Only You

Broadway Concept Album - Josie Aiello & Peter Hewlett (1987)....."Only You" is the love duet from Andrew Lloyd Webber's Starlight Express. It is performed by the protagonist, Rusty, a young steam locomotive and his true love, the observation car, Pearl. "Only You" is essentially Pearl's solo "Only He", as opposed to the reprise version in the original, re-arranged as a duet between Pearl and Rusty, with the most demanding octave leap passages removed. It replaced "Only He" in London in 1987. This simplified duet version was used in all productions from Broadway until the 1992 London re-vamp. This version is in nature sweet and reflective, less of a show-stopper but more in keeping with the character's journeys. Only You was, in turn, replaced by "Next Time You Fall In Love", a new song written as part of the 1992 London production revamp, then used in following productions. "Next Time" is a re-working of Lloyd Webber's song "The Ballad of Billy Macaw" from Cats. Musically it is near identical, with replacement lyrics by Don Black. The lyrics of "Next Time" make very little sense within the context of the show, however at the time it was released as a chart single. "Next time" was added to the German production in 2003, replacing "Du Allein" (direct translation of "Only You"). The German lyrics resolved the issue of lacking context, the song was titled "Allein im Licht der Sterne" (Alone, in the Starlight). At the same time the 2003 US Tour replaced "Next Time" with the second version of "Only He", a duet version that included the octave leaps from the original song, in a very rich, dramatic arrangement, aided by the use of pre-recorded instrumentation. This version has now found its way to the 2009 New Zealand tour. In 2008 the second version of "Only He" was included in the German production, now titled "Nur Mit Ihm" (Only with Him) to distinguish from the earlier "Du Allein". The music was composed by Andrew Lloyd Webber. The key is dependent on the production;, in London it was D major (Only he was in C Major); Germany, A major, later B major; Broadway, C Major; Australia/Japan, A major; and in the UK tour B Major. It later transposes up a tone twice in all versions but London. The tune is also used in the 'Starlight Sequence', along with the Starlight Express theme. The "Only You" theme represents discovery; of Rusty's self belief, of Pearl's love. The Lyrics for "Only He" and "Only You" are by Richard Stilgoe. The commonly known opening verse of "Only He" - "look at me, a woman, calm and in control/ No silly girl whose head's always turning" is in fact from the single release version of the song, and are obviously out of context when sung by Pearl, who is exactly a silly girl whose head is turned by each attractive male that passes her. The stage production used significantly different lyrics, more appropriate to the context: "known him for a lifetime, known him not at all/ Thought there was nothing special about him". "Only You" cuts this first verse, Pearl starting at the chorus "Only You/ have the power to move me" The second version of "Only He" has lyrics re-worked from the original. The alterations are not credited to David Yazbek, who worked on re-vamping the show for the 2003 US tour. The lyrics are predominantly Richard Stilgoe's original work altered slightly, but include lyrics such as Rusty's singing "You are my Starlight" to Pearl. Earlier on, Rusty looked for 'the Starlight Express'. For romantic purposes of this number, he suggests that Pearl is 'his Starlight', 'Starlight' being a metaphor of Rusty's motivation. Obviously he cannot mean it literally, as the Starlight Express, heard onstage a few scenes previously, was definitely not Pearl! The most glaring contextual nonsensities in the show have appeared at this point in the plot, including Don Black's "Back then was when we touched the Starlight". Rusty and Pearl have a minimal relationship at the beginning of the show, they have no significant past other than a tentative agreement to race together. And while (in the London staging) Rusty did touch the Starlight Express, Pearl was clearly not with him.

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[raghavrockstar19]

Hey can you please send me all the pictures you have used in this video please..

If you can so please mail me at raghavrockstar19@gmail.com..

Thanks !!

[maryjanesayo1]

ONLY YOU HAVE THE POWER TO MOVE ME... DARWIN SAYO...

ADVANCE HAPPY 13ANNIV... PLS BE GOOD TO ME :P

YOU KNOW THAT I ALWAYS CARE FOR YOU..!!

[pritysaint]

i rili..rili.. like it

[filpsider214]

Does this have a videoke, karaoke, minus-one version of this song? need one for my wedding.

[almasen20]

mahal n mahal kita!!!ONLY YOU HAVE THE POWER TO MOVE ME'mawala man ang lahat pero ang pagmmhal ko sayo ay d magllaho ikaw ang buhay ko!!!ALMARIE4EVER

[bochok042802]

ayos patok.....................

[MonsterlyInLoveII]

one of my favorite love song duet.. so romantic..halatang halata sa uploader hehehe naks! another remarkable masterpiece! fafa hatt muach!

-=MonZ=-

[eshmeeh]

yuhuuuuu....emoters na nmn ako...hayzzzz..

Wow..ayos mga tirada sa font ah..hehehe

byutipul..ahihihi