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Analysis of "Dog Eats Dog" : r/lesmiserables

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Recently, there have been discussions as to the best and least best (there are no bad songs) songs in Les Misérables around here, and I for one, have noticed a concerning trend: It has appeared as a candidate for least favorite song on every post inquiring on the matter, and has come dangerously close to being picked a few times now, and I fear I can no longer remain silent. The common defense I see brought up for it is that "losing 'Dog Eats Dog' means losing 'The Sewers' as well," and while this is indeed an extremely compelling point, I am here to argue that Dog Eats Dog by itself has sufficient merit to be among the most important and interesting songs in the entire musical. However, I believe it would be most effective to start from a position on which we all agree before I move into the bolder claims of my argument. Les Misérables is a through-sung musical, so there are very rarely any long sections where somebody isn't singing something, even if it's just a meeting of the local

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