For those who like Movie Musicals

[Mr Devco]

I was wondering which songs were your favorite? Please post youtube videos if available.

Some of mine, more on the way

"Hot Lunch" from Fame (1980)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QMMHut0t-HU

"Mean Green Mother" from Little Shop of Horrors (1986)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bLO7IxKwruc

"Seize the Day" from Newsies (1992)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NOnuGJsEV_8

" La Vie Boheme" from RENT (This video cut out a song continue the first one) (2005)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=czJHTEeEJmU

"Epiphany" from Sweeny Todd (2007)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R8c5BlFTQek

 

[APRena]

Okay, this is a bump, because I do love movies/musicals, ergo (how many times a day does one get to use the word "ergo"? It's an awesomely underused word. But I digress.) Movie-musicals are indeed THE BEST. Some I can find the Youtube clip for easily:

"I'd Do Anything" from Oliver (1968):here. It's just kind of adorable.

"Cellblock Tango" from Chicago (2003):http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GoCZEmfnE-M Epic.

"All For The Best" from Godspell (1973): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UFD4Q7fodK8&feature=related I'm not even really Christian and I can quote half this movie. It's so sweet, and awesome, and wonderfully 70s. And, to be fair:

The OTHER Christian movie musical of the era, equally worth watching even as an agnostic... well, I prefer the remake, but the concept is old. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XhwXgd5kVao&feature=PlayList&p=A1D2B3D8FF75EE94&playnext_from=PL&index=15

Um, it's the dentist song from Little Shop of Horrors, but I don't know if that's the *real* title... again, epic. Steve Martin! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bOtMizMQ6oM

I think I should stop here, but you get the idea.

 

[Drtooth]

Um, it's the dentist song from Little Shop of Horrors, but I don't know if that's the *real* title... again, epic. Steve Martin! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bOtMizMQ6oM

Yeah... and Heather Henson is in that one as a kid with mutant braces. Yeah... any Musical with the word "Horror" in the title is good for me... Little Shop of Horrors, Rocky Horror... love that stuff.

 

[Princeton]

"June is Bustin' Out All Over" (Carousel)- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h9W4ba8Q2ws

"Happy Talk" (South Pacific)- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cMORAZCog5A

"You Gotta Get a Gimmick" (Gypsy)- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gFRSawe33sA

"Maybe This Time" (Cabaret)- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E3rkLRJ0m0k

"Is Anybody There?" (1776)- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M2p7c3a2Jfg&feature=related

 

[GonzoLeaper]

"All For The Best" from Godspell (1973): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UFD4Q...eature=related I'm not even really Christian and I can quote half this movie. It's so sweet, and awesome, and wonderfully 70s. And, to be fair:

The OTHER Christian movie musical of the era, equally worth watching even as an agnostic... well, I prefer the remake, but the concept is old. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XhwXg...om=PL&index=15

As a Christian myself, I think both these films are pretty neat. I haven't seen Jesus Christ Superstar just yet- but I probably will eventually. I have seen Godspell though and found that interesting. It was one of those movie musicals where I didn't know if I should be laughing or offended or both.
Many of Jesus' parables and the Sermon on the Mount were pretty faithfully presented- but it was obviously not in a totally serious fashion either, so it's definitely not The Greatest Story Ever Told or the Jesus movie. (1979 movie- probably the best Passion play ever and one of the most if not the most widely seen movie all over the world.)
I will say though that I loved "Day By Day" from Godspell- great song and great lyrics! I just wish the movie had portrayed the Resurrection of Jesus more definitively. But anything that gets The Gospel of Christ out to more people is always good, so I'm glad for that.
I do love musicals and I will have to post some of my favorite clips here.

 

[frogboy4]

A few personal picks

Always Look On The Bright Side of Life - Monty Python "The Life of Brian"

What's this - Danny Elfman "The Nightmare Before Christmas"

Hey, a Movie! - the Muppets "The Great Muppet Caper"

 

[GonzoLeaper]

Okay- I realize some of these aren't technically musicals, but I just love the music- and they remind me of musicals in any case.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BfFdGbdlyzI
("Day by Day" from Godspell- awesome!)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7yQ2xqCE2E8
("Snow" from White Christmas)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d2-XXzYU77E&feature=related
("Count Your Blessings Instead of Sheep" from White Christmas)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KKGrp8qlTGs&feature=related
("Love, You Didn't Do Right By Me" from White Christmas)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sf1Ig7382Ho&feature=related
("The Best Things Happen While You're Dancing" from White Christmas)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RYZbgG4D2oA&feature=related
("Sisters" from White Christmas- love this song. And it's hilarious when Bing Crosby and Danny Kaye perform it later too. lol)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SNZqpt_Tm8I&feature=related
("I Wish I Was Back in the Army" from White Christmas)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=goBcGu2vePs
("We'll Follow the Old Man" from White Christmas- I cry when they perform this at the end- such a beautiful scene.)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z7vakb5b7Hk&feature=related
("White Christmas" (finale) from White Christmas)

(Um yeah- I love Christmas and Christmas songs and Christmas movies and Christmas cookies and most importantly the Christ of Christmas! So I had to post these.)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8L5UY3oVJBY
("Anything Goes" from Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O8zaxTZ4OFg
("Singing in the Rain" from Singing in the Rain- Gene Kelly is the man! This is classic film! Love it!)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yt2zoY45508
("As The World Falls Down" from Labyrinth)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ViftZTfRSt8&feature=related
("Dance Magic Dance" from Labyrinth)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9pA8iCshFLg&feature=related
("Underground" from Labyrinth)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F-yEl-jM7qs
(opening theme from Labyrinth)

I can't forget the Muppet classics! And I can't forget the Disney classics, of course!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wzrIBut8Fo8
("Under the Sea" from The Little Mermaid)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tXmLRHnoSAs&feature=related
("Kiss De Girl" from The Little Mermaid)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-kl4hJ4j48s&feature=related
("A Whole New World" from Aladdin)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vlfXIK1qXmk
("One Jump Ahead" from Aladdin)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8tbRYK16G1g&feature=related
("A Friend Like Me" from Aladdin)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x9JIVkxaDYE&feature=related
("Arabian Nights" from Aladdin)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=byyoxMJLHgU&feature=related
("Can You Feel the Love Tonight?" from The Lion King)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ejEVczA8PLU
("Hakuna Matata" from The Lion King)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5yJnvv_R2rk&feature=related
("Tale As Old as Time" from Beauty and the Beast)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ov4tE7XRTUA
("Be Our Guest" from Beauty and the Beast)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TkV-of_eN2w&feature=related
("Colors of the Wind" from Pocahontas)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4DE5a80I8EU&feature=related
("Just Around the River Bend" from Pocahontas)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kan4SoSWLm4
("Why Should I Worry?" from Oliver & Company)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ogQ0uge06o
("The Bare Necessities" from The Jungle Book)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WOcyYyxqN_g
("I Wanna Be Like You" from The Jungle Book)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LcxYwwIL5zQ
("Zip A Dee Doo Dah" from Song of the South)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hpNeHMlJiD4
("Oklahoma" from Oklahoma)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kp5HCDGJsvM&feature=related
("Oh, What a Beautiful Morning" from Oklahoma)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QCG3kJtQBKo
("Stormy Weather" from Stormy Weather)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-b8j19vyOGk&feature=related
("We're Off to See The Wizard" from The Wizard of Oz)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F0-um0pHTAg
("Somewhere Over the Rainbow" from The Wizard of Oz)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jSFLZ-MzIhM
("The Rainbow Connection" from The Muppet Movie- had to put this in here somewhere!)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MMR5JVo21wQ
("Moving Right Along" from The Muppet Movie)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ryEjm3k6uY0
("I'm Going to Go Back There Someday" from The Muppet Movie- LOVE this song!)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jVr5XGhVvXg
("Hey! A Movie" from The Great Muppet Caper)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FpRap-zHZHY
("Together Again" from The Muppets Take Manhattan)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KBthi_An5qQ&feature=related
("Scrooge" from The Muppet Christmas Carol)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VsiKOJOXMJU&feature=related
("Marley & Marley" from The Muppet Christmas Carol)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tfI_N0vyxaI&feature=related
("When Love is Gone" from The Muppet Christmas Carol)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zZ2NCDZ6ZH8
("One More Sleep 'Til Christmas" from The Muppet Christmas Carol)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=77Hg0GfsYoY
("It Feels Like Christmas" from The Muppet Christmas Carol)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bpb9EbmvM5M&feature=related
("Thankful Heart" from The Muppet Christmas Carol)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fnqYH7hn7po&feature=related
("Bless Us All" from The Muppet Christmas Carol)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kwFH6Wt7ImM
("Sailing for Adventure" from Muppet Treasure Island)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l7Nb4voFm30&feature=related
("Cabin Fever" from Muppet Treasure Island)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=URJ0R01fN5Q&feature=related
("Love Led Us Here" from Muppet Treasure Island)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=icpKHA-X1GI
("Easy Going Day" from Sesame Street Presents: Follow That Bird)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ic2uNkHIMCU&feature=related
("One Little Star" from Sesame Street Presents: Follow That Bird)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lbkEeVkkzMs
("By the Light of the Silvery Moon" from By The Light of the Silvery Moon)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bw7lxdiL7NI
("Do Re Mi" from The Sound of Music)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VcTAEhweey8&feature=related
("Edelweiss" from The Sound of Music)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M1HwVmY28Pk
("How Do You Solve a Problem Like Maria?" from The Sound of Music)

 

[GonzoLeaper]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0NSsvll8CPk&feature=related
("I Have Confidence in Me" by The Sound of Music)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GZdJ_Uh0_MA&feature=related
("The Lonely Goatherd" from The Sound of Music)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VydLmPZVejE&feature=related
("Sixteen Going on Seventeen" from The Sound of Music)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K13Sj1SieDs
("The Sound of Music" from The Sound of Music)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dw2VX5wQYQg&feature=related
("My Favorite Things" from The Sound of Music)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X1GQpoRhmno
("Climb Every Mountain" from The Sound of Music)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_59pP_Xcw0g
("The World Will Know" from Newsies- I absolutely LOVE this movie- seen it many times!)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0tiOf8J0r6E&feature=related
("King of New York" from Newsies)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XFMYf0Hqws0&feature=related
("Carrying the Banner" from Newsies)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iaNQ0vnLtDY&feature=related
("Santa Fe" from Newsies)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NOnuGJsEV_8
("Seize the Day" from Newsies)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JS2yGkHzlEM&feature=related
(Okay- this one's definitely not from the Newsies movie- but this was just too awesome not to post.
Newsies scenes set to "We're Not Gonna Take It" by Twisted Sister! Epic win!)

 

[frogboy4]

A little over the top with the holiday choices, but a pretty good list nonetheless.

I've never liked Kate Capshaw's rendition of Anything Goes (her voice is better suited to shrieking about snakes ), but this Indy musical number is beautifully shot. This is actually a rather brilliant song by the great Cole Porter - a man far ahead of his time. By reading between the lines it's easy to understand that society really hasn't changed much since this was written in 1934. It's just that things once hidden are now in the forefront. This is one of my absolute favorite songs and I once heard it sung live on Broadway by the great Patti LuPone. Here's her performance at that year's Tony Awards where the musical won. The real lyrics (and the most interesting part of the song):

Times have changed,
And we've often rewound the clock,
Since the Puritans got a shock,
When they landed on Plymouth Rock.
If today,
Any shock they should try to stem,
'Stead of landing on Plymouth Rock,
Plymouth Rock would land on them.

In olden days a glimpse of stocking
Was looked on as something shocking,
But now, God knows,
Anything Goes.

Good authors too who once knew better words,
Now only use four letter words
Writing prose, Anything Goes.

The world has gone mad today
And good's bad today,
And black's white today,
And day's night today,
When most guys today
That women prize today
Are just silly gigolos
And though I'm not a great romancer
I know that I'm bound to answer
When you propose,
Anything goes

When grandmama whose age is eighty
In night clubs is getting matey with gigolo's,
Anything Goes.

When mothers pack and leave poor father
Because they decide they'd rather be tennis pros,
Anything Goes.

If driving fast cars you like,
If low bars you like,
If old hymns you like,
If bare limbs you like,
If Mae West you like
Or me undressed you like,
Why, nobody will oppose!
When every night,
The set that's smart
Is intruding in nudist parties in studios,
Anything Goes.

The world has gone mad today
And good's bad today,
And black's white today,
And day's night today,
When most guys today
That women prize today
Are just silly gigolos
And though I'm not a great romancer
I know that I'm bound to answer
When you propose,
Anything goes

If saying your prayers you like,
If green pears you like
If old chairs you like,
If back stairs you like,
If love affairs you like
With young bears you like,
Why nobody will oppose!

And though I'm not a great romancer
And though I'm not a great romancer
I know that I'm bound to answer
When you propose,
Anything goes...
Anything goes!

 

[APRena]

I agree, great list (I'd have listed Disney/Muppets too, but I think that's a given on this forum lol.) I guess it's up to the individual to place the line of reverence, I'm juuuust spritiual-ish enough that "On The Willows" reduces me to tears, but I also I love Life Of Brian. (hilarious and with some awesome "take that" type moments...) I don't think anything in musical form can be taken totally seriously anyway, they're just enjoyable.