America (West Side Story song) America (West Side Story song) “America” is a song from the musical "West Side Story". Stephen Sondheim wrote the lyrics and Leonard Bernstein composed the music. In the original stage version, Anita – the most important female character after Maria and the girlfriend of Bernardo, the leader of the Sharks – praises America while a fellow Puerto Rican immigrant, Rosalia, supports Puerto Rico. This version of the song deprecates the island and highlights the positive qualities of American life ("I’ll drive a Buick through San Juan/If there’s a road you can drive on"). The irony of this supposedly pro-American number,
The Ladies Who Lunch (song) film "Camp". A parody of the song was performed by drag performer Jinkx Monsoon, who included it in her debut album "The Inevitable Album" under the title "Ladies in Drag". The Ladies Who Lunch (song) "The Ladies Who Lunch" is a song from the Broadway musical "Company", sung by the character Joanne. It was written by Stephen Sondheim, and was introduced by Elaine Stritch, whose signature song it became. In regard to her performance, which one interviewer described as filled with "rage", Elaine Stritch responded "I don’t think I sang it with rage. First of all, she drank. I should