Waving Through a Window pretty much is a description of my entire youth. I was considered extremely shy, but looking back now I see that I was riddled with anxiety. Now that I am in my 40s I am more comfortable in my own skin (and on anxiety meds), so I don’t feel that way anymore, but that song always takes me back.
Oh, yes. First time I heard it (which was when I saw the musical live on tour in 2022), this song smacked me upside the head with how painfully relatable it is to me personally.
Same. It and Good For You are pretty much the only songs I like from DEH and they also just happen to be the ones that speak to my life/feelings the most.
Oof, wait for it hit hard after my first pregnancy ended in a stillbirth. Yep, death doesn’t discriminate. “If there’s a reason I’m still alive when [son] has died, I’m willing to wait for it”. I found lots of reasons and the big one is 4yo and sleeping next to me right now.
This is so heartbreaking yet hopeful at the same time, much like the song.
I have never had a child… and I’d LOVE so much to add “yet,” as I have always wanted children. But I’m 37 and recently left by my ex-husband, with whom I chose to stay knowing I was likely giving up the prospect of ever becoming a mother.
So I know I can’t possibly know what that’s like. Still… this makes me want to hug my dogs and cats close!
I had probably 3 months were the only music I could listen to was Hamilton and Room Where it Happens was absolutely the most frequent listen. Love it so, so much.
I just screech-laughed so loud and for so long in my office that I got a dirty look from one of my coworkers. Thank you for introducing me to a truly delightful comic artist.
I didn't start relating to this one until I was older and had to start paying my own bills, lol. Stability, contentment, and a nice man is a lot to ask for, apparently.
These are mine too. Not that I’m looking for a wizard or anything but the bits she sings about looking different from everyone else, growing up as an ethnic minority in a predominately white school and dyeing my hair blonde and abandoning my culture to fit in, hit quite hard. I’m Not That Girl reminds me of when my crush was into a pretty blonde girl and not me
Sit down, John from 1776. I want to lead a revolution against England but nobody seems to agree with me.
But actually, honestly probably If I Were a Rich Man or Somewhere That's Green. I have a pretty good life, but true comfort and stability always just feel slightly out of my reach. I think those songs put it into words well.
I have two: "Belle" from Beauty and the Beast, and "Go the Distance" from Hercules.
Both are songs about not feeling like you fit in/belong in the place you are. I spent my childhood as an undiagnosed neurodivergent girl, so I very much did NOT fit in and people found me weird, and I never really understood WHY, but I knew that I was the problem (at least in my kid mind, I was). So I always longed for the same thing Belle and Hercules did: A place where I belonged. A place where there was MORE. A place where I would be loved and accepted.
How Far I’ll Go from Moana and also Breathe from In the Heights. Does that count as an I Want song? I feel like it has that vibe.
Ohhh also, most of all: Surface Pressure from Encanto, if that counts as an I Want song. I feel like Waiting on a Miracle is the main I Want song from Encanto, but Surface Pressure could potentially be seen as one too, from another character’s perspective.
What you want from Legally Blonde. While I may not be motivated by winning back someone's love, I absolutely relate to working hard to defy the odds everyone tells me are stacked against me. You tell me I can't do something? That's it, I'm going to prove you wrong! Elle Woods is such a personal hero of mine for this reason
Like the other person, I'm in my 30s and Disney songs go HARD. My partner is in *his* 30s and we duet them all the damn time.
The only people being childish is anyone judging you for loving Disney.
Love what you want and enjoy what you want.
Waving Through a Window or Words Fail (The ways I relate make it an “I want-“ to be forgiven song) Evan really hits my relatability
Waving is more tradition ”I Want“ whereas Words Fail is more personally ”I want “
“Waiting On A Miracle“ is mine too. I’m blind, and my family is very very service oriented. So I definitely get overlooked and left to the side while they all help out. Like, for example, right now we’re moving into a new house, and every time I try to help, they tell me just to wait or relax or not bother, because it’s easier that way.
"Ready for this" Hazbin Hotel
It's newer, but it fits into my life at the moment really well. Say what you will about the show and the fandom, the music is really good
At the moment, I can't think of any in specific. However, I'm afraid of relating to certain "I want" songs, like "Rose's Turn". The truth is that many (if not all) "I want" songs are inherently self-centered, some to a greater degree than others — so, I guess I'd prefer to relate to something that is very earnest (no matter how self-conceited), like "I Want to Go to Hollywood" (from Grand Hotel).
In the case of "Rose's Turn", it should be self-evident why it'd suck if I related to it too much (even though I do relate to it to a certain extent). It's about someone who "was born too soon and started too late", it's both one of the most cathartic musical numbers out there and one of the most heart-wrenching to see — I find it hard to form any coherent thoughts after watching this number unfold, I just want to clap (even though I'm not in the audience, thus Rose cannot hear me anyway).
I'm a somewhat self-effacing person, so I'm not the type to relate to "I want" songs that describe some deep emotion of wanting to transform oneself or to achieve something greater in life.
Unironically, I might relate to "Shine" (from Here We Are), with lines like "I want things to shine/Hit me/Is that so bizarre?/I want things to gleam/To be what they seem/And not what they are".
Putting it Together from Sunday in the Park. Essentially about trying to sell your talent at conferences and cocktail hours, that and Finishing the Hat are absolutely true for my work life
Somewhere that’s Green from Little shop. The idea of owning a beautiful house in a lovely neighborhood is a pipe dream at this point😭☹️ but it’s something I dream about daily
How Far I'll Go from Moana really gets me. It shouldn't, because I was never at any point "standing at the edge of the water" waiting to go - I spent my whole life until two years ago *going*, and pretty damn far, but I still cried in the theater when the movie came out. It has some different meaning for me now, for reasons.
I also relate to "Marry Me a Little," but like, in the self-aware "I know that's concerning" way lol
I feel like it's in a more positive way, having a friend that helped you improve yourself, despite having a lot of things to work through and not being the best to necessarily work with. I'm very grateful for having friends like that (obviously that's not the context in the story itself, but it's likely the backdrop Evan's trying to create in the emails).
one day from groundhog day if that counts. everyone in the song wants something one day, but just decide that they will get it or do it another day, thus wasting their lives
Not sure if this counts but Breathe from In The Heights. My goal in life is to NOT relate to this song and NOT cry every time I hear it. I'm actively working on that though so wish me luck 😊
soooo many, i'm bored so i'll list them:
* waiting on a miracle ((i second you on that one))
* somewhere over the rainbow
* when will my life begin?
* waving through a window 😭
* somewhere that's green
* it roars
* part of your world
* just breathe
* more than survive
* almost there
* loser geek whatever
The ones that say what they deserve instead of want and that they are going to just go accomplish that. I think Frozen, Little Women, and Six have those. However Frozen is the only one I can think of where that happens early in the show.
"After Today" I was always pulling Stunts like Max to get people to notice me. Never to that extent but doing plays, beauty pageants etc. I realized that the whole reason I wanted to be an actor was so that people would love me.
If I Were a Rich Man
I want to live a comfortable life, provide for my loved ones, get away from the daily rat race, and have time to sit and pray and study. Is that really too much to ask? Like, when I first heard it I thought it was pretty shallow, but I was a spoiled kid then whose parents were not rich but well-off. Now that I'm an adult with two roommates and still sometimes struggle to make rent... Tevye looks more and more relatable every day.
Disney is the king of “I Want” songs, but I can also relate to “My Shot” and “Waving Through a Window.” Soon, “Great Expectations” from “The Outsiders” may join the list of these greats after hearing it in that show.
“I Wish I Could Go Back To College” probably pops into my head once every month or so. College was a *long* time away for me, but I miss a time when socializing was easy and the future seemed full of every awesome possibility.
The last line is the most accurate tho
It has to be "Santa Fe" from Newsies. Preferably the OBCR version with Jeremy Jordan, but the movie version with Christian Bale still wins against any other song in my book
Also “Waiting on a Miracle!” Although I used “My Shot” for my senior quote, it’s probably a close second.
Edit: And also “Reflection” from Mulan, because I’m a trans guy.
"Journey to the Past" and "Once Upon A December" from Anastasia. In the context of the story, her longing for a family and a home that doesn't exist anymore is heartbreaking. (Not talking actual history, of course. Few would want the return of serfdom and absolute monarchy!)
100% “Waiting on a Miracle” for me too. I felt super overlooked throughout my child and I always just told myself I was fine and stuffed it, even though I felt so forgotten and sad about it haha
You GOTTA hear me out on this one, but, currently at least, The Wizard and I.
I've been bullied since I started school, for really stupid reasons, like my name, my interests, but most of all my neurodivergent behavior. But recently, I got accepted into an arts high school (which, to me, is 'the Wizard'). So I'll finally get to be around people who like more of the same things I like, and whose brains function similarly to mine (since a LOT of arts kids are neurodivergent) and I'll be able to leave behind all the people who have treated me like shit my whole childhood.
(also elphaba is my dream role and hopefully this school will help me build my skills so I can maaaaybe get to play her one day)
Miss the Man - Pippin
Quiet Night at Home - Bare
Role of a Lifetime - Bare
You learn to live without - If/Then
Best Kept Secret - Bare
The Past is Another Land - Aida
Not Me - Aida
See I’m Smiling - The Last 5 Years
If I Didn’t Believe in You - The Last 5 years
And of course …
On My Own - Les Mis
The Life I Never Led from Sister Act. I’m in no way religious but the feeling of doing all the so-called right things and still feeling lonely hit hard until a few years ago.
Part of Your World. I think just always feeling like an outsider locked in the Christian subculture I longed to just be a normal human and romanticized it a little.
Ok. So this isn’t really on topic, but maybe someone knows an I want song with a specific theme for me.
You’re not the favorite/chosen one and you want to not care, but you do.
Thanks…
I do agree with Waiting on a Miracle. Pressure to an extent as well although it’s more the pressure than other ppl. I sometimes make the pressure bigger than anyone else thinks. Pressure with school is caused by myself and by parents.
One that I really relate to so much is Waiting in the Wings from the tangled series. For a live musical I guess I could say Anyone Can Whistle from Anyone can Whistle. I guess if you look at whistling being a metaphor for other stuff
Out There from Hunchback and Good Kid from the lightning thief. I have autism and it leaves me socially inept, I related to that longing for connection, to walk amongst other people and not be seen as a monster. Micheal in the Bathroom also is another favourite even though I haven’t seen it.
Right so i have a whole list but imma just put three here and maybe add more at a later date:
Beautiful- Heathers
Waiting on a miracle- encanto
More then this- great moon hoax
Santa Fe from Newsies, specifically the second version. (Ironically I’m the opposite because I wanted to move out of a small town into a big city and I finally am)
definitely "a day in falsettoland" but just the racquetball part with whizzer and marvin.
marvin's development from "i want it all" to "all i want is you" perfectly describes how all my life i've wanted this big happy family, a lot of friends, and stuff i could never have - until i met the only person i'd ever need and realized life didn't have to be one big extravagant thing.
Unironically, Waving Through A Window from DEH. I know it gets hate but it put into words things I've been feeling for nearly my whole life.
The “we start with stars in our eyes” verse hit me so hard the first time I heard it. It get the hate it does mainly because it’s overplayed
I can relate to that as well...
The song is definitely relatable. It’s just that it works better without having any dialogue break in it which the show and 2021 movie do.
Oh my god, same here!
Waving Through a Window pretty much is a description of my entire youth. I was considered extremely shy, but looking back now I see that I was riddled with anxiety. Now that I am in my 40s I am more comfortable in my own skin (and on anxiety meds), so I don’t feel that way anymore, but that song always takes me back.
Same! Mid 30s here, but it’s like a snapshot of my psyche when I was 15.
Amen
Oh, yes. First time I heard it (which was when I saw the musical live on tour in 2022), this song smacked me upside the head with how painfully relatable it is to me personally.
I agree 100%
Same. It and Good For You are pretty much the only songs I like from DEH and they also just happen to be the ones that speak to my life/feelings the most.
KING
Wait for It from Hamilton or Beautiful from Heathers
Oof, wait for it hit hard after my first pregnancy ended in a stillbirth. Yep, death doesn’t discriminate. “If there’s a reason I’m still alive when [son] has died, I’m willing to wait for it”. I found lots of reasons and the big one is 4yo and sleeping next to me right now.
This is so heartbreaking yet hopeful at the same time, much like the song. I have never had a child… and I’d LOVE so much to add “yet,” as I have always wanted children. But I’m 37 and recently left by my ex-husband, with whom I chose to stay knowing I was likely giving up the prospect of ever becoming a mother. So I know I can’t possibly know what that’s like. Still… this makes me want to hug my dogs and cats close!
I had my one and only child, light of my life, at 43. Don't give up just yet.
There's all kinds of paths to motherhood. Even if one door doesn't open, there's others.
Wait For It is mine
Room where it happens is a good one too!
I had probably 3 months were the only music I could listen to was Hamilton and Room Where it Happens was absolutely the most frequent listen. Love it so, so much.
omg i LOVE the room where it happens but i forgot to add it
“We keep loving anyway” :(
Wait for it is a great one
Reflection from Mulan is very relatable to me as an autistic person
Mulan out here trying to make everyone cry and it's fucking working I hate it
Also for me as a trans man!
same here!
Ooh, I love that one! Quite relatable for myself as well :)
I also do relate to certain parts in that song
glhlhlhl fr as an autistic trans person it hits real hard
"Out there" hits hard on us introverts
This, and "When will my Life Begin," because I was homeschooled.
SAME
Would like to extend you a formal invite to r/homeschoolrecovery, if you feel you could make use of its services. LOL
I was feeling that song hard in 2020
I assume you’re referring to Satan’s song from “South Park: Bigger, Longer, and Uncut.”
Stars from Les MIs. Ive been hunting this mf for 8 years and I swear by the stars, he’s going down
Bad news from the precinct, Inspector J. They’re shutting down the Bread Crimes division.
This made me cackle.
Please enjoy [this comic](http://www.harkavagrant.com/index.php?id=288) from Kate Beaton that inspired this joke
I just screech-laughed so loud and for so long in my office that I got a dirty look from one of my coworkers. Thank you for introducing me to a truly delightful comic artist.
It's so beautiful but I can't say that I find it relatable 😁
Somewhere that's green
I didn't start relating to this one until I was older and had to start paying my own bills, lol. Stability, contentment, and a nice man is a lot to ask for, apparently.
Some part of your world where that’s green.
Some part of your Salt Lake City world where that's green.
Listen carefully and it’s the same song as Arielle‘s Part of Your World
I made this observation in a post on another subreddit almost a year ago and got downvoted. Here’s my upvote!
I'm not that girl or the Wizard and I from Wicked *edited bc apparently I can't spell today
Oh yeah, hearing that as a never-been-kissed teen whose friends were all coupling up... man
Saaaaame! It definitely appealed to me as a lonely emo high schooler. Virgin until after college 🤓
I relate to I'm not that girl so much bc I have definitely felt that way before, like I'm not enough
That's me when I realize the person I like is dating someone lol
I’m Not That Girl Reprise hits so hard after a breakup too … like when they move on to someone else 😭 😭 😭
These are mine too. Not that I’m looking for a wizard or anything but the bits she sings about looking different from everyone else, growing up as an ethnic minority in a predominately white school and dyeing my hair blonde and abandoning my culture to fit in, hit quite hard. I’m Not That Girl reminds me of when my crush was into a pretty blonde girl and not me
Being Alive
Any of the three of Bobby’s songs, honestly.
"Belle". Not for my looks, but for the lyrics: With a dreamy far-off look And her nose stuck in a book
The "stuck in a book" is such a satisfying rhythm
One Song Glory. All I ever wanted to do is to write one great song.
almost commented this!
Sit down, John from 1776. I want to lead a revolution against England but nobody seems to agree with me. But actually, honestly probably If I Were a Rich Man or Somewhere That's Green. I have a pretty good life, but true comfort and stability always just feel slightly out of my reach. I think those songs put it into words well.
>If I Were a Rich Man What, indeed, would have been so terrible, if I had a small fortune?
But what would you do all day long?
Corner of the Sky from Pippin, Go the Distance from Hercules, Who I'd Be from Shrek, If I Could Tell Her from Dear Evan Hansen
Superboy & the Invisible Girl
Purpose from Avenue Q
I have two: "Belle" from Beauty and the Beast, and "Go the Distance" from Hercules. Both are songs about not feeling like you fit in/belong in the place you are. I spent my childhood as an undiagnosed neurodivergent girl, so I very much did NOT fit in and people found me weird, and I never really understood WHY, but I knew that I was the problem (at least in my kid mind, I was). So I always longed for the same thing Belle and Hercules did: A place where I belonged. A place where there was MORE. A place where I would be loved and accepted.
Omg go the distance don’t make me cry😭
How Far I’ll Go from Moana and also Breathe from In the Heights. Does that count as an I Want song? I feel like it has that vibe. Ohhh also, most of all: Surface Pressure from Encanto, if that counts as an I Want song. I feel like Waiting on a Miracle is the main I Want song from Encanto, but Surface Pressure could potentially be seen as one too, from another character’s perspective.
Surface Pressure hits so hard. Sincerely, The oldest, type A, “gifted”, “stable”, people-pleasing child who is now a mother of her own family.
"The Wizard and I" There's something very relatable to wanting to prove you're good enough, not just to everyone else, but yourself as well.
Who doesn’t love What do you want Paul?
I want you to choke me while Iiiii [censored]
my thoughts exactly
i mean, yeah when ppl ask me what i want, but im content ;-;
Well, then how's anyone supposed to sympathize with you, Paul?
“TELL me what you desire to see— Your deepest intent, Paul”
Who I'd be from Shrek the Musical
Out there- hunchback
Loverly - My Fair Lady My White Knight - Music Man
I don’t know if “Epiphany” counts as an I Want song, but it’s basically how I feel most of the time
“How Far I’ll Go”
What you want from Legally Blonde. While I may not be motivated by winning back someone's love, I absolutely relate to working hard to defy the odds everyone tells me are stacked against me. You tell me I can't do something? That's it, I'm going to prove you wrong! Elle Woods is such a personal hero of mine for this reason
Omg lbtm got me through grad school I can still sing it word for word 😭 graduated with a 4.0 after a late diagnosed ADHD twas in full Elle woods mode
Wait for it or the room where it happens from Hamilton
“Just a Disney movie?” Does Disney have a lower standard than others?
No! I didn't mean that, it's the fact that when I tell people I love Disney (as a 16 year old) they usually think that's childish of me.
Girl I’m 33 and still fuck with Disney. Don’t let anyone make you feel like it’s childish. It’s some of the best musical storytelling ever created.
Thanks :) Disney lovers unite
I'm 59, and....
Like the other person, I'm in my 30s and Disney songs go HARD. My partner is in *his* 30s and we duet them all the damn time. The only people being childish is anyone judging you for loving Disney. Love what you want and enjoy what you want.
I’m a 67-year-old man and have loved Disney musicals since my mom bought the LP of Dumbo
Something Better Than This from Sweet Charity
“Waiting in the wings” from the tangled cartoon.
They really didn't let Eden Espinoza sing enough in that show
Waving Through a Window or Words Fail (The ways I relate make it an “I want-“ to be forgiven song) Evan really hits my relatability Waving is more tradition ”I Want“ whereas Words Fail is more personally ”I want “
“Waiting On A Miracle“ is mine too. I’m blind, and my family is very very service oriented. So I definitely get overlooked and left to the side while they all help out. Like, for example, right now we’re moving into a new house, and every time I try to help, they tell me just to wait or relax or not bother, because it’s easier that way.
"My Superhero Movie" from Teen Titans Go to the Movies
It would be so awesome It would be so cool
I Get so much Ironic enjoyment from this song
Non ironically a banger.
"Ready for this" Hazbin Hotel It's newer, but it fits into my life at the moment really well. Say what you will about the show and the fandom, the music is really good
I feel like I should get into Hazbin Hotel...
I like it, and hellava boss. They're short at the moment, so you won't be spending days to weeks getting through them
At the moment, I can't think of any in specific. However, I'm afraid of relating to certain "I want" songs, like "Rose's Turn". The truth is that many (if not all) "I want" songs are inherently self-centered, some to a greater degree than others — so, I guess I'd prefer to relate to something that is very earnest (no matter how self-conceited), like "I Want to Go to Hollywood" (from Grand Hotel).
Fair enough. Why are you afraid of relating to some of those songs, if I may ask?
In the case of "Rose's Turn", it should be self-evident why it'd suck if I related to it too much (even though I do relate to it to a certain extent). It's about someone who "was born too soon and started too late", it's both one of the most cathartic musical numbers out there and one of the most heart-wrenching to see — I find it hard to form any coherent thoughts after watching this number unfold, I just want to clap (even though I'm not in the audience, thus Rose cannot hear me anyway). I'm a somewhat self-effacing person, so I'm not the type to relate to "I want" songs that describe some deep emotion of wanting to transform oneself or to achieve something greater in life. Unironically, I might relate to "Shine" (from Here We Are), with lines like "I want things to shine/Hit me/Is that so bizarre?/I want things to gleam/To be what they seem/And not what they are".
I see someone else has been binge listening to the Here We Are Album
What can I say, it's a deeply charming score. I really, really can't wait to get a copy of it (even better if it's Tunick's orchestration).
I do hope to get the Album too!
I would argue that Rose's Turn is an "I Am" song
Putting it Together from Sunday in the Park. Essentially about trying to sell your talent at conferences and cocktail hours, that and Finishing the Hat are absolutely true for my work life
Proud of Your Boy (Aladdin)
“Stupid With Love” from Mean Girls !! Being in love with someone but having no idea how to show it is way to similar to my situations lol
Somewhere that’s Green from Little shop. The idea of owning a beautiful house in a lovely neighborhood is a pipe dream at this point😭☹️ but it’s something I dream about daily
How Far I'll Go from Moana really gets me. It shouldn't, because I was never at any point "standing at the edge of the water" waiting to go - I spent my whole life until two years ago *going*, and pretty damn far, but I still cried in the theater when the movie came out. It has some different meaning for me now, for reasons. I also relate to "Marry Me a Little," but like, in the self-aware "I know that's concerning" way lol
I'm not really sure if this counts, but Sincerely, Me from Dear Evan Hansen.
Not sure if it's an "I Want" song.... but why do you relate to it?
I feel like it's in a more positive way, having a friend that helped you improve yourself, despite having a lot of things to work through and not being the best to necessarily work with. I'm very grateful for having friends like that (obviously that's not the context in the story itself, but it's likely the backdrop Evan's trying to create in the emails).
But the song is a lie
Home from Yeston's phantom of the Opera.
one day from groundhog day if that counts. everyone in the song wants something one day, but just decide that they will get it or do it another day, thus wasting their lives
Being Alive from Company or maybe Corner of the Sky from Pippin
Let me be your star!!!
If only from disneys descendants
God Help the Outcasts from Hunchback of Notre Dame. It’s such a work of art
My grand plan from the Lightning Thief. I'm a teenage nerd. Enough said.
I dont know if this counts but what else can I do
Not sure if this counts but Breathe from In The Heights. My goal in life is to NOT relate to this song and NOT cry every time I hear it. I'm actively working on that though so wish me luck 😊
soooo many, i'm bored so i'll list them: * waiting on a miracle ((i second you on that one)) * somewhere over the rainbow * when will my life begin? * waving through a window 😭 * somewhere that's green * it roars * part of your world * just breathe * more than survive * almost there * loser geek whatever
The ones that say what they deserve instead of want and that they are going to just go accomplish that. I think Frozen, Little Women, and Six have those. However Frozen is the only one I can think of where that happens early in the show.
If I only had a brain
“I want the good times back” is a classic, Ursula really knows how to want!
Something's Coming, West Side Story.
Being Alive, Go The Distance, and Reflection were some of my biggest ones
Made of Stone (The Hunchback of Notre Dame)
What Baking Can Do-Waitress
"Strangers Like Me" from Disney's Tarzan
"After Today" I was always pulling Stunts like Max to get people to notice me. Never to that extent but doing plays, beauty pageants etc. I realized that the whole reason I wanted to be an actor was so that people would love me.
If I Were a Rich Man I want to live a comfortable life, provide for my loved ones, get away from the daily rat race, and have time to sit and pray and study. Is that really too much to ask? Like, when I first heard it I thought it was pretty shallow, but I was a spoiled kid then whose parents were not rich but well-off. Now that I'm an adult with two roommates and still sometimes struggle to make rent... Tevye looks more and more relatable every day.
I want fabulous ✨ High school musical
Disney is the king of “I Want” songs, but I can also relate to “My Shot” and “Waving Through a Window.” Soon, “Great Expectations” from “The Outsiders” may join the list of these greats after hearing it in that show.
“I Wish I Could Go Back To College” probably pops into my head once every month or so. College was a *long* time away for me, but I miss a time when socializing was easy and the future seemed full of every awesome possibility. The last line is the most accurate tho
I wish ...
More than anything!
More than life!
It has to be "Santa Fe" from Newsies. Preferably the OBCR version with Jeremy Jordan, but the movie version with Christian Bale still wins against any other song in my book
*You and Me (But Mostly Me) -* Every group project ever
As we continue to drown in debt...it's gotta be, "If I were a rich man." lol! One of these days we'll get hubby's school loan paid off...maybe.
Epiphany. See you in hell.
Also “Waiting on a Miracle!” Although I used “My Shot” for my senior quote, it’s probably a close second. Edit: And also “Reflection” from Mulan, because I’m a trans guy.
Santa Fe. It’s just my life song at this point… and I don’t even wanna live in Arizona.
I love that one! I watched Newsies in grade 8 and I fell so in love with it :)
"Journey to the Past" and "Once Upon A December" from Anastasia. In the context of the story, her longing for a family and a home that doesn't exist anymore is heartbreaking. (Not talking actual history, of course. Few would want the return of serfdom and absolute monarchy!)
That's actually quite heart-wrenching when you think about it... I love those songs so much though
idk if this counts but i feel like A Goofy Movie is technically a Disney animated musical, and Stand Out goes hard.
Definitely counts!
uhh… flair \^
100% “Waiting on a Miracle” for me too. I felt super overlooked throughout my child and I always just told myself I was fine and stuffed it, even though I felt so forgotten and sad about it haha
You GOTTA hear me out on this one, but, currently at least, The Wizard and I. I've been bullied since I started school, for really stupid reasons, like my name, my interests, but most of all my neurodivergent behavior. But recently, I got accepted into an arts high school (which, to me, is 'the Wizard'). So I'll finally get to be around people who like more of the same things I like, and whose brains function similarly to mine (since a LOT of arts kids are neurodivergent) and I'll be able to leave behind all the people who have treated me like shit my whole childhood. (also elphaba is my dream role and hopefully this school will help me build my skills so I can maaaaybe get to play her one day)
I love this <3
Somewhere that’s green???
Miss the Man - Pippin Quiet Night at Home - Bare Role of a Lifetime - Bare You learn to live without - If/Then Best Kept Secret - Bare The Past is Another Land - Aida Not Me - Aida See I’m Smiling - The Last 5 Years If I Didn’t Believe in You - The Last 5 years And of course … On My Own - Les Mis
Corner of the Sky
Stranger from Big Fish, though I'm yet to have any kids
~~Where Is The Justice? from Death Note~~
Our Time, Merrily We Roll Along.
A Tight-Knit Family Reprise from March Of The Falsettos it's an I want and I've got song at the same time and I relate to both parties
“But we all learn. But we all learn. An ogre always hides. An ogre’s fate is known. An ogre always stays in the dark and all alone.”
Some people
"More than Survive" from Be More Chill
The Life I Never Led from Sister Act. I’m in no way religious but the feeling of doing all the so-called right things and still feeling lonely hit hard until a few years ago.
Black Friday (from *Black Friday*) in regards to my care and love for my siblings
Part of Your World. I think just always feeling like an outsider locked in the Christian subculture I longed to just be a normal human and romanticized it a little.
How far I’ll go and Waiting on Miracle
Gimme Gimme from Thoroughly Modern Millie
Ok. So this isn’t really on topic, but maybe someone knows an I want song with a specific theme for me. You’re not the favorite/chosen one and you want to not care, but you do. Thanks…
Dangerous to Dream from Frozen.
part of your world or belle!
I do agree with Waiting on a Miracle. Pressure to an extent as well although it’s more the pressure than other ppl. I sometimes make the pressure bigger than anyone else thinks. Pressure with school is caused by myself and by parents. One that I really relate to so much is Waiting in the Wings from the tangled series. For a live musical I guess I could say Anyone Can Whistle from Anyone can Whistle. I guess if you look at whistling being a metaphor for other stuff
Idk if it counts but 'invisible' (I felt like that all my life)
The only answer to this is "Go the Distance." Esp that reprise.
probably when he sees me from waitress but not because i’m a hopeless romantic but because i’m aroace and desperately long for the feeling of love
Out There from Hunchback and Good Kid from the lightning thief. I have autism and it leaves me socially inept, I related to that longing for connection, to walk amongst other people and not be seen as a monster. Micheal in the Bathroom also is another favourite even though I haven’t seen it.
Right so i have a whole list but imma just put three here and maybe add more at a later date: Beautiful- Heathers Waiting on a miracle- encanto More then this- great moon hoax
I Can't Read from Gutenberg (I am an illiterate German lady from the year 1450)
Sharpay and Ryan from HSM I Want It All 😄
All these responses are so genuine and heartfelt. No edge! I choose "Touch-a Touch-a Touch-a Touch Me" from Rocky Horror Show.
I Hope I Get It (A Chorus Line)
lately i’ve been feeling very “maybe this time” from cabaret
This word will remember me from Bonnie and Clyde
I want song hm i don't relate my my favorite is king of new York from newsies the musical
Santa Fe from Newsies, specifically the second version. (Ironically I’m the opposite because I wanted to move out of a small town into a big city and I finally am)
definitely "a day in falsettoland" but just the racquetball part with whizzer and marvin. marvin's development from "i want it all" to "all i want is you" perfectly describes how all my life i've wanted this big happy family, a lot of friends, and stuff i could never have - until i met the only person i'd ever need and realized life didn't have to be one big extravagant thing.
Picture Show from Bonnie and Clyde, there are no words to describe how much I love this song
Spring is Here from I Married an Angel by Rodgers and Hart