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Pop Culture Happy Hour

The Best Movie Musical Numbers

Pop Culture Happy Hour

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πŸ—“οΈ 19 November 2024

⏱️ 27 minutes

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Summary

If you've ever loved a movie musical, then you've probably got a favorite movie musical number β€” a song that makes you want to sing along, swoon, celebrate, or simply dance with the nearest lamppost. But what makes these moments great? With Wicked hitting theaters, there's never been a better time to debate the best movie musical numbers.

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If you've ever loved a movie musical, then you've probably got a favorite movie musical number, a song that makes you want to sing along, swoon, celebrate, or simply dance with the nearest

0:38.8

lamppost. But what makes these moments great? With wicked-hitting theaters, there's never been a

0:44.3

better time to debate our favorites, from lavish production numbers to solo performances. I'm

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Linda Holmes. And I'm Stephen Thompson. Today on NPR's Pop Culture Happy Hour, what is the best movie musical number?

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Joining us today are our co-hosts.

1:38.7

Aisha Harris. Hey, Aisha.

1:40.0

Shapoopee, my dear friends, Shepoopee.

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Glenn Weldon. Hello, Glenn. Pop six, squish, uh-uh, cissarolept shit, Stephen. friends. Shepoopee. Glenn Weldon.

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Hello, Glenn.

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Pop, six, squish, uh-uh, sissero, lip shit, Stephen.

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I am going to take your word for it.

1:49.6

It is a pleasure to have you all here to talk about this momentous topic, favorite movie musical number.

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I could go into a long, elaborate explanation, but I think we're just going to go into our picks.

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