Young Hearts Run Free is theater music, and I mean that in the best way possible.
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That song was practically BUILT to be a production number for the beltress B-couple female supporting actress and it might win her a Tony.
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She's giving advice to a group of slightly younger women (but she's still young herself; she's just like 24 and they're 19-21 or something).
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Obviously a group which includes one or both members of the A couple (pref both so they can stay behind and have a conditional love song.)
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And they join in around the 2nd chorus and do lots of partner dancing involving pairing and un-pairing.
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Running free and getting caught up, etc. she sorta does some steps but mostly stands and sings while they whirl around her.
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And if she's a big enough star she also gets the 11 o clock number telling the female lead to go get her man, despite the earlier advice.
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At the end of Young Hearts her man enters and she sings the last line wistfully, and then goes to him, perhaps without dialogue.
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Everyone leaves and we're left with A couple to say they'd never fall in love like that BUT THEY ALREADY HAVE.
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I'm basically writing Negro Carousel with disco tunes rn and I personally am living.
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