The worst song from a musical you've ever heard — Page 5

Come to think of it, all of Cats except for "Memory"; I just can't understand how you can take T.S. Eliot and suck all the meaning out of it.

I agree with whoever said "Masquerade" in that it drags on for eons.

I vote for "Shuffle Off to Buffalo" from 42nd Street becuase though the lyrics are vaguely amusing, the melody is so repetitive and obnoxious that I just can't stand to it. I also hate "Keep Young and Beautiful" and am very glad that it was added for the revival and is thus not in the licensable version of this show (which I just did).

I dislike a lot of the ensemble songs from Wicked...Dancing Through Life and One Short Day especially. I really don't enjoy listening to Thank Goodness, either.

...I think I may get a lot of flack for this, but I don't like Enchantment Passing Through or Written In The Stars from Aida either. Elaborate Lives is...okay.

"I liked I Confess from Footloose (listening to it now!)
I say Little Lamb from Gypsy."
OUCH! i played louise in gypsy and singing "little lamb" was one of my favorite parts.
and i also did footloose, and i now cringe at any song.
but the worst musical songs are pretty much anything from Brooklyn. i will have to think about the other songs i tried to erase from my memory.

I'm trying my best not to die from all of the Music Man bashing, as I LOVE it. However, one song that always gets on my nerves in "Pick-a-Little, Talk-a-Little." It works great in context and I think the fact that the annoyance is, I believe, intentional, as it shows how annoying the ladies' gossiping is, but the song always gets under my skin.

Also, I HATE "One Short Day," or basically any choral singing from Wicked. It's like Steven Schwartz wrote the choral music in Wicked specifically to drive a pair of scissors in my ear drums.

And speaking of Schwartz, I can't stand "We Beseech Thee," though it's not his fault - the cast wrote that song, not him. Of course, maybe I hate it just because when I did Godspell, the two people who had the solo in it couldn't sing a note - one being one of the director's son.

Also, most of Grease annoys me, too!

And someone doesn't like "The Miller's Son?" I know, I know, to each his own, but still? Sorry, my opinions get the best of me, a lot.

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"Good Morning Baltimore" - Hairspray

It's sooo hard to decide this -- it's all good! .......well, except for Good Morning Baltimore ^^

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I hate the whole musical cats, but especially "memory" of it.
I don't know why i hate it so much, but perhaps because we sang it so often in the music lessons in school.

I hate Over the Moon-I know it's intended to look ironic, but it sounds terrible. Oh, and not to offend anyone, but I really hate the Phantom Movie, and Gerard Butler's voice.

That damn "Di-dot-dot" song from TITANIC!!! I think it's really called "The Night Is Alive/The Proposal." The first time I went the entire audience burst into laughter. I think that entire score is pretty bad though.

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I've posted a couple already, but I'd like to add:

"Fun" and "It's Time" from Big: The Musical (even though i think there are some lovely things in that show)
"To Keep My Love Alive" from A Connecticut Yankee In King Arthur's Court
pretty much everything from Meredith Wilson's Here's Love, especially the "Big Ca-lown Baloons" song. eek.

Jam_man, Stephen Schwartz did indeed write "We Beseech Thee." And have you heard Jeff Mylett sing it on the OCR? Check it out.

How about "The Elephant Song" from 70, Girls, 70? "Where does an elephant gooo-oooo-ooo-oooo?"

Not sure enough people saw "Thou Shalt Not" because "Tugboat" was the most embarrassing thing I've ever seen/heard...AND it was ENDLESS! I think Norbert deserved a Tony for getting through that song every night...

"Out for Blood" from Carrie, of course...it's almost good cause it's so bad

I think alot of the songs mentioned are what we are sick of, not necessarily the "worst song." I know that I never have to hear anything from Oklahoma again....yet I can watch/listen to Sound of Music forever...not sure why this is...I think it is Julie Andrews

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anything from Joseph...can you guys tell I hate that show??

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