By The Sea

Album: Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber Of Fleet Street (1979)
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  • "By The Sea" is a love duet of sorts. Another song from the dark Steven Sondheim musical Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber Of Fleet Street, a lovestruck Mrs. Lovett makes all the running while a brooding Sweeney Todd has other things on his mind. >>>
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    Alexander Baron - London, England
  • Johnny Depp and Helena Bonham-Carter's version of '"By the Sea" from the 2007 film Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street went viral on TikTok by storm in the fall of 2024. The trend involved users lip-syncing to the song's iconic opening line, "Ooh, Mr. Todd. I'm so happy. I could eat you up, I really could." Others simply mimicked Helena Bonham-Carter's passionate gestures and expressions as she sings the song.

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