POPULAR from the Broadway musical WICKED Piano Accompaniment in F Major (Original key) Turn on CC/Subtitles for Karaoke lyrics. Popular is a song from the musical Wicked, which was written by Stephen Schwartz. The show is based on the book by Gregory Maguire. Wicked opened at the Curran Theatre in San Francisco on May 28th 2003 before transferring to Broadway where it opened on October 30th 2003. Wicked is still showing on Broadway and also in London's West End. Lyrics : [GALINDA] Whenever I see someone less fortunate than I, And let's face it, who isn't less fortunate than I? My tender heart tends to start to bleed. And when someone needs a makeover, I simply have to take over! I know, I know exactly what they need! And even in your case, Though it's the toughest case I've yet to face, Don't worry, I'm determined to succeed! Follow my lead, And yes indeed, you will be... POPULAR! You're gonna be popular! I'll teach you the proper poise, When you talk to boys, Little ways to flirt and flounce, ooh! I'll show you what shoes to wear! How to fix your hair! Everything that really counts to be... POPULAR! I'll help you be popular! You'll hang with the right cohorts, You'll be good at sports, Know the slang you've got to know. So let's start, 'Cause you've got an awfully long way to go! Don't be offended by my frank an*lysis, Think of it as personality dialysis, Now that I've chosen to become a Pal, a sister and advisor, There's nobody wiser! Not when it comes to... POPULAR! I know about popular. and with an assist from me, to be who you'll be, instead of dreary who you were... Well, are. There's nothing that can stop you, from becoming popu-ler... lar... la la, la la! We're gonna make you pop-u-lar! When i see depressing creatures, With unprepossessing features, I remind them on their own behalf To - think - of Celebrated heads of state, Or specially great communicators! Did they have brains or knowledge? Don't make me laugh! They were POPULAR! Please! It's all about popular. It's not about aptitude, It's the way you're viewed, So it's very shrewd to be, Very very popular like ME! [Spoken:] Why, Miss Elphaba, look at you. you're beautiful! [ELPHABA - Spoken:] I, I have to go... [GALINDA - Spoken:] You're welcome... And though you protest, Your disinterest, I know clandestinely, You're gonna grin and bear it! Your new found popularity! Aah! La la, la la! You'll be popular! Just not quite as popular as ME! For more info on the musical check out #Wicked The Accompanist's 'tipjar' : Please consider donating to help keep this channel alive : www.paypal.me/timjspencer The Accompanist has created a collection of Piano Accompaniments of Musical Theatre and Popular music songs. These Broadway and West End accompaniments have been specifically performed to match the tempos of the original (cast) recordings where possible. These karaoke style tracks have been created to give the audition performer the sound of what is likely within an audition environment where often we are not faced with a full orchestra but simply a pianist. Therefore the songs can sound very different to the fully orchestrated version. The tracks are designed to be used either in performance or as practice for auditions. You are more than welcome to use the track to create your own YouTube cover of the song. If you could put a link back to this video in your description that would be amazing of you. I'm creating a playlist on my channel page of covers using The Accompanist's tracks so let me know if you do a cover using it and I'll add it to this channel's covers playlist. Check out The Accompanist’s Musical Theatre Piano Accompaniment albums at https://the-accompanist.net and check out The Accompanist on the social media links below: Twitter : https://twitter.com/The_Accompanist Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/the_accompan1st/ Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/TheAccompan1st/ I've set up a new Facebook group which anyone can join to discuss tracks they'd like to see on the channel, share covers using The Accompanist's tracks and chat to other like-minded musical theatre people. I'd love you to join https://www.facebook.com/groups/2132843113394761/ Also, if you're looking for something new to sing in auditions and for performance check out my channel for the musical theatre songs I’ve created : https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPK7TtGdHQzngAbDBzPeuIQ . It'd be amazing if you had a listen and might subscribe. You can check out The Accompanist's new merchandise range at https://www.redbubble.com/people/timjspencer