Genius Meanings
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Jasmine Cephas-Jones, Leslie Odom, Jr., Lin-Manuel Miranda, Sydney James Harcourt & Original Broadway Cast of "Hamilton" – Say No to This
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Hamilton begins his disastrous affair with mega-vamp Maria Reynolds. For the first major sex scandal in the United States' political history, Lin-Manuel Miranda gives us a 90s slow
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Lin-Manuel Miranda – Say No To This (Draft 11.7.13)
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[HAMILTON] / When I’m alone in my room / Sometimes I stare at the wall / On this particular night / I felt my conscience stall / I heard a knock at the door / I knew it wasn't my
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Lin-Manuel Miranda (Ft. Ciara Renee, Phillipa Soo, Renée Elise Goldsberry & Sydney James Harcourt) – Say No to This (2014 Workshop)
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This is an early version of what would becoming “Say No To This” in the Broadway production of Hamilton.
In the Off-Broadway version, Maria is villainized much more. For example
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Jill Scott – Say Yes To This
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[Intro] / Here I stand / A woman / Talking to her man / I know you're my man / [Verse 1] / In the deepest, sweetest parts of me / Where I can't pretend / I want you for always
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The Chicago Cast of Hamilton – Hard to Say Sorry/Say No To This Mashup
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This cover features Miguel Cervantes making his debut to the Hamilton Chicago Cast Covers aka “Ten Minute Break Sessions”. Which isn’t odd considering his prominent role in the
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Original Broadway Cast of Hamilton – Yorktown (The World Turned Upside Down)
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This song captures the events that occurred during the Battle of Yorktown, the last major battle of the Revolutionary War. These events are covered in Chernow’s biography on pages
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Lin-Manuel Miranda, Daveed Diggs, Leslie Odom Jr. & Okieriete Onaodowan – We Know
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The ominous music underlying “We Know” fittingly calls back James Reynolds' part in “Say No To This,” which gives us a good hint that something’s about to go down. Jefferson
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Lin-Manuel Miranda (Ft. Lorne Michaels) – My Shot (SNL Opening Monologue Remix)
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Lin-Manuel Miranda’s monologue uses a lot of sarcasm, where he says first that Hamilton does not resemble the current political situation, and then says that he’s not going to do a
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Christopher Jackson, Lin-Manuel Miranda & Original Broadway Cast of "Hamilton" – One Last Time
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This song tells the story of Hamilton writing George Washington’s “Farewell Address,” his famous last statement of political thoughts published upon his decision to step down from
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Lin-Manuel Miranda – Mulligan's Goodbye
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[Intro] / Lee may not live to see our glory / (Lee may not live to see our glory) / But We'll survive him, come what may / (We'll survive him, come what may) / And when our
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Lin-Manuel Miranda, Phillipa Soo, Original Broadway Cast of "Hamilton" & Renée Elise Goldsberry – It's Quiet Uptown
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The Hamiltons grieve Philip’s death and slowly begin to put their lives back together in this moving treatise on grief, forgiveness, and by extension, humanity’s terrible and
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Lin-Manuel Miranda (Ft. Alexandra Silber, Melanie Moore & Samantha Massell) – #HAM4HAM: The Tevye Sisters
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“The Tevye Sisters” was performed on December 30th, 2015 as the final Ham4Ham live show of the year. It is a mash-up of Fiddler on the Roof’s “Matchmaker, Matchmaker” and Hamilton’
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Christopher Jackson, Daveed Diggs, Lin-Manuel Miranda & Okieriete Onaodowan – Cabinet Battle #1
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These cabinet meeting scenes are staged and styled after live “rap battle” performances—like those in Style Wars, Scribble Jam or 8 Mile—where rappers freestyle, often with extreme
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Lin-Manuel Miranda – I Have This Friend
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I Have This Friend is a demo track released by Lin Manuel Miranda five years after Hamilton musical. The song was cut from the musical and according to Miranda it would have been
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Lin-Manuel Miranda (Ft. Christopher Jackson, Leslie Odom Jr. & Okieriete Onaodowan) – No John Trumbull
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From the 2014 Workshop recording of Hamilton, “No John Trumbull” sets up the cabinet meeting of next track, “Cabinet Battle #1”.
The title and first verse refer to American artist
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Leslie Odom, Jr., Lin-Manuel Miranda & Original Broadway Cast of Hamilton – The World Was Wide Enough
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In “The World Was Wide Enough,” Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr meet for the duel set up in “Your Obedient Servant” and Burr kills Hamilton.
The title and final line come from
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Genius Srpski Prevodi – Original Broadway Cast of Hamilton - Say No to This (Srpski Prevod)
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[BER] / Ništa nije kao leto u gradu / Neko pod stresom upozna nekog lepog / Vazduh miriše na nevolju / A Aleksandar je sam. Pustiću njega da Vam ispriča / [HAMILTON] / Nisam spavao
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Genius Lists – Songs Based on Historical Events
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This Genius project helps connect music to historical events
Many times, we listen to a song, not ever knowing it was based on an actual event in history. The list includes a very
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Genius Traducciones al Español – Original Broadway Cast Of Hamilton - Say No to This (Traducción al Español)
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[BURR] / No hay nada como el verano en la ciudad / Alguien bajo estrés conoce a alguien guapa / Hay problemas en el aire, pueden olerse / Y Alexander está solo. Dejaré que él lo
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Lin-Manuel Miranda (Ft. Isaiah Johnson) – One Last Ride
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George Washington’s farewell as performed off-Broadway at the Public Theater in New York around May of 2014.
In this earlier version, rather than bowing out quietly as soon as
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Leslie Odom, Jr., Lin-Manuel Miranda & Original Broadway Cast of Hamilton – Your Obedient Servant
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The title and refrain of this song are a reference to the real-life correspondence between Aaron Burr and Alexander Hamilton that led to their famous duel. Each letter was signed:
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Original Broadway Cast of Hamilton – Cabinet Battle #1 (Instrumental)
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Lin-Manuel Miranda (Ft. Renée Elise Goldsberry) – Congratulations (2014 Workshop)
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Taking place between “The Reynolds Pamphlet” and “Burn” in the Off-Broadway version of Hamilton, “Congratulations” was cut from the final version. However, several lines appear
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Lin-Manuel Miranda (Ft. Anthony Ramos, Daveed Diggs, Leslie Odom Jr. & Okieriete Onaodowan) – Aaron Burr, Sir (2014 Workshop)
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[COMPANY] / 1776, New York City / [HAMILTON] / Pardon me. Are you Aaron Burr, sir? / [BURR] / That depends, who’s asking? / [HAMILTON] / Oh, sure, sir / I’m Alexander Hamilton, I’m
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Lin-Manuel Miranda, Anthony Ramos, Daveed Diggs, Okieriete Onaodowan, Leslie Odom, Jr. & Original Broadway Cast of "Hamilton" – My Shot
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After Alexander Hamilton moves to New York, he searches for a thing to be a part of. He soon joins the movement for United States independence where he meets some of the characters
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Lin-Manuel Miranda (Ft. Daveed Diggs, Leslie Odom Jr. & Okieriete Onaodowan) – The Adams Administration (2014 Workshop)
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Largely based on the Letter from Alexander Hamilton, Concerning the Public Conduct and Character of John Adams, Esq., President of the United States, the main portion of the Off-
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Lin-Manuel Miranda, Anthony Ramos, Okieriete Onaodowan, Daveed Diggs & Original Broadway Cast of "Hamilton" – The Story of Tonight
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A leitmotif that repeats throughout the first act to unite Hamilton and his Revolutionary friends.
Thematically, this song is reminiscent of those other Revolutionary bros, Les
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Lin-Manuel Miranda (Ft. Ciara Renee, Leslie Odom Jr., Phillipa Soo & Renée Elise Goldsberry) – The Schuyler Sisters (2014 Workshop)
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[BURR] / There’s nothing rich folks love more / Than going downtown and slummin’ it with the poor / They pull up in their carriages and gawk / At the students in the common / Just
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Genius Traducciones al Español – Original Broadway Cast of Hamilton - Schuyler Defeated (Traducción al Español)
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[PHILIP] / ¡Mira! / ¡El abuelo sale en el periódico! / “El héroe de guerra Philip Schuyler pierde el puesto de senador contra el joven trepa Aaron Burr” / El abuelo acaba de perder
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Leslie Odom, Jr., Lin-Manuel Miranda, Daveed Diggs, Okieriete Onaodowan & Original Broadway Cast of "Hamilton" – The Room Where It Happens
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Here, Burr dramatically dishes on and reacts to the news of the “Dinner Table Bargain,” also known as the Compromise of 1790. 100% relatedly, this song has a terribly unsurprising
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Phillipa Soo, Jasmine Cephas-Jones, Leslie Odom, Jr., Original Broadway Cast of "Hamilton" & Renée Elise Goldsberry – The Schuyler Sisters
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Referred to as the Destiny’s Child number of the musical, “The Schuyler Sisters” explosively introduces two of Hamilton’s major female players, Angelica and Eliza Schuyler… as well
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Lin-Manuel Miranda – My Shot (demo)
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The first draft of “My Shot” from Hamilton, recorded before Lin-Manuel Miranda had even decided it would be full show. When he posted this demo on Soundcloud, Miranda wrote:
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Thayne Jasperson, Lin-Manuel Miranda & Original Broadway Cast of "Hamilton" – Farmer Refuted
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Alexander Hamilton confronts a loyalist publicly advocating against the American Revolution.
The scene is inspired by a series of anonymous letters to newspapers in New England
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The Chicago Cast of Hamilton (Ft. Joshua Henry) – The Schuyler Sisters Remix
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[Joshua Henry] / Daddy says not to go downtown / Daddy doesn't need to know / Daddy says to be home by sundown / Like I said your free to go / Look around, look around / The
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Anthony Ramos, Leslie Odom, Jr., Lin-Manuel Miranda & Phillipa Soo – Schuyler Defeated
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Multiple motifs from “The Schuyler Sisters”—both Burr’s part and the sisters'—recur here in an arch reprise. Instead of the Schuyler family being on the pulse of politics, they’re
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Original Broadway Cast of Hamilton & Renée Elise Goldsberry – Satisfied
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“Satisfied” — whose lines and title draw inspiration from an actual letter Angelica wrote to Hamilton — reinforces one of the most important themes of Hamilton, that our
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Phillipa Soo, Anthony Ramos, Lin-Manuel Miranda & Renée Elise Goldsberry – Take a Break
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Philip reveals he’s got revolutionary potential, while Alexander, Angelica, and Eliza explore the possibility of spending some time together—their individual desires and
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Genius Traducciones al Español – Original Broadway Cast of Hamilton - Best of Wives and Best of Women (Traducción al Español)
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[ELIZA] / Alexander, ven a dormir / [HAMILTON] / Tengo una reunión temprano fuera de la ciudad / [ELIZA] / Aún está oscuro afuera / [HAMILTON] / Lo sé. Sólo tengo que escribir algo
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