Everything's Alright - Jesus Christ Superstar (1970 Version)

[BillieCake]

I don't believe in God (not christian, at least). But if He does exist, he gave us the greatest gift ever - the power to create. So, when we creating beautiful things as this opera, we doing one step closer to Heaven.

[MrsSissysue]

Boy this brings back memories of when I was a teenager!! Hadn't heard of JCS till '74--nice walk down memory lane. I rememb er the TV version, never saw the play:)

[benino666]

Love this song. Love this opera.

[abelcsabai]

its so strange these people sound like they're having trouble with singing one single note..it's so strained and not natural..funny to see how this whole singing thing have improved

[Grimegodd]

@abelcsabai the most retarded comment in the history of internet

[abelcsabai]

@Grimegodd

you're the most retarded person in the history of humanity

[FurleyVision]

By far the best GILLIAN, ELLIMAN! GODHEAD! and FUNKY! btw... Sandra Bernhard did a great version of this mashed with Manic Depression back in the 90's lol!

[matseman46]

Fantastic there is a debate of what is the best moore than 40 years of history. U remember the great music and story. So can we agree it was cool!!!

[elcapihoock]

PERFECTOOOO!!!

[Mephistel]

o.O.....it IS in 5/4, and it's not Yes/Rush/Dream Theater! interesting...

[BLUELIZARD69]

In a time when I questioned everything around me...this actually helped me ground myself spiritually

[jamo387]

Who's the female singer here? Is this Yvonne Elliman? What a beautiful voice.

[elbay2]

@jamo387 Yep!

[enhder13]

The play is also great. Support the arts in your cities. If you get to experience live theater you'll know that there's nothing like it.

[TrevorMcBever2596]

First decent 5/4 song I've heard in a while.

[Shaethefoxie]

I went to see this for the first time at a small theater in Corvallis OR with my gay friend when I was in middle school. it was by far the coolest thing that I had ever seen in theater since Cats or the Lion King. MUCH better on stage that in the movie. 

[misswoopa]

Not a big fan of original Judas in this song, his high tenor range is a bit screechy. But Mary is great

[ThisIsBurgatory]

Astoundingly ignorant and evil thing this whole production is.....YHVH have mercy!

[eddie291986]

lady thats singing:everythings alright,oh yes everythings alright,close your eyes and relax,just close your eyes and relax.

jesus: i cant relax with all you dickheads singing so damn loud,man ok? just,everyone just shut the hell up and let me RELAX! like you all said.

[avdreader1]

I don't like the parts the guy sings so much

[avdreader1]

I always liked this. The melody is very very nice!

[PoppySandals]

the shadow police

[theinck]

awesome song. I have a test on this in... oh crap, tomorrow. It's hard because of the time signatures. 5/4, 6/4 and 4/4, and maybe even 3/4 timing.

[jamo387]

@theinck It's in 5/4 the majority of the time.

[cshargeit]

12312-12312-12312-... i like it good in america.... some called it bouree. some call it what mendelsonne did bolero....... rhythmic gimmic.

[lillebror07]

agree with lil1943, keep coming back to this version

[lillebror07]

This by far the best version, I was 16 when it came out and my dear beloved brother bougth me the album for christmas, ..he died aged 24

[diablojorgen]

I used to listen to this CD over and over again when I was a tiny little kid, had no idea wtf it was, just found it by chance here

[iloverush123]

The bassline on this is killing me.

[colourfulwithaU]

@spidermanroot

Take Five was composed by Paul Desmond, not Al Jarreau.

[syncopated84]

awesome 5/4 meter tune!



[MrJORGERAMOS123]

Dude If it wasn't for Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice. MUSICAL THEATER would be weird lol

[MichaelAuthorAllAges]

When I was little, I had this entire two record set memorized, and could sing and perform it on request!  Lol! :)

[guinnesstrail]

Why didn't Bob Fosse adapt this for film?

[asellgybm]

@guinnesstrail cause then we would hace an all that jazz dancing jesus... which doenst sounds so bad yet i dont think fosse and ALW would get the same artistic viewa:)

[sftm999]

Best version of this song. Blows the movie version AWAY!

[nick181997]

Im an atheist and i still love this song



[55102]

@nick181997 probably you are not an atheist

[kittykaty64]

Who else was like "Judas, stop starting shit!"

[dalellll]

@lonepantherkmt Thats one of the great things about this musical - it makes the conflict between Judas and Jesus more complicated than simple "betrayal", doesn't it? It makes Jesus into someone *understandable* by making him questionable in some places & showing his disciples as complex human beings (instead of plain "good vs. evil").

[ladiesrock83]

My Mom got me thlis album after I saw the movie for Christmas, first record player too !!! I was obsessed with this movie and music !!

[ladiesrock83]

I wish I were 8 again when this came out !!!!

[depechemodevilla]

This version is exceptional. Very excellent singing and arrangement. Great build up and it's in 5/4 time too!

[bulletman100]

gotta love the jazz waltz. this tune sticks with you.

[oldrichflorian]

I love Ian Gillan

[bobocane2]

I wish that those who love me sing this song to calm me when I'm upset

[SCOPOtuaMADRE]

so sexy tune

[harmike17]

87,284 views and not one single dislike!! Youtube has sufficed!!

[MelodyStark]

my mom used to sing songs from this to me when I was little. we'd be cooking dinner after my dad had died, just singing in the kitchen. she taught me to give everything a chance, even if it seems like something I might not like.

A comment about the actual musical, in this scene, it just speaks volumes of the times it was filmed. Judas was played by a black man, Jesus by a white man. Judas protests to use of expensive oils Mary has on Jesus, Jesus calms him, and then they grasp hands..Epic Move

[dairniel]

Anyone heard the female singer out of Phantogram? She sounds like this girl but a more modern version. search "Make A Fist" or paste this code after the wwyoutubecom/

watch?v=9fJufs5FZbQ

[Managerus]

Murray rules...

[IndyBearFan88]

ALW is a fucking genius, look at his body of work... JCS, Hair, Cats, Phantom plus many others - the guy is a legend in every sense of the word.

[designdad]

@IndyBearFan88 Hair?! Yeah. You need some historical reference.

[BubbleT1ger]

My dad loves this song. :)

[ChickweblisLuv]

Oh this is my favorite song along with Hosanna from JCS! I have the original LP...which I continue to play as much as I can take! Amazing musical <3

[Lil1943]

Yvonne Elliman, Ian Gillan, and Murray Head - superb!!

[bodhimeister]

Yvonne Elliman

[mervrun]

Who is mary M in this version?

[jthomasbaseball]

Lord, Jesus Chrst, I love this....and I mean just that!

[Zboots]

Chills, emotions, you name it, this is the greatest. My mom and dad had this on album when it came out and I cannot count the number of times I've listened to it. It is as appealing today as it was 40 years ago, maybe more.

[C4CC]

YOU!!!!!!! ARE SO CORRECT!!!!!!!!!!... I LIVED THIS FROM IT'S START IN THE U.K. TILL TODAY AND THERE IS NOTHING THAT CAN COME CLOSE TO THIS ALBUM!!

[brookskatlynn]

i love singing these to my friends when they're troubled. :)

[woahitssabrina]

wooo 100th comment! i'm singing this for a school play audition! :D

[blacklab27]

@woahitssabrina really?! That's awesome! Lots of luck after it's JCS hahaha go get'em :D

[woahitssabrina]

@blacklab27 ahh thanks! and i made it into the show :D thanks JCS <333

[Lil1943]

This original 1970 recording with THESE performers is undoubtedly the BEST version of the rock opera - the classic. Other versions, including the movie, "pale in comparison."

[54nomore]

@Lil1943 I agree! Murray head was the best Judas Iscariot ever! He has the perfect voice for this great rock-opera. You wait in anticipation to hear him for he captivates you into his character. Brilliant!

[Lynx69100]

@Lil1943 I like this version, but I do think that the 1971 Broadway version is a bit better. Too bad it was only released as a single album. After all, with Elliman and Vereen, both at their best, it is hard to beat.

[garysdavenport]

@Lil1943 I "COMPLETELY AGREE" WITH YOUR THOUGHTS. /:o)

[Syzygy60]

I'm not religious but,I'll protct the right for others to be

[jamo387]

@Syzygy60 This was considered blasphemous in its' day. If you're not religious, you're likely with the producers here.

[Syzygy60]

u r correct,they tried to disprove jesus...they were unsucessful

[Syzygy60]

ur all noobs

[Syzygy60]

not so rare to me

[binnyman]

Boy, that Hammond work during the first 10 seconds is sooooo sweet !!! The band lays down an awesome groove and backing tracks throughout this entire album; truly awesome. Easily one of the most amazing recording efforts ever, of any type of genre. Peace:-)

[hobagz116]

100th like

[The85shortwide]

the purpose driven into this rock opera was to diprove jesus was nothing more than a MAN!!!!!

[afamreport]

first album i ever bought. know all the words inside and out. great soundtrack

[GandalfDaBlack]

best cast ever.

[54nomore]

Murray Head, Yvonne Elliman, and Deep Purple along w/Andrew Lloyd Webber's score turned out to be one hell of an album.

[54nomore]

Murray Head, Yvonne Elliman, and Deep Purple along w/Andrew Lloyd Webber's score turned out to be one hell of an album.

[MrMraab]

@54nomore Ian Gillan, yes. The best Jesus ever. But the backing band was mostly members of The Grease Band, who backed Joe Cocker at Woodstock. The guitarist, Henry McCulloch, would go on to join Wings with Paul McCartney. Under-rated session guys, to be sure.

[daddyoj]

@MrMraab @MrMraab Hey thanks for the trivia on JCS, never heard, great - will look into it. Now You. I was childrens organizer for Woodstock '94 with Mike Lang, then performed as "woodstock" the yellow bird with everyone. Mike was out of his mind busy with 6 stages 3 days 2 labels 350 stars and 500k people. Staff all worked schedules so we could go to perform or see the acts that were personal favorites.

[daddyoj]

@MrMraab @MrMraab But we all knew, With Mike, there was one act he would drop everything and be there for,out of all of them. Sure enough the only One act he stopped for in 3 days, there he was side stage every minute. Mr Woodstock could not miss Joe Cocker.

[frehley100]

Without being remotely religious in any way. I have to say that this is one of my fave albums that I have ever bought.

[Tommy2Moons]

Still works, had a young child send me this. It work so well!!!

[mabanggo]

I sang this song in high school JCSuperstar"s play!!!!!

[MegaTillydog]

this is yvonne elliman

[dabushman238]

listened to this on the way to El Paso ,, ,,

[z603dauren]

Young Gillan!!!! So powerfull voice!!!

[Cleopatraofelko]

...Uhm, first off, this play is written from Judas' point of view, but it's based on Jesus... Anyone who owns the CD and listened to the interview would know this... And the 'movie' was the music video to this rock opera... Uhm... So no, not Christian rock... But hey...

[MissSterious97]

I have to say, I love the 1973 movie version. I think it's because Carl Anderson is in it. RIP, Carl Anderson. Great singer

[Db60Dc19]

NO ONE can sing the part of Jesus like Ian Gillian!! NO ONE! Not today and not back in 1970!

[rjspeleton]

The best thing about this entire concept is that originally it existed only in your mind...there was no musical. Those of us who remember just sitting and listening can remember that pure experience...and it was only in our heads.

[justplainstupidbored]

@rjspeleton Nicely put. That's about what I've thought. And I like "God bless yoy tube", too. Otherwise.....

[subournedrummer]

i love the album and the film equally. great stuff all around.

[rodvilas]

God bless yoy tube.

[cociaterry]

this song reminds me of lots..

[echobarty]

this song reminds me of a super person

[crosscountrytc]

I'm singing this in voice this semester : )

[90sShowJames]

@crosscountrytc Good luck...

[TheSgrogan]

brilliant show, always fantastic, but i recently saw this at a local theatre in my town, and they did a much more bluesy rock style of music (still very true to the original however) and it was amazing, this song in particular, was soo very good.

[ThGurly]

I wish musicals were like this these days!!

[manluvsthe60s]

Yvonne elliman has a great voice and was very hot in this movie!!! yummy

[blaggard53]

Catchy tune--like Dave Brubeck's "Take Five"

[classicrockfan1313]

This is the most powerful scene in the movie to me, when they touch hands. It is a strange experience to touch someones soul, not their flesh. I love this soundtrack and movie. Happy Easter and Peace.

[mattyepez]

who sings this again

[rjfdoes]

Yvonne Elliman. Great singer!

[insanemistosingsmore]

can we all just agree that this is amazing music and just stop arguing over whether or not this is christian rock.....yes, it is a passion play, and yes it is a rock opera. if that is the definitian of christian rock, then fine....but i don't really care. the delivery, which is the most important thing, is gorgeous. if you want to complain, go ahead. Just don't ask me to get involved.

[Rudziewicz]

I love the addition of the unisons strings in the background around 3:00. So simple, but really lovely!

[xBadfaithx]

Just 'cause the subject matter is Jesus dosen't make it Christian Rock, I don't think the intent was to worship but rather to relate to the characters and tell a story with a moral. In a really rocking way. o3o

[pmalone4]

@ MsMVPBABEy: Mary was 14 and married to a 5o-year-old!

[MsMVPBABEy]

i love this song but im a catholic, i dont care catholics are christians....YOU ROCK MARY IMMACULATE!!!!!! JESUS IS A "SUPERSTAR

[Ptoley03]

This is a song from a _rock_opera_... it is christian themed... though the song is not very much rock by itself, I think that it is entirely justified to call any piece from this soundtrack 'Christian Rock.' Doing so may, in fact, raise the bar for all other Christian Rock out there.

[givebeesachance]

Can't you see that you're not making Christianity better? You're just making rock and roll worse.

[Alexvr2352]

This is not christian rock. Anyone who even remotely listens to the lyrics would know that.

[kmmangel444]

Christian rock is just another name. This a musical biography of the crucifixion of Jesus Christ. Plain and simple. It's rock, that's all. What is Christian rock, anyway? It's not gospel.

[jhuizi]

Music singing and production, this album from 1970 is the best.

[banmen0w]

this Judas sucks

[maestronrp]

Are you musically retarded? This performance has been one of the rarest performance to ever go down in rock history, let alone you couldnt hold a candle to Murrays DOG if you were to sing along side him. Wow you mus listen to stuff like SpongeBOB rock or even worse (C)RAP!

[givebeesachance]

@maestronrp

Hating an entire genre of music and the people that listen to it is pretty immature. I think I made that same rap joke when I was 11, and that was the LAST time I made it.

[bBabuz]

@maestronrp What's the matter with you, man? I like RAP and I'm crazy about this song...

[mphst6]

@maestronrp Chill bro...Rap isn't sung, it's spoken...relax and think of nothing tonight.

[wwgt]

Hello this is great music.

.Leave Spongebob alone man ..

do not even try to compare

[khjwc5]

@maestronrp I've been performing vocally and instrumentally since age 9. I sang the part of Jesus in a JCS production in 1972. I've heard nearly every version of this rock opera and believe this one to be the best by parsecs. (BTW, Murray Head blows every other "Judas" out of he water.) AND I LIKE RAP!! Just like any other musical genre, there is the great and the horrible. I'm just sayin...

[slavicpolymath]

@DrPunkin Many people would argue classifying JCS as Christian rock.

[DrPunkin]

I mean I agree, but "modern day" Christian Rock in my opinion sucks so bad that calling this Christian Rock just doesnt do it justice.

[DrPunkin]

Why can't modern christian rock be as cool as this? This is the only christian rock album that's awesome. It's cool as shit.

[tokaicarl]

yeah its the only one i can listen to(only the 1970 version)

[maestronrp]

You dont understand the people who deem christian rock as worship music are WOLVES in SHEEPS CLOTHING. Just search the christian rock industry for its countless scams against people of God. By the i wouldnt call primary chord progressions played over and over rock and roll

[colourfulwithaU]

@maestronrp

"i wouldnt call primary chord progressions played over and over rock and roll"

Really? You wouldn't? Do you realize that when rock 'n' roll began it was all twelve bar blues, which is literally ONLY primary chords: I IV and V?

[zecalm22]

When I was 18 years old I used to sing the whole albun. It s just ...a MASTERPIECE!!

[TheBboh61]

HA! One of my fondest memories is of my best friend lying drunk on a couch in his dad's cabin singing the entire score for about 2 hours - never missing a lyric! Ahhh, we were such good Catholic boys in the '70's that we knew this by heart!

[mrREDBIRDFAN]

@TheBboh61 I think I learned more about the life of Christ from JC Superstar then 12 years of Catholic schooling. I think I could still give it a shot singing it by heart. Drunk or not. Too funny.

[oriskany]

Musical finger painting, the likes of which Michelangelo and Beethoven would have enjoyed.

[tokaicarl]

what a great way to put it- i totally agree

[bananainmytailpipe]

This is by far the best recording i've heard

[mygardens1]

I have the original album and the singers that performed could never, ever be replaced in my book! Just to let you know, the musical is showing at the Masonic Temple in Detroit, MI Feb 14, 2010

[bivni]

Thanks buddy for the info about the tickets. Always wanted to see the musicle.

[gatewaydrugs1]

murray head is one hell of a good singer

[PopularTomato]

@gatewaydrugs1 Is that the name of the actress of Mary?

[music88timleiper]

what verse(s)

[faustinesea]

You're right, except it's not actually Mary Magdalene who does it.  Common misconception, though.

[faustinesea]

Depends on which gospel you read. In John, it's the Mary who's Martha's and Lazarus' sister. In Mark, it's an unnamed woman.

[GJR1975]

I love this album. They sound like there r waring flares!!!!

[busterbone]

I love this song and Yvonne Elliman's singing

[LoveYourDNA]

This and Hair!!!!

[dockaiser]

a milestone

[Syzygy60]

shut up Judas

[Senri24]

I like Judas though! His story is such a sad one...

[TIMLEIPER]

ahhahahahaha

[Syzygy60]

Evonne Elleman

[2Shaymcn]

Thanks for this orignal version

Check out Agnetha's (ABBA) swedish version on my channel ,if you get a chance

[mostlyIN]

i always loved the blues and jazz influences in this entire soundtrack. It used basic rock and roll and then a shot of everything from country to soul, and the vocal arrangements were all based on the personalities of the characters. I never liked the U.S. version of JCS -- it just lacked the raw touches.

[tvincent1978]

The original album is the best of them all I think. Its got soul

[Db60Dc19]

THE BEST! Ian Gillian has the most passion and the best pipes!

[lickknob11]

amazing!!

[shaboubla]

Fabulous. Hypnotic.

[ausi14u]

Thanks for the memories. I can't believe the seventies have been left so far behind so quickly.

[41119gt820]

Sometimes people are offended by this damn :|

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[Rodrigoteacher]

Outstanding!!!!