Songs about philosophy?

[Quasi]

Posted: 4/6/08 at 3:01pm

Hey there,

I am looking for songs which deal about or with philosophy. I already have "My new philosophy" but do you know some more?
Most welcome would be a duett for a soprano and bass/baritone.

Thanks in advance and greetings from Germany.

[FranklinShepard-Inc.]

Posted: 4/6/08 at 3:04pm

Basses are rare in musicals nowadays.

Take something from Candide, like "Make our Garden grow" will probably fit your criteria, I think that's baritone/soprano.
That's something that even ought to be known in good ole Germany

[theaterkid1015]

Posted: 4/6/08 at 3:05pm

Not a duet, but the Prologue from GODSPELL is essentially philosophers arguing. How many people do you have in the cast?

[Quasi]

Posted: 4/6/08 at 3:13pm

Well okay, I know Candide but it never grabbed my interest. But I will have a look.
We are only two. Its for a one-night event. A show mixed with lyrics, acts, songs. I am also thankful for suggestions for baritone alone or duets for (high)baritone and (mezzo)soprano. We are both a bit flexible.

[FranklinShepard-Inc.]

Posted: 4/6/08 at 3:45pm

Has it got to be actually "dealing with philosophy" or would it be enough to be just highly philosophical in it's thoughts without explicitely referring to the word "philosophy"?

[bob8rich]

Posted: 4/6/08 at 4:07pm

"Oh, Diogenes" from Rodgers & Hart's "Boys From Syracuse" (Diogenes was a Greek philosopher).
"Life Is" from Kander & Ebb's "Zorba" which expresses Zorba's philosophy of life.

[broadwaybaby086]

Posted: 4/6/08 at 4:10pm

Jeff Blumenkrantz has a song called "The Philospoher," a setting og the Edna St. Vincent Millay poem. The link is below if you want to hear it.
The Philosopher- sung by Emily Skinner

[CurtainPullDowner]

Posted: 4/6/08 at 4:22pm

EXPERIMEMT from NYMPH ERRANT.

[Jon]

Posted: 4/6/08 at 4:58pm

And now for something completely different...

How about the "Philosopher's Drinking Song" from Monty Python's Flying Circus?

Emanuel Kant was a real pissant who was very rarely stable
Heidegger, Heidegger was a ballsy beggar who could drink you under the table...

et cetera, et cetera, as it lists the drinking habits of various philosophers...

[nitsua]

Posted: 4/6/08 at 5:05pm

No one's talked about "My New Philosophy" from Charlie Brown.

It's hilarious!

[i*heart*fame]

Posted: 4/6/08 at 5:11pm

That was in the first post.

I think that songs can be interpreted philosophically, maybe something from See What I Wanna See.

[Quasi]

Posted: 4/6/08 at 5:11pm

@Franklin
It doesn't need to refer directly to the word philosophy. Everything which seems to fit is welcome.

[FranklinShepard-Inc.]

Posted: 4/6/08 at 6:44pm

lol, well, Kant, Nietzsche and Schopenhauer are being mentioned in "Listen to your Heart" from Young Frankenstein as I just recall.

But seriously, a lot of songs from "Sunday" and "Into the Woods" go quite a philosophical path, try those!
Not to mention the original version of Sondheim's "The Frogs", particularly the song "It's only a Play".

[jordangirl]

Posted: 4/6/08 at 7:14pm

Random and OT, but any clue how to pull the podcast into iTunes?