songs in flops

Posted: 3/20/07 at 10:19pm

GIGI-"I Remember Well"
GIGI-"She Is Not Thinking Of Me"
RAGTIME-"Back to Before," "He Wanted to Say," "Ragtime," well...the whole show.
FLORA,THE RED MENACE-"Sing Happy," "All I Need Is One Good Break," "A Quiet Thing."

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#38

re: Great songs in flops

Posted: 3/21/07 at 8:57am

Talent and You from Bounce

#39

re: Great songs in flops

Posted: 3/21/07 at 10:27am

Civil War - Freedom's Child
By Jeeves - Travel Hopefully, Half A Moment, It's a Pig
Dance of the Vampires - There's Never Been A Night Like This, For Sarah, Braver Than We Are, Say a Prayer, Carpe Noctem, Eternity
The Wedding Singer - It's Your Wedding Day
Woman In white - All For Laura, Evermore Without You, Trying Not To Notice, You Can Get Away With Anything, I Believe My Heart
Chess - Nobody's Side, I Know Him So Well, Heaven Help My Heart
Anyone Can Whistle - with So Little To Be Sure Of, Simple

Since when is Ragtime a flop?

#40

re: Great songs in flops

Posted: 3/21/07 at 10:47am

My favorite - TIME AND AGAIN (at MTC) was a trainwreck, really, but it had this song called (I think...) "Who are you anyway" that was really, REALLY amazing stuff.

Now what would you say if today I started over? Without a thing but this taped together four leaf clover And I'll pretend like everything is already alright And I'll run toward the sun till the castle's out of sight

#41

re: Great songs in flops

Posted: 3/21/07 at 10:55am

How Could I Know and I Met a Man from Prettybelle
More and 50 Percent from Ballroom
I Am All Ablaze and Let Me Teach You How to Kiss from Canterbury Tales

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#42

re: Great songs in flops

Posted: 3/21/07 at 11:05am

I can't believe no one's mentioned Meadowlark from THE BAKER'S WIFE yet (unless I just completely missed it).

#43

re: Great songs in flops

Posted: 3/21/07 at 11:19am

Eve was weak,unsuspecting hearts,open your heart, i remember how those boys could dance,evening prayers,when theres no one,In,Dont waste the moon,Heaven reprise-Carrie the musical

Eternity,Never had a night like this, vampires dance-Dance of the Vampires

Good vibrations music(love the beach boys hehe)

Most of the wedding singer(dont know if it qualifies as a flop though)

Whistle down the wind-whistle down the wind

Namo i love u but we get it already....you don't like Madonna

#44

re: Great songs in flops

Posted: 3/21/07 at 11:55am

Carrie: Evening Prayers, Unsuspecting Hearts
Martin Guerre: How Many Tears

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#45

re: Great songs in flops

Posted: 3/21/07 at 12:07pm

I don't quite get how Carrie is anything like Wicked. The music in Carrie (at least mother/daughter songs) is quite darker and more grandiose in scale, while Wicked tends to go for more of a pop sound.

Listen to the chord progression on "Satan loves a sinner..." and all those parts with that melody... don't you think it sounds like "No Good Deed" to you?

And I don't know why you like to consider WEDDING SINGER and SEUSSICAL flops. They lasted almost the whole year, and they got SOME good reviews. I like to call a flop a show that lasts less than 99, and gets little or no good reviews.

And RAGTIME is by no means a flop. It won Best Score that year.
And I forgot to mention THE GOODBYE GIRL. I knew there was some Marvin Hamlisch show I missed out on. So, my favorites are "Paula (An Improvised Love Song)," "An Elliot Garfield Grant," "Jump For Joy," and "How Can I Win"?

You're right -- every note in the score to SMILE stands out. It needs to be recorded again, this time with a REAL orchestra, not just the 3 keyboardists and drummer.

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Updated On: 3/22/07 at 12:07 PM

#46

re: Great songs in flops

Posted: 3/21/07 at 12:21pm

I honestly can't believe that High Fidelity has been mentioned so many times in this thread. The songs in that show were atrocious (especially the lyrics as one could tell just from the song titles).

Secondly, I agree that it took way too long for Meadowlark from The Baker's Wife to show up in this thread. That is the type of song I was expecting to see in this thread, not every single song from High Fidelity.

#47

re: Great songs in flops

Posted: 3/21/07 at 12:22pm

For me:

Chess: Nobody's Side

Merrily We Roll Along: Title song, Not a Day Goes By, Our Time and Old Friends

Just give the world Love. - S. Wonder

#48

re: Great songs in flops

Posted: 3/21/07 at 12:51pm

Since when is Ragtime a flop?

Since it closed on red and marked the end of Livent.

#49

re: Great songs in flops

Posted: 3/21/07 at 1:29pm

If you are mentioning "All American" - how could you not include "Once Upon A Time"

From "One Night Stand" - A Little Travelin Music Please, There Was A Time

"A little nonsense now and then is relished by the wisest men" - Willy Wonka

#50

re: Great songs in flops

Posted: 3/21/07 at 2:40pm

LEGS DIAMOND - most of the score is wonderful

THE LIFE - "Use What You Got", "My Body", "The Oldest Profession", "The Hooker's Ball". etc;

is there life after high school? - ah-mazing music

WILDCAT - "Corduroy Road", "You've Come Home" & "Hey Look Me Over"

These are a few that popped into mind right away that haven't already been mentioned.

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