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Too Much Exposition
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Soundtrack
Too Much Exposition was released on January 1, 1990 by NITRON media as a part of the album Urinetown the Musical
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Release DateJanuary 1, 1990
LabelNITRON media
LanguageEnglish
Melodicness
Acousticness
Valence
Danceability
Energy
BPM80

Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Jeff McCarthy
Jeff McCarthy
Vocals
Urinetown Ensemble
Urinetown Ensemble
Vocals
Urinetown Musicians
Urinetown Musicians
Performer
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Mark Hollmann
Mark Hollmann
Vocal Arranger
Greg Kotis
Greg Kotis
Lyrics
Bruce Coughlin
Bruce Coughlin
Orchestrator
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Jay David Saks
Jay David Saks
Producer
Tom Lazarus
Tom Lazarus
Engineer
James Murray
James Murray
Assistant Engineer
Seth Mintz
Seth Mintz
Assistant Recording Engineer
Ken Hahn
Ken Hahn
Mixing Engineer

Lyrics

Well, hello there
And welcome to Urinetown!
Not the place, of course
The musical
Urinetown the place is...
Well, it's a-
A place you'll hear people referring to a lot throughout the show
You hear the news?
They carted Old So and So off to Urinetown the other day
Is that so?
What'd he do?
Oh, such and such, I hear
Well, what do you know?
Old So and So
It's kind of a mythical place, you understand?
A bad place
A place you won't see until Act Two
And then...
Well, let's just say it's filled with symbolism
And things like that
But Urinetown: The Musical
Well, here we are
Welcome
It takes place in a town like any town
That you might find in a musical
This here's the first setting for the show
As the sign says, it's a Public Amenity
Meaning public toilet
These people've been waiting for hours to get in
It's the only amenity that they can afford to get into
Say, Officer Lockstock
Is this where you tell the audience about the water shortage?
What's that, Little Sally?
You know, the water shortage
The hard times?
The drought
A shortage so awful that private toilets eventually become unthinkable
A premise so absurd-
Whoa, whoa, whoa there, Little Sally
Not all at once
They'll hear more about the water shortage in the next scene
Oh
I guess you don't want to overload them with too much exposition, huh?
Everything in its time, Little Sally
You're too young to understand it now
But nothing can kill a show like too much exposition
How about bad subject matter?
Well...
Or a bad title, even
That could kill a show pretty good
Well, Little Sally
Suffice it to say that in Urinetown: The Musical
Everyone has to use public bathrooms in order to take care of their private business
That's the central conceit of the show!
Better hope your pennies
Add up to the fee
We can't have you peeing for free
If you do, we'll catch you
We, we never fail!
And we never bother with jail
You'll get Urinetown!
Off you'll go to Urinetown!
Away with you to Urinetown!
You won't need bail
Later on you'll learn that these public bathrooms
Are controlled by a private company
They keep admission high, generally
So, if you're down on your luck you have to come to a place like this
One of the poorest, filthiest urinals in town
And you can't just go in the bushes either
There's laws against it
That's right, Little Sally
Harsh laws, too
That's why Little Sally here's counting her pennies
Isn't that so, Little Sally?
I'm very close, Officer
Only a few pennies away
Aren't we all, Little Sally?
Aren't we all?
Well, we've talked on long enough, I imagine
Enjoy the show
And welcome to Urinetown: The Musical!
Written by: Greg Kotis, Mark Hollmann
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