Most touching ballads?

[C is for Company]

Posted: 8/27/05 at 1:37am

Other than the usual "omg For Good!" type songs, what do you feel are very deep and emotionally testing songs that seem to get you and you can really feel the emotion?

[wickedkiwi]

Posted: 8/27/05 at 1:43am

a lot from sondheim:

being alive (company)
unworthy (assassins)
not a day goes by (...i forgot jeje)
no more (itw)

soooo many songs to pick from...there's also time heals everything from mack and mabel

[C is for Company]

Posted: 8/27/05 at 1:45am

one that comes quickly to mind is I hate the bus. Anika noni rose was 100% deserving of that tony

[wickedkiwi]

Posted: 8/27/05 at 1:47am

i agree completely. beautiful performance.

mmm...another one that floors me is little lamb, i don't really know why i've never seen gypsy.

[CJR]

Posted: 8/27/05 at 1:47am

Im bored and taking a break from packing so I'll play..... the following songs have a sentimental connection to me:

In His Eyes ~ J&H
Unusual Way ~ Nine
Without You ~ Rent
Written in the Stars ~ Aida
At the Ballet ~ ACL
Somewhere ~ WSS
Long Before I Knew You ~ Bells Are Ringing
See I'm Smiling ~ TL5Y
Still Hurting ~ TL5Y
Nobody Needs to Know ~ TL5Y
My Friend ~ The Life

[tagiunagi]

Posted: 8/27/05 at 1:51am

Take Me to the World - Evening Primrose

[wickedkiwi]

Posted: 8/27/05 at 1:56am

soo many from aida...

i know the truth, a step too far, enchantment passing through (reprise)...

i also like shadowland and endless night from lion king

there's also the classics from les miz.

[C is for Company]

Posted: 8/27/05 at 2:00am

OHH i second the j&h love, plus 'without you' and 'somewhere'. aida in general just has some of the best music

[hot_brdwy_diva]

Posted: 8/27/05 at 2:02am

Verge of a Kiss - Dracula
Moonfall - Mystery of Edwin Drood
Take Me as I Am - Jekyll and Hyde
No One is Alone - Into the Woods

[wickedkiwi]

Posted: 8/27/05 at 2:04am

i'm packing too! what are you packing for tag?

angels arise from dance of the vampires is also pretty. i have no idea what the context is like but the harmonies are beautiful.

ooo losing my mind!! and unexpected song.

since i dont have you from grease is also cute.

[NYC_or_Bust]

Posted: 8/27/05 at 2:14am

My #1 Most Beautiful Ballad: MOMMA LOOK SHARP -1776

Honorable Mention: Losing My Mind -Follies

[ally_kay_on_broadway]

Posted: 8/27/05 at 2:24am

sun and moon from miss saigon gave me the chills, although, its not everyones cup of tea- just thought i'd throw that one out there

[C is for Company]

Posted: 8/27/05 at 2:30am

Thats a beautiful song I find myself listening to quite a lot. especially since the entire show is so damn nice to listen to, even though a lot of people dont really like it, but I think that it was issues with the book

[LaVieBoheme2]

Posted: 8/27/05 at 2:32am

A lot of songs from The Last 5 Years were the first thing that came to my mind when I read the subject, and then "Without You" and "I'll Cover You (reprise)" from Rent, and almost all of the stuff from Light in the Piazza. Those are just the first that come to my mind.

[ally_kay_on_broadway]

Posted: 8/27/05 at 2:43am

ooh yes! the last five years is perfect for this thread! 'Still hurting' is so depressing!! And i haven't even SEEN the show yet!

[DanaeB]

Posted: 8/27/05 at 2:45am

Hmm... The first one that comes to mind tonight is "On My Own" from Les Miserables. It's so beautiful yet so honest that it's painful. Gives me chills every time.

[Conor]

Posted: 8/27/05 at 2:56am

my fav from les mis is I Dreamed A Dream, gets me everytime.

[Unknown User]

Posted: 8/27/05 at 3:26am

your daddy's son-ragtime.

[kas]

Posted: 8/27/05 at 7:03am

tell me on a sunday is one of my all time favs
also, drink with me and stars
some girls and that song that timoune sings with her parents
send in the clowns

[AngusN]

Posted: 8/27/05 at 7:51am

Different - Honk!
Unworthy of your Love - Assasins
Not a Day Goes By - Merrily we Roll Along
Being Alive - Company
Cover You (reprise) - Rent

[kate2]

Posted: 8/27/05 at 10:37am

"i know the truth" from aida

[incendiary_wit]

Posted: 8/27/05 at 10:48am

I hate to keep repeating but Aida has amazing songs, including "Enchantment Passing Through" and "I Know the Truth".

The Last 5 Years has "Still Hurting" and "If I Didn't Believe in You".

[wickedkiwi]

Posted: 8/27/05 at 11:19am

i wish i could forget you - passion
my best girl -mame
if he walked into my life - mame
on my own -fame

[GYPSY1527]

Posted: 8/27/05 at 11:21am

Johanna- Sweeney Todd

This is the first song that came to my mind. Its heartbreaking...

Others:
Make Them Hear You
Move On
Being Alive
Not a Day Goes by
No one is Alone (I cry all the time when I hear this song from beginning to end...without fail!)

Updated On: 8/27/05 at 11:21 AM

[Creative Lunatic]

Posted: 8/27/05 at 11:48am

Tell me On A Sunday always makes me cry. I will never forget the first time I heard Bernadette Peters sing it in Song and Dance. She had a terrible cold and so performed that night with a box of tissues in hand. When she finished "Tell Me On A Sunday", she could have passed out tissues to the entire audience . We were all sobbing.