This pyrotechnic story song has been performed by Tituss Burgess, Lea Salonga, Jackie Burns, Eric Michael Krop, Natalie Weiss, Prisca Demarez, Carole Demas (original Sandy in GREASE and the first person ever to sing “Meadowlark”), and many more. It tells the story of a firefly, afraid of lighting up and making himself a target for predators, receives encouragement from a nearby cricket.
Choose your own transposition:
Key of F: (F3 - D5 / F5 option) (belt) (As performed by Lea Salonga)
Key of Eb: (Eb3 - C5 / Eb5 option) (lower belt)
Key of C: (C3 - A4 / C5 option) (tenor) (As performed by Tituss Burgess)
Key of Bb: (Bb2 - G4 / Bb4 option) (baritenor)
Key of Ab: (Ab2 - F4 / Ab4 option) (baritone)
Key of F:
Lea Salonga at The Town Hall, New York City on 3/14/2015
Key of C:
Tituss Burgess at the Bruno Walter Auditorium at Lincoln Center on March 30, 2015
