00:00Welcome to Ms. Mojo, and today we're counting down our picks for the best musical songs
00:12to add to your playlist when you're in the mood for some serious emotional release.
00:16In some cases, major plot points will be discussed, so this is your spoiler warning.
00:2710.
00:28I'd Rather Be Me – Mean Girls Remember those days of teenage angst-fueled
00:32sweet revenge fantasies?
00:47How about when you decided it's way more satisfying to stick it to a broken system?
00:57This song comes in just after that moment, where Janis reveals what she, Katie, and Damian
01:02did to Regina.
01:03She has this moment of clarity.
01:05Being an outsider isn't so bad if it means staying true to yourself.
01:22She calls out how girls are pushed to be catty and undermine each other just to uphold
01:26a system built to keep them down.
01:28Sure, we all want to fit in, but is it really worth losing everything that makes you, well,
01:33you?
01:34Well, Janis is our right finger to that.
01:419.
01:46Rose's Turn – Gypsy This song essentially follows Rose's emotional
01:50breakdown.
02:01After years of putting everyone else's dreams first, she finally snaps.
02:05Dedicating her life to her kids and their success, she must finally confront her failure
02:09to achieve her own desires.
02:21In this song, she lets it all out.
02:23The frustration, anger, and everything else she's kept bottled up.
02:27It's her moment to claim something for herself and step into the spotlight.
02:40If a tantrum were a song, this would be it, but it's way more intense than that.
02:45By the time she hits the final note, we're covered in chills.
02:48You can't help but feel the weight of everything she's been holding in.
02:518.
03:04Wait For Me – Hadestown You know that feeling when you're chasing
03:07something you want so badly even when the odds are stacked against you?
03:11Maybe it's fixing a relationship, going after a dream, or just holding onto hope when
03:16everything feels like it's falling apart.
03:29Orpheus is determined to bring Eurydice back from the underworld, even if it means going
03:33up against Hades himself.
03:35Every note of Wait For Me is packed with emotional intensity, longing, tension, and the immense
03:40weight of his mission.
03:48We've all been there in some way, giving it everything despite the risks.
03:55The reprise hits even harder, capturing that gut-wrenching regret when all the hope and
03:59dreams crash into reality.
04:127.
04:14Good For You – Dear Evan Hansen This is the moment when the burden of Evan's
04:18lies feels heavier than ever, and the voices of his mother and peers force him to confront
04:23his deception.
04:32It captures that spiral of knowing you've messed up but still trying to convince yourself
04:36everything's fine.
04:37It's that pressure of hiding your truth while falling apart inside.
04:56The voices in Evan's mind are harsh, and while we might not agree with all his actions,
05:01we all know that inner critic, the one that tells you you're not good enough, that you've
05:05made all the wrong choices, and that you're an imposter.
05:08We don't condone all of Evan's choices throughout the show, but his inner turmoil is totally
05:13relatable.
05:166.
05:19Gethsemane – I Only Want To Say – Jesus Christ Superstar
05:29If we were ranking by level of angst, this song would take the crown.
05:44While most of our picks feel like they're carrying the weight of the world, in this
05:47case it's actually true.
05:49In this song, Jesus faces the inevitability of his looming death.
06:04He essentially goes through all the stages of grief, questioning if he has the strength
06:08to follow through.
06:09Torn between his human instinct to avoid suffering and accepting his fate, the emotional tug
06:14of war is palpable.
06:27While his divine purpose might not be something we can fully relate to, the choice between
06:31running from pain or facing it, yeah, we get that.
06:34The deep anguish in this song is haunting.
06:595.
07:00Superboy and the Invisible Girl – Next to Normal A show about a family dealing with
07:04mental illness, grief, and its toll is bound to be full of angst.
07:17I'm Alive captures the desperation of feeling something between pain and numbness, while
07:21You Don't Know and I Am The One express emotional outbursts driven by frustration, isolation,
07:27and a need to be understood.
07:39Then there's Superboy and the Invisible Girl, where Natalie sings about living in the shadows
07:43of a sibling.
07:44Even though Gabe is long gone, she still feels overlooked, and like she'll never measure
07:49up in her mother's eyes.
08:02All she wants is to be more than just a side character in her own family.
08:05Honestly, it's a lot.
08:164.
08:19Dead Girl Walking – Heather's The Musical In a show with a line like,
08:23Dear diary, my teenage angst b******t has a body count,
08:29it's safe to say you're getting a full-on soundtrack of angst.
08:32From Freeze Your Brain to Seventeen to I Say No, it's like a trip down memory lane of
08:37teenage turmoil.
08:38However, we'd say the angst really hits the fan after Veronica stands up to Heather Chandler
08:43and faces social ostracization.
08:45The demon queen of high school has secreted.
08:49She says Monday 8 a.m. I'll be deleted.
08:53She realizes that being popular isn't as beautiful as it looks,
08:57so she says screw this to high school drama and throws caution to the wind.
09:01Caught between wanting to break free and just feel something, anything, she throws
09:18herself into a rush of emotions that are both thrilling and scary.
09:303.
09:33One Song Glory – Rent Rent is about survival, love, loss, and the
09:38struggle to find meaning in a world that's a hot mess.
09:55That's clear from the jump with songs like the title track and What You Own, where Mark
09:59and Roger grapple with their purpose.
10:01In between, there's One Song Glory, where Roger feels the overwhelming pressure to make
10:06a mark on the world before his time runs out.
10:17He knows that no day but today is guaranteed, yet he's trapped in this loop of fear, regret,
10:22and the nagging thought that he'll never get it right.
10:24Who can't relate to wanting to make a difference but feeling completely stuck on how to even
10:28begin?
10:372.
10:40Stick It To The Man – School Of Rock What's rock really about?
10:54Yes, if you've ever been fed up with the world trying to shove you into its neat little
10:58boxes, it's about sticking it to the man.
11:00Why settle for sitting in silence when you can flip the tables, chairs, and whatever
11:04else is in your way?
11:17Dewey, aka Mr. Schneebly, shows these kids that life isn't always fair, but that doesn't
11:22mean you have to accept it.
11:24Sure, Dewey's got questionable intentions, but he shows these kids how to light their
11:27rebellious fire and make some much-needed noise.
11:42When life's got you down, rocking out to this song will energize you to stick it to the
11:46Stick it to the man, stick it to the man, stick it to the man, stick it to the man
11:57Before we unveil our top pick, here are a few honorable mentions.
12:011.
12:02Burn – Hamilton Because it's way safer to sing about burning
12:04your past.
12:162.
12:17On My Own – Les Misérables The definitive anthem of unrequited love.
12:20Yes, we said it.
12:253.
12:32Divas Lament – Spam A Lot The song every spurned or overlooked person
12:36needs on their playlist.
12:43Why, tick tick boom.
12:51Need a song for your existential crisis?
12:53Here it is.
13:06No Good Deed – Wicked For when it feels like the world is against
13:10you.
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13:38No Skips Angst – Spring Awakening This show could practically be titled Teen
13:41Angst the Musical, so it would be impossible to choose just one song to focus on.
13:58It's about those growing pains, sexual awakenings, rebellion, and trying to figure out why the
14:04world is so messed up.
14:06In a repressive society, the characters are basically screaming inside
14:09– and sometimes outside – for more freedom over their lives, bodies, and feelings.
14:26Each song just amplifies their frustration, confusion, and desperation as they try to
14:30make sense of it all, while the adults fear the changing times.
14:34It's basically a battle to have their voices heard in a world that just wants them to shut
14:38up and fall in line.
14:46What other show tunes do you have on your angstiest playlists?
14:49Let us know in the comments.
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