But although Midler is deprived of her signature fast-footed shuffle and an opportunity to sing even one chorus of "(You Gotta Have) Friends," she still has her ebullience -- the attribute on which she and director Bill Hennessey built the Divine Miss M in the first place.
Grandaddy takes its time in wayward, countryish songs that wrap stately melodies around reflections around choruses like "I gotta get outta here and find my way again".
Throughout the back and forth, Councilwoman Bessie Walker, a close ally of the mayor's, played the role of an angry Greek chorus muttering commentary like, "I gotta go," and, "I can't believe this".
The impish, ambitious hero, Finch, stares in the mirror of the executive washroom and sings his love song most aptly to himself, while a chorus of men shaving sings "Gotta stop that man," and kazoos in the orchestra produce a sound like electric razors: To see the cool, clear eyes Of a seeker of wisdom and truth, Yet with the slam, bang, tang Reminiscent of gin and vermouth.
The song's chorus features the hook "I gotta girl singin' like me".
JS: There's gotta be a hook or a chorus or something.
But the gauzy, wistful "Dreamin' " is likely to please long-time fans: its genial chorus, ripe with teenage unease ("Daddy says I gotta pay some bills/So I can learn to be responsible") could power a thousand Senior Skip days.
The audience followed suit, with a chorus of fans joining in on her song "I Gotta Know".
At one point in the song, Carey sings "I gotta get me some sleep," before finishing the final chorus.
They met during "Earl Carroll's Vanities of 1932," a revue in which Arlen and Koehler had four songs, including "I Gotta Right to Sing the Blues"; Taranda was in the chorus.
