Don’t get us wrong, Rosemary Clooney and Vera-Ellen’s version is great, but watching Danny Kaye and Bing Crosby trying to keep a straight face? One of the funniest scenes a musical has ever featured.
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9. Dreamgirls — “And I Am Telling You”
Here’s exactly why Jennifer Hudson won an Oscar for Dreamgirls.
8. Meet Me in St. Louis — “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas”
Judy Garland turned this song into a Christmas classic.
7. The Music Man — “Ya Got Trouble”
Musicals aren’t only about dancing, but sometimes mainly about the singing. Robert Preston took it to a whole new level as Harold Hill.
6. Sound of Music — “Do-Re-Mi”
The one scene in Sound of Music where viewers get a mini-tour of Austria all while getting to hear Julie Andrews amazingly hit the highest note.
5. White Christmas — “Minstrel Number”
The dancing, the singing and the jokes are top-notch. Oh, and Vera-Ellen really was a dancing star.
4. West Side Story — “America”
Do we really need to explain this one?
3. Singin’ in the Rain — “Make ‘Em Laugh”
Donald O’Connor is a singing and dancing genius.
2. Seven Brides for Seven Brothers — Barn-raising dance
Despite the fact that men are fighting over women and trying to claim them as their own, the dancing and acrobatics in the barn-raising dance scene is phenomenal. It doesn’t even need singing and shines all on its own with dance.
1. Singin’ in the Rain — “Singin’ in the Rain”
Gene. Kelly. There will never be anyone like him.
Who else wants to go watch musicals on a loop as preparation for La La Land?
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