Carry On/Wayward Son Musical Song Recs

Okay, so I’ve been listening to a lot of musicals recently, and here are some songs that fit perfectly with Carry On/Wayward Son.

“What is this feeling?” - Wicked. I’m starting at the beginning plot wise. Literally this could be their first night together as roommates. Baz as Galinda wondering why he was put with someone with literally no manners or class in any sense of the word, but also feeling a little off and thinking it just has to be complete and total hatred (Oh honey, you’ll find out soon enough what it really is (It’s love)) Also Simon thinking his new roommate is so stuck up and annoying in his “perfect” posh voice and mannerisms. (Oh you poor disaster) Also associating all these feelings with hatred.

“Waving Through A Window” - Dear Evan Hansen. A boy singing about how he feels it’s better to go unnoticed than to make a fool of yourself. Just a Baz song about how no one knows who he truly is and how he feels as if he can never tell anyone.

“Portrait of a Girl” - Bare: A Pop Opera. I’m so glad I get to talk about this underrated musical. It’s very clearly an Agatha song. It’s about a girl who feels as if the only thing that people see about her is her beauty and no one cares about who she really is. If that isn’t Agatha at the beginning of Carry On I don’t know what is.

“Apex Predator” - Mean Girls. Just a song about how a girl rules the school. It just reminds me a lot about how Simon thinks of Baz’s popularity at the beginning of Carry On.

“I’m not that girl” - Wicked. This one is too perfect. It’s a girl singing about how she is hopelessly in love with someone that could never love her back, and how she knows that she would never be the kind of person that he could like, and that she shouldn’t dream about being in a relationship with him because it will only break her heart. It’s literally Baz venting about being in love with Simon but he’s in love with Agatha.

“I Love Play Rehearsal” - Be More Chill. It’s just a girl singing about her interests. Christine just reminds me a lot of Penney okay.

“Everything Else” - Next to Normal. Yay another underrated musical. Just a girl ranting about her parents while playing the piano. Just reminds me of Baz ranting about his family while playing the violin.

“As Long As Your Mine” - Wicked. Just two lovebirds talking about how they don’t care about how their relationship could never last as long as they have each other in the moment. Just Simon and Baz their first night in a relationship talking through the logistics of it.

“Without You” - Rent. Two people after a breakup going through the fact that they don’t think they could live without the other person. Just Simon and Baz throughout Wayward Son ngl.

“Goodbye, Little Dream, Goodbye” - Anything Goes. Yay another girl ranting about being in love. Just another Baz song. It’s what I think is going through his head when Simon tried to break up with him. Realizing now that he should have known that nothing as amazing as what he had with Simon could last. Also, Cole Porter was gay and he supposedly wrote this about a relationship he had with a man, so it’s what he would have wanted.

“Only Us” - Dear Evan Hansen. Two teens trying to forget the past and live in the moment with one a another. Just the conversation we wanted Baz and Simon to have throughout Wayward son. Baz just tell Simon you love him please!!

This probably made no sense, but thanks for listening to me rant about musicals and The Simon Snow series!