one song a day: song four | song that makes you sad

I love musicals. It's one of those weird things that sometimes people don't expect me to like. But I admit, I'm a musical snob. I'd never set foot in a theatre for something like "Legally Blonde: The Musical". And with so much garbage on Broadway because people won't take chances and just spend money on things they are familiar with as movies... shows like where my song today comes from, get overlooked by the masses. Which is a shame.

I was incredibly fortunate to see it twice; once on Broadway the weekend Matt and I got engaged. That was with the original Broadway cast, including Lea Michelle (now on Glee) and Johnathan Groff (who guest starred on Glee this past season). The second time I saw it, it was the travelling show and we got stage seating, which was one of the most amazing experiences in my life (again, total musical nerd). When you sit on stage, they give you a little rundown before the show starts of what you can and cannot do ( so you don't bother the actors or spoil the show in any way). One of the things is that you can't sing along because the microphones will pick it up. That wasn't a problem, I can control that. But when it gets to this part of the show, where today's song comes from, I was struggling not to audibly cry. Nobody needed that going across the sound system.

(SPRING AWAKENING SPOILERS AHEAD)

But this song makes me so incredibly sad because it's sung by the lead, Melchior, at the funeral for his best friend, the tortured character of Moritz—to the parents who had treated the delicate Moritz so coldly. Groff's voice is hauntingly beautiful and cuts me to the core.

And all of the crying you wouldn't understand. You just let him cry, 'make a man out of him.'

Day 01. Your favorite song: Frank Turner - Photosynthesis
Day 02. Your least favorite song: Joe - Don't Wanna Be A Player No More
Day 03. A song that makes you happy: The Hold Steady - Slapped Actress
Day 04. A song that makes you sad: Spring Awakening/Johnathan Groff - Left Behind
Day 05. A song that reminds you of someone
Day 06. A song that reminds you of somewhere
Day 07. A song that reminds you of a certain event
Day 08. A song that you know all the words to
Day 09. A song that you can dance to
Day 10. A song that makes you fall asleep
Day 11. A song from your favorite band
Day 12. A song from a band you hate
Day 13. A song that is a guilty pleasure
Day 14. A song that no one would expect you to love
Day 15. A song that describes you
Day 16. A song that you used to love but now hate
Day 17. A song that you hear often on the radio
Day 18. A song that you wish you heard on the radio
Day 19. A song from your favorite album
Day 20. A song that you listen to when you’re angry
Day 21. A song that you listen to when you’re happy
Day 22. A song that you listen to when you’re sad
Day 23. A song that you want to play at your wedding
Day 24. A song that you want to play at your funeral
Day 25. A song that makes you laugh
Day 26. A song that you can play on an instrument
Day 27. A song that you wish you could play
Day 28. A song that makes you feel guilty
Day 29. A song from your childhood
Day 30. Your favorite song at this time last year