In the 23rd Show Tune Showdown, Aspects of Love won the most showdowns - and the following songs will be moving on to Round 2:
Aspects of Love's "Love Changes Everything", "The First Man You Remember" and "Hand Me the Wine and the Dice"
Miss Saigon's "I Still Believe" and "Last Night of the World"
City of Angels' "You Can Always Count on Me"
Grand Hotel's "We'll Take a Glass Together"
Once on This Island's "Come Down from the Tree"
The Secret Garden's "Lily's Eyes"
PLEASE NOTE: The next Show Tune Showdown will be on Friday, October 5.
Now on to our 24th Show Tune Showdown, which takes us back to the five Broadway seasons of 1924-29 when the following 15 musicals opened (or closed on the road):
Lady, Be Good!
December 1, 1924 - September 12, 1925 (330 performances)
No, No, Nanette
September 16, 1925 - June 19, 1926 (321 performances)
Revival: January 19, 1971 - February 3, 1973 (861 performances)
Oh, Kay!
November 8, 1926 - June 1927 (256 performances)
Revival: January 2, 1928 - January 14, 1928 (16 performances)
Revival: November 1, 1990 - April 14, 1991 (77 performances)
Betsy
December 28, 1926 - January 29, 1927 (39 performances)
A Connecticut Yankee
November 3, 1927 - October 27, 1928 (421 performances)
Revival: November 17, 1943 - March 11, 1944 (135 performances)
Funny Face
November 22, 1927 - June 23, 1928 (244 performances)
Strike Up the Band
Closed in Philadelphia during its 1927 pre-Broadway tryout
January 14, 1930 - June 28, 1930 (191 performances)
Show Boat
December 27, 1927 - May 4, 1929 (572 performances)
Revival: May 19, 1932 - October 22, 1932 (180 performances)
Revival: January 5, 1946 - January 4, 1947 (418 performances)
Revival: April 24, 1983 - June 26, 1983 (73 performances)
Revival: October 2, 1994 - January 5, 1997 (947 performances)
Present Arms
April 26, 1928 - September 1, 1928 (155 performances)
Good Boy
September 5, 1928 - April 13, 1929 (253 performances)
The New Moon
September 19, 1928 - December 14, 1929 (509 performances)
Paris
October 8, 1928 - March 23, 1929 (195 performances)
Treasure Girl
November 8, 1928 - January 5, 1929 (68 performances)
Whoopee!
December 4, 1928 - November 23, 1929 (407 performances)
Revival: February 14, 1979 - August 12, 1979 (204 performances)
Follow Thru
January 9, 1929 - December 21, 1929 (401 performances)
Now here are the competing show tunes - and if you're wondering how to judge each showdown, just ask yourself, "Which song do I enjoy listening to more?"
Funny Face's "'S Wonderful" (Shirley Bassey's 1959 recording)
vs.
"Oh, Lady Be Good" (Cleo Laine performs on the BBC series, Jazz 625, in February 1965)
Funny Face's "He Loves and She Loves" (from the 1959 album, Ella Fitzgerald Sings the George and Ira Gershwin Song Book)
vs.
Paris' "Let's Do It (Let's Fall in Love)" (Eartha Kitt performs on her 1970 TV series, Eartha Kitt in the Penthouse Suite)
Funny Face's "How Long Has This Been Going On?" (Elaine Paige performs in the 1990s this cut song, which later appeared in the 1928 musical, Rosalie, and the 1957 film version)
vs.
Present Arms' "You Took Advantage of Me" (Linda Ronstadt performs on her 1984 album, Lush Life)
"Strike Up the Band" (John Barrowman performs during Ira Gershwin: A Centenary Celebration - Who Could Ask For Anything More? in 1997)
vs.
Lady, Be Good's "Fascinating Rhythm" (Mel Tormé performs on The Judy Garland Show on November 10, 1963)
Good Boy's "I Wanna Be Loved by You" (Marilyn Monroe performs in the 1959 film, Some Like It Hot)
vs.
No, No, Nanette's "I Want to Be Happy" (Doris Day performs on her 1961 album, Bright and Shiny)
Show Boat's "Bill" (Audra McDonald performs in concert in 2002)
vs.
No, No, Nanette's "Tea for Two" (from Ella Fitzgerald's 1963 album, Ella and Basie!)
Show Boat's "Ol' Man River" (Michel Bell and the revival cast perform on the 48th Annual Tony Awards on June 12, 1994)
vs.
Betsy's "Blue Skies" (Bobby Darin performs in 1963)
Show Boat's "Can't Help Lovin' Dat Man" (Lonette McKee, Michel Bell, Gretha Boston, Rebecca Luker and the cast of the 1994 Broadway revival perform on the PBS special, Some Enchanted Evening: Celebrating Oscar Hammerstein II, on March 7, 1995)
vs.
Strike Up the Band's "The Man I Love" (Eydie Gormé performs in the TV special, Steve and Eydie: Our Love Is Here to Stay, on November 27, 1975)
Show Boat's "Make Believe" (Julian Ovenden and Sierra Boggess perform during the BBC Proms 2012: The Broadway Sound on August 27, 2012)
vs.
A Connecticut Yankee's "My Heart Stood Still" (The Mamas and the Papas perform on ABC Stage 67: Rodgers & Hart Today on March 2, 1967)
Show Boat's "Life Upon the Wicked Stage" (Virginia O'Brien performs in the 1946 film, Till the Clouds Roll By)
vs.
Follow Thru's "I Want to Be Bad" (Zelma O'Neal performs in the 1930 film version)
Whoopee's "Makin' Whoopee" (Lucie Arnaz and Laurence Luckinbill perform on The Mike Douglas Show in September 1980)
vs.
A Connecticut Yankee's "Thou Swell" (Douglas Sills and Rebecca Luker perform during a 2002 PBS special, Evening at Pops: A Richard Rodgers Tribute)
Whoopee's "Love Me or Leave Me" (Sammy Davis Jr.'s 1955 recording)
vs.
The New Moon's "Lover, Come Back to Me" (Barbra Streisand performs on her TV special, My Name Is Barbra, on April 28, 1965)
Treasure Girl's "I've Got a Crush on You" (Linda Ronstadt performs on her 1983 album, What's New)
vs.
Oh, Kay!'s "Someone to Watch Over Me" (Audra McDonald performs in concert in 2002)
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