So, I listen to Dentist every time I go to the dentist's office... And have you heard the Patti LuPone live version of Being Alive? She belts the note at the end; I want to say it's an E flat?? Not entirely sure, though. Basically, all five of your choices, I'm in love with, haha.
The Impossible Dream is one of my all-time favorites... Ever. It's just so inspiring. Have you compared/contrasted Barbra Streisand's Broadway version and movie version of I'm the Greatest Star? In the movie version, (she has such a good ear for music & melody) she changes some of the notes and it's fantastic.
1. Meadowlark-The Bakers Wife- I think this is my all time favorite song.
2. Night Waltz-A Little Night Music
3. Magic to Do-Pippin
4. Diva's Lament-Spamalot
5. I Will Never Leave You-Side Show
"I don't want the pretty lights to come and get me."-Homecoming 2005
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1. The Impossible Dream from Man of La Mancha - the most inspiring song i've ever heard, and it never gets old
2. Soliloquy from Carousel - Gut-wrenchingly moving and powerful when performed well
3. Back to Before from Ragtime - Powerful and Empowering
4. Anthem from Chess - Captures perfectly the feeling of loving your homeland (or where you came from/your past in a more generic reading of the lyrics) despite its (the homeland's) many obvious flaws
5. a bit of a toss-up for me - it rotates between You Should be Loved from Side Show, If I Loved You from Carousel, and So Much Better from Legally Blonde (the first two capturing beautifully the ache of unrequited/unexpressed love, and the latter being an empowering tribute to discovering one's worth in the world apart from being defined as being part of a relationship)
1) Wig In A Box (HEDWIG) 2) One Second and a Million Miles (BRIDGES OF MADISON COUNTY) 3) And I Am Telling You (I'm Not Going) (DREAMGIRLS) 4) Ring Of Keys (FUN HOME) 5) Buenos Aires (EVITA)
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And yes, Winter is a great song. The Visit is the only musical I've ever seen that I'd actively consider arthouse musical theatre, and it's beautiful and hilarious.
Moonshine Lullabye - ANNIE GET YOUR GUN, Irving Berlin I'm a Stranger Here Myself - ONE TOUCH OF VENUS, Kurt Weill/Ogden Nash Sing Happy - FLORA, THE RED MENACE, John Kander/Fred Ebb But Not For Me - GIRL CRAZY, George and Ira Gershwin Night Song - GOLDEN BOY, Charles Strouse/Lee Adams