#26
Posted: 7/29/06 at 8:22pm
Most of these songs would NEVER work on the radio. Period.
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Songs That Could Pass For 'Non-Show Tunes' — Page 2
#27
Posted: 7/29/06 at 8:35pm
my friend who dosnt know squat about musicals turned on my I-Pod. i was listening to D.R.S.
The last half of the sing Great Big Stuff was on.
after the song was over, she asked me who the band Dirty Rotten Scoundrels were.
so maybe that could pass as a non-show tune but maybe not!
The last half of the sing Great Big Stuff was on.
after the song was over, she asked me who the band Dirty Rotten Scoundrels were.
so maybe that could pass as a non-show tune but maybe not!
Hey Homie-G
Dont make me *b.y.b
Or else I'll just be me
And You will see that you will flee
-That is Me and one of my best friend Mandi's hit song "Homie-G"
*b.y.b means bust your butt*
#28
Posted: 7/29/06 at 9:13pm
All I Ask of You from POTO might work. At least, they sort of released it as a promotional single along with a couple of other songs before the show opened.
#29
Posted: 7/29/06 at 9:48pm
THere are a few songs from L5Y that might work, my mother hates showtunes and she actually got through the whole of that cast recording and actually liked a few of the songs (namely "Goodbye Until Tomorrow" and "The Next Ten Minutes") so maybe try some of those.
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#30
Posted: 7/29/06 at 9:49pm
Lot's of stuff from the Jersey Boys CD.
There's also disco Sweeney...(seriously, back in the early 80's--red disc and all!)
There's also disco Sweeney...(seriously, back in the early 80's--red disc and all!)
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#31
Posted: 7/29/06 at 10:53pm
Well, obviously lots of stuff from the Jersey Boys CD, since all of those songs were made famous by the Four Seasons a really long time ago and are still played on the radio a lot today.
And, besides, they are not showtunes.
And, besides, they are not showtunes.
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#32
Posted: 7/29/06 at 11:28pm
I was listening to "One Song Glory" from Rent and, my sister said "what band is that?'
Updated On: 7/29/06 at 11:28 PM
#33
Posted: 7/30/06 at 3:08am
Haha I'm pretty sure this doesn't count, but I heard Billy Joel's Movin' Out on the radio the other day, and then I went and listened to the soundtrack when I got home. So I guess it wasn't technically from the musical since the song came out a really long time ago, but it IS from a musical. And I guess that would apply to some other shows derived from bands and songs.
somebody hold me too close...
#34
Posted: 7/30/06 at 3:24am
Aida - Easy As Life, Elaborate Lives, Written in the Stars
DRS - Love Is My Legs (heh.)
Hairspray - I Know Where I've Been
I could totally hear "Maybe I Like It This Way" from The Wild Party resung in a laid-back, Norah Jones sort of style.
I agree with whoever suggested "As Long As You're Mine" from Wicked. And "I'm Not That Girl".
Ooh, and also, "Once Upon A Time".
DRS - Love Is My Legs (heh.)
Hairspray - I Know Where I've Been
I could totally hear "Maybe I Like It This Way" from The Wild Party resung in a laid-back, Norah Jones sort of style.
I agree with whoever suggested "As Long As You're Mine" from Wicked. And "I'm Not That Girl".
Ooh, and also, "Once Upon A Time".
#35
Posted: 7/30/06 at 3:34am
RENT is hardly sophisticated. And don't most songs have some kind of plot, or atleast involve story?
(Besides country ballads.)
(Besides country ballads.)
#36
Posted: 7/30/06 at 4:19am
Following up on All I ask of You, they also released Phantom of the Opera, Wishing you were somehow here again and Music of the Night.
The Videos are on the phantom dvd.
The Videos are on the phantom dvd.
#37
Posted: 7/30/06 at 6:12am
"Cold" - WHISTLE DOWN THE WIND
"Try Not To Be Afraid" - WHISTLE DOWN THE WIND
"All That Jazz" - CHICAGO
"I Know Him So Well" - CHESS
"One Night In Bangkok" - CHESS
"There's A Fine, Fine Line" - AVENUE Q
"Our Kind Of Love" - THE BEAUTIFUL GAME
"Another Suitcase In Another Hall" - EVITA
"Try Not To Be Afraid" - WHISTLE DOWN THE WIND
"All That Jazz" - CHICAGO
"I Know Him So Well" - CHESS
"One Night In Bangkok" - CHESS
"There's A Fine, Fine Line" - AVENUE Q
"Our Kind Of Love" - THE BEAUTIFUL GAME
"Another Suitcase In Another Hall" - EVITA
#38
Posted: 7/30/06 at 11:58am
Barbra Streisand also recorded "All I Ask of You" as a solo. I liked it, but it was still very show-tuney.
"I believe that art does not exist only to entertain, but also to challenge one to think, to provoke, even to disturb, to engage in a constant search for the truth."
- Barbra Streisand
#39
Posted: 7/30/06 at 1:16pm
Let me make a wild guess and say all the songs from Mamma Mia!
"One Night In Bangkok" - CHESS did get a lot of radio play.
Reworked show tunes were a staple of the pop charts until the middle of the 70s. This may deserve its own thread, but what is the last show tune (written original for the stage) that made it into the top 40?
"One Night In Bangkok" - CHESS did get a lot of radio play.
Reworked show tunes were a staple of the pop charts until the middle of the 70s. This may deserve its own thread, but what is the last show tune (written original for the stage) that made it into the top 40?
#40
Posted: 7/30/06 at 1:18pm
All That Jazz? I'd think that's very showtune-y. You see that on every one of those generic "Broadway Hits" CDs.
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#41
Posted: 7/30/06 at 1:40pm
Memory and Written in the Stars I could both see working in a non-showtune sense.
#42
Posted: 7/30/06 at 2:06pm
Bunch of songs from Aida, Wicked, Bright Lights, Big City, Brooklyn, Lestat (there's some good songs in there!) and Rent.
Obviously every song from every jukebox musical that's ever graced the Broadway stage or West End if you're We Will Rock You.
Obviously every song from every jukebox musical that's ever graced the Broadway stage or West End if you're We Will Rock You.
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#43
Posted: 7/30/06 at 2:25pm
Let's not forget Godspell, Hair, and Smokey Joe's Cafe.
Butters, go buy World of Warcraft, install it on your computer, and join the online sensation before we all murder you.
--Cartman: South Park
ATTENTION FANS: I will be played by James Barbour in the upcoming musical, "BroadwayWorld: The Musical."
#44
Posted: 7/30/06 at 2:31pm
There's a lot of songs from Rent and The Wedding Singer that could pass as non-show tunes. Not to mention that Phil Collins had a hit with "You'll Be In My Heart" before Tarzan came to broadway.
#45
Posted: 7/30/06 at 2:33pm
Or Jesus Christ Superstar. The song of the same name, as well as several others in the show all had huge radio appeal when it was first released way back in '69. I could see it doing well today with the right sound, the 1992 Aussie release maybe.
#46
Posted: 7/30/06 at 2:33pm
Isn't Smokey Joe's Cafe a revue though?
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#47
Posted: 7/30/06 at 2:34pm
My roommate once heard RENT, without knowing it beforehand, and knew the songs were showtunes and not "actual" rock songs.
THE FEELING WE ONCE HAD from THE WIZ, I think, would work well.
And you have SHE TOUCHED ME from DRAT, THE CAT - which Babs made famous before the show came out, anyway.
THE FEELING WE ONCE HAD from THE WIZ, I think, would work well.
And you have SHE TOUCHED ME from DRAT, THE CAT - which Babs made famous before the show came out, anyway.
#48
Posted: 7/30/06 at 2:54pm
"You Can't Stop The Beat" from Hairspray minus the dialogue
#49
Posted: 7/30/06 at 2:59pm
You Can't Win - The Wiz
Under Separet Covers - A Class Act
Saturday Night in the City - TWS
Under Separet Covers - A Class Act
Saturday Night in the City - TWS
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#50
Posted: 7/30/06 at 3:08pm
Ah! No. You Can't Stop the Beat would NOT work as a non showtune.
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