Mean Girls
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Summary
TheMean Girlsmovie musical features 13 Song in sum that will have viewers trip the light fantastic in their seats and need to belt along with the role . The film is an adaptation of the 2017 Broadway musical , which was based on the classic 2004 film of the same name . stand for Girlsmakes changesfrom both the original movie and the Broadway output . Notably , multiple musical routine were cut and two new songs were write specifically for theMean Girls2024 soundtrack .
Through adding medicine and making change , Mean Girls2024 update the source textile for new audience while also cite the original motion-picture show for fans . To bring the songs from theMean Girlsmusical to the screen , the roll features a variety of stars from different musical background , include Broadway principal and recording artist . The talented Isaac Bashevis Singer - actors came together to make a various - sound soundtrack with secure vocal and play , comedic lyric .
It ’s been 20 years since the original Mean Girls film was relinquish and the raw movie musical is paying tribute to it with references and Easter eggs .
13“I See Stars”
Performed by Angourie Rice
TheMean Girls2024 endingis almost identical to the one in the 2004 film , where Cady wins Spring Fling Queen , break the tiara , and gives piece to her fellow nominees and scholarly person . InMean Girls2024 , Cady sings a Sung dynasty , " I See Stars , " during the scene which has a two-fold meaning in the title . Earlier in the film , she told Aaron that she missed being able to see the stars at nighttime in Kenya . When she sing “ I See Stars , ” she is bid everyone at the dance stars while accepting her fresh place and a different kind of mavin .
It ’s a sweet moment , but “ I See Stars ” is a bit anti - climatical as the coda strain , especially consider the number that came before it . In universal , Cady ’s songs , one of which was write just forMean Girls2024 , were n’t as telling when compare to others on the soundtrack . However , “ I See Stars ” being at the bottom of the list says more about the intensity level of the strain inMean Girlsthan its weaknesses .
12"A Cautionary Tale"
Performed by Auli’i Cravalho & Jaquel Spivey
The hatchway birdsong ofMean Girlsis meant to congeal the aspect , and “ A Cautionary Tale ” does this well . Rather than having Cady narrate the story as she had in the 2004 picture , Mean Girls2024 habituate Janis and Damian . It ’s a comedic song that set up them as somewhat treacherous narrators – Janis blab about Regina dying , which Damian corrects . It ’s one of the shorter song on theMean Girlssoundtrack at just 1:08 , and though it cease a number abruptly , " A Cautionary Tale " serves its purpose .
11"Stupid With Love"
The main amatory plot line inMean Girlsis between Cady and Aaron . Though Cady ’s press on Regina ’s ex - young man is“totally against the rules of feminism,”it does n’t stop her from developing feelings for her AP Calculus classmate . In “ Stupid With Love , ” Cady sings about how she ’s been“smart with math , but stupid with love,“foreshadowing her programme to wreak stupid to get Aaron to notice her .
TheMean Girlssong was importantly slow down from the Broadway production for the movie musical , make it more of a lay . Rather than let the cat out of the bag lines like“I am filled with calcu - lust”with comedic excitement , Angourie Rice ’s interpreter conveys longing . It ’s a cute , catchy number , but it suffers from its pacing and not give Rice much to do vocally .
10"What’s Wrong With Me?”
Performed by Bebe Wood
As Regina ’s henchwomen , Gretchen and Karen each get a solo of their own , though they ’re vastly different . “What ’s Wrong With Me ? ” adds a deepness to Gretchen that may have been missing behind the funniness inMean Girls2004.It ’s the most stripped - down strain inMean Girls , with just Gretchen ’s vocalisation and the soft sounds of a music box as the backing instrumental .
Alone in the closet with Cady , Gretchen shares some of her insecurity and reveals why she stays friends with Regina , despite how think of the queen bee can be to her . She asks the titular question “ What ’s Wrong With Me ? ” both to herself as she looks in the mirror , and to Regina , constantly seeking her approval to feel suitable . The number is heartbreakingly performed inMean Girlsby Bebe Wood , who sings it like a upset lullaby .
9"Meet The Plastics"
Performed by Reneé Rapp
“ touch The Plastics ” was the first of three call inMean Girlssung by Reneé Rapp as Regina George . As the rubric suggests , it introduce the viewers , as well as Cady , to The Plastics . The title is also moderately deceptive , as theMean Girlsmovie musical cut Gretchen and Karen ’s Broadway verses from the song , leave just Regina’s . At just under a minute of arc and a half , it ’s one of the brusque call in the melodic , and while it does a great job of establishing Regina as a character , cutting Gretchen and Karen ’s verse could be visualise as a mistake .
8"What Ifs"
“ What Ifs , ” which was co - written by theMean GirlsBroadway lyricists and Rapp , is one of two new songs that was added specifically for the motion picture musical . As Cady ’s first solo , it replace Broadway ’s “ It thunder , ” and had a similar upshot as the “ Stupid With Love ” change did . Introducing Cady through a ballad cook her appear like a daydreamer who longs for a dissimilar aliveness than the one she ’s currently survive . In the level version , Cady is full of excitement and naivety . These characteristics are largely miss fromMean Girls2024 , tender a different take on the beginning material .
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7“Apex Predator”
Since Cady was homeschooled and is more familiar with African jungles than high school hallways , Janis and Damian used “ Apex Predator ” to warn her about Regina and the social hierarchy . InMean Girls , Regina George is at the top of the food chain , she’s“the fag of beasts,”the “ Apex Predator . ”The metaphorical lyrics interestingly connect Cady ’s two worlds while avoiding some of the more problematic prank about Africa from the originalMean little girl .
Mean Girls is a dear adolescent comedy full of memorable scenes , yet despite it being a cultus classic , rewatching the 2004 film today can be cringeworthy .
The melodic number has some of the most creative choreography in the film , with the social dancer behaving like animals in the fancy successiveness . “ Apex Predator ” takes the scene from the originalMean Girlswhere Cady suppose the adolescent at the mall turning into hobo camp animals to another tier . Cravalho and Spivey ’s voices work well together , making for another sport duo between the two of them .
6“Not My Fault”
Performed by Megan Thee Stallion & Reneé Rapp
“ Not My Fault ” plays at theend credits ofMean Girls 2024 , ending the picture show musical on a high bill . The catchy collaboration between rapper Megan Thee Stallion and Rapp playact over scene of the character experience playfulness and dancing together at the end of the Spring Fling , make viewer want to join in as well . The Sung dynasty afford with a sample from the originalMean Girlsmovie of Lindsay Lohan as Cady saying,“it ’s not my geological fault you ’re like in love with me or something”to Janis .
ThisiconicMean Girlslineis repeated throughout the call as Rapp sings it in the Greek chorus . “ Not My Fault ” is a good pump - up song that is meant to build confidence in listeners and will have audiences result the field of operations in a secure mood . The truthful message ofMean Girlsis about the power of female solidarity and building each other up rather than charge each other down , making “ Not My Fault ” a fitting finish .
5“I’d Rather Be Me”
Performed by Auli’i Cravalho
While Janis was one ofthe beggarly character inMean Girls2004 , she is more sympathetic in the movie melodic . When she fink how she and Cady ruined Regina ’s life at the school assembly , she conk out into “ I ’d Rather Be Me ” to share her philosophy . In the lyrics , Janis points out the dual standards in“how girls should behave”and shares her military mission to just be herself and arise above the competition required to fit in as a teenage girlfriend .
The insistent lyrics of “ I ’d Rather Be Me ” make it soft to sing along to as a powerful hymn . In theMean Girlsscene , Janis runs around the school , gaining garter as she share her message . It ’s Cravalho ’s shining moment in the film , grant her to show off her vocal music and for Janis ’s chronicle to terminate on a good preeminence than it did inMean Girls2024 .
4“Sexy”
Performed by Avantika
Karen ’s big solo is by far the funniest birdcall in theMean Girlssoundtrack , enchant her character and her views on Halloween dead . As Karen sings , on Halloween,“I can be who I want to be and sexy,”listing off the various sexy costumes hold out by the company attendees , including a sexy shark and aphrodisiacal Eleanor Roosevelt . The humorous lyrics , Avantika ’s delivery , and the mid - song dance break make “ Sexy ” one of the most memorable Sung dynasty and performances inMean Girls .
