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Opening Title is a track by Stephen Sondheim, taken from the album “Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (The Motion Picture Soundtrack)”, released December 17, 2007 on Nonesuch. It runs 3:29. Use the Play button above when a verified stream is available, or choose a listening service from the other options.
Within the album sequence, this recording sits alongside No Place Like London, The Worst Pies in London, Poor Thing. Open the album page to compare the full running order and the listening options available for each song.
Song details
- Song
- Opening Title
- Artist
- Stephen Sondheim
- Release
- Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (The Motion Picture Soundtrack)
- Format
- Album
- Duration
- 3:29
- Release date
- December 17, 2007
- Record label
- Nonesuch
- Content notice
- Standard
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Lyrics
Find another songAttend the tale of Sweeney Todd
His skin was pale and his eye was odd
He shaved the faces of gentlemen
Who never thereafter were heard of again
He trod a path that few have trod
Did Sweeney Todd
The demon barber of Fleet street
He kept a shop in London Town
Of fancy clients and good renown
And what if none of their souls were saved?
They went to their maker impeccably shaved
By Sweeney
By Sweeney Todd
The demon barber of Fleet street
Swing your razor wide, Sweeney
Hold it to the skies
Freely flows the blood of those who moralize
His needs were few, his room was bare
A lavabo and a fancy chair
A mug of suds and a leather strop
An apron, a towel, a pail and a mop
For neatness he deserved a nod
Did Sweeney Todd
The demon barber of Fleet street
Inconspicuous, Sweeney was
Quick and quiet and clean, he was
Back of his smile, under his word
Sweeney heard music that nobody heard
Sweeney pondered and Sweeney planned
Like a perfect machine, he planned
Sweeney was smooth, Sweeney was subtle
Sweeney would blink, and rats would scuttle
Sweeney, Sweeney, Sweeney, Sweeney
Sweeney
Attend the tale of Sweeney Todd
He served a dark and a vengeful god
What happened then, well, that's the play
And he wouldn't want us to give it away
Not Sweeney
Not Sweeney Todd
The demon barber of Fleet street
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