Hey Mr DJ: Fat Lady Sings Edition

I for one generally despise musicals, mainly because I can’t suspend my disbelief far enough to believe 20 gutter dwellers can spontaneously break out into perfectly choreographed song and dance at the drop of a hat.

Avenue Q – Everyone’s a Little Racist
Team America – Everyone Has AIDS
Team America – America, Fuck Yeah!
Cannibal the Musical – Shpadoinkle Day
Terrance and Phillip – Uncle FuckerSouth Park – The Lemmiwinks Song
Monty Python – Always Look on the Bright Side of Life
Monty Python – Every Sperm is Sacred
Evil Dead the Musical – What the…?
Rocky Horror – The Time Warp
Meet the Feebles – Sodomy Meet the Feebles is one of Peter Jackson’s early works, long before he was gifted with real budgets or awards.

Even though Joss Whedon has turned into a complete loon, I still love Doctor Horrible. You should watch it if you never have: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xw5vZjRfAno

Or if you’d rather just have one song:.

A Man’s Gotta Do – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jivFpDw4erk

While I remember Dr. Horrible, I wasn’t overly impressed with it, because musical.

Mel Brooks Love
The Producers – Springtime For Hitler
Robin Hood Men in Tights – Men in Tights
Young Frankenstein – Puttin’ on the Ritz
Blazing Saddles – Work Song

The Nightmare Before Christmas is one of my all time favorite movies, and I’m glad I was able to pass it down to my kids.

This is Halloween
Kidnap the Sandy Claws
What’s This?

Best Overture in Broadway

One of the most heartbreaking songs in all of Broadway. If you’ve never heard of the musical “Parade”, or the true life story of Leo Frank, it’s worth a listen/read.

“You Will Be Found” from Dear Evan Hansen. How Ben Platt can sing while full on ugly crying is something beyond my comprehension.

This is the Moment – from Jekyll & Hyde. Anthony Warlow is one of the most amazing singers I’ve ever heard.

This one’s been playing in my house almost non-stop for the last few months. A Million Dreams from The Greatest Showman.

And now to torture you, because it still haunts my nightmares – Russell Crowe butchering one of the greatest Broadway songs ever written. Oh my heavens that’s bad. This is what it’s supposed to sound like. Please just include the good one in the playlist.

I never thought I’d say this, but the Shrek musical managed to include an absolutely fantastic song.

The greatest (male) duet ever written for Broadway.

Some Venture Brothers.

Butter Glider! – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pttPXJfn_Os

And more Nathan Fillion.

I’m Rusty! – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mn88hl1Iz64

Not a Musical, but Opera’s count, right? The best Tenor solo ever.

I love show tunes. Thanks Zurvan and WG!

Bugs Bunny 2 weeks in a row! That is one of the more brilliant Looney Tunes segments.

The best Tenor solo ever.

I beg to differ – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gt1V61SPI_w

A dedication to RTFTLC and RVS – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g0Sz6g76cac

The last show I saw was Alexander Hamilton in Chicago a couple of years ago. I was a little overwhelmed given my at best cursory knowledge of American History. It was the first show I’ve seen where the dialogue was entirely song. I thought it was brilliant. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FX30cO4f26g

The first show I took my children to was Matilda – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xEohF5rUGds

I’m going to expand to rock operas – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UFrDpx7zLtA

Thanks, Santino! For you, here is the gayest “not gay” song in history.

Guy Love from Scrubs – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lL4L4Uv5rf0

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AQXVHITd1N4

Because it has been forty years and now I feel old:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7oKPYe53h78

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UoBwRjCiHpQ

I’m sure someone will get to South Park: Bigger, Longer, Uncut before long

Oh yeah. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IaXsWQAI2j4

Hoo Boy. As hinted to a couple of weeks ago, I do a fair bit of work in musical theatre, so here goes with a few numbers even you non-homos might like:

If you like South Park – I Believe from Book of Mormon – Another Matt and Trey work, and IMHO actually the best

If you like male duets about assisted suicide – Big Ass Rock from Full Monty – it also features a love song to a fat belly

One of my current favourites (and something I’m trying to get the rights to) is Waitress – here is She used to be mine – it’s normally sung by a girl, but I like this version

If you like teen angst rock with a seventies vibe, check out Spring Awakening. It’s really weird, but awesome. Sample song – Totally Fucked.

If you like Parade, check out Jason Robert Browns other stuff. The guy is a complete asshole, but he can write a tune. The last five years is incredible and told in a really interesting way. But for RFTLC this from Songs for a New World

Metalocalypse:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hn2um–MJy0&t=24s

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=80DtQD5BQ_A

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VJW67QN24SA