More Hamilton Squee
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I've watched the film on Disney+ repeatedly, purchased both the original Broadway cast album and the Hamilton Mixtape album. Having soaked it all in I can safely do a couple of Top Fives. My first is my Top Five Performers. Three of them I already mentioned in my initial squee post, however, I not only want to be sure I mention the other two in my Top Five but also want to be sure to rank them all.
Top Five Performers
1. Daveed Diggs
2. Christopher Jackson
3. Phillipa Soo
4. Anthony Ramos
5. Jonathan Groff
If you're shocked by the lack of Lin-Manuel Miranda himself and Leslie Odom Jr, I do fully appreciate their being the backbone of the show, what with being Alexander Hamilton and the Narrator/Aaron Burr. It's just that as the backbone they are there most of the time to some extent, and I enjoy them more sometimes than others. My Top Five I'm happy to see each time they appear in the show.
My other Top Five is my Top Five Musical Numbers. There are covers of more than one of them on the Mixtape, but two of them are solely in the show.
Top Five Musical Numbers
1. "The Story of Tonight"
2. "Helpless"
3. "One Last Time"
4. "It's Quiet Uptown"
5. "Wait For It"
Lin-Manuel Miranda participates to one extent or another in four out of five of those numbers, and Leslie Odom Jr performs "Wait For It" so clearly I do appreciate them. I just don't put them in my Top Five. The three songs that have covers on the Mixtape are "Helpless" performed by Ashanti featuring Ja Rule, "It's Quiet Uptown" performed by Kelly Clarkson, and "Wait For It" performed by Usher. The only one of the numbers I consistently remember by its actual title is "Helpless." I sometimes think of "The Story of Tonight" as "Raise a Glass to Freedom." I sometimes think of "One Last Time" as "Teach 'Em How to Say Goodbye." I sometimes think of "It's Quiet Uptown" as "The Unimaginable." Last, but certainly not least I sometimes think of "Wait For It" as "The Sinners and the Saints." I love the songs, but apparently I'm not that invested in their actual titles.
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I've watched the film on Disney+ repeatedly, purchased both the original Broadway cast album and the Hamilton Mixtape album. Having soaked it all in I can safely do a couple of Top Fives. My first is my Top Five Performers. Three of them I already mentioned in my initial squee post, however, I not only want to be sure I mention the other two in my Top Five but also want to be sure to rank them all.
Top Five Performers
1. Daveed Diggs
2. Christopher Jackson
3. Phillipa Soo
4. Anthony Ramos
5. Jonathan Groff
If you're shocked by the lack of Lin-Manuel Miranda himself and Leslie Odom Jr, I do fully appreciate their being the backbone of the show, what with being Alexander Hamilton and the Narrator/Aaron Burr. It's just that as the backbone they are there most of the time to some extent, and I enjoy them more sometimes than others. My Top Five I'm happy to see each time they appear in the show.
My other Top Five is my Top Five Musical Numbers. There are covers of more than one of them on the Mixtape, but two of them are solely in the show.
Top Five Musical Numbers
1. "The Story of Tonight"
Click to view2. "Helpless"
3. "One Last Time"
4. "It's Quiet Uptown"
5. "Wait For It"
Lin-Manuel Miranda participates to one extent or another in four out of five of those numbers, and Leslie Odom Jr performs "Wait For It" so clearly I do appreciate them. I just don't put them in my Top Five. The three songs that have covers on the Mixtape are "Helpless" performed by Ashanti featuring Ja Rule, "It's Quiet Uptown" performed by Kelly Clarkson, and "Wait For It" performed by Usher. The only one of the numbers I consistently remember by its actual title is "Helpless." I sometimes think of "The Story of Tonight" as "Raise a Glass to Freedom." I sometimes think of "One Last Time" as "Teach 'Em How to Say Goodbye." I sometimes think of "It's Quiet Uptown" as "The Unimaginable." Last, but certainly not least I sometimes think of "Wait For It" as "The Sinners and the Saints." I love the songs, but apparently I'm not that invested in their actual titles.
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