Popular - From "Wicked" Original Broadway Cast Recording/2003

Elphie, now that we're friends, I've decided to make you my new project.
 You really don't have to do that
 I know. That's what makes me so nice!
 Whenever I see someone less fortunate than I
 (And let's face it, who isn't less fortunate than I?)
 My tender heart tends to start to bleed
 And when someone needs a makeover
 I simply have to take over
 I know I know exactly what they need
 And even in your case
 Though it's the toughest case I've yet to face,
 Don't worry, I'm determined to succeed
 Follow my lead, and yes, indeed, you will be...
 Popular!
 You're gonna be popular!
 I'll teach you the proper ploys
 When you talk to boys
 Little ways to flirt and flounce
 Oooh! I'll show you what shoes to wear
 How to fix your hair
 Everything that really counts to be...
 Popular!
 I'll help you be popular!
 You'll hang with the right cohorts
 You'll be good at sports
 Know the slang you've got to know
 So let's start
 'Cause you've got an awfully long way to go...
 Don't be offended by my frank analysis
 Think of it as personality dialysis
 Now that I've chosen to become a pal, sister and adviser
 There's nobody wiser
 Not when it comes to...
 Popular
 I know about popular
 And with an assist from me
 To be who you'll be
 Instead of dreary, who you were... well, are
 There's nothing that can stop you
 From becoming popu-ler... lar...
 La la, la la!
 We're gonna make you pop-u-lar...
 When I see depressing creatures
 With unprepossessing features
 I remind them on their own behalf to think of
 Celebrated heads of state
 Or 'specially great communicators
 Did they have brains or knowledge?
 Don't make me laugh!
 They were popular!
 Please, it's all about popular!
 It's not about aptitude
 It's the way you're viewed
 So it's very shrewd to be
 Very, very popular like me!
 Why, Miss Elphaba, look at you. You're beautiful!
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 And though you protest
 Your disinterest
 I know clandestinely
 
 You're gonna grin and bear it
 Your new found popularity
 Ohh!
 La la, la la!
 You'll be popular
 Just not quite as popular as me!