I've always held respect for Grease (the musical, of course) but I strongly question the 2007 revival. For those that don't know, the official current soundtrack is made to sound more like the movie by adding in songs such as "Grease" (which was the opening cartoon in the movie but not in the actual musical),"Sandy", and "Hopelessly Devoted to You".
This disappoints me. Part of the reason why I liked the musical better was because the movie cut out a good chunk of the original score or was carefully slipped in ("It's Raining on Prom Night" plays in the background during a scene when Danny and Sandy run into each other at the burger joint, "Rock 'n' Roll Party Queen" is the first song played in the background during the Bandstand and "Those Magic Changes" are also in the background noise during the Bandstand). This is not okay. Half of the time, I wish there was a new version of Grease (the film), but only if it'll be more true to the show than the first one was.
One of the songs not in the 2007 revival is the one below, called "Since I Don't Have You", sung by Sandy. (It's new replacement is most likely the overdone "Hopelessly Devoted to You", even though they're both generally the same song.) The video isn't the greatest but her range in this song.....wow. It covers both alto (with a flavor of belting) and soprano flawlessly. Note to any girl that's mezzo-soprano or is looking for a vocal challenge, this is the song to try for audition or just to see if you can sing it at all.
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