Brassiest Musical Songs

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Mr. Nowack
#1Brassiest Musical Songs
Posted: 12/31/14 at 8:18pm

I always like to listen to brassy songs when I'm feeling blue, but I tend to always listen to the same ones. What are some of your favorites?


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adam.peterson44
#2Brassiest Musical Songs
Posted: 12/31/14 at 8:24pm

the overture of 42nd Street

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Fantod
#2Brassiest Musical Songs
Posted: 12/31/14 at 10:24pm

Mame, Chicago overture.

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GoSmileLaughCryClap
#3Brassiest Musical Songs
Posted: 12/31/14 at 10:40pm

I'm A Brass Band?

Updated On: 12/31/14 at 10:40 PM

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tazber
#4Brassiest Musical Songs
Posted: 12/31/14 at 10:56pm

You Can Always Count On Me - City of Angels


....but the world goes 'round

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chewy5000
#5Brassiest Musical Songs
Posted: 12/31/14 at 11:00pm

76 Trombones?
There Won't Be Trumpets?
Cornet Man?

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Melissa25
#6Brassiest Musical Songs
Posted: 12/31/14 at 11:20pm

Promises, Promises.

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SomethingPeculiar
#7Brassiest Musical Songs
Posted: 1/1/15 at 1:23am

You Gotta Get A Gimmick
Oveture to Gypsy
Overture to Funny Girl

(I'm seeing a Jule Styne theme here)

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darquegk
#8Brassiest Musical Songs
Posted: 1/1/15 at 9:30am

It's not Broadway, but if you're lookin for brassy and exciting, I recommend the albums "At the Hammersmith Odeon" by Bruce Springsteen, "Cowboy Bebop" by The Seatbelts, and "Let's Face It" by The Mighty Mighty Bosstones.

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Mr Roxy
#9Brassiest Musical Songs
Posted: 1/1/15 at 12:21pm

Any Jule Styne song.


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AHLiebross
#10Brassiest Musical Songs
Posted: 1/1/15 at 4:45pm

Anything sung by Ethel Merman -- she could make "Music of the Night" sound brassy.

Although I'm not sure that the OP and I are using the same definition of "brassy," I have the general impression that old musical comedies had more brassy numbers than other shows.


Audrey, the Phantom Phanatic, who nonetheless would rather be Jean Valjean, who knew how to make lemonade out of lemons.