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Name a song from a musical you were sorry to lose in its film version as well as one you were happy to gain.
Harriet Craig
Stand-by Joined: 7/15/15
#25Name a song from a musical you were sorry to lose in its film version as well as one you were happy to gain.
Posted: 10/25/24 at 9:49amSorry to lose “Long Before I Knew You” from Bells Are Ringing.
#26Name a song from a musical you were sorry to lose in its film version as well as one you were happy to gain.
Posted: 10/25/24 at 7:42pm
The King and I is a pretty perfect film adaptation, but cutting Shall I Tell You What I Think of You? (which was recorded for the soundtrack and maybe filmed but now lost) was a mistake...
#27Name a song from a musical you were sorry to lose in its film version as well as one you were happy to gain.
Posted: 10/26/24 at 11:12am
"I Have Dreamed"...is to me the most perfect R & H love song, and to have it cut from the most perfect film of The King & I was a major disappointment to me...i used to sing that song to myself dreaming of the man i wanted to have in my life..so yeah...a great loss...
CopleyScott17
Understudy Joined: 5/5/19
#28Name a song from a musical you were sorry to lose in its film version as well as one you were happy to gain.
Posted: 10/28/24 at 11:17am
With the possible exception of Sacha Baron Cohen's performance, I don't find anything worthwhile about the Sweeney Todd adaptation, especially the way they eviscerated the score.
I mean, why even make a movie version if you need to cut so much brilliant music to make it more cinematic? I can live without "City on Fire," but cutting "Kiss Me" killed me, and eliminating "The Ballad of Sweeney Todd" was unforgivable (even if Sondheim agreed). Not to mention cutting whole verses from individual songs.
IMO the movie was a train wreck. And casting Johnny Depp certainly didn't help. I guess Russell Crowe wasn't available?
#29Name a song from a musical you were sorry to lose in its film version as well as one you were happy to gain.
Posted: 10/28/24 at 11:43am
This is such a fun thread topic that reminds me of the good ole days of BWW.
Carry on. 
#30Name a song from a musical you were sorry to lose in its film version as well as one you were happy to gain.
Posted: 10/28/24 at 12:58pm
Sorry to lose “I Have Dreamed” and “My Lord and Master” from THE KING and I
sheridan
Swing Joined: 5/15/07
#31Name a song from a musical you were sorry to lose in its film version as well as one you were happy to gain.
Posted: 10/28/24 at 3:06pm
Sorry to lose - Everything I Know from In the Heights
Happiest to gain - My Man - Funny Girl
henrikegerman
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/29/05
#32Name a song from a musical you were sorry to lose in its film version as well as one you were happy to gain.
Posted: 10/29/24 at 5:03pm
INTO THE WOODS - No More
A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC - The Glamorous Life (film version)
Funny, both are about absent parents.
Bway boy2
Swing Joined: 3/11/25
#33Name a song from a musical you were sorry to lose in its film version as well as one you were happy to gain.
Posted: 3/11/25 at 9:51pm
The tornado sequence in the new “Wiz” stage show is horrible! The song was completely changed (not for the better) and is unforgettable. The original score and staging (woman dancer wearing a cloth headdress that covered the stage) was phenomenal!
Penna2
Broadway Star Joined: 2/24/18
#34Name a song from a musical you were sorry to lose in its film version as well as one you were happy to gain.
Posted: 3/11/25 at 11:26pm
GUYS AND DOLLS - "I've Never Been in Love Before." The replacement was a big hit "The Eyes of a Woman In Love," but wasn't all that great.
BELLS ARE RINGING - "Long Before I Knew You."
GirlFromOz68
Chorus Member Joined: 10/1/22
#35Name a song from a musical you were sorry to lose in its film version as well as one you were happy to gain.
Posted: 3/12/25 at 7:31am
Sorry to Lose: Who Are You Now? Funny Girl
Happy to Gain: Hopelessly Devoted to You Grease.
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