Show Stopping Tenor Songs??
Show Stopping Tenor Songs??
arky
Chorus Member Joined: 6/16/05
#0Show Stopping Tenor Songs??
Posted: 7/25/05 at 12:11pmI need a really big song (anything up to a top A/B) not a really mainstream song, something a bit different if possible. Up tempo, BIG song. If anyone can help that would be great!
#1re: Show Stopping Tenor Songs??
Posted: 7/25/05 at 12:25pmOH OH "What do I need with Love?" from TMM!!! I love that song....**sigh**
and all that I could do because of you was talk of love...
#3re: Show Stopping Tenor Songs??
Posted: 7/25/05 at 12:46pmAre you looking for a contemporary/Broadway pop song or something more traditional?
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JudasIscariot
Broadway Legend Joined: 2/20/05
#4re: Show Stopping Tenor Songs??
Posted: 7/25/05 at 1:39pm
Heaven On Their Minds - Jesus Christ Superstar
Lost in the Wilderness - Children of Eden
#5re: Show Stopping Tenor Songs??
Posted: 7/25/05 at 4:00pmI think "What Do I Need With Love?" only goes up to a G. What about Petrified from Taboo? AWESOME song, with (originally) a high B, but Raul sang it a 1/2 step lower, and I sing it a whole step lower. :-/ Just don't have that B... PM me if you need sheet music :)
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arky
Chorus Member Joined: 6/16/05
#6re: Show Stopping Tenor Songs??
Posted: 7/25/05 at 5:32pmThanx all, i have already sung 'What Do I Need with Love' before, you're right it is a great song. I need something higher though, i've got the london cast recording of 'Taboo' i will listen to 'Petrified'. If anyone can think of anything really contemporary or something quite old, rodgers and hammerstein in style. Thanx again!
phantom_tenor
Leading Actor Joined: 1/11/05
#7re: Show Stopping Tenor Songs??
Posted: 8/1/05 at 7:27am
How about "Sit Down You're Rocking the Boat" from Guys and Dolls? I'm not a fan of the song, but it has a couple of nice B flats.
Wildhorn has written some pretty impressive tenor power ballads.
You could transpose Gethsemane from JCS up a tone and do the legit version.
You'll Never Walk Alone in a high key works quite nice as a tenor song.
Maria from WSS has a really long B flat
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