btw, Shirley Ujest, I think you’re conbining Henry Higgins and Harold Hill in your OP there…
More often than not, when I find myself walking down the street in a rundown section of town, I’ll start snapping my fingers and humming the Jets song from West Side Story.
And i can’t count the number of times I’ve walked into a staff meeting singing “there’s gonna be a rumble…TONIGHT!”
::shakes out hair, glares around thread::
You gentlemen can watch while I’m scrubbing the floors,
And I’m scrubbing the floors while you’re gawking.
And maybe once you tipped me and it made you feel swell…
What?!
(The Threepenny Opera, Pirate Jenny)
The one (amateur) musical production I actually performed in was Fiddler on the Roof, in which I played. . . the fiddler, who never opens his mouth at all. . .
However, songs I’ll belt out when alone in the car on the highway include, in no particular order,
The Ballad of Sweeney Todd, from Sweeney Todd
It’s Priest, ditto (singing both parts)
Oh What a Beautiful Morning, from Oklahoma
Tradition, Fiddler on the Roof, the whole opening monologue included
Miracle of Miracles, also from Fiddler
Trouble, The Music Man
The Colors of My Life, Barnum
There is a Sucker Born Every Minute, Barnum
The patter song about all the stuff in the American Museum, the title of which I’ve forgotten, “Quite a lotta Roman terra cotta. . .”, Barnum
I’m Getting Married in the Morning, My Fair Lady
I’ve Grown Accustomed to Her Face, ditto
Wilkommen, (Spelling?) Cabaret
I Am What I Am, La Cage (I’m straight, by the way)
Puzzlement, The King and I
the list goes on and on
Wicked: The Wizard and I, Dancing Through Life, One Short Day
Miss Saigon: Why God, The American Dream
Chess: Someone Else’s Story, Where I Want to Be, Pity The Child
Into the Woods: I Know Things Now, No More
Goodtime Charlie: Voices and Visions, You Still Have A Long Way To Go, Confessional
Working: If I Could’ve Been
A Little Night Music: Now/Later/Soon
Phantom: The Point of No Return
Les Miz: I Dreamed a Dream, Do You Hear the People Sing
Guys and Dolls: Luck be a Lady
How to Succeed: The Company Way, Brotherhood of Man
Fiddler: Entire cast recording
La Mancha: Impossible Dream
King of Hearts: Down at Madeleine’s, Somewhere is Here
Oklahoma: Oklahoma, Kansas City, Famer & Cowman
South Pacific: Bloody Mary, Honey Bun
…and that’s maybe a tenth of the list.
Yeah, I do this a lot. 
Annie Christmas
I usually have a prompt to start singing, humming or whistling the songs (you see I like to have theme music in my life as I do things):
*Singing in the Rain *- when it’s raining and I am out in it (I often break into dance also).
*Summertime *- generally when the temperature is below 0.
*Luck be a Lady Tonight *- My wife tells me I only hum this when I am holding a good hand. Talk about a terrible tell.
Trouble - while covering city council or school board meetings and someone gets up to put fear in the hearts of the council or board members in order to get something.
Oklahoma - anytime I drive into that state
*Hair *- anytime I walk by or into a barber shop
Wouldn’t it be Loverly - any time I sit down on a comfortable chair on a cold evening with a cup of hot chocolate.
The ressional music at my wedding was L’Chaim from Fiddler on the Roof (I had just finished touring with Fiddler and many of the cast members were at the wedding and all of them joined in the song as my new wife and I headed down the aisle. It was very cool.)
“To dream the impossible dream”
How could I have forgotten Cats? Any of the songs with the exception of “Memories”…
the entire score of Once More, With Feeling
You stumped me, I never even heard of that one. Are you talking about the Buffy Episode, (Gleaned from wiki, not knowledge).
Jim
smiles, and whispers quietly That’s my girl… We’ve got your ship right off shore.
of course
Gah! I am! I am!
I would like to state to **DMark ** and Otto I have now added Ethel Merman Disco CD to my Amazon Wishlist. I’m not sure if this is a sign of mental illness or what, exactly, but dammmmn. Could be used as a weapon against pesky teenagers in the future.
Ivygirl got Chicago for Christmas (she has to share it with me ) and over the weekend we’d look at each other and say “Pop Six Squish Uh-uh Ciceroooo…LIPSHITZ!”
“He had it coming…he only had himself to blame…if you’da been there…if you’da seen it…you would have done the same!”
You mean “Dance Ten - Looks Three” right?
Enjoy,
Steven
I have heard rumors they have been using this CD in Guantanamo Bay to great success - terrorists have been spilling their guts and several cells have been thwarted, although the UN is looking into considering the playing of this CD as cruel and unusual punishment.
However, thanks Otto for the link…I just ordered the CD from Amazon. Should arrive January 10th. Have to get that white polyester leisure suit dusted off…
A recurring line between me and my friend Rob whenever we figure someone needs ending-
“You know, some guys just can’t handle their arsenic.”
Generally Sondheim stuff. I love “The Story of Jessie and Lucy” from Follies, and “Lesson #8” from Sunday in the Park with George.
All of my favorite shows have been mentions (not counting ones based around music of artists then made into musicals) except one: Avenue Q. And seeing as I signed up for my one guest period to mention it on another thread I’d feel odd not bringing it up here. Especially “Everyone’s A Little Bit Racist” “If You We’re Gay” “The Internet is for Porn” and “Schadenfreude.”