Susannah’s Song
Joe Iconis & Tatiana Wechsler & Emerson Mae Smith & Lena Skeele & Jasmine Forsberg & Sydney Farley & Amina Faye * Track #2 On Love In Hate Nation (Original Cast Recording)
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Album Love In Hate Nation (Original Cast Recording)
- #1Opening (Instrumental)
Joe Iconis & David Cinquegrana
- #2Susannah’s Song
Joe Iconis & Tatiana Wechsler & Emerson Mae Smith & Lena Skeele & Jasmine Forsberg & Sydney Farley & Amina Faye
- #3Life In Hate Nation
Joe Iconis & Lauren Marcus & Jasmine Forsberg & Tatiana Wechsler & Emerson Mae Smith & Kelly McIntyre & Sydney Farley & Lena Skeele & Amina Faye
- #4I Fell In Love In Juvie Hall! (Snippet) (Ft. Amina Faye)
Joe Iconis & Amina Faye
- #5Three Failed Escape Attempts of Sheila Nail
Joe Iconis & Tatiana Wechsler & Lena Skeele & Lauren Marcus & Jasmine Forsberg & Emerson Mae Smith & Sydney Farley & Kelly McIntyre
- #6Doc Shock Theme Song
Original Cast of Love in Hate Nation & Ryan Vona
- #7Montage: This Is The Way... / Miss Asp’s Song I / Mother Mother
Original Cast of Love in Hate Nation & Lauren Marcus & Amina Faye & Kelly McIntyre & Emerson Mae Smith & Lena Skeele & Jasmine Forsberg & Sydney Farley & Tatiana Wechsler
- #8The Other One
Original Cast of Love in Hate Nation & Kelly McIntyre & Amina Faye
- #9Francis’s Song
Original Cast of Love in Hate Nation & Ryan Vona
- #10Oh Well
Original Cast of Love in Hate Nation & Kelly McIntyre & Amina Faye
- #11I Hope
Original Cast of Love in Hate Nation & Amina Faye
- #12Solitary
Original Cast of Love in Hate Nation & Tatiana Wechsler & Emerson Mae Smith & Sydney Farley & Lena Skeele & Jasmine Forsberg & Amina Faye & Kelly McIntyre
- #13Masochist
Original Cast of Love in Hate Nation & Lena Skeele & Jasmine Forsberg & Sydney Farley & Amina Faye & Emerson Mae Smith
- #14Miss Asp’s Song II
Original Cast of Love in Hate Nation & Lauren Marcus
- #15Revolution Song
Original Cast of Love in Hate Nation & Emerson Mae Smith & Tatiana Wechsler & Lena Skeele & Kelly McIntyre & Lauren Marcus & Jasmine Forsberg & Amina Faye & Sydney Farley
- #16Operation: Sha La La
Joe Iconis & Jasmine Forsberg & Sydney Farley & Emerson Mae Smith & Lena Skeele & Ryan Vona & Lauren Marcus & Tatiana Wechsler & Kelly McIntyre & Amina Faye
- #17I Fell In Love In Juvie Hall!
Original Cast of Love in Hate Nation & Kelly McIntyre & Amina Faye
- #18Finale
Joe Iconis & Amina Faye
- #19B-Side: Jezebel
Original Cast of Love in Hate Nation & Sydney Farley
- #20B-Side: Masochist (The Smith Twins Version)
Joe Iconis & Murphy Taylor Smith & Emerson Mae Smith
- #21Miss Asp’s Song
Original Cast of Love in Hate Nation & Lauren Marcus
Susannah's Song by Joe Iconis (Ft. Amina Faye, Emerson Mae Smith, Jasmine Forsberg, Lena Skeele, Sydney Farley & Tatiana Wechsler)
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For the opening number of the show, Susannah is singing alone in her bedroom. She pauses to write things down and hums to herself as she writes this song before she has to leave for Nation. During the song, her boyfriend Francis climbs through her window to talk to her about their relationship and g...
Susannah’s Song Lyrics
[SUSANNAH (INMATES)]
My grandma gave me this yellow ukulele
Brought it back from Hawaii in summer 1958
Four years later and I’m pretty good at yellow ukulele
Now my grandma is dead and Hawaii is a state
So, I thought it might be nice to take vacation to Hawaii
But I could not afford a ticket so I took some pills instead
Now my bags are packed but I ain’t a-goin’ to Hawaii
I’m goin’ to juvie hall to see about my head
Oh Susannah, you’re gonna find a way
Oh, Susannah, to make it through the day
Believe me when I say it’s gonna be okay
It’s gonna be okay, hey hey
[DIALOGUE]
And the state of things around here just worsen by the hour
And by here I mean my bedroom, but America as well
I’m sweet sixteen but, Lordy, I feel a little sour
Cuz I’m too Black to be indifferent, but too yellow to rebel
And in my chest that dread begins to sprout
I make up songs in my head to tune it out
And as I feel that lump form in my throat
I just sing myself the lullaby that I wrote
Oh Susannah, you’re gonna find a way
Oh, Susannah, to make it through the day
Believe me when I say it’s gonna be okay
It’s gonna be okay (hey hey)
Oh, Susannah you’re gonna find a way (Ha!)
Oh, Susannah to make it through the day (Ha!)
Believe me when I say it’s gonna be okay (Yyyy-)
It’s gonna be okay (-y! -ay, -ay, -ay)
Susannah’s Song Q&A
Who wrote Susannah’s Song's ?
Susannah’s Song was written by Joe Iconis.
When did Joe Iconis release Susannah’s Song?
Joe Iconis released Susannah’s Song on Fri Feb 11 2022.