Hamilton Musical Song Analysis
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- 'Alexander Hamilton'
- What's your name, man?
- Alexander Hamilton!
- 'Aaron Burr, Sir/My Shot'
- Oui oui, mon ami, je m'appelle Lafayette!
- BAR
- I'm John Laurens in the place to be!
- Brrah, brrah, I am Hercules Mulligan!
- 'The Schuyler Sisters'
- Work! Work!
- Angelica! Eliza! And Peggy! The Schuyler Sisters!
- The opening song of the musical, tells the story of the main character, Alexander Hamilton, in 3:57.
- 'Helpless'
- She's been like this for, like, five hours!
- Boy, you got me feeling helpless!
- 'Aaron Burr, Sir' introduces Aaron Burr, Lafayette (left), Hercules Mulligan (right), and John Laurens (middle) (in 1776). 'My Shot' is mostly song by Alexander as he tells the others what he would try to do for America.
- 'You'll Be Back'
- You'll be back, soon you'll see, you'll remember you belong to me!
- Who lives,
- 'The Schuyler Sisters' introduces Angelica (middle), Eliza (left), and Peggy (right), the three daughters of Philip Schuyler. Angelica sings about wanting women to be a part of the movement.
- 'Who Lives, Who Dies, Who Tells Your Story'
- WHO TELLS YOUR STORY.
- Who dies,
- 'Helpless' is sung by Eliza, who confesses that she loves Alexander. Alexander asks Mr. Schuyler to marry his daughter, and he agrees. Then, the two are married.
- 'You'll Be Back' is sung by the (Crazy) King of England, George the III. He believes that his colonies will return to him. How wrong he would be...
- *Everybody sings*Da da da dat daa dat da da da da ya dat da da dat da da ya da!
- In the last major song of the musical (also the finale), George (also George III) Washington, Hercules, Lafayette, Angelica, and Aaron are alive, but Aaron regrets killing Alexander in the duel. Alexander, John, and Peggy are dead, Alexander and John both killed in a skirmish/duel. But Eliza...She keeps Alexander's legacy alive, then dies fifty years later.
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