Sweeney Todd Part 7 27 Green Finch and Linnet Bird

[Hergrace22UKMW]

I'm kinda confused ...if johanna is a year-old when his daddy was transported, why is she so old-looking in this part...the movie johanna really portays the age.

[moonlady3000]

@Hergrace22UKMW They just got an older actress for the role is all. The character is like... 16-17 now. Which is fairly adult for the era it takes place in.

[Hergrace22UKMW]

Johanna in the MOVIE is way better than her..because she sings so peaceful not LIKE HER SHE SINGS SO TERRIBLE....

[Sedraen]

To be honest, she actually sang very well. She did exactly what she should have done. Her character is slightly comedic anyway.

[302Heath]

Wow, the Johanna in the play we did was WAY better than her. And she was the youngest member in the cast!

[Pansit198]

When she breathes, I feel scared that she's asphyxiating. Green Finch and Nightingale tell her not to DIEEEEEEE.

[Marsyas01]

In all fairness, Sondheim is kind of notorious for NOT giving people spaces to breathe in his songs. That said, yeah, this singer is a bit over the top. WTB restraint, plz.

[laurakej95]

I don't really care for this Johanna. I don't like her voice, her breathing is bad, and I don't particularly like her acting either...

[x0callisto0x]

she is literally the only part of this version i don't love.

which is sad because i love this song, just not the way she sings it.

[Tsukikochibi]

Green Finch and Linnet bird PLEASE teach her how to sing. We beg of you.

[starwarsiscoolXDXD]

She's nutso as she should be. You'd be nutso too if your stepdad were a creepy pervert who sent your dad to another continent then raped you AND your homeless mother. But if anyone thinks a crazy person who's lock up all the time should have time for singing lessons then I'm right there with you.

[SixtailShadow]

@starwarsiscoolXDXD madness can run in families

[clairetm63]

Even the guy who walks in at 1:22 looks scared

[tennisismylove24]

alright i know she's different than the johanna in the movie, but kids, broadway and movies are basically on two opposite ends of the acting spectrum. she's not going to sound like the little innocent girl in the movie. if they did, they would find a voice more like an innocent little girl. relax.

[trewingo01]

Please birds teach her to sing, I beg of you!

[DrDementia1000]

@trewingo01 Forgive me, but since when was Johannah an Asian? Look at the freakin eyes.

[Tsukuoymi656]

compare her, to the Johanna in the movie by Tim Burton...

[coleyoko94]

SHE SUCKS!!!!!!!

[FanOfThePhantom]

AHHHH WHERE ARE THOSE EARMUFFS?!?!?!

[Litomberboum]

What a lovely grating noise. Well trained but does show how manic she is, trapped in that room. And then you look at her face. Ahhh, that wall eye,(squint?) and bulging eyeballs. This is the first time I saw a sweet modest Victorian girl (!) made up like a Covent garden orange seller, with blue eyelid paint. The Tim Burton Johanna was miles more real, better and prettier.

[Lizimille]

Pretty sure she's supposed to sound grating to the ears. I see the director portraying her as having a tendency towards madness, just like her parents. She has a different sort of insantiy, not fully blossomed like her father or drug-induced like her mother.

[tagdam1]

If those birds were real, she would've killed 'em with her screams!

[SuperCulby]

@tagdam1 It's probably a good thing that Sondheim only wrote one song for this character...

[tagdam1]

@SuperCulby So true!!

[davidkiller15]

All those birds! You gotta teach her how to sing right away!

[NHall609]

Does anyone else find it weird that she's asking how a bird to sing whilst singing a few tricky high notes?

[JanetsTalkingRabbit]

@NHall609 I think what she means is "how is it you sing, despite being caged up?" Birds kept as pets only sing when they're happy, and she identifies with them. She wonders how they can be happy enough to sing even though they're essentially trapped like she is.

[Aquahair]

owww

[XxECMxX819]

Johanna was not portrayed as the character should have been. Her voice is too energetic when it is supposed to be light and soft.

[widdlepuddyfat]

@XxECMxX819 What are talking about? She's supposed to be mad and miserable from Turpin raising her. "light and soft" wouldn't really fit her situation. Her "energetic" sound is more like her being anxious.

[moonlady3000]

@XxECMxX819 Question - Why do you think Johanna's voice is supposed to be light and soft? How would Anthony hear a light and soft voice from two stories up on a busy crowded street in London with all those birds around?

[FionaFearss]

Not the prettiest Johanna (though I can't talk)

Shes too happy in her voice but still talented

[Poet2916]

I prefer the revival version of this..it holds it's operatic needs, but it's not severe in the vibrato department as this is =D

[AramisLeVie]

the worst pie in London :P

[ArablvrXoXo]

She has some awesome lung power!

[balletgirl212]

is this supposed to be a comical song? lol

[MyInterestingName]

too much vibrato. she seems too happy too. i thought she was supposed to be wondering about how the birds can be so happy and sing inside a cage, and asking them to "teach her to be more adaptive", but she seems to be overly energetic and happy already o.O

[pavementchaser1234]

i think shes scaring the birds...or they exploded or something like in shrek, cause i know i would....

[godluven44]

sopranos...nothin under a high c

thats legit.

[lesquarepants]

So...much...vibrato....its good that there is a girl with a little maturity and would suit the happening occurring (yet very dramatized) unlike the timid stick Tim Burton used.

This is the better Johanna for sure :)

[selahangel1]

this scares me. i like the one in the movie better

[Itsfreakingjulie]

I'm sorry but.. she is just an AWFUL Johanna... I count how many times she crossed her eyes o.e

[maxdoggie628]

Anthony's face = priceless.

[AChrisVProduction]

Irony at its finest

[koboy1996]

lol, her face is really pink from singing



[LPXDproductions]

man i wish there was a just audio version of this with george Hearn

[itsjustmadeline]

woah...i absolutely hate the way she did this. i love this song! its so beautiful. but i couldnt even bare to listen through this whole piece. i literally got a headache.

[NightmaresDaydream]

I so love the way she sings the song. When i first saw the movie i got a had eag by listening to this song. When i watched it the second time, i noticed how much i like it. And then i saw this version and i was in love with it. Cant understand why so many people don't like her interpretation. Its much deeper then most. love it.

[morgan33341994]

she's not like all sopranos though- this is my FAVORITE musical theatre song of all time (i've performed it at multiple voice recitals/ competitions/ and auditions). she just doesn't sing what's on the page at all- listening to it once, i caught 14 diviations from the origional sheet music... i just do not agree with the choices she made and the physicality or emotion she put behind the song, but that's just my interpretation of the character/ song/ show talking. sweeney is my fave musical!!!!!!

[AkanemaruNayuchi]

she pushes her voice a little too much, but she's not actually as bad as people keep saying, I don't think.

not only is this an 'operetta'(from what I gather), but it's also the 80's.

it's different taste.

[fedism]

Love this version of the song. She sounds like she is mimicing a bird while she sings about birds. How do people commenting not realize this? Plus she is a demented young woman abused and trapped within the confinement of a fearful cruel judge. thumbs up .

[SilverPterodactyl]

@fedism Finally someone who understands the character's motivations! At first, I couldn't stand this song, but having listened to the lyrics carefully this is now one of my favourites, she's utterly mad and distressed like the blinded birds in the cages: "are you screaming?" there is both humor and desperate sadness.

[fedism]

Love this version of the song.

[amayorga123]

She pushes herself too much, the pitch goes up, and its annoying. I did enjoy the Johanna in the "in concert" version a whole lot better =)

[aliceinwonderland622]

the worst johanna ever

[fedism]

@aliceinwonderland622 sorry i think she fits perfect as a withered ward by a creepy judge. and she sings good 2

[Brendog1496]

0:51 BECKING! BECKING!....O.O

[PrettyLittlePicture7]

Since I saw the movie first, I was annoyed at this Johanna for being so irritating.

After seeing the show, I was annoyed at the adapters for completely splicing Johanna's part.

Let me set the record straight: I love both, and so does Sondheim.

[blubbness]

i don´t like this version of this song o.o

it sounds strange

[megrat06]

what is wrong with this lady? jeez she sounds like a rejected disney princess!

[bowsteinman2010]

she holds the notes to long, and near the ending of each phrase she goes sharp. Her voice is beautiful... but would be better in an opera.

[Trystaticus]

Hey lady.

This show isn't about you.

Tone it down.

Please.

For the sake of our ears.

[CosplayCore]

@Trystaticus

Actually, a large part of it IS. Johanna is just as important as Sweeney and Lovett and so is Anthony. Its just that they make sure that Johanna has such an opera-like voice because shes supposed to present herself as serene and beautiful, like an opera diva so that the audience can "sympathize" with her more... I don't know. Thats the way I see it, though. Yes, this Johanna might not sound very good, but the reason may be because shes trying that "opera" thing.

[CosplayCore]

@CosplayCore

And not many people can nail opera singing. I know she doesn't exactly, but I'm telling you, its HARD.

[lauren4561001]

At first, I was really impressed with her voice because it's an amazing soprano voice, but after a while it becomes a little annoying because her singing phrases are stagnant and it sounds like she's yelling. However her voice is still amazing.

[MissNophi2U]

eyeballs! EYEBALLS! she's singing through her eyeballs!

[operagirl89]

It's hard to compare this version to the 2007 film version, because this is sung in a much higher key. That explains why its so shrill in comparison. Also, as mentioned, this is likely supposed to be a relatively over-the-top portrait of the character.

[EryStitch]

Ewww... 

[CrazyAboutSims2]

0:51 BECKONING! BECKONING!!!

[MusicalChick99]

This actress has a beautiful voice, but too much vibrato for my taste. I prefer the 2005 revival recording.

But this whole scene is staged wonderfully. It paints a nice portrait of Johanna, I think.

[WEEZERman1212]

i cant believe it, but the movie has this one better.

[CaliCaliente00]

Guys, in the play, the song is such cacophonous because it has to be...they wanted to make a funny portrait of Johanna.

[Medievalfilms]

I love this song SO MUCH MORE in the Tim Burton remake

[MrBarnardoo98]

@Medievalfilms Me too!!!! Yes!!! The original is so damm annoying!!!

[hphippogriff]

no offense. but i like the film version of "green finch and Linnet Bird". for some reason , that version is better. but i like this play.

[MichaelaBalazs0]

God, only song where the Tim Burton version is better!! UUUUUGH

[ILuvsGeeks]

why does she look so old??

[DarkSilverAngelMoon]

I had to turn the sound off and sing the song myself cause her voice was just so annoying

[MrBarnardoo98]

@DarkSilverAngelMoon It is! 100% annoying!

[Karma21Girl]

All of the musical performances sound more rushed and desperate in this version than in others I've seen (movie and stage). I think it is just a choice made to help convey the mood of the characters and the general mood of the musical.

[queenmedesa]

She looks more despaired than the one in the films version.

[XxMissNoNamexX]

GOD she annoys the fuck out of me.

[clairebrad]

Has any one of you ever read the score? Bear in mind that she is trapped in her house, having been put there by the Judge.

Clearly the director, and musical director, thought that she was doing a good job, or she wouldn't have the part.

[asmileisspecial]

How would Anthony fall in love with her if she's singing like THAT? :p

[asmileisspecial]

She's AWFUL! At least get a Johanna who can sing! I find her (over)acting hilarious and perfect for the spaztastic Johnanna but that singing makes me want to die!

[benl6693]

i just threw up in my mouth a lil fucking sops

[Jordygurrl22]

I have a feeling she was singing the song wrong...this song just didn't hit the right notes with me.

[JayMi91]

Ouch. I think my ears are bleeding. She goes way overboard with this. I can hear my music teacher saying "Too much vibratto!"

[goslingbiz]

Up until this, I was liking this original production better than the Burton film. However, I thought this song in the film better reflected Joanna's woe at her basic imprisonment. This one was rather... histrionic.

[Blackmore726]

she's just screaming the whole song...ouch.

[oXoPandasRuleXoX]

She is a good singer, but I think wrong for that role.... she's not really giving off the meaning of the words...

[icarlee09]

She's supposed to be annoying. She's crazy.

[coconutponi]

I am in the play right now as her, but I do NOT sing like that. Most sopranos don't just opera singers do.

[Hellopera]

@coconutponi That's not true. I sang this to my friends yesterday on the way back from a Thespian Convention and I did NOT sing it with this much overreacted vibrato. I'm an opera singer. So, no, it was just this singer's choice. She still is very good, listen to Kiss Me.

[ItachiUchiha2010]

Out of all the songs in this musical this has to be my least favorite. Sopranos just get on my nerves and frankly it just hurts my head, but she is a very talented singer just damn I can't stand a Soprano voice.

[fedorapandemic]

@ItachiUchiha2010 Don't knock us sopranos! :) Just knock her crazy, frantic vibratto and the way she punches every note and the way her long notes can't stay on the same pitch :P

[ItachiUchiha2010]

@fedorapandemic I'm sorry. I'm in my colleges opera and we just finished a production of "Too Many Sporanos" this past week and I'm about sick of high notes. lol =P

[sartanko]

@ItachiUchiha2010

Not in such lengths anyway.

[ilovetruffles99]

@ItachiUchiha2010 you haven't heard a soft soprano then. I agree, a lot of soprano voices make me want to bang my head on a brick wall, which is funny since I am one, but a lot of the unpleasantness is due to a soprano not totally relying on their breath. soprano voce is one of the hardest to sing and sing well out of all the different types of singing. but when you hear a smooth soprano or a soft soprano, it's one of the most beautiful and calming sounds you'll ever hear. :)

[WarriorOfWriters]

@ItachiUchiha2010 sopranos with too much vibrato singing at an obscure range.

[sings4life13]

@ItachiUchiha2010 you do know you can make many enemies by saying you dont like soprano's. (i am one). i agree this one is talented but i just don't like to tone of her voice.

[martindemo]

@ItachiUchiha2010 actually, i think it is just her. i 've heard several versions or this on stage that are quite pleasnat but this woman , as talented as she is, is just bloody annoying

[Poet2916]

@ItachiUchiha2010 I'm a soprano =(

[XNewsiesX]

I can't blame her.. I'd probably go cross eyed singing that high too O_o

[Tobithegoodboy100]

LOVE JOHANNAS SINGING!

[dramaqueen7777777]

Teach me how to sing.

Do.

Do.