I Wanna Be Rich

I Wanna Be Rich
You will receive the full track upon your purchase
  1. 1.
    Accompaniment (134bpm)
    0:18
  2. 2.
    Accompaniment (121bpm)
    0:19
  3. 3.
    Accompaniment + Melody
    0:21
Instrument: Voice
Words and Music: Leslie Bricusse & Anthony Newley.
Key: G Major
Lyrics start: "I wanna be rich with money to burn...."

“I Wanna Be Rich” is a song from the Broadway production ‘Stop The World – I Want To Get Off’.

‘Stop the World – I Want to Get Off’ is a musical with a book, music, and lyrics by Leslie Bricusse and Anthony Newley. According to Oscar Levant, the play’s title was derived from a graffito.

Opening first in Manchester, the original production transferred into the West End and opened on 20 July 1961 at the Queen’s Theatre. A Broadway revival directed by Mel Shapiro opened on 3 August 1978 at the New York State Theater in Lincoln Center, where it ran for 30 performances. The cast included Sammy Davis Jr.and Marian Mercer. A London revival, directed by Newley, opened at the Lyric Theatre 19 October 1989. In 1996, a TV movie version was produced  for the A&E Network, it adhered closely to the format of the original stage production.

Purchase includes:

  • Accompaniment (Dotted crotchet = 134)
  • Accompaniment (Dotted crotchet = 121)
  • Accompaniment + Melody

You can purchase the sheet music here. 

3,50

Product Description

“I Wanna Be Rich” is a song from the Broadway production ‘Stop The World – I Want To Get Off’.

‘Stop the World – I Want to Get Off’ is a musical with a book, music, and lyrics by Leslie Bricusse and Anthony Newley. According to Oscar Levant, the play’s title was derived from a graffito.

Opening first in Manchester, the original production transferred into the West End and opened on 20 July 1961 at the Queen’s Theatre. A Broadway revival directed by Mel Shapiro opened on 3 August 1978 at the New York State Theater in Lincoln Center, where it ran for 30 performances. The cast included Sammy Davis Jr.and Marian Mercer. A London revival, directed by Newley, opened at the Lyric Theatre 19 October 1989. In 1996, a TV movie version was produced  for the A&E Network, it adhered closely to the format of the original stage production.

Purchase includes:

  • Accompaniment (Dotted crotchet = 134)
  • Accompaniment (Dotted crotchet = 121)
  • Accompaniment + Melody

You can purchase the sheet music here.