Inspired by a thread on another board I decided to post this. My top 20: I'm Still Here Folies Bergères A Little More Mascara Someone in a Tree Before the Parade Passes By Welcome to the 60's Kiss Her Now Unusual Way She's a Woman If He Walked Into My Life Too Many Mornings Losing My Mind Everyday a Little Death Who's That Woman? One More Kiss Strike Up the Band Some People A Sleepin' Bee I Am What I Am The Tea Party
If He Walked Into My Life I'll Cover You Ladies Who Lunch My Favorite Things How Could I Leave You Sunrise, Sunset Gotta Get A Gimmick Another Winter In A Summer Town Molasses To Rum Tonight (West Side Story) At The Ballet Before The Parade Passed By Don't Rain On My Parade Anthem (Chess) I Am What I Am On My Own As Long As He Needs Me Soliloquy (Carousel) Bride's Lament You've Got To Be Taught
***Reserves Right To Amend***
Edition #1: replaced Zip with My Favorite Things Edition #2: added Molasses To Rum, How Could I Leave You, As Long As He Needs Me
"It does me no injury for my neighbour to say there are 20 gods or no god. It neither picks my pocket, nor breaks my leg."
-- Thomas Jefferson
Finishing the Hat Nothing Like a Dame Epiphany Being Alive Who I Am Electricity Rose's Turn Maria I'll Cover You (reprise) The Game (Road Show) Back to Before Don't Do Sadness New York, New York (On the Town) The Butterfly (Story of My Life) I'm Not that Smart A Little Priest Hair Cabaret Now/Later/Soon My Eyes Are Fully Open (Ruggidore Trio)
We Do Not Belong Together The Next Ten Minutes Being Alive 96,000 Light See, I'm Smiling At the Ballet Nobody Needs to Know Children Will Listen Time Heals Everything How Did We Come to This Goodbye Until Tomorrow/I Could Never Rescue You Move On Not A Day Goes By Marry Me A Little Ring Them Bells Make Me Happy Cabaret Moving Too Fast Breathe
I'll probably edit later
Give me a bottle of bourbon and half a chicken and I'll conquer the world!
Sunday Being Alive Losing My Mind Do I Hear A Waltz Send In The Clowns Anyone Can Whistle Not A Day Goes By Tell Me On A Sunday Music of the Night For Good Rose's Turn What I Did for Love Wonderful Guy If I Loved You You'll Never Walk Alone Come On In From The Outside Glitter And Be Gay My New Philosophy Let The Sun Shine In My Strongest Suit
Gold Someone Like You Evermore Without You Home (M/Y Phantom) Finding Wonderland This is the Moment Move On Back to Before Our Children Fly into the Future Out of Sight, Out of Mind If Dreams Came True High Flying, Adored As If We Never Said Goodbye Just Around the Corner Jenseits der Nacht (Rebecca) I'd Give It All for You Time Heals Everything Goodbye Until Tomorrow Painting Her Portrait
Javert's Suicide Stars Dog Eats Dog The Attack on Rue Plumet The Heat is on in Saigon Why God Why? The Last Night of the World The Movie in my mind Dju Vui Vai Rose's Turn Together Wherever We Go Epiphany A Little Priest There's Gotta Be Something Better Than This The Worst Pies in London The Miller's Son Send in the Clowns Company Being Alive Prologue; Into The Woods
No One is Alone 'Til There Was You Put On Your Sunday Clothes The Glamorous Life (movie version) A Little Priest Please Hello Suddenly, Seymour Sugar Daddy Die, Vampire, Die! Getting Married Today Hard Candy Christmas Set Those Sails The I Love You Song I'm Breaking Down How Are Things in Glocca Morra? The Flesh Failures/Let the Sunshine In Lot's Wife A Weekend in the Country You Can't Stop the Beat Babbette
"...everyone finally shut up, and the audience could enjoy the beginning of the Anatevka Pogram in peace."
I Have Dreamed We Kiss in a Shadow My Lord & Master Song on the Sand Mama A Rainbow (by Broadway kids, preferably) Move On Children Will Listen All I Ask of You If Ever I Would Leave You It Might as Well Be Spring You Have to Be Carefully Taught Some Enchanted Evening This is the Moment Maybe (Annie) At the Ballet How do you solve a problem like Maria? I Must Have Done Something Good I Won't Grow Up Never Never Land Maria One Hand, One Heart Somewhere Tonight Oh What a Circus
well that's 24, couldn't get the list down any more...
One Song Glory I'll Cover You (Reprise) Seasons of Love Music of the Night All I Ask of You Magical Mr. Mistoffolees Defying Gravity Till There Was You I've Grown Accustomed To Her Face Wouldn't It Be Loverly? Oh, What a Beautiful Mornin' This Nearly Was Mine Some Enchanted Evening Cell Block Tango Who I'd Be You Don't Know I Am the One If I Were A Rich Man A Little Priest Somewhere Updated On: 8/30/10 at 03:13 PM
Sunday Journey On Some Enchanted Evening Twin Soliloquies Move On We Do Not Belong Together Last Midnight Children Will Listen Stars Bring Him Home One Day More (hence) Being Alive Rose's Turn Some People How are Things in Glocca Morra? Not A Day Goes By Wheels of a Dream Make Them Hear You Send in the Clowns A Weekend in the Country The Miller's Son
Whoever says money can't buy happiness simply didn't know where to shop. - Bo Derek
Being Alive In Buddy's Eyes Too Many Mornings Losing My Mind Every Day a Little Death Send in the Clowns Say it Somehow The Light in the Piazza Another Hundred People Just Another Day I Read I Wish I Could Forget You Loving You Whoever You Are I'll Never Fall in Love Again One More Kiss Wonderful Guy If I Loved You I Remember Some Enchanted Evening
Pity the Child - Chess (fave song of all time!) There Won't Be Trumpets - Anyone Can Whistle Soliloquy - Carousel What You Don't Know About Women - City of Angels Gimme the Ball/Montage 4 - A Chorus Line Another Hundred People - Company The Ladies Who Lunch - Company Where Do I Go? - Hair Nobody Needs to Know - Last Five Years The Miller's Son - A Little Night Music If He Walked Into My Life - Mame I'm Alive - Next to Normal Blues: Feel The Rain Fall - Parade Til We Reach That Day - Ragtime You Should Be Loved - Side Show Touch Me - Spring Awakening A Little Priest - Sweeney Todd Petrified - Taboo Come With Me - The Wild Party Molasses to Rum - 1776
<------ Me and my friends with patti Lupone at my friends afterparty for her concert with audra mcdonald during the summer of 2007.
"I am sorry but it is an unjust world and virtue is only triumphant in theatricle performances" The Mikado
This is almost impossible, but top 20 that occur to me as I'm writing this:
1. Epiphany from Sweeney Todd 2. Our Time from Merrily 3. One Day More from Les Mis 4. Pity the Child from Chess 5. This Nearly Was Mine from South Pacific 6. As Long As He Needs me from Oliver 7. Something Wonderful from The King and I 8. Joey Joey Joey from The Most Happy Fella 9. The Next Ten Minutes from The Last Five Years 10. Let It Sing from Violet 11. Is Anybody There? from 1776 12. Old Devil Moon from Finian's Rainbow 13. It Needs Work from City of Angels 14. Distant Melody from Peter Pan 15. Make Our Garden Grow from Candide 16. A Weekend in the Country from A Little Night Music 17. Wheels of a Dream from Ragtime 18. Finishing the Hat from Sunday 19. What Would I Do from Falsettos 20. On the Street Where You Live from My Fair Lady
Of course, I could keep listing and if I did this list tomorrow it might be very different.
Honorable mention, though, that I didn't list but was my wedding song is Someone To Fall Back On. Not from a musical, but it's close.
If You Believe The Wiz High Flying Adored Evita With Every Breath I Take City of Angels Nobody Does It Like Me Seesaw You Should See Yourself Sweet Charity Steppin' To The Bad Side Dreamgirls Knowin' When To Leave Promises, Promises Everything I Know In The Heights The Brotherhood of Man How To Succeed In Business Without Really Trying The Flesh Failures/Let The Sun Shine In Hair Before The Parade Passes By Hello, Dolly All That Jazz Chicago Without You Rent Sidewalk Tree Raisin Carnaval del Barrio In The Heights I Know Where I've Been Hairspray Measure the Valleys Raisin Home The Wiz Music and the Mirror A Chorus Line Loads of Love No Strings
If You Believe The Wiz High Flying Adored Evita With Every Breath I Take City of Angels Nobody Does It Like Me Seesaw You Should See Yourself Sweet Charity Steppin' To The Bad Side Dreamgirls Knowin' When To Leave Promises, Promises Everything I Know In The Heights The Brotherhood of Man How To Succeed In Business Without Really Trying The Flesh Failures/Let The Sun Shine In Hair Before The Parade Passes By Hello, Dolly All That Jazz Chicago Without You Rent Sidewalk Tree Raisin Carnaval del Barrio In The Heights I Know Where I've Been Hairspray Measure the Valleys Raisin Home The Wiz Music and the Mirror A Chorus Line Loads of Love No Strings
Who Will Love Me As I Am? Some Enchanted Evening Seasons of Love I Am The One One Song Glory Send In The Clowns Touch Me You Can’t Stop The Beat Look To The Rainbow Hair Somewhere Over The Rainbow One I Will Never Leave You Mama Who Bore Me Take Me Or Leave Me Goodbye (Catch Me If You Can) I’ve Been Tonight The Music Of The Night Any Dream Will Do
Some People Roes's Turn Together Wherever We Go Company Everyday a Little Death Send in the Clowns A Weekend in the Country A Little Priest It Sucks to Be Me Another Openin' Another Show On The Steps Of The Palace We Do Not Belong Together Everybody Ought Have A Maid Elliott Garfield Grant A Beat Behind Unexpected Song Losing My Mind In Buddy's Eyes The Miller's Son Everything's Coming Up Roses
Too vague, so difficult....so I’ll do my 20 favorite Sondheim songs (in no particular order)...
Being Alive (Company) Lesson 8/Move On (SITPWG) Finishing the Hat (SITWG) Sunday (SITPWG) Now-Later-Soon (ALNM) Everything’s Coming Up Roses (Gypsy) Losing My Mind (Follies) In Praise of Women (ALNM) Beautiful Girls (Follies) Me and My Town (Anyone Can Whistle) Side By Side by Side (Company) I’m Still Here (Follies) Johanna (Sweeney) Tonight Quintet (WSS) Ladies Who Lunch (Company) Something’s Coming (WSS) Epiphany (Sweeney) Who’s That Woman? (Follies) Impossible (Forum) Agony (Into the Woods) Children Will Listen (Into the Woods) Loving You (Passion) No One Is Alone (Into the Woods) Liaisons (ALNM) Moments In The Woods (Into the Woods)
Now my 20 favorite non-Sondheim songs...(In no order)
1. Impossible Dream (Man of La Mancha) 2. If I Can’t Love Her (BATB) 3. Stars (Les Mis) 4. All I Care About (Chicago) 5. Mr. Cellophane (Chicago) 6. Soliloquy (Carousel) 7. One Day More (Les Mis) 8. Some Enchanted Evening 9. I’ll Cover You (Reprise) Rent 10. One (Chorus Line) 11. Another Op’nin’ (KMK) 12. Funny (City of Angels) 13. Nothing Without Me (City of Angels) 14. Molasses to Rum (1776) 15. If He Walked Into My Life (Mame) 16. Anything from The Producers 17. To Each His Dulcinea (Man of La Mancha) 18. Anthem – Chess 19. Wheels of a Dream/New Music (Ragtime) 20. Timeless to Me (Hairspray)
I would feel bad taking up two posts here since I'm such a lurker, so I won't do Sondheim songs in a different post. I'm going to limit myself to 10 Sondheim, 3 JRB, 2 Guettel, and 5 Miscellaneous. I reserve the right to use the Miscellaneous section for any Sondheim, JRB, or Guettel songs if I choose. I also reserve the right to edit.
Sondheim: 1. Finishing the Hat 2. Sunday (well, the end. Does that count? Maybe?) 3. Beautiful 4. Color and Light 5. Children and Art 6. We Do Not Belong Together (Thus marks the end of SITPWG) 7. Too Many Mornings 8. No One is Alone 9. Someone in a Tree 10. Please, Hello (Okay, one funny one. There we go.)
JRB: 1. Goodbye Until Tomorrow/ I Could Never Rescue You 2. The Next Ten Minutes 3. That's What He Said (So brilliantly disturbing)
Guettel: 1. Love to Me 2. Fable
Miscellaneous: 1. Where Do I Go? 2. Unusual Way (need to listen to it more, though. Anyways, something from Nine.) 3. Look Over There 4. Johanna (Trio) (Sweeney Todd (Aah! I can't believe I didn't put Sweeney Todd in the Sondheim section. How could I forget?)) 5. Somewhere (West Side Story)
I with I could have included Maria, Something's Coming, something from ALNM, Children Will Listen (extended version,) No More (I should actually edit and put that in when I have more time,) No One is Alone, With So Little to be Sure of, Simple, Anyone Can Whistle, A Little Priest, Ah, Miss, Nine People's Favorite Thing, A Way Back to Then, Die, Vampire, Die, Light, A Light in the Dark, I've Been, I Miss the Mountains, You Don't Know/I Am the One, I'm Alive, The Beauty Is, Dividing Day, Sailing, And They're Off, The Music Plays On, Just Go, Second, The I Love You Song, etc.
But I can't.
Pretty is what changes. What the eye arranges is what is beautiful.
1. Losing My Mind, Follies 2. Not a Day Goes By, Merrily We Roll Along 3. You'll Never Walk Alone, Carousel 4. Move On, Sunday in the Park with George 5. Sunday, Sunday in the Park with George 6. Something Wonderful, The King and I 7. What's the Use of Wond'rin'?, Carousel 8. At the Ballet, A Chorus Line 9. Children Will Listen, Into the Woods 10. I'm Still Here, Follies 11. Finishing the Hat, Sunday in the Park with George 12. Tell Me On a Sunday, Song & Dance 13. Cabaret, Cabaret 14. Being Alive, Company 15. The Flesh Failures/Let the Sun Shine In, Hair 16. Unusual Way, Nine 17. Send in the Clowns, A Little Night Music 18. Climb Every Mountain, The Sound of Music 19. Unexpected Song, Song & Dance 20. Seasons of Love, Rent
Honorable Mentions Momma Look Sharp, 1776 How are Things in Glocca Morra?, Finian's Rainbow Anyone Can Whistle, Anyone Can Whistle Finale, Godspell As If We Never Said Goodbye, Sunset Boulevard With One Look, Sunset Boulevard Hello Young Lovers The King and I Too Many Mornings, Follies 42nd Street, 42nd Street Never Never Land, Peter Pan The Music and the Mirror, A Chorus Line And I Am Telling You..., Dreamgirls
"If you are going to do something, do it well. And leave something witchy."-Charlie Manson