Hedwig and the Angry Inch (soundtrack)
Wikipedia article covering multiple soundtrack releases
Hedwig and the Angry Inch is a 1998 musical about a fictional rock and roll band of the same name fronted by an East German genderqueer person, with a book by John Cameron Mitchell (who also played the title role in the original production and film), and music and lyrics by Stephen Trask. The musical has gathered a devoted cult following, and was adapted into the 2001 American musical film of the same name directed by Mitchell.
The cast recording was released in 1999 on Atlantic Records, featuring the original cast (John Cameron Mitchell, Stephen Trask, Miriam Shor, Scott Bilbrey, David McKinley, and Chris Weilding) performing all the tracks written for the stage musical. Hedwig's songs were also recorded for the 2001 film soundtrack by John Cameron Mitchell (lead vocals), Stephen Trask, Miriam Shor, Bob Mould (formerly of Hüsker Dü), Ted Liscinski, Perry L. James, Alexis Fleisig, and Eli Janney. Tommy Gnosis's songs were recorded by Stephen Trask (lead vocals), Miriam Shor, Bob Mould, Ted Liscinski, Perry L. James, Scott McCloud, Eli Janney, Alexis Fleisig, and Johnny Temple.
Track listings
Off-Broadway soundtrack
"Tear Me Down"
"The Origin of Love"
"Random Number Generation" †
"Sugar Daddy"
"Angry Inch"
"Wig in a Box"
"Wicked Little Town"
"The Long Grift"
"Hedwig's Lament"
"Exquisite Corpse"
"Wicked Little Town (Reprise)"
"Midnight Radio"
Film soundtrack
(This Soundtrack is not in Film-Performance Order)
"Tear Me Down"
"Origin of Love"
"Angry Inch"
"Wicked Little Town" (Tommy Gnosis Version) ‡
"Wig in a Box"
"The Long Grift"
"Hedwig's Lament"
"Exquisite Corpse"
"Midnight Radio"
"Nailed" †
"Sugar Daddy"
"Freaks" †
"In Your Arms Tonight" †
"Wicked Little Town" (Hedwig Version) ‡
Broadway revival soundtrack
"America the Beautiful" ៛
"Tear Me Down"
"The Origin of Love"
"Deutschlandlied" §
"Sugar Daddy"
"When Love Explodes (Love Theme from Hurt Locker: The Musical)"
"Angry Inch"
"Wig in a Box"
"Wicked Little Town"
"The Long Grift"
"Hedwig's Lament"
"Exquisite Corpse"
"Wicked Little Town (Reprise)"
"Midnight Radio"
Songs
Most of these songs were covered by major artists on the charity album Wig in a Box.
Tear Me Down
"Tear Me Down" is performed by the characters Hedwig (John Cameron Mitchell) and Yitzhak (Miriam Shor). It is the show's opening number. It contains a spoken section alluding to the construction of the Berlin Wall on August 13, 1961, and its fall on November 9, 1989.
Meaning
"Tear Me Down" introduces Hedwig as a person who has been, just like her home town of Berlin, "split in two".
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