"SEASONS OF LOVE" BEST SHOWTUNE OF ALL TIME?

[CapnHook]

Posted: 6/6/04 at 11:18pm

In the TonyAwards.com Poll, "Seasons of Love" beat such classics as "THE IMPOSSIBLE DREAM," "WHAT I DID FOR LOVE," "CABARET," and "I DREAMED A DREAM."

That's bullsh*t. "Impossible Dream" or "What I Did For Love" should have won!!

[GovernorSlaton]

Posted: 6/6/04 at 11:21pm

Hmmm...interesting.

[nystateomind04]

Posted: 6/6/04 at 11:36pm

that will surley piss a lot of people off. mostly becasue it is a new song and people love to put the older one's on "they dont make em like the used to" pedestals.

im not sure that there is a "best showtune of all time", and im not sure that its seasons of love if there is, but its still a great song.

[bwaylyric]

Posted: 6/6/04 at 11:51pm

and if he's still alive 20 years from now, Tony Bennett might be singing "Seasons of Love" at the Tony Awards while Mary J. Blige sings "It Sucks to Be Me"

[on1ystarinthesky]

Posted: 6/6/04 at 11:54pm

And I will be crying.

[CapnHook]

Posted: 6/7/04 at 12:59pm

They were supposed to announce this during the Tony's telecast. What happened?

[tkts]

Posted: 6/7/04 at 1:50pm

Also look at the "fans" picks for this years Tony Awards. The "fans" called for Wicked to win 9 awards. It just proves that 16 years olds have too much time on their hands.

Updated On: 6/7/04 at 01:50 PM

[Zola Q. LaPlaya]

Posted: 6/7/04 at 1:50pm

Who gives a rat's patootie about this?

[FrAiLtYEnCoRe]

Posted: 6/7/04 at 9:08pm

To ask what the best showtune of all time is, is like asking who the best comedian of allt ime is- inpossible. Okay, so older songs are great, but how long does a GREAT newbie have to wait to be placed under that category, when they are excellent to start?

[on1ystarinthesky]

Posted: 6/7/04 at 9:09pm

Amen, Frailty.

[luvtheEmcee]

Posted: 6/7/04 at 9:11pm

hmmmm... I don't know what I'd pick, but probably not that. The whole question is too subjective anyway.

[FrAiLtYEnCoRe]

Posted: 6/7/04 at 9:12pm

Yeah. I'm not saying I'd pick that song, but I mean the subject in general. The variety of answers or options is way to braod to pick one.

[luvtheEmcee]

Posted: 6/7/04 at 9:16pm

Exactly what I'm saying. It's a completely ridiculous question. Altogether too broad.

[lostwallflower]

Posted: 6/7/04 at 9:20pm

Zola you're on a Broadway board. If you don't care about stuff like this, don't read the thread.

[jezzebelle]

Posted: 6/7/04 at 10:52pm

There's no one answer to this question. SOL is a great song, no doubt about it, but to say it is defintively the best isn't true.


-Jess

[Broadway Matt]

Posted: 6/7/04 at 11:16pm

i have no idea what the best showtune of all time is and i have no idea what the criteria would be, but I do know that it's not Seasons of Love.

the demographic on these online Broadway boards and polls isn't representative of the actual theatregoing community. it's representative of cross-section of Broadway fans, mainly young people, who happen to be good with computers, or at least the internet. and judging by my grandmother's attempts to use the internet, that excludes a HUGE portion of the theatregoing community from our discussions. and that's how we wind up with such ridiculous poll results. i swear, if i knew nothing about broadway and just happened upon some of these boards, i would think that rent and wicked were the only shows playing!

[Unknown User]

Posted: 6/7/04 at 11:18pm

I like so many songs... I could never have picked just one of those songs....

[bythesword84]

Posted: 6/8/04 at 12:11am

All I can say to Seasons of Love winning that is give me a break.

[papalovesmambo]

Posted: 6/8/04 at 12:15am

what? the didn't choose "they call the wind mariah?" damn thing was rigged! rigged i tells ya!!

[Broadway Matt]

Posted: 6/8/04 at 12:26am

i blame the liberal media

[alterego]

Posted: 6/8/04 at 12:27am

Hey, what about The Lambeth Walk (Me and My Girl) oi!