Little Shop of Horrors Skid Row 

Rick Moranis is, and always will be, the perfect Seymour.

This is how you shoot a play as a movie. Wow... just wow.

The three girls are literally my favorite part of any musical number they're in. No matter how many times this show is done, the movie trio cannot be beat

That woman in the beginnings voice is superb beyond any word or meaning I just don't get how to explain it.

"I keep asking god what am I for? and he tells me gee I'm not sure" same😂😂😂

i'm only here for that one guy... "DOWN ON SKID!!!!"

Whoever choreographed the rhythmic steps in this song is a genius. Not only is it the 'heartbeat' of Skid Row and how its denizens have fallen into its dismal rhythm, but you can hear Seymour and Audrey trying to break away from that rhythm. Even when Seymour shuffles in-step to try and walk with everyone else, he acknowledges aloud that, "Depression's just status quo," before breaking away again.

How is this not considered the greatest musical of all time?

I love how you can hear all the unique individual voices when they focus on specific extras/chorus members... All of these people were extremely talented. One of the best scenes from a musical captured on film.

black lady singing at the beginning of this song is Beatrice Redding she was a friend of my mothers

This has always been my favorite "Little Shop of Horrors" song.

Of all the "let's introduce the main characters and set the scene" opening numbers in musicals, this is the best.

"Downtown, where the rainbow's just there for show."

so rick moranis recorded all his parts himself, WHAT DID WE DO TO DESERVE THIS SPECIAL MAN

Jesus Christ. This song was fun in high school but so painfully real now.

I don't know about anyone else but this is definitely my favorite song in the entire movie. Everyone sings so good and of course we get to hear the angelic voice of Bernice Redding.

The unofficial anthem for the hard-working and under-paid people of middle America. Edit: I can’t believe my comment has gotten over two thousand likes over the years!

"Down on SKIIIID-!"

that black lady in the beginning tho.... GIVING ME LIFE!!!! SHE KILLED IT!

My whole life, that first line of the song, sung by the older black lady, has been a pinnacle of singing for me. I’d practice that line alone just because I loved how she sang it. Best voice in the movie.

The funny thing is that people live in their own skid rows. Skid Row doesn't have to be a place, but it can be a person's life too. Love this song and sequence so much.

Song just keeps getting more relevant

The last minute of this song tho...

I grew up in extreme poverty. This hits me deep

I love this song, not just musically, but the fact that different background singers get one quick line for themselves, it brings real characters into the song which is one of the ways this songs is so relatable. Incredible how a personality can reflect through in just a couple seconds! And especially the guy at 2:30; I sometimes watch this sequence over and over again just to listen to him! So beautiful…

I like how no one saw those three until they were dressed normally.

I just realized the girls' names are all singular versions of the names of popular 60s girl groups.

THIS MOVIE WAS MADE IN 1986. Even at 36 years, it never get old!

Whoever the lady is thats singing the first verse is KILLING IT! She has a powerful voice! #Love the song and the movie..

The guy who sings at 2:30 has a voice that is absolutely perfect

Rick has such a good voice, not perfect but that's what made it suit Seymour so well. He just fits Seymour so beautifully that it's hard to associate the character with anyone else.

Seymour's part always makes me cry. This is my favorite song in the movie. I just love the bridge where Seymour and Audrey sing together, their unmet desires syncing perfectly. The ending is quite uplifting to me, and I like to listen to this song when I'm down.

Rick Moranis is so adorkable.

Am I the only one who wanted the guy at 2:30 to sing a little more?

This movie is so underrated. Not only does it have great songs but the music numbers are perfectly shot. The practical sets/ effects are realistic and grungy enough to buy into this world.

In my opinion, no other song in a musical has ever captured the emotion of living in poverty than this song. This hits viscerally.

My all time favorite song in the musical

Gina and pam got out of skid row and did good for themselves

I know every one talks about how great the "DOWN ON SKID!!" Part is but I really like the voice of the guy at @3:50 "Downtown theirs no rules for us"

The bit with the hobos at 3:49 is so great. As are many added details in the film version of this musical. It's a nice touch to point out that Seymour is not yet at rock bottom, but it's always just lurking around the corner. Without his job and room at Mushnik's, that could well be him.

"Where depression is just status quo." Too real

This song always manages to make me tear up, not because it’s sad but because it’s an amazing ensemble

that zoom out at the end where everyone is just aggressively singing at the camera... CHILLS

Am I the only one absolutely obsessed with Seymour's part on this song! You can just feel the heart and emotion coming from Rick Moranis' voice! And the bit when he walks into the alley just gives me chills every time!! The acting is incredible!!

I fell in love with Rick Moranis' voice! It seems like nothing too special at first, but he has these 1-2 second solo's that blow me away because they have force behind it and they have great pitch! LOVE HIS VOICE!

Decades later and this song still gives me goosebumps.

This has always been my absolute favorite song, by far, in this musical. You can totally hear the desperation, anger, and pain in nearly every character’s solo. Even the company expressed their disdain for having to live in the poverty stricken ghettos of NY. Especially when they all come together to harmonize “down on skid row!” Gah, it still gives me the good tinglies all over at that part. 😆

‘Someone show me a way to get outta here” makes me cry...

is it just me or does any one else think that the guy at 2:29 should have had more singing parts XD

This song is so powerful. The lyrics are so thought provoking and moving, and I feel what the characters feel when I watch this... Damn.

I will say, the three girls tie this whole story together and have the most beautiful voices I’ve ever heard

Damn that harmony between Rick Moranis and Ellen Green is freaking amazing!

You laugh through your tears in this song... it's wonderful.

“Where your life’s a joke” “Downtown, that’s your home address” “Where relationships are no go” “Where depression just status quoooo” Damn, all downtowns. Sucks when everyone’s environment is dark and depressing.

I'm 40 years old here in 2020. I can't believe it's been 34 years since I first saw this movie. To me, this is the most underrated song of any musical. Then again, I'm just some bum on skid row. So what do I know?

The fact that they hold that note at the end for like 10 seconds and more is just amazing give me CHILLS

I just found out that this musical was written by the same team that wrote the music for "the Little Mermaid" and "Beauty and the Beast". 0.0

so many years later and still one of the most transcendental musical experiences ever

This entire song gave me chills. It’s a musical masterpiece.

The way she sings "Til it's 5pm" is so genuine and filled with a disgust and exhaustion. I love that.

The foreshadowing of how life is played being a adult hit way differently than when I was a kid growing up with this 🎥

God the memories.....The 80’s was truly a remarkable decade for cinema and as a child of the 80’s, there were a handful of movies I watched over and over again with “Little Shop of Horrors” being one of them .....”Ghostbusters,” “Star Wars The Empire Strikes Back,” the ‘89 “Batman,” “The Goonies,” “Indiana Jones and The Temple of Doom,”.........

Everyone’s part/voice unique and distinct truly a masterpiece

Frank Oz directed the hell out of this movie. It’s truly perfect.

Spent years walking to my downtown job listening to this. I’m almost outta skid row 😂

Best musical of all time! Screw Hamilton and high school musical I got Little shop of horrors

This song still gives me chills to this day!! The music is phenomenal, the singing is spectacular, the story is touching, and the choreography is incredible!! ✨10/10✨

I like it when they have ensemble members singing this with the cast. I wish the ensemble would have more song time in the movie

I've been watching this a lot lately, and what I have learned to appreciate is that they keep doing these cool musical things where they all line up in the streets, and you think they're going to dance, and then, nope. This is skid row, people don't fucking dance.

Am I the only one who is really really attracted to Seymour????

This musical MASTERPIECE is the REASON we were BLESSED with the Disney Renaissance

To think they want to remake this classic. Leave it ALONE.

Audrey probably wouldn't be safe in an outfit like that in a place like Skid Row

"downtown.... there's no rules for us... downtown... 'cuz it's dangerous... downtown... where the rainbow's just a no show!!"

“Poor - all my life I’ve always been poor. I keep asking God what I’m for. And He tells me “gee, I’m not sure.” God, these lyrics have so much relevance today.

I absolutely LOVE the transition of the Shoop Shoop Girls from poor when they are speaking to glam when they are singing! BRILLIANT!!

One of the greatest musicals EVER!!

I think I was about 13 when I saw this movie and right from this opening song, I knew it would be one of my favorites forever. And it totally is. Still to this day.

I absolutely love 1:56 to 2:04 for some reason it sounds so beautiful, and i love the male voices harmonizing with females' singing, it's very pretty. It feels like a song of its own

Damn I miss Howard Ashman... He was too beautiful for this world, his talent in giving Ariel her voice, a Beast his soul and not to mention a plant his monstrous personality will always be remembered! If only he saw his work from beauty and the beast ❤️ Love you Ashman!!

It looks so much like Sesame Street.

How are even the background singers genuinely talented as hell ???

This song hits so hard for those of us that have grown up in poor shitty towns and neighborhoods. May we all get out of skid row one day. 🙏🏼

This song hits a little different listening to it as an adult.

I always wondered how Pam and Gina met.

This scene made such an impression on me as a child in the '80s. I understood the skid row they were talking about. I was growing up in a tiny 2bd apartment in the Bronx with my parents and sister, and we were definitely poor. I saw poverty every time we went into the big city for a special visit. I remember just kind of feeling the pain of every character in that scene, that feeling of being stuck somewhere that feels bad, pretty much all the time.

I love that Levi Stubbs (Audrey II) made a cameo in this song.

When the woman at the beginning of the song sort of growled when she sang “uptown” at 0:42, I felt that, man.

2:29 dude was like "Imma earn this paycheck."

Thank you, Alan Menken and the late Howard Ashman. Also, thank you for The Little Mermaid and Beauty and the Beast!

3:45 when the walking dead is in a musical xD

4:02 that musical subversion of doing a downside on the vocals instead of the normal rise on "show", because they're literally attempting to climb, but the music is swelling downwards. Genius.

I love it when Audrey sings her voice changes which is brilliant

Who's the lady at the beginning singing... the black lady singing in the alley. ABSOLUTELY LOVE HER VOICE

Tisha Campbell singing hard as hell lmao

The black dude kills me every time 😂😂😂😂😂😂 kicks the gate and sounds like eddy Kane from the 5 heartbeats 😆 🤣 😂 😹

Little does Mushnik know that two of those girls become the moms on Everybody Hates Chris and My Wife and Kids.

I feel like this movie is seriously underrated. Superb performances across the board.

That lady's singing at the beginning is always my favorite part, she can sing! Go Girl!

as a kid I just wanted to "see the big plant" but as an adult musician/gamedev studying this era for my spooky 80s time loop adventure game I see this is a galaxy tier musical, within the style of DooWop, Motown, and even hints of their predecessors gospel and R&B, all wrapped in a Disney princess movie (literally written by Allen Menken, who later wrote Little Mermaid and others), and the practical monster effects are unparalleled even to this day, and it required another galaxy tier movie like Aliens to make this not get the Oscar for visual effects in 1986. I've watched this in HD twice in the past two days and love it more each time. HD cinematography plus these songs really make the movie shine.