10 Andrew Lloyd Webber Songs That You Should Know.

Andrew Lloyd Webber is the composer that first started my love for musicals. My mom had a compilation CD that I would listen to over and over.

He composed 21 musicals, although most people have only heard about half of them. This is in some cases a good thing (seriously, who asked for Love Never Dies).

It was really, really hard to narrow this list down. I had 32 that I started with

Please see my Rodgers and Hammerstein post regarding my criteria for selecting these songs.

Here are the shows that I drew from

Jesus Christ Superstar (1970) - Basically a retelling of the events of Holy Week. Creative license is taken. Mrs. Goertz and I saw this show on our first date.
Evita (1976) - Retelling of the life of Eva Peron
Cats (1981) - Due to the very odd movie a few years ago, I'm sure you've heard of this one
Song and Dance (1982) - A recombination of Tell Me on a Sunday and Variations.
The Phantom of the Opera (1986) - A tale of love and Stockholm Syndrome
Aspects of Love (1989) - A very twisty tale of love triangles, but with amazing music

"Superstar" - Jesus Christ Superstar

"Everything's Alright" - Jesus Christ Superstar

"Don't Cry for Me Argentina" - Evita

"Memory" - Cats

"Unexpected Song" - Song and Dance

"The Phantom of the Opera" - The Phantom of the Opera

"The Music of the Night" - The Phantom of the Opera

"All I Ask of You" - The Phantom of the Opera

"Love Changes Everything" - Aspects of Love

"Anything But Lonely" - Aspects of Love

Bonus: "Pie Jesu" from Requiem

Although not a Catholic, Andrew Lloyd Webber composed a requiem Mass in memory of his father. This is the most well known part and has been covered many times.

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