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Do we have a list of songs that were cut from Promises Promises during previews before it opened? I know the now out of print series of recordings of cut Broadway songs Lost in Boston recorded two of them but I've never been able to hear them Any others? One of the infamous 3 songs Burt did with Dionne in 1974 and was never released I believe was a song with Neil Simon planned for a film version?

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Eric-
Here are a few links to some of the missing Promises score, as well as one added to the 2000 Encores revivial and one to the song Seconds (written for the proposed movie version of Promises).

Let's Pretend We're Grown Up (cut song):
http://www.yousendit.com/transfer.php?a ... AC7F74534D

Tick Tock Goes The Clock (cut song):
http://www.yousendit.com/transfer.php?a ... 4253EE7AF7

What Am I Doing Here (cut song): http://www.yousendit.com/transfer.php?a ... B167375F90

Seconds (written for film version): http://www.yousendit.com/transfer.php?a ... D34A237198

You've Got It All Wrong (added to revival): http://www.yousendit.com/transfer.php?a ... 7A0780ABC8

Enjoy, K

Oh Jesus thanks--I'm such a huge fan of the show, this is absolutely great to have

So Seconds was used in Futures? I admit the only late 70s album I'm really familiar with is Together? (which I LOVE)

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Thanks Keith for all of these songs -- here in this thread and in all your other postings. For fans like me, it's a great gift to hear these otherwise unknown compositions of our hero.

Always a pleasure to share, BB Fan

Film version?

Keith

Only now did I see your post with links at YouSendIt for Seconds and You've Got It All Wrong (Encores version). Unfortunately, the songs are no longer available.

If the chance existed, would you please provide new links? (If not, thanks for the opportunity you've given us.)

Dream Sweet Dreamer is playing on my head all the time these days. And I didn't know it until you made it available to us. Thanks. Your posts were the best thing musically that happened in my life in quite a while besides At This Time. (This is not part of the request. I'm deeply grateful regardless and I am actually pretty confident that if it is at all possible you will post new links.)