Happy Valentine's Day: The Third Annual 'What's the Most Romantic Broadway Love Song Ever?'- Page 2

[Raviolisun]

Posted: 2/10/07 at 2:39am

Yay for Shoshana Bean mentioning "I'll Be Here"!

[daspazoo]

Posted: 2/10/07 at 3:04am

Telly Leung mentioned "Jimmy" from Thoroughly Modern Millie, which got me thinking... What show is this song ORIGINALLY from?

[Kitzarina]

Posted: 2/10/07 at 8:39am

"Say it Somehow" -- The Light in the Piazza
"They Were You" -- The Fantasticks
"Unusual Way" -- Nine
"Someone to Watch Over Me" -- Crazy For You
"All The Wasted Time" -- Parade

That's probably my list. All songs that have made me cry from their sheer beauty at one point or another. As for "They Were You," Beanmatt, it made a lot of lists last year.

[dancingthrulife04]

Posted: 2/10/07 at 10:31am

I forgot to add "Unusual Way."

[Dirty Rotten Scoundrel]

Posted: 2/10/07 at 11:12am

Mine would be:

Unworthy Of Your Love- Assassins



Interesting choice. I agree that the melody has a beautiful contrast to what's actually going on in the song, but I don't know if I could consider a love song from obsessed fans to Jody Foster and Charles Manson romantic. Maybe if the first time I heard it it was out of context. I find the song a bit...creepy. "I would come take you from your cell..." *shiver.*
Updated On: 2/10/07 at 11:12 AM

[wickedrentq]

Posted: 2/10/07 at 12:39pm

Hehe, good point, DRS.

I think the little bit of creepiness could be said for almost all, if not all, of Sondheim's "romantic" songs. I mean, take Johanna sung by Anthony...at first listen, it sounds so beautiful, so romantic. But when you consider some of the things actually being said..."Til I'm with you then, I'm with you there...sweetly buried in your yellow hair." Kind of creepy. Not to mention the amount of dissonance in this and again, most of Sondheim's songs.

[Kgshrauder]

Posted: 2/10/07 at 1:40pm

I also love Jesse, he is so funny. I would agree with Norm and say "You Should Be Loved".

[musicaltheater1]

Posted: 2/10/07 at 5:08pm

Yes..."Sun and Moon" for me too from Lea Salonga.

[RockabyeHamlet]

Posted: 2/10/07 at 7:58pm

Dirty Rotten Scoundel:

I almost never think of it in the context of the show. Meaning I never think of Charlie and Jodie, for who they actually are. It's my choice for the sheer devotion of the two charecters to these people who in one case, never met them, and in the other, used them. Its this unbelievably sad idea that someone could be so devoted to someone they hardly know. And how they feel that even if they did know them, they aren't worth their love. Its the longing and love for the unobtainable that always gets me.

Updated On: 2/10/07 at 07:58 PM

[sidneybruhl]

Posted: 2/10/07 at 8:37pm

My vote would go to "So in Love," with "Not While I'm Around," and "Say it Somehow" being a close second and third.

[ShbrtAlley44]

Posted: 2/11/07 at 12:01am

Oh, Craig, I was being serious!

[dfwtheatreguy]

Posted: 2/11/07 at 12:23am

If I Loved You - Carousel
Losing My Mind - Follies
I Wish I Could Forget You, Loving You - Passion
I Will Love You - Marie Christine

[sing_dance_love]

Posted: 2/11/07 at 7:52am

Whoever said "When Did I Fall In Love" from Fiorello! is brilliant. I don't think I've ever encountered a song (besides, well, the entire score of Piazza, haha) that so thrillingly captures whats its like to fall in love like that song.

[Jon]

Posted: 2/11/07 at 10:01am

How about "Too Many Mornings" from FOLLIES?

And since PORGY AND BESS is sometimes done on Broadway, I hereby nominate "Bess, You Is My Woman Now".

[theaterkid1015]

Posted: 2/11/07 at 2:29pm

I love Megan Sikora for "What Makes Me Love Him?" Such a beautiful song.

Favorite R&H will always be "Something Wonderful."

[Gypsy9]

Posted: 2/11/07 at 3:28pm

"Young and Foolish" from 1955's PLAIN AND FANCY--a gorgeous duet.

[dramaqueen2]

Posted: 2/11/07 at 6:32pm

"And as for me, I'm sure it's shocking, but I have to agree with Maria too. Part of my 101 reasons WSS is the best score ever, just listen to the music and notes of Maria. I have never heard such music that expressed romance, young first love. It's amazing. "

couldn't agree more. =)
west side story is so beautiful.. bernstein was a genius, truly. he broke all the rules of music theory and composition.. he wrote everything they tell you not to write, and made them sound good. not just good, amazing.
this show is flawless and i love it. <3

[Broadway Baby4]

Posted: 2/11/07 at 9:30pm

Kristen Chenoweth - Till There Was You
Ashley Brown - My Funny Valentine
Lea Michele - Say It Somehow
Aaron Lazar - Love To Me
Shoshana Bean - All The Wasted Time
Michelle Federer - The Next Ten Minutes

They've got taste!

They are all my favorite love songs too!

[folkyboy]

Posted: 2/12/07 at 11:35am

i love virtually everything from I LOVE YOU BECAUSE for it's romantic nature :) i love unconventional romance!

another favorite i don't think that's been mentioned is:
"One More Beautiful Song" from A CLASS ACT

[PirateSmile]

Posted: 2/12/07 at 2:16pm

Some of my faves:

"Somewhere" from West Side Story
"If Ever I Would Leave You" from Camelot
"I Don't Know How to Love Him" from Jesus Christ Superstar
"As Long As He Needs Me" from Oliver
"If We Only Have Love" from Jacques Brel Is Alive and Well and Living in Paris

[broadwayjoe476]

Posted: 2/12/07 at 2:23pm

As Long as Your're Mine - Wicked

[PalJoey]

Posted: 2/13/07 at 10:57am

No one said "We Kiss in a Shadow"?

[Lavieboheme3090]

Posted: 2/13/07 at 11:15pm

The more you love someone from Ave. Q :)

[BroadwayGirl107]

Posted: 2/14/07 at 12:29am

"I Have A Love" from West Side Story
"I'll Cover You" from Rent

those two are probably my tops.

[Rose_MacShane]

Posted: 2/14/07 at 1:17am

Something Good--Sound of Music. It's such a quiet, simple song, but so powerful.