What Songs Remind You of Wicked?

[BellaEsAmour]

Ok i have heard a few songs that have reminded me of characters and situations in Wicked.

This song is from Cabaret, i think it fits well with what Fiyero feels about Elphie:

15. IF YOU COULD SEE HER

EMCEE:

I know what you're thinking
You wonder why I chose her
Out of all the ladies in the world
That's just a first impression
What good's a first impression?
If you knew her like I do
It would change your point of view
If you could see her through my eyes
You wouldn't wonder at all
If you could see her through my eyes
I guarantee you would fall (like I did)
When we're in public together
I hear society moan
But if they could see her through my eyes
Maybe they'd leave us alone

(There you are, my Liebling. Your favorite!)

How can I speak of her virtues?
I don't know where to begin
She's clever, she's smart, she reads music
She doesn't smoke or drink give (like I do)
Yet, when we're walking together
They sneer if I'm holding her hand
But if they could see her through my eyes
Maybe they'd all understand

Why can't they leave us alone?

Meine Damen und Herren, Mesdames et Messieurs
Ladies and Gentlemen
Is it a crime to fall in love?
Can we ever tell where the heart truly leads us?
All we are asking is eine bisschen Verständnis -
A little understanding -
Why can't the world 'leben und leben lassen'?
'Live and let live...'

I understand your objection
I grant you the problem's not small
But if you could see her through my eyes
She wouldn't look Jewish at all (substatute Jewish with Green)

OK this song fits with what Glinda must have been feeling when Yero&Elphie ran off together:


"My Happy Ending"

So much for my happy ending
Oh oh, oh oh, oh oh...

Let's talk this over
It's not like we're dead
Was it something I did?
Was it something You said?
Don't leave me hanging
In a city so dead
Held up so high
On such a breakable thread

You were all the things I thought I knew
And I thought we could be

[Chorus:]
You were everything, everything that I wanted
We were meant to be, supposed to be, but we lost it
And all of the memories, so close to me, just fade away
All this time you were pretending
So much for my happy ending
Oh oh, oh oh, oh oh...

You've got your dumb friends
I know what they say
They tell you I'm difficult
But so are they
But they don't know me
Do they even know you?
All the things you hide from me
All the shit that you do

You were all the things I thought I knew
And I thought we could be

[Chorus]

It's nice to know that you were there
Thanks for acting like you cared
And making me feel like I was the only one
It's nice to know we had it all
Thanks for watching as I fall
And letting me know we were done

[Chorus x2]

[x2]
Oh oh, oh oh, oh oh...
So much for my happy ending

Oh oh, oh oh, oh oh...

And this i think fits perfectly with what Elphie&Yero are going through in the ALAYM scene:

Nina Gordon Tonight and the Rest of My Life lyrics
(oh I...)
Down to the earth I fell,
With dripping wings. Heavy things won't fly.
And the sky might catch on fire.
And burn the axis of the world, that's why
I prefer a sunless sky, to the glittering and stinging in my eyes.

CHORUS
Oh I feel so light.
This is all I want to feel tonight.
Oh I feel so light.
Tonight and the rest of my life.
Tonight and the rest of my life.

Gleaming in the dark sea,
I'm as light as air
Floating there breathlessly.
When the dream dissolves I open up my eyes,
I realize that everything is shoreless sea.
Weightlessness is passing over me.

REPEAT CHORUS

Everything is waves and stars.
The universe is resting in my arms.
I feel so light.
This is all I want to feel tonight
I feel so light.
Tonight and the rest of my life.

REPEAT CHORUS

So does anyone else have any other songs tht remind them of wicked?

[StageFiyero]

There's a song (I'm next-to-positive it's Selene Dion [sp?]) called "You and I Were Meant To Fly." I think of Wicked every time it comes on the radio.

[Popular Glinda]

Lol, this is really lame but everytime I hear "The Reason" (by Hoobastank, i think) it reminds me of how Fiyero is thinking, like, really torn between Elphaba and Glinda. The chorus is:

I've found a reason for me
To change who I used to be
A reason to start over new
and the reason is you


I always think of Fiyero like, changing because of Elphaba.

[MJRWicKeDFaN89]

In Seussical, the song "Amayzing Mayzie" the end of it goes something like :

You can be amazing....well, almost, as amaaaaazing as me!

it reminded me so much of the end of "popular!"

[Popular Glinda]

MJRWicKeDFaN89 said:

In Seussical, the song "Amayzing Mayzie" the end of it goes something like :

You can be amazing....well, almost, as amaaaaazing as me!

it reminded me so much of the end of "popular!"

Oh my Oz, Courtney! That's the one I couldn't remember! Me and my friend saw the show and that WHOLE song we were like, "oh my gosh, it's like popular!" b/c Mayzie was like telling Gertrude how to grow her tail (like Galinda telling Elphie how to be popular) and Mayzie had blonde hair and wore a pink costume and Gertrude had Elphie boots hehe. Yeah, it was cool. Thanks Courtney, for reminding me! Haha

[StageFiyero]

Haha, I never thought of "Amayzing Mayzie" being like Popular - probably because I saw it before I fell into Wickedom.

[MJRWicKeDFaN89]

Popular said:

Oh my Oz, Courtney! That's the one I couldn't remember! Me and my friend saw the show and that WHOLE song we were like, "oh my gosh, it's like popular!" b/c Mayzie was like telling Gertrude how to grow her tail (like Galinda telling Elphie how to be popular) and Mayzie had blonde hair and wore a pink costume and Gertrude had Elphie boots hehe. Yeah, it was cool. Thanks Courtney, for reminding me! Haha

haha no problem..im glad to be of help! and you explained it better than i did with the 2 characters

[Elphaba]

some parts of maroon 5's "she will be loved" remind me of galinda and boq

"beauty queen of only 18
she had some trouble with herself
he was always there to help her
she always belonged to someone else"

[Popular Glinda]

The song "Tell Her I Love Her" from Urinetown sometimes makes me think of Glinda after Elphaba is melting. Not all of it, just some of the lyrics. Lol, I even made an icon a while ago of it, if you all remember.

[BellaEsAmour]

The new Kelly Clarkson song "Breakaway" reminds me soooooooooo much of Elphie. I would love to make a Wicked music video with this in the backround.

KELLY CLARKSON LYRICS


"Breakaway"

Grew up in a small town
And when the rain would fall down
I just stared out my window
Dreaming of a could-be
And if I'd end up happy
I would pray (I would pray)

Trying not to reach out
But when I'd try to speak out
Felt like no one could hear me
Wanted to belong here
But something felt so wrong here
So I pray (I would pray)
I could breakaway

[Chorus:]
I'll spread my wings and I'll learn how to fly
I'll do what it takes til' I touch the sky
I'll make a wish
Take a chance
Make a change
And breakaway
Out of the darkness and into the sun
But I won't forget all the ones that I loved
I'll take a risk
Take a chance
Make a change
And breakaway

Wanna feel the warm breeze
Sleep under a palm tree
Feel the rush of the ocean
Get onboard a fast train
Travel on a jet plane, far away (I will)
And breakaway

[Chorus]

Buildings with a hundred floors
Swinging around wild indoors
Maybe I don't know where they'll take me but
Gotta keep moving on, moving on
Fly away, breakaway

I'll spread my wings
And I'll learn how to fly
Though it's not easy to tell you goodbye
I gotta take a risk
Take chance
Make a change
And breakaway
Out of the darkness and into the sun
But I won't forget the place I come from
I gotta take a risk
Take a chance
Make a change
And breakaway, breakaway, breakaway

[b0rN2bEoNsTaGe]

I always think of DG whenever I hear "I Believe I Can Fly"- for quite obviousish reasons.

[youcantpullmedown]

Warning: This whole post is spoilerish, so I'm not blacking it out.

Here's my idea, and it's kind of a stretch. So, when Fiyero is going down the Yellow Brick Road with Dorothy and Company, he was probably lonely for Elphie, and he probably thought about her a lot to keep himself going. Here's a song he could sing about that. (I bolded the parts that really remind me of Wicked, and I added in stuff in red, because Red is the favorite color of the Winkies)

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"I Would Walk 500 Miles"

[Originally by the Proclaimers]

When I wake up, yeah I know Im gonna be,
I'm gonna be the man who wakes up next to you
When I go out (to the Ozdust) yeah I know Im gonna be
I'm gonna be the man who goes along with you
And If I get drunk (on Winkie Beer), yes I know I'm gonna be
I'm gonna be the man who gets drunk next to you
And if I haver whatever that means
I'm gonna be the man who's havering to you
(because Fiyero would have no clue what Haver is)

But I would walk 500 miles
And I would walk 500 more
To be the man who walked 1,000 miles
To fall down at your door

When I'm working yeah I know I'm gonna be
I'm gonna be the man who's working hard for you
And when the money, comes in for the work I do
I'll pass almost every penny on to you
When I come home yeah I know I'm gonna be
I'm gonna be the man who comes back home to you
And if I grow old well I know I'm gonna be
I'm gonna be the man who's growing old with you

And I would walk 500 miles
And I would walk 500 more
To be the man who walked 1,000 miles
To fall down at your door

Surrender
Surrender

When I'm lonely yes I know I'm gonna be
I'm gonna be the man who's lonely without you
When I'm dreaming yes I know I'm gonna dream
I gonna Dream about the time when I'm with you
And if I get drunk, yeah I know I'm gonna be
I'm gonna be the man that gets drunk next to you
And if I haver, whatever the f*** that means
I'm gonna be the man who havers next you

And I would walk 500 miles
And I would walk 500 more
To be the man who walked 1,000 miles
To fall down at your door

Surrender
Surrender

When I'm lonely, yes I know I'm gonna be
I'm gonna be the man whos lonely without you
I'm gonna be the man whos coming home

Cuz I would walk 500 miles
And I would walk 500 more
To be the man who walked 1,000 miles
To fall down at your door

Surrender
Surrender
Surrender
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I said it was a stretch ;D

[PieEyedDragon]

Excerpts from an old Cowboy song

Ringo
(No, not one of The Beatles)

He lay face down on the desert sand:
Clutching a six-gun in his hand.
Shot from behind...I thought he was dead;
Under his heart was an ounce of lead.
But a spark still burned, so I used my knife;
And late that night I saved the life...of Ringo.

I nursed him 'til the danger passed.
The days went by, he mended fast.
Then from dawn to setting sun,
He practiced with that deadly gun;
And hour on hour I watched in awe.
No human being could match the draw...of Ringo.


One day we rode the mountain crest,
I went East, and he went West.
I took to law, and wore a star,
While he spread terror, near and far.
With lead and blood he gained such fame
All through the west they feared the name...of Ringo.

I knew some day I'd face the test:
Which one of us would be the best.
Sure enough, the word came down
that he was holed-up in the town.
I left the posse out in the street;
And I went in alone to meet...Ringo.

They said my speed was next to none;
But my lightning draw had just begun
When I felt a blast that stung my wrist.
The gun went flying from my fist;
And I was looking down the bore
Of the deadly fourty-four...of Ringo.

They say that was the only time
That anyone had seen him smile.
He slowly lowered his gun, and then
He said to me "We're even, Friend!"
And so at last I understood
That there was still a spark of good...in Ringo.

I blocked the path of his retreat.
He turned and stepped into the street.
A dozen guns spit fire and lead.
A moment later...he lay dead.
The town began to shout and cheer.
No where...was there shed a tear...for Ringo.

The story spread throughout the land
That I had beaten Ringo's hand.
That it was just the years, they'd say,
That made me put my guns away.
But on his grave they can't explain
The tarnished star...above the name...of Ringo.

[idina_kristin_fan]

youcan'tpullmedown: Yes! I totally agree.

No songs that I can think remind me... but I had to write a paper once connecting Popular to Jekyll and Hyde. Yes, that was interesting when I had to play Popular for my class, and they all gave me blank looks..

[Elphaba of the West]

Popular said:

Oh my Oz, Courtney! That's the one I couldn't remember! Me and my friend saw the show and that WHOLE song we were like, "oh my gosh, it's like popular!" b/c Mayzie was like telling Gertrude how to grow her tail (like Galinda telling Elphie how to be popular) and Mayzie had blonde hair and wore a pink costume and Gertrude had Elphie boots hehe. Yeah, it was cool. Thanks Courtney, for reminding me! Haha

Great....

We're doing Seussical.. and now i'll keep obsessing about Wicked again... LoL (It's not like i haven't been)