This is one of the most important songs I've ever heard. I recently discovered it again and I was crying for a long time after I heard it. I can think of no other song that I most needed to hear than this one. Thank you, Stephen Sondheim. This is life in a song. May be the best musical theater ever written.
how did a debate about glee get here? come on guys, each person has their own opinions... just relax and enjoy the beauty of this song.. can you not hear the lyrics that say some people are one your side, and others are not? :) @RedKingCommandz and @KristiTigerLily and @CoolKidsHaveUtubex
I just watched the 1991 TV version from beginning to end for the very first time. Not much makes me cry and that includes "Rent". This song made me choke up.
@CoolKidsHaveUtubex lol. That's exactly why! Just saw the Golden Globes' interviews with Glee cast talking about it! lol Anne Hathaway singing this would be awesome!
@RedKingCommandz In actual fact, Glee cast are AMAZING singers, like Mercedes Jones, && the cast don't even pick the songs, Ryan Murphy the creater of Glee chooses the songs
@CoolKidsHaveUtubex ahhh naivety, sometimes it's adorable but sometimes it's just depressing.
they lip-sing when they are live. my friends are fans (to my shame) and when they went to see them they were so disappointed because they were smart enough to notice the lip-singing.
Actually, Lea Michelle is a broadway singer, and most artists don't sing live on tour. Have you ever tried to sing those high notes every day? Your voice gets so worn out, and it gets damaged. That's what happens if they try to sing live on tour. That's why Broadway artists are so commendable. But they are talented, and they have looks. Good for them. Look at their audition reels, most of them at least are very talented singers.
@KristiTigerLily i know she is, she had a very good career untill she went on glee and sold out.
erm actually i do sing those notes every day because IT'S MY JOB. i don't whine about it and sing along to a track, no, i man the fuck up and deal with it. over time your voice becomes accustomed to it, unless you're on glee where it doesn't matter if you sing well or not. real broadway artist take care of their voices so they can perform to their fullest very night. i know what i'm talking about
@unopeneddoor I Completely agree. You should see Spring Awakening sometime, it's here on youtube. Out of any musical, or work, for that matter, that I've ever seen, Spring Awakening has made the biggest impact on my life. The music and the acting and the story are all flawless :)
Can we at least agree this is better than Glee?
wickedfeylady 1 day ago
Looks like one person was scared of the woods.
4MINN12 3 days ago
Kim Crosby has such a pure sound to her voice, and Chip Zien's is filled with so much emotion. Just awesome. The Revival can't touch this.
codykingo 1 week ago
I love how he added parts from Stay With Me to the background. I almost cried when I realized what it was.
LadiesBeadle 1 week ago
@LadiesBeadle never noticed that until you pointed it out!
codykingo 1 week ago
i got cast as cinderella in into the woods jr and im hoping we add this back in!
actingforever97 1 week ago
who sings this in the show?
actingforever97 2 weeks ago
Someone is on your side, you are not alone.
ShaggifyThis 3 weeks ago
Whenever I feel really stressed out or upset, I always try to listen to this song. :)
wisereader101 1 month ago
Makes me cry too. One of my favorite musicals as well.
guardmanmagic 1 month ago
My group sang this at the end of a month long music camp, and this makes me cry every time I hear it now. Really great.
Maggerz94 2 months ago
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unopeneddoor 2 months ago
Well now there's a good amount of views!
unopeneddoor 2 months ago
played 1st horn on this song....brought me to tears all three times i played it.....it was magical :)
crazyhornkid 2 months ago
@crazyhornkid on this recording?
nujac321 2 months ago
@nujac321 hahaha no I played it in my school musical but it was still awesome
crazyhornkid 2 months ago
@crazyhornkid That's okay. Sounds like you had fun and that's all that matters.
nujac321 2 months ago
This is one of the most important songs I've ever heard. I recently discovered it again and I was crying for a long time after I heard it. I can think of no other song that I most needed to hear than this one. Thank you, Stephen Sondheim. This is life in a song. May be the best musical theater ever written.
msumedanthro 2 months ago
how did a debate about glee get here? come on guys, each person has their own opinions... just relax and enjoy the beauty of this song.. can you not hear the lyrics that say some people are one your side, and others are not? :) @RedKingCommandz and @KristiTigerLily and @CoolKidsHaveUtubex
wonderstar711 2 months ago
Kim Crosby has a magical voice!
figureskate1000 3 months ago
Kim Crosby is the bomb! She had the purest voice in the original cast
77jcrox 3 months ago 2
I like this version, but I think I like Bernadette Peters singing this song better. If you like this version, check out Bernadette's.
JAfan3993 3 months ago
I just watched the 1991 TV version from beginning to end for the very first time. Not much makes me cry and that includes "Rent". This song made me choke up.
IJVin 3 months ago
<3
TheShellbert 4 months ago
Like this if you came here when you heard about what song Anne Hathaway wants to sing on Glee
CoolKidsHaveUtubex 5 months ago
@CoolKidsHaveUtubex lol. That's exactly why! Just saw the Golden Globes' interviews with Glee cast talking about it! lol Anne Hathaway singing this would be awesome!
othfan96 4 months ago
@CoolKidsHaveUtubex glee had better not ruin Sondheim AGAIN!
RedKingCommandz 3 months ago 3
@RedKingCommandz In actual fact, Glee cast are AMAZING singers, like Mercedes Jones, && the cast don't even pick the songs, Ryan Murphy the creater of Glee chooses the songs
CoolKidsHaveUtubex 3 months ago
@CoolKidsHaveUtubex actually they are mostly just picked for looks. most of them are just autotuned airheads
ryan murphy, otherwise known as the enemy to all music lol
RedKingCommandz 3 months ago
@RedKingCommandz They aint auto-tuned, check them out live! <3
CoolKidsHaveUtubex 3 months ago
@CoolKidsHaveUtubex ahhh naivety, sometimes it's adorable but sometimes it's just depressing.
they lip-sing when they are live. my friends are fans (to my shame) and when they went to see them they were so disappointed because they were smart enough to notice the lip-singing.
RedKingCommandz 3 months ago
@RedKingCommandz
Actually, Lea Michelle is a broadway singer, and most artists don't sing live on tour. Have you ever tried to sing those high notes every day? Your voice gets so worn out, and it gets damaged. That's what happens if they try to sing live on tour. That's why Broadway artists are so commendable. But they are talented, and they have looks. Good for them. Look at their audition reels, most of them at least are very talented singers.
KristiTigerLily 3 months ago
@KristiTigerLily i know she is, she had a very good career untill she went on glee and sold out.
erm actually i do sing those notes every day because IT'S MY JOB. i don't whine about it and sing along to a track, no, i man the fuck up and deal with it. over time your voice becomes accustomed to it, unless you're on glee where it doesn't matter if you sing well or not. real broadway artist take care of their voices so they can perform to their fullest very night. i know what i'm talking about
RedKingCommandz 3 months ago
@RedKingCommandz
No they don't. Also there is no such thing as "lip singing" it's lip SYNCING.
unopeneddoor 2 months ago
@unopeneddoor of course it is. sorry that was really stupid of me.
but yeah, they lipsynch ALL THE TIME. because they are talentless wannabes
RedKingCommandz 2 months ago
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SilverFoxinthelight 2 months ago
@SilverFoxinthelight
I uh, think Broadway singers are among the most talented in the world. You Replied to the wrong person.
unopeneddoor 1 month ago
@unopeneddoor Oh, my gosh I am so sorry!
SilverFoxinthelight 1 month ago
I have heard this song many times, and i still get shivers listening to it.
Amazing.
beautifullybroken012 6 months ago 4
I love Kim Crosby, she's so pretty, an amazing actress, and her voice is so pretty.
EVideoJ77 7 months ago 4
awhhhh my fave song!!
divababe99 7 months ago
Beautiful. :)
crazyrandom3 9 months ago
Can't believe there are so few views.
unopeneddoor 9 months ago 34
@unopeneddoor probably because they are listening to the CD. :)
nujac321 2 months ago
Such an amazing moment in musical theater
EbullientE 1 year ago 4
@EbullientE
One of three truly life changing musicals for me (Rent and Les Miserables are the others.
unopeneddoor 9 months ago 52
@unopeneddoor those same three are the only really life-changing ones to me too :)
pinstripes245679 7 months ago
@pinstripes245679
Well it's great to see someone with good taste.
unopeneddoor 7 months ago
@unopeneddoor SO TRUE!!!!!!! Les Miz and Rent make me cry every time I watch them...
Aleighismyname 4 months ago
@unopeneddoor
You should watch Spring Awakening, that is a life changing musical if I ever saw one
legotheaterkid 4 months ago
@unopeneddoor what about Wicked?
allieandfluff 2 months ago
@allieandfluff
I regrettably have not seen wicked yet :(
unopeneddoor 2 months ago
@unopeneddoor I Completely agree. You should see Spring Awakening sometime, it's here on youtube. Out of any musical, or work, for that matter, that I've ever seen, Spring Awakening has made the biggest impact on my life. The music and the acting and the story are all flawless :)
jUaOsHiKi 2 weeks ago