Top 10 Hardest Broadway Songs
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Date: 2023-11-20
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Charlotte
Unpopular opinion: honestly I think that Words Fail should have been higher on the list because Evan is such a hard character to portray with all of his little ticks and his anxiety, and when he is singing Words Fail his world is crashing down around him and hes crying and freaking out and the acting is impeccable and despite all of this it is sung so clearly.
Also HOW IS DEFYING GRAVITY AN HONOURABLE MENTION
Also does Ms Mojo have a thing with Phantom? Every time it has to be placed higher then they put it
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Unpopular opinion: honestly I think that Words Fail should have been higher on the list because Evan is such a hard character to portray with all of his little ticks and his anxiety, and when he is singing Words Fail his world is crashing down around him and hes crying and freaking out and the acting is impeccable and despite all of this it is sung so clearly.
Also HOW IS DEFYING GRAVITY AN HONOURABLE MENTION
Also does Ms Mojo have a thing with Phantom? Every time it has to be placed higher then they put it
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Kate
I think this only takes into account the actual song and its stand alone difficulty, instead of the song in context. For example, the phantom of the opera is an incredibly difficult song, but in performance it is tracked! Christine doesnt have to sing that high E 8 times a week! Whereas words fail in itself is not a particularly hard song, but in context, the actor playing Evan had spent the entire scene before it shouting his lungs out, so the song then becomes very difficult.
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I think this only takes into account the actual song and its stand alone difficulty, instead of the song in context. For example, the phantom of the opera is an incredibly difficult song, but in performance it is tracked! Christine doesnt have to sing that high E 8 times a week! Whereas words fail in itself is not a particularly hard song, but in context, the actor playing Evan had spent the entire scene before it shouting his lungs out, so the song then becomes very difficult.
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Elizabeth
half of these songs are only hard because they're high. a song being high doesn't mean it's hard, it just means it's written for a soprano or tenor. any alto song would be equally hard for a soprano to sing. the real difficult songs in broadway have challenging rhythms, large vocal leaps, or just genuinely difficult singing like requiring a lot of breath support or moving in between registers.
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half of these songs are only hard because they're high. a song being high doesn't mean it's hard, it just means it's written for a soprano or tenor. any alto song would be equally hard for a soprano to sing. the real difficult songs in broadway have challenging rhythms, large vocal leaps, or just genuinely difficult singing like requiring a lot of breath support or moving in between registers.
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Kiersten
okay, i mean yeah Candide was on Broadway, but it's not a musical. every other song on this list is musical theatre. Glitter and Be Gay is an aria. it's from an operetta. frankly it shouldn't even be compared to all the other songs because it's a pretty simple aria for coloratura sopranos. obviously comparing it to a completely different vocal style is going to make it sound insanely difficult
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okay, i mean yeah Candide was on Broadway, but it's not a musical. every other song on this list is musical theatre. Glitter and Be Gay is an aria. it's from an operetta. frankly it shouldn't even be compared to all the other songs because it's a pretty simple aria for coloratura sopranos. obviously comparing it to a completely different vocal style is going to make it sound insanely difficult
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Amy
My list in no particular order (my opinion)
Don't try and list if you don't care about theatre. (Ms mojo)
Defying gravity
Phantom of the opera
Memory
And I'm telling you
So much better
Getting married today
Dead girl walking
Gethsemane
Bring him home
All you wanna do
Wishing you were some how here again
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My list in no particular order (my opinion)
Don't try and list if you don't care about theatre. (Ms mojo)
Defying gravity
Phantom of the opera
Memory
And I'm telling you
So much better
Getting married today
Dead girl walking
Gethsemane
Bring him home
All you wanna do
Wishing you were some how here again
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Aidan
I'm shocked that Giants in the Sky got higher than The Phantom of the Opera. My theatre group is having auditions for Mary poppins junior and Into the woods junior in August (most of the cast members are in middle school and high school) and I am using Giants in the sky as my audition song. I am female: )
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I'm shocked that Giants in the Sky got higher than The Phantom of the Opera. My theatre group is having auditions for Mary poppins junior and Into the woods junior in August (most of the cast members are in middle school and high school) and I am using Giants in the sky as my audition song. I am female: )
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Elizabeth
and i am telling you is easily the hardest song on broadway. not only do you have to have the voice, but to be able to belt that much in a manner that doesn't destroy your voice, AND to have the lung capacity to do so, makes it literally impossible for most people
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and i am telling you is easily the hardest song on broadway. not only do you have to have the voice, but to be able to belt that much in a manner that doesn't destroy your voice, AND to have the lung capacity to do so, makes it literally impossible for most people
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msmojo
How the heck was Bring Him Home only in the honourable mention? I'm a girl, and can sing quite high if I really try, and I STILL struggle with that song (from the 1987 album of course. A man singing it is something I can't even fathom, yet he still does it.
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How the heck was Bring Him Home only in the honourable mention? I'm a girl, and can sing quite high if I really try, and I STILL struggle with that song (from the 1987 album of course. A man singing it is something I can't even fathom, yet he still does it.
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CantDraw2004
I'm Breaking Down from Falsettos should have been at least an honourable mention. You need to balance the acting, the comedic timing, and the strong belts, WHILE EATING A BANANA ON STAGE. I still don't know how anyone could do it eight times a week
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I'm Breaking Down from Falsettos should have been at least an honourable mention. You need to balance the acting, the comedic timing, and the strong belts, WHILE EATING A BANANA ON STAGE. I still don't know how anyone could do it eight times a week
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Rachel
I know very little about musical theater but it feels sort of wrong that 'i am telling you' is number 9. It's the sort of song you can sing with technical perfection and still not hit. And the technical perfection is no joke either.
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I know very little about musical theater but it feels sort of wrong that 'i am telling you' is number 9. It's the sort of song you can sing with technical perfection and still not hit. And the technical perfection is no joke either.
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Jolene
Phantom of the Opera shouldve been number one. They cant even sing it live during performances because of the damage it can cause if sung in every performance. Instead they have to lip sync to the audio of them singing it.
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Phantom of the Opera shouldve been number one. They cant even sing it live during performances because of the damage it can cause if sung in every performance. Instead they have to lip sync to the audio of them singing it.
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Isabella
It requires the lead to step into the shoes of Hansen and create a musical document of one man's crumbling mental state, guilt, and anxiety.
Me: That's the summary of me.
(I feel like I do it somewhat well)
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It requires the lead to step into the shoes of Hansen and create a musical document of one man's crumbling mental state, guilt, and anxiety.
Me: That's the summary of me.
(I feel like I do it somewhat well)
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fangirlable
I think the song Climb Every Mountain from The Sound Of Music should be on this listyou have to have like an opera singing voice to hit those high notes and be able hold them.
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I think the song Climb Every Mountain from The Sound Of Music should be on this listyou have to have like an opera singing voice to hit those high notes and be able hold them.
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Mariapaz
Ok sure fine. But take a breath and go is not the proper technique. So you're giving countless amounts of people the wrong information
Also there's no Hamilton so byeeeee
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Ok sure fine. But take a breath and go is not the proper technique. So you're giving countless amounts of people the wrong information
Also there's no Hamilton so byeeeee
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Nate
Guns and ships is not that hard compared to not getting married today. Guns and ships is like 45 seconds. Not getting married to today is 3 minutes of insane breath control
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Guns and ships is not that hard compared to not getting married today. Guns and ships is like 45 seconds. Not getting married to today is 3 minutes of insane breath control
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Nikita333
Personally, I think A Little Fall of Rain is much more musically challenging than Bring Him Home, which is very melodic, builds evenly and almost any Tenor can sing it.
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Personally, I think A Little Fall of Rain is much more musically challenging than Bring Him Home, which is very melodic, builds evenly and almost any Tenor can sing it.
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Victoria
love phantom of the opera, the theme alone has high notes. I was and still am able to sing that song.
I'm sad that it has unfortunately been taken off Broadway.
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love phantom of the opera, the theme alone has high notes. I was and still am able to sing that song.
I'm sad that it has unfortunately been taken off Broadway.
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Pantea
Seriously? Gethsemane gets just an honorable mention? Have you ever tried it? It is a Behemoth of a song! Low, High, holding, that freaking Falsetto? Come on!
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Seriously? Gethsemane gets just an honorable mention? Have you ever tried it? It is a Behemoth of a song! Low, High, holding, that freaking Falsetto? Come on!
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Jade
It took me months to master the super tricky high note of the Phantom of the Opera back when I was 14. I don't know if I can still do it now. Hopefully I can.
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It took me months to master the super tricky high note of the Phantom of the Opera back when I was 14. I don't know if I can still do it now. Hopefully I can.
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Marge
Rent's la boheme should have gotten at least an honorable mention. It's sung fast and has parts where multiple people sing different parts at the same time.
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Rent's la boheme should have gotten at least an honorable mention. It's sung fast and has parts where multiple people sing different parts at the same time.
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Yuval
In Phantom of the Opera, they have to use a voiceover recording of the final note to not damage the singer's voice. It's THAT difficult.
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In Phantom of the Opera, they have to use a voiceover recording of the final note to not damage the singer's voice. It's THAT difficult.
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Reese
Not sure if it should be on the main list, but Fugue for Tinhorns from Guys and Dolls should at least be an honorable mention
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Not sure if it should be on the main list, but Fugue for Tinhorns from Guys and Dolls should at least be an honorable mention
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Mallory
okay Watch What Happens shouldve at least been an honorable mention! you need SERIOUSSSSS breath support for that song!
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okay Watch What Happens shouldve at least been an honorable mention! you need SERIOUSSSSS breath support for that song!
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ThespianwithWifi
two songs that should be here #1 my shot #2 guns and ships. It broke the world record for fastest lyrics sung
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two songs that should be here #1 my shot #2 guns and ships. It broke the world record for fastest lyrics sung
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weird
Funny enough, i sang Phantom of the opera both parts by myself (Im a CounterTenor) and trust me, IT'S FREAKING HARD
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Funny enough, i sang Phantom of the opera both parts by myself (Im a CounterTenor) and trust me, IT'S FREAKING HARD
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Deb
Pity the Child #2. yes, so damn difficult. Meant to be sung as a rock singer. On Broadway, Philip Casnoff nailed it.
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Pity the Child #2. yes, so damn difficult. Meant to be sung as a rock singer. On Broadway, Philip Casnoff nailed it.
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Aimee_Oldfield
Omg defying gravity is not an honerable mention its one if the hardest songs asppesially near the end
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Omg defying gravity is not an honerable mention its one if the hardest songs asppesially near the end
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Jenna
Watch What Happens from Newsies? Anyone? No? Really? You've got to be kidding that song is so hard to sing!
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Watch What Happens from Newsies? Anyone? No? Really? You've got to be kidding that song is so hard to sing!
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Maxwell
santa fe shoukd toltaly be on that list its way harder then word fail believe me iv preformed them both
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santa fe shoukd toltaly be on that list its way harder then word fail believe me iv preformed them both
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Orchids
Im kinda surprised some of Glindas songs arent on here, like thank goodness or her optional high notes
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Im kinda surprised some of Glindas songs arent on here, like thank goodness or her optional high notes
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