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Abolishinist

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

Tue Oct 29, 2024, 10:16 PM

Oct 29

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!

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What is you favorite song from your favorite musical. I like the opening song ftom The Sound of Mustc. How about [View all] debm55 Oct 27 OP

Lots of them: "Sound of Music" is great. "I Dreamed a Dream" and "Do You Hear the People Sing" (Les Mis) hlthe2b Oct 27 #1

Thank you hithe2b debm55 Oct 27 #3

"Sit Down, John" in 1776 displacedvermoter Oct 27 #6

Thank you displacedvermoter. I always liked that musical. debm55 Oct 27 #14

"Here it is" from "Paint Your Wagon" Bok_Tukalo Oct 27 #2

Thank you Bok_Tukalo debm55 Oct 27 #5

"They call the wind Mariah" Fichefinder Oct 27 #38

Lovely song, Thank you Fichefinder debm55 Oct 30 #75

Camelot If ever I would leave you Oppaloopa Oct 27 #4

Thank you Oppaloopa debm55 Oct 27 #7

I like "I wonder what the King is doing tonight." n/t malthaussen Oct 27 #20

Thank you Mal debm55 Oct 27 #21

Oh, that's such a good one. Lunabell Oct 29 #58

Beautiful song Thank you Oppaloopa debm55 Oct 30 #76

On the Street Where You Live SheLiberal Oct 27 #8

Was just about to post this! MaryMagdaline Oct 27 #9

Thank you Mary Magdaline debm55 Oct 27 #11

Thank you SheLiberal , I enjoy those two songs debm55 Oct 27 #10

debm55....... Upthevibe Oct 27 #22

Thank you very much, Upthevibe. all your choices are great. debm55 Oct 27 #23

Thank you SheLiberal debm55 Oct 30 #77

On the street where you live is a beautiful song Danmel Oct 30 #132

That is one of the great love songs nuxvomica Oct 30 #136

So many good ones but On the Street Where You Live MaryMagdaline Oct 27 #12

thank you MaryMagdaline debm55 Oct 27 #15

United We Stand by Steve Perry from House of Roberts Oct 27 #13

Thank you House of Roberts I will do a search, debm55 Oct 27 #16

Thank you very much House of Roberts debm55 Oct 30 #78

All That Jazz from Chicago, and Le Jazz Hot from Victor/Victoria. Mad_Dem_X Oct 27 #17

Thank you Mad_Dem_X. debm55 Oct 27 #18

"Plant a radish, get a radish" from the Fantasticks... malthaussen Oct 27 #19

Thank you Mal. Wounderful songs. debm55 Oct 27 #24

Every song from my favourite musical, "My Fair Lady" ailsagirl Oct 27 #25

Thank you ailsagirl. Great song from an outstanding musical debm55 Oct 30 #79

Something's Coming CanonRay Oct 27 #26

Thank you CanonRay debm55 Oct 30 #82

We Open In Venice elleng Oct 27 #27

Classic. Love the dancing on the moving track. tanyev Oct 28 #48

Thank you very much, tanyev. debm55 Oct 30 #88

Thank you very much , elleng. debm55 Oct 30 #83

OK, probably not a musical but, FOOTLOOSE BOSSHOG Oct 27 #28

Thank you very much, BOSSHOG debm55 Oct 30 #84

"Cool" from West Side Story." Grumpy Old Guy Oct 27 #29

Thank you very much Grumpy Old Guy debm55 Oct 30 #86

Here are some that I like... jmowreader Oct 27 #30

thank you very much for your selections. Jmowreader. debm55 Oct 30 #87

I hope you'll allow me two... Enter stage left Oct 27 #31

Thank you I love both those songs., Enter stage left. debm55 Oct 30 #89

I Dreamed a Dream - Les Miserables Marigold Oct 27 #32

Beautiful song. thank you Marigold. debm55 Oct 30 #90

"Edelweiss" - the musician played it at my wedding ceremony. Diamond_Dog Oct 27 #33

Thank you Diamond_Dog. How beautiful to have it played at your wedding. debm55 Oct 30 #91

West Side Story is my favoite musical. johnp3907 Oct 27 #34

I hear you Johnp3907 and I agree. debm55 Oct 30 #92

Not technically a musical but "Revelations" from the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater. LoisB Oct 27 #35

I got to see them back in the very late '60s! electric_blue68 Oct 29 #49

Was he still dancing then? I have seen the performance at least three times but in the 2000s, long after he had LoisB Oct 29 #63

Possibly as it was ?mid-late '60s.. I loved Wade in The Water as well. electric_blue68 Oct 30 #138

Thank you electric_blue68. debm55 Oct 30 #93

Timewarp! roscoeroscoe Oct 27 #36

HAHAHAHAHAHAH. Thank you. debm55 Oct 30 #94

Showboat. Jit423 Oct 27 #37

Thank you , Jit423 debm55 Oct 30 #95

"Memory" from Cats. sinkingfeeling Oct 27 #39

Such a beautiful, sad song. Mad_Dem_X Oct 28 #45

I saw it twice. Loved it, Song mad me cry. But I did like it. debm55 Oct 30 #96

The Trolley Song from Meet Me in St. Louis JoseBalow Oct 27 #40

JoseBalow. Loved Judy singing that. debm55 Oct 30 #97

Many hundreds of wonderful songs. My first thought was some from Fiddler on the Roof. I Dreamed a Dream was already ment keithbvadu2 Oct 27 #41

Sunrise, sunset. From Fiddler. Lunabell Oct 29 #60

Agree. Had Sunrise, Sunrise, sung at my wedding. debm55 Oct 30 #109

Thank you, keithbvadu2. Sunrise. Sunset was song at my wedding. Love it. I Dreamed a Dream was amazing. debm55 Oct 30 #107

Tap Your Troubles Away. From Mack and Mabel Chipper Chat Oct 27 #42

Thank you Chipper Chat. debm55 Oct 30 #110

Easy To Be Hard from Hair Cartoonist Oct 27 #43

Thank you Cartoonist. Loved that song. debm55 Oct 30 #111

Les Miserabeles - Bring Him Home sakabatou Oct 28 #44

Thank you sakabatou. Great song. debm55 Oct 30 #112

Too Much Heaven Different Drummer Oct 28 #46

Beautiful. and thank you Different Drummer. debm55 Oct 30 #114

Morning Glow from Pippin. tanyev Oct 28 #47

Thank you tanyev. debm55 Oct 30 #115

A tie: "We can build a beautiful city"/Godspell, and "Somewhere"/Westside Story... electric_blue68 Oct 29 #50

Thank you for your beautiful choices. electric_blue68 debm55 Oct 30 #116

"Climb Every Mountain" from the Sound of Music. applegrove Oct 29 #51

Thank you applegrove. Both lovely songs. debm55 Oct 30 #119

"All I Ask of You" - Phantom of the Opera :) - nt TBF Oct 29 #52

Thank you TBF. debm55 Oct 30 #122

Oh, What a Beautiful Mornin'.. Permanut Oct 29 #53

Oh what a beautiful song. Thank you Permanut. debm55 Oct 30 #123

76 trombones kerouac2 Oct 29 #54

Thank you Kerouac2 debm55 Oct 30 #124

The Impossible Dream Sneederbunk Oct 29 #55

Agree, The Impossible Dream nonaa Oct 29 #56

Me too some_of_us_are_sane Oct 30 #69

The Jesus Christ Superstar Overture. Lunabell Oct 29 #57

I had the album when it first came out. Loved all if it. Thank you Lunabell. debm55 Oct 30 #125

I've seen more than 50 productions of Superstar dickthegrouch Oct 30 #129

Thank you very much dickthegrough. I really loved that song. Love will come when you are least expecting it. debm55 Oct 30 #140

Too many to choose from, but this one always makes me smile. Abolishinist Oct 29 #59

I agree with you. Thank you Abolishinist debm55 Oct 30 #126

Somewhere that's green FalloutShelter Oct 29 #61

Thank you FalloutShelter. debm55 Oct 30 #128

Debm55 as usual, I 100% agree, BUT! fairfaxvadem Oct 29 #62

Thank you very much fairfaxadem. Terrific. debm55 Oct 30 #127

You'll Never Walk Alone viva la Oct 29 #64

Thank you viva la. debm55 Oct 30 #74

Several Metaphorical Oct 29 #65

Excellent . thank you Metaphorical. for your selection. debm55 Oct 30 #73

Everything Is Food TlalocW Oct 29 #66

Thank you TialocW. debm55 Oct 30 #72

Les Miserables Valjean's Death exboyfil Oct 30 #67

Thank you exboyfil debm55 Oct 30 #71

Pinball Wizard from Tommy Rigpa108 Oct 30 #68

Thank you Rigpa108 Excellent choice. debm55 Oct 30 #70

For Tommy I'd choice "Listening to You". electric_blue68 Oct 30 #139

Love Reign O'er Me Zambero Oct 30 #80

Thank you Zambero. One of my favorite songs. debm55 Oct 30 #102

Oh, I'd agree w that!... electric_blue68 Oct 30 #141

Science Fiction/Double Feature from The Rocky Horror Picture Show catbyte Oct 30 #81

Thank you catbyte. Great choices , catbyte. debm55 Oct 30 #101

Put on Your Sunday Clothes and Sunday KC19 Oct 30 #85

Thank you very much, Kc19 debm55 Oct 30 #99

i have a soft spot for chess - "nobody's side" da svenster Oct 30 #98

Thank you very much, da svenster. debm55 Oct 30 #100

Love Chess! drmeow Oct 30 #103

Thank you drmeow. debm55 Oct 30 #104

i just wish it was staged more often... da svenster Oct 30 #133

Never seen it drmeow Oct 30 #137

Hard to pick just one drmeow Oct 30 #105

Thank you drmeow. Funny song. debm55 Oct 30 #121

West Side Story displaced in ID Oct 30 #106

I remember that. Thank you, thank you displaced in ID debm55 Oct 30 #120

On The Street Where You Live GreatAuntK Oct 30 #108

Lovely song GreatAuntK. Thank you. debm55 Oct 30 #118

Springtime for Hitler cloudbase Oct 30 #113

Thank you cloudbase. I know people think it's funny but I't a little Trumpy for me. debm55 Oct 30 #117

Gee... Mike Nelson Oct 30 #130

I remember that song. I thought it was funny. thank you Mike Nelson. debm55 Oct 30 #131

The hills are alive...and it's pretty frightening. Sibelius Fan Oct 30 #134

Thank you Sibelius Fan. debm55 Oct 30 #135

Two from South Pacific lpbk2713 Oct 30 #142

Love them both. Thank you. debm55 Oct 30 #143

'I Don't Know How To Love Him' (Jesus Christ Superstar) certainly springs to mind. OldBaldy1701E Oct 31 #144