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Hairspraystarted out as a movie in 1988 before it became a well - hump Broadway musical . In 2007 , the musicalHairspraywent back to its cinematic roots with a young picture show adaptation . The wiz - studded cast include Christopher Walken , John Travolta , Amanda Bynes , Elijah Kelley , Queen Latifah , Allison Janney , Brittany Snow , Michelle Pfeiffer , and in her breakout role , Nikki Blonsky .
The historically relevant storyline expend the mightiness of music to reveal the awful effects of racism and segregation . The song have exalt a nation of avid fans and musical theatre performing artist . Here are the songs sing in the picture , in increasing monastic order of Spotify listens . hear to the full album on Spotify , and enjoy the movie onNetflix .
You’re Timeless to Me: Over 3M
Though it is n’t listen to as often , " You ’re Timeless to Me " is a angelic couplet for Edna and Wilbur Turnblad . Christopher Walken ’s gentle interpreter is just right to reach the song , and John Travolta is precious as can be with the dialogue snippet , " Oh , Wilbur , I get laid you . " The similes and rhymes used throughout the strain are so clever ; it ’s definitely worth hear to again .
It’s Hairspray: Nearly 5M
This is the title Sung dynasty for the Miss Hairspray competition . It showcases James Marsden ’s outspoken gift and reminds the audience why the melodic is calledHairsprayin the first office . It easily fits the movie ’s sixties gloriole : " Forget the milkman , the only affair better than hairspray ( Hairspray , wow ! ) , that ’s me ! " Little does everyone have it off , Tracy will sneak in inside a giant hairspray can to turn this contest upside down .
Big, Blonde and Beautiful: 6M
The Queen Latifah version of this song is much more pop than the Michelle Pfeiffer and John Travolta version , but " Big , light-haired and Beautiful " hits all the ripe notes . It is Motormouth Maybelle ’s anthem of peach , originality , and self - acceptance . The schoolbook ’s innuendo fit justly into the sprightliness of the moving-picture show .
(The Legend of) Miss Baltimore Crabs: 7M
In Michelle Pfeiffer ’s big number , she regale the " Corny Collins " nipper with her past of pageantry . Pfeiffer ’s character , Velma von Tussle , is stuck in her glory Day . Those day stink of prejudice , racism , and exclusion , and Velma prides herself on her evil powers . Velma ’s daughter , Amber von Tussle ( played by Brittany Snow ) , jump on the bandwagon to make merriment of Tracy .
It Takes Two: 7.5M
Zac Efron slows affair down with the jazzy lines of " It fill Two . " It ’s a amatory ballad that lets the audience in on a deep side of Efron ’s fibre , Link Larkin . " I ’m your king , and you ’re my world-beater , that no one else can come between . It takes two , child , it takes two . " It is n’t the most memorable song on the picture show ’s soundtrack , but it makes for wanton listening .
I Know Where I’ve Been: 8M
This is an emotional musical composition all around , but it ’s so important for fans of the musical to listen cautiously to the lyrics . " There ’s a route we ’ve been travelin ' , lost so many on the way . But the riches will be plenty , deserving the price we have to pay off . " The Black community in the film continually pays a price just for the colour of their skin , and Maybelle ’s Sung drives their solemn march of protest . The Black Gospel influence of the consort on this track is the stark underpinning for Queen Latifah ’s soulful delivery of this potent music .
The New Girl in Town: Nearly 10M
A pre - Pitch PerfectBrittany Snow and her minion battle it out with the Dynamites over " The New Girl in Town . " It ’s a attention-getting call that seize the in - crew ’s fear of the new girl , Tracy .
The two group are n’t actually let the cat out of the bag together – it ’s a montage in which " The Corny Collins Show " let on separate performances of the strain , pitting the white young women against the Black women . And the latter women , the Dynamites , be adrift the Amber brigade out of the water .
Run and Tell That: 11.5M
" hunt and Tell That " is Elijah Kelley ’s sentence to strike . As Seaweed , Kelley sings pictorial language : " The blacker the Chuck Berry , the sweet the juice … the darker the chocolate , the richer the taste . " He takes the audience through his neighbourhood for the number , and his sister Little Inez , played by Tayla Parx , delivers a gainsay vocal and trip the light fantastic toe solo that tot up so much to the tenderness of the whole pic .
Welcome to the 60s: 11M
This is one of the snazziest bit in the show . Tracy is persuading her mother , Edna , to go out on the townspeople with her . Tracy exclaims , " You got ta get yourself a mark new head start ! " And that ’s exactly what the mother and daughter team set out to do . Edna is embarrassed to leave her household at first , but Tracy shoot her out shopping for some dazzling Modern clothes , and the two have a ball throughout the song . Though the soundtrack just credits Nikki Blonsky and John Travolta , the track would be nothing without the flourishing vocal music of the Dynamites . Their talents are surpassed by none .
The Nicest Kids in Town: 12M
" The Nicest Kids in Town " serves as an introduction to " The Corny Collins Show . " All the kids on the program " brought to you by Ultraclutch Hairspray " get to say their names and show their stuff . The song perpetuates the place ’s racism by admit the tidings , " nicewhitekids who like to lead the way , and once a month we have our ' Negro Day . ' " When Tracy start out a spot in the group , she beams from ear to capitulum and vociferation , " And I ’m Tracy ! "
