#1
Posted: 6/20/16 at 4:11pm
Do you think that any songs from Hamilton could work on the radio? I think Wait for It could?
#2
Posted: 6/20/16 at 4:14pm
I think that's the purpose of the mixtape coming out in October..
#3
Posted: 6/20/16 at 4:15pm
Well there's already this one of Story of Tonight:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5O-i3TvFZXA
Wait For It would have to have almost entirely new lyrics written to work out of context, as would most of the songs in the show.
#4
Posted: 6/20/16 at 4:18pm
yeah a "problem" with the music in Hamilton is that the songs don't work outside of context of the musical like many of the most remembered songs from other musicals which I guess is true. But I think the mix tape he is making is to make versions of the songs that work outside of the context of the musical? At least that's what I think it is.
#5
Posted: 6/20/16 at 4:22pm
I really don't like the We the Kings cover because as a three and a half minute radio song, it's unbelievably repetitive. It's been getting decent play on some Sirius XM stations.
I think wait for it could work with a few cuts and rewrites. If you listen to the Hamilton cast performance from 2015 Gypsy of the Year presentation, the song is performed in an entirely different context and it still holds up quite well.
#7
Posted: 6/20/16 at 10:00pm
I don't think anything from "Hamilton" would work for mass market radio...but it wasn't meant for that. I just think it's great that it's at #3 on the Billboard Top 200 Chart this week...
#8
Posted: 6/20/16 at 11:52pm
Im in the minority but I think it is a compliment to say that nothing from Hamilton could be played on the radio - have you listened to radio lately?
I'm really interested to see what the mixtape will bring with Satisfied, which is one of the most perfect songs of all time, in my opinion.
#9
Posted: 6/21/16 at 12:19am
I think Helpless and Wait For It are the most likely to be reworked to something radio friendly on the mixtape.
#10
Posted: 6/21/16 at 12:50am
I know Jonathan Groff recorded Satisfied, I hope we'll get the chance to hear it.
I really think Helpless could be great on the radio.
"Contentment, it seems, simply happens. It appears accompanied by no bravos and no tears."
#11
Posted: 6/21/16 at 6:23am
Agree that Helpless is the best candidate, even if many of the lyrics would have to be rewritten so they aren't so show-specific. None of the other songs could be lifted without being heavily rewritten.
#12
Posted: 6/21/16 at 1:50pm
I believe Burn would also work as a single.
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