I went to see Rent for the first time with some of my friends last night and was reminded why I love musicals. The songs tend to be more powerful in a way that many other songs cannot hope to achieve. Songs in musicals have a backstory behind them, and because of that, more influence.
Specifically, I'm thinking of "One Song Glory" sung by Roger right before he meets Mimi for the first time. That song really speaks to me, and it's one of the reason's I really like Roger's character. As I'm writing this, I've been listening to it over and over, singing along and letting myself rise and fall with the music.
What about this song makes me want to keep listening to it? For that matter, what makes me want to listen to any song more than once? This requires some thought.
What makes a song speak to one person and not to another?
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