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Rating the Broadway BMC soundtrack based on how fun it is to/ if you can do the macarena dance to it (literally no one asked for this 😭)

I made this cuz' me and my cast mates at my school will frequently do the macarena dance to songs while in the wings/or backstage (sometimes even while ON stage) . I've never been in a production of Be More Chill but I'm just judging based off experience and cuz I tested them 😭 (Yes, I did the macarena to all of these. My back hurts now but it was worth it for science). (Also, it's generally more fun to macarena to fast songs when your joking around backstage so yeah. That affected my rating too.) (Idk I was bored and sad and this came to mind so enjoy, I guess)

Jeremy’s Theme

2/10 there’s a little bit of macarena ability in the middle but eh, not really

More Than Survive

9/10 pretty good. Very fast macarena but fun. And it’s honestly fun to do it during the slower parts like the Christine part. And Michael’s Bob Marley part works pretty well with it. Jeremy’s slow part near the end does not work for it 😭. But regardless, it’s pretty good

I Love Play Rehearsal

4/10 some parts have a steady beat enough to do it but there’s a lot of tempo changes and pauses so you can’t do it that consistently. The parts that you could macarena to, though, were fun, so yeah.

More Than Survive Reprise

6/10 Honestly I was surprised by this one. It worked more than I thought it would 😭. Pretty steady 4/4 time signature (I think, idk Im not a professional). Some pauses, but if you keep macarena-ing, it pretty much works.

SQUIP Song

 4/10 Fast to slow to fast macarena. I guess the original macarena is pretty slow anyways but I’m so used to doing it fast backstage, that I can’t imagine it would be the first dance to come to my head if the SQUIP song was on.

Two-Player Game

5/10 Ehh, I had high expectations for this one but it was kinda boring to do the macarena to 😭. But, I mean, it has a generally steady beat except for that slow part at the end. So yeah, it works but it’s not that entertaining

The SQUIP Enters

0/10 I mean, obviously. It’s not even a song 😭. Just dialogue and frantic noise.

Be More Chill Part 1

3/10 Went from okay, to “no, this sucks”, and then it was pretty fun to macarena during the first part of “I saw it in the window…” but then it got bad again. So generally…not good.

Do you wanna ride?

6/10 Not too bad. Definitely not fun in the beginning cuz it’s too slow. But once it picks up, it works pretty well. The hip shimmy at the end of each macarena “set” (idk man 😭) goes well with this song actually. Made me giggle.

Be More Chill Part 2

5/10 Absolutely not in the beginning. But once things pick up, it’s alright. Kind of a snooze fest to do the macarena to cuz it’s kinda slow but it’s alright. Hurt me not to shimmy my shoulders during “You Wi-i-i-i-i-i-iL”.

Sync Up

6/10 Honestly, sorta fun 😭. Beat is pretty consistent and high energy. Also, it makes me realize that the songs with the “More Than Survive” like, motif, work pretty well for a fun, fast macarena 😭. Nothing too crazy but yeah. It’s good. (Side Note: I’m getting only slightly burned out by macarena-ing at this point)

Guy That I’d Kinda Be Into

6/10  Generally consistent except for the end. It’s fun. Again, nothing too crazy. Though, I would wanna see a version of this song where the ensemble is doing the macarena after I’ve tried it 😭.

The SQUIP Stalks

1.5/10 Very slow Macarena in the beginning. And then the rest you just…can’t. Like at all.

Upgrade 

4/10 Okay, I love this song so much but no 😭. Doesn’t work that much. I mean, you can at some parts but it’s not that enjoyable, I’d say. Other parts, you can’t do it at all or it has to be really, really slow. 

Loser Geek Whatever

6.8/10 Okay, this one, surprisingly, brought up my energy after macarena-ing to all these other damn songs. Like, it’s too slow at some parts but when it picks up, it’s lowkey kinda funny to do it and I could 100% imagine me and my castmates doing a dramatic macarena to this (There’s something about the sadder songs that are just more fun to do the macarena to idk).

Halloween

8.5/10 (I’m not gonna count the slow instrumental part in the beginning of this one cuz, like, it just transitions into, like, a whole completely different song so that doesn’t seem fair to include it.) Really fun. Could imagine myself macarena-ing on stage if I had the opportunity to. Especially during the dance break. I’m not surprised one of the big group dance number song works for this( when I did Beauty and the Beast, we would macarena so much as a joke during  “Be Our Guest”, that our director let Lumiere do it during the improv parts. This reminded me of that 😭😭).

Do You Wanna Hang

0.5/10 I sighed at the beginning of this one. Idk, I guess technically yeah you could, but it wouldn’t be consistent or fun. Especially considering the subject matter. Couldn’t imagine my castmates macarena-ing to this at all. It’s getting slightly higher than “The SQUIP Enters” cuz it’s an actual song but that is the only reason.

Michael in the Bathroom

(I did the Two Rivers one cuz I like that one better and I’m pretty sure the BPM is the same so yeah. idk. The rest are all broadway again.)

 10/10 Okay, wow. Next time I have a depressive episode, I am doing the macarena to “Michael in the Bathroom”. Like, oh my gosh, this was (weirdly) so f*cking fun 😭. Especially during the “Knock, knock..” part and the “I’m just Michael who’s a loner..” part. The slow parts aren’t too hard to do if you have good rhythm but yeah. As I said before, the sadder songs are really fun to macarena to. I could imagine me and my castmates doing the macarena to this. This song was weirdly cathartic to do this to. Was so fun I did it twice. 10/10. Would recommend it.

Guy That I’d Kinda Be Into (Reprise)

4/10 Again, I love this song but eh, not really. You sorta can, but it’s slow and you’d probably stop it after only a couple seconds. I could imagine me and my castmates doing the macarena to it, but, like I said, it wouldn’t last long without people getting bored.

The Smartphone Hour

5.5/10 Again, I had higher hopes for this one but it was just alright. Worked pretty well after the “Here we go!” part and was fun to do fast in the beginning, but there’s a fair amount of tempo changes or interruptions or pauses so you get tired/ bored easily. At least for me. I really love this song but ehhh… not for doing the macarena to. Idk. I’m losing my mind at this point.

The Pants Song

5/10 Too slow in the beginning to macarena😭And then when it picks up it feels a little too fast. Slightly overwhelming. Lowkey gave me anxiety to keep up. Idk

Pitiful Children

4/10 At the beginning I was like “oooo this works!” but then I got bored and also got a back cramp while doing it 😭😭. Idk. It’s alright. It’s repetitive, which I guess is how it should be for the macarena but, for me, the most fun part of doing the backstage macarena is having to adjust to the tempo just a little at times but not too much where it’s annoying or basically impossible. Hard to keep the energy up after a bit. This bored me eventually.

The Play

2.7/10 There is so much chaos going on during this 😭 Like, it’s fifty different reprises at once, I swear. Christine’s part is pretty fun and goofy to do it to, but everything else is mostly dialogue. I wanted to give it more points cuz Christine is in it but that didn’t seem fair so yeah.

Voices in My Head

5.8/10 I mean, ya know, it works for a majority of this song. Even some parts where Jeremy and Christine are talking. Gets a little too slow at one part. And then it’s way too fast to do the macarena at the end😭. So yeahhh. It’s a trip idk.

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Iconic, love it 🥰🥰🥰

can i throw a request out in the wind? i have this shirt that has crude lineart of an old school computer with the letters in comic sans all caps that says “i lost 5 followers today” can someone either draw Michael Mell or Jenna Rolan in it? please.

Yo Tumblr, it's Kitty!

I don't really have anything interesting to say, I just wanted to play off the intro to George Salazar's YouTube vlogs from the Be More Chill era. I dunno. Did I mention I like George Salazar? I'm not sure I did, lol :) /j

Er, here are some videos I have enjoyed lately:

Man or Muppet, as performed by Will Roland and Gerard Canonico

https://youtu.be/wqMKiUUuxpw?si=2hBPbOya3n3IAVXc

and as performed by George Salazar and Brian Gonzales

https://youtu.be/Wfw1NcnaRyc?si=gc8fQOmaNYBaJxeq

Apparently Brian Gonzales has been in musicals such as Spelling Bee, Shrek and Aladdin. Very kewl :)

I don't personally identify as either a man or a muppet but if I had to pick one I think I would be a muppet :)

Aight, hope y'all are doing fabulously, peace and love

I don't know what to tag this as, so if you see this lucky you I guess lol :)

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So, I watched the Dear Evan Hansen movie, cos it was on BBC iPlayer and a lot of my mutuals love DEH, it was very very good, I totally get why y'all love it! It was also very sad so I will not be coming back to this cos I like my media light-hearted, but like, I super get it's beautiful and got all the feelings and like it's very powerful and the music is beautiful and I love the characters, they're like totally relatable, that's kind of the problem for me, it's a bit too relatable and like, trying to move on from that era and not think about it too much, but I get for other people in a similar situation it could be very good to see representation, so like, if you feel it, wonderful! Overall, it's an excellent musical, I super appreciate it, it's just not for me personally, but like, would totally recommend it to other people if you don't mind it being sad! Alright, love you all, hope you're doing amazing, and if you're struggling with your mental health, please try to reach out, cos like, I know it sounds kinda dumb, but like, you all deserve amazing things and amazing people who love and respect you, cos like, every life is valuable, and like, I know it can not feel like it sometimes, but like, you're amazing and wonderful and I really hope things get better for you if you're struggling, cos like, yeah. Big hugs, peace and love <3 <3 <3

Simply leaving everything behind, that was all Connor wanted.

But fate, as always, was a piece of shit and instead of giving him salvation, it introduced him to Michael.

Chapter 1

Connor didn't know how he'd got into this.

Scratch that.

He knew exactly how, he just didn't know how to get out of it!

How do you react to something like that?

He didn't plan to witness this... Fight?

Could you call that a fight?

Between the boy with the glasses and his lanky friend. Connor had only understood half of what they were talking about, but the fact that the other had called the glasses-wearer a loser in such a cold and derogatory way, had even hit him.

But what had hit him harder was the other man's reaction when his no longer best friend had left the bathroom.

He slid backwards down the closed bathroom, pulled his knees up and rested his head on them.

Shit, how am I going to get out? Connor thought and looked out of his hiding place towards the door.

He hadn't intended to hide, in fact he wasn't hiding at all. He was just sitting on the washing machine, which was at the very back of this far too large bathroom in a kind of private area.

But since the boy with the glasses was blocking the door, he was trapped here with him.

Connor heard a strangled sound and leaned forward again to check on the boy. The boy's head was now completely buried in his arms and his shoulders began to twitch suspiciously. Immediately afterwards, the sound of sobbing could be heard.

Connor felt kind of sorry for the boy. Even if he didn't understand the SQUIP part of his conversation, he understood the part about the 12-year friendship that the other had trampled on. It hurt to hear that even such a long-lasting friendship can fall apart like that.

The sobbing grew louder and the boy began to mumble something that Connor couldn't understand from the distance.

The boy lifted his head and tried unsuccessfully to wipe away the tears. He got up on wobbly knees to go to the sink. Once there, he looked at himself in the mirror.

Connor leaned a little further forward. He wanted to see what was going on.

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Boys waitin for the bus💦

( jackets by @cryptidsp00n !)

BMC characters with Pokemon as promised!

Close-ups plus explanations under the cut <3

Jeremy Heere - Milotic and Sylveon

It was orginally just Milotic, but Sylveon fits his vibes so well (also it's the colours of the trans flag so-) and I couldn't pick between them so he gets both!

Michael - Sprigatito

I know Michael has 'dog person' vibes but. weed cat.

Jenna - Rotom

When I was first doodling them I just automatically gave Jenna a rotom and I honestly can't think of anything that fits better. It's like a little spy. She sees all now. No one is safe. Fear her /j

Rich - Charizard

IDK MAN JUST,, RICH RAISING A SMALL LITTLE CHARMANDER, THE WHOLE 'SETTING FIRE TO JAKE'S HOUSE' THING, IDK IT JUST FITS

Also I can't for the life of me draw charizard ever I've been trying for years

Jake - Espurr

It started visiting his house after his parents left since it was so empty and abandoned.

Chrisitne - Smeargle

This is another one that just. vibes.

Brooke - Alcremie

I was originally gonna give her a vibrava but I figured with the whole frozen yoghurt thing this fits better

Chloe - Snubbul

They are both grumpy mean girls with a resting bitch face. What more do you want /lh