The Short Moments That Make a Song Fantastic! — Page 3

"But I am over her" from "Christmas Bells", in the background, sang by Anthony Rapp. Also the "I Should Tell You x4" in it too :)

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That last "Mama, Mama, Mama" in "The I Love You Song" from Spelling Bee where she goes up on the last syllable. Just breaks my heart.

"Beyond that road, beyond this lifetime" from Wheels of a Dream. WONDERFUL!

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Someone mentioned the first act finale of SUNDAY. There are two moments in Act Two that do it for me...on the word "forever" in the finale as the people in the painting bow to George.

And the line in "Children and Art" : "Isn't she Beautiful, there she is, there she is, there she is... Mamma is everywhere he must have loved her so much...."

On the OCR on GYPSY (the re-mastered edition with some alternate takes) the little catch in Merman's voice as she sings "All your life and what does it get you" summing up all the hurt Rose feels.

In STEEL PIER as Daniel McDonald sings "The last girl I'll ever love is over there..." - a beautiful moment.

A line in INTO THE WOODS sums it up: "Oh if life were only moments - even now and then a bad one. But if life were only moments, then you'd never know you'd had one."

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During La Vie Boheme B when they all shout "Viva La Vie Boheme!" it just sounds so powerful and demanding.

Also during 'The I Love You Song' in Spelling Bee when the charactors overlap, it feels a bit sad and strong.

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"On the OCR on GYPSY (the re-mastered edition with some alternate takes) the little catch in Merman's voice as she sings "All your life and what does it get you" summing up all the hurt Rose feels. "

Oh yes!!!!!

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In ITW, not so much on the original cast recording but from the new broadway cast - "If the end is right, it JUSTIFIES THE BEANS!"

Oh there are so many!

POTO, when she does the 'pitiful creature of darkness..." and kisses him. Dude, forget Raoul. Especially in the movie, he needs a haircut and the phantom doesn't even have too bad lookin' of a face

Les Mis- "tell Cosette I love her, and I'll see her when i WAAAAAAKE!" when 'wake' starts out loud and fades off...*tear*
in Empty Chairs... when he sings the "Oh my friends my frieeeeeends dont ask me *cymbal crash* why i live and you are gone"
fantine- "so different now from what it seeeeemed!"...
and in on my own- "the world is full of happiness that i have never KNOOOOOWN!" *silence* "I love him..." You can hear a pin drop in between that:)
And of course, the epilogue. "on this page..." and when fantine and eponine join in, and then of course with the whole company emerging to finish 'do you hear the people sing' God i need to get tickets to it in Toronto now!

Wicked- in the tour, basically every time Stephanie J. Block sang something. She is AMAZING! You can tell that Elphaba was written on her voice. She's loads better than Idina IMHO:P
I specifically love how in DG after the guards come in and Glinda's like 'let go of me', the way Stephanie did the "It's NOT HER!..." part was so touching, because it was like she was giving herself up to save Glinda because she treasured their friendship and knew people already considered her as wicked. Also the "I hope you're happy part" is very touching i think. Also in INTG when Elphie sings "I wasn't born for the rose and pearl" when she goes down to the low note on pearl always gives me chills. Oooh! And at the very end right before the melting scene when the ensemble sings the reprise of NOMTW the "and goodness knows..." when she's pulling the curtain. That gives me chills too because you know what's going to happen and it's sad, and just the sound of it is so eerie and sad.

Phew, sorry this is kinda long!

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When all of the Schmuel song comes together and he says "Taker your time." And also "Have I told you today how lucky I am to be in love with you?"

ALFOR-Les Mis-"Youre hear, that's all I need to know."

The West Side Story Quintet when they all intersect

In Rose's Turn - "Mama's gotta...let go."

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"Aida was my first love. "

Mine too!!! I lsitened to it every day, until I got WICKED!

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Sunday in the Park with George - that last few notes before the end of Act I. The dissonance... and then the harmony... oh man.

Also, in Assassins, during the Ballad of Czolgosz: the music in the background while the Balladeer is singing "in the temple of music by the tower of light between the fountain of abundance and the court of lilies..." There's something so thrilling about it.

The vocal harmonies during the line "Can no one hear..." in the final verse of "Trying Not to Notice" from THE WOMAN IN WHITE.

"Follow Your Heart" from Urinetown. Like at the very end when both Hope and Bobby are singing "no anger or madness just laughter and gladness..." Especially on the way they harmonize on the word "gladness" give me chills everytime.