The Greatest Non-Disney Musical Song of All Time

[I am only a man]

Jennifer Hudson earned that oscar
And for the Gilbert and Sullivan fans

 

[wetfart]

One of my personal favorites. Surprised nothing else from this was posted yet.

 

[rsacks]

You cannot deny the awesomeness that is... Mr. Feeney as John Adams, going on a tirade and kicking the asses of the incompetent and lazy congress.


I don't know if you can say this is the best musical ever, but it is for damn sure my favorite. This is the musical I grew up with. The humor is fantastic, you can't help but fall in love with the characters. It took me so long to find a DVD of this, but it was worth it to have it in my collection once again.

I am SO HAPPY that someone else loves 1776 as much as I do. Most of the time when I say that 1776 is one of my favorite movies (not just musicals) of all time people look at me strangely and say "Is that even a movie?". Fun side note on 1776, since it's most likely the DVD everyone will watch now: the song "Cool, Cool, Considerate Men" was originally cut from the film due to pressure from President Nixon as he felt it portrayed conservatives in a negative light.

OT: My all time favorite is "Is Anybody There" from 1776 (I cannot find a youtube link with the original cast, I apologize) but another favorite would have to be "Into the Fire" from the Scarlet Pimpernel.

 

[hermes]

Some of the most obvious answers (Chicago and Phantom of the Opera) where already mentioned, so I call to your attention:

 

[Snownine]

One of my personal favorites. Surprised nothing else from this was posted yet.

That is my favorite number from that movie, alongside Everything You Ever, and Brand New Day.

 

[Fwee]

The first thing that pops into mind:


Any time I'm doing tedious work, hungry, or cooking this song'll be in my head.

 

[Sehnsucht Engel]

I love this musical, and recently saw the movie version too, but there's too many great songs in it to pick just one.

<spoiler=I'll go with one of these though>

 

[TheDrunkNinja]

Fun side note on 1776, since it's most likely the DVD everyone will watch now: the song "Cool, Cool, Considerate Men" was originally cut from the film due to pressure from President Nixon as he felt it portrayed conservatives in a negative light.

No way. They seriously cut that? The whole musical is rife with political satire and stereotypes, and they cut that one song? Yeesh, what sourpuss. I wonder how Nixon would react to knowing that Hollywood expresses more liberal views in the films that get released nowadays.

PS - Forgot to add:

[HEADING=2]We are COOL!!![/HEADING]

 

[Kiwi the Tortoise]

Most of mine have been mentioned before, here some additions:

Reefer Madness:

The Court Jester:

Little Shop of Horrors: