Everybody Say Yeah (Kinky Boots)
Faced with the prospect that the family shoe company might go bankrupt, the firm decides to innovate to differentiate themselves from the competition. This song would provide a good introduction…
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Bruce (Matilda)
The principle (Miss Trunchbull) discovers that Bruce stole a piece of cake. As punishment, this (sadistic) principal wants Bruce to eat an entire cake. This song illustrates the concepts of…
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And the Money Kept Rolling In (Evita)
Eva Peron is loved – in part because of the money she’s giving away. Those who obtain the money she’s giving love Eva Peron – even though it isn’t actually…
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You Gotta Get A Gimmick (Gypsy)
The ladies are singing about how to be a better stripper. While entertaining and funny, this song is a a good illustration of a couple economics concepts. First, this song…
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How the Money Changes Hands (Tenderloin)
In this song, the singer sings how money cycles through the economy from the landlord to the farmer to the grocer to the banker. This is a good example of…
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Great Big Stuff (Dirty Rotten Scoundrels)
Freddie is asked what he wants – and he doesn’t hesitate to answer. He wants all sorts of things. This would be a good song to play to introduce the…
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A Musical (Something Rotten)
The Bottom brothers are playwrights competing with William Shakespeare in the 1590s. Shakespeare is brilliant, of course, so these brothers need to figure out the next innovation for their business…
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What Kind of Man? (Curtains)
The singers here describe a job that is so terrible and that only a disgusting person could possibly take it. (For those who haven’t seen this clip before, I won’t…
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Simple Joys (Pippin)
The Singer is describing a couple economic issues in this song. First, despite having power and material wealth, the subject of this song isn’t happy. This song might be good…
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Airport Song (Honeymoon in Vegas)
Jack wants to get from Kauai to Las Vegas as soon as possible. The initial price quoted is exorbitant, and then the airline employees discuss other routes that might be…
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