Theatre Songs Not From Musicals

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Theatre Songs Not From Musicals

Posted: 12/23/08 at 12:57am

What are some good theatre-y songs that are not from musicals?
Examples are "The Alto's Lament", "Taylor The Latte Boy", "The Girl In 14G"

#2

re: Theatre Songs Not From Musicals

Posted: 12/23/08 at 1:13am

Technically, "..14 G" is from TMM, but was cut when Kristen Chenoweth left the role. (I believe thats the reasoning)

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#3

re: Theatre Songs Not From Musicals

Posted: 12/23/08 at 1:16am

I love "I'm Not Waiting" by Julia Murney...and "Perfect," Julia Murney and Sherie Rene Scott both have a version of it.

I also like "I Will Follow," by Lauren Kennedy.

"Wonderful You" by Audra McDonald is also a wonderful song.

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#4

re: Theatre Songs Not From Musicals

Posted: 12/23/08 at 1:18am

Ute Lempur has done a lot of really cool german cabaret songs. They're on itunes check em out!

#5

re: Theatre Songs Not From Musicals

Posted: 12/23/08 at 1:23am

"Sara Lee" by Kander and Ebb, I know its from a musical review but its not in an actually musical.

Jason Robert Brown has a bunch in his book and cd. "Someone to Fall Back On", "Letting You Go", "Getting Out"

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#6

re: Theatre Songs Not From Musicals

Posted: 12/23/08 at 1:26am

I don't know if it's from a show or not, but there's also a song about doing the Sunday Times crossword puzzle that is quite catchy.

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#7

re: Theatre Songs Not From Musicals

Posted: 12/23/08 at 1:43am

"Taylor, the latte boy" is from ADVENTURES IN LOVE by Marcy Heisler and Zina Goldrich...

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re: Theatre Songs Not From Musicals

Posted: 12/23/08 at 2:23am

As far as I know "Girl in 14G" was written with Chenoweth in mind but not specifically for Millie.

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re: Theatre Songs Not From Musicals

Posted: 12/23/08 at 2:38am

"Nobody Does it Better," "Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow?" and almost anything Carly Simon or Carole King touch sound like they should be in musicals.

Aren't these usually referred to as "Undercover Showtunes?"

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#10

re: Theatre Songs Not From Musicals

Posted: 12/23/08 at 2:44am

Wasn't "And I Will Follow" originally written for a musical? I'm pretty sure it's in the liner notes of Lauren Kennedy's JRB album (which I don't currently have here, or else I'd look it up).

I love Lin-Manuel Miranda's "BTW, Write Back," from Andrea Burns's solo album.

#11

re: Theatre Songs Not From Musicals

Posted: 12/23/08 at 5:40am

Any stage musical would have been lucky to feature any of these songs in their scores but none were written for any show:
The One I Love (Belongs to Somebody Else)
One Less Bell to Answer
Breezin' Along with the Breeze
Everybody Loves a Lover
Moon River
Wedding Bell Blues
Color My World
A House is not A Home
Goodbye to Love

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#12

re: Theatre Songs Not From Musicals

Posted: 12/23/08 at 9:26am

I've always thought that ABBA's "Winner Takes It All" should have been an 11:00 number. (Of course before Mamma Mia came along).

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#13

re: Theatre Songs Not From Musicals

Posted: 12/23/08 at 9:29am

Well there's "I Won't Mind", which was originally written for The Other Franklin. But it was never finished so I guess the song kind of belongs in this category.

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#14

re: Theatre Songs Not From Musicals

Posted: 12/23/08 at 2:52pm

Meat Loaf's "Bat Out of Hell" sounds like a rock musical, sort of in the fasion of Tommy.

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re: Theatre Songs Not From Musicals

Posted: 1/1/09 at 4:57pm

Every time I hear Josh Groban's "The Prayer" I think it's from a show.

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re: Theatre Songs Not From Musicals

Posted: 1/1/09 at 5:01pm

On the same lines as Sara Lee, I'm pretty sure "My Coloring Book" isn't from a musical

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#17

re: Theatre Songs Not From Musicals

Posted: 1/1/09 at 5:27pm

On Broadway.

I believe the only Rodgers and Hart song not written for a show was Blue Moon. But because they wrote it everyone assumes it was written for a musical.

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#18

re: Theatre Songs Not From Musicals

Posted: 1/1/09 at 7:51pm

Kurt Weill's "I Don't Love You."

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#19

re: Theatre Songs Not From Musicals

Posted: 1/1/09 at 7:53pm

"Rock Me Sexy Jesus" from Hamlet 2.

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