"Beethoven Day" from the album of the 1999 Broadway production of You're a Good man, Charlie Brown.
1820 portrait of Ludwig van Beethoven.
"Beethoven Day" is a song from the stage musical You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown, it does not feature in the animated TV special of the same name. The song is sung by Schroeder along with the rest of the cast, in honor of Beethoven's birthday.
Lyrics
- Schroeder: Call the principal and hand him the news. We've got a holiday that he can't refuse. A day of harmony,a day of music: Beethoven's birthday!
- Sally: Beethoven Day?
- Schroeder: A reverential mission
- Linus: Beethoven Day?
- Schroeder: The hope of each musician no more am I the only guy, to stand up and say
- Hooray, Beethoven, Hooray!
- Charlie Brown: Beethoven Day?
- Linus: Yes. As in Ludwig van Beethoven, composer.
- Born 1770, died 1827. The eldest of three sons,
- Ludwig's mother was the daughter of the chief overseer
- of the kitchen...
- Lucy: Whatever... Schroeder, I just want you to know that I'm on your side. I want to help, publicity-wise, with Beethoven's Birthday.
- Schroeder: Thank you for your support, but I just don't want to see Beethoven's birthday commercialized.
- Lucy: Commercialized?
- Schroeder: Yes. The next thing you know they'll be selling
- Beethoven sweatshirts.
- Snoopy (wearing a Beethoven sweatshirt): Beethoven Day.
- Schroeder: If you're wondering "Now, how do we start?" just blow the music 'til you know it by heart!We're gonna celebrate, we'll throw a party. Beethoven's Birthday!
- Others: Beethoven Day!
- Schroeder: And when you say the title...
- Other: Beethoven Day!
- Schroeder:You hear a great recital
- The right of every boy and girl
- O stand up and say:
- Others: Hooray, Beethoven,
- Hooray!
- Schroeder:Beethoven Day
- Others:Beethoven Day
- Beethoven Day
- Schroeder:Beethoven Day
- Others:Beethoven Day
- Beethoven Day
- Schroeder:Beethoven Day
- Others:Beethoven Day
- Schroeder:Beethoven Day
- Others:Beethoven Day
- Schroeder:Beethoven Day- hey, hey, hey!
- Others:Beethoven Day!
- Schroeder:A philharmonic rumble
- Others:Beethoven Day!
- Schroeder:A polyphonic jumble
- A humble dedication as we
- Stand up and say:
- All:Hooray, Beethoven,
- Hooray!
- Lucy:I got it! We'll demand full-Page ads in every newspaper!
- Linus:We'll start a chain or Beethoven superstores!
- Sally: We'll build a Beethoven theme park!
- Charlie Brown:We could have a bake sale!
- Schroeder: Wait! That's too commercial! Let's imagine it.
- That glorious hour
- Filled with emotion,
- And inspired with power
- When we all honor
- The man we adore
- On the day we place
- The newest face
- On Mount Rushmore!
- Others:Mount Rushmore.
- Beethoven Day!
- Schroeder: A moment of reflection
- Others:Beethoven Day!
- Schroeder:A classical injection!
- So facing this direction
- We begin it today
- A musical collection
- Everybody can play
- The right of every boy and girl
- O stand up and say: Hooray,
- Beethoven! Hooray!
- Others:Beethoven hooray! It's Beethoven Day. A time for celebrating
- Beethoven way.
- La la la la
- La la la la
- La la la la la
- All:Hooray!