#1
Posted: 7/13/04 at 9:55pm
We have a thread for lyrics that make you cringe, so what lyrics make you marvel in awe of their greatness?
#2
Posted: 7/13/04 at 9:56pm
"Unpack the luggage, la la la." I just marvel at that!
#3
Posted: 7/13/04 at 9:57pm
98.2% of all Sondheim's.
-d.b.j-
...i can't think of any that jump out...
-d.b.j-
...i can't think of any that jump out...
Vary My Days.
#5
Posted: 7/13/04 at 10:00pm
"Because reason says I should have died three years ago".- RENT
"The stage is where I live and come alive and act out all the things that go on in my life. It's not just what I do for a living, it's my shrink and my love affair. No one in my life has ever or ever will kiss me on the mouth like this lover called my relationship with my performance."
#6
Posted: 7/13/04 at 10:02pm
Hmm. Is that the best line in RENT? It's hard to try to ignore the melody when you're thinking abous lyrics. "Because reason . . ." is one of my favorite parts as far as music , not lyrics.
#7
Posted: 7/13/04 at 10:04pm
RENT-Moo with me! That's just so...I don't know, I just love it.
Moo with me! And I was Elphaba the Good so if anything that I post sounds like her, it's because I am her!
No, not the Sean Penn quote.
#9
Posted: 7/13/04 at 10:07pm
I think that Stephen Schwartz's music for his shows are all very clever and poignant.
42nd Street, Hairspray, Wicked, Fiddler, The Producers, Into the Woods, Urinetown, The Lion King, Beauty and the Beast, A Chorus Line, West Side Story, Avenue Q, Thoroughly Modern Millie, Caroline Or Change, Annie, The Wiz, Anything Goes, Sound Of Music, Cinderella, Hello Dolly!, Phantom, Les Miz....
all of these shows have wonderful lyrics and music, whether it be because of its simplicity, its funniness, its symbolism, or its intracy. The list goes on.
________________________________________________________________
I think that "Defying Gravity"s music and lyrics are one of the best of the past 20 years. And that scene may be one of the greatest theatrical moments in musical theater history. It makes the show overly complete!
Thats an opinion so dont kill me for having one.
42nd Street, Hairspray, Wicked, Fiddler, The Producers, Into the Woods, Urinetown, The Lion King, Beauty and the Beast, A Chorus Line, West Side Story, Avenue Q, Thoroughly Modern Millie, Caroline Or Change, Annie, The Wiz, Anything Goes, Sound Of Music, Cinderella, Hello Dolly!, Phantom, Les Miz....
all of these shows have wonderful lyrics and music, whether it be because of its simplicity, its funniness, its symbolism, or its intracy. The list goes on.
________________________________________________________________
I think that "Defying Gravity"s music and lyrics are one of the best of the past 20 years. And that scene may be one of the greatest theatrical moments in musical theater history. It makes the show overly complete!
Thats an opinion so dont kill me for having one.
Updated On: 7/14/04 at 10:07 PM
#10
Posted: 7/13/04 at 10:09pm
Mourning all day & mourning all night.... ALW/Tim Rice
Updated On: 7/14/04 at 10:09 PM
#11
Posted: 7/13/04 at 10:12pm
Andrew Lloyd Webber only does music.
-d.b.j-
-d.b.j-
Vary My Days.
#12
Posted: 7/13/04 at 10:14pm
Will my mama be there waitin' for me?
Smilin' like the way she does
And holdin' out her arms as she calls my name.
She will hold me just the same.
Only heaven knows How Glory Goes
What each of us was meant to be
In the starlight, that is what we are.
I can see so far.
- from How Glory Goes
Floyd Collins
Smilin' like the way she does
And holdin' out her arms as she calls my name.
She will hold me just the same.
Only heaven knows How Glory Goes
What each of us was meant to be
In the starlight, that is what we are.
I can see so far.
- from How Glory Goes
Floyd Collins
"High time we made a stand and shook up the views of the common man" - Tears for Fears
#13
Posted: 7/13/04 at 10:57pm
Angry men don't make the rules....
and guns don't right the wrongs.....
I just saw ASSASSINS, so of course that one is stuck in my head.
and guns don't right the wrongs.....
I just saw ASSASSINS, so of course that one is stuck in my head.
#14
Posted: 7/13/04 at 11:00pm
You gotta have heart and music
Heart and music
Heart and Music make a song!
-A New Brain
Heart and music
Heart and Music make a song!
-A New Brain
BSoBW2: I punched Sondheim in the face after I saw Wicked and said, "Why couldn't you write like that!?"
#15
Posted: 7/13/04 at 11:05pm
"too many times I've seen the rose die on the vine, somebodies heart gets broken, usually it's mine"
"curtain up, light the lights..." I just like how thats put to music
"no day but today...."
"there's a fine fine line between love and a waste of your time"
"curtain up, light the lights..." I just like how thats put to music
"no day but today...."
"there's a fine fine line between love and a waste of your time"
"Chicago is it's own incredible theater town right there smack down in the middle of the heartland. What a great city! I can see why Oprah likes to live there!" - Dee Hoty :-D
#16
Posted: 7/13/04 at 11:06pm
Who cares about sleep when you can snooze in school? You'll never get to college but you'll sure look cool!
I'll eat some breakfast then change the world.
~Hairspray
Testing desire starting to learn
walking through fire without a burn, etc.
It's like I'm being tied to the hood of a yellow rental truck, etc.
~RENT
I'll eat some breakfast then change the world.
~Hairspray
Testing desire starting to learn
walking through fire without a burn, etc.
It's like I'm being tied to the hood of a yellow rental truck, etc.
~RENT
#17
Posted: 7/13/04 at 11:09pm
I love almost all the BARE lyrics, they're so moving.
Let the backlash begin, but i really like
"There are bridges you cross you didn't know you cross until you've crossed"
and it makes perfect sense to me.
ie. there are things that happen you don't know have occurred until after they have. I think it connects to Glinda very well, in the context of the show, and it's a great Cheno-belt example.
Let the backlash begin, but i really like
"There are bridges you cross you didn't know you cross until you've crossed"
and it makes perfect sense to me.
ie. there are things that happen you don't know have occurred until after they have. I think it connects to Glinda very well, in the context of the show, and it's a great Cheno-belt example.
#18
Posted: 7/13/04 at 11:10pm
I agree with you, aspiringguy...that's my favorite line in the show. And I also know that it's Cheno's too.
#19
Posted: 7/13/04 at 11:15pm
I found it very...moving lol
It's especially moving after the show, because you see the anguish Glinda has for having to create this happy political figure who is endorsing the killing of her friend...very touching and emotional.
It's especially moving after the show, because you see the anguish Glinda has for having to create this happy political figure who is endorsing the killing of her friend...very touching and emotional.
#21
Posted: 7/13/04 at 11:52pm
I think a lot of Schwartz's lyrics you have to look at the deeper meaning. Also a lot of times he writes lyrics that pertain to the show and are horrible out of context. It is in those cases where he shines as a composer.
#22
Posted: 7/13/04 at 11:58pm
agreed bwayboy
and just to avoid backlash as to no meaning in the made up word lyrics like "disgustingafied" and "degreenafied" they all connect to the creation of another world.
"know the slang you've got to know" refers to all the words that are used in OZ that Elphaba must learn to be "popular"
all IMO of course
and just to avoid backlash as to no meaning in the made up word lyrics like "disgustingafied" and "degreenafied" they all connect to the creation of another world.
"know the slang you've got to know" refers to all the words that are used in OZ that Elphaba must learn to be "popular"
all IMO of course
#23
Posted: 7/14/04 at 12:03am
"Tell My Father
that is son
didn't run
or surrender.
Tell him how I wore the blue
proud and true
like he taught me.
Tell him
so he'll know.
I love him so.
Tell him not to cry
and say goodbye."
--TELL MY FATHER from CIVIL WAR. The lyrics are taken from different parts of the song but it is so beautiful. LOVE IT!!!
that is son
didn't run
or surrender.
Tell him how I wore the blue
proud and true
like he taught me.
Tell him
so he'll know.
I love him so.
Tell him not to cry
and say goodbye."
--TELL MY FATHER from CIVIL WAR. The lyrics are taken from different parts of the song but it is so beautiful. LOVE IT!!!
"They're eating her and then they're going to eat me. OH MY GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOD!!!!" -Troll 2
#24
Posted: 7/14/04 at 12:33am
"People like us we slip by through the cracks
We'll never be famous, so who's gonna care?
Nobody needs us, and everyone's had us
We're here, but not here
We'll be there, but not there
And where, where do we belong?
We only have ourselves
Where, where do we belong"
- People Like Us, "The Wild Party" [LaChuisa]
I used that song in a presentation for a psychology course once.
I love it.
I also really really really love Cathy's two major freak-out scenes from "The Last 5 Years" (in "See I'm Smiling" and "Climbing Uphill")
My friends (including Paul LW) and I got together for New Years Eve a couple of years ago, and stood around in a circle and just belted/acted out the freak-out songs.
SO MUCH FUN!!!
OH! And I love all of "I Get a Kick out of You".
Amazing song.
We'll never be famous, so who's gonna care?
Nobody needs us, and everyone's had us
We're here, but not here
We'll be there, but not there
And where, where do we belong?
We only have ourselves
Where, where do we belong"
- People Like Us, "The Wild Party" [LaChuisa]
I used that song in a presentation for a psychology course once.
I love it.
I also really really really love Cathy's two major freak-out scenes from "The Last 5 Years" (in "See I'm Smiling" and "Climbing Uphill")
My friends (including Paul LW) and I got together for New Years Eve a couple of years ago, and stood around in a circle and just belted/acted out the freak-out songs.
SO MUCH FUN!!!
OH! And I love all of "I Get a Kick out of You".
Amazing song.
I starred in a short film called Magnetic Personality. Check it out!
#25
Posted: 7/14/04 at 12:37am
I love JRB's lyrics. He can write very funny lyrics(Shiksa Godess) and really powerful lyrics(Songs for a New World).
Latest Posts
THE ODD COUPLE with Stephen Colbert Next for the Sondheim Theatre?
Just heard from Sweaty Oracle a revival of Neil Simon’s THE ODD COUPLE starring Stephen Colbert is going into …
Last post 13 minutes ago
THE IMAGINARY INVALID Previews
Hypochondria is back in style.Bill Irwin returns to Broadway in a revival of Molière’s The Imaginary Invalid, …
Last post 38 minutes ago
MEMOIRS OF AMOROUS GENTLEMEN (Off-Broadway) - Duncan Sheik
MEMOIRS OF AMOROUS GENTLEMENAt the Night Egg, a humble Paris maison close, Colette would do anything to fulfil…
Last post 1 hour ago
MIDNIGHT (Off-Broadway)
Set in the American South during the 19th century, MIDNIGHT explores love, identity, empathy, and the humanity…
Last post 1 hour ago
What's Next For Jesus Christ Superstar?
I've heard rumors of another Broadway revival (of the version currently playing in London), rumors of a Baz Lu…
Last post 1 hour ago
.png?format=auto&width=365)
Tickets From $59
Tickets From $58
Tickets From $80
Tickets From $67
