Aida - How I Know You and My Strongest Suit

AIDA
Amneris - Sherie Rene Scott | Mereb - Damian Perkins
Radames - Adam Pascal | Aida - Heather Headley
Zoser - John Hickok
Music by Elton John and Lyrics by Tim Rice
Mereb:
I grew up in your hometown
At least began to grow
I hadn't got to my first shave
before the body blow
Egyptians in the courtyard
My family in chains
You witnessed our abduction
Which possibly explains
How I know you
How I know you
Before that fateful morning
My family enjoyed
A privileged existence
For my father was employed
As advisor to the King no less
Which surely rings a bell
For as your are his daughter
You probably can tell
How I know you
Yes I know you
Aida:
You know too much and what you say
Is better left unknown
And now I'm just a slave like you
Our lives our not our own
Mereb:
I never have abandoned
And nor I think could you
That spark of hope for freedom
No terror can subdue
Aida:
My only hope is silence
You've never seen my face
Mereb:
No you remain a princess
In any time or place
Aida:
You don't know me
Mereb:
Yes, I know you
Aida:
You don't know me
Mereb:
How I know you
How I know you
MY STRONGEST SUIT
Amneris: Women:
In life one has to face a huge assortment
Of nauseating fads and good advice
There's health and fitness
Diet and deportment
And other pointless forms of sacrifice
Conversation? Wit? I am a doubter
Manners? Charm?
They're no way to impress
So forget the inner me , observe the outer
I am what I wear and how I dress
Oh now I believe in looking
Like my time on earth is cooking
Whether polka dotted
Striped or even checked
With the some glamour guaranteeing
Every fiber on of my being
Is displayed to quite remarkable effect
From your cradle via trousseau Ah
To your deathbed you're on view, so Ah
Never compromise, accept no substitute Ah
I would rather wear a barrel Ah
Than conservative apparel Ah
For my dress has always been Ah
My strongest suit Ah
Overwear
Underwear
Anytime
Anywhere
Staying in or hitting town wards Ooh ooh ooh ah
From the top and working downwards Ooh ooh ooh ah
I ensure that every stitch Ooh ooh ooh ah
Is stitched in time
Whether wig or hat or turban Is stitched in time
Whether clad boudoir or urban Ooh ooh ooh ah
Not to strut your stuff Ooh ooh ooh ah
Outrageously's a crime Ooh ooh ooh ah
Such a crime
And the few who are invited Oooh overwear
To my wardrobe are delighted Oooh underwear
As they wander through my things Oooh anytime
To find en route We're wandering through your things
Ooh negligee
That in negligee or formal Ooh anything but normal normal
I am anything but normal
Ooh ah
For my dress has always been Overwear, underwear
My strongest suit Anytime, anywhere
Overwear, underwear
Anytime, anywhere
I am what I wear Overwear, underwear
Anytime, anywhere
Overwear,underwear
I said anytime Anytime
Anywhere
Finest
Divinest
So bring me all my finest
Most audacious, my divinest Most revealing most
Most revealing expensive
Most expensive and to boot Most arresting
Most heartstopping
Most arresting Most heart-stoping
Overwear
Most heartstopping Underwear
Most free-flowing Anytime
Most eye-popping
Most arresting Anywhere
Most heart-stopping
Dress has always been
Dress has always been
I am what I wear
My strongest suit
I am what I wear
My strongest suit
I am what I wear
You know that
I am what I wear
Dress has always been
My strongest
Dress has always been My strongest
My strongest My strongest suit
My strongest
My strongest My strongest
My stroooooooooongest suit My strongest
My strongest suit
My strongest suit!

[@BradMeekins]

I am a drummer and 2 years after I graduated high school I was asked to play drums for the high school play. I was hesitant at first, musicals not being my thing, but it was honestly an amazing time. Anyway, My Strongest Suit was one of my favorite songs to play. Finding this made me miss that time really bad.

[@broadwaydude2378]

I saw a highschool do this (it was amazing) and I'm just now realizing how good the Mereb was, he caught this guy's emotion perfectly!

[@AquaShamu]

My school did a production of Aida this year. They did a fabulous job and I loved it. This has got to be my favorite song.

[@Wildcard2610]

I love My Strongest Suit! I just got the CD and every time I listen to it I dance like a crazy person all around my room ♥

[@chewyfans]

I adore this musical!! My Strongest Suit is the best song ever! I'm going to try and convince my high school to put on this play.

[@SnowingWolfGirl]

I think these two songs are some of my favorite on the album.

[@lilhitz28]

This was my song in the UK Tour! Mereb the legacy goes on!

[@bambilover26]

one of my favorite songs from the musical. my highschool did it and it was amazing.

[@dominicanmami02]

my high school is doing this musical, we open on Thursday. Our mereb is amazinggg!!

[@xxsmilightxx]

my school's doing this! how i know you and the god's love nubia are my favorites! our mereb sings it so well!

[@carlyshaelovesyou]

We just did this play at my school, it turned out amazing!

[@river_esq]

I got a callback for this musical! My school district is doing this! I'm hoping to be cast as Amneris. :3

[@emilianogomes]

Tô adorando essa música

[@Twiheart126]

OMG! "How I Know You"-shadow puppets!!!! Wedid this for our school musical and we used shadow puppets! It was awesome! I actually know almost all the moves they used in "Strongest Suit"!!

[@Superdreamer21]

gah! my school did this show in 2007.... IT WAS AMAZING, and i keep trying to convince my drama teacher to let us do it again.... not working out :P lol

[@superduperstar44]

Awesome! You are amazing!

[@valmab1]

I really wish saw broadway play! I love the music !

[@colinhewishschmid1891]

My sister was in the aida play Millersville University it was adorable

[@DamianJeanPerkins]

Thank you guys for all the great comments and ratings! Lots of love to you guys. Damian Perkins (Origional Broadway Cast, "Mereb")

[@jjjls3]

Mareb rocks

[@Phangirl101]

The lyrics are kinda hard to follow because I don't know what part the background is singing and what part the main girl should be singing. But other than that, thanks for posting! Great song. Definitely my favorite.

[@TorchlightCinema80]

using this for an audition in a few weeks wish me luck.

[@SmileLuvrr]

Good luck Lily Star!

[@ltplauren4138]

lol, we have to sing this for our chorus concert (girls only) and the boys are singing hukuna matata. We have a super cute dance for it roflmao

[@graytravis38]

is he a fun character to play

[@gothicdemon224]

my high school is doing this musical to raise money for JDRF ( Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation).

[@leggomyass]

IHS ftw XD

[@greenarrow1988]

@cindyrella83 my best friend got the part of mereb at his school, hhs

[@dannyvlsn]

@redheadmeg0602 hahahaha touche!

[@Cokasianable]

@Vcman7 I saw it 3 times :D

[@xXSweeneyLovettXx]

@happychick595 SUPER :D

[@ryan72195]

lol he sounds like hes sayin yeuuuuuw

[@xXSweeneyLovettXx]

My Strongest Suit > Popular Amneris > Glinda AIDA > WICKED

[@midddlegirl1]

@cindyrella83 so are we! :D

[@annastasiaonstage]

@xXSweeneyLovettXx Aida > Elphaba Radames > Fiyero and in a way Mereb > Boq

[@XxFeLxX94]

nehebka?

[@annastasiaonstage]

@xXSweeneyLovettXx Oh! and Zoser > Madame Morrible

[@SmileLuvrr]

Starr*

[@greenarrow1988]

@cindyrella83 really? that's funny, a school right by me is doing it then too! you don't live in ut do you?

[@LDSliverhead]

@CailynnW101 Yayz

[@redheadmeg0602]

@joeyisawesome321 well then it's a good thing the woman singing, heather headley, is african american...

[@RedKingCommandz]

we have to do this for song and dance class at college. it's such a good song but we're cutting out the dance break because it's the ugliest piece of music ever lol