Underrated Songs From Popular Musicals
Hamilton: The Election of 1800
- Some of the cleverest lyrics in the show
- “Can we get back to politics? Please??”
- For as much as “Washington on Your Side” is loved, I’m surprised no one talks about this one
Dear Evan Hansen: Requiem
- This show isn’t as music-heavy as a lot of others, so there aren’t really any vastly underrated songs, but this one is so gorgeous and so seldom talked about
- Chilling in the best way
- Just because someone dies tragically, doesn’t mean they’re absolved of the damage they caused in their life
Heathers: Dead Girl Walking (Reprise)
- The catchy, powerhouse beat and sound of the original song, but used in a better, more meaningful (in my opinion) way
- The splices of the pep rally are so well done
- The symbolism of this riff being used for this scene is perfect
Falsettos: I’m Breaking Down
- Is it already loved and known? Yes. Does it still deserve more than it got? Yes.
- You can feel the desperation in the style of the score before Trina even sings the first note
- One of our best (and only) glimpses into Trina’s psyche
Next to Normal: Make Up Your Mind/Catch Me I’m Falling
- So musically pretty, but so heart-wrenching
- The heartbeat of the drum at the end is shiver-inducing
- “Catch me I’m falling” is just?? Such a perfect lyric?? For this, but just also in general??
- Literally no one likes this song and I’m mad
- Such an iconic self-love anthem??
- It’s not annoying, ok? It’s fun and funny and a really sweet insight into Medda as a character (pretty much the only one we get)
Spring Awakening: Touch Me
- Sounds like really good contemporary poetry
- Is actually about masturbation and soul-crushing touch starvation
- I’m omitting “The Dark I Know Well” and “My Junk” from this spot, because while they are both overlooked songs from SA, I believe that they’re rightfully overlooked (especially in comparison to other numbers from the soundtrack like this one)
- Perfectly captures the feeling of physical loneliness with vivid fantasy aesthetics
Into the Woods: Your Fault
- Incredibly musically complex and intricate
- In a musical full of showy solos and duets, “Your Fault” stands out
- This is the song I was desperately hoping that the musical would have, if that makes sense
- Fun Home needed this song and it’s short and not vocally impressive, but it is heartbreaking
- “Don’t you come back here. I didn’t raise you to give away your days…like me.”
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