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The Unrequited Love Showtunes CD
The Unrequited Love Showtunes CD | |
Created by: | PurpleCow17 |
Tracks: | 16 |
Length: | 00:58:58 |
Keywords |
1. love 2. showtunes 3. angst |
Created on | 9/12/06 03:14am |
Level | 4 |
Points | 1756 |
Total visitors | 97 |
Unique visitors | 50 |
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This is my first mix on here, so bear with me. This mix combines two of my absolute favorite things - showtunes, and songs about unrequited love. I've made several of these CDs (although for a casual listener, one is enough) . . . perfect for those times when you just need to angst out and let the music say what you're feeling. Then you get up and go about your day and feel much better. I only wish I was artistically creative enough to come up with better cover art for the mix.
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1 | Michael Ball : Losing My Mind |
And the dulcet tones of Michael Ball start us off on the right track right away... This song (from Follies) ha [...]
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Track 3 from The Musicals
Length: 00:04:04 Year: 0000 |
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And the dulcet tones of Michael Ball start us off on the right track right away... This song (from Follies) has definite breakup overtones, but can work for almost any situation. SHOW LESS
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2 | Claude-Michel Schönberg : On My Own |
This is THE classic unrequited love showtune. Full of angst and then there's a tiny glimmer of hope in there. [...]
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Track 4 from Les Misérables: Original London Cast (disc 2)
Length: 00:03:59 Year: 1985 |
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This is THE classic unrequited love showtune. Full of angst and then there's a tiny glimmer of hope in there. Of course, in the show the character dies soon after she sings this, but if you ignore that part... SHOW LESS
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3 | Michael Crawford : Love Changes Everything |
A rather upbeat one (from Aspects of Love), considering that it could have been done as a "love sucks" song. N [...]
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Track 13 from Michael Crawford Performs Andrew Lloyd Webber
Length: 00:03:24 Year: 0000 |
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A rather upbeat one (from Aspects of Love), considering that it could have been done as a "love sucks" song. Nothing directly about unrequited love, but it does give a nice sense of that sort of love or infatuation that takes over everything. A bit obsessive, really, but nice. SHOW LESS
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4 | André Previn : On the Street Where You Live |
In actually listening to this song, it's very stalkerish. The guy's waiting around outside his loved one's hou [...]
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Track 13 from My Fair Lady (1964 Film)
Length: 00:02:59 Year: 0000 |
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In actually listening to this song, it's very stalkerish. The guy's waiting around outside his loved one's house, hoping to see her. But despite that it's a very lovely song and certainly fits in with the theme of the mix! SHOW LESS
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5 | Alan Menken : If I Can't Love Her |
This is one obsessive song. "If I can't love her, let the world be done with me." That's some serious unrequit [...]
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Track 13 from Beauty and the Beast: The Musical
Length: 00:04:06 Year: 0000 |
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This is one obsessive song. "If I can't love her, let the world be done with me." That's some serious unrequited love right there. And, seeing as how this mix is dominated by stalker/obsession songs... it fits right in. SHOW LESS
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6 | Linda Eder : Someone Like You |
This song (from Jekyll and Hyde) is a bit gentler and less obsessive than the previous few. Tis a bit more wis [...]
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Track 16 from It's Time
Length: 00:04:05 Year: 1997 |
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This song (from Jekyll and Hyde) is a bit gentler and less obsessive than the previous few. Tis a bit more wistful and much less specific. SHOW LESS
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7 | Barbra Streisand : If I Loved You |
This song (from Carousel) is also more generic and more wistful than the stalker songs. A sort of quiet imagin [...]
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Track 2 from The Broadway Album
Length: 00:02:38 Year: 0000 |
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This song (from Carousel) is also more generic and more wistful than the stalker songs. A sort of quiet imagining what life would be like if things were different. SHOW LESS
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8 | Ella Fitzgerald : Can't Help Lovin' Dat Man |
And we're back to a bit of an obsession song (from Showboat), although not insanely obsessive. Love is blind a [...]
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Track 11 from The Jerome Kern Songbook
Length: 00:03:43 Year: 0000 |
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And we're back to a bit of an obsession song (from Showboat), although not insanely obsessive. Love is blind and all that. Ella's rendition of this is powerful, although very simple. SHOW LESS
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9 | Meredith Willson : Being In Love |
Shall we have another generic "someday my prince will come" song? We shall. This song appeared only in the 196 [...]
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Track 10 from The Music Man
Length: 00:03:48 Year: 0000 |
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Shall we have another generic "someday my prince will come" song? We shall. This song appeared only in the 1962 movie version of The Music Man, and detailed the heroine's hope that someday she would find someone she could truly be happy with. SHOW LESS
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10 | Stephen Flaherty : Forever Yours |
I usually only put the first half of this song on the mix, since the second half goes into complicated story p [...]
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Track 6 from Once On This Island
Length: 00:04:35 Year: 0000 |
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I usually only put the first half of this song on the mix, since the second half goes into complicated story plots and doesn't really apply. The story behind the song is interesting, though. The heroine has saved the hero's life and is nursing him back to health, and as she does so, she sings this song, where she convinces herself that they're meant to be together and they're going to build a life together, despite the fact that he doesn't know her at all. Definitely unrequited love-ish. SHOW LESS
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11 | Elaine Paige : I Don't Know How To Love Him |
Another classic unrequited love showtune, this time from Jesus Christ Superstar. Just straightforward "I love [...]
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Track 6 from Encore
Length: 00:03:55 Year: 0000 |
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Another classic unrequited love showtune, this time from Jesus Christ Superstar. Just straightforward "I love him, he doesn't love me." As simple as you can get. However, it's tricky to find a version of this song that isn't overly whiny. Elaine's is the best I've found thus far. SHOW LESS
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12 | Meredith Willson : Goodnight My Someone |
Very much in keeping with the "some day my prince will come" theme.
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Track 4 from The Music Man
Length: 00:02:51 Year: 0000 |
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Very much in keeping with the "some day my prince will come" theme. SHOW LESS
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13 | Frank Loesser : I'll Know |
In this song, the hero and heroine of the show sing to each other about what they hope their future love will [...]
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Track 5 from Guys and Dolls (1992 Broadway Revival Cast)
Length: 00:04:56 Year: 0000 |
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In this song, the hero and heroine of the show sing to each other about what they hope their future love will be like. She's looking for someone who shares her values and beliefs, while he's more concerned with the spontaneity and chemistry of the relationship. Either way, both of them are convinced they'll know exactly when their love comes along. (Of course, neither one realizes that the two of them are going to end up falling in love, although hopefully the audience does.) SHOW LESS
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14 | Stephen Sondheim : Unworthy of Your Love |
And the stalker songs return once again. This one is probably the most stalkerish of them all, with an incredi [...]
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Track 8 from Assassins (Broadway Cast)
Length: 00:04:29 Year: 0000 |
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And the stalker songs return once again. This one is probably the most stalkerish of them all, with an incredible intensity to both lyrics and music. SHOW LESS
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15 | Cole Porter : I Hate Men |
After fourteen serious songs about unrequited love, we need to be able to switch up the mood a little bit. Aft [...]
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Track 8 from Kiss Me, Kate
Length: 00:03:26 Year: 0000 |
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After fourteen serious songs about unrequited love, we need to be able to switch up the mood a little bit. After all, pity parties are occasionally satisfying, but shouldn't be carried over into real life. So I end this mix with a couple lighthearted tunes... such as this cheerful rant against men. SHOW LESS
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16 | Clark Gesner : Schroeder |
And to finish it off, we listen to a song sung by Lucy Van Pelt, from the Peanuts comic strip. She's desperate [...]
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Track 2 from You're A Good Man, Charlie Brown
Length: 00:02:00 Year: 0000 |
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And to finish it off, we listen to a song sung by Lucy Van Pelt, from the Peanuts comic strip. She's desperately trying to get her guy's attention, but he's steadfastly ignoring her, and she closes the song (and the CD) with the words: "My Aunt Marian was right. Never try to discuss marriage with a musician." SHOW LESS
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