What showtune always makes you happy no matter what? — Page 2

#26

re: What showtune always makes you happy no matter what?

Posted: 6/14/08 at 10:39am

"You Can't Stop the Beat".

Always and forever.

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#27

re: What showtune always makes you happy no matter what?

Posted: 6/14/08 at 10:41am

All For You from Seussical

#28

re: What showtune always makes you happy no matter what?

Posted: 6/14/08 at 10:50am

Die, Vampire, Die! from Title of Show
La Vie Boheme from Rent
There's Gotta Be Something Better Than This from Sweet Charity
I Got Life from Hair

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#29

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Posted: 6/14/08 at 11:32am

Forgot "The song that goes like this " Simply hysterical !

#30

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Posted: 6/14/08 at 11:34am

It's not necessarily a happy song, but "Everything's Coming Up Roses" always gets me excited. I especially love the Peters version, with the added dialogue before the actual song. Hearing the lines "Look at the new star, Herbie." etc right into the BUMM and tremelo of the orchestra, and the opening "I had a dream" is such a thrill.

#31

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Posted: 6/14/08 at 11:39am

(Way back when) when I was in school I used to listen to "I have confidence in me" from The Sound of Music (the movie soundtrack, with Julie Andrews) on the morning of an exam. That song definitely makes you feel good and gives you confidence.

I have confidence in sunshine,
I have confidence in rain,
I have confidence that spring will come again,
Besides which, you see, I have confidence in me!

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Updated On: 6/14/08 at 11:39 AM

#32

re: What showtune always makes you happy no matter what?

Posted: 6/14/08 at 11:40am

all of your choices are great!!!

i would probably say "What you Own" from Rent as well, or "Another Day"

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#33

re: What showtune always makes you happy no matter what?

Posted: 6/14/08 at 11:46am

Purpose and Everyones a Little Bit Racist from Avenue Q

Mama I'm a big girl now

She's In Love (Little Mermaid)

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#34

re: What showtune always makes you happy no matter what?

Posted: 6/14/08 at 12:04pm

West Side Story- Mambo

West Side Story- America

Tommy- Pinball Wizard (Elton John Version)

Cats- Rum Tum Tugger

Dirty Rotten Scoundrels- Great Big Stuff

The Wedding Singer- It's Your Wedding Day

#35

re: What showtune always makes you happy no matter what?

Posted: 6/14/08 at 12:38pm

La Vie Boheme - RENT
What You Own - RENT
Popular - Wicked
So Much Better - Legally Blonde
Without Love - Hairspray

#36

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Posted: 6/14/08 at 12:39pm

Oh, and Not That Kind Of Thing from The Wedding Singer

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#37

re: What showtune always makes you happy no matter what?

Posted: 6/14/08 at 1:01pm

Together, Wherever We Go - Gypsy
Forget About the Boy - ... Millie
La Vie Boheme - Rent
and lately
She's in Love - The Little Mermaid

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#38

re: What showtune always makes you happy no matter what?

Posted: 6/14/08 at 1:09pm

Come So Far (Got So Far To Go) - Hairspray Movie
You Can't Stop the Beat - Hairspray
Without Love - Hairspray
Run and Tell That - Hairspray
She's In Love - The Little Mermaid
96,000 - In the Heights
When You're Home - In the Heights
Blackout - In the Heights
Dancin' - Xanadu

#39

re: What showtune always makes you happy no matter what?

Posted: 6/14/08 at 1:17pm

So Much Better
Xanadu
Popular
You Can't Stop the Beat

#40

re: What showtune always makes you happy no matter what?

Posted: 6/14/08 at 1:31pm

I know it sounds silly but Happy talk from South Pacific and
30 90 from Tick Tick Boom.

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#41

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Posted: 6/14/08 at 1:34pm

So Much Better - Legally Blonde
Finale B - Rent
96.000 - In The Heights

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#42

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Posted: 6/14/08 at 1:37pm

"The Flesh Failures (Let the Sunshine In)" from Hair.

#43

re: What showtune always makes you happy no matter what?

Posted: 6/14/08 at 1:46pm

La Vie Boheme
Oh My God You Guys
Take Me or Leave Me
Dancing Through Life
You Can't Stop the Beat

#44

re: What showtune always makes you happy no matter what?

Posted: 6/14/08 at 1:56pm

You Can't Stop the Beat
Welcome to the 60's
So Much Better
Right In Front of Your Eyes
Omigod You Guys
She's in Love
My Strongest Suit
Avenue Q theme
That's How You Know from Enchanted (not a showtune I know but still)

Updated On: 6/14/08 at 01:56 PM

#45

re: What showtune always makes you happy no matter what?

Posted: 6/14/08 at 4:12pm

Waiting For Life from Once on This Island
Together Wherever We Go from Gypsy
Arlington Hill from Passing Strange
Another Hundred People from Company
Turkey Lurkey Time from Promises, Promises
and many others :)

Updated On: 6/14/08 at 04:12 PM

#46

re: What showtune always makes you happy no matter what?

Posted: 6/14/08 at 4:33pm

Hmm lets see...

Rent:Rent,Out Tonight, What You Own,La Vie Boheme(A&B),Today 4u, Light My Candle, I'll Cover You

Hairspray:You Cant Stop the Beat!!!, Without Love, Run and Tell that

Little Shop of Horrors:Little Shop of Horrors

Legally Blonde: Legally Blonde Remixed, Omigod you guys, Bend and Snap!, So Much Better, What You Want

Aida: My Strongest Suit

Grease: One that You Want

Wicked: Popular, One Short Day

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Updated On: 6/14/08 at 04:33 PM

#47

re: What showtune always makes you happy no matter what?

Posted: 6/14/08 at 4:34pm

when i get my name in lights - boy from oz

#48

re: What showtune always makes you happy no matter what?

Posted: 6/14/08 at 7:14pm

LOOK WHAT HAPPENED TO MABEL from MACK AND MABEL

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#49

re: What showtune always makes you happy no matter what?

Posted: 6/14/08 at 7:21pm

"Wick" from The Secret Garden
"Impossible" from Cinderella
"Mary Jane / Mary Lane" from Reefer Madness (movie only, I know, but still)
"Into the Fire" from The Scarlet Pimpernel
"Make Them Hear You" from Ragtime
"This is Not Over Yet" from Parade
"Without Love" from Hairspray
"A Little Priest" from Sweeney (which I hope doesn't say anything about me!)
Anything from Avenue Q, to be honest
Recently, "When You're Home" from In the Heights

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#50

re: What showtune always makes you happy no matter what?

Posted: 6/14/08 at 8:41pm

I can't believe I'm going to say this, but just about anything from Legally Blonde can make me feel better if I'm in a crappy mood. Also,
"Be Our Guest," "Belle," and "Something There" from Beauty and the Beast
"Never Fully Dressed" from Annie (i know, i know)
"Together Wherever We Go" and "Everything's Coming Up Roses" from Gypsy
"Secondary Characters," "What Kind of Girl Is She?," "Filling Out The Form," and a bunch more from Title of Show
"Welcome to the Sixties" from Hairspray
"Follow Your Heart" from Urinetown
A bunch of stuff from Avenue Q
"She's In Love" from Little Mermaid

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