Hey, everybody! So it's Car Hop Emily here to talk about my favorite songs from Happy Days! The Musical. (Oh, look at that. An exclamation mark)
So, listening to the soundtrack, I think my favorite songs have to be:
-Maybe It's Time To Move On
-What I Dreamed Last Night (Reprise)
-Malachis.
Well, I have loads more favorites, I love the entire soundtrack, but these four just stick out the most.
Let's talk about them:
Maybe It's Time To Move On:
This song is the sort of parting letter of the Fonz. He's found there is no other solution this time, he cannot be the hero everyone puts him up to be.
"When a hero's done his best, when the planet can't be saved
Does he look for a job at the hardware store, or find work on a road to be paved?
No. He's already gone.
Maybe it's time to move on"
He alludes himself like a hero, who can't save the planet, well, in his case, the town. He can't save Arnold's and he can't solve it himself without nearly dying, thanks to that leg. So, it's time to move on and get out of here. Get out because he cannot save them this time.
"It felt like home here, or so I thought.
I was convinced that I belonged here, maybe not!
When the legend starts to fall, you don't really wonder why
You face up to the fact, it was probably an act, he was average at best! Just a guy!
Just a guy, what a shame ('Sunday, Monday, Happy Days!')
Time to forget what's his name
Here, he faces the fact that he thought he was at home, but maybe, this time, it's not what he thinks it was. There has always been a nagging doubt at the back of the Fonz's head that he didn't belong, and this time, that he can't save them, he believes it. And that he is sure everybody is talking, saying he was an ordinary guy all along, that the Fonz is just an ordinary guy.
This song is definitely sort of emotional, carries a bit of a funny tone at times, but it's bittersweet. It leads off into "Happy Days", when Fonzie leaves, but it's just a bittersweet song. The way I see it onstage, Richie and friends are singing the song, they've closed the curtains, and when Fonzie sings that last "Maybe it's time to move on..." he begins to walk off the stage, down the aisles, as the cast engages into Happy Days! Just my opinion, however.
What I Dreamed Last Night (Reprise)
I like this one a lot better then the original one, cause there is just so much power in this one! Like, Pinkie is in it with Joanie, and Marion, and it's just a girl power song and it's great! Pinkie longing for a home style sort of life, while Marion is dreaming of a wild life, like Pinkie's. And Joanie finally being able to take the confidence she has and use it to ask Chachi to the dance, it's wonderful.
My favorite bit, though, is when there's the key change, and all the girls sing that instrumental-less bit.
I want what I want, and I want it now!
Forget what traditions of the past allow!
I want what I want, and I'm willing to fight!
Cause I want what I saw
I want what I felt
I want what I dreamed
Last night!
That bit is just great, because this is the girls saying no to tradition. A crazy, wild stunt driver can have the life of a housewife. The housewife can dream of being a national sensation. The sweet girl can ask the boy first the guys don't have to make the first move! It's just an empowering song, and I give all my luck to Alyssa, Sabrina and Tazia for the song. I bet they'll do great, and I wonder if there will be spotlights? You can use this song and put it into so many different formats, but I think stepping forward when there's the key change will be great.
Malachis
Oh, come on. This is just a great villain song. It's incredibly goofy, and the boys get to jump around the stage and be great. Like, seriously
It would be great if the Malachis just tried to break the fourth wall, pointing at the audience and make them freak out, it would be hilarious. Fourth wall breaking is always fun. Then again, Richie breaks it several times. But there is always something fun about playing villains, even if you're the chick playing the guy villain. Everyone wants the chance to play the villains, and as much as the Malachis frustrate me in this musical, they are sincerely just hilarious guys, and how they sing about being evil, and the jokes they pull. Even the ending, with the dramatic high note, it'll be more of a funny, comedic song then an evil villain song.
So, there's my thoughts for the songs! Can't wait to get this musical rolling, and yeah. Stay Happy. I don't know how to end this blog post...
Um. Yeah.
-Emily
