Shows with only one good song

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Shows with only one good song

Posted: 3/7/08 at 3:12pm

Hey everybody. There are some shows that, for me, I don't really like any of the score, except for one song. Do any of you have that with a show?

For me, it's "Let There Be," from Children of Eden.

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#2

re: Shows with only one good song

Posted: 3/7/08 at 3:19pm

Schwartz is great for this thread -- I'm sure there's half a good song in Wicked somewhere

#3

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Posted: 3/7/08 at 3:35pm

Children of Eden has TONS of good songs! wow...

my pick would be "Puttin On the Ritz" from Young Frankenstein.

#4

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Posted: 3/7/08 at 3:38pm

Rent.

The only decent song is.....uh. Wait. Never mind.

#5

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Posted: 3/7/08 at 3:47pm

"Another Night At Daryl's"
from Witches Of Eastwick

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#6

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Posted: 3/7/08 at 3:49pm

The only song I like from Rent is "Seasons of Love." There are a few other okay ones, but I don't care for the score.

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Posted: 3/7/08 at 3:55pm

"Once Upon A Time" from Brooklyn. The song was so good they put it in the show 5 times!

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#8

re: Shows with only one good song

Posted: 3/7/08 at 4:00pm

Rent.

The only decent song is.....uh. Wait. Never mind.

Really? I think the score is the strongest part of ReNt.

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#9

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Posted: 3/7/08 at 4:02pm

RENT: Seasons of Love

#10

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Posted: 3/7/08 at 4:03pm

"I Read" from PASSION

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#11

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Posted: 3/7/08 at 4:03pm

Loved the song "My Own Morning" from Hallelujah, Baby, but none others.

#12

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Posted: 3/7/08 at 4:03pm

this is probbably just me, okay? ..but I think....

Love Changes Everything from ASPECT OF LOVE

No Matter What from WHISTLE DOWN THE WIND

J*

Updated On: 3/7/08 at 04:03 PM

#13

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Posted: 3/7/08 at 4:06pm

"24 Hours a Day" from GOLDEN RAINBOW

#14

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Posted: 3/7/08 at 4:07pm

"Being Alive" from Company... I cant get into any of the other songs

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#15

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Posted: 3/7/08 at 4:08pm

Any show ALW wrote. One good song repeated and "disguised" by internal key changes over and over and over.

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Posted: 3/7/08 at 4:09pm

this is probbably just me, okay? ..but I think....

Love Changes Everything from ASPECT OF LOVE

No Matter What from WHISTLE DOWN THE WIND

J*

I think this applies to almost all of Andrew Lloyd Webber post Evita. Of course since he then uses the same song over and over and over again it makes the score sound much better that it really is.

#17

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Posted: 3/7/08 at 4:12pm

Parade.

"This Is Not Over Yet."

#18

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Posted: 3/7/08 at 4:27pm

Ok all you haters of Aspects of Love. I agree that he uses one musical phrase to death in that musical, but there are some other nice songs: "First Man You Remember" "Anything But Lonely" "Mermaid Song".

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#19

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Posted: 3/7/08 at 4:30pm

Applause has some nice-ish songs, but Welcome to the Theatre is by far the gem of the score- an absolutely breathtaking song smack in the middle of a very so-so score.

#20

re: Shows with only one good song

Posted: 3/7/08 at 4:32pm

Updated On: 6/18/20 at 04:32 PM

#21

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Posted: 3/7/08 at 4:42pm

"P.S.: The same usual Andrew Lloyd Webber bashing is kind of passé, if you ask me."

Everyone is practically bashing a musical in this post by saying they feel it only has one good song. It may not be considered "bashing", but it will still offend people. So why should doing the same about ALW's scores be any different?

I personally think that ALW's scores have gone downhill since Evita, but it must be passé to say so.

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#22

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Posted: 3/7/08 at 10:32pm

Impossible Dream - Man Of La Mancha

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#23

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Posted: 3/7/08 at 10:38pm

I think "I'm Only Thinking of Him" is a better song from Man of La Mancha and if you don't think it's better you have to admit it's very good.

#24

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Posted: 3/7/08 at 10:43pm

"Fie on Goodness" from Camelot........and it was cut!

#25

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Posted: 3/7/08 at 10:48pm

I have to defend Man of La Mancha, It's All the Same, I'm only thinking of Him, Little Bird, Little Bird, To Each his Dulcinea, and Aldonza are all wonderful songs.