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Posted: 8/5/03 at 7:26pm
Listed below are the suggestions/nominations for the 1 GREATEST show tune of all time. Time to narrow it down.
Please pick up to six songs from the list as your finalists for the greatest. Each of your selections will get one point. The six songs with the most points will be the finalists and Rob has agreed to put them in an upcoming poll. If your song didn't make it on to the list, write-ins are welcome, but please list no more than six as your finalists. Thanks!
1. “All That Jazz” from CHICAGO
2. “And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going” from DREAMGIRLS
3. “Ascot Gavotte” from MY FAIR LADY
4. “Being Alive” from COMPANY
5. “Bring Him Home” from LES MISERABLES
6. “Cabaret” from CABARET
7. “Comedy Tonight” from A FUNNY THING HAPPENED ON THE WAY TO THE FORUM
8. “Confrontation, The” from LES MISERABLES
9. “Corner Of The Sky” from PIPPIN
10. “Dancing Queen” from MAMA MIA!
11. “Do You Hear the People Sing?” from LES MISERABLES
12. “Don't Rain On My Parade" from FUNNY GIRL
13. “Dulcinea” from MAN OF LA MANCHA
14. “Everything's Comin' Up Roses” from GYPSY
15. “Hello, Dolly!” from HELLO, DOLLY!
16. “Home” from THE WIZ
17. “I Am What I Am” from LA CAGE AUX FOLLES
18. “I Will Never Leave You” from SIDE SHOW
19. “If Ever I Would Leave You” from CAMELOT
20. “If I Loved You” from CAROUSEL
21. “I'm Still Here” from FOLLIES
22. “I'm the Greatest Star” from FUNNY GIRL
23. “The Impossible Dream" from MAN OF LA MANCHA
24. “In Buddy’s Eyes” from FOLLIES
25. “I've Grown Accustomed to Her Face" from MY FAIR LADY
26. “Lullaby Of Broadway” from 42ND STREET
27. “Maria” from WEST SIDE STORY
28. “Midnight Radio” from HEDWIG AND THE ANGRY INCH
29. “Move On" from SUNDAY IN THE PARK WITH GEORGE
30. “The Music Of The Night” from THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA
31. “Nobody Throws Those Bull” from WHOOP-UP
32. “No One Is Alone” from INTO THE WOODS
33. “Ol’ Man River" from SHOW BOAT
34. “One Day More” from LES MISERABLES
35. “One” from A CHORUS LINE
36. “Out For Blood” from CARRIE
37. “Rose’s Turn” from GYPSY
38. “Send In The Clowns" from A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC
39. “Some Enchanted Evening” from SOUTH PACIFIC
40. “Some People” from GYPSY
41. “Somewhere” from WEST SIDE STORY
42. “Still” from TITANIC
43. “Sunday” from SUNDAY IN THE PART WITH GEORGE
44. “There's No Business Like Show Business” from ANNIE GET YOUR GUN
45. “This is the Moment” from JEKYLL & HYDE
46. “Try To Remember” from THE FANTASTICKS
47. “What I Did For Love" from A CHORUS LINE
48. “Where Or When” from BABES IN ARMS
49. “World, Take Me Back” from HELLO, DOLLY!
50. “You Should Be Loved” from SIDE SHOW
Which song is the greatest ever to come out of a Broadway musical? Which is the perfect marriage of words and melody, the most moving, the most stupendous, the most memorable, the biggest technical achievement, the most perfectly integrated into the story? OR....whatever "greatest" means to you.
Please pick up to six songs from the list as your finalists for the greatest. Each of your selections will get one point. The six songs with the most points will be the finalists and Rob has agreed to put them in an upcoming poll. If your song didn't make it on to the list, write-ins are welcome, but please list no more than six as your finalists. Thanks!
1. “All That Jazz” from CHICAGO
2. “And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going” from DREAMGIRLS
3. “Ascot Gavotte” from MY FAIR LADY
4. “Being Alive” from COMPANY
5. “Bring Him Home” from LES MISERABLES
6. “Cabaret” from CABARET
7. “Comedy Tonight” from A FUNNY THING HAPPENED ON THE WAY TO THE FORUM
8. “Confrontation, The” from LES MISERABLES
9. “Corner Of The Sky” from PIPPIN
10. “Dancing Queen” from MAMA MIA!
11. “Do You Hear the People Sing?” from LES MISERABLES
12. “Don't Rain On My Parade" from FUNNY GIRL
13. “Dulcinea” from MAN OF LA MANCHA
14. “Everything's Comin' Up Roses” from GYPSY
15. “Hello, Dolly!” from HELLO, DOLLY!
16. “Home” from THE WIZ
17. “I Am What I Am” from LA CAGE AUX FOLLES
18. “I Will Never Leave You” from SIDE SHOW
19. “If Ever I Would Leave You” from CAMELOT
20. “If I Loved You” from CAROUSEL
21. “I'm Still Here” from FOLLIES
22. “I'm the Greatest Star” from FUNNY GIRL
23. “The Impossible Dream" from MAN OF LA MANCHA
24. “In Buddy’s Eyes” from FOLLIES
25. “I've Grown Accustomed to Her Face" from MY FAIR LADY
26. “Lullaby Of Broadway” from 42ND STREET
27. “Maria” from WEST SIDE STORY
28. “Midnight Radio” from HEDWIG AND THE ANGRY INCH
29. “Move On" from SUNDAY IN THE PARK WITH GEORGE
30. “The Music Of The Night” from THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA
31. “Nobody Throws Those Bull” from WHOOP-UP
32. “No One Is Alone” from INTO THE WOODS
33. “Ol’ Man River" from SHOW BOAT
34. “One Day More” from LES MISERABLES
35. “One” from A CHORUS LINE
36. “Out For Blood” from CARRIE
37. “Rose’s Turn” from GYPSY
38. “Send In The Clowns" from A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC
39. “Some Enchanted Evening” from SOUTH PACIFIC
40. “Some People” from GYPSY
41. “Somewhere” from WEST SIDE STORY
42. “Still” from TITANIC
43. “Sunday” from SUNDAY IN THE PART WITH GEORGE
44. “There's No Business Like Show Business” from ANNIE GET YOUR GUN
45. “This is the Moment” from JEKYLL & HYDE
46. “Try To Remember” from THE FANTASTICKS
47. “What I Did For Love" from A CHORUS LINE
48. “Where Or When” from BABES IN ARMS
49. “World, Take Me Back” from HELLO, DOLLY!
50. “You Should Be Loved” from SIDE SHOW
Which song is the greatest ever to come out of a Broadway musical? Which is the perfect marriage of words and melody, the most moving, the most stupendous, the most memorable, the biggest technical achievement, the most perfectly integrated into the story? OR....whatever "greatest" means to you.
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Updated On: 8/5/03 at 07:26 PM
