Underrated Songs

100% agree on Shiksa Goddess. It is my absolute favorite song from the entire show. Actually, I was *not* a huge fan of the show, but then I actually sat down and listened to that particular song and it managed to hook me on Norbert, Last 5 Years, and Jason Robert Brown all at once.

Also, while we're on the subject of JRB, I nominate Come Up To My Office from Parade. This is my favorite song in the show, but everybody else always raves about the ballad songs. I say nothing can beat the beautiful sleaziness of this one. It always leaves me feeling happier.

My favorite Into the Woods song was always No More, which nobody really seems to be into.

Dangerous Game from Jekyll and Hyde doesn't seem to me to get the praise it deserves. Everyone raves about Someone Like You (good song) and A New Life (good song) but Dangerous Game sends shivers up my spine when I listen to it.

Anything from You're a Good Man Charlie Brown. Why do people not rave about this show more? (Or if they do, it's over My New Philosophy from the new version.) Or Snoopy. That show is fantastic also but nobody is really into it. So sad.

For a long time my favorite song in Les Mis was Javert's Suicide...another one not mentioned very much.

Also agreeing with Fallin'! That is a FANTASTIC song.

Hmm. I think I'm done.

PurpleCow - I agree with your Charlie Brown comment - guess people are starting to forget about it.

I have an obsession with Sarah Brown Eyes from Ragtime - not what most people think of when you say Ragtime but it made its way to my iPod's top 25 most played.

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Updated On: 2/8/06 at 01:07 AM

"Love is My Legs" from DRS
"I Speak Six Languages" from Spelling Bee
"The Glory" from The Civil War
"See Me" from BARE
"Just Like You" from john & jen
"Shadowland" from Lion King
"Prayer" from The Scarlet Pimpernel
"When I First Saw You" from Dreamgirls
"Fire Within Me" from Little Women
"Days of Plenty" from Little Women
"These Are My Children" from Fame
"Change" from New Brain
"Our Children" from Ragtime and last but not least
"Once in a While" from Rocky Horror

Cheers,

C.

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WigInABox, I LOVE "Sarah Brown Eyes". It's one of my favorite songs from Ragtime. It's such a haunting melody.

If we are talking about "Ragtime", I'd have to say "Atlantic City" or "Crime of the Century". In terms of electricity, I'd also add "The Night that Goldman Spoke at Union Square".