Ever since "Hamilton" premiered Off-Broadway in February 2015, fans have been flocking to the rap-musical inspired by the life of Alexander Hamilton. It is ever history nerds dream. Lin-Manuel Miranda took things in history that may seem not super interesting, put them to rap music and now they are events that will be hard to forget. It is nearly impossibly to pick the top 10 songs, but here are some of the best:
1. Alexander Hamilton
"Alexander Hamilton
My name is Alexander Hamilton
And there’s a million things I haven’t don't
But just you wait, just you wait..."
2. My Shot
"I am not throwing away my shot!
I am not throwing away my shot!
Hey yo, I’m just like my country
I’m young, scrappy and hungry
And I’m not throwing away my shot!"
3. The Schuyler Sisters
“'We hold these truths to be self-evident
That all men are created equal'
And when I meet Thomas Jefferson
I’m ‘a compel him to include women in the sequel!"
4. Helpless
"Helpless! Look into your eyes and the sky's the limit
I'm helpless! Down for the count and I'm drownin' in
'em I'm helpless!"
5. Wait For It
"Love doesn't discriminate
Between the sinners
And the saints
It takes and it takes and it takes"
6. The Room Where It Happens
"No one really knows how the
Parties get to yesssss
The pieces that are sacrificed in
Ev’ry game of chesssss
We just assume that it happens
But no one else is in
The room where it happens."
7. Cabinet Battle #2
"Lafayette’s a smart man, he’ll be fine
And before he was your friend, he was mine
If we try to fight in every revolution in the world, we never stop
Where do we draw the line?"
8. One Last Time
"If I say goodbye, the nation learns to move on
It outlives me when I’m gone"
9. Burn
"You and your words flooded my senses
Your sentences left me defenseless
You built me palaces out of paragraphs
You built cathedrals"
10. It's Quite UpTown
"Forgiveness. Can you imagine?
Forgiveness. Can you imagine?
If you see him in the street, walking by her
Side, talking by her side, have pity
They are going through the unimaginable"
Enjoy the beauty that is "Hamilton," and if you want to hear the sickest a cappella cover of most of the songs check this out:
