Most touching ballads?- Page 2

[Enjolras77]

Posted: 8/27/05 at 11:53am

Anthem from Chess...say what you will about the show--this song is one of the all-time best moving ballads.

Make Them Hear You from Ragtime a song that gets me every time---especially when I listen to the rest of the scene that builds up to the song.

A Bit of Earth from The Secret Garden..another beautiful song

Unusual Way from Nine

Updated On: 8/27/05 at 11:53 AM

[Theatreboy33]

Posted: 8/27/05 at 12:30pm

They Were You and Try to Remember from Fantasticks
No One Is Alone
Tell Me on a Sunday
Not While Im Around from Sweeney
Till Him from Producers (untraditional, but touching)

[gavrochegirl]

Posted: 8/27/05 at 12:35pm

Nobody Needs to Know-L5Y

[theatrebabe]

Posted: 8/27/05 at 12:41pm

No One is Alone-ITW
No More-ITW
There's a Fine Fine Line-Ave. Q
A Little Fall of Rain-Les Miz.
I Dreamed a Dream-Les Miz


and AngusN i've never found anyone who knew Honk,how do you no it?

[Macavity]

Posted: 8/27/05 at 12:44pm

Memory - Cats
On my own - Les miserables
Sun and Moon - Miss Saigon
Maybe this time - Cabaret

[Markyjay]

Posted: 8/27/05 at 12:52pm

Definatley would have to say.
Tell Me Its Not True - Blood Brothers
Absolution and Cross - BARE

[lamentingenvelope]

Posted: 8/27/05 at 1:23pm

All the ones I can think of are Sondheim!

Losing My Mind
Not a Day Goes By
Finishing the Hat
Being Alive

But my all-time favorite would have to be I'm Still Here.

[Creative Lunatic]

Posted: 8/27/05 at 4:04pm

I just thought of two by William Finn that break my heart.
I'd Rather Be Sailing
Infinite Joy

[cindy013]

Posted: 8/27/05 at 4:43pm

I vote for the aforementioned songs from Les Mis, and also the finale. I'm moved every time I listen to it.

[joanlegorreta]

Posted: 8/27/05 at 5:13pm

"Too much in love to care" SB
"There's a fine, fine line" Avenue Q
"Suddenly Seymour" LSOH
"In his eyes" J&H
"Elaborate lives" Aida
"He touched me" Well actually "She touched me" Drat, the cat

[*ClassicVintage*]

Posted: 8/27/05 at 5:21pm

I literally cannot listen to Nobody Needs to Know from L5Y. I think it is one of the most beautiful songs ever written, but the song itself is too filled with emotion for me.

[freeadmission]

Posted: 8/27/05 at 5:22pm

Amen, Classic. It's competing for my favorite song in musical history.

God. It's just perfect.

[JoMarch]

Posted: 8/27/05 at 5:28pm

A Bit of Earth
I Dreamed a Dream
How Could I Ever Know?

[little_sally]

Posted: 8/27/05 at 6:54pm

I agree with "Anthem" from Chess.

Others:
"Tell Me On a Sunday" from Song and Dance
"Not a Day Goes By" from Merrily We Roll Along
"Wheels of a Dream" from Ragtime
"Days of Plenty" from Little Women
"The 'I Love You' Song" from Spelling Bee
"There's a Fine, Fine Line" from Avenue Q
"Move On" from Sunday in the Park With George
"No One is Alone" from Into the Woods
"You Don't Know This Man" from Parade
"Lot's Wife" from Caroline, or Change
"Unusual Way" from Nine
"Fable" from The Light in the Piazza

[Mahatma Kane Jeeves]

Posted: 8/28/05 at 11:26pm

My all time fave ballad is "Sarah" from THE CIVIL WAR. One of the most haunting, touching tunes i've ever heard; makes the hair on the back of my neck stand straight up. Did anyone get to see this show during it's original run and if so, what was the impact of this lovely song on the audience? Also, some feedback on the show itself would be much appreciated.

Updated On: 8/28/05 at 11:26 PM

[Theatrical Landladies]

Posted: 8/29/05 at 12:06am

MOVE ON - Sunday in the Park with George