In honor of Stephen Sondheim's birthday, here are some of his greatest songs. But really, the list goes on forever.
"The Glamorous Life"
From: A Little Night Music (film version)
Performed by: Audra McDonald
Memorable lyrics: "Ordinary mother's needn't meet committees,
But ordinary mothers don't get keys to cities.
No, ordinary mothers merely see their children all year,
Which is lovely, I hear."
Source: youtube.com
"Marry Me a Little"
From: Company
Performed by: Raúl Esparza
Memorable lyrics: "Marry me a little,
Do it with a will.
Make a few demands
I'm able to fulfill.
Want me more than others,
Not exclusively.
That's the way it ought to be."
Source: youtube.com
"Not a Day Goes By"
From: Merrily We Roll Along
Performed by: Bernadette Peters
Memorable lyrics: "As the days go by,
I keep thinking, 'When does it end?
Where's the day I'll have started forgetting?'
But I just go on
Thinking and sweating
And cursing and crying
And turning and reaching
And waking and dying"
Source: youtube.com
"More"
From: Dick Tracy
Performed by: Madonna
Memorable lyrics: "Count your blessings, one, two, three
I just hate keeping score
Any number is fine with me as long as it's more
As long as it's more"
Source: youtube.com
