What are good songs from THE ADDAMS FAMILY?

[quizking101]

Posted: 7/15/10 at 4:36pm

I downloaded "When You're An Addams", "Pulled", and "Crazier Than You"...I have enough for three more songs on iTunes. Which ones do you recommend?

[hairspraydude1962]

Posted: 7/15/10 at 4:38pm

Those are the only songs from the show that I can tolerate.

[wdwfreak]

Posted: 7/15/10 at 4:40pm

I hated the whole cast recording... that's why I sold it.
Updated On: 7/15/10 at 04:40 PM

[quizking101]

Posted: 7/15/10 at 4:43pm

I know the whole score sucks, but those are the only tolerable songs?

Recommend anything from other shows?

[quizking101]

Posted: 7/15/10 at 4:43pm

I know the whole score sucks, but those are the only tolerable songs?

Recommend anything from other shows?

[millie_dillmount]

Posted: 7/15/10 at 4:44pm

"I hated the whole soundtrack... that's why I sold it."

Well what did you think of the cast recording?

[BwayTday]

Posted: 7/15/10 at 4:47pm

If you wanted to hear Carolee "belt her face off" than you could get "Waiting."

EDIT: But it really doesn't sound good in the preview and I didn't buy it. I liked "Pulled" and "Crazier Than You" but found it better if you just ignored the lyrics.

Updated On: 5/6/19 at 04:47 PM

[Mildred Plotka]

Posted: 7/15/10 at 4:51pm

"Death is Just Around the Corner". Some lazy, lame lyrics but the melody is pleasant and catchy and Bebe sells it.

I loathe "Pulled" and "Crazier Than You". Cheap, sell-out numbers bowing to the Wicked sound.

I like the Moon song enough and Chamberlin is charming.

You can hear Carolee "belt her face off" on dozens of other recording. Her material here is awful and brief.

Updated On: 5/6/19 at 04:51 PM

[Scarywarhol]

Posted: 7/15/10 at 4:55pm

I think Just Around The Corner is the only successful song in the entire score.
Updated On: 7/15/10 at 04:55 PM

[Shubert Alley Cat]

Posted: 7/15/10 at 5:00pm

I happen to enjoy "Happy/Sad."

[philly03]

Posted: 7/15/10 at 5:09pm

I'm with Scarywarhol, "Just Around the Corner" is the best song in the entire musical.

It's catchy, actually a bit funny (especially the title's play on the word Corner), has the little dance sequence, and as someone else said, Bebe 100% just sells it perfectly. Some of the lyrics are lame, but it's one of the only songs in the piece that works lyrically & musically.

Others I liked: "Pulled," the reprise of "Let's Not Talk About Anything Else but Love" (probably because it's only a verse of the full song), and "When You're An Addams."

"In the Arms" is good musically, but the lyrics are atrocious and not funny (in the arms of a Squid? Tried so hard to be funny and it's .. not). Carolee & Mann sound terrific together. "Waiting"'s lyrics are horrible and the song isn't even that enjoyable to listen to, only for Carolee. "Move Towards The Darkness" is one of the worst finale's I'd ever hear.

Actually, you should buy the Overture... Lippa is so good at variations of other tunes (He did a Christmas song variation for Little Princess I believe that I love!), and the overture is no different. It's a great twist he put on the original theme! The rest of this score (except for "Around the Corner" and "Pulled") is a TOTAL fail.

[Scarywarhol]

Posted: 7/15/10 at 5:15pm

I'm surprised that anyone else agrees with my opinion on "Just Around The Corner," and I agree with you on "In The Arms" having a very nice melody despite the pitiful lyrics.

I did forget about "Happy/Sad" which I think is a very nice song but doesn't really belong in this show. I mean, I think it's a better part of the show than the many songs that don't belong in the song AND are awful, but, yeah...

[TheKandyLife]

Posted: 7/15/10 at 5:21pm

One Normal Night, Just Around The Corner, The Moon And Me, Happy/Sad, Let's Not Talk About Anything Else But Love, Live Before We Die.....i LOVE these songs from the score =)

[jasonf]

Posted: 7/15/10 at 5:26pm

I listened to the album once. A couple of songs were tolerable, but not even Terrence Mann (who is one of my favorite performers ever) could save that horrendous squid love song.

[gypsy4]

Posted: 7/15/10 at 5:31pm

Pulled and just around the corner are two of the best songs.

[philly03]

Posted: 7/15/10 at 5:34pm

"I'm surprised that anyone else agrees with my opinion on "Just Around The Corner," and I agree with you on "In The Arms" having a very nice melody despite the pitiful lyrics. "

I was surprised someone already said it! The legitimate setting of the song (The bedroom) is a weird place to have it set, but this song is so incredibly overlooked and I'm not sure why! It's so Addams-esque.

I really do think it is the most theatrical part of the score. Plenty of people have said "The Moon & Me" is the most theatrical part of the show...but I did not think that at all. It was totally random and way random of a subplot. And I laughed out a few times: Especially her "Get it? Coroner!" and "Turning off the respirator, With a simple click, scandalously quick!" Not to mention it is the most Addams song of the entire score. It's something Morticia would say/sing, delivered in the same way...

I'm familiar enough with the cartoons before I saw the show to remember all the random Squids popping up, but I think this team took it too far. Not one person laughed when I saw the show at this song, and it's definitely written with the intent to draw laughs...

Surprised no one mentioned how terrible songs like "Full Disclosure" or "Morticia," among others are.


If you're looking for the Addams Family you know & love, the only songs that really fit the bill are "Just Around the Corner," "Live Before We Die" (which isn't horrible), and obviously for the plot a "Pulled" song is necessary, and it excels.

[twinbelters]

Posted: 7/15/10 at 5:39pm

"In The Arms" is so unusual and, for me, gives a small hint at what a weird and darkly humorous musical this could have been.

[Dsiggy15]

Posted: 7/16/10 at 2:50am

"Waiting" is worth it just to hear the beginning...Carolee is amazing.
Reprise of "Let's Not Talk About Anything Else But Love" just to hear Jackie
"The Moon and Me" is good because it's very good soft melody and it sounds very Seussical-esque
"Happy/Sad" is good because it's shows a different side of Gomez and Nathan is great

"Full Disclosure" isn't the best, but it's decent...it's a fun little melody, and the "FULL DISCLOSURE, FULL DISCLOSURE" tune will get stuck in your head

"Just Around the Corner" wasn't very good...the song itself is ok I guess, but Bebe's vibratto drives me insane...

[Janki]

Posted: 7/16/10 at 3:06am

Dsiggy15, I agree about Bebes' vibrato. It is just way too forced. I cannot even listen to "Move towards the Darkness" anymore because of it. That said, I do love Bebe as a performer.
I find it very funny that all my fav songs are Krystas', had never heard of her before, but now I just adore her! And I wish Jackie had more to sing, she is always great!

[shrekster224]

Posted: 7/16/10 at 7:43am

One Normal Night, maybe Waiting, Happy/Sad is pleasent, Moon and Me....umm theres not much else. Lets Not Talk About Anything Else But Love Reprise just to hear Jackie Hoffman!!!! haha

[ohjustjake]

Posted: 7/16/10 at 7:58am

One Normal Night is my favorite song from the entire show. I don't know why, but that's the only song that gets stuck in my head, which is saying something.

[wolfwolf]

Posted: 7/16/10 at 8:40am

buy memphis those have tonys behind them at least they have taqlent behind them eventhough the lyrics are very silly and dumb why did Ms Glover have to sing this she is good but what a waste of talent

[Janki]

Posted: 7/16/10 at 9:10am

Wolfwolf, pardon??

[newintown]

Posted: 7/16/10 at 9:13am

wolfwolf not comfortable with language english. wolfwolf simple jungle princess.

[justafan2]

Posted: 7/16/10 at 7:21pm

Is it just me or did anyone else feel that when Terrence Mann is singing "in the arms", it sounded like he was Javert in "Les Miz"??? :) Oh well.