Hamilton
While there are no badHamiltonsongs , there are in spades some that are upright than others , and the bestHamiltonsongs are typically the one that mob emotional clout for the audience . The crash hit musicalHamiltonreached a whole new consultation thanks to the release of the tape carrying out on Disney+ . create by and asterisk Lin Manuel Miranda , Hamiltonis based on the life of the United States ' first Treasury Secretary , Alexander Hamilton . While he ’s not the most obvious subject of a pelvic girdle - hop musical , Hamilton ’s lifetime news report capture the imaging of Miranda after he take Ron Chernow ’s 2004 life history of the founding father .
Since its premiere in February 2015,Hamiltonhas become a runaway success and cultural phenomenon , winning 12 Tony Awards in 2016 and opening on London ’s West End in 2017 , where it won seven Olivier Awards . A peculiar recorded carrying out was released on Disney+ to widespread acclaim , so more newcomers than ever were able to swerve the Broadway ticket prices and appreciate the acclaimed songs at place . Lin Manuel Miranda’sHamiltonsoundtrackpropelled it to great acme and is suitable of a recondite breakdown .
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46"Schuyler Defeated" (1:03)
Performed By: Anthony Ramos, Philippa Soo, Lin Manuel Miranda, & Leslie Odom Jr.
outrank the last of the bestHamiltonsongs by sexual morality of being short and more of a conversion than anything else , " Schuyler Defeated " marks the present moment whenAlexander Hamilton discovers that his erstwhile acquaintance Aaron Burr is banal of await . Unfortunately for the Hamilton kinsperson , Burr ’s first self-aggrandizing move is to bowl over the Senate behind of Eliza ’s father , Philip Schuyler . It is here that Burr switches company and becomes a Democratic - Republican for his personal position and subvert Philip Schuyler ’s seat in the Senate .
They do n’t require to know me / They do n’t like you .
When the stage show is full of more vocal than speaking minute , even the small bits of dialogue are songs , but they do n’t necessarily pop the agency some of the long performances do . This song plays during an crucial part in the play as it drives a water parting between Hamilton and Burr , since they are now in unlike political parties . Burr sings , " I changed political party to get hold of the opportunity I saw . I swear , your pride will be the expiry of us all,“and"They do n’t take to know me / They do n’t like you . "
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45"The Story Of Tonight (Reprise)” (1:55)
Anthony Ramos, Okieriete Onaodowan, Daveed Diggs, Lin Manuel Miranda, & Leslie Odom Jr.
sandwich between " Satisfied " and " Wait For It , " this reprise of " The Story of Tonight " is an important moment that allows the audience toslow down and absorb the encroachment of Angelica Schuyler ’s revelation . ThisHamiltonsong is primarily made up of sottish raillery between friends but is nevertheless an enjoyable little segue with a heartfelt moment between Hamilton and Burr that does n’t exactly occur much throughout the show . Here , Burr let in to an affair with a British ship’s officer ’s married woman and Hamilton tells him to " go get her . "
You are the bad , Burr .
Hamilton and Burr spend so much of the story at one another ’s throat that see to it them banter and have fun together is wholly different from the rest of the show . The euphony is also less vivid than the repose of the show , and as adorable as it is , not one that sits with sports fan as long as otherHamiltonsongs do . However , it does help to prepare the stage for Burr ’s biggest solo Song dynasty of the play as Hamilton depart him to consider his life of " await for it . "
44"Aaron Burr, Sir" (2:36)
Miranda ’s dear of wordplay is on display betimes in the secondHamiltonsong , " Aaron Burr , Sir , " in whichthe eponymous antagonist ’s name is repeat in the line , " You punched the bursar . " Burr responds to Hamilton ’s over - eagerness by inviting him to converge thelikable John Laurens , the Marquis de Lafayette , and Hercules Mulligan — but Hamilton does n’t on the dot learn the lesson Burr had hoped for , which is to keep his head down and not run his mouth or peril make enemies .
If you stand for nothing , Burr , what ’ll you go down for ?
The song plays an important role as it also sets the time and place of the news report ( 1776 in New York City ) . it is also one of the original Song dynasty fromThe Hamilton Mixtapethat stay in the Broadway play , while most of the others were cut . This is the first literal taste of the rap music battles in the musical as well , though the further the level shape up , the more inventive the wordplay gets .
43"Stay Alive" (2:39)
The Full Cast Of Hamilton
One of the more exposition - heavyHamiltonsongs , " Stay Alive " find Hamilton in a frustrative spot as George Washington refuses to give him a bid in the war , or else relegating him largely to letter of the alphabet - writing duties , a problem Hamilton despises . A highlight is the bedlam when Jon Rua ’s Charles Lee " s**ts the layer at the Battle of Monmouth,“and his result volley of insult hurl at Washington .
I ’m a cosmopolitan ! Whee !
While it ’s a nice show window for the variety of voices in the show , since most of the master cast members get at least a production line or two , there ’s also a caboodle of info in this specific Sung for the audience to keep track of all at once . When the songs lead up to it are faster - paced , it mean the interview is mostly getting through this particular track in the shimmer to see what happen next .
Lin - Manuel Miranda was revolutionize to write Hamilton while he was still performing In the Heights , so did he unconsciously include a book of facts ?
42"A Winter’s Ball” (1:09)
Leslie Odom Jr.
This is the 9th strain inHamilton , and it have place while Aaron Burr and Alexander Hamilton are together and are headed to attend Philip Schuyler ’s wintertime chunk . One of the shortestHamiltonsongs is also one of the most funny . The somewhat gross lyrics are lighten by the clowning of Hamiltonand his friends tittup into the testicle full of over - confidence about their talent with the dame , as well as Hamilton ’s lofty acknowledgment of the fact that he had a ferine tomcat named after him .
Hey . Hey . Hey , hey , hey , hey , hey , hey .
The Song dynasty itself is a transitional one , in piazza to get the audience to the next footstep of the history , so it ’s fun , but not a number think of to blow the audience away . Before the Off - Broadway output , this song was called " Ladies Transition " because of its short length . Audiences also screw the saltation that the guy rope pull off just before the song finish .
41"Meet Me Inside" (1:23)
Anthony Ramos, Christopher Jackson, Lin Manuel Miranda, & Leslie Odom Jr.
Hamilton ’s resentment at sitting on the authorship benchthroughout the war boils over in thisHamiltonsong concentrate on on a tense disceptation between Hamilton and Washington in the aftermath of the Charles Lee / John Laurens duel . With its pulsate pulse and very calculated duologue , thisHamiltonsong is an practice in escalating irritation until finally Hamilton levels a veiled threat at his commander , and it is not the last dissonance that the two of them have in the show .
Call me ' Logos ' one more time .
This is the 16thHamiltonsong of Act One and get word Charles Lee fool away in the side during the affaire d’honneur . Washington is wild at Hamilton and sends him home from the army to his married woman . This song had a change in the Soundboard Recording , as the ancestry that Burr sings ( " You shot him in the side " ) was switch because it was Lee telling ( " You shoot me in the side " ) after Hamilton ask if he yields .
40"That Would Be Enough" (2:58)
Philippa Soo & Lin Manuel Miranda
This is the 17th Sung of Act One ofHamiltonand seesEliza excuse her pregnancy to Alexander Hamiltonafter George Washington sent him back home . Though it might seem like just one of the sweet and romanticHamiltonsongs that could have wound up cut , this birdsong work things down after the heat of " see Me deep down . " " That Would Be Enough " actually features just as much tension despite its diffuse notes .
Let this moment be the first chapter / Where you decide to stay .
The song are primarily Eliza ’s , giving a sweetness to the tone of the Sung , even though the tension is thick . In this case , it ’s the tautness between Alexander ’s finding to build a legacy and Eliza wanting him to appreciate his lifetime while he ’s still living it . She wants him to quell , but he ’s too concerned with the future , which passably much permeates the integrality ofHamilton .
39"I Know Him" (1:37)
Jonathan Groff
In King George III ’s final intermezzo , he wonder at the thought of a drawing card voluntarily step down from their position of power . While " I Know Him " is emphatically one of the more enjoyableHamiltonsongs , what follows is even good — King George watching the result American in - fightingwith gloating and even making a comeback to gloat once more during " The Reynolds Pamphlet . “The vista - stealing King George IIIis nothing if not petty .
There ’s nobody else in their ' land ' who looms quite as large .
This is the 10th song from Act Two ofHamiltonand is the 33rd overall cartroad in the musical . The intact song is funny as King George III seems shocked that John Adams won the presidential election in the United States , and is even more shocked that George Washington would give up his power . It shows not only George ’s misapprehension of what America is all about but also his arrogance in his position as a loss leader himself .
38"Farmer Refuted” (1:52)
Thayne Jasperson & Lin Manuel Miranda
miserable Samuel Seabury just want to stand up on his soapbox and make a speech in documentation of the Rex but runs into Alexander Hamilton ’s inability to let anything go . This is one of the shorterHamiltonsongs , but a fun one that ’s only heighten by the physical comedy of Hamiltonharassing the Loyalist until Burr step in to intervene .
But strangely your mange is the same !
It ’s fairly too soon in the show , as the sixth Sung of Act One , and it show a great collocation between the classical musical stylings of the Loyalists who are stick in the past , and the hip - record hop of the revolutionary , as Hamilton ’s credit line are rap alongside Seabury ’s definitive lines . Seeing Alexander mock Samuel , who is reading from theFree Thoughts on the Proceedings of the Continental Congressreally shows the difference in the two sides when it comes to their passion and belief systems .
37"The Story Of Tonight" (1:31)
After the revelry of " My Shot " comes a much - needed wind - down in " The Story of Tonight . " While the preceding on the lean ofHamiltonsongs might make the revolutionist ' wishes seem petty - from need to make a name for themselves , to simply not want to stitch pants anymore - " The Story of Tonight " is areassurance that they really do believe in what they ’re fighting for .
Raise a glass to the four of us / Tomorrow there ’ll be more of us .
" Tomorrow there ’ll be more of us " is also one of the most quoted lines ( or partial lines , more accurately ) from the show as it ’s a call to activity and a monitor that even the biggest rotation pop with the smallest radical . It is even better since Hamilton , Mulligan , Laurens , and Lafayette are wassail heavily and have no problem saying what they find as they sing the Song dynasty about progression and their goals to connect as Revolutionary ally .
