Songs Erik Would Sing In The Shower

[sanderella59]

*Cue trumpet fanfare*

This is my first ever thread!

*Lights confetti & throws sparklers*

(Oops - that would be an OH&S risk and I intend to make this thread a very safe place to be, with a non-slip surface on the shower floor so no-one falls over on the wet tiles and bangs their head, a water temperature limiter so no-one gets burned and a shower timer so no-one wastes water. I've spent way too much time thinking about this. Can you guess?)

The thing is, for every song I came up with that Erik wouldn't be caught dead singing, I discovered one that he perhaps would sing in the shower while working out how to woo Christine and what went wrong with his life, songs that truly reflect the situation between Erik and Christine, songs written and performed by others that wouldn't be out of place in the story of Phantom of the Opera if we turned it into a jukebox musical.

Of course, it's probably a big stretch to assume his underground lair has even got any bathing facilities at all, let alone a shower, but given that he's always so immaculately turned out, one has to draw the conclusion that not only does he have a fully equipped bathroom, but a laundry complete with washer, tumble dryer and ironing station. I can't somehow, see Erik sitting in a Laundromat in his jocks waiting for his washing to finish (well, I can, but that's just my own personal fantasy). I'm assuming he hasn't got much of a kitchen though, and sends out for take away (Meals on Gondolas?) and orders supplies such as toiletries, cleaning products and clothes on-line. I can't see him pushing a trolley around le Supermarket late at night waiting for the markdown specials or le Shopping Centre looking for a gentleman's outfitters that specialise in fedoras and capes. (And if I lived in Paris, I would eat out every night too.)

But I digress............

What do I think Erik would sing in the shower - just to get the ball rolling?



Am I Not Pretty Enough? - Kasey Chambers

Better Man - Robbie Williams

All By Myself - Eric Carmen (I refuse to acknowledge Celine Dion's screeching version)

Beautiful - Christine Aguilera

Mad World - Tears For Fears (or Gary Jules & Michael Andrews)

Can You Feel the Love Tonight - Elton John

Delilah - Tom Jones

Wicked Game - Chris Isaak

Careless Whispers - George Michael

Can't Take My Eyes Off You - Andy Williams

Unbreakable - Guy Sebastian

Love Me Or Leave Me (Don't Let Me Be Lonely) - Doris Day

Every Breath You Take, I'll Be Watching You - The Police

Darling, Je Vous Aime Beaucoup - Nat King Cole

Crying - Roy Orbison

No Air - Chris Brown & Jordin Sparks

Unchained Melody - The Righteous Brothers

Burn For You - John Farnham

This Is The Moment/Dangerous Game - Jekyll and Hyde

Nothing's Gonna Change My Love for You - Glenn Medeiros

Let Me Entertain You - Robbie Williams

The First Cut Is The Deepest - Cat Stevens, Rod Stewart, Sheryl Crow

I'm All Out Of Love - Air Supply

Hot Blooded - Foreigner

So Happy Together - The Turtles

The Winner Takes It All - ABBA

If You Go Away - Dusty Springfield

You're Every Woman in the World To Me - Air Supply

I Was Made For Loving You - Kiss

Isn't She Lovely - Stevie Wonder

There's No Aphrodisiac Like Loneliness - The Whitlams

Angels - Robbie Williams

Angel - Amanda Perez

Something's Missing In My Life, Maybe It's You! - Marcia Hines

Total Control - Martha Davies

Torn Between Two Lovers - Mary McGregor

King of Wishful Thinking - Go West

Burning Love - Elvis (Lord Almighty, I feel my temperature rising)

Can't Help Falling In Love With You - Elvis (Take my hand, take my whole life too, for I can't help falling in love with you)

Love is in the Air - John Paul Young

Another Night -The Real McCoy

Ain't No Sunshine - Bill Withers

Always On My Mind - Willie Nelson

Everything I Do, I Do It For You - Bryan Adams

Here With Me - Dido

With or Without You - U2

All I Want Is You - U2

One More Try - George Michael.

Cowboys and Angels - George Michael..(I'm not the boy for you, you're not to blame, always ends the same)

She Drives Me Crazy - Fine Young Cannibals

I Honestly Love You - Olivia Newton John

Love me Tender - Elvis

Against all Odds - Phil Collins

If I Can't Love Her - from Beauty and the Beast

You're My World - Cilla Black (the classic) or Darryl Braithwaite

I Touch Myself - The Divinyls (I don't want anybody else, and when I think about you I touch myself)

Bed of Roses - Bon Jovi ( I want to lay you down in a bed of roses, for tonight I sleep on a bed of nails)

On My Own - Eponine, from Les Miserables

The Story Of My Life - Neil Diamond

When You're Gone - Avril Lavigne

Where's The Girl - The Scarlet Pimpernel

Beauty And The Beast - Nightwish

Gethsemene - Nightwish

Dead Boy's Poem - Nightwish

The Poet And The Pendulum - Nightwish

I Saw Her Standing There - The Beatles

I'm A Believer - The Monkees

In The Wee Small Hours Of The Morning - Frank Sinatra

I Won't Last A Day Without You - The Carpenters

[yunadax]

The Rubber Ducky song that Ernie from Sesame Street used to sing

[phantomess]

That Figaro song (with all the figaro!s in it). I'm getting images of Robin Williams ala Mrs Doubtfire and grinning over Erik singing it in the shower.

[Marie-Cris]

Sept 2, 2008 14:06:27 GMT 9.5 yunadax said:

The Rubber Ducky song that Ernie from Sesame Street used to sing

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[neh]

Mar, that is adorable! *would that i were that rubber ducky....*

Although it will surely get some wincing
"Beautiful" by Christina Aguilera

[killerbananas]

Mad World- nice for 'where did I go wrong?' moments

[yunadax]

ROFL - that cartoon is a classic

[oddness]

Hehe love the comic

How about "I'm too sexy" by Right Said Fred (or the relevant excerpts anyway...) as Erik heads into the shower ...

[unwinding_fantasy]

...I think the line between songs he would or wouldn't sing is rather blurred.

[oddness]

sorry

[unwinding_fantasy]

^ *laughs* That was directed at this entire thread in general.

[phantomess]

^_^ What about Nessun Dorma and Granada? (accompaniment from John Farnham optional)

[son]

I Pagliaci: Act 1: Vesti La Giubba .......(my favourite song sung by Mario Lanza,it sends shivers up my spine everytime.)

[yunadax]

hows about 'Splish Splash I was takin a Bath'

[phantomess]

*grins at yunadax, recalling the 'decore...eh..eh..eh.." ad fondly*

What about that Figaro tune? Can't remember what it's called, though.

[sanderella59]

Hang on people!!!!!!

Everyone needs to go back and read the first post in this thread again, especially the bit I've now put in bold!

And now, back on track........

Can You Feel the Love Tonight - Elton John

Delilah - Tom Jones

[phantomess]

Still stand by Nessun Dorma. THAT was from Turandot, dontcha know! ^_^ If that's not Erik and Christine, I don't know what is! ^_^

Meanwhile... what about Love Is A Gift - Ant and Olivia version?

[son]

how bout

Wicked Game - Chris Issak
Careless Whispers - George Michael

[oddness]

Maybe "Can't Take My Eyes Off You" - Andy Williams?

[sanderella59]

^ Thanks Phantomess, I am well aware of which opera Nessun Dorma is from. However, it is written for a high tenor, something Erik is not. I fear he may rupture himself should he attempt it.

[phantomess]

Hmmm, high tenor... well, Ant's Erik wouldn't do it, but Erik in the book might! ^_^ (shut up, I can dream! XD) -apologies if I offended!-
Still a good song.

Other songs... this is going to sound corny, but Unbreakable by Guy Sebastian? Like a shadow through the dark, in the loneliness of all I see... I'm walking 'round with half a heart, since I lost the better part of me...
no?

[sanderella59]

I agree. Nessun Dorma is a fabulous aria but has suffered an awful lot from over exposure and being recorded by people who have no right to even attempt it. In the context of the opera, it is sublime.

Love Me Or Leave Me (Don't Let Me Be Lonely) - Doris Day

Every Breath You Take, I'll Be Watching You - The Police (this is the ultimate obsessive love song. It freaks me out when people choose it for a wedding. It's really about stalking!)

Darling, Je Vous Aime Beaucoup - Nat King Cole

[poppy]

Erik singing Crying by Roy Orbison........aaawwwww

[sanderella59]

Oh, well done Poppy! That's excellent!

[phantomess]

Thoroughly agree, Sanderella. Everyone's done it at some point or other. Turandot is actually in Brisbane later this year, so I'm going to go see it.

As to a song for Erik... I'm half-inclined to suggest No Air by Chris Brown and Jordin Sparks.

[sanderella59]

Unchained Melody - The Righteous Brothers

Burn For You - John Farnham

[phantomess]

I can't believe no one suggested the immortal classic! What about This Is The Moment? Erik finally has Christine where he wants her (right before Raoul intervenes)... perfect!