a list of my weirdly specific favorite tiny moments from hamilton
- “everyone give it up for america’s favorite fighting frenchman / LAFAYETTE”
- the descending bass notes after “at least i keep his eyes in my life” that lead into “to the groom!”
- that looooong pause after the second chorus before wait for it EXPLODES
- “thomas claaaaaaaaims”
- the way the opening builds slowly with the cast snapping
- eliza beatboxing for philip!!!
- “BRRRAH BRRAAAH I AM HERCULES MULLIGAN”
- “we had a spy on the inside that’s right HERCULEEEEES MULLIGAN”
- “you walked in and my heart went (BOOM)”
- the syncopation in “son / i’m notcha son / watch your tone”
- “don’t modulate the key then not debate with me”
- when all the different motiffs collide at the end of non-stop
- what time is it? SHOW TIME!
- the afterbirth of a nation
- you punched the burser (burr, sir)
- “we know who’s really doing the planting”
- you, you, you, youyouYOU
- jefferson’s deadpan “what”
- shaBOOM goes the cannon
- “cuz i will POP chick-a POP these cops till i’m free”
- history has its eyeeeeees ooooooon youuuuuu
- the piano music at the beginning of cabinet battle #1
- burr’s improv “and we fAALL” at the end of wait for it
- everyone ATTACK RETREAT ATTACK RETREAT
- the deep voice in the reynolds pamphlet (“DAMN”)
- you don’t have the votes you don’t have the votes (aha ha ha ha) you’re gonna need congressional approval and you don’t have the votes
- laurens’ “the revolution’s imminent, what do you stall for?” vs hamilton’s “what are you waiting for, what do you stall for?”
- oh, can i show you what i’m proudest of
- HE’S NEVER GON’ BE PRESIDENT NOW (never gon’ be president now) NEVER GON’ BE PRESIDENT NOW (never gon’ be president now)
- the harmonies at the end of who lives who dies who tells your story!!!!!!!
- this man will not make an orphan of my daughter
- [king george voice] awesome!! wow!!
- JEFFERSON or BURR (we know its lose lose) JEFFERSON or BURR (but if u had to chose)
- he looked at me like i was stupid, im not stupid
- i think ur pants look hot / laurens i like u a lot
- when they win @ yorktown and the chorus starts singing ‘the world turned upside down’ in the background
- america u great unfinished symphony
- AND WHEN I MEET THOMAS JEFFERSON IMMA COMPEL HIM TO INCLUDE WOMEN IN THE SEQUEL
- we are OUTGUNNED (what?) OUTMANNED (what?) OUTNUMBERED, OUTPLANNED
- the transition from winter’s ball 2 helpless