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There's A Song For That! Life As Described By Broadway

Any time, any place, any emotion.

Tyessa Brown

Feb 13, 2017

Alma College

There's A Song For That! Life As Described By Broadway

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As a Broadway fan who probably needs to expand my song inventory, I can only speak for those musicals which I know best. They include Les Miserables, Wicked, Book of Mormon, Catch Me If You Can, Hamilton, If/Then, RENT, Chicago, Avenue Q and a few others, among them more obscure shows like Tarzan, Shrek, and Sunday in the Park with George.

In my experience, I’ve found that no matter how I’m feeling at any given time or what situation I find myself in, I can call up a song from a musical that fits the moment perfectly. Can you relate to any of these?

1) When you’re feeling optimistic:

"The Wizard and I" - Wicked

2) When it's Thursday and the weekend is right around the corner:

"One Day More" - Les Miserables

3) When you’re feeling beaten down:

"Wig in a Box" - Hedwig and the Angry Inch

4) When your friends make plans without you:

"On My Own" - Les Miserables

5) When you’re (nauseatingly) in love:

"Seven Wonders" - Catch Me If You Can

6) When your mind starts traveling down paths you don’t want it to:

"Turn if Off" - Book of Mormon

7) When you think about who you’d like to be if things were different:

"Who I'd Be" - Shrek the Musical

8) When the patriarchy has pushed you over the edge:

"Cell Block Tango" - Chicago

9) When you long for someone unobtainable:

"You Don't Need To Love Me" - If/Then

10) When you decide to throw caution to the wind and refuse to let how others see you dictate your life:

"Defying Gravity" - Wicked

11) When the bigots show their faces at your doorstep yet again:

"La Vie Boheme" - RENT

12) When you’re feeling sexy:

"You Can Be as Loud as the Hell You Want (When You're Making Love)" - Avenue Q

13) When you’re experiencing a bitter breakup:

"We Do Not Belong Together" - Sunday in the Park with George

14) When you have to say one final goodbye:

"You'll Be in My Heart" - Tarzan

15) When you return from vacation/winter break:

"What'd I Miss" - Hamilton

16) When you’re proud of your freakiness:

"Freak Flag" - Shrek the Musical

17) When you’re on a winning streak:

"Non-Stop" - Hamilton

18) When you’re ready to leave the old you behind:

"Goodbye" - Catch Me If You Can

19) When you think about everyone who helped make you who you are today:

"They Live in You" - The Lion King

And finally,

20) When you just want to be a diva:

"Diva's Lament" - Spamalot

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There's A Song For That! Life As Described By Broadway

Any time, any place, any emotion.

1) When you’re feeling optimistic:

2) When it's Thursday and the weekend is right around the corner:

3) When you’re feeling beaten down:

4) When your friends make plans without you:

5) When you’re (nauseatingly) in love:

6) When your mind starts traveling down paths you don’t want it to:

7) When you think about who you’d like to be if things were different:

8) When the patriarchy has pushed you over the edge:

9) When you long for someone unobtainable:

10) When you decide to throw caution to the wind and refuse to let how others see you dictate your life:

11) When the bigots show their faces at your doorstep yet again:

12) When you’re feeling sexy:

13) When you’re experiencing a bitter breakup:

14) When you have to say one final goodbye:

15) When you return from vacation/winter break:

16) When you’re proud of your freakiness:

17) When you’re on a winning streak:

18) When you’re ready to leave the old you behind:

19) When you think about everyone who helped make you who you are today:

And finally,

20) When you just want to be a diva:

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It's not all morning coffees and singing along to the radio.

You can't just go to your room to take a nap in the middle of your classes.

Having to spend all your extra cash on gas for your car.

Speaking of money, you probably don't have a meal plan so you're forced to scrounge up some change or mooch off of your friends.

It can be harder to maintain the friendships you make with people from class.

Finding a parking spot.

It can be harder to be involved on campus because between your one, two, or three jobs and school you don't have much free time.

When you try to be super involved on campus, it can kill your sleep schedule.

It's impossible to do homework at home, but staying on campus isn't an option sometimes.

There are surveys and events that you can't participate in because you're a commuter.

Group projects are the bane of your existence.

Traffic.

Your backpack rivals that of a survivalist trekking in the woods.

Driving all the way to campus to find a note on the door of your classroom saying class was cancelled.

Because have you ever had to endure grilling your foot on a George Foreman?

1. When he just wanted bacon from his George Foreman grill

2. When he had money (and Jan) issues

3. When he got upstaged at Phyllis' wedding

4. When he unintentionally saved Meredith from rabies

5. When he wore a "bisexual" suit

6. When he had to apologize to Jesus

7. When his GPS drove him into a lake

8. When he had to deal with Ryan as his boss

9. When he couldn't fulfill his most generous empty promise

10. When this happened

11. When he struggled with a X-Mas break up

12. When he had to defend his generosity

13. When he threw a classy Christmas party for Holly but she had a boyfriend

14. When he had to stand up to peer pressure

15. When Toby was "Toby-ish"

This isn't just for the single Pringles out there either, folks

Run Around Clanging Pots and Pans in Everyone's Face

Eat the Last Few Pigs in a Blanket

Pop Twelve White Grapes

Burn Something

Smash Things Against a Wall

Spontaneously Begin an Irish Jig

Call Your Mother

Throw a Coffee Table Out a Window

Sing "Auld Lang Syne" at the Top of Your Lungs

Do Some Squats

Swan Dive into a Nearly Freezing Body of Water

Take a Shot

Time to be merry and bright.

"First Noel" by Leslie Odom, Jr

"A Holly Jolly Christmas" by Burl Ives

"Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" by Kelly Clarkson

"All I Want for Christmas Is You" by Mariah Carey

"Christmas (Baby Please Come Home" by Michael Buble

"Last Christmas" by Taylor Swift

"The Christmas Song" by Josh Groban

"White Christmas" by Idina Menzel

"O Holy Night" by David Archuleta

"Believe" by Josh Groban

"Les cloches du hameau" by Celine Dion

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