ohh the curiousity...

#1

ohh the curiousity...

Posted: 6/14/05 at 4:24am

alrighty. Is it just me or does the majority of "Wicked" audiences cry their eyes out during "For Good"? When I saw it back in April, I couldn`t stop. And yes, as a teenage guy, I will admit it. My best friend and I were fighting and that song reminded me of our friendship. We changed each other lives,but we weren`t sure if it was good or not,but we know we will never be the same now that we know each other. So yea... also two other things- was it just me or does Shoshana tend to sound like Michael Jackson at points throughout her singing? And this just crossed my mind,but what if they cast a man to be an Elphaba u/s? that would be odd.

Updated On: 6/14/05 at 04:24 AM

#2

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Posted: 6/14/05 at 6:43am

Mostly WICKED attracts teen and preteen girls with its lesbian undertones, but I suppose gay guys would find it moving as well.

I hope you and your friend were able to resolve your differences.

Maybe I'm more jaded. I wasn't moved at all by the song. It's pretty though not demandingly memorble. For me WICKED was a fun show but not a great one.

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Posted: 6/14/05 at 8:24am

lesbian undertones?

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#4

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Posted: 6/14/05 at 8:57am

porque? i love wicked and i'm not a lesbian. lol

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Posted: 6/14/05 at 9:13am

Lesbian undertones? That's almost like that reviewer in Chicago who said it had historical/Holocaust undertones, or something. And why would lesbian undertones suddenly be so attractive to the masses of teenage girls?

I think the song's ability to be moving is a bit dependent on age/experience, though. I saw Wicked at the beginning of my senior year of high school, so (yes, I'm admitted this) throughout the year, I did find "For Good" to be a bit emotional and resonant. The lyrics certainly aren't the most beautiful or poetic I've ever heard, but the idea of the song was certainly an emotional one at that point in my life.

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Updated On: 6/14/05 at 09:13 AM

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Posted: 6/14/05 at 10:22am

i agree with emcee. i saw in the end of 2004. I was a freshman in college and my best friend had moved away to california in the beginning of july. and my other best friend moved to massachusetts. it's not the most poetic song or most "beautiful", but it hit home to me and i thought of these two friends.

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Posted: 6/14/05 at 1:00pm

That sucks, guys. It`s not fun when a friend moves away and you either have little or not contact at all,but I hope you all did. Oh and by the way, if my post "confused" you a little bit with my being open about how that song makes me feel, I`m not gay lol. What can I say? Theatre is my life and (no offense to any),but we all know that guys who are into these things are naturally different than your sports stars.

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Posted: 6/14/05 at 1:06pm

I cried when I say it, I admit it! and my mom was crying her eyes out. he but now when i listen to it I laugh cause of me and my friend singing it.

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#9

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Posted: 6/14/05 at 1:08pm

Lovie, I cried when Kristin sang it at Carnegie Hall. It's a pretty song and I'll admit, I'm a loser for it. For me, if there is good acting, I'll cry. Like, if they cry well, I'll cry with them. That being said, I've never seen the show so..

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Posted: 6/14/05 at 1:13pm

I just cried because it was f*cking beautiful live
(and I think I was overwhelmed I had found a good seat to the show.)

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Posted: 6/14/05 at 1:14pm

i love the show but 'for good' never really made me cry...and i'm 19 :O gave me goosebumps though.

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Posted: 6/14/05 at 1:14pm

Granted that the song isn't the most poetic but that doesn't matter. The words are simple but emotive and true. The chorus is a little corny but the thoughts that are envoked by it are honest and touching. I personally think this is a fantastic song... not enough to make me cry, but very touching!

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#13

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Posted: 6/14/05 at 1:15pm

I didn't cry, and I love Wicked.

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Posted: 6/14/05 at 1:34pm

I agree with Em, I actually quoted the song in my graduation speech. I know a couple of high schools who sang the song at graduation. For me, it's just a song where if y ou really think about the message, in its simplicity, it just seems to mean a lot.

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Posted: 6/14/05 at 1:44pm

I'm begging you, for the sake of my few remaining threads of sanity, please make your subject lines about your subject.

#16

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Posted: 6/14/05 at 3:58pm

im totally moved by 'for good' i can relate it back to somebody and it just makes me sad when he and i are angry with each other.

#17

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Posted: 6/14/05 at 4:02pm

No crying here. It did make me a little sleepy, though. I'm more fond of the first act than the second.

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#18

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Posted: 6/14/05 at 6:41pm

Didn't cry at all during For Good. It's a nice song...but I came much closer to crying during "No Good Deed." But I'm just weird like that...