An itemized list of things I love about The Story of Tonight and The Schuyler Sisters

caravanslost:

The Story of Tonight

• The fucking harmonies that they’ve fit into this brief little song, oh my god.

• Lafayette’s accent. Namely, “Leeet’s ‘ave eh-notheer ‘round tonight.”

• “Raise a glass to the four of us / Tomorrow there’ll be more of us.”

The Schuyler Sisters

• “(werk werk)” “ANGELICA!”, “(werk werk)”, “ELIZA!” –

• – “and Peggy!”

• Serious kudos to Jasmine Cephas Jones, because I initially had no idea that the same person was behind the G-rated voice in “The Schuyler Sisters” and the NC-17-rated voice in “Say No To This.”

• The way Angelica sings Eliza’s name in “Eliza, I’m looking for a mind at work!”

• Aaron Burr, Prince Regent of Fuckboys, Exhibit A: “Excuse me, miss / I know it’s not funny / but your perfume smells like your daddy’s got money.”

• Aaron Burr, Prince Regent of Fuckboys, Exhibit B: “Burr, you disgust me.” / “Ah! So you’ve discussed me!”

• Aaron Burr, Prince Regent of Fuckboys, Exhibit C: “I’m a trust fund, baby, you can trust me!”

• More importantly: ANGELICA.

• EVERYTHING ABOUT ANGELICA.

• “You want a revolution? / I want a revelation / So listen to my declaration!”

• “We hold these truths to be self-evident / That all men were created equal / And when I meet Thomas Jefferson? / I’mma compel him to include WOMEN IN THE SEQUEL. / [WERK!]”

• And for the love of god, if you haven’t seen this song performed in the Ham4Ham with Jonathan Groff, Andrew Rannells and Brian D’Arcy James, drop everything. Go. Now.

• The way your heart just soars at 2:29 when the full chorus joins in for the final, pulsating round of “Look around! Look around! At how lucky we are to be alive right now!”

• [Or at least mine does.] [And if yours doesn’t, consult your nearest medical professional.]