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[debm55]

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[hlthe2b]

1. Lots of them: "Sound of Music" is great. "I Dreamed a Dream" and "Do You Hear the People Sing" (Les Mis)

"Jesus Christ Superstar" (JCS)-- [of course, I had quite the crush on the Broadway/Film version lead, Ted Neeley, so there is that. LOL ]

"Oh What a Beautiful Morning"-- Oklahoma

Many others for whom the film or theater production has gotten a little overdone and could benefit from some "time outs"...

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3. Thank you hithe2b

[displacedvermoter]

6. "Sit Down, John" in 1776

The Finale, where the roll call of the States is taken, always gives me goosebumps.

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14. Thank you displacedvermoter. I always liked that musical.

[Bok_Tukalo]

2. "Here it is" from "Paint Your Wagon"

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5. Thank you Bok_Tukalo

[Fichefinder]

38. "They call the wind Mariah"

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75. Lovely song, Thank you Fichefinder

[Oppaloopa]

4. Camelot If ever I would leave you

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7. Thank you Oppaloopa

[malthaussen]

20. I like "I wonder what the King is doing tonight." n/t

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21. Thank you Mal

[Lunabell]

58. Oh, that's such a good one.

So beautiful and romantic.

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76. Beautiful song Thank you Oppaloopa

[SheLiberal]

8. On the Street Where You Live

A song from My Fair Lady, it always reminds me of being young and in love. Come to think of it Get me to the Church on Time for the same musical is great too.

[MaryMagdaline]

9. Was just about to post this!

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11. Thank you Mary Magdaline

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10. Thank you SheLiberal , I enjoy those two songs

[Upthevibe]

22. debm55.......

The Sound of Music is my favorite musical but my favorite song from a musical and one of my favorite songs ever is On the Street Where You Live (My Fair Lady).

Having said that, I also love Edelweiss and Something Good, The Sound of Music....

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23. Thank you very much, Upthevibe. all your choices are great.

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77. Thank you SheLiberal

[Danmel]

132. On the street where you live is a beautiful song

People stop and stare, they don't bother me, for there's nowhere else on earth that i would rather be

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[nuxvomica]

136. That is one of the great love songs

It's such a simple song but beautifully conveys the magic of being in love.

[MaryMagdaline]

12. So many good ones but On the Street Where You Live

was the first one that grabbed me when I was a child so I will stick with that

Also
I Like to be in America

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15. thank you MaryMagdaline

[House of Roberts]

13. United We Stand by Steve Perry from

Quest For Camelot. If you don’t want to listen to it then read the lyrics.

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16. Thank you House of Roberts I will do a search,

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78. Thank you very much House of Roberts

[Mad_Dem_X]

17. All That Jazz from Chicago, and Le Jazz Hot from Victor/Victoria.

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18. Thank you Mad_Dem_X.

[malthaussen]

19. "Plant a radish, get a radish" from the Fantasticks...

"The Begat," from Finnian's Rainbow
"Gesticulate," from Kismet
"I Shoulda Known Better," from Help

-- Mal

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24. Thank you Mal. Wounderful songs.

[ailsagirl]

25. Every song from my favourite musical, "My Fair Lady"

Here's an example of a quality song in a superb musical:

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79. Thank you ailsagirl. Great song from an outstanding musical

[CanonRay]

26. Something's Coming

from West Side Story

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82. Thank you CanonRay

[elleng]

27. We Open In Venice

[tanyev]

48. Classic. Love the dancing on the moving track.

My fave from that show is So in Love. I’d love to find a tango arrangement of that song.

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88. Thank you very much, tanyev.

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83. Thank you very much , elleng.

[BOSSHOG]

28. OK, probably not a musical but, FOOTLOOSE

Everybody cut everybody cut, everybody cut FOOTLOOSE

If you’re 65 or older get on that dance floor. If your, oh, in your 40s or so stand back and watch.

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84. Thank you very much, BOSSHOG

[Grumpy Old Guy]

29. "Cool" from West Side Story."

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86. Thank you very much Grumpy Old Guy

[jmowreader]

30. Here are some that I like...

"Hang the Bastard" from Cannibal! The Musical!

"King Herod's Song" from Jesus Christ Superstar

"The Dentist Song" from Little Shop of Horrors

The last one has just such wonderful in-line rhymes...

"Son, I think someday you'll find a way to make your natural tendencies pay"
"I thrill when I drill a bicuspid / It's swell but they tell me I'm maladjusted"

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87. thank you very much for your selections. Jmowreader.

[Enter stage left]

31. I hope you'll allow me two...

"Somewhere", from West Side Story,

And "My Favorite Things" from The Sound of Music.

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89. Thank you I love both those songs., Enter stage left.

[Marigold]

32. I Dreamed a Dream - Les Miserables

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90. Beautiful song. thank you Marigold.

[Diamond_Dog]

33. "Edelweiss" - the musician played it at my wedding ceremony.

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91. Thank you Diamond_Dog. How beautiful to have it played at your wedding.

[johnp3907]

34. West Side Story is my favoite musical.

But I wouldn't say I have a favorite song from it. It's just the whole thing altogether is so great! I've heard it saud that writers can be divided into two groups: 1. Shakespeare. And 2. All the rest. I feel the same about West Side Story.

[debm55]

92. I hear you Johnp3907 and I agree.

[LoisB]

35. Not technically a musical but "Revelations" from the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater.

[electric_blue68]

49. I got to see them back in the very late '60s!

[LoisB]

63. Was he still dancing then? I have seen the performance at least three times but in the 2000s, long after he had

died. For artistry, I love Revelations but for sheer joy, it's got to be Wade in the Water. He was a genius.

[electric_blue68]

138. Possibly as it was ?mid-late '60s.. I loved Wade in The Water as well.

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93. Thank you electric_blue68.

[roscoeroscoe]

36. Timewarp!

Rocky Horror Picture Show, of course!

[debm55]

94. HAHAHAHAHAHAH. Thank you.

[Jit423]

37. Showboat.

Ole Man River but I love all of the music.

But then, there is the Lion King and the "Circle of Life"
Oh, and don't forget "Annie Get Your Gun" and uh oh, only one? I could go on and on. I loved every musical I ever saw.

[debm55]

95. Thank you , Jit423

[sinkingfeeling]

39. "Memory" from Cats.

Guess it's singular.

[Mad_Dem_X]

45. Such a beautiful, sad song.

[debm55]

96. I saw it twice. Loved it, Song mad me cry. But I did like it.

[JoseBalow]

40. The Trolley Song from Meet Me in St. Louis

There are too many to pick a favorite musical (or song) but this one is way up there!

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[debm55]

97. JoseBalow. Loved Judy singing that.

[keithbvadu2]

41. Many hundreds of wonderful songs. My first thought was some from Fiddler on the Roof. I Dreamed a Dream was already ment

Many hundreds of wonderful songs. My first thought was some from Fiddler on the Roof. I Dreamed a Dream was already mentioned.

Anne Hathaway put such emotion into it.

[Lunabell]

60. Sunrise, sunset. From Fiddler.

Such a beautiful musical.

[debm55]

109. Agree. Had Sunrise, Sunrise, sung at my wedding.

[debm55]

107. Thank you, keithbvadu2. Sunrise. Sunset was song at my wedding. Love it. I Dreamed a Dream was amazing.

[Chipper Chat]

42. Tap Your Troubles Away. From Mack and Mabel

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110. Thank you Chipper Chat.

[Cartoonist]

43. Easy To Be Hard from Hair

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111. Thank you Cartoonist. Loved that song.

[sakabatou]

44. Les Miserabeles - Bring Him Home

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112. Thank you sakabatou. Great song.

[Different Drummer]

46. Too Much Heaven

Jesus Christ Superstar with the incomparable Carl Anderson as Judas.

[debm55]

114. Beautiful. and thank you Different Drummer.

[tanyev]

47. Morning Glow from Pippin.

Anything from Pippin, really. This video has rehearsal and performance footage from the 2012 revival production. Morning Glow kicks in at 44 seconds.

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115. Thank you tanyev.

[electric_blue68]

50. A tie: "We can build a beautiful city"/Godspell, and "Somewhere"/Westside Story...

The first; so joyful, expansive.
The other; so poignant.

And from Bernstein's theater piece (that had songs) Mass: "Simple Song".

[debm55]

116. Thank you for your beautiful choices. electric_blue68

[applegrove]

51. "Climb Every Mountain" from the Sound of Music.

"Easy To Be Hard" from Hair.

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119. Thank you applegrove. Both lovely songs.

[TBF]

52. "All I Ask of You" - Phantom of the Opera :) - nt

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122. Thank you TBF.

[Permanut]

53. Oh, What a Beautiful Mornin'..

from "Oklahoma".

From the movie on the plane when I got out of Navy boot camp in San Diego in January 1966. I was on the way to catch my ship in Norfolk, Virginia.

Hadn't seen ANY movie for months, so this one made a special memory.

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123. Oh what a beautiful song. Thank you Permanut.

[kerouac2]

54. 76 trombones

From the music man

Original.

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124. Thank you Kerouac2

[Sneederbunk]

55. The Impossible Dream

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[nonaa]

56. Agree, The Impossible Dream

A meaningful song.

[some_of_us_are_sane]

69. Me too

It floored me the first time I heard it by Richard Kiley on the Ed Sullivan show. Still give me goosebumps.

[Lunabell]

57. The Jesus Christ Superstar Overture.

I love the whole opera/musical, but the overture is stunning.

[debm55]

125. I had the album when it first came out. Loved all if it. Thank you Lunabell.

[dickthegrouch]

129. I've seen more than 50 productions of Superstar

The song that always makes me cry is “Could we start again please?”
Followed very closely by “I don’t know how to love him” which perfectly describes most of my relationships with men.

[debm55]

140. Thank you very much dickthegrough. I really loved that song. Love will come when you are least expecting it.

[Abolishinist]

59. Too many to choose from, but this one always makes me smile.

We've seen the play twice, and I'd love to see it again! Is this the best song from Hamilton? I'd say no, but so darn much fun!

What comes next?

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126. I agree with you. Thank you Abolishinist

[FalloutShelter]

61. Somewhere that's green

Little Shop of Horrors

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128. Thank you FalloutShelter.

[fairfaxvadem]

62. Debm55 as usual, I 100% agree, BUT!

The SOM is my heart, but I’d like to give a big shout out to Guys and Dolls - the film. Brando, Simmons, Sinatra…the entire cast. Adelaide. Sweet Adelaide!! And of course, Brando and Simmons off on that crazy night. I just love it.

[debm55]

127. Thank you very much fairfaxadem. Terrific.

[viva la]

64. You'll Never Walk Alone

Also it's Liverpool's song.

[debm55]

74. Thank you viva la.

[Metaphorical]

65. Several

Somewhere and Maria - West Side Story
Send in the Clowns - A Little Night Music
They Call the Wind Mariah - Paint Your Wagon
Cell Block Tango - Chicago
Seasons of Love - Rent
76 Trombones / Goodnight, Irene - The Music Man
We Don't Talk About Bruno - Encanto

[debm55]

73. Excellent . thank you Metaphorical. for your selection.

[TlalocW]

66. Everything Is Food

From Popeye.

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72. Thank you TialocW.

[exboyfil]

67. Les Miserables Valjean's Death

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71. Thank you exboyfil

[Rigpa108]

68. Pinball Wizard from Tommy

Also 'I am One' from Quadrophenia.
"I got a Gibson without a case, but I just can't get that even tan look on my face.
Ill fitting clothes and I blend in the crowd. Fingers clumsy, voice too loud.
But I'm one. I am one!"

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70. Thank you Rigpa108 Excellent choice.

[electric_blue68]

139. For Tommy I'd choice "Listening to You".

I saw them play it at The Filmore East with The Joshua Light show in Oct '69.
Fantastic!

[Zambero]

80. Love Reign O'er Me

By The Who from Quadrophenia.

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102. Thank you Zambero. One of my favorite songs.

[electric_blue68]

141. Oh, I'd agree w that!...

When I saw them during the time they played Quadrophrenia they never played this song. I love Quad, but was disappointed about that.

Forward 1982 their "last" tour at the old Shea Stadium: don't remember what song has finished, and we're sitting there. The place is sort of noisy.
Suddenly I hear the quiet opening of piano notes.
I sort of gasp, and grab my sister's hand...and she gets annoyed...like "wth?".
I said, "Listen!" Then she gasped, and grabs mine back. Finally LROM live!
It was glorious!

[catbyte]

81. Science Fiction/Double Feature from The Rocky Horror Picture Show

Movie musicals annoy the heck out of me, they always have. I just can't stand interrupting dialog when they burst into song. RHPS is really the only musical I've ever enjoyed. Who could resist Tim Curry in fishneta? I tolerated "The Sound of Music" when I was a kid So I'm weird, lol.

Edited to add: I forgot about Tommy. That one was good, too. Whoops.

[debm55]

101. Thank you catbyte. Great choices , catbyte.

[KC19]

85. Put on Your Sunday Clothes and Sunday

All of the favorites posted above are good wonderful suggestions. I love Put on Your Sunday Clothes from Hello Dolly and Sunday from Sunday in the Park With George.

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99. Thank you very much, Kc19

[da svenster]

98. i have a soft spot for chess - "nobody's side"

probably my first choice from the musical would be "the american & florence/nobody's side", although "opening ceremony", "the deal", and "one night in bankok" are high on the list.

(give me some assasins or sweeny toddy for overall favorite musicals)

[debm55]

100. Thank you very much, da svenster.

[drmeow]

103. Love Chess!

Especially love Embassy Lament and One Night in Bankok

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104. Thank you drmeow.

[da svenster]

133. i just wish it was staged more often...

(i understand how the embassy staff feels)

[drmeow]

137. Never seen it

but had a well worn vinyl then CD then flac ripped digital files to listen to!

[drmeow]

105. Hard to pick just one

Gee, Officer Krupke is one that hasn't been mentioned that I really like

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121. Thank you drmeow. Funny song.

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106. West Side Story

When you're a jet
You're a jet all the way
From your first cigarette
Til your last dyin' day

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120. I remember that. Thank you, thank you displaced in ID

[GreatAuntK]

108. On The Street Where You Live

So many, from Victor Victoria, My Fair Lady, Oliver, Camelot, Phantom of The Opera... I''ll go with Loewe & Lerner, "On The Street Where You Live."

[debm55]

118. Lovely song GreatAuntK. Thank you.

[cloudbase]

113. Springtime for Hitler

from The Producers.


Couldn't resist the softball.

[debm55]

117. Thank you cloudbase. I know people think it's funny but I't a little Trumpy for me.

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[Mike Nelson]

130. Gee...

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131. I remember that song. I thought it was funny. thank you Mike Nelson.

[Sibelius Fan]

134. The hills are alive...and it's pretty frightening.

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135. Thank you Sibelius Fan.

[lpbk2713]

142. Two from South Pacific

Some Enchanted Evening

Younger Than Springtime

[debm55]

143. Love them both. Thank you.

[OldBaldy1701E]

144. 'I Don't Know How To Love Him' (Jesus Christ Superstar) certainly springs to mind.

Also, 'Pretty Women' (Sweeney Todd).

'Old Man River' (Showboat)

'One Night In Bangkok' (Chess)

'My Time Of Day' (Guys and Dolls)

(I did too many musicals back in my day. I like many show tunes.)