Photos You Can T Stop The Beat At Final Hairspray
"You Can't Stop The Beat" is the finale number in the 02 musical Hairspray It is sung by Tracy, Link, Penny, Seaweed, Edna, Motor Mouth, Velma, and Amber with Corny and Wilbur as backing singers Although the lyrics touch on sizeism and racism, the song also references broader themes of change and progression The song pays tribute to the Phil Spectorproduced 1966 Ike & TinaPENNY You can't stop the river as it rushes to the sea You can try to stop the hands of time, but you know it just can't be!