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#51

re: If you could take one song out...

Posted: 4/7/06 at 11:52am

LOL
I'm always preaching about this being an open forum for opinions but COME ON PEOPLE!
"Stars"???
"Turning"????? GORGEOUS MATERIAL!
You just really couldn't get rid of Stars it is ESSENTIAL to Javerts character.
And I know it's a little ridiculous and about seafood as most songs in carousel are, but "real nice clambake.." is SO sweet.
I guess the one I really agree with is "Like Father Like Son" in AIDA....it just feels like glorified scene change music.
I used to get bored during "No More" in the original into the woods eventhough the material is so important in the lyric...but the revival version is really gorgeous with stephen derosa and john mcmartin so now i love it.

#52

re: If you could take one song out...

Posted: 4/7/06 at 11:58am

No, no! I have to stand up against Clambake.

Reeeeeeeeeeeee-member when we cooked those red hot lobsters...

Why, no, Mr. Snow, I'd completely forgotten, even though it was only an hour or so ago. But thanks for reminding me!

The vittles we et were good you bet indeed.

#53

re: If you could take one song out...

Posted: 4/7/06 at 12:02pm

But when you watch it it's a song of all these happy people chatting and enjoying life and Julie's all alone....and it's important...its a segway into (whats the use of wondrin')
C'MON NOW~
PS does anyone know where i go to add like a little quote in my profile that shows up in my post like all you nice folks have.
My heart is warm and my belly is full

#54

re: If you could take one song out...

Posted: 4/7/06 at 12:11pm

"People" from Funny Girl. Can we say pop song?

-jess- "I think every actor on the stage should have a shirt that says,'believe it or not-I'm doing my best.'" -Alan Rickman

#55

re: If you could take one song out...

Posted: 4/7/06 at 12:40pm

are you a real person, did you just really say that?

#56

re: If you could take one song out...

Posted: 4/7/06 at 1:09pm

Without You from Rent. I personally find it incredibly boring and it causes the entire second act to drag for me. I liked it a bit better in the film but I'm still not a fan.

I agree with whoever said Something Bad and all the Wizard's songs from Wicked.

And I know it's central to the entire show, but I can't stand Memory, from Cats.

#57

re: If you could take one song out...

Posted: 4/7/06 at 1:13pm

Offhand, I would say "Perspective" from "The Woman in White". Irritating melody, even more irritating lyrics.

-"That's a cocker spaniel, clear and true."
-"Thank you for the compliment...I was sketching YOU!" *rolls eyes*

And of course, we can't forget how well "charms" went with his "manly, rugged arms!".

#58

re: If you could take one song out...

Posted: 4/7/06 at 1:39pm

To those that say Zoser's songs in Aida include Tim Rice's worst lyrics, all I can is: what about "No Matter What" from Beauty and the Beast? I can't stand that song, and I'm not overly fond of his other contributions to that score, either. The only Rice song from BATB that I like is "Me."

#59

re: If you could take one song out...

Posted: 4/7/06 at 1:43pm

I think "Home" from Beauty and the Beast is ridiculous and long and awful....and I don't know why people audition with it. YUCK

#60

re: If you could take one song out...

Posted: 4/7/06 at 2:08pm

CLAMBAKE!
Yes! I did Carousel a few years ago, and I remember sitting onstage on one of the nights singing Clambake and totally breaking character and laughing my ass off when I realized what I was singing about.

But really, Carousel can get rid of a lot of music, as far as I'm concerned.

If I were to cut something from Les Mis, it would probably be Dog Eats Dog. I don't think it's THAT necessary. That part, at least. That's probably one of the scenes that I think is better in the Student Version.

And if I were to cut something from Wicked, it would be I'm not that Girl. Elphaba doesn't really need any more ballads, and I think it just drags the show on. I know there's other songs that are considered "worse", but I think they carry the story somewhat.

#61

re: If you could take one song out...

Posted: 4/7/06 at 2:14pm

Leon~
wow...you read my mind. I remember when I was younger listening to Les Miz and enjoying myself and then DOG EATS DOG would come on and I'd be like "ehhhh" it's just not really needed
BRAVO!

#62

re: If you could take one song out...

Posted: 4/7/06 at 2:18pm

Miss Baltimore Crabs for sure! When I was in Vegas and saw the show they cut it out and it was JUST FINE without it!

Jack: For your information, most people who meet me do not know that I am gay. Will: Jack, blind and deaf people know you're gay. Dead people know you're gay. Jack: Grace, when you first met me, did you know I was gay? Grace: My dog knew.

#63

re: If you could take one song out...

Posted: 4/7/06 at 3:01pm

Calvin, having performed in a production of Carousel, I must say, I love the Clambake number!!

My picks:

More I Cannot Wish You - Guys and Dolls;talk about bringing the show to a screeching halt.

Something Bad, I'm a Sentimental Man and Wonderful from Wicked

Hey Dottie! Did your colleagues enjoy the cake even though your cat decided to sit on it? ~GuyfromGermany

Updated On: 4/7/06 at 03:01 PM

#64

re: If you could take one song out...

Posted: 4/7/06 at 3:33pm

Every production of Guys and Dolls I've ever seen has cut "More I cannot wish you"...thank god

#65

re: If you could take one song out...

Posted: 4/7/06 at 3:46pm

Calvin - I don't think this is the first time we've agreed on this HORRIBLE song. Clambake is THE worst song Rodgers and Hammerstein ever wrote. It is pointless, and good God, WHO RHAPSODIZES ABOUT BEING FULL LIKE THAT!!!????

Hi, Shirley Temple Pudding.

#66

re: If you could take one song out...

Posted: 4/7/06 at 3:49pm

Hey Dottie! Did your colleagues enjoy the cake even though your cat decided to sit on it? ~GuyfromGermany

Updated On: 4/7/06 at 03:49 PM

#67

re: If you could take one song out...

Posted: 4/7/06 at 4:31pm

about half of "dancing through life" from wicked. I wish fiyero could have a decent ending to his only solo as opposed to trailing off so that nessa and boq can do their stupid little parts.

something bad and sentimental man are too much of easy targets

"a man doesn't know" from damn yankees, i hate meg's songs with a passion they are so different from the applegate and lola numbers.

without you- not live so much as on the recording since without a visual it just d-r-a-g-s o-n f-o-r-e-v-er

"Grease," the fourth revival of the season, is the worst show in the history of theater and represents an unparalleled assault on Western civilization and its values. - Michael Reidel

#68

re: If you could take one song out...

Posted: 4/7/06 at 4:48pm

"The Music of the Night" from The Phantom of the Opera
"Something Bad" from Wicked
"That Face" from The Producers
"Stars" and "In My Life" from Les Miserables
"The Greatest Star of All" from Sunset Boulevard
"Bill" from Show Boat (That whole scene is too contrived)
"Sing!" from A Chorus Line
"Topsy Turvy" from Fiddler on the Roof
"Little Lamb" from Gypsy
"Mushnik & Son" from Little Shop of Horrors
"Many a New Day" from Oklahoma!

And many others.

#69

re: If you could take one song out...

Posted: 4/7/06 at 4:52pm

Calvin, you crack me up. Thanks for the laugh.

You make a good point about Clambake, but I really enjoyed being in that number.

Hey Dottie! Did your colleagues enjoy the cake even though your cat decided to sit on it? ~GuyfromGermany

#70

re: If you could take one song out...

Posted: 4/7/06 at 5:00pm

I guess I can see that taking it out doesn't ruin the structure of the show, but More I Cannot Wish You I think is my favorite song from Guys and Dolls!

Anyway, my answer would be "Think of Meryl Streep" from Fame: the Musical. Possibly the worst song ever written for musical theatre.

"If there was a Mount Rushmore for Broadway scores, "West Side Story" would be front and center. It snaps, it crackles it pops! It surges with a roar, its energy and sheer life undiminished by the years" - NYPost reviewer Elisabeth Vincentelli

#71

re: If you could take one song out...

Posted: 4/8/06 at 1:37am

How can you take out I Know Where I've Been when it's the 11 o'clock number?

Sorry, that one just suprised me.

Actually, some people consider "Without Love" to be the 11 o'clock number. However, whether it's the true 11 number or not, I just dislike the song. It doesn't get me energized, if that's what it's supposed to do, and if it's for sentimental or emotional messages, it just doesn't do it for me. Not my kind of song -- very boring, and I found myself falling asleep during it during the actual show.

#72

re: If you could take one song out...

Posted: 4/8/06 at 1:43am

Wow - I sure am glad a lot of you aren't show doctors, because some of these songs are absolutely vital to the story/character/plot though you apparently don't realize it.

I mean it's one thing to not like a song, but it's quite another to say you could just cut "Bill" from SHOWBOAT, or even "Music of the Night" from PHANTOM and have the show make the same dramatic/musical impact.

#73

re: If you could take one song out...

Posted: 4/8/06 at 1:49am

Sante Fe- Rent.

Let's Walk- Light in the Piazza. I hate it. i dont know why. my friend loves it. i just cnat stand it. it makes me throw up a little

"A Sentimental Man" and "Something Bad"- Wicked. i just dont like them

"Put on a Happy Face"- Bye Bye Birdie. I know everyone loves this song. but it has no importance to the plot...alberts not a happy character. and who cares about some little girl thats sad.

i want you and nothing but you. miles and piles of you...finally ill have something to think of each morning....

#74

re: If you could take one song out...

Posted: 4/8/06 at 1:49am

i want you and nothing but you. miles and piles of you...finally ill have something to think of each morning....

#75

re: If you could take one song out...

Posted: 4/8/06 at 2:54am

But without "Clambake," there would be no "That Was Delicious Clam Dip," and I don't know if my life would be worth living without it.

I could do without "Master of the House" and its reprise in Les Mis, but then, I'm not a Les Mis fan, in any case.

"Wilkins, after all these years, are you trying to be funny?"

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