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chicafrom3) wrote2012-10-20 10:32 pm
chicafrom3) wrote2012-10-20 10:32 pm
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020. "I Want It All", Baby
"I Want It All", from the 1983 Broadway musical Baby, as sung by Liz Callaway, Beth Fowler, and Catherine Cox.
Baby is about three couples, each approaching a new pregnancy in different ways. "I Want It All" is an anthem from each of the women -- Pam, Lizzie, and Arlene -- as they contemplate the consequences of motherhood, and the sacrifices that must be made.
And then decide, forget that, I want to be a mother and also achieve all of my non-family-related dreams.
It's a very empowering song in a way that a lot of songs about motherhood aren't.
I've been sitting making decisions just like you have
So the thing that I did was to make myself a list
I put what I want on this side
And what I don't want over here
It was quite a bout,
But I worked it out
And now the answer's very clear...
I want it all
Baby is about three couples, each approaching a new pregnancy in different ways. "I Want It All" is an anthem from each of the women -- Pam, Lizzie, and Arlene -- as they contemplate the consequences of motherhood, and the sacrifices that must be made.
And then decide, forget that, I want to be a mother and also achieve all of my non-family-related dreams.
It's a very empowering song in a way that a lot of songs about motherhood aren't.
I want adventure, love, career, kids large and small
I want it all
I want a quiet simple life and some glory
And Steven Spielberg filming my first story
I want to be Gloria Steinam, Janice Joplin, Annie Hall
I want to be Catherine Hepburn, Connie Chung, Madame de Staël
I want to be Mother Teresa, Sally Ride, Lucille Ball
I want it all