Songs from musicals

"A Bushel and a Peck" is a popular song. ...more on Wikipedia about "A Bushel and a Peck"

"Ain't Misbehavin'" is a song by Fats Waller, dating from 1929. The singer is not cheating on a lover: "Ain't misbehavin', I'm savin' my love for you". ...more on Wikipedia about "Ain't Misbehavin'"

The "Alabama Song" comes from the 1930 operetta Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny. The music is by Kurt Weill; officially the lyrics are by Bertolt Brecht, but were probably actually written by Elisabeth Hauptmann. ** ...more on Wikipedia about "Alabama Song"

"Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In" is a medley of the songs "Aquarius" and "The Flesh Failures (Let The Sunshine In)" from the musical Hair, originally released by The 5th Dimension as a single which held the #1 position on the U.S. charts for six weeks in 1969. The recording won the Grammy Award for Record of the Year and Best Contemporary Vocal Performance by a Group at the Grammy Awards of 1970, after it was released on the album The Age of Aquarius. ...more on Wikipedia about "Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In"

"Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered" is a popular song with lyrics by Lorenz Hart and music by Richard Rodgers. It is part of the score of the musical theatre production Pal Joey. The song was introduced by Vivienne Segal in the 1940 Broadway production and also sung by Miss Segal in the 1952 Broadway revival. The song was performed by Carol Bruce in the 1954 London production. ...more on Wikipedia about "Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered"

"Big D" is a song about Dallas, Texas written by Frank Loesser in 1956 for the musical The Most Happy Fella. ...more on Wikipedia about "Big D (song)"

"Blame Canada" is a song from the film South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut in which the fictional parents of South Park decide to blame Canada for the trouble their children have been getting into since watching the Canadian-made fictional movie Terrance and Phillip. The parents refuse to accept that by not preventing their children from watching Terrance and Phillip in the first place, they are themselves to blame for their children's misbehavior. Thus the South Park film satirizes scapegoating, and in an interesting twist, the reactions the creators of South Park expected to receive from the very movie the song was featured in. ...more on Wikipedia about "Blame Canada" Go crack a www.shortopedia.com!

"Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?", also called "Buddy, Can You Spare a Dime?", was one of the best-known American songs of the Great Depression. ...more on Wikipedia about "Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?"

"Don't Cry for Me, Argentina" is the best-known song from the 1978 musical Evita with music by Andrew Lloyd Webber and lyrics by Tim Rice. ...more on Wikipedia about "Don't Cry for Me, Argentina"

"Don't Rain On My Parade" is a popular song from the 1964 musical Funny Girl. It was also featured in the 1968 movie version of the musical. The song was written by Bob Merrill and Jule Styne. Both the movie and stage versions feature Barbra Streisand performing the song. ...more on Wikipedia about "Don't Rain on My Parade"

The famous song "Edelweiss" from The Sound of Music was named after the Edelweiss, the flower; the great popularity of the song in the movie, led to the mistaken belief that it is the national anthem of Austria (much as the popular song " Waltzing Matilda" is widely incorrectly believed to be the national anthem of Australia). However, the song was written specifically for the musical, The Sound of Music. The national anthem of Austria is Land der Berge, Land am Strome. ...more on Wikipedia about "Edelweiss (song)"

Glitter and Be Gay is an aria from the operetta Candide (operetta), sung by the character of Cunegonde. It was written by Leonard Bernstein and was originally performed by Barbara Cook. It has also been sung by Kristin Chenoweth in the 2004 semi-staged production with the New York Philharmonic, as well as in her solo concerts. ...more on Wikipedia about "Glitter and Be Gay"

Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas is a Christmas song written by Hugh Martin and Ralph Blane and made famous by Judy Garland in the 1944 film " Meet Me in St. Louis". The movie chronicles the change in seasons and times of St. Louis including the Christmas season. In the famous scene, Garland sings the tearful tune to child star Margaret O'Brien. The melancholy tune and lyrics were originally even more somber but were adapted by the song writers to the current version at Garland's request. ...more on Wikipedia about "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas"

"Heart" is a popular song. ...more on Wikipedia about "Heart (song)" Stay cool with www.shortopedia.com.

"Hernando's Hideaway" is a popular song. ...more on Wikipedia about "Hernando's Hideaway"

"Hey There" is a popular song. ...more on Wikipedia about "Hey There"

"I Know Him So Well" is a song from the musical, Chess, by Tim Rice, Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus. ...more on Wikipedia about "I Know Him So Well"

"I'm Not at All in Love" is a popular song. ...more on Wikipedia about "I'm Not at All in Love"

"If I Ruled the World" is a song, originally from the West End musical, Pickwick, based on Charles Dickens' The Pickwick Papers. It is usually associated with Sir Harry Secombe, but has been covered by other singers, notably Stevie Wonder. ...more on Wikipedia about "If I Ruled the World"

"It's A Long Way To Tipperary" is a music hall and marching song written by Jack Judge and Harry {Henry James} Williams in 1912. The well known chorus is: ...more on Wikipedia about "It's a Long Way to Tipperary"

"Kyle's Mom is a Stupid Bitch (in D-Minor)" is a song by fictional character Eric Cartman on the comedy series South Park. It refers to the mother of another South Park character, Kyle Broflovski. ...more on Wikipedia about "Kyle's Mom is a Stupid Bitch"

Lady Be Good is a 1924 song by George Gershwin and Ira Gershwin, as well as the title of the Broadway show which the song was featured in. Later two motion pictures were made of the title, and a World War II combat airplane was named after it. ...more on Wikipedia about "Lady Be Good"

The Major General's Song is a patter song from Gilbert and Sullivan's 1879 comic operetta The Pirates of Penzance. It is perhaps the most famous of all of the songs composed for Gilbert and Sullivan's operettas. It is sung by the character of Major General Stanley upon his entrance, towards the end of Act I. The song satirises the idea of the modern educated British Army officer of the later 19th century. ...more on Wikipedia about "Major General's Song"

"Mutual Admiration Society" is a popular song. ...more on Wikipedia about "Mutual Admiration Society (song)"

"New York, New York" is a song from the 1944 musical On the Town. The music was written by Leonard Bernstein and the lyrics by Betty Comden and Adolph Green. The first line of this song is, "New York, New York, it's a hell of a town: the Bronx is up and the Battery's down." ...more on Wikipedia about "New York, New York (On The Town)"

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