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Patter Song
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A common feature of The Musical is the Patter Song, a light and rapid melody sung by a Motor Mouth character – less commonly, more than one. This will often take the form of a Long List, resulting in a List Song. Very commonly the song will involve tongue-twisters that test the singer's ability to pronounce the lyrics clearly, and occasionally the ability is tested even further by raising the tempo of the song little by little until it goes at a frighteningly fast pace. A semi-patter song is a toned down version that has a patter song feel, but where the words are more important than the rapid delivery. Gilbert and Sullivan are inextricably associated with this form, which they did not invent but are credited with perfecting. The Major General Song, which parodies and/or homages a Gilbert and Sullivan song, is a common example. A more modern one is We Didn't Start the Fire. If the lyrics aren't enunciated precisely, leaving only a few key phrases clearly audible, this will overlap with Something Something Leonard Bernstein. Compare Melodic Rap, a style of singing in which hip-hop rhythms and vocabulary are sung, often to minimalistic melodies. Some artists like Bone Thugs-n-Harmony and Eminem have made patter songs that attempt to fuse rapping with the music-hall tradition. |
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Ode to Apathy | |
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"I Really Don't Hate Christmas" from Phineas and Ferb's Christmas Vacation is a song in which Dr. Doofenshmirtz sings about how much it bugs him that he can't work up more than "an intense, burning indifference" towards a holiday he, as an evil genius, feels obliged to hate, while rattling off a number of holidays and other things that he unambiguously hates. | |
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List Song | |
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The 1974 novelty song "Life is a Rock (But the Radio Rolled Me)," where each verse lists various musical personalities, pop songs and record labels from the 1950s to the then-present in rapid succession. The tune and concept was later lifted for a McDonalds jingle, where patrons would sing the restaurant's entire menu. | |
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Trope Codifier | |
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The Trope Codifier are the comic operas of Gilbert and Sullivan, every one of which has at least one patter-song (most often these were originally written for the actor George Grossmith). Specific examples: Perhaps the most prominent example is "I am the very model of a modern major-general" from The Pirates of Penzance. Many patter songs since then are inspired by this. "How Beautifully Blue the Sky", also from The Pirates of Penzance, has the entire women's chorus singing patter in 2/4 time while the romantic leads sing a duet in 3/4 time—at the same time. "When You're Lying Awake" (often called "The Nightmare Song") from Iolanthe "My Name is John Wellington Wells" from The Sorcerer. Most of "Rising Early In The Morning," the last two lines of the verses of "In Enterprise Of Martial Kind," and the chorus of "From The Sunny Spanish Shore", all are patter moments from The Gondoliers. In the trio, "My Eyes Are Fully Open" from Ruddigore, note Later used in the revival version of The Pirates of Penzance, and then as "The Speed Test" in Thoroughly Modern Millie which is the fastest of the G&S patter songs, Gilbert and Sullivan lampshaded their own notoriety for patter songs (and the difficulty in understanding them when sung). As the song says, "As Someday It May Happen" from The Mikado lists people who would not be missed if they were to be executed. Modern productions of The Mikado invariably rewrite this one to incorporate topical and local events, especially as the original lyrics explicitly invite the performer (or producer) to add their own lines: The final verse of "I Am So Proud" from The Mikado. The trio begins with each character singing their part in sequence, then in counterpoint, and totally skips that format at the end with the trio singing a brief patter. Patience has a true patter song in "If You Want a Receipt"note notable for being perhaps the only patter solo in the series that is not sung by the comic lead and a semi-patter song in "If You're Anxious for to Shine". H.M.S. Pinafore has "When I Was a Lad," which has the last two lines in each verse and chorus sung at patter-like paces. |
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Viewers Are Geniuses | |
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"The Fundamental Principle of the Thing" in Donald and the Wheel is an explanation of how gears work worded in a convoluted, formal, and rapid manner. It assumes Viewers Are Geniuses, though in a tongue-in-cheek way. Donald is noticeably confused the whole time. | |
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Neo of Sporin had one in Galavant, called "Time Is Of The Essence," in which he sings a fast-pace song about how little time they have to try to revive Gal after he'd been stabbed by Sid's sword. He actually spends a full minute talking about how urgent the situation is without taking any action, even making self-aware jokes such as "there's not much time in rhyming now". | |
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Major General Song | |
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In "The Elements", he rhymed all the chemical element names from the Periodic Table (at least, all the ones that were known at the time; several more have been discovered since note Lehrer knew this was going to happen — the last words of the song are "These are the only ones of which the news has come to Harvard, and there may be many others but they haven't been discahvered".) and set them to the tune of the Major General Song. | |
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"Gatman and Robbin'" is Gangsta Rap lyrics sung rapidly to a Suspiciously Similar Song to the famous Epic Riff from Batman (1966). | |
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The Expository Theme Tune for CatDog also qualifies as a patter song, with rapid-fire verses that explain the premise of the show. | |
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In La Grande-Duchesse de Gerolstein, the new general of the possible Ur-Example Ruritania in western literature, singing his last victory by making the enemy army drink until they pass out. | |
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Les deux aveugles, where two false blind beggars try to attract charity by singing their own song. While Giraffier sings a languid serenade in minor key, Patachon sings a very joyous song on a much quicker tempo, until the two melodies blend together and they start yelling at each other. | |
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Modern Major General | |
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Perhaps the most prominent example is "I am the very model of a modern major-general" from The Pirates of Penzance. Many patter songs since then are inspired by this. | |
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In the Musical Episode of Scrubs, Dr. Cox's traditional long, funny rant becomes a song. | |
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