Song suggestions for a mom to sing to a son
Song suggestions for a mom to sing to a son
Swing Joined: 1/12/12
Song suggestions for a mom to sing to a son#1
Posted: 1/12/12 at 3:13pmMy son will become a bar mitzvah soon and I would very much like to sing something to him at the party. I need suggestions. High soprano voice. Nothing religious or anything that talks about prayer or G-d, please.
Song suggestions for a mom to sing to a son #2
Posted: 1/12/12 at 3:39pmI second "Not While I'm Around" from Sweeney Todd. It was my first thought.
Broadway Star Joined: 7/14/10
Song suggestions for a mom to sing to a son #3
Posted: 1/12/12 at 3:49pm
Not While I'm Around is a great choice.
Another song choice could possibly be "What I Did for Love" from A Chorus Line.
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/18/03
Song suggestions for a mom to sing to a son #4
Posted: 1/12/12 at 4:47pm
"Stop Time" from Big.
In fact masny writers at the time said it would turn into the "Sunrise, Sunset" of bar mitzvahs.
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/20/10
Song suggestions for a mom to sing to a son #5
Posted: 1/12/12 at 5:03pm"Look Over There" from La Cage. Harvey Fierstein always thought that would become the big hit from the show, not "I Am What I Am."
Song suggestions for a mom to sing to a son #6
Posted: 1/12/12 at 5:39pm"Why Do I Love You?" from Showboat
Song suggestions for a mom to sing to a son #7
Posted: 1/12/12 at 5:41pm"Distant Melody" possibly? I don't know...
Song suggestions for a mom to sing to a son #8
Posted: 1/12/12 at 5:50pm"If You Were Gay" (Avenue Q).
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/17/07
Song suggestions for a mom to sing to a son #9
Posted: 1/12/12 at 5:56pm
If you want schmaltz "Candle on the Water" makes me cry every time.
The song
Song suggestions for a mom to sing to a son #10
Posted: 1/12/12 at 5:56pm
There's a beautiful song from "Songs for a New World" (written by Jewish composer Jason Robert Brown) called "Hear My Song"
I highly recommend it!
Here's a YouTube link. Ignore the "August Rush" connotation. The video does use the original cast recording
"Hear My Song"
Swing Joined: 1/12/12
Song suggestions for a mom to sing to a son #11
Posted: 1/12/12 at 6:21pmI wasn't familiar with a few of these songs so it's great to research them. I have a very high range (c4 -g6)so if that opens up ideas, bring them on. I know I will never find the perfect song with the perfect lyrics but some of these have potential. Thanks.
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/1/09
Song suggestions for a mom to sing to a son #13
Posted: 1/12/12 at 7:47pmHow about Baby of Mine, from Dumbo?
Song suggestions for a mom to sing to a son #14
Posted: 1/12/12 at 8:31pmIf you aren't adverse to messing around with keys, I love "Thousands of Miles" from Lost in the Stars. Otherwise "No One is Alone" from Into the Woods.
Song suggestions for a mom to sing to a son #15
Posted: 1/12/12 at 8:36pmHasa Diga Eebowai?
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Song suggestions for a mom to sing to a son #16
Posted: 1/12/12 at 8:49pmUpdated On: 2/20/18 at 08:49 PM
Song suggestions for a mom to sing to a son #17
Posted: 1/12/12 at 9:00pm^^ @bobbybaby that post made my night.
Song suggestions for a mom to sing to a son #18
Posted: 1/12/12 at 9:00pmBobby, you really aren't funny.
Song suggestions for a mom to sing to a son #19
Posted: 1/12/12 at 9:15pm
"Lullaby" from My Life with Albertine?
There aren't many high soprano songs in MT, so you may want to look at classical pieces.
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/29/05
Song suggestions for a mom to sing to a son #20
Posted: 1/12/12 at 11:01pm
Coloraturamama, Mazel Tov!
And allow me to apologize for some of these inappropriate responses.
As Margo Channing once said to her dresser:
There are some human experiences, Birdie, that do not take place in a vaudeville house - and that even a fifth-rate vaudevillian should understand and respect! ...
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I would think a beautiful choice might be "Getting Tall" from NIne, although it may require a little modification.
Song suggestions for a mom to sing to a son #21
Posted: 1/13/12 at 10:07amCLASS from Chicago
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