Mamacita says: The cd jukebox has been set on “random” all day, and since it’s full of showtunes (original cast, of course) today’s random playlist looked like this:
1. Out Of My Dreams
2. If I Loved You
3. Another Suitcase In Another Hall
4. Children Will Listen
5. Green Finch and Linnet Bird
6. The First Man You Remember
7. I’m A Bad, Bad Man
8. Seven-and-a-Half-Cents
9. How Could I Ever Know
10. Tango: Maureen
11. I’m Not That Girl
12. The Deal (No Deal)
13. Turn Back, O Man
14. Far From The Home I Love
15. Those Were The Good Old Days
16. If Momma Was Married
17. Ten Minutes Ago
18. More I Cannot Wish You
19. One Hand, One Heart
20. You Are Music
21. A Secretary Is Not A Toy
22. His Work and Nothing More
23. Damned For All Time
24. Life Has Been Good To Me
25. How To Handle A Woman
26. If I Can’t Love Her
27. There But For You Go I
28. Don’t Tell Mama
29. Dance: Ten, Looks: Three
30. You Could Drive A Person Crazy
31. The Last Night of the World
32. War is a Science
33. What A Piece of Work Is Man
34. One More Angel In Heaven
35. Castle on a Cloud
36. Shall I Tell You What I Think Of You
37. Every Day A Little Death
38. That’s How Young I Feel
39. They Live In You
40. The Sadder But Wiser Girl For Me
41. Somewhere That’s Green
42. I’m An Ordinary Man
43. What Do You Want Of Me
44. Gus, The Theater Cat
45. As Long As He Needs Me
46. The Rape Ballet
47. I Believe My Own Eyes
48. How Can Love Survive
49. Life Upon The Wicked Stage
50. You’ve Got To Be Carefully Taught
Your mission, should you choose to accept it, is to tell me which musical each of these songs comes from, if I may be so bold as to end a sentence with a preposition.
The message in #50 is particularly relevant, and always has been.
You’ve got to be taught to hate and fear,
you’ve got to be taught from year to year,
it’s got to be drummed in your dear little ear—
you’ve got to be carefully taught!
You’ve got to be taught to be afraid
of people whose eyes are oddly made,
and people whose skin is a different shade—
you’ve got to be carefully taught.
You’ve got to be taught before it’s too late,
before you are six or seven or eight,
to hate all the people you relatives hate—
you’ve got be carefully taught!
Do not read the following if you are a weak-minded, prejudiced person who feels you can’t help it because you were born that way:
There is just no such thing as a person being born with genetic programmed prejudices. It’s all learned behavior. The bewildered claim of “I can’t help it; I was born this way” is nothing but a gigantic lie, a lie which is intended to cover up that person’s weak moral character.
Got your hackles up? Good. Because I also do not believe any person can be a genuine Christian if he/she harbors prejudices against anyone because of skin color or ethnic origin.
I can see being iffy about stupid people, but it doesn’t matter what color they are.
Yeah, so, if you’re going to preach Christianity to me, please save your breath. I will measure your beliefs against your actions, and the actions will always trump the words.
Words are cheap. Every Sunday, people use words to describe actions they have no intention of doing, or stopping, starting on Monday morning. With some people, the hypocrisy begins the moment the sermon is over, and such people have been checking the time every three or four minutes because dammit, them restaurants fill up fast, and if the Baptists get there first, there won’t be no room!
But I digress. The post is about music.
Now, go forth, or fifth, or even eighth, and name those shows!
You’re right, Candace! “My Fair Lady” it is!
You’re right, Candace! “My Fair Lady” it is!
I think that #42 is not Camelot but My Fair Lady instead. Great list, though!
I think that #42 is not Camelot but My Fair Lady instead. Great list, though!
1. Out Of My Dreams – Oklahoma
2. If I Loved You – Carousel
3. Another Suitcase In Another Hall – Evita
4. Children Will Listen – Into the Woods
5. Green Finch and Linnet Bird – Sweeney Todd
6.
7.
8.
9. How Could I Ever Know – The Secret Garden
10. Tango: Maureen – RENT
11. I’m Not That Girl – Wicked
12. The Deal (No Deal) – Chess
13. Turn Back, O Man – Godspell
14. Far From The Home I Love – Fiddler on the Roof
15.
16. If Momma Was Married – Gypsy
17. Ten Minutes Ago – Cinderella
18. More I Cannot Wish You – Guys and Dolls
19.
20. You Are Music – Phantom
21. A Secretary Is Not A Toy – How to Succeed in Business …
22. His Work and Nothing More – Jekyll and Hyde
23. Damned For All Time – Jesus Christ Superstar
24.
25. How To Handle A Woman – Camelot
26. If I Can’t Love Her – Beauty and the Beast
27. There But For You Go I – Brigadoon
28. Don’t Tell Mama – Cabaret
29. Dance: Ten, Looks: Three – A Chorus Line
30. You Could Drive A Person Crazy
31. The Last Night of the World – Miss Saigon
32. War is a Science – Pippin
33.
34. One More Angel In Heaven – Joseph … Dreamcoat
35. Castle on a Cloud – Lies Miserables
36.
37.
38.
39.
40. The Sadder But Wiser Girl For Me – The Music Man
41. Somewhere That’s Green – Little Shop of Horrors
42. I’m An Ordinary Man – Camelot
43.
44. Gus, The Theater Cat – Cats
45. As Long As He Needs Me – Oliver
46. The Rape Ballet – The Fantasticks
47. I Believe My Own Eyes – Tommy
48.
49.
50. You’ve Got To Be Carefully Taught – South Pacific
1. Out Of My Dreams – Oklahoma
2. If I Loved You – Carousel
3. Another Suitcase In Another Hall – Evita
4. Children Will Listen – Into the Woods
5. Green Finch and Linnet Bird – Sweeney Todd
6.
7.
8.
9. How Could I Ever Know – The Secret Garden
10. Tango: Maureen – RENT
11. I’m Not That Girl – Wicked
12. The Deal (No Deal) – Chess
13. Turn Back, O Man – Godspell
14. Far From The Home I Love – Fiddler on the Roof
15.
16. If Momma Was Married – Gypsy
17. Ten Minutes Ago – Cinderella
18. More I Cannot Wish You – Guys and Dolls
19.
20. You Are Music – Phantom
21. A Secretary Is Not A Toy – How to Succeed in Business …
22. His Work and Nothing More – Jekyll and Hyde
23. Damned For All Time – Jesus Christ Superstar
24.
25. How To Handle A Woman – Camelot
26. If I Can’t Love Her – Beauty and the Beast
27. There But For You Go I – Brigadoon
28. Don’t Tell Mama – Cabaret
29. Dance: Ten, Looks: Three – A Chorus Line
30. You Could Drive A Person Crazy
31. The Last Night of the World – Miss Saigon
32. War is a Science – Pippin
33.
34. One More Angel In Heaven – Joseph … Dreamcoat
35. Castle on a Cloud – Lies Miserables
36.
37.
38.
39.
40. The Sadder But Wiser Girl For Me – The Music Man
41. Somewhere That’s Green – Little Shop of Horrors
42. I’m An Ordinary Man – Camelot
43.
44. Gus, The Theater Cat – Cats
45. As Long As He Needs Me – Oliver
46. The Rape Ballet – The Fantasticks
47. I Believe My Own Eyes – Tommy
48.
49.
50. You’ve Got To Be Carefully Taught – South Pacific
Mamacita, I’m going to disagree with you about racial distrust. We all have a certain amount of xenophobia; it’s what kept us alive when we lived in tribes. Civilization exists because we teach our children how NOT to be tribal savages. You don’t have to teach children to hate; you have to teach them not to hate. You have to teach them virtue; you have to teach them prudence, temperance, fortitude and justice, for only a few will ever discover them on their own, and without them all there is no civilization.
If instead you teach them hate, then the words of Jesus apply: better for you that you be cast into the sea with a great millstone around your neck.
Mamacita, I’m going to disagree with you about racial distrust. We all have a certain amount of xenophobia; it’s what kept us alive when we lived in tribes. Civilization exists because we teach our children how NOT to be tribal savages. You don’t have to teach children to hate; you have to teach them not to hate. You have to teach them virtue; you have to teach them prudence, temperance, fortitude and justice, for only a few will ever discover them on their own, and without them all there is no civilization.
If instead you teach them hate, then the words of Jesus apply: better for you that you be cast into the sea with a great millstone around your neck.
Ok, here it is! Number 20 still eludes me; are you sure it’s from a real musical??
1. Oklahoma
2. Carousel
3. Evita
4. Into the Woods
5. Sweeney Todd
6. Aspects of Love
7. Annie Get Your Gun
8. Pajama Game
9. Secret Garden
10. Rent
11. Wicked
12. Chess
13. Godspell
14. Fiddler on the Roof
15. Damn Yankees
16. Gypsy
17. Cinderella
18. Guys and Dolls
19. West Side Story
20. ???
21. How to Succeed in Business
22. Jekyll and Hyde
23. Jesus Christ Superstar
24. Faust
25. Camelot
26. Beauty and the Beast
27. Brigadoon
28. Cabaret
29. Chorus Line
30. Company
31. Miss Saigon
32. Pippin
33. Hair
34. Joseph
35. Les Mis
36. King & I
37. A Little Night Music
38. Mame
39. Lion King
40. Music Man
41. Little Shop of Horrors
42. Camelot
43. Man of LaMancha
44. Cats
45. Oliver
46. Fantasticks
47. Tommy
48. Sound of Music
49. Showboat
50. South Pacific
Ok, here it is! Number 20 still eludes me; are you sure it’s from a real musical??
1. Oklahoma
2. Carousel
3. Evita
4. Into the Woods
5. Sweeney Todd
6. Aspects of Love
7. Annie Get Your Gun
8. Pajama Game
9. Secret Garden
10. Rent
11. Wicked
12. Chess
13. Godspell
14. Fiddler on the Roof
15. Damn Yankees
16. Gypsy
17. Cinderella
18. Guys and Dolls
19. West Side Story
20. ???
21. How to Succeed in Business
22. Jekyll and Hyde
23. Jesus Christ Superstar
24. Faust
25. Camelot
26. Beauty and the Beast
27. Brigadoon
28. Cabaret
29. Chorus Line
30. Company
31. Miss Saigon
32. Pippin
33. Hair
34. Joseph
35. Les Mis
36. King & I
37. A Little Night Music
38. Mame
39. Lion King
40. Music Man
41. Little Shop of Horrors
42. Camelot
43. Man of LaMancha
44. Cats
45. Oliver
46. Fantasticks
47. Tommy
48. Sound of Music
49. Showboat
50. South Pacific
And number one is from the musical about the greatest state in the union!
I’ll be honest though– I found Carousel and South Pacific to be total bummers.
19 was played at my wedding.
Fascinating list!
And number one is from the musical about the greatest state in the union!
I’ll be honest though– I found Carousel and South Pacific to be total bummers.
19 was played at my wedding.
Fascinating list!
My best friend would know all of these, hands down, but these are what I know without having to think, and without checking anyone else’s. I am going to fire some of these up!
1. Out Of My Dreams – Oklahoma!
2. If I Loved You – Carousel
3. Another Suitcase In Another Hall – Evita
4. Children Will Listen – Into the Woods
11. I’m Not That Girl – Wicked
13. Turn Back, O Man – Godspell
14. Far From The Home I Love – Fiddler on the Roof
16. If Momma Was Married – Gypsy
18. More I Cannot Wish You – Brigadoon?
19. One Hand, One Heart – West Side Story
21. A Secretary Is Not A Toy – How to Succeed…
29. Dance: Ten, Looks: Three – Chorus Line
30. You Could Drive A Person Crazy – Company
35. Castle on a Cloud – Les Miserables
37. Every Day A Little Death – A Little Night Music
40. The Sadder But Wiser Girl For Me – Music Man
41. Somewhere That’s Green – Little Shop of Horrors
44. Gus, The Theater Cat – Cats
45. As Long As He Needs Me – Oliver
50. You’ve Got To Be Carefully Taught – South Pacific
My best friend would know all of these, hands down, but these are what I know without having to think, and without checking anyone else’s. I am going to fire some of these up!
1. Out Of My Dreams – Oklahoma!
2. If I Loved You – Carousel
3. Another Suitcase In Another Hall – Evita
4. Children Will Listen – Into the Woods
11. I’m Not That Girl – Wicked
13. Turn Back, O Man – Godspell
14. Far From The Home I Love – Fiddler on the Roof
16. If Momma Was Married – Gypsy
18. More I Cannot Wish You – Brigadoon?
19. One Hand, One Heart – West Side Story
21. A Secretary Is Not A Toy – How to Succeed…
29. Dance: Ten, Looks: Three – Chorus Line
30. You Could Drive A Person Crazy – Company
35. Castle on a Cloud – Les Miserables
37. Every Day A Little Death – A Little Night Music
40. The Sadder But Wiser Girl For Me – Music Man
41. Somewhere That’s Green – Little Shop of Horrors
44. Gus, The Theater Cat – Cats
45. As Long As He Needs Me – Oliver
50. You’ve Got To Be Carefully Taught – South Pacific
#3 is from Into the Woods, which I love. Never much liked fairy tales as a child, but like them more now.
We have to love others if we love God. Even – gasp – Christians and all their imperfections! We love what He loves and hates what He hates, ideally. I don’t know about this personalized sliding scale of sin and all that, that’s His job, not mine. Though I can be irked (or hormoned) into making a haughty opinionated ass of myself any given moment.
#3 is from Into the Woods, which I love. Never much liked fairy tales as a child, but like them more now.
We have to love others if we love God. Even – gasp – Christians and all their imperfections! We love what He loves and hates what He hates, ideally. I don’t know about this personalized sliding scale of sin and all that, that’s His job, not mine. Though I can be irked (or hormoned) into making a haughty opinionated ass of myself any given moment.
I love it when you do the showtunes playlist game!
29. A Chorus Line
35. Les Miserables
49. Showboat – I just saw it last weekend at our community center!
Have you thought about doing the showtunes thing on a regular basis? People really like it.
About the prejudice and church stuff, I’ll have to agree partly with you and partly with Di. Nobody is perfect, but not to try to be better is extremely imperfect!
I love it when you do the showtunes playlist game!
29. A Chorus Line
35. Les Miserables
49. Showboat – I just saw it last weekend at our community center!
Have you thought about doing the showtunes thing on a regular basis? People really like it.
About the prejudice and church stuff, I’ll have to agree partly with you and partly with Di. Nobody is perfect, but not to try to be better is extremely imperfect!
Ok–you know me. I love God, but most Christians give me the creeps. Having said THAT, you know I can’t let this go without challenging you on a few things:
1. Yes–we have to be “taught”. But we don’t ALWAYS heed what we’ve been taught. We are constantly evolving. We need to practice good deeds and thoughts; no person gets it right the first time. Which brings me to…
2. One good reason to attend church regularly is to be reminded–through thoughtful, intelligent discourse–how we should view the world and each other. If church isn’t doing this for you, then you are attending the wrong church. And speaking of church–if I recall, the last time you went to church, Nixon was president. I’m not scolding you, sis–I’m just sayin’ that I believe you’ve allowed the bad taste you’ve had in your mouth for organized religion (due to some wacky-doodle early experiences) influence your view of Christianity in general. You would be the first to criticize others who held on to such prejudices:)
3. I just returned from NY, where I saw the revival of “South Pacific” at Lincoln Center. Too bad you only like original cast recordings; it was magnificent!
When I have time, I’ll try to name your musicals. I dare say my Musical Theatre students would know more than I would, though!
di
Ok–you know me. I love God, but most Christians give me the creeps. Having said THAT, you know I can’t let this go without challenging you on a few things:
1. Yes–we have to be “taught”. But we don’t ALWAYS heed what we’ve been taught. We are constantly evolving. We need to practice good deeds and thoughts; no person gets it right the first time. Which brings me to…
2. One good reason to attend church regularly is to be reminded–through thoughtful, intelligent discourse–how we should view the world and each other. If church isn’t doing this for you, then you are attending the wrong church. And speaking of church–if I recall, the last time you went to church, Nixon was president. I’m not scolding you, sis–I’m just sayin’ that I believe you’ve allowed the bad taste you’ve had in your mouth for organized religion (due to some wacky-doodle early experiences) influence your view of Christianity in general. You would be the first to criticize others who held on to such prejudices:)
3. I just returned from NY, where I saw the revival of “South Pacific” at Lincoln Center. Too bad you only like original cast recordings; it was magnificent!
When I have time, I’ll try to name your musicals. I dare say my Musical Theatre students would know more than I would, though!
di
Sometimes even good people mess up, but that has nothing to do with hatred. Hate is always a choice, even when it takes immense effort to try to control. Nobody is perfect, but being prejudiced is something that IS within our control.
I love your playlist!!!
I think I can place several of these songs:
5. Sweeney Todd
16. Gypsy
23. Jesus Christ Superstar
34. Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
44. Cats
I’m going to work on this later. Here comes da boss!
Sometimes even good people mess up, but that has nothing to do with hatred. Hate is always a choice, even when it takes immense effort to try to control. Nobody is perfect, but being prejudiced is something that IS within our control.
I love your playlist!!!
I think I can place several of these songs:
5. Sweeney Todd
16. Gypsy
23. Jesus Christ Superstar
34. Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
44. Cats
I’m going to work on this later. Here comes da boss!
Umm. . .OK. My only question: Is this a general challenge, issued to Christians at-large? Because that would be unjust. There are many -if not a genuine majority- of Christians who really attempt to live out those words taught on Sundays. They are fallen. . .so they don’t always succeed, but they do try.
As far as what you are saying about skin color -or for that matter, creed, gender, income level or just about any other human social categorization- I agree. Prejudice is learned.
Umm. . .OK. My only question: Is this a general challenge, issued to Christians at-large? Because that would be unjust. There are many -if not a genuine majority- of Christians who really attempt to live out those words taught on Sundays. They are fallen. . .so they don’t always succeed, but they do try.
As far as what you are saying about skin color -or for that matter, creed, gender, income level or just about any other human social categorization- I agree. Prejudice is learned.