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* [[Villain Song]]: C.B. detailed his murderous past in "C.B." in the original London production, which was edited into "Wide Smile, High Style" on Broadway and "Mein Spiel" in Bochum.
* [[What Do You Mean It Wasn't Made on Drugs?]]: ''Starlight Express'' attracts three main demographics: children, lovers of [[Camp]], and stoners.
* [[What Do You Mean It's for Kids?}]]: Depending on the incarnation, ''Starlight Express'' includes hate-motivated beatings, a [[Serial Killer]] villain, [[Domestic Abuse]], marital infidelity, a young woman singing a solo about her favorite sexual experience, a retired prostitute, a character who maintains an equal-opportunity harem, an ocean's worth of sexual innuendo in general, and references to smoking, alcohol, and drugs. The show manages to get away with all these elements because the characters are anthropomorphic toy trains. The Las Vegas version of the musical, which featured the main female characters in showgirl costumes, actually ''wasn't'' intended for kids, but attracted family audiences regardless.
* [[Wrench Wench]]: Wrench. Obviously.
* [[You Are Better Than You Think You Are]]: This is essentially the crux of the "Starlight Sequence" ("I am the Starlight" in the original production), where the Starlight Express shows up to convince Rusty that he can win the race if he just believes in himself.
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