Spamalot part 12 (You Won't Succeed On Broadway)

[bronteetayy]

They broke the fourth wall, and referenced Funny Girl :) Life= complete

[Kronk1996]

Very speciell people who can sing and dance, often at the same time

[Muselette]

I was listening to this soundtrack with my mom, and when this song came on she checked the cd case to see some of the names listed just to see if there were any likely Jewish people involved. There were... at which point I informed her that she was missing the joke.

[PeterBluth]

Am I the only one who thought David Hyde Pierce was robbed for not even being nominated for a Tony for his work in this show?

[anaklusmos16]

@PeterBluth well at least he got one for curtains

[PeterBluth]

@anaklusmos16 He did. And he was awesome in that as well.

[chanaosen]

I actually love this song. I hate the fact that they changed it in the West End to 'you won't succeed in showbiz', and they changed all the lyrics :( Supposedly they thought it was offensive to us but in reality it's more offensive to us (the jewish population) to remove the song. THIS IS THE BEST SONG IN THE WHOLE THING :D

[TheSoulMan8]

@chanaosen I'm pretty sure the reason they changed it to showbiz, is because England don't have broadway. And they changed the lyrics so it would rhyme they kept in all the jewish jokes

[chanaosen]

@TheSoulMan8 No, they didn't. They didn't keep all the jewish jokes in, and I saw it. And we do have the West End - the first time I saw it they were going on about 'this West End of London', and kept all of the jewish jokes, and the second time they removed all of the jewish jokes and changed it to a song about Simon Cowell, Cheryl Cole and Susan Boyle.

[TheSoulMan8]

@chanaosen well when I saw it at the west end they did keep the jewish jokes, I didn't know they'd changed it since

[chanaosen]

@TheSoulMan8 I was very upset :( It's such a good song!

[ArtemisScribe]

...........hang on are you saying that brown hair means your jewish or is that a different point? Coz I know loads of jewish girls who are natural blondes, (kinda funny when your history teacher is explaining the aryan agenda and says to a blonde haired, blue eyed girl "So you'd be important in germany" only for her to reply "i'm jewish")

[13pangea]

@jmaidman88 he was, his family was jewish and he was born with brown hair and eyes. his aryan myth was just that-- a myth.

[MusicalFan25]

Haha I laughed so hard at the "Fiddler on the Roof" bottle dance part. probably cuz I was in the orchestra pit for my school's production of Fiddler. lolz. ^^

[puppyluveromg]

was anyone jewish in the original broadway cast?

[mrtimetime123]

You Won't Succeed On Broadway - Sir Robin & Ensemble (David Hyde Pierce w/ Tim Curry & others, from Monty Python's Spamalot Original Broadway Cast)

[PeteWentzRocks96]

I just for some reason bust out laughing at the way David Hyde Pierce says "Jew". XXD

[StylinCrocodile]

So... Hitler wasn't a huge fan of showtunes?

[Chione900]

@StylinCrocodile dude, hitler was jewish

[Besingers]

and piano and damn-o..another good rhyme

[OkapiVideo]

Those British get the best rhymes.

[tiscooler]

You have no ability to procure victory on Broadway in the absence of the semitic people.

[dariodragon22]

i guess Hitler was no fan of broadway

[tiscooler]

@dariodragon22 Possibly. Feel free to check me on this, but I heard that he actually was quite into theater.

[Cmil619]

Surprisingly, this song is true.

[habbo3hampster]

is this the one theyve now changed to 'if you dont have any stars'

[notablegoat]

@habbo3hampste I don't think so... I JUST went ot see it and it still said "jews"

[habbo3hampster]

@notablegoat unless they changed it for the british show 

[vinsarr]

I love it...! Too bad the Arabs don't have a clue...

[ethalinia]

This song is just pure brilliance...the lyrics, the melody, David Hyde Pierce...it's golden!

[obiwanobiwan13]

I'll help you, Arthur!

I'm a Jew (and this song is so HILARIOUS! ONLY MONTY PYTHON!)

[mrtthepwnage331]

Mi middle school did this play, and the superintendant almost fired our principal. it was great tho

[NHall609]

@mrtthepwnage331 let me guess

the superintendent was jewish?

[mrtthepwnage331]

@NHall609 i think so. he was a bitch tho

[NHall609]

@mrtthepwnage331 lol

[missharley78]

LMFAO!!!

[CalculusKid]

No other song in all of human history will ever again be able to rhyme "Gentile" and "percentile" in a remotely appropriate context.

[missharley78]

Oh, spamalot!!! Best musical ever!!!

[MischaMoko]

They will not give a damn-o if you haven't any jews!

I love this song!

[TaintedChozo]

Haaa, they play "Havi Nagila" (sp) xD

[TheMusicmanMB]

@TaintedChozo They don't just play the Hava Nagila, but they swing it....xD

[funnynon33]

lolz

[sierra14ising]

i did this song and it was hilarious the version we did.....OMFG.