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a list of my weirdly specific favorite tiny moments from hamilton

• “everyone give it up for america’s favorite fighting frenchman / LAFAYETTE”
• the descending bass notes after “at least i keep his eyes in my life” that lead into “to the groom!” 
• that looooong pause after the second chorus before wait for it EXPLODES 
• “thomas claaaaaaaaims”
• the way the opening builds slowly with the cast snapping
• eliza beatboxing for philip!!!
• “BRRRAH BRRAAAH I AM HERCULES MULLIGAN”
• “we had a spy on the inside that’s right HERCULEEEEES MULLIGAN”
• “you walked in and my heart went (BOOM)”

• the syncopation in “son / i’m notcha son / watch your tone” 
• “don’t modulate the key then not debate with me”
  
• when all the different motiffs collide at the end of non-stop
• what time is it? SHOW TIME!
• the afterbirth of a nation 
• you punched the burser (burr, sir) 
• “we know who’s really doing the planting”
  
• you, you, you, youyouYOU
• jefferson’s deadpan “what”

• shaBOOM goes the cannon
  
• “cuz i will POP chick-a POP these cops till i’m free”
• history has its eyeeeeees ooooooon youuuuuu
• the piano music at the beginning of cabinet battle #1
• burr’s improv “and we fAALL” at the end of wait for it
• everyone ATTACK RETREAT ATTACK RETREAT
• the deep voice in the reynolds pamphlet (“DAMN”)
• you don’t have the votes you don’t have the votes (aha ha ha ha) you’re gonna need congressional approval and you don’t have the votes
  
• laurens’ “the revolution’s imminent, what do you stall for?” vs hamilton’s “what are you waiting for, what do you stall for?”
  
• oh, can i show you what i’m proudest of

• HE’S NEVER GON’ BE PRESIDENT NOW (never gon’ be president now) NEVER GON’ BE PRESIDENT NOW (never gon’ be president now) 
• the harmonies at the end of who lives who dies who tells your story!!!!!!!
  
• this man will not make an orphan of my daughter 
  
• [king george voice] awesome!! wow!!
  
• JEFFERSON or BURR (we know its lose lose) JEFFERSON or BURR (but if u had to chose)
  
• he looked at me like i was stupid, im not stupid
• i think ur pants look hot / laurens i like u a lot 
  
• when they win @ yorktown and the chorus starts singing ‘the world turned upside down’ in the background
• america u great unfinished symphony
• AND WHEN I MEET THOMAS JEFFERSON IMMA COMPEL HIM TO INCLUDE WOMEN IN THE SEQUEL
• we are OUTGUNNED (what?) OUTMANNED (what?) OUTNUMBERED, OUTPLANNED
• the transition from winter’s ball 2 helpless 

• “i’m not here for you” “OOOOOOOHHH”
• hamilton’s lil “okay!!!” after philip says he wants a little brother
• i’m a general!!!!! WHEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
  

• “she’s married to a british officer” “oh shit”
• I was chosen for the constitutional convention ^-^
  
• washington singing “alexAAAAAaaaaanderrrrrr” at the end of Guns and Ships
• “we’re reliable with the LAAADIEEESS”
  
• “I pray the king shows you his mercy” “is he in jersey?” “FOR SHAME” “TO DA REVOLUTION”
  
• we’re gonna fly a lot of flags half mast “raise a glass”
• GOD I HOPE YOU’RE SATISFIED
• the transition from reynolds pamphlet into burn that breaks your heart “his poor wife”
• “rise up, rise up, rise up, eliZA”
• the beginning of the battle of yorktown “see you on the other side” “til we meet again lets goooooo”
• that part where hamilton sounds really scary in helpless and he goes “aslongasimaliveelizasweartogodyoullneverfeelso”
  

……france

- /DADDY’S/ calling

• death doesn’t discriminate between the sinners and the saints
  
• everything’s legal in new jersey
  
• the schuyler sisters teasing peggy for being a square
  
• maria’s voice & inflection in say no to this