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'The Legend of Miss Baltimore Crabs' gives Velma Von Tussle additional motivation, background and a reason to be bad while still advancing the plot. Since her character is something of a composite from the film (she combines the characters played by Debbie Harry, Mink Stole, and Sonny Bono), she becomes much richer and funnier."
hello @spotify the lyrics you have for “the legend of miss baltimore crabs” from hairspray live are a MESS. embarrassingly incorrect and riddled with typos. please fix immediately. — Tom ...
"Save Your Applause 'Til the End" (Demo for a potential replacement for "(The Legend of) Miss Baltimore Crabs") Christine Ebersole: 2:55: 8. "Turn Back the Hands of Time" (Demo for an end-credits song) Jenifer Lewis: 3:02: 9. "Timeless to Me" (Original demo recorded during development of the Broadway show) Nathan Lane: 4:03: 10.
Hairspray is a 2007 musical romantic comedy film based on the 2002 Broadway musical ... of the lyrics in some songs (e.g., "(The Legend of) Miss Baltimore Crabs ...
[4] Broadway Word described it as "lovelorn", and Theatre Mirror deemed it "a fall in love at first sight love song". [5] Hoopls described it as "love-struck", [ 6 ] while MC Theatre Guide named it "lovesick" [ 7 ] and Shropshire Star called it a "love-struck ballad". [ 8 ]
It received acclaim from audiences and critics alike. Reviewing a stage version, Broadway World wrote "When the fabulous Arthella Williams' "Maybelle" brings down the house with the show's one genuinely serious song "I Know Where I've Been," the audience is already being prepped for a standing ovation."
It is sung by Tracy, Link, Penny, Seaweed, Edna, Motor Mouth, Velma, and Amber with Corny and Wilbur as backing singers. Although the lyrics touch on sizeism and racism, the song also references broader themes of change and progression. The song pays tribute to the Phil Spector-produced 1966 Ike & Tina Turner hit "River Deep – Mountain High".
Nearly a year later, Oh, Mary! has moved from its original West Village venue to Broadway’s Lyceum Theatre, where it became a bona fide hit and a favorite for any number of awards.