Love Songs - Classic vs. Contemporary

[mwjr16]

Posted: 6/29/07 at 1:57am

I'm looking to do a revue that shows the similarities between classical musical theatre songs and contemporary musical theatre songs. I was just wondering if any of you could think of any or just tell me some of you favorite songs from these two time periods.

[mwjr16]

Posted: 6/29/07 at 2:21am

any ideas?

[MerMaggieGalinda]

Posted: 6/29/07 at 2:22am

Favorite Classical: One Hand, One Heart: West Side Story
Favorite Contemporary: Say It Somehow: The Light in the Piazza

[jenna2]

Posted: 6/29/07 at 2:54am

"You're the Top" from ANYTHING GOES is a fun, old song. "The Next Ten Minutes" from THE LAST FIVE YEARS is probably my favourite contemporary love song at the moment.

[dramarama2]

Posted: 6/29/07 at 3:33am

Classic - I want To Be Seen With You Tonight from FUNNY GIRL

Contemporary - Suddenly Seymour from LITTLE SHOP or That Face from THE PRODUCERS

[mwjr16]

Posted: 6/29/07 at 5:14pm

great any more?

[kaboodles041]

Posted: 6/29/07 at 7:35pm

Well, my boyfriend and my song is "They Were You" from the Fantasticks. A little uncommon because it's about losing love and rediscovering it, but we like it :)

[Weez]

Posted: 6/29/07 at 7:47pm

The thing about the contemporary time period is you're going to find a lot more love songs that aren't so traditional. 'Unworthy Of Your Love' from 'Assassins' is one of my favourite not-quite-love songs. 'Timeless To Me' from 'Hairspray' and 'You Rule My World' from 'The Full Monty' are a couple of wickedly lyric-ed ones that rock my socks. I can't think of any classic love songs that are quite so non-lovey as these; even 'I've Grown Accustomed To Her Face' is a much more traditional "I love the person I'm singing about for they make me happy" love song, albeit by a man who's so out of touch with his emotions they don't even send each other Christmas cards anymore.

[SporkGoddess]

Posted: 6/29/07 at 9:35pm

Classic: "If I Loved You" from Carousel
Modern: "All the Wasted Time" from Parade

Also, I dunno if anyone agrees with me, but "Il Mondo Era Vuoto" from LitP's always reminded me a ton of "María" from WSS.

[Gothampc]

Posted: 6/29/07 at 10:04pm

People Will Say We're In Love - Oklahoma
Can't Help Lovin' That Man - Show Boat
On the Street Where You Live - My Fair Lady

I Don't Know How to Love Him - Jesus Christ Superstar
What I Did For Love - A Chorus Line
Love Changes Everything - Aspects of Love

[jasonf]

Posted: 6/30/07 at 1:03am

Caitie and my song is Someone to Fall Back On...

There are a lot of SPECIFIC songs like "Bill" or "Maria" or "Bess, You Is My Woman Now" or "Dulcinea" or "Rosabella" or "Rosemary" (you know, the ones with names). More general: "On the Street Where You Live," "I've Never Been In Love Before," "So In Love" or "Something Wonderful".

If we're talking about romantic love songs, PLEASE don't include "What I Did for Love" - every time someone uses that song as a romantic love song a (and I'm sorry to say this as a straight man - I mean no offense by it at all - just the first allusion that unfortunately popped into my head) fairy dies.