Musical Monday: Annie - It's A Hard Knock Life (#7).

[Every Monday, I'm going to be counting down my 52 favorite musical numbers from musical movies and TV shows. I might not like the full movie/show, but the number makes the list for various reasons: 1) I have to like the song, 2) the visual of how the number is performed is most likely unique or fun, 3) both song and visual mixes well to create an exciting or powerful number. So let's get to the next on the list.]

Easily one of the most memorable and catchy songs from a classic musical. It's a fun yet strong number. It's sung well by such a large cast of girls. It's also choreographed very well. And there's moments of sarcasm and smart-assery, which people like me will always appreciate. There's not much more to say about it. It's " It's A Hard Knock Life" from Annie.

Musical Monday: Annie - Tomorrow (#47).

[Every Monday, I'm going to be counting down my 52 favorite musical numbers from musical movies and TV shows. I might not like the full movie/show, but the number makes the list for various reasons: 1) I have to like the song, 2) the visual of how the number is performed is most likely unique or fun, 3) both song and visual mixes well to create an exciting or powerful number. So let's get to the next on the list.]

I keep forgetting about these! Sorry about that. Anyway, this is the first movie on the list that will actually have more than one song on the list. Coming from a big music family, I was raised on musicals, and Annie is one of the musicals I grew up with. First up is one of its two most famous songs--Tomorrow. It's a song of optimism, to never get down because it'll just be a new day soon. It's also one that I can't hear the word "tomorrow" without automatically thinking of this song. Now, I couldn't find the original movie version of this song on YouTube, but I did find a damn good elementary school (it seems) performance. Check it out.