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Broadway Musicals: Spot the Wrong Song

Which one of these songs is NOT in the named musical?
After the quiz, I'll tell you where the wrong song came from; if there's no explanation, I just made it up
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1. Hadestown
It's a show set largely in the underworld, but there's no song by that name.
"Livin' it Up on Top"
"Why We Build The Wall"
"When the Chips Are Down"
"Under The World"
2. The Sound of Music
"Something Wonderful" is from THE KING AND I. If you didn't pick it, you may be thinking of "Something Good," which was written for THE SOUND OF MUSIC movie. Also, this "Maria" is not to be confused with "Maria" from WEST SIDE STORY.
"Maria"
"Climb Ev'ry Mountain"
"Something Wonderful"
"So Long, Farewell"
3. Chicago
"A Sweet Little Bullet from a Pretty Blue Gun" is a Tom Waits song. To be fair, many of his songs are set in worlds not unlike the world of CHICAGO.
"A Sweet Little Bullet from a Pretty Blue Gun"
"Me and My Baby"
"Cell Block Tango"
"Razzle Dazzle"
4. Into the Woods
Rapunzel is a character in the show, and there is much talking and singing about her hair, but there is no such song.
"Let Down Your Hair"
"I Know Things Now"
"No One Is Alone"
"Hello, Little Girl"
5. Jesus Christ Superstar
Nothing in JCS by that name, but "Golgotha" is the title of several different Christian rock/pop songs, by bands including W.A.S.P., Hardknock, and With Blood Comes Cleansing
"What's the Buzz?"
"Ev'rything's Alright"
"Golgotha"
"Damned for All Time"
6. A Strange Loop
"Shame in My Body" is from the off-Broadway musical TEETH, co-written by A STRANGE LOOP writer Michael R. Jackson
"Tyler Perry Writes Real Life"
"Writing a Gospel Play"
"Shame in My Body"
"Inner White Girl"
7. The Producers
"Give Them What They Want" is in the musical of DIRTY ROTTEN SCOUNDRELS. (Also, the central scheme in THE PRODUCERS is to put on a terrible show that flops - in other words, what the people DON'T want.)
"Give Them What They Want"
"Springtime for Hitler"
"Der Guten-Tag Hop-Clop"
"Where Did We Go Right?"
8. Les Miserables
"Make Them Hear You" is in RAGTIME.
"Red and Black"
"Make Them Hear You"
"Castle on a Cloud"
"Master of the House"
9. Carousel
"People Will Say We're in Love" is from OKLAHOMA. There is a similar song in CAROUSEL called "If I Loved You." The "almost in love" song is a staple of classic musical theater.
"That Was a Real Nice Clambake"
"People Will Say We're In Love"
"June is Bustin' Out All Over"
"You'll Never Walk Alone"
10. Oklahoma!
"I Got the Sun in the Morning" is from Irving Berlin's ANNIE GET YOUR GUN.
"Oh What a Beautiful Mornin'"
"I Got the Sun in the Morning"
"Many a New Day"
"The Surrey With the Fringe on Top"
11. Hamilton
The XYZ Affair did happen during this time period, but it's only obliquely referenced in HAMILTON
"The XYZ Affair"
"The Schuyler Sisters"
"The Reynolds Pamphlet"
"The Election of 1800"
12. A Chorus Line
Although it's the topic of the show, there's no song simply called "Dancing". There is one in HELLO, DOLLY
"What I Did For Love"
"I Can Do That"
"Dancing"
"One"
13. Cabaret
"I Can't Do It Alone" is from CHICAGO.
"I Can't Do It Alone"
"Tomorrow Belongs to Me"
"Two Ladies"
"Don't Tell Mama"
14. Wicked
It's certainly something Elphaba would want, but not the title of any song she sings.
"I'm Not That Girl"
"Dancing Through Life"
"Just The Right Spell"
"Popular"
15. Avenue Q
"The Lonely Jew on Christmas" is from the first season of SOUTH PARK. Its creators would soon collaborate with AVENUE Q co-writer Bobby Lopez on THE BOOK OF MORMON.
"The Lonely Jew on Christmas"
"The Internet is for Porn"
"It's a Fine, Fine Line"
"Everyone's a Little Bit Racist"
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