The ubiquitous "tango" song...

[jpbran]

Posted: 8/26/07 at 6:42pm

While I'm sure there are more than I can think of at the moment, and "Forever Tango" aside, does it seem like there are a lot of tango-themed songs in non-tango-related musicals?

"Tango Maureen" from Rent, "Morphine Tango" from Spider Woman, "El Tango de Roxanne" from Moulin Rouge, "Cell Block Tango" from Chicago and another one or two I can't quite remember...

Would this count as a its own genre of song types? Moving the story along with a tango-influenced song that has tango in the title? Sort of like "Requiem for ___" or "_____'s Theme."

Anyone think of others?

[BwayBaby18]

Posted: 8/26/07 at 6:46pm

The Tango from Victor/Victoria

[kooky]

Posted: 8/26/07 at 8:07pm

" Tango of Roses " - - - - -

[BrodyFosse123]

Posted: 8/26/07 at 8:29pm

"Hernando's Hideaway" from THE PAJAMA GAME is a tango, in musical composition terms.

You don't need to have the word 'tango' in the title of the song for it to be a tango.

[wonderfulwizard11]

Posted: 8/26/07 at 8:36pm

Doesn't The Threepenny Opera have The Tango Ballade?

[stolistar]

Posted: 8/26/07 at 9:03pm

Then there's that awesome tango 'moment' in Altar Boyz, right? I'm pretty sure the whole song wouldn't count as a tango, though.

[Jon]

Posted: 8/26/07 at 9:17pm

There's "The Sailor's Tango" in HAPPY END by Weill & Brecht.

There's a wonderful song called "Tango Tragique" in SHE LOVES ME. Unfortunately, it was cur from the Roundabout revival and is no longer included in the licensed version.

"Whatever Lola Wants" from DAMN YANKEES has a tango rhythm.

There are tango sections in FOLLIES )(Vincent and Vanessa) and GRAND HOTEL.

In the 1962 Off-Broadway revision of ANYTHING GOES (the one that available before the Lincoln Cemter version) Sir Evelyn and Reno's rendition of "Let's Misbehave" had a tango section.

In the recent revival of NINE, Chita Rivera did a tango with Antonio Banderas during her big number.

In the Marx Brothers bio-musical MINNIE'S BOYS, Groucho sings the tango "You Remind Me of You" to the Margaret Dumont-esque character.

And in A NIGHT IN THE UKRAINE, the Groucho character sings the tango "Natasha" to the Margaret Dumont-esque character.

[Dover]

Posted: 8/26/07 at 9:52pm

There's a tango in "Singin' in the Rain." Probably obscure, but I just did the show.

[ElFantasma14]

Posted: 8/26/07 at 11:13pm

"I'd be Surprisingly Good for You"

[thevolleyballer]

Posted: 8/26/07 at 11:24pm

I suppose a little segment of "The More We Dance" from DIRTY ROTTEN SCOUNDRELS would be tango, whether in terms of choreography or just the fact that Christine dances whilst wearing red. :P

Also, "Hook's Tango" from PETER PAN.

[Yankeefan007]

Posted: 8/26/07 at 11:25pm

Aldolpho from Drowsy Chaperone

That segment in Timeless to Me in the Hairspray movie

[theaterkid1015]

Posted: 8/26/07 at 11:27pm

There's a tango kind of rhythm in "Baby" in "The Plaza Song."

[LumBabsFan]

Posted: 8/26/07 at 11:28pm

Lumière and Babette's tango during Be Our Guest in BEAUTY, one of their shining moments. =)

[ray-andallthatjazz86]

Posted: 8/26/07 at 11:32pm

I absolutely adore "Tango Tragique" from SHE LOVES ME, I can't believe it is no longer part of the show.

[Pepe Ed]

Posted: 8/26/07 at 11:56pm

Bare Naked Lads Singing in Provincetown do their OWN rendition of the ubiquitous tango song - take off from the one in CHICAGO - "they should have been ashamed" - FUNNY OMG 'crack whore, uh-oh' you'll HOWL!

[jpbran]

Posted: 8/27/07 at 2:43pm

Some of those I hadn't thought of... But to BrodyFosse's point, I was actually referring more to those songs that are called "Tango..." as much as those that really fit the definition of a tango.

I was mainly noticing that plot points were being moved along in scenes that generally revolved around a tango (or pseudo tango) AND called the scene or song "Tango..." I know it doesn't have to SAY tango to BE tango, but my point was the large amount that DO say it...
Updated On: 8/27/07 at 02:43 PM

[teh_pretty]

Posted: 8/27/07 at 2:45pm

"What the F*uck Was That?" from Evil Dead: The Musical

:)