need some ideas for song to sing at a caberet club

[ChiTownLady]

as part of a course I am doing.

I am doing a course whihc is called singing wth syle, its only for fun, once a week for 9 weeks but culminates in a performance at quite a big cabaret club in Chicago ( where i'm living) it'll only be for family and friends but I need some inspiration on 3 songs I need to study and perform.

I have chosen my first one which will prob be either I Dreamed a dream from Les Mis or Unusual Way from Nine ( can't make up my mind)

I have a really eclectic taste in music but don't know a lot of songs or names or performers so am finding it difficult to think of alternatives which arent a bit too mainstream easy listening... also the idea of the course is to pick songs that ned interpretation or a character around them - so a lot of it is about almost the acting out of the song ...

I am also a soprano so some the jazzy types like, Cry me a River or Feeling Good are too low for me without transposing (which isn't necessarilly a problem)

Mt dh hates musical theatre and I'd really like to do one he can enjoy and me impress him with so would like some inspiration form you singers out there..

I'ma reasonably competent singer but havent performed since I was out school am now many years away from that!!!!

hope someone can shove some ideas my way!!!

that should read CABARET obv..

All That Jazz from Chicago

Suppose Cabaret itself is too obvious

Something from Wicked

I feel Pretty is quite light and fun (from West Side Story)

If My Friends Could See Me Now (Sweet Charity)

Matchmaker (Fiddler on the Roof)

thanks these are great - i need to look at a few of them on itunes as i don't know all of them off my head - one of the others is doing All that jazz

havent heard wicked yet so might need a bit more guidance...I do like relatively sad/weepie ones with a bit of drama...!

Being Alive
Don't rain on my parade

I was thinking of trying to contrast with I Dreamed a Dream (a fave of mine, have sung it several times)

Will have a look through my music for some weepies.

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thanks for these - really helpful, love if my firnds could see me now..so that is a real contentder - old devil a good option too

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Send in the clowns?
What I did for love (Chorus Line)

love send in the clowns - never knew it was called that!

Thanks for all these feel a bit overwhelmed with choice now which is great - i still have a couple of weeks to choose my other songs...

Maybe this time (might be abit low for you)

SOmeone else's story (CHess)

Also have a look at Jekyll & Hyde perhaps

Happy song hunting. Above all chose something that suits your voice.

Mac the Knife?

Miss Otis Regrets

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It had to be you
Look What Happened to MAbel from Mack and Mabel

I've done moon river in my singing lesons and would like to do something new... mack the knife I think bit of a stretch for me but like maybe this time and miss otis regrets...

keep them coming
these are great and will also be good for me to do in my singin lessons!

I Still Believe we were meant for each other... no idea who did it first, i heard it on the Dance with a Stranger soundtrack

Over the rainbow or Fields of Gold by Eve Cassidy?

Or how about a Shirley Bassey number like Goldfinger or Diamonds are forever? My dh loves the bond themes and would be well impressed if I could belt one of those out.

Mack the Knife would be way too low for you I think

what about the Way You Look Tonight?
What I did for Love from Chorus Line
On my own from LesMis.
Some one to Watch Over me

How about Anything Goes....think its a cole porter number.....

Here are some of my favourites - good luck!

If you could read my mind (what a tale my thoughts could tell)

By the time s/he gets to Phoenix

Killing me softly

Moon River

Georgy Girl

What do you get when you fall in love?

Up on the roof

Down town

Stand by me

Here there and everywhere

oooh yes anything goes?
let's do it...

oh this sounds brilliant, I am green with envy

You Give Me Fever?
Don't Tell Mama? (from Cabaret)

(Harpsi we should go and do this sometime...)

Yes! good plan Mrs B.