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50 Great Song Ideas for Boys

Song (YouTube) Show / Album Composer Lyricist
What If The Addams Family Andrew Lippa Andrew Lippa
A Letter from Charlie Bucket Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Marc Shaiman Scott Wittman & Marc Shaiman
Middle of a Moment James and the Giant Peach Benj Pasek & Justin Paul Benj Pasek & Justin Paul
When Your Feet Don’t Touch the Ground Finding Neverland Gary Barlow & Eliot Kennedy Gary Barlow & Eliot Kennedy
Ralphie to the Rescue! A Christmas Story Benj Pasek & Justin Paul Benj Pasek & Justin Paul
Red Ryder Carbine Action BB Gun A Christmas Story Benj Pasek & Justin Paul Benj Pasek & Justin Paul
If Only You Would Listen School of Rock Andrew Lloyd Webber Glenn Slater
Time to Play School of Rock Andrew Lloyd Webber Glenn Slater
Fight the Dragons Big Fish Andrew Lippa Andrew Lippa
Being a Geek 13 Jason Robert Brown Jason Robert Brown
Terminal Illness 13 Jason Robert Brown Jason Robert Brown
Get Me What I Need 13 Jason Robert Brown Jason Robert Brown
Different Honk! George Stiles Anthony Drewe
Telly Matilda Tim Minchin Tim Minchin
I Like It A Bronx Tale Alan Menken Glenn Slater
Good Kid The Lightning Thief Rob Rokicki Rob Rokicki
Top of the World Tuck Everlasting Chris Miller Nathan Tysen
A Little More Homework 13 Jason Robert Brown Jason Robert Brown
Letter from the Refuge (reprise/added) Newsies (tour/updates) Alan Menken Jack Feldman
My Petersburg Anastasia Stephen Flaherty Lynn Ahrens
Her Voice The Little Mermaid Alan Menken Glenn Slater (additional lyrics)
One Step Closer The Little Mermaid Alan Menken Glenn Slater
Stop! Time Big David Shire Richard Maltby, Jr.
Curtain Up! Ruthless! (younger male cuts exist) Marvin Laird Joel Paley
I Want to Fly (youth cut) Bring It On (licensed cuts for young voices) Tom Kitt & Lin-Manuel Miranda Amanda Green & Lin-Manuel Miranda
Caught in the Storm (teen key) Drew Gasparini songbook Drew Gasparini Drew Gasparini
Drift Kooman & Dimond songbook Michael Kooman Christopher Dimond
I’d Rather Be Sailing (youth cut) A New Brain William Finn William Finn
Proud of Your Boy (less belty key) Aladdin (stage) Alan Menken Howard Ashman
A Little Curiosity James and the Giant Peach Benj Pasek & Justin Paul Benj Pasek & Justin Paul
Bigger Isn’t Better (youth cut) Barnum (contemporary revivals) Cy Coleman Michael Stewart
Lying There Edges (song cycle) Benj Pasek & Justin Paul Benj Pasek & Justin Paul
Along the Way Edges (song cycle) Benj Pasek & Justin Paul Benj Pasek & Justin Paul
Waves Scott Alan songbook Scott Alan Scott Alan
For Joanna (teen key) Scott Alan songbook Scott Alan Scott Alan
The Guide to Success (youth-friendly cut) Joe Iconis – Things to Ruin Joe Iconis Joe Iconis
On the Edge Kerrigan–Lowdermilk songbook Brian Lowdermilk Kait Kerrigan
Two Strangers Ryan Scott Oliver songbook Ryan Scott Oliver Ryan Scott Oliver
Be the Hero (youth cut) Big Fish Andrew Lippa Andrew Lippa
I’m So Clever (Wormwood alt/cut) Matilda (licensed alt/cuts) Tim Minchin Tim Minchin
The Kite You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown (1999 revival) Clark Gesner (add’l songs by Andrew Lippa) Clark Gesner
Bigger Isn’t Better Barnum Cy Coleman Michael Stewart
If Your Father Were Here (youth cut/Charlie) Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Marc Shaiman Scott Wittman & Marc Shaiman
In a Crowd of Thousands (Dmitry solo cut) Anastasia Stephen Flaherty Lynn Ahrens
Sonya Alone (male youth cover cut) Natasha, Pierre & the Great Comet of 1812 (arranged for youth) Dave Malloy Dave Malloy
Shiksa Goddess (youth-appropriate cut) The Last Five Years Jason Robert Brown Jason Robert Brown
Mama Says Footloose (stage) Tom Snow Dean Pitchford
I Can’t Stand Still Footloose (stage) Tom Snow Dean Pitchford
We Look to You (youth cut) The Prom Matthew Sklar Chad Beguelin
Left Behind (age-appropriate cut) Spring Awakening Duncan Sheik Steven Sater
Raise a Little Hell (youth cut) Bonnie & Clyde Frank Wildhorn Don Black
Sincerely, Me (PG/clean cut) Dear Evan Hansen Benj Pasek & Justin Paul Benj Pasek & Justin Paul
Aviator’s Song (youth cover cut) The Little Prince (various musicalizations) various various
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