I am a child of hood teens getting out. Deck stacked and the jury out. Just a generation from street lights and corner stores. Welfare, and horror stories. I’m a child of hood kings and queens Stories recount at college and beyond. Where the ages 25 below are summarized to Caution tales and remixed memories.
I am a product of elders who fostered a neighborhood. Or lost themselves to it. Elders…
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Sometimes, I want to go in depth about how tough it’s been, but I’m here for Black (girl) joy. That doesn’t mean I’ll always be happy, or that everything will be wonderful & dandy all the time. It just means that while there are some of us who feel it’s their purpose to confront the negative factors of our experiences (which is valid), I feel it’s my duty to highlight the positive. And when the world gets too heavy for us like it did in 2020, I hope my stories - whether animated or live action - can be an escape for someone who yearns to see someone who looks like them smiling. Being thrilled. Going on fun adventures. Experiencing love without punishment. Displaying a range of emotions without labels.
this has probably already been said by someone else, but i listened to these bits of helpless and satisfied on repeat at least 15 times to be sure i wasnt imagining it so here it is: angelica’s “i’ll leave you to it” after introducing hamilton & eliza sounds so different in the two songs?
in helpless she sounds sad and almost out of breath, while in satisfied she sounds teasing and confident
it’s like we’re hearing what she really sounded like/what eliza heard but was too distracted by hamilton to notice vs what angelica thought/wished she sounded like - sure of herself and capable of lying about what she felt for her sister’s sake
“How does a…” Alexander Hamilton, A Winter’s Ball, Guns and Ships, What’d I Miss, The Adams Administration, Your Obedient Servant
“Alexander Hamilton” Alexander Hamilton, Guns and Ships, Non-Stop, What’d I Miss
“Million things I haven’t done” Alexander Hamilton, Satisfied
Beginning with a Date-Aaron Burr Sir, Yorktown, What’d I Miss, Election of 1800
“Aaron Burr Sir” Aaron Burr Sir, Story of Tonight Reprise, 10 Duel Commandments, Non-Stop, Room Where It Happens, Election of 1800, (there is no “sir” in Schyler defeated)
“Talk less smile more” Aaron Burr Sir, The Story of Tonight, Stay Alive, One Last Time, The Room Where It Happened, Election of 1800
“Stand for Nothing” Aaron Burr Sir, Election of 1800
“I am not throwing away my shot” My Shot, Right Hand Man, Stay Alive, Yorktown, Non-stop
“Rise up” My Shot, Right Hand Man, The World Was Wide Enough
“I may not live to see our glory” Story of Tonight and Reprise
“Eliza” Schuyler Sisters, Take a Break, World Was Wide Enough, Who Lives Who Dies Who Tells Your Story
“Look Around” Schuyler Sisters, That Would be Enough, Non-Stop (melody appears in Schuyler Defeated with “further down”)
“They Say” “Oceans rise, empires fall” “Dadadadada” You’ll Be Back, What Comes Next, I Know Him
“____ is easy, _____ is harder” Right Hand Man, Cabinet Battle #1
“Helpless” Helpless, Satisfied, Non-Stop
“Satisfied” Satisfied, Non-Stop, The Reynolds Pamphlet
Counting/Numbers “Satisfied, 10 Duel Commandments, Non-Stop, Take a Break, Stay Alive Reprise, The World Was Wide Enough
“I know my own sister…” Satisfied, The Reynolds Pamphlet
“On the other side” Story of Tonight, Yorktown, World Was Wide Enough
“Takes and it takes and it takes” Wait For It, World Was Wide Enough
“Wait for it” Wait For It, Hurricane (I might be missing some)
“Stay Alive” Stay Alive, That Would Be Enough, Non-Stop, Stay Alive Reprise
“Be enough” That Would Be Enough, Non-Stop
“History Has Its Eyes on You” History Has its Eyes on You, Non-Stop, Hurricane
“Who Lives who dies…” History Has its Eyes on You, Who Lives Who Dies Who Tells Your Story
“I imagine death so much it feels more like a memory” Yorktown, The World Was Wide Enough
“Blow Us All Away” Dear Theodosia, Blow Us All Away
“Why do you write like you’re running out of time” Non-Stop, Best of Wives Best of Women, Who Lives Who Dies Who Tells Your Story
Phillip’s Poem-Take a Break, Blow Us All Away
“Room where it happens” The Room Where It Happens, We Know, Your Obedient Servant
“It Must Be Nice” Washington on Your Side, Election of 1800
“How to say good-bye” One Last Time, World Was Wide Enough
I hope you don’t mind, but I added to the list. The bolded is what I added. Oh my, there is so much analysis and meta I could write about this soundtrack. But I’ll leave to those smarter than me.
Repeated phrases in Hamilton soundtrack Just a rough draft, so I probably missed stuff
“How does a…” Alexander Hamilton, A Winter’s Ball, Guns and Ships, What’d I Miss, The Adams Administration, Your Obedient Servant
“Alexander Hamilton” Alexander Hamilton, Guns and Ships, Non-Stop, What’d I Miss
“Million things I haven’t done” Alexander Hamilton, Satisfied
Beginning with a Date-Aaron Burr Sir, Yorktown, What’d I Miss, Election of 1800
“Aaron Burr Sir” Aaron Burr Sir, Right Hand Man, Story of Tonight Reprise, 10 Duel Commandments, Non-Stop, Room Where It Happens, Election of 1800, (there is no “sir” in Schyler defeated)
“Talk less smile more” Aaron Burr Sir, The Story of Tonight, Stay Alive, One Last Time, The Room Where It Happened, Election of 1800
“Stand for Nothing” Aaron Burr Sir, Non-Stop, The Room Where It Happens, Election of 1800
“I am not throwing away my shot” My Shot, Right Hand Man, Stay Alive, Yorktown, Non-stop, (The World Was Wide Enough)
“Rise up” My Shot, Right Hand Man, The World Was Wide Enough
“I may not live to see our glory” Story of Tonight and Reprise
“Eliza” Schuyler Sisters, Satisfied, That Would Be Enough, Yorktown, Take a Break, World Was Wide Enough, Who Lives Who Dies Who Tells Your Story
“Look Around” Schuyler Sisters, That Would be Enough, Non-stop (melody appears in Schuyler Defeated with “further down”)
“They Say” “Oceans rise, empires fall” “Dadadadada” You’ll Be Back, What Comes Next, I Know Him
“____ is easy, _____ is harder” Right Hand Man, Cabinet Battle #1
“Helpless” Helpless, Satisfied, Non-Stop, Say No To This,
“Satisfied” Satisfied, Non-Stop, The Reynolds Pamphlet
Counting/Numbers “Satisfied, 10 Duel Commandments, Non-Stop, Take a Break, Stay Alive Reprise, The World Was Wide Enough
“I know my own sister…” Satisfied, The Reynolds Pamphlet
“On the other side” Story of Tonight, Yorktown, One Last Time, World Was Wide Enough
“Takes and it takes and it takes” Wait For It, World Was Wide Enough
“Wait for it” Wait For It, Non-Stop, Hurricane, The World Was Wide Enough (Melody) (I might be missing some)
“Stay Alive” Stay Alive, That Would Be Enough, Non-Stop, Stay Alive Reprise
“Be enough” That Would Be Enough, Non-Stop, Take A Break,
“History Has Its Eyes on You” History Has its Eyes on You, Non-Stop, Hurricane,
“Who Lives who dies…” History Has its Eyes on You, Who Lives Who Dies Who Tells Your Story
“Blow Us All Away” Dear Theodosia, Blow Us All Away
“Why do you write like you’re running out of time” Non-Stop, Best of Wives Best of Women, Who Lives Who Dies Who Tells Your Story
Phillip’s Poem-Take a Break, Blow Us All Away
“Room where it happens” The Room Where It Happens, We Know, Your Obedient Servant
“It Must Be Nice” Washington on Your Side, Election of 1800
“How to say good-bye” One Last Time, World Was Wide Enough
“I imagine death so much” My Shot, Yorktown, The World Was Wide Enough
“The Schuyler Sisters” The Schuyler Sisters, Satisfied, Take a Break
"Raise A Glass To Freedom” The Story of Tonight, The World Was Wide Enough
“Look him the eye aim no higher, summon all the courage you require” Ten Duel Commandments, Blow Us All Away, The World Was Wide Enough
“The Narrative” Helpless, That Would Be Enough, Burn, Who Lives Who Dies Who Tells Your Story
“Angelica” The Schuyler Sisters, Helpless, Satisfied, Non-Stop Take A Break, The Reynolds Pamphlet, Who Lives Who Dies Who Tells Your Story,
“Right Hand Man” Right Hand Man, Guns and Ships, Non-Stop,
