What if real life was like a musical?

Just think about it I know it might sound funny but it could be used as a distraction when you want to get away from somewhere.

I'd imagine my life as a musical would be filled with "I Want" Song and Dark Reprise, though the second one mostly as an ironic joke.

edited 9th Jul '11 11:32:44 AM by Midgetsnowman

I don't want to be part of as perfectly choreographed Hive Mind.

@OP

Bollywood would seem like a bunch of life documentaries.

I'd have to burst into song and dance every time something major occurred in my life. My recent "I am going to die" crisis would have had to have a song as well as the moment of "I AM GOING TO LIVE HAPPILY GOD DAMMIT. A PHONE CALL WITH MY GIRLFRIEND TOLD ME SO" that destroyed it.

Unless this were a musical where everything is sung at all times in which case...I'd be singing right now. And dancing. While I type.

edited 9th Jul '11 11:48:25 AM by Aondeug

India would be the world's superpower and America would look up to its gay population as heroic champions of civilization.

Not to mention people like me who are straight and go see musicals for fun wouldnt be considered weirdo intellectual "artsy fartsy" types.

edited 9th Jul '11 12:15:20 PM by Midgetsnowman

Join the club man. Join the club. We wanted jackets, but they were too revealing.

A musical? That would be cool. I randomly burst into song (that I make up on the go), so it would be just an extension.

I've often thought it would be kind of awesome to just burst into song sometime and suddenly have everyone singing along, plus musical accompaniment and dance routines.

You know, just like that.

Oh. Buddhism would have to make changes to its philosophy and rules. The Three Marks of Existence would become The Four Marks. Dukkha, anatta, impermanence, and musical numbers. The Sangha and those taking The Eight or Ten would no longer be forbidden to sing, play music, or dance. In fact highly choreographed and spontaneous song and dance would become a healthy part of all services and many complicated books and papers would be written about musical numbers and how to live with the various difficulties they may bring us in life.

It would be a tragedy.

@ Chainsaw.

NO! DON'T SAY THAT! MY HEAD IS REGRESSING TO 00s POP MUSIC! ARRRGGHHH!

...

I just accidentally shouted out to something, didn't I?

(Nothing new under the sun indeed...)

TRAGEDY! WHEN THE <something something something> DON'T KNOW <Something>, WELL YOU'RE GOING NOWHERE!

Thanks Chainsaw. You've released supressed memories.

...

Spice Girls?!!!

And its "with no love inside you you're going nowhere."

edited 9th Jul '11 12:50:38 PM by GameChainsaw

@OP: I suspect it would be a lot like a certain episode of Buffy.

@ Chainsaw. No, IT WAS STEPS!

Oh god... I know that.

Excuse me. I need to kill people romantically.

edited 9th Jul '11 1:06:26 PM by Inhopelessguy

Another success in accidentally ruining someones day...

(Bursts into a Villain Song in a Self-Demonstrating Article.)

Then concerts and such wouldn't exist, because who wants to pay to go watch people perform music? We do that everyday!

edited 9th Jul '11 1:13:51 PM by Firestarter

Apparently, the song actually comes from The Bee Gees.

Anyway, that.

edited 9th Jul '11 1:39:33 PM by Yej

I CAN WRITE A SONG!

(I'm serious)

I'm a troper,
I'm a troper,
And Inhopeless is my name,
I'm on this thread,
Where singing is the game!
I'm not better off dead,
For that is a lie,
If you don't like TV Tropes,
Then I think I'll cry!

edited 9th Jul '11 1:47:02 PM by Inhopelessguy

I've always thought it would be fun and kind of beautiful if people could just spontaneously break into song.

I'm not quite sure why, though.

Relevant:

I don't want to live on this planet anymore.

^Why would spontaneous musical numbers cause you to think that?

edited 9th Jul '11 8:17:38 PM by Firestarter