Songs That Uplift You?

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Songs That Uplift You?

Posted: 3/7/05 at 8:30pm

What musical theatre songs make you happy, make you feel good, and alive???

Mine:

"Generations" from Children of Eden
"Ain't It Good?" from Children of Eden
"We Beseech Thee" from Godspell
"The Life of the Party" from The Wild Part
"Hello 12, Hello 13, Hello Love" from A Chorus Line
"The Dance at the Gym" from West Side Story
"Ease on Down the Road" from The Wiz

Updated On: 3/7/05 at 08:30 PM

#2

re: Songs That Uplift You?

Posted: 3/7/05 at 8:33pm

the whole Hairspray cast recording

Updated On: 3/7/05 at 08:33 PM

#3

re: Songs That Uplift You?

Posted: 3/7/05 at 8:35pm

"Hair" from HAIR
"The Flesh Failures/Let the Sunshine" from HAIR
"You Can't Stop the Beat" from HAIRSPRAY
"Freak" from TABOO
"Guttersnipe" from TABOO

can't think of any more...

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#4

re: Songs That Uplift You?

Posted: 3/7/05 at 8:36pm

'For Now' and 'Schadenfreude'
'Life Is Just A Bowl of Cherries'
'Free At Last'

#5

re: Songs That Uplift You?

Posted: 3/7/05 at 8:41pm

another day from rent
and ill cover you and ill cover you reprise
for now from ave q
defying gravity and for good

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nothing matters but knowing nothing matters, its just life, so keep dancing through!

#6

re: Songs That Uplift You?

Posted: 3/7/05 at 8:49pm

Oh wow. So many
You can't stop the beat- Hairspray probably one of my favorite broadway songs of all time
Shadenfreude- Ave. Q That song makes me so happy
No Good Deed- Wicked
Shiksa Goddess- L5Y

And many more...

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"This table, he is over one hundred years old. If I could, I would take an old gramophone needle and run it along the surface of the wood. To hear the music of the voices. All that was said." - Doug Wright, I Am My Own Wife

Updated On: 3/7/05 at 08:49 PM

#7

re: Songs That Uplift You?

Posted: 3/7/05 at 8:56pm

I Feel So Much Spring

#8

re: Songs That Uplift You?

Posted: 3/7/05 at 9:04pm

My new philososphy and the bow music from Charlie brown
anything off of the Copacabana soundtrack
magic to do from pippin
anything from she loves me
skid row from little shop of horrors
waiting for life from once on this island

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I think my biggest problem is being young and beautiful. It's my biggest problem because I've never been young and beautiful. Oh, I've been beautiful, and God knows I've been young, but never the twain have met. torch song trilogy

#9

re: Songs That Uplift You?

Posted: 3/7/05 at 9:11pm

Wanda Houston's version of "That's Enough For Me" on INFINITE JOY: THE SONGS OF WILLIAM FINN.

#10

re: Songs That Uplift You?

Posted: 3/7/05 at 9:56pm

Practically all of Tanz der Vampire
The World has Gone Insane (J&H) - I go bouncing off the walls
Easy as Life (Aida), My Strongest Suit, Elaborate Lives
The chandelier crashing on the soundtrack of Phantom - the music is phenomenal. It tosses you around like a shark at sea
The Confidence Man; New Orleans is Comin' to Me and Confidence

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Who can explain it, who can tell you why? Fools give you reasons, wise men never try -South Pacific

#11

re: Songs That Uplift You?

Posted: 3/7/05 at 9:59pm

Astonishing
All of TMM

#12

re: Songs That Uplift You?

Posted: 3/7/05 at 9:59pm

Only In New York- Millie
It Sucks To Be Me- Q
The Internet Is For Porn- Q
Good Morning Baltimore- Hairspray
You Can't Stop The Beat-Hairspray
Purpose- Q
Little Girls- Annie
It Sucks To Be You- FB
Defying Chenoweth- FB
I am My Own Wife- FB
Let's Ruin Times Square Again- FB

Updated On: 3/7/05 at 09:59 PM

#13

re: Songs That Uplift You?

Posted: 3/7/05 at 11:20pm

The Seven Deadly Virtues
I Wonder What the King Is Doing Tonight?
On the Street Where You Live

(I'm a sucker for Lerner and Loewe)

The trio in the cemetary between Raoul/Christine/Phantom from "Wandering child..." to "Come to your strange angel."

Speaking of Lerner and Phantom, Lerner was supposed to write the lyrics for Webber's Phantom, but died before he could begin work on it. So ALW in his infinite "wisdom" said that if he couldn't work with one of the best, he would work with one of the youngest... Yes... if I can't have a lyricist with the most experience, I'll get one with the least... Surely that is the best plan... Just imagine how much more Phantom would have rocked with Lerner's lyrics.

#14

re: Songs That Uplift You?

Posted: 3/7/05 at 11:59pm

You can't stop the Beat ~ Hairspray
Footlose ~ Footloose
I will never leave you ~ Sideshow
The Devil You know ~ Sideshow
The New World ~ Songs for a New World
Just One Step ~ Songs for a New World
Old Fashioned Love Story ~ The Wild Party
Change ~ A New Brain
Look At The Sky ~ Urinetown
Unusual Way ~ Nine
And finally, even though it is cliche, "The Wizard and I" ~ Shoshana , damn, she's amazing!!!

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#15

re: Songs That Uplift You?

Posted: 3/8/05 at 12:24am

i feel so much spring--a new brain.
a step too far--aida.
can't you feel a brand new day?--the wiz.
morning glow--pippin.

and more. brain fart now.

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Be the change you wish to see in the world.

#16

re: Songs That Uplift You?

Posted: 3/8/05 at 12:29am

"Written in the Stars" Aida
"Elaborate Lives" Aida
"She Cries" Songs for a New World
"On the Street Where You Live" MFL
"I'd Rather be Sailing" A New Brain
"The Next Ten Minutes" L5Y
"Say Goodbye to the Freak Show" Side Show
"When I Look at You" The Scarlet Pimpernel
"She was There" The Scarlet Pimpernel
"Beethoven Day" YAGMCB
"Man" The Full Monty
"The American Dream" Miss Saigon Among others

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#17

re: Songs That Uplift You?

Posted: 3/8/05 at 3:37am

**WARNING:over share about to commence**
seeing cat's icon uplifted me

okay that's over....

Popular-Wicked
Good Morning and Singing in the Rain-singing in the rain
Some Fun Now-LSOH
Over the Moon and La Vie Boheme-RENT

NON MUSICAL music
Baby Got Back-Sir Mix-a-lot
Whatcha wating for?-Gwen Stefani

#18

re: Songs That Uplift You?

Posted: 3/8/05 at 9:40am

"A Little Priest" - Sweeny Todd
"One" - A Chorus Line
"For Now" - Avenue Q
"Open of a New World" - Songs from a New World
"Opening"/"My New Philosophy"/"Litte Known Fact" - You're A Good Man Charlie Brown
"Children Will Listen" - Into the Woods
"Everythings Alright" - Jesus Christ Superstar

#19

re: Songs That Uplift You?

Posted: 3/8/05 at 10:24am

"It's not where you start, it's where you finish" from Seesaw,
"Yes" from 70, Girls, 70,
"I'm going back" from Bells are ringing,
"Where you are" from Kiss of the Spider Woman,
"Tomorrow" from Annie,
"Movies were movies" from Mack and Mabel
"Going up" from A Man of no Importance
"Hey there, good times" from I love my wife,
"I love to travel" from The Frogs

and many more...

#20

re: Songs That Uplift You?

Posted: 3/8/05 at 10:34am

"mama i'm a big girl now" hairspray
"climbing uphill" the last five years
"take me or leave me" rent
"last midnight" into the woods
"into the fire" scarlet pimpernel
"brotherhood of man" H2S
"i believe in you" H2S
"pinball wizard" tommy
"i am woman" smokey joe's cafe
"hound dog" smokey joe's cafe
"don juan" smokey joe's cafe
"brush up your shakespeare" kiss me, kate (the only good song in the entire show)

#21

re: Songs That Uplift You?

Posted: 3/8/05 at 11:12am

River Won't Flow-Songs for a New World
Steam Train-Songs for a New World
If I were a Bell-Guys & Dolls
Lost in the Wilderness-Children of Eden
Do You Hear the People Sing? and the finale-Les Mis

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#22

re: Songs That Uplift You?

Posted: 3/8/05 at 12:06pm

There are sooo many!! Here's some of them:

"Life Is Just A Bowl Of Cherries" - FOSSE. I love the lyrics!
"The Wizard And I" - WICKED
"Defying Gravity" - WICKED
"You Can't Stop The Beat" - HAIRSPRAY
"All That Jazz" - CHICAGO
"I Am What I Am" - LA CAGE AUX FOLLES
"Circle Of Life" - THE LION KING
"The Phantom Of The Opera" - THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA
"Prima Donna" - THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA

And one of my all-time favorites is ABBA's "Dancing Queen" which isn't originally a Broadway song but 'Broadway-related' nowadays...

#23

re: Songs That Uplift You?

Posted: 3/8/05 at 12:26pm

"Once Upon a Time" from Brooklyn
"Defying Gravity" from Wicked
"Take Me As I Am" from J&H
"Good thing Going" from Merrily We Roll Along
"On the Street Where You Live" from My Fair Lady
"Fantasies Come True" from Ave Q
"There's a Fine, Fine Line" from Ave Q
"Sing Your Own Song" from Dear Edwina
"Brand New Eyes" from Prodigal

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"And I feel it move me Like a fire deep inside Something bursting me wide open Impossible to hide And suddenly I'm flying Flying like a bird Like electricity Electricity" - Electricity from Billy Elliot The Musical

Updated On: 3/8/05 at 12:26 PM

#24

re: Songs That Uplift You?

Posted: 3/8/05 at 12:32pm

"The New World/On the deck of a Spanish Sailing ship" from SFANW
"Heart and Music" from A New Brain
"Anthem" from Chess
"Bui Doi" from Miss Saigon
"Flying Home" from SFANW
"The Sound of Music" from Sound of Music (I tear up every time those first notes hit. I'm a softie and my wife loves it. So nyah. :P )
"Into the West" from the LOTR:Return of the King s'track
Every song in Godspell
"Try to Remember" from the Fantasticks


On a side note: the snow is POURING here in NYC right now. Sweet.

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#25

re: Songs That Uplift You?

Posted: 3/8/05 at 12:34pm

you'll never walk alone - carousel
one day more - les miserables
getting know you - king and i
any dream will do - joseph
good morning baltimore - hairspray
beautiful city - godspell
wild party - wild party
if you didn't but you did - two on the aisle