Freak out songs
Freak out songs
Imtoolazytopickaname
Swing Joined: 10/4/19
#1Freak out songs
Posted: 10/4/19 at 9:56pm
Im looking for the type of song where the main character seems to be kind of freaking out. Its usually in comedy musicals. I have found some but the problem is that they are for women. Are there any of these types of songs for guys?
Here are a few examples:
https://youtu.be/Q2FX4OqkAnk
https://youtu.be/UjctR5nTnTY
#2Freak out songs
Posted: 10/5/19 at 9:26am
I imagine there are many examples, but here are a few that come to mind:
"My Very Unfortunate Erection" from The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
"I'm Calm" from A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
Not as comical:
"Epiphany" from Sweeney Todd
"Live, Laugh, Love" from Follies
#3Freak out songs
Posted: 10/5/19 at 9:45am
“Tonight at eight” from she loves me
“The dressing room shuffle ” from I sing
“Apology to a cow” from batboy
”betrayed” from the producers
"I'm an American, Damnit!!! And if it's three things I don't believe in, it's quitting and math."
Updated On: 10/5/19 at 09:45 AM
TheGingerBreadMan
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/7/12
#4Freak out songs
Posted: 10/5/19 at 11:25am
I Hate You from If/Then
Marvin Hits Trina from Falsettos
Just One Step and Surabaya Santa from Songs for a New World
The Destruction from Carrie
getupngo
Featured Actor Joined: 1/22/19
#6Freak out songs
Posted: 10/5/19 at 8:45pm
what's gonna happen - tootsie
model behavior - women on the verge
PTChazman
Chorus Member Joined: 5/17/17
#7Freak out songs
Posted: 10/5/19 at 10:28pm
Getting Married Today :Company (for males ,only with the gender switching of the new revival coming)
Updated On: 10/5/19 at 10:28 PM
VotePeron
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/2/13
carolinaguy
Broadway Star Joined: 10/13/06
#9Freak out songs
Posted: 10/5/19 at 11:28pmFunny - City of Angels
I'm sending pictures of the most amazing trees/You'll be obsessed with all my forest expertise
#10Freak out songs
Posted: 10/5/19 at 11:45pm
"I'm Reviewing the Situation" from OLIVER!
"Soliloquy" from CAROUSEL
"Sue Me" from GUYS AND DOLLS (though it would be hard to replicate except as a duet)
"Never Will I Marry" from GREENWILLOW
"Stop! Wait! What?" from GENTLEMAN'S GUIDE...
"How Marvin Eats His Breakfast" from IN TROUSERS
"Please Stay" from THE HAPPY TIME
"Angry Inch" from HEDWIG AND...
"Agony" from INTO THE WOODS (duet but would work as solo)
"The Honeymoon Is Over" from I DO! I DO! (also duet, but could be solo)
"A Puzzlement" from THE KING AND I
"In Praise of Women" from A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC
"Why Can't a Woman?" from MY FAIR LADY
The OP is right that more "freak out" songs are written for women, but the above list has something for every voice, age, character, etc. And it is by no means complete.
#11Freak out songs
Posted: 10/6/19 at 12:08amTim Curry does “Anyone Who Had a Heart” as a gay nervous breakdown on his solo album.
#12Freak out songs
Posted: 10/6/19 at 7:14pm
It occurs to me now that either "The Right Girl" or "Buddy's Blues" from FOLLIES are also freak-out solos.
The term "freak out" covers a lot of territory. If the OP wants something frantic, these are better choices than "Live, Laugh, Love" (not that I am quarreling with the poster who proposed Ben's number).
#13Freak out songs
Posted: 10/6/19 at 8:14pm
Two GREAT Maltby/Shire "freak out" songs occurred to me in the shower. Each approaches the "freak out" in a different way:
"I Don't Remember Christmas" (ironic: the fact is the singer DOES remember Christmas and every moment of a failed relationship; the effort to deny it makes him more and more frantic) from STARTING HERE, STARTING NOW.
"What Am I Doing?" (textbook freak out remembered with the benefit of distance, but there's a very clever reversal--twist, surprise ending--at the close) from CLOSER THAN EVER.
I don't know about sheet music but both shows are available at iTunes so you can sample them before you buy anything.
#14Freak out songs
Posted: 10/7/19 at 12:14pmThe Nightmare Song from Gilbert & Sullivan's Iolanthe.
EvanstonDad
Stand-by Joined: 5/10/16
#15Freak out songs
Posted: 10/7/19 at 1:16pm
Both "Gee Officer Krupke" and "Cool" from West Side Story have a freak out quality about them, the latter especially as it's used in the film version.
#16Freak out songs
Posted: 10/7/19 at 1:46pm
I remember the demo recording of "Adventures in Love" by Zina Goldrich and Marcy Heisler (the same team that brought you "Taylor the Latte Boy" ) has a pretty funny freak out song for a male performer: "The Morning After".
Also, there's "And I Breathe" from "Next Thing You Know" by Joshua Salzman and Ryan Cunningham about a guy who tries to stop smoking for his girlfriend.
#17Freak out songs
Posted: 10/7/19 at 2:26pm
There's a cut song from Spelling Bee (at least I've seen it attributed as such) called "Eight Cigarettes a Day," which is a great slow-burn freakout. I know it appeared in the William Finn Lincoln Center concert.
#18Freak out songs
Posted: 10/7/19 at 5:35pm
GavestonPS said: "Two GREAT Maltby/Shire"freak out" songs occurred to me in the shower. Each approaches the "freak out" in a different way:
"I Don't Remember Christmas" (ironic:the fact is the singer DOES remember Christmas and every moment of a failed relationship; the effort to deny it makes him more and more frantic) from STARTING HERE, STARTING NOW.
"What Am I Doing?"(textbook freak out remembered with the benefit of distance, but there's a very clever reversal--twist, surprise ending--at the close) from CLOSER THAN EVER.
I don't know about sheet music but both shows are available at iTunes so you can sample them before you buy anything."
I might also add Crossword Puzzle to this list - a funny freak out song.
#19Freak out songs
Posted: 10/7/19 at 6:04pm
"Crossword Puzzle" is a great comic song. I've never heard it done by a man, but I see no reason why it couldn't be.
