 Genius Meanings
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Lin-Manuel Miranda (Ft. Anthony Ramos & Phillipa Soo) – Tomorrow There'll Be More of Us
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This is the one major scene missing from the Hamilton cast recording. In Lin-Manuel Miranda’s own words, “Spoilers!” But also,
TUMBLRICO!
I made this for you today. It’s the
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Anthony Ramos, Phillipa Soo & Lin-Manuel Miranda – Tomorrow There'll Be More of Us (Laurens' Interlude)
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[LAURENS] / I may not live to see our glory / [ELIZA] / Alexander, there's a letter for you from South Carolina / [LAURENS] / But I will gladly join the fight / [HAMILTON] / It's
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Lin-Manuel Miranda (Ft. Anthony Ramos & Phillipa Soo) – Tomorrow There’ll Be More of Us (2014 Workshop)
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This scene recounts the moment when Alexander Hamilton hears of the death of his good friend, John Laurens.
The scene, with minor changes, remains in the show’s Broadway
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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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We the Kings – The Story Of Tonight
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[Verse] / I may not live to see our glory / But I will gladly join the fight / And when our children tell our story / They'll tell the story of tonight / [Hook] / Let's have
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Lin-Manuel Miranda (Ft. Anthony Ramos, Daveed Diggs & Okieriete Onaodowan) – The Story of Tonight (2014 Workshop)
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[ENSEMBLE] / Ah, ah, ah! / Ah, ah, ah! / Ah, ah, ah... / [HAMILTON] / I may not live to see our glory! / [LAFAYETTE/MULLIGAN/LAURENS] / I may not live to see our glory! / [HAMILTON
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Ben Platt & Lin-Manuel Miranda – Found / Tonight
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The fourth installment of the Hamildrops project, which released new Hamilton content once a month in 2018, “Found/Tonight” is a Hamilton/Dear Evan Hansen mashup that consists
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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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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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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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Leslie Odom, Jr., Lin-Manuel Miranda, Phillipa Soo, Christopher Jackson, Original Broadway Cast of "Hamilton" & Renée Elise Goldsberry – Non-Stop
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The Act I finale covers Hamilton’s life from the end of the war to his appointment as Secretary of the Treasury. Burr watches in amazement as Hamilton becomes a leading lawyer
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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 – Tony Awards 2016: Best Score Acceptance Sonnet
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https://twitter.com/THR/status/742157187892420608
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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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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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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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Lin-Manuel Miranda (Ft. Leslie Odom Jr.) – Dear Theodosia (Reprise)
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During Hamilton’s Off-Broadway run, “Dear Theodosia” had a brief reprise, between “Burn” and “Blow Us All Away.” Burr is telling his daughter that her mother has passed away.
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Lin-Manuel Miranda (Ft. Brian D'Arcy James) – I Know Him (2014 Workshop)
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[KING GEORGE] / They say / George Washington’s yielding his power and stepping away / ‘Zat true? / I wasn’t aware that was something a person could do / I’m perplexed / Are they
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The Chicago Cast of Hamilton (Ft. Arianna Afsar) – The Story of Tonight (Reprise)
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[Arianna Afsar] / I may not live to see our glory / But I will gladly join the fight / And when our children tell our story / They'll tell the story of tonight / Raise a glass to
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Lin-Manuel Miranda (Ft. Leslie Odom Jr.) – Ladies Transition
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Ladies Transition is one of the few Off-Broadway songs to make it into the Broadway production without any major changes. In fact, the only change this song receives is to the
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Lin-Manuel Miranda (Ft. Isaiah Johnson, Leslie Odom Jr. & Phillipa Soo) – Let It Go
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Taking place directly after “Schuyler Defeated” in the Off-Broadway production, Alexander yells at Eliza for interrupting his confrontation with Burr. She calms him down with the
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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. Daveed Diggs, Isaiah Johnson & Leslie Odom Jr.) – Lafayette Interlude
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Lafayette Interlude takes place after “That Would Be Enough”. This was renamed “Guns and Ships' in the Broadway version and is rapped by Daveed Diggs as Marquis de Lafayette.
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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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Lin-Manuel Miranda (Ft. Isaiah Johnson, Leslie Odom Jr., Phillipa Soo & Renée Elise Goldsberry) – Non-Stop (2014 Workshop)
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[HAMILTON] / After the war I went back to New York / [BURR] / A-After the war I went back to New York / I finished up my studies and I practiced law / [HAMILTON] / I practiced law
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Lin-Manuel Miranda (Ft. Anthony Ramos, Leslie Odom Jr. & Phillipa Soo) – Schuyler Defeated (2014 Workshop)
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The Off-Broadway version of Hamilton delved much deeper into Burr’s life, and this song originally played a much larger role than it now does in the Broadway version. Here, we see
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Lin-Manuel Miranda – The Hamilton Mixtape
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Writer and star of the Tony Award-winning Broadway musical In the Heights, Lin-Manuel Miranda performs “The Hamilton Mixtape” at the White House Evening of Poetry, Music, and the
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Interscendant – Isles Upon Samples
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See all of “Isles Upon” by Interscendant’s samples
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Lin-Manuel Miranda (Ft. Anthony Ramos, Daveed Diggs, Leslie Odom Jr. & Okieriete Onaodowan) – My Shot (2014 Workshop)
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[LAURENS] / Ooh / Who are you? / [MULLIGAN] / Who are you? / [LAFAYETTE] / Who are you? / [LAURENS/LAFAYETTE/MULLIGAN] / Ooh, who is this guy? What’s he gonna do? / [HAMILTON] / I
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Lin-Manuel Miranda (Ft. Leslie Odom Jr.) – Dear Theodosia (2014 Workshop)
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[BURR] / Dear Theodosia, what to say to you? / You have my eyes. You have your mother’s name / When you came into the world, you cried and it broke my heart / I’m dedicating every
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Lin-Manuel Miranda (Ft. Anthony Ramos, Daveed Diggs, Isaiah Johnson, Leslie Odom Jr. & Okieriete Onaodowan) – Right Hand Man (2014 Workshop)
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The Off-Broadway version of “Right Hand Man” was different from the final Broadway version. Hamilton had some additional lines that were cut, and the overall structure of the song
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Lin-Manuel Miranda (Ft. Stephen Colbert) – Button!
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Lin-Manuel Miranda and Stephen Colbert performed this rap-battle skit during Miranda’s appearance on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert on December 11, 2015:
https://www.youtube.
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Range A Cappella – Hamilton In Seven Minutes
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How does a bastard, orphan, son of a whore and a Scotsman / Dropped in the middle of a forgotten spot in the Caribbean / By providence, impoverished, in squalor / Grow up to be a
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Lin-Manuel Miranda – Non-Stop, first draft
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[Lin-Manuel Miranda with background vocal(s), spoken] / After the war I went back to New York / A-After the war I went back to New York / Finished up my studies and I practiced law
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Lin-Manuel Miranda (Ft. Lin-Manuel Miranda) – Guns & Ships (First Draft 2014)
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[BURR] / How does a ragtag volunteer army in need of a shower / Somehow defeat a global superpower? / How does King George underestimate his haters? / [KING GEORGE] / When we beat
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Lin-Manuel Miranda (Ft. Anthony Ramos, Daveed Diggs, James Corden, Leslie Odom Jr. & Okieriete Onaodowan) – Ode to James Corden (Tony Awards 2016)
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“Ode to James Corden” was performed live at the 70th annual Tony Awards on June 12th, 2016 at the Beacon Theatre in New York City. It featured the Broadway cast of Hamilton in an
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Lin-Manuel Miranda (Ft. Brian D'Arcy James) – What Comes Next? (2014 Workshop)
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While this version of “What Comes Next?” has the exact same lyrics as the Broadway version, what makes it unique is the fact that King George is played by the wonderful Brian D'
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Lin-Manuel Miranda (Ft. Anthony Ramos, Phillipa Soo & Renée Elise Goldsberry) – Take a Break (2014 Workshop)
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[ELIZA] / Un deux trois quatre / Cinq six sept huit neuf / [PHILIP] / Un deux trois quatre / Cinq six sept huit neuf / [ELIZA] / Good! Un deux trois quatre / Cinq sept huit neuf
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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 (Ft. Leslie Odom Jr.) – Your Obedient Servant (2014 Workshop)
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[BURR] / How does an arrogant / Insolent, immigrant, orphan / Bastard, whoreson / Somehow endorse / An aristocratic southern adversary / Impossibly connected / And keep me from
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Lin-Manuel Miranda (Ft. Daveed Diggs, Isaiah Johnson, Leslie Odom Jr. & Okieriete Onaodowan) – What’d I Miss? (2014 Workshop)
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[COMPANY] / Seventeen. Se- se- seventeen... / Se- se- seventeen… / [BURR] / 1789 / How does the bastard orphan / Immigrant decorated war vet / Unite the colonies through more debt
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Lin-Manuel Miranda (Ft. Anthony Ramos, Isaiah Johnson & Leslie Odom Jr.) – Meet Me Inside (2014 Workshop)
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Lee grunts in pain / [LEE] / Burr! / [HAMILTON] / Lee, do you yield? / [LEE] / You shot me in the side! / [BURR] / Yes, he yields! / [LAURENS] / I’m satisfied / [BURR] / Yo, we
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Lin-Manuel Miranda (Ft. Isaiah Johnson) – History Has Its Eyes On You (2014 Workshop)
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[WASHINGTON] / I was younger than you are now / The year was 1754 / I was given my first command / I triggered the French and Indian war / I made every mistake / And felt the shame
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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 (Ft. Anthony Ramos & Phillipa Soo) – #HAM4HAM: The Hamilton Children
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At a Ham4Ham performance in November 2015, Miranda engaged the cast of Fun Home to tell the stories of the other Hamilton children.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yx98h6rqC6w
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Lin-Manuel Miranda (Ft. Leslie Odom Jr., Okieriete Onaodowan & Thayne Jasperson) – Farmer Refuted (2014 Workshop)
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[SEABURY] / Hear ye, hear ye! My name is Samuel Seabury / And I present to you “Free Thoughts on the / Proceedings of the Continental Congress!” / Heed not the rabble who scream
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