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Songs
THOSE WERE THE DAYS (Gee, our old LaSalle ran great!; especially the way Jean Stapleton purposely mangled those notes. As an "All in the Family" addict, how can I not love this song as it perfectly melds with the show and is so iconic. When I became aware of who wrote the title song for my favorite show, boy was I impressed that a real Broadway team did that for TV of all things!)
N.Y.C. (I saw "Annie" during its first run on Broadway and this was the kicker for me, as the whole production came alive on stage and the song is so catchy. There are many others from the score that are excellent. Unfortunately, "Tomorrow" was used one too many times in school in various guises during concerts, that I became inured to the sentiment of the song. I can no longer hear the song without thinking of the many bad versions and parodies I've heard. Maybe I will come around and hear it anew someday soon, maybe tomorrow . . .)
ONCE UPON A TIME (I got to know this song via Sinatra and like his version.)
PUT ON A HAPPY FACE (I remember being very little and sitting on my Dad's shoulders watching the Macy's Thanksgiving Parade in person. Dick Van Dyke was on a float singing this song. I didn't know the lyrics then, but I always recognized and hummed the melody.)
KIDS (In elementary school, I was in the school chorus every year. One year we sang this song and we devised "actions" to go along with the lyrics, instead of just standing still while singing. We liked that one a lot . . . . cheep, cheep, cheep.)
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The scores for "There Was A Crooked Man" and "The Night They Raided Minsky's"
