Check HPLHS (H.P. Lovecraft Historical Society) if you want to buy these songs on cd ;)

"I want to marry Herbert since he has a power once reserved for God." has always struck me as such a funny lyric, even in a song full of them. 'Why do you want to marry your sweetheart?' 'He's really nice to me and has a stable career, you?' 'He has a power once reserved for God.'

Herbert West: Putting the "Romance", back into the "Necromancer" :P

Only the best musical numbers open with the phrase "Good heavens, are these HUMAN cadavers?"

"Oh its really not so shocking. If you were a dead man you might like it too" ROFLOL

"even death can whither and die" is an oddly optimistic and uplifting lyric

If your proposal doesn't involve : resurrection, shooting people, the folly and despair of all humanity, and fhtagn, you are doing it wrong.

"I never could say no to you, my darling, even thought young West should face a firing squad..."

The H.P Lovecraft historical society has the best songs.

So this is basically the whole plot of Bloodborne summarized in 3 minutes and 36 seconds.

As I recall this isn't the only way in the HPL-verse to bring someone back to life, but it's by far the easiest, since the other ways involve magic and tentacles and spooky outfits.

Henry Armitage: (spoken) Good heavens, are these human cadavers? Herbert West: (spoken) Indeed they are. Henry Armitage: (spoken) What on earth do you intend to do with them? Herbert West: To life, to life, I'll bring them. I'll bring all these dead men to life. Prudence Armitage: He's found a way for surviving them-- Herbert West: Really reviving them. Prudence Armitage: He can do it. To life, to life, he brings them. Herbert West: I really do bring them to life. I have a genius with chemicals-- Prudence Armitage: Also polemicals. Herbert West: Yes, it's true, there's been strife. Henry Armitage: This is really the most shocking thing I've ever heard and I have heard a few. Prudence Armitage: Oh, it's really not so shocking. If you were a dead man, you might like it too. Herbert West: To life, to life, I'll bring them with one small injection like this! Prudence Armitage: Think of it, Papa, we'll never die, live for forever-- Henry Armitage: My! Herbert West: 'Cause I bring them to life! Henry Armitage: (spoken) Well, I must say, this is amazing. Herbert West: (spoken) I began experimenting on small animals of various kinds and perfected a solution which reanimates dead tissue. Prudence Armitage: (spoken) See, Papa? Henry Armitage: (spoken) Yes. Herbert West: (spoken) When I was sure my solution worked, I began to test it on human subjects. Prudence Armitage: (spoken) Here, Papa. Henry Armitage: (spoken) Hmm, that is fascinating. Herbert West: (spoken) And in the end I was even able to convince Dr. Halsey that my methods were sound. Prudence Armitage: (spoken) And here he is. Dr. Halsey: To life, to life, he brought me. Herbert West: Ha. I brought Dr. Halsey to life. Of course I first had to kill the man with some ingenious plan. Prudence Armitage: He just shot him-- Herbert West: Okay! It's true I shot him. I shot him but brought him to life. He has no reason to want to live. I do: she's yours to give, Prudence here, as my wife. Prudence Armitage: Oh Papa dear, I want to marry Herbert since he has a power once reserved for God. Henry Armitage: I never could say "no" to you, my darling, even though young West should face a firing squad. Prudence & Herbert: To life, to life, we'll bring it! Prudence Armitage: A marriage-- Herbert West: For better-- Henry Armitage: Or worse. Prudence & Herbert: And if that life has no quality, still there's the quantity. We will bring it to life! Dr. Halsey: Die die die (repeated for thirty seconds). Ph'nglui mglw'nafh Cthulhu R'lyeh wgah'nagl fhtagn. Death is sweet to [unintelligible] fhtagn. Dance and know that even death can wither and die. Ph'nglui mglw'nafh Cthulhu R'lyeh wgah'nagl fhtagn. Death will surely come to fhtagn. Dance and know that even death can wither and die. Even life eternal is not time enough to see all the folly and despair of all humanity.(moaning) (screaming)

"Even life eternal is not time enough to see, all the folly and despair of poor humanity" I love this line so much

This makes me wish for a Lovecraft West End musical

This is really the most shocking thing I've ever heard and I have heard a few. -Henry Armitage

heh. I think Herbert West is one of my favourite Lovecraft characters, I mean, the guy is a genius! He invented a way to reanimate dead flesh, and if he can get to the corpse before brain death, I think he can be rather successful! But it's after the brain dies that he runs into trouble, understandably...

"Also Polemicals" A few lines later: "Okay! It's true! I shot him!"

Lovecraftian Musical is my favorite genre now

The die, die, die, die..... chorus is a masterful touch

Prudence's father's voice is so lovely...

these songs should be in a Tim Burton movie,they Rock!!!!!!Respect to HPLHS and to the uploaders

i have a feeling it will drive the audience insane before the third act

I feel like this is what Michael Jackson's Thriller was supposed to be about.

this is fucking brilliant.

Now there is a musical to accompany "The King in Yellow".

I like this one because Doctor West's theory that dead tissue can be restored to life is actually plausible thanks to modern science!

True brilliance here, as is the entire parody musical. Major kudos to the HPLHS

i love that this sounds like a pub song or sea shanty. it's genuinely amazing.

Amazing work. The H.P. Lovecraft Historical Society really hit a home run with this one.

Now that I think about it a power once reserved for God would be very attractive to some women. Not all but enough to enjoy the extra attention.

This play needs to be made into a movie

I'm reading "Herber West - Reanimator" at the moment. The story's idea is just ingenious and so is the story itself! I want to buy the soundtrack for this this Cthulhu Musical!

@BeatlesRoxx13579 This song is from a Lovecraftian parody of Fiddler On The Roof, called "A Shoggoth On The Roof". It's available on an audio CD, however I'm not sure whether it was ever performed on stage (though if you ask me, it should be!).

I was listening to this while watching an old episode of Seinfeld. John O'Hurley showed up on TV and then the father in the song was singing. Now the father is voiced by John O'Hurley in my head. I'm fine with this considering how similar they sound at some parts.

I always pictured "Tentacles" to be a show opener, honestly. maybe a Act II opener would be good for this one...

I demand a H.P Lovecraft musical. Now.

The only appropriate response is "No, it's my lunch."

If you have heard the song enough times like I have, you don't have to see the lyrics, you know them by heart!

I didn't say it was a bad picture (I think it is a very nice picture), I just stated that this particular song by HPLHS has nothing to do with Cthulhu, therefore the image of everyones favourite great old one is a little off. Lovecraft wrote many short stories, not just the ones about Cthulhu, and this song is based on "Herbert West - Reanimator".

A Shoggoth on the Roof, a play done by the H.P. Lovecraft Historical Society.

Oh my god, why have I not heard of this awesome thing of epic before?!

Yes, the song's name is "To Life". As for who made it - I'm quoting here - "He Who (for legal reasons) Must Not Be Named"

I prefer this version to the Fiddler On the Roof Version

Hu (or some other despairing syllable) wgah'nagl ftagn! Death is sweet to some, ftagn! Dance, and know that even death can wither and die! (Repeat, intersposed with 'Ia' by way of punctuation...) Even life eternal is not time enough to see All the folly and despair of poor humanity... Wgah'nagl ftagn! Death is sweet to some, ftagn! Dance, and know that even death can wither and die!

"Animate" it, you say. Har har.

It is a very good picture of Cthulhu and having the same picture throughout the show gives a sence of unity.

The original song is titled "To Life" as well.

And only the top ones has a ZOMBIE CHOURUS!

I'm gonna sing this tomorrow when I have to dissect a mouse :)

Words cannot express how much I love this! Thank you for bringing such a piece... To life!

Or alternatively, Nyarlathotep. That guy loves his darkness :)

The song's name is..well "To Life". Actually that's the name of the original Fiddler on the Roof song as well, except there the context is..well, a bit different.

The beginning lyrics are iffy, but damn I love that ending.

I love this song

Herbert West : TO LIFE! TO LIFE! I'LL BRING THEM! Mother Miranda and Oswald Spencer have entered the chat.

That was a banger ngl

Am I the only one who automatly sings along? xD

If you folks like this you might also like "Slay ride". Also about Herbert West.

@Djdunn1000: I think the missing passage is "even life eternal is not time enough to see".

...That joke was so bad I actually laughed! XD

Very wittily! לְחַיִים !

Anything you can drive insane I can drive insane better.

It already excists. It happened just this year at the hpl film festival

yeah, in fact, me and one of my friends use him as INSPIRATION when we discuss science and such =D

that would be greate...

*dances*

@blithium I've found out by now and actually own the script for Shoggoth on the Roof, the documentary about it and of course the soundtrack itself!

Know that even death can wither and die

Yup, I might like it too... XD

Why do I picture them doing this with jazz hands up?

@Tanksareforcowards Well, unless you know that it's short from the verse in Lovecraft's novels: "It's not dead which eternal may lie, through strange eons even death may die." It refers to the resurrection of forces that used to rule the planet and want it back, preferrably without the humans, except maybe for light snack.

omg my last name is hulsey

Does anyone have the lyrics to this great song? I've been looking for them a bit but never found them.

Haha, this is great

The plot of this is very different from the actual story.

like Digitaaliklosetti said this is based (fairly loosely) on Herbert West Reanimator, and Lovecraft had admitted Reanimator was a parody/rip-off of Frankenstein, He personally was not satisfied with the story and claims to have only written it because the pulp magazine it was published in paid him like 5 buck per chapter (5 dollars of course being alot back in 1922)

Who sings as Herbert? I'm very attracted to that voice. o.o

@McNoat It's called A Shoggoth on the Roof.

@kranay If you looked on the HPLHS website, you can find the script for sale which I believe will have the lyrics within. Hope this helps. (;,;)

@Slithera It was only ever successfully performed twice. Every other time was canceled by sudden circumstances.

les paroles svp, pour les chanter !

The original musical is "The Fiddler on the Roof," just so that you all know.

HOLY SHIT!

Is this song a parody? Where is it parody from? I need more of this!

if only I had a spare $40 around

@kranay If you looked on the HPLHS website, you can find the script along with the cd for sale which I believe will have the lyrics within. Hope this helps. (;,;)

Is it wrong that I'm basically picturing this version of West as Dr. Doofenschmritz?

ah acualy its set in the same world it just surrounds another concept and character

A shoggoth on the roof.

Herbert West sounds like the riddler.

It sounds like it's already in the works.

@aabeeceed Is this from a musical/movie? I would love to watch it.

Does anyone know where I can find an intrementle version of this or fiddler on the roof one?

Still think "the hanged Kings tragedy" is better, even if it doesn't have singing.

I can't seem to find "The Nightmare?" anymore. Any one know where I can find it?

@BlueBaronComedyINC Yeah.

oomf winrar

sadly Lovecraft was hating the Reanimator series, he done it because weird tale asked so...

She's pretty explicit about marrying for personal gain rather than love, isn't she? I'm surprised she's so open about her motive of marrying into immortality when her prospective husband is right there, but I suppose it's not so out of place in the time's ethics.

Lovecraft anthology musical?