Any recommendation on individual songs from musicals?

[Bugman]

Hey guys,

I've been bitten by the musical bug. So far i've listened to the famous song from cats, 'old man river' and Lee Marvin singing 'wandering star.'

Do you have any favourites? They don't have to be in English, i'd be just as interested in musical songs from around the world.

Edited May 11, 2016 by Bugman

[Jakusotsu]

Try this:

Edit: I just now realized it's not about "music" in general but "musicals". Bummer.

Edited June 4, 2016 by Jakusotsu

[Akinomaki]

"Belle" from Notre Dame de Paris

Edited May 11, 2016 by Akinomaki

[Fukurou]

Some of my favorites -

"Old Man River" from Showboat (1927)
"You'll Never Walk Alone" from Carousel (1945)
"Climb Ev'ry Mountain" from The Sound of Music (1959)
"If Ever I Would Leave You" from Camelot (1960)
"The Impossible Dream" from Man of La Mancha (1965) (and if you're from the US, this version will absolutely floor you [4:00])
"Hey Big Spender" from Sweet Charity (1966)
"Corner of the Sky" from Pippin (1972)
"Gethsemane" from Jesus Christ Superstar (1973)
"Memory" from Cats (1981)
"I Dreamed a Dream" from Les Miserables (1985) (this is not the original performer, but I'm a sucker for Lea Salonga)
"On My Own" from Les Miserables (1985) (did I mention I'm a sucker for Lea Salonga?)
"Music of the Night" from Phantom of the Opera (1986)
"Last Night of the World" from Miss Saigon (1990) (oh yes, and Lea Salonga too)
"Defying Gravity" from Wicked (2003)
"For Good" from Wicked (2003) (from the Wicked: Studio Sessions, recorded years later)
("For Good" rehearsal/performance video)

Edited May 12, 2016 by Fukurou

[Bugman]

Thanks guys :)

[Motemakuru]

Two of my favorites, from very opposite ends of the spectrum:

My Favorite Things - The Sound of Music

Sweet Transvestite - Rocky Horror Picture Show

Edited May 12, 2016 by Motemakuru

[hamcornheinz]

There is a lot of great stuff from even before the war, Jerome Kern, the likes..

[Manekineko]

tbc.

[Manekineko]

tbc.

[Manekineko]

(poor dubbed Plummer)

(poor dubbed Brett)

[Manekineko]

and to end on a fun note:

Edit: forgot to include a home-grown musical:

Edited May 12, 2016 by Manekineko

[Washuyama]

Somewhere that's Green - Little Shop of Horrors - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jr87uGnVEDU

Rich Man - Fiddler on the Roof - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RBHZFYpQ6nc

[Kaiomitsuki]

Famous (in France ;) ) french Musicals

"Le Blues du Businessman" (Claude Dubois) from Starmania

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Starmania_(musical)

"Chanson des Jumelles" (Catherine Deneuve and Françoise Dorléac - dub by Anne Germain and Christian Legrand) from Les Demoiselles de Rochefort

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Young_Girls_of_Rochefort

"La Chanson d'Emilie et du grand Oiseau" (Julien Clerc & Séverine Vincent) from Emilie Jolie

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%89milie_Jolie

"L'Amour est un Bouquet de Violettes" (Luis Mariano) from Violettes Impériales

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gKbpJ4hSu-4

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Imperial_Violets_(1952_film)

"L'Envie d'aimer" (Daniel Lévi) from Les Dix Commandements

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Les_Dix_Commandements_(musical)

"Le Temps des Cathédrales" (Bruno Pelletier) from Notre-Dame de Paris

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Notre-Dame_de_Paris_(musical)

Edited May 14, 2016 by Kaiomitsuki

[Bugman]

There's some great songs there guys thank you, almost all of them were new to me, i have a few stuck in my head already :)

[Mukonoso]

[orandashoho]

Yes, that is a great song -- as the entire musical is a great composition, a great show, and gives an interesting take on a very well known story (at least for someone who has grown up with J.S. Bach's St Matthew's passion). The composer is a true genius with many highly original musicals to his name, each with unforgettable tunes.

[Manekineko]

My recommendations for whole musicals are (in no particular order) Jesus Christ Superstar, Scarlet Pimpernel, Notre Dame de Paris and, of course, Hair.

[Manekineko]

How could I have fogotten... it must be because they are in folder on their own in my music collection. :-D

[Manekineko]

And since I'm on a roll - my favorite Sailor Moon musical number:

And have some Takarazuka performances:

I actually prefer this version to the original musical:

I just love Todoroki's voice:

[Fukurou]

How could I have fogotten... it must be because they are in folder on their own in my music collection. :-D

I love La Soldier :-D

[Manekineko]

Maybe we should open a Sailor Moon songs suggestion topic, I'd have a ton (including La soldier). (Punk rocker...)

[Yamasanzan]

How abuut this: