Grease: Rise of the Pink Ladies debuted on Paramount+ back in April and with 30 original songs in the series, it was only right that I ranked my favourites.
Musicals is a genre of film and music that I love. Going to the theatre or watching musicals from home never fails to make me smile.
When it was announced that there would be a TV series based on Grease, I knew I had to watch it. And I loved it!
My mum and I both loved the original film so we watched the TV series together. Whilst we do admit some parts were a bit cheesy and sometimes cringy, overall it was a great show! For me, it summed up what musicals should be.
In the series, there are 30 original songs written by Justin Tranter, specifically for Grease: Rise of the Pink Ladies, as well as a rendition of the infamous Grease is the Word. As someone who has a whole playlist dedicated to musical theatre songs, it was only right that after finishing all 10 episodes, I rank the songs and decide on a favourite.
So here is WriteWatchWork's ranking of the songs from the series Grease: Rise of the Pink Ladies.
My Ranking of Songs from Grease: Rise of the Pink Ladies:
It is quite a difficult feat to decide on one favourite song from the TV series. There's a mixture of songs from ballads to dance numbers and I like quite a lot of them.
I wouldn't be surprised if my Spotify Wrapped at the end of this year had the cast of Grease: Rise of the Pink Ladies as one of my top artists.
Because there are so many songs from the show, I've split my rankings into groups. So let's begin.
My favourite songs: One to Five:
My top five songs from the show are ones I could listen to on repeat and never get bored. I say that because I have indeed listened to them on repeat and haven't gotten bored yet.
1. Think Pink
2. Take the Wheel
3. The Boom
4. Face to Face
5. Good Girl Act
These songs are all quite fast-paced apart from Face to Face. But whilst I like the beat and the rhythm of the music, the lyrics are the things that grabbed my attention.
My favourite songs: Six to Ten:
6. New Cool
7. Pointing Fingers
8. Brutal Honesty
9. Different This Year (Reprise)
10. Girls Can't Drive
The five songs above are ones I really enjoy listening to but they don't quite make it to my favourites.
My favourite songs: Eleven to Fifteen:
11. Crushing Me
12. Grease is the Word
13. I Want More
14. Same Sky
15. Girl Gang
Now it's just getting more difficult to rank the songs. These five songs are ones I like but at the same time, I sometimes skip them when they're played because I'm that person who'll shuffle a playlist and then skip songs until I get the ones I want, haha!
My favourite songs: Sixteen to Twenty:
16. Hand Jive
17. High Rollin
18. Different This Year
19. Finding My Light
20. Please Please Please
My favourite songs: Twenty-One to Twenty-Five:
21. Sorry to Distract
22. Hit Me Again
23. Election Song
24. Land Don't Look So Bad
25. World Without Boys
My favourite songs: Twenty-Six to Thirty-One:
26. Pulling Strings
27. Carelessly
28. I'm in Love
29. In the Club
30. Merely Prayers
31. All In
I struggle with making decision in life, in fact if you speak to anyone who knows me, they'll probably tell you I'm quite indecisive. Ranking the Grease: Rise of the Pink Ladies songs wasn't easy because they are all good in their own way, but at the end of the day, I do have my favourites.
? Have you seen the show? If so, do you agree with my ranking of the songs or do you have a different favourite?
Until next time...
I had no idea there were so many songs! 😄
I did enjoy watching the show even the cringy bits 😆 but theres no way I’d have been able to rank them well done! 👏
I still prefer the original film 🤭