...No it's not. It's a simple pop song (a good one, mind you) with some good ensemble harmonies. If you look at what Pasek and Paul, the team behind Dogfight, the lyrics of La La Land, and Dear Evan Hansen, have to say about writing for musical theater, they will mention what one of their professors in college taught them: "pop songs are like adjectives, musical theater songs are like verbs." What they mean by this is that pop songs describe something, but don't really push it forward at all. Theater songs, when written properly, should describe a specific event, character, or plot point and move it forward. This song talks about how sexy high heels are, something which was already in the script. We don't find out anything new about Lola (in the lyrics, we find out that she designs shoes due to some good staging and some dialogue, but neither of those count), and the plot doesn't really move, except for that 30 second snippet of the older guy talking about how to modify shoes to fit men. I have a test to determine whether indiviual theater songs do their job well: does it advance the plot or the characters in the lyrics. If the answer is yes, then the song justifies its existence in the show. Kinky Boots fails this test many times. I realize I kind of just bashed the show, and I want to be clear: I saw it recently and had fun there. I thought Stark Sands and ESPECIALLY Billy Porter were fantastic, the script was good, and the direction and choreography was fantastic, but the songs were just fun pop songs.
David Fathom I think the original post was talking about the how energetic and funky the overall song is and not just the lyrics... And the comment was just another one of the 'this song is the best' post you see for every single decent song on youtube, so it's safe to not take it too seriously and take it as "this song is great" XD
I actually think of what you just said as being very accurate. So for me, the perfect MT song is defying gravity. Obvs, not just because it's beautiful, but because it helps the character move forward from being a victim, to being empowered, and we are also treated to the character taking action, opposing the wizard, and achieving the power to fly.
@@davidfathom3051 dude that's your opinion. Being negative online gets you nowhere. Everyone's opinion of what makes a good musical (And song in a musical) is subjective. Just because it advances the plot doesn't mean it is a good song or entertaining. And vice versa. Just enjoy the song.. No actual need for essays
This just made my day. I can now deal with every idiot life throws my way, because I have Miss Lola to inspire me. Now I really wanna dress up in drag.
Do. I was in the pit for this in High School a few years back. I wore a grey fedora, a pinstripe suit, a blue skirt and blazer over it, headphones around my neck, and a pair of bright red boots with heels. I'm Male, and my school isn't exactly normal, but it was great.
Im imaging Hamilton bursting into a cabinet meeting singing "THE SEX IS IN HEEL" and him 6 inch knee high heels and Jefferson joining him, Madison looking disappointed, and Washington cheering on his son >v
This honestly is the BEST show on Broadway! Everything about it is simply divine!!!! I'd recommend this show to ANYONE and EVERYONE from my grandpa to my little sister! Seriously, go see this show!!!!
I've been extremely lucky to have seen this musical twice since it's been on Broadway, and it is certainly one of my favorites! Every time I listen to this song in particular, there's something about it that takes me back to those nights in the theatre. I close my eyes and the music takes over and it's like I can see the lights and everyone dancing onstage. Truly magical.
Frank TheMeme Hehe sure. It’s just a typical HS drama class, I imagine. Sadly, the teacher who took us retired this year :( Most people didn’t like him, but I did :D
I saw this show yesterday and while Brenden Urie was walking down the fashion runway in the heels, someone jumped up in their seat and screamed "WORK IT BEEBO!" and then everyone cheered. It was amazing.
Can I just say, Steve Pateman, the real Charlie Price deserves way more credit??? Even though Broadway literally profited off his entire existence and story, he didn’t get a single penny from them. Sadly, unlike the musical, his shoe factory ended up going out of business so he works as a fireman now 😞 He’s a super nice guy too. Even when his factory ran out of business, he made sure his employees were able to find new jobs. However the Broadway musical doesn’t give him any credit or profits for using life his story as a stage show. The only thing they gave him (which they gave begrudgingly) was a Broadway ticket but he couldn’t even afford to go because he didn’t have enough money for a flight and hotel. They won’t let him sell his book at the theaters either nor do they really discuss or credit to the origin and backstory of him and the Northampton factory workers in the playbill. It’s awful that the Broadway musical doesn’t give him enough credit or money for even though they make thousands off his life story. After years of being unnoticed, he finally came out and wrote a book about his life story (and profits go towards firefighters too, he’s such a sweet guy), but he still deserves WAYYY more credit than Broadway gives him, Help this guy out and learn his real story here. JUSTICE FOR STEVE!!!! You can buy his book here: [Boss in Boots: the Real Charlie Price](www.bossinboots.co.uk/) Here are more articles too where you learn about his story: Northampton Chronicle: www.google.com/amp/s/www.northamptonchron.co.uk/news/real-story-behind-kinky-boots-will-surprise-you-says-northamptonshire-inspiration-film-and-stage-show-998113%3Famp Express: www.express.co.uk/life-style/life/600025/Kinky-boots-factory-WJ-Brookes/amp BBC: www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-22940451 Fire Bridgades Union: www.fbu.org.uk/blog/you-cant-put-label-anybody #broadway #kinkyboots
+foreveryoung I was in the same case ! I was with my class for a school trip, we are french and we just over enjoyed these musicals that we don't have in France
Hi, I'm an Italian teacher of English .. I was in London just for two days without my class . I loved it!! That made me take a decision : every time i get to London I have to see a musical!! Byeeeee
Just the days before this musical we saw Mathilda which is a muscial and a theater performance "The curious incident of the dog in the nighttime" I hope one day, musical will be spread all around the world *-*
Here you can see some of them . I think in France , too. .. I saw Jesus Christ superstar with the original cast! Great!! And Notre dame ( Il gobbo di Notre Dame, in Italian), wonderful too but there's no such place like Broadway in the US or the West end in London, specialized in performinng musicals. Here in Italy you can find theaters spread all over the country with every kind of performances, from drama to comedy and so on . I think in France it's quite the same
I just watched the musical yesterday here in toronto and it was a great experience! it was my first time watching a musical too! I say it should have at least 4 stars instead of 3😍😍😍
Seen the show twice in London . gogogogo. talented cast beyond words. fast, pacy, sassy, funny, moving and very sexy. Matt Henry is a star of huge proportions
The music is great. the play is fun and J Harrison Ghee is out of this world. Loved every minute. It made me want to get up and dance, made me feel happy all over
I saw this at the Boston Opera House last night and it was AMAZING. Such a talented cast and the audience was pretty great too. haha I would love to see it again. I love the music. I love the dancing. I love the heels!
This song is the definition of Broadway music
...No it's not. It's a simple pop song (a good one, mind you) with some good ensemble harmonies. If you look at what Pasek and Paul, the team behind Dogfight, the lyrics of La La Land, and Dear Evan Hansen, have to say about writing for musical theater, they will mention what one of their professors in college taught them: "pop songs are like adjectives, musical theater songs are like verbs." What they mean by this is that pop songs describe something, but don't really push it forward at all. Theater songs, when written properly, should describe a specific event, character, or plot point and move it forward. This song talks about how sexy high heels are, something which was already in the script. We don't find out anything new about Lola (in the lyrics, we find out that she designs shoes due to some good staging and some dialogue, but neither of those count), and the plot doesn't really move, except for that 30 second snippet of the older guy talking about how to modify shoes to fit men. I have a test to determine whether indiviual theater songs do their job well: does it advance the plot or the characters in the lyrics. If the answer is yes, then the song justifies its existence in the show. Kinky Boots fails this test many times.
I realize I kind of just bashed the show, and I want to be clear: I saw it recently and had fun there. I thought Stark Sands and ESPECIALLY Billy Porter were fantastic, the script was good, and the direction and choreography was fantastic, but the songs were just fun pop songs.
+David Fathom chill out buddy
David Fathom
I think the original post was talking about the how energetic and funky the overall song is and not just the lyrics... And the comment was just another one of the 'this song is the best' post you see for every single decent song on youtube, so it's safe to not take it too seriously and take it as "this song is great" XD
I actually think of what you just said as being very accurate. So for me, the perfect MT song is defying gravity. Obvs, not just because it's beautiful, but because it helps the character move forward from being a victim, to being empowered, and we are also treated to the character taking action, opposing the wizard, and achieving the power to fly.
@@davidfathom3051 dude that's your opinion. Being negative online gets you nowhere. Everyone's opinion of what makes a good musical (And song in a musical) is subjective. Just because it advances the plot doesn't mean it is a good song or entertaining. And vice versa. Just enjoy the song.. No actual need for essays
This just made my day. I can now deal with every idiot life throws my way, because I have Miss Lola to inspire me.
Now I really wanna dress up in drag.
pls dress up in drag and dance to this song and post it on youtube, I can make you viral, kid
ShameldaTheLamest me too me too
Do. I was in the pit for this in High School a few years back. I wore a grey fedora, a pinstripe suit, a blue skirt and blazer over it, headphones around my neck, and a pair of bright red boots with heels. I'm Male, and my school isn't exactly normal, but it was great.
8 years later, I hope you're still doing it!
This is like the Kinky Boots equivalent to My Shot
Im imaging Hamilton bursting into a cabinet meeting singing
"THE SEX IS IN HEEL" and him 6 inch knee high heels and Jefferson joining him, Madison looking disappointed, and Washington cheering on his son >v
@@SamuraiOnYourMom I WANNA DRAW THIS SO BADLY! I'M CRYING XD
This honestly is the BEST show on Broadway! Everything about it is simply divine!!!! I'd recommend this show to ANYONE and EVERYONE from my grandpa to my little sister! Seriously, go see this show!!!!
I dance to this so hard in my room😂😂
Max Gill Right, like I’ve learned the entire dance break
This entire show is magical. I saw it yesterday and cried so hard during the last scene.
If you have the captions on and are at 0:57 instead of ‘Jimmy choo choo choo shoes’ or anything even near that it says ‘Justin took the children’ XD
Karen would like to know your location
the FBI is after us run
Not again
I turned on subtitles just to see and I was not disappointed 😂
Saw it 3 days ago on broadway NYC w| TODRICK HALL as Lola, now I'm obsessed with this soundtrack, such a wonderful show!
I saw Billy Porter as Lola and the original cast of Kinky Boots in New York.
Just saw this on Broadway. AMAZINGGGG! This was one of the best numbers. And the Angels as the Greek chorus were everryytthhiinnggg!!!
I've been extremely lucky to have seen this musical twice since it's been on Broadway, and it is certainly one of my favorites! Every time I listen to this song in particular, there's something about it that takes me back to those nights in the theatre. I close my eyes and the music takes over and it's like I can see the lights and everyone dancing onstage. Truly magical.
Saw it a few days ago and I could not agree more
I saw this last night in NY it was so great and Brendon and J Harrison Ghee did SO GOOD
Destiny G i saw it two days ago and agree!! I saw it bc of brendon but now i'm obsessed with kinky boots in general aaa
Watched this at the royal Alex in Toronto with my drama class on November 17th! This was my absolutely favourite song!
Hi can I please join this drama class
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Frank TheMeme
Hehe sure. It’s just a typical HS drama class, I imagine. Sadly, the teacher who took us retired this year :( Most people didn’t like him, but I did :D
I saw this show yesterday and while Brenden Urie was walking down the fashion runway in the heels, someone jumped up in their seat and screamed "WORK IT BEEBO!" and then everyone cheered. It was amazing.
@@rayphobiia we ca him Beebo
myfakereality Ehh that's not appropriate.
Meeeee
@@rosericorico4980 no we dont
Can I just say, Steve Pateman, the real Charlie Price deserves way more credit??? Even though Broadway literally profited off his entire existence and story, he didn’t get a single penny from them. Sadly, unlike the musical, his shoe factory ended up going out of business so he works as a fireman now 😞 He’s a super nice guy too. Even when his factory ran out of business, he made sure his employees were able to find new jobs. However the Broadway musical doesn’t give him any credit or profits for using life his story as a stage show. The only thing they gave him (which they gave begrudgingly) was a Broadway ticket but he couldn’t even afford to go because he didn’t have enough money for a flight and hotel. They won’t let him sell his book at the theaters either nor do they really discuss or credit to the origin and backstory of him and the Northampton factory workers in the playbill. It’s awful that the Broadway musical doesn’t give him enough credit or money for even though they make thousands off his life story. After years of being unnoticed, he finally came out and wrote a book about his life story (and profits go towards firefighters too, he’s such a sweet guy), but he still deserves WAYYY more credit than Broadway gives him, Help this guy out and learn his real story here. JUSTICE FOR STEVE!!!!
You can buy his book here: [Boss in Boots: the Real Charlie Price](www.bossinboots.co.uk/)
Here are more articles too where you learn about his story:
Northampton Chronicle: www.google.com/amp/s/www.northamptonchron.co.uk/news/real-story-behind-kinky-boots-will-surprise-you-says-northamptonshire-inspiration-film-and-stage-show-998113%3Famp
Express: www.express.co.uk/life-style/life/600025/Kinky-boots-factory-WJ-Brookes/amp
BBC: www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-22940451
Fire Bridgades Union: www.fbu.org.uk/blog/you-cant-put-label-anybody
#broadway #kinkyboots
Honestly the music of the show is pure genius! Cyndi Lauper is a GENIUS
love this so much same with land of Lola. Im hoping to get the right stuff that Lola wears, so i can dress up as her next halloween
Omg J and Brendon were amazing. All the songs were great.
I saw it two days ago in London.. Great!! I loved it very very much!!!!
+foreveryoung I was in the same case ! I was with my class for a school trip, we are french and we just over enjoyed these musicals that we don't have in France
Hi, I'm an Italian teacher of English .. I was in London just for two days without my class . I loved it!! That made me take a decision : every time i get to London I have to see a musical!! Byeeeee
Just the days before this musical we saw Mathilda which is a muscial and a theater performance "The curious incident of the dog in the nighttime"
I hope one day, musical will be spread all around the world *-*
Here you can see some of them . I think in France , too. .. I saw Jesus Christ superstar with the original cast! Great!! And Notre dame ( Il gobbo di Notre Dame, in Italian), wonderful too but there's no such place like Broadway in the US or the West end in London, specialized in performinng musicals. Here in Italy you can find theaters spread all over the country with every kind of performances, from drama to comedy and so on . I think in France it's quite the same
Freedom's price The Curious incident in London was absolutely incredible.
ya gotta appreciate the ensemble in this song keeping those harmonies tight
I just watched the musical yesterday here in toronto and it was a great experience! it was my first time watching a musical too! I say it should have at least 4 stars instead of 3😍😍😍
Seen the show twice in London . gogogogo. talented cast beyond words. fast, pacy, sassy, funny, moving and very sexy. Matt Henry is a star of huge proportions
I saw it London too
Charlotte Lamp Davies in the adelphi theatre?
Had a workshop with the UK tour of this and learnt the choreography and am never going to forget it! Cant wait to perform it in the actual show soon 😁
Just saw this at the Majestic Theater in San Antonio, and it was absolutely amazing! Definitely one of the best productions I have ever seen
I loved it when J. Harrison Ghee sang this-I love this musical
Just saw this and it was AMAAAZING! AMAZING singers AMAZING dancers! I even saw a backflip being done in stilettos! So much talent!
Can't wait for Brendon to join the cast!
You know the play is based on a true story
I didn’t know that that’s amazing
I saw this live with Brendon urie last week 💜💜💜
Watched it with my parents in Germany this year. It was amazing! So glad I was there!
Green Shadow Hamburg right? Same here saw it this weekend, Lola was fantastic
Saw the last evening performance. It was amazing! God, that show was a whirlwind.
I just saw this on broadway and honestly it was the best musical I've seen
Okay, I may not be a stan for Broadway, but why is this song so damn catchy?!
The music is great. the play is fun and J Harrison Ghee is out of this world. Loved every minute. It made me want to get up and dance, made me feel happy all over
The album is fantastic!
I saw this at the Boston Opera House last night and it was AMAZING. Such a talented cast and the audience was pretty great too. haha I would love to see it again. I love the music. I love the dancing. I love the heels!
I just saw this on Broadway in NY! It was incredible!! :) I am so happy that I was able to experience this live!
This song makes me want to scream and cry with joy
I saw Kinkyboots last night, it was the travelling Broadway group. It was so good, I loved the whole soundtrack!
I saw this live at Melbourne.
It was beautiful.
One word:
AMAZING!!!
Listening to this song while in Hong Kong! Love this song 🎶 #watch out world here we come!
Just saw this on the West End stage, fabulous, it blew my mind
Yaas Queen 👑 this song is life for me right now!!!
Saw this last night this number was AMAZING!
I did not realize how much J. Harrison Gee managed to make this sound like the original.
Loved the movie loved the musical
Cannot wait to see it in November 😊 gunna be a great night!
I have the musical amazing vocals and actors and I love this song
bro why does this slap so hard
saw last night, love this
too heartbreaking this show is closing:(
日本でもまたやらないかな。
ローラみたいよ。。
보고싶다.
Hi Everybody I’m new to Kinky Boots can someone please explain the plot to me?
wonderful!!!!!!
SSSSLLLLAAAAAYYYYY
Rupaul reference.... London to Milan!!!
XxOscarxX Ru is referencing *this* lmao
Or just the cities London and Milan.
Quiero volver a verla!
l saw two times lastWeek at tokyo
Hands down Billy Porter THE best Lola ever!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
"REEEEEEDDDDDD"
🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻❤️
where can i find a instrumental version of this?
YESSS
SEXY!
Love the nameeee hah jk
I'm in kinky boots
Am I the only one that is going through these songs, because of Brendon Urie?
CatsAre ForCoolness same reason im here too
same here though I've always loved this story. bring on July!!!
I'm here because of Brendon
I saw the musical in general bc of him, but honestly now i love the story and music in general 😂😂
i love love love brendon but i came here in 2015 because lola lmao
Kawa w foyer anyone?
I'm fat but I never busted a 👠 heel
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West end was better
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