HELP - Broadway songs about being excited / deliriously happy

#1

HELP - Broadway songs about being excited / deliriously happy

Posted: 3/24/14 at 3:26pm

Hey kids - some of you have such an encyclopedic knowledge of musical theatre - I can't think of a better bunch to ask about this one. My HS theatre teacher is in the hospital. I loved this woman and am making a little get well soon mix cd with different themes. I need one track from a Broadway musical that features a singer(s) singing about how excited/deliriously happy s/he is. Not bittersweet. Not, as Mr. S says, Sorry/Grateful, but absolutely balls-against-the-wall celebratory. Can be male, female, group number. All fine. Subject matter doesn't matter -- it's about the mood. Any suggestions?

Updated On: 3/24/14 at 03:26 PM

#2

HELP - Broadway songs about being excited / deliriously happy

Posted: 3/24/14 at 3:28pm

Put on a Happy Face - Bye Bye Birdie

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#3

HELP - Broadway songs about being excited / deliriously happy

Posted: 3/24/14 at 3:31pm

Everybody Rejoice - The Wiz

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#4

HELP - Broadway songs about being excited / deliriously happy

Posted: 3/24/14 at 3:32pm

Thanks, Blaxx. That one feels a bit too relaxed for what I'm going for. I want high energy. The Broadway equivalent of The Pointer Sisters' "I'm So Excited" but even more juiced up than that. Is that nuts? Probably.

BTW, an exuberant dance performance from a musical (even if there isn't any singing) would work for this as well.

#5

HELP - Broadway songs about being excited / deliriously happy

Posted: 3/24/14 at 3:33pm

Everybody Rejoice is pretty high energy.

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#6

HELP - Broadway songs about being excited / deliriously happy

Posted: 3/24/14 at 3:34pm

We were posting at the same time. I was referring to your prior suggestion, Put on a Happy Face. Yes, Everybody Rejoice is a good idea. Thanks!!

More suggestions, please, folks!

#7

HELP - Broadway songs about being excited / deliriously happy

Posted: 3/24/14 at 3:36pm

an exuberant dance performance from a musical (even if there isn't any singing) would work for this as well.

Some people are not fans, but Hamlisch wrote Jump for Joy from The Goodbye Girl.

I'm sure others can think of more obvious choices.

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#8

HELP - Broadway songs about being excited / deliriously happy

Posted: 3/24/14 at 3:48pm

What about We'll Take a Glass Together from Grand Hotel? Or, for a solo singer, She Loves Me from She Loves Me?

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#9

HELP - Broadway songs about being excited / deliriously happy

Posted: 3/24/14 at 3:50pm

Miracle of Miracles from Fiddler on the Roof.

#10

HELP - Broadway songs about being excited / deliriously happy

Posted: 3/24/14 at 3:51pm

Some of these might be too romantic for your goal, but some might be just what you want.

"Tonight at Eight" and "She Loves Me" from SHE LOVES ME
"I'm a Brass Band" from SWEET CHARITY
"You Can't Stop the Beat" from HAIRSPRAY
"Two People in Love" from BABY
"A Lovely Night" from CINDERELLA (R&H)
"They're Playing My Song" from THEY'RE PLAYING OUR SONG

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#11

HELP - Broadway songs about being excited / deliriously happy

Posted: 3/24/14 at 3:54pm

"I Said It and I'm Glad " Subways Are for Sleeping

#12

HELP - Broadway songs about being excited / deliriously happy

Posted: 3/24/14 at 3:56pm

A Wonderful Guy - South Pacific

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#13

HELP - Broadway songs about being excited / deliriously happy

Posted: 3/24/14 at 4:15pm

Definitely "She loves Me" from SHE LOVES ME.

Maybe "Sing Happy" from FLORA THE RED MENACE. It starts slow, but picks up fast.

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#14

HELP - Broadway songs about being excited / deliriously happy

Posted: 3/24/14 at 4:39pm

If you're willing to stray from Broadway a bit, Pharrell Williams "Happy" from Despicable Me 2 is a pretty easy choice for a happy song.

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#15

HELP - Broadway songs about being excited / deliriously happy

Posted: 3/24/14 at 4:50pm

"When He Looks at Me" from A TIME FOR SINGING

#16

HELP - Broadway songs about being excited / deliriously happy

Posted: 3/24/14 at 4:50pm

Definitely Sing Happy from Flora the Red Menace.

#17

HELP - Broadway songs about being excited / deliriously happy

Posted: 3/24/14 at 4:54pm

Don't leave out "Happy Talk" from South Pacific.

And does it have to be Broadway or would Ella do?



Ella Fitzgerald 'Happy Blues'

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#18

HELP - Broadway songs about being excited / deliriously happy

Posted: 3/24/14 at 4:59pm

Quite a few songs from Kinky Boots could work.

"Purpose" from AVENUE Q?

#19

HELP - Broadway songs about being excited / deliriously happy

Posted: 3/24/14 at 4:59pm

Double post

Updated On: 3/24/14 at 04:59 PM

#20

HELP - Broadway songs about being excited / deliriously happy

Posted: 3/24/14 at 4:59pm

There is almost nothing as happy as 62-year-old Ruby Keeler singing and tap-dancing to "I Want to Be Happy" in No, No, Nanette:

http://youtu.be/-aDJGvFSVOQ

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#21

HELP - Broadway songs about being excited / deliriously happy

Posted: 3/24/14 at 5:01pm

Wonderful Day Like Today- Roar of the Greasepaint...

#22

HELP - Broadway songs about being excited / deliriously happy

Posted: 3/24/14 at 6:28pm

Almost Like Being in Love from Brigadoon
The Night They Invented Champagne from Gigi (it was in the Broadway version as well as the movie, right?)
I Could Have Danced All Night from My Fair Lady

(I think L&L are really good with the happy songs. )

Best wishes to your teacher!

Updated On: 3/25/14 at 06:28 PM

#23

HELP - Broadway songs about being excited / deliriously happy

Posted: 3/24/14 at 7:33pm

Speaking of NO NO NANETTE, what about "Peach On The Beach?" It's very perky and lively, though not strictly about being happy.

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#24

HELP - Broadway songs about being excited / deliriously happy

Posted: 3/24/14 at 8:49pm

Together ON THE TWENTIETH CENTURY
She Loves Me SHE LOVES ME
Miracle of Miracles FIDDLER ON THE ROOF
Fireworks DO RE MI
She Likes Basketball PROMISES, PROMISES
Yes My Heart CARNIVAL



Sing Happy from FLORA is a great song but it is not about being excited/deliriously happy; it is about being heartbroken and wanting to get beyond it while having a nervous breakdown

Updated On: 3/24/14 at 08:49 PM

#25

HELP - Broadway songs about being excited / deliriously happy

Posted: 3/24/14 at 8:53pm

Let the Sunshine In from Hair?