Robot Trouble

Songs
All songs copyright 1997 David J. Agans and Winfield S. Clark
 

Act I

The State of the Galaxy - Frantic rock - chorus
--- Ministers and Robots panic over the Emperor's upcoming important broadcast

Perfect - Breezy ragtime - tenor - mp3 audio - 505K
--- Hoova sings of his perfection while betraying his flaws

Come Out and Play, Now - Tango - alto
--- Celeste tries to seduce Derek

All Hail the Emperor - Mock majestic march - chorus - mp3 audio - 437K
--- Robots and Ministers honor the man whose word is Galactic law

Men Don't Have Time for Romance - Ballad - soprano - mp3 audio - 454K
--- Kareen reveals her cynical attitude about men

Fun and Profit - Folksy two-step - bass -  mp3 audio - 416K
--- Zack describes his artful dodger philosophy

Doctor Lou - Techno-spiritual - tenor and chorus -  mp3 audio - 503K
--- Hoova and the Robots praise the man who gave them their consciences

Marry a Nerd - Light swing - 2 altos, soprano, bass
--- Celeste and friends list the advantages of life with an intelligent male

More Than the Parts - Industrial rock - tenor and chorus
--- Hoova and the Robots explain that they're not just machines

Captain Helium Strikes Again - Sinister march - baritone -  mp3 audio - 456K
--- Derek, as the caped super villain, celebrates victory

Duty - Frantic rock - full company
--- The humans pressure Hoova to erase his best friend
 
 

Act II

What the Heck is Happening - Frantic changing into lullaby - soprano and chorus
--- Customer rep Kareen calms the frantic Ministers

Locked in My Mind - Aria - Soprano -  mp3 audio - 499K
--- Isolated satellite Alpha laments her loneliness

Help Me, Alpha - Slow ballad - tenor
--- Hoova discovers sorrow, begs forgiveness, and then resets Alpha

Old Blood, New Oil - Hip hop beat - two choruses -  mp3 audio - 494K
--- The Robots take over the Ministers' jobs

In Theory - Blues - tenor
--- Hoova decides he's not so perfect after all

Captain Helium Is His Name (Reprise) - Sinister march - alto
--- Celeste plans to blackmail Derek

She's Not Like the Others - Love song - baritone -  mp3 audio - 444K
--- The Emperor falls for Kareen

Men Don't... / She's Not... - Love song - soprano and baritone
--- Kareen and the Emperor sing two views of love

Ham on Rye - Soft shoe routine - tenor and alto -  mp3 audio - 426K
--- A culinary discussion of humanity vs. robotishness

Don't He Wash Up Nice - Charleston - soprano, two baritones, bass
--- A slob is transformed

Nobody's Perfect (Reprise) - Breezy ragtime - full company
--- Everyone convinces Hoova it's okay to mess up once in a while

All Hail the Emperor (Abridged reprise) - Mock majestic march - full company
--- The new Emperor takes the throne

Old Blood, New Oil (Reprise) - Hip hop beat - full company
--- Rousing finale; everything works out fine