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Phillipa Soo & Original Broadway Cast of "Hamilton" – Helpless
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Continuing on in the same vein as “The Schuyler Sisters,” Eliza here transforms into a full-fledged Beyoncé—frequently mimicking the superstar’s characteristic ways of singing
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The Regrettes – Helpless
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This is a cover by The Regrettes of the song “Helpless” from the 2015 Broadway smash hit Hamilton, as a part of the Hamildrops project; a series of covers and inspired songs by
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Lin-Manuel Miranda (Ft. Phillipa Soo & Renée Elise Goldsberry) – Helpless (2014 Workshop)
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[ELIZA] / [ALL WOMEN] / Ohh, I do I do I do I / Hey hey hey hey / Dooo! Hey! / Hey hey hey hey / Ohh, I do I do I do I / Hey hey hey hey / Dooo! Boy you got me / Hey hey hey / [
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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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The Chicago Cast of Hamilton (Ft. Arianna Afsar) – Helpless
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[Arianna Afsar] / I'm helpless / Baby, baby I'm drownining in them / I have never been the type to try and grab the spotlight / We were at a revel with some rebels on a hot night
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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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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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Ashanti (Ft. Ja Rule) – Helpless
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[Intro: Ja Rule] / Yeah / I like the way I came in / Rule / Ashanti / Lin / [Chorus: Ashanti] / Baby, I'm helpless / Look into your eyes, and the sky’s the limit I’m / Helpless
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Genius Chinese Translations (中文翻譯) – Original Broadway Cast of Hamilton - Helpless (中文翻译/Chinese Translation)
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[HAMILTON/BURR/LAURENS/ALL WOMEN (EXCEPT ELIZA)] / Hey hey hey hey / 嘿 嘿 嘿 嘿 / [ELIZA] / Ohh, I do I do I do I Dooo! Hey! / 嗚~ 願意願意 我願意 嘿! / Ohh, I do I do I do I Dooo! / 嗚~ 願意願意
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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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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 (Ft. Anthony Ramos, Phillipa Soo & Renée Elise Goldsberry) – Satisfied (2014 Workshop)
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[LAURENS] / Everyone, give it up for the maid of honor / Angelica Schuyler! / [ANGELICA] / Hear hear! / [ANGELICA] / A toast to the / groom! / [ALL MEN] / To the groom! / [ALL
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Genius Traducciones al Español – Original Broadway Cast of Hamilton - Helpless (Traducción al Español)
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[ELIZA, MUJERES] / Uuh, sí quiero, quiero, quiero, quiero (Hey, hey, hey, hey) / ¡Heeey! / Uuh, sí quiero, quiero, quiero, quiero (Hey, hey, hey, hey) / Chico, me tienes / [ELIZA y
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Lin-Manuel Miranda & Phillipa Soo – That Would Be Enough
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In “That Would Be Enough,” we see contrast between Hamilton, who “will never be satisfied” despite his spectacular political accomplishments, and his wife Eliza, who is content
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Vanessa Williams – Breathless
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Candlelight, a glass of wine / Setting for the special time with you babe / Feels like a dream but I'm still awake / As I'm lookin' in your eyes / I'm caught up in paradise and ooh
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Lin-Manuel Miranda – Satisfied (Demo)
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When Lin-Manuel Miranda posted this demo on Soundcloud, he wrote:
My first demo of Satisfied…I built this beat from Scratch in Logic Pro.
I switched #’s 2 and 3 in Angelica’s
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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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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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Pharrell Williams – Marilyn Monroe
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The opening track to G I R L is an homage to beautiful women, like Ms. Monroe here:
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Kid Rock (Ft. Mary J. Blige & T.I.) – Care (Demo Version)
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[Kid Rock] / Day by day my life gets colder / My ice grows thin as I get older / Peace in pieces, bloody and bruised / I feel so helpless and confused / 'Cause I hear screamin' on
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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 & Phillipa Soo – Best of Wives and Best of Women
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This interlude is almost entirely set to the same tune as “It’s Quiet Uptown,” acknowledging the repaired relationship between Eliza and Alexander while also foreshadowing that
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Phillipa Soo – Burn
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In “Burn,” Eliza delivers her heartbroken response to the “Reynolds Pamphlet,” Hamilton’s public account of his affair. Eliza takes center stage with no ensemble backing and only
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Leslie Odom, Jr., Anthony Ramos, Daveed Diggs, Okieriete Onaodowan, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Phillipa Soo, Christopher Jackson & Original Broadway Cast of "Hamilton" – Alexander Hamilton
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Hamilton does not have an overture. There are eleven notes of orchestral introduction in Hamilton: seven rhythmic orchestral notes in the rhythmic motif of “not throwing away my
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Range A Cappella – Hamilton In Seven Minutes Samples
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See all of “Hamilton In Seven Minutes” by Range A Cappella’s samples
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Davis Daniel – For Cryin' Out Loud
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[Verse 1] / Why'd you go and leave me, borderline insane / There's no love honestly, worth this much pain / The loneliness surrounds me like a cold, dark cloud / I can't hear
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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 – 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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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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Lin-Manuel Miranda, Anthony Ramos, Phillipa Soo & Original Broadway Cast of "Hamilton" – Stay Alive (Reprise)
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“Stay Alive (Reprise)” covers the time between the moment Philip is shot in his duel and the moment he dies. It gives a transition between “Blow Us All Away” which examines Philip’
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Range Acapella – Hamilton in 7 minutes
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How does a bastard, orphan, sone 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 hero
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Cameron phillip (Ft. Cameron phillip) – Fade away
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[intro] / Yeah / I couldn't fit this in an email so / Here you go / Let's go / [Verse 1] / Do you think about it? / (Yeah) Yeah / Tell me now, tell me now / Do you think about
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Brett Eldredge – Holy Water
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[Verse 1] / I've been on the verge of breakin' / Couldn't find my way outta here / I saw you standin' there, wavin' / Makin' all this hell disappear / [Chorus] / You are my holy
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Lin-Manuel Miranda (Ft. Phillipa Soo) – Burn (2014 Workshop)
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[ELIZA] / I saved every letter you wrote me / From the moment I read them / I knew you were mine / You said you were mine / I thought you were mine / Do you know what Angelica said
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Lin-Manuel Miranda (Ft. Arianna Afsar, Julia Harriman, Lexi Lawson, Rachelle Ann Go & Shoba Narayan) – First Burn
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The fifth installment of the Hamildrops project, which released new Hamilton content once a month in 2018, “First Burn” is the original draft of Eliza’s second act solo, “Burn.”
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Original Broadway Cast of Hamilton – Who Lives, Who Dies, Who Tells Your Story
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The cast and company return to usher in Eliza, who takes over for Burr and narrates the Afterword of our story. The play ends by asking the audience directly, “Who tells your story
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Anthony Ramos, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Jon Rua, Leslie Odom, Jr. & Original Broadway Cast of "Hamilton" – Ten Duel Commandments
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Hamilton, Laurens, Burr, and Lee recite a versified version of the code duello while preparing for a duel.
Title and style pays homage to “Ten Crack Commandments” by The Notorious
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Keith & Kristyn Getty – It Is Well With My Soul
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[Verse 1] / When peace like a river attendeth my way / When sorrows like sea billows roll / Whatever my lot, thou hast taught me to say / "It is well, it is well with my soul" / [
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Original Broadway Cast of Hamilton – Stay Alive
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Historically, this song is out of place in the timeline given by the show. It jumps back almost three years from Hamilton’s wedding (1780) to the Continental Army’s winter at
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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, 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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Leslie Odom, Jr., Anthony Ramos, Daveed Diggs, Okieriete Onaodowan, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Phillipa Soo, Christopher Jackson & Original Broadway Cast of "Hamilton" (Ft. Leslie Odom Jr.) – Dear Theodosia (Reprise)
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[BURR] / Dear Theodosia / How to say to you? / Sometime last night / Your mother breathed your name / And like a flame / That flickers out too soon / She died / She's gone / She
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Original Broadway Cast of Hamilton – That Would Be Enough (Instrumental)
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[Instrumental]
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