I thought Christmas only came once a year!

Another Tim Rice classic: From the musical CHESS, where some poor actress actually has to sing the line, "It's a sweet, 'Hail-Fellow,' well-met affair!" Sing that shit. SING IT AND MAKE IT INTELLIGIBLE.

That's not even the worst from THAT MUSICAL :) You forgot that utter musical-theater classic: "You put the 'fun' in 'funeral'!"

Tim Rice also did a musical in the 80s, CHESS, where one song was about how you can't trust anyone, because everyone's loyalty can be swayed. He called the song, "Nobody's On Nobody's Side" - which means… that nobody can be trusted to be unaffiliated.

Are you saying we should break up the Beat Alls??

Maybe I'd change my mind if I heard the entire Patti recording - but I can't imagine Glenn being bettered. Her performance is one long ugly cry - and it works brilliantly.

It's kind of embarrassing, how the musical ends with that great line: "I'm ready for my close-up, Mr. DeMille" - and then of course they HAVE to guild the lily by reprising her first ballad, "With One Look" - and then the show closes out with the 115th reprise of this song.

I'm convinced there are only seven actual songs in SUNSET BOULEVARD; the rest are just reprises. (75% of which are reprises of this song.)

As long as Pharrell doesn't sing.

(from the chorus of "Unconditional":)

Damn right. That Lou Bega album with "Mambo No. 5" on it ("A Little Bit Of Mambo") is actually a lot of fun - and I will be playing "Baby Keep Smiling" at my wedding. (I just hope my grandparents don't find it too awkward when we get to the "I put on my glasses! / And tell you how sweet your ass is!" part.)