SADDEST song from a musical...

[Act4ever]

Posted: 6/14/05 at 9:50pm

So we've all talked about the Funniest songs.. how about the saddest?

The first one that I thought of was:
"My Brother Lives in San Fransisco" from ELEGIES for Angels, Punks, and Raging Queens

[apdarcey]

Posted: 6/14/05 at 9:51pm

there are so many... but right now i'm feeling 'loving you' from passion.

[JudasIscariot]

Posted: 6/14/05 at 9:54pm

Well, I think 'Children of Eden' is pretty sad.

I also think the ending of Man of La Mancha's ending is pretty sad, the Dulcinea reprise.

[apdarcey]

Posted: 6/14/05 at 9:57pm

there's just too many to give a superilitive to "the saddest"... it really depends on your mood at the moment i think. such as right now, only because i'm in a good mood and i just listened to the cd, "woe is me reprise" is the saddest song ever!

[Rose_MacShane]

Posted: 6/14/05 at 9:57pm

"Someday You Might Love Me" from Zanna Don't is pretty sad. And let's not forget just about every song of William Finn's "Elegies."

[Elizabeth_DeBris]

Posted: 6/14/05 at 9:59pm

Ohgod. Wayy too many to narrow it down (especially for an angst whore such as myself). So, I'll do the first five I can think of:

We Do Not Belong Together (Sunday in the Park With George)
There is a Fountain/It Don't Make Sense (Parade)
Anything for Him & She's a Woman (Kiss of the Spider Woman) - these are two songs, but I don't care
The Role of a Lifetime (Bare)
I Still Believe (Miss Saigon)

[Tenorific2]

Posted: 6/14/05 at 10:00pm

"I Dreamed A Dream" (Les Miz)
"How Could I Ever Know" (The Secret Garden)
"The Winner Takes It All" (Mamma Mia, yes, I know it's a pop song, but in the context its sung in the show, it works).
"Not While I'm Around" (Sweeney)

[Rose_MacShane]

Posted: 6/14/05 at 10:04pm

I have to add "I Don't Care Much" from Cabaret and "Still Hurting," "See I'm Smiling," "Nobody Needs To Know" and the finale from L5Y.

[billygoatgirl300]

Posted: 6/14/05 at 10:04pm

A Little Drop of Rain (Les Miz) Makes me cry everytime I here it.

[nmartin]

Posted: 6/14/05 at 10:09pm

Here's That Rainy Day from Carnival in Flanders.

Posted: 6/14/05 at 10:11pm

"We Kiss in a Shadow," from THE KING AND I. I would pay BIG money to hear a duo like Chris Seiber and his partner sing this song together.

[Elizabeth_DeBris]

Posted: 6/14/05 at 10:11pm

Who wouldn't?

[Rose_MacShane]

Posted: 6/14/05 at 10:13pm

I would pay big money to hear Seth MacFarlane sing ANYTHING, but especially "If Ever I Would Leave You."

[EganFan2]

Posted: 6/14/05 at 10:13pm

"Bring Him Home" and "Empty Chairs at Empty Tables" are pretty sad.

[DAME]

Posted: 6/14/05 at 10:16pm

[bdwybelle]

Posted: 6/14/05 at 10:18pm

Loving You, I Read, I Wish I Could Forget You, and Finale, from PASSION. All incredibly sad, but beautiful songs.
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[TheatreDiva612]

Posted: 6/14/05 at 10:22pm

"Days Of Plenty" from Little Women

[Rose_MacShane]

Posted: 6/14/05 at 10:22pm

I take it it's mojito time, DAME?

Posted: 6/14/05 at 10:23pm

I'll throw in a second vote for "Empty Chairs at Empty Tables."

[South Fl Marc]

Posted: 6/14/05 at 10:26pm

What Would I Do from Falsettos

[BluCat500]

Posted: 6/14/05 at 10:29pm

"Stay with Me" from Into The Woods

[Holliwoodblonde]

Posted: 6/14/05 at 10:29pm

Your Daddy's Son from Ragtime makes me tear up anytime I hear it.

[DreamFlyer22]

Posted: 6/14/05 at 10:30pm

And I second "How Could I Ever Know" from Secret Garden. Powerful song.

[Roxie]

Posted: 6/14/05 at 10:32pm

The ending of Miss Saigon, "How in one night have we come so far?" uhhhh

[Teeny Todd]

Posted: 6/14/05 at 10:37pm

Send in the Clowns