GHS Choir Spring Concert 2009 - "Sweeney Todd"

Songs from Sweeney Todd.
Performed by: Gabrielino Singers
Featuring: Lizzy Griffith, Louie Gallegos, Sarah-Ann Orozco, Ha Pham, Ivan Cun, & Paul Tran.

Lyrics:
Attend the tale of Sweeney Todd.
His skin was pale and his eye was odd.
He shaved the faces of gentlemen
who never thereafter were heard of again.
He trod a path that few have trod
did Sweeney Todd
the demon barber of fleet street.
He kept a shop in London town.
Of fancy clients and good renown
and what if none of their souls were saved
they went to their maker impecably shaved.
By Sweeney,
by Sweeney Todd
the demon barber of fleet street.

Swing your razor wide!
Sweeney, hold it to the skies.
Freely flows the blood of those who moralize.
Attend the tale of Sweeney Todd.

These are probably the worst pies in London,
I know why nobody cares to take them--
I should know,
I make them.
But good? No,
The worst pies in London--
Even that's polite.
The worst pies in London--
If you doubt it take a bite.

Is that just revolting?
All greasy and gritty,
It looks like it's molting,
And tastes like--
Well, pity
A woman alone
With limited wind
And the worst pies in London!
Times is hard. Times is hard.
Times is hard. Times is hard.

I feel you,
Johanna.
I feel you.
Do they think that walls can hide you?
Even now I'm at your window...
I am in the dark beside you,
buried sweetly in your yellow hair!

I feel you,
Johanna.
I feel you.
And one day,
I'll steal you!
'Til I'm with you then,
I'm with you there...
sweetly buried in your yellow hair!

By the sea, Mr. Todd, that's the life I covet,
By the sea, Mr. Todd, ooh, I know you'd love it!
You and me, Mr. T, we could be alone
In a house wot we'd almost own,
Down by the sea!
Wouldn't that be smashing?
By the sea,
With the fishies splashing!

I can hear us wakin,'
The breakers breakin,'
The seagulls squawkin,'
'Hoo, hoo!'
I do me bakin,'
Then I go walkin'
With you-hoo!

I'll warm me bones on the esplanade,
Have tea and scones with me gay young blade,
Then I'll knit a sweater
While you write a letter
Unless we've got better to do-hoo!

By the sea, in our nest, we could share our kippers
With the odd payin' guest from the weekend trippers,
Have a nice sunny suite for the guest to rest in,
Now and then, you could do the guest in!
By the sea,
Married nice and proper!
By the sea,
Bring along your chopper!
By the beautiful sea!

Green finch, and linnet bird,
Nightingale, blackbird,
How is it you sing?
How can you jubilate
sitting in cages
never taking wing?
Outside the sky waits
beckoning!
Beckoning!
Just beyond the bars...
How can you remain
staring at the rain
maddened by the stars?
How is it you sing
anything?
How is it you sing?

Green Finch, and Linnet Bird,
nightingale, blackbird,
teach me how to sing.
If I cannot fly...
Let me sing.

Pretty women
Fascinating...
Sipping coffee,
Dancing...
Pretty women
Are a wonder.
Pretty women,

Blowing out their candles or
Combing out their hair,
Combing out their hair then they leave
Even when they leave you and vainish they somehow can still can remain there with you
There with you
There with you
They're there.....

Nothing's gonna harm you, not while I'm around.
Nothing's gonna harm you, no sir, not while I'm around.


Demons are prowling everywhere, nowadays,
I'll send 'em howling,
I don't care, I got ways.

No one's gonna hurt you,
No one's gonna dare.
Others can desert you,
Not to worry, whistle, I'll be there.

Demons'll charm you with a smile, for a while,
But in time...
Nothing can harm you
Not while I'm around...

Category:

Music

Tags:

• GHS
• choir
• spring
• concert
• sweeney
• todd
• gabrielino
• singers

[Phanatic12009]

i actually enjoyed it. Not while im around actually brought a tear to my eye. I love that song. but how old r these kids? They dont look old enough to actually watch Sweeney Todd.

[GimmeYourCookies]

@Phanatic12009 Most of them are around 16 or 17.

[MegaTheRandoms23]

my chorus has 76 peps in it

[GimmeYourCookies]

@MegaTheRandoms23 oh wow that's awesome!

[MegaTheRandoms23]

@GimmeYourCookies yahh but sometimes its confusing with lots of people

[GimmeYourCookies]

@MegaTheRandoms23 I bet, but I'm sure the performance will be awesome with that many people!

[iluvfraser]

by the sea was performed crappily. whoever started singing cant sing.

[RecycleMeRacheltm]

the singing is awesome!

the choreography on the other hand is pretty lame.

But that's understandable cause most show choir moves are lame lol

I remember our show choir dances were horrible! lol

[psylidee]

@Phanatic12009 they're high school students

[LittleMissBOOM212]

loved it, although the solo's werent so appetising :L

[TheSleepyPeeps]

Sweeney Todd isn't much of a choir based show.....so.....

[xochelsea08]

@cookyuki They should have spent more time rehearsing the song than the moves. It would have been much better.

[LoveAltonTowers]

@Phanatic12009 no pays attention to age certificets at home lol but umm... and yeas im niot fond of that sonsg as i had to sings it all this week in a production i was in! :L but other wise is a lovely song for peopel to hear :)

[xxIreneCaffeine]

The choreography is definitely awkward. Sondheim songs are definitely tough though, so I can't even criticize. I'm about to go to an audition with By the Sea as my song; that's how I stumbled upon this video. So we'll see. ;p

[missrowanb2009]

it's quite good, but the choreography ruins it, worst pies in london is better in alto in my opinion, rather that with more soprano, the boy with the solo in johanna is too low, and in my opinion he sang it a bit rough, i think its better sounding a little sweeter, by the sea is a bit slow and the girl with the solo isnt holding it quite long enough, greenfinch and linnetbird is a too fast, and the boy soloist in not while i'm around isnt a very good singer in my opinion. but otherwise its great