This troper has actually co-written a sarcastic echo version of 'All By Myself' for a pantomime. The song was designed to sound heart rending, until the ugly stepsisters ended each musical phrase with nasty comments about the quality of the song. Like all the best pantomime gags, this one came about partly because we couldn't think of a way to finish the phrases, and partly due to our inability to play anything straight.

When this troper was with his last girlfriend, our "song" was about how much we loved each other in spite of our flaws. Listening to it now, the song is a lamentation about how this troper still can't get her out of his head, despite everything she's done to hurt him. What's even better is that the lyrics or the tone don't need to be adjusted at all.

All For The Best from {{Godspell}} has a certain bitterness to this troper after he got rejected from the local production of said show. Now I go to the theater every day after class and perform Jesus' part on stage.

See my TroperTales entry on MusicalWorldHypotheses for information on this. -OOZE