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  • Absolutely awesome...I played this song at my mother's funeral. What a beautiful voice and beautiful song.

  • @spc1969 The perfect tribute at a funeral I think.

  • It's been a while since I listened to this. There's been some great new material by Anthony Callea to watch. So nice to come back to listen to this lovely piece.

  • Goosebumps,goosebumps goosebumps..such a nice performance.Well done Anthony :).

  • I keep coming back to this - so beautiful. Megan I hear you entertained Oprah - sounds like a lovely night, lucky all of you! Ross Wilson and Eagle Rock are great too. It's hard to believe this is already over two years old and that it's so long since Rob's death.

  • WOW WOW WOW he is fantastic!!!!!!!!!!!! Love his voice and the song is great!

  • This gorgeous song and singer draw me back time after time. It's so beautiful and fitting.

  • this was amazing! made me cry so much.

    he has the most beautiful voice!

  • Ah! What a lovely comment. Thanks.

  • Hey.. thanks for sharing..Is there a video ANYWHERE of Anthony playing boq?? I can't find one anywhere..

  • Just beautiful!  What a gorgeous voice!

  • Hi, Does anyone one is Anthony playing Boq in Sydneys production of Wicked and is he the main or just the understudy.

  • Hi! Anthony played Boq in Melbourne, but he left in early January, when his contract expired. (He's been working on his third album since then - luckily!) They continued to use him for publicity of the show for quite a while afterwards.

  • Search Rob Guest Endowment for details of the concert on October 12. Thanks for this unique clip.

  • Thank-you xxx

  • Oh so touching Anthony has the most beautiful voice, Rob will be sadly missed he was such a talent. and an icon for musical theatre.

  • Yes xxx

  • Oh my, I wanna have a copy of this song. I just can't find the lyrics, can somebody help me who sang the original version of this song and the title?

  • This is the original version. Anthony Callea co-wrote it and recorded it. It's on his second album 'A New Chapter'. It's called Now You're Gone.

  • Oh My Goodness, what a beautiful song, how perfect for the occasion!

    A heartfelt and moving performance in what must have been extraordinarily difficult circumstances - thank you for uploading.

  • what song is this?

  • cgr,

    This is a song written and sung by Anthony Callea. It's on his album "A new chapter' and he sang it as a tribute to Rob Guest, his co-star in the musical production of Wicked, who died suddenly.

  • It's Now You're Gone, co-written by Anthony with the UK's Steve Balsamo and Ben Robbins. It's beautiful, isn't it and he's sung it on several significant occasions. This is my favourite though.

  • This song and Anthonys performance just breaks my heart everytime I hear it. Also filling me with joy and happiness in a celebration of life. Rob is and will always be one of the best on stage performers of all time. I also lost my partner Lindy to cancer, he was 36. Im lost without him, but this song makes me smile, having at least shared 11 years with Lindy, my life is so much more to me. Love ya Lin, and miss you forever Rob.

  • Glad to hear you're smiling again!

  • Hello. Nice to see you around again. It's good to hear you smile.

  • Thanks for sharing! Simply beautiful and extremely touching.

  • I come to hear this so often! Thanks again for giving us the chance to hear it.

  • he is a great australian singer do you have a video of him and his boyfriend tim cambel

  • Just do a search on Anthony Callea and 'Get here' or 'What you own" (from RENT) or 'Have yourself a merry little Christmas'. These clips are all on Youtube.

  • This is amazing, so glad Iv'e come across your channel!!

    5 Stars

    *****

  • This is such a beautiful song its still hard to believe Rob has gone, its nice to see the tributes to him on Youtube, thankyou Megan.

    I do wish Anthony was coming to Sydney with Wicked, he was great as Boq.

  • Yes-he was great as Boq-i totally agree-his voice is superb xxx

  • Just fantastic as all ways...

  • Yes xxx

  • what a sad ocasion. OMg ...

    I can't believe Anthony could maintain his composure. Amazing performance.

  • Excellent,wasn't it?? xxx

  • i love anthony

  • xxx

  • THis is an amazing video. I have been keeping track of Anthony for a long time. I foudn him on youtube and ever since have seen about every video that is posted. My dream is to one day come see him (I live in US).

  • Keep watching his clips and we will let you know when the next album is out and when he starts touring again.

    It will be worth the trip.

  • Great-thanks xxxxx

  • That's great-i am sure he will get there xxxxxx

  • I wonder why this young man's original performance of The Prayer wasn't publicised overseas. He created just as much a sensation here in Australia as Paul Potts and Susan Boyle. This is also very beautiful and extra moving because of the circumstances - thanks again for allowing everyone to see it through such a good clip.  I come back to it all the time.

  • Beautiful comment Musicanoz. I agree with you 100%. And I come back to it just as often.

  • Thanks xxxxxxxxxxx

  • Oh-that is so nice to hear that you enjoy it so much-thanks xxxxxxx

  • extremely touching - a beautiful song and a moving performance

  • Yes. I do agree with you there. Very moving performance and an absolutely gorgeous song. Thanks for putting this up Jewelchic.

  • A pleasure x

  • Yes-it was beautiful xxxxx

  • the lyrics fit perfectly :)

  • Yes-i agree xxxxxx

  • its called now your gone from his latest album a new chapter

  • YES!!! Thank-you xxxxx

  • Is Anthony ever planning on coming to America.

  • I'm sure he would love to, but i don't know

  • I just wanted to comment on how positive and supportive you are towards lots of young artists, as you show here with Anthony Callea.

    I think your clips are really interesting and that you do a wonderful job of promoting people, events and enjoying life in general. Thanks. Keep it up.

  • Thanks-that's so kind of you-i really really appreciate the comment as that is EXACTLY my intention-to support those people and allow you into their world a bit too xxx

  • Yes. That's what I thought you were doing.

    And in a world where it seems fashionable to put people down rather than celebrate them, I find your attitude so refreshing.

    I feel happy when I visit your clips. And I think you're a great personality too...

  • I agree completely - never any put-downs, just positives and respect for others. I think you make an excellent entertainment journalist!

  • Thanks so much-what a nice thing to say!!!!!! Not my style to bag anyone...just want the positive stuff xxxxxx

  • can u post instrumental of anthony the

    prayer so that the whole world can sing his own rendition oof his wonderful awsome voice i hope u can post it asap

    from malaysia

  • I would love to, but there are very stricy copyright laws on You Tube!!! I could do this one as i had a media pass xxxxxx

  • Only discovered Anthony recently thanks to YouTube. This is just lovely. I recognise Rob from somewhere, maybe he did some Aussie programme in the UK ? Thanks for this song, shame it's not been heard much here as far as i know.

    B x

  • Thanks for the lovely comment. I's love to see Anthony do well in UK and Europe.

  • Is he? That's awesome for him!!! x

  • Yes Anthony is great-such a beautiful voice xxx

  • wow i love this so much as i cried so much for anthony song i love it :)

    and yes il miss him in wicked xox love u anthony jess

  • YES!!! When i saw it in NYC, I appreciated Anthony even more-his voice is just so AMAZING!

  • when i heard this song on his album i thought it would be perfect to be played at a funeral...kinda interesting to see that it was performed here..its very fitting. its beautiful

  • It's one of the most beautiful songs on the album, isn't it?

    It was the perfect tribute to a wonderful person.

  • YES xxx

  • lets hope, Anthony gets the opportunity to perform on the west-end in LOndon. Would love to see him in the Boq role, as you say he was so good. Our loss! B x

  • So sorry that Anthony is no longer being BOQ in Wicked. He was just perfect for that part. However, I'm very much looking forward to his new album in 2009.

    Gorgeous song, beautiful tribute.

  • Yes-he was great at Boq-he really put everything into it. x

  • Thankyou jewelchic for posting Anthony , as always he did his fans proud. A lovely tribute to Rob.

  • xxx

  • Thankyou for sharing this special day with us jewelchic, and thankyou for posting Anthony, he is a real gem and I am so proud of him.

  • A pleasure xxxxxxxx

  • Jewelchic thanks again for being there at the memorial and for sharing with us.....,,great to know you are a Anthony fan , he is a wondeful young man and performer, who has alot of time for his fans.

    jubellation

  • Yes-he is a wonderful talent xxxxxxx

  • Thanks Jewlchic, this was such a beautiful song sang beautifully for a beautiful man

  • Absolutely-thanks xxxxx

  • i really love his voice.. so relaxing!

  • Yes!!!!!! xxx

  • anthony has an excellent voice... jewelchic is right... he has a classical technique behind his sometimes poppy/melismatic voice. His prayer left not a dry eye in the house!

  • Anthony always emphasises that he was pop-trained. But he was taught things like really good breathing and phrasing, which cross the genres. Which songs do you think he sings in a melismatic style?

  • I would have to say most of his stuff, because meslismatic is a typical technique of pop singing. I dont see it happening in classical, so even the prayer, rain and so many others are sung just like that with his poppy voice, even though he can pull out the big guns. You can hear the transition on the word "Child" in the song the prayer, it shows how pop goes to classical belting. Just that one word... Just like every CHILD.

    Hear it! its a good thing to be able to recognise, i think.

  • Melisma's a very common classical feature - Mozart, Handel etc use it extensively. Famous arias like Casta Diva are full of it. I wondered what you meant because I feel this song's a very typical Anthony ballad. I can't think where you heard him develop melisma on 'child' in The Prayer - just can't think of one performance where he did that. He usually sings it with more volume and vibrato, but it's one note for one syllable, not several notes per syllable as you get in melisma.

  • But thanks for coming back and replying - I was just curious!

  • Thanks for that explanation of 'melisma'. I was wondering what the term meant.

    I have to say, then, that I don't think his singing is overly melismatic at all.

  • What is the name of this song?

  • It's called 'Now You're Gone', and it's a song that was co-written by Anthony. It's from his album 'A New Chapter'.

  • Thanks for answering there!!! xxxxxx

  • Anthony Callea has such a good voice. At wicked even though he only had a few short songs to sing as boq, they were so good!. this is nice song for Rob Guest.

  • Anthony has one of the most beautiful voices i have ever heard xxx

  • people were saying he wasn't very good as boq. but when i went to see wicked he was fantastic!!!!!!

  • Most people have really enjoyed him, as have most of the professional critics.

    I know he's absolutely my ideal as 'Boq' :)

  • i haven't really given much thought on my favourite boq yet. I think the guy who played him in London when i saw it there was REALLY good! Anthony Callea is really good too.

  • I think Anthony was a really AMAZING Boq xxx

  • AMAZING!!!!!!!!!!!

  • Yes! Lovely x

  • Thankyou jewelchic, that was very beautiful tribute, the words suit so perfectly. Really appreciate you sharing all your video's of the memorial for the wonderful Rob Guest.

  • Thanks Liz-yes-i agree-the song was perfect xxx

  • ...and the non water-resistant green-skinned flying witch, talking animals and flying monkeys, scarecrow and Tinman conversions didn't make you aware? lol Have you actually seen the musical?

    All I noticed is he's an awesome Boq in the short time he's on stage. If only he had a bigger part! Silly Glinda.

    Thank you for making this clip - it's just beautiful and such a lovely tribute to a wonderful artist.

  • I have no idea what was written in that comment lol. (I didn't write that.) But I love Anthony Callea, he is a great artist! I didn't notice anything weird about Boq though. Sorry that comment got out Megan.

  • Yes-i would like to have seen more of him too xxxxx

  • What a lovely way to say goodbye to a friend x

  • Thanks-it was lovely-the cast singing For good was amazing too xxxxxxx

  • That's a really beautiful song and such a sweet tribute. I really love Anthony's voice. Thanks for putting the video up, and all the other Wicked related ones as well.

  • A pleasure-thanks xxxxxxx

  • A pleasure-thanks xxxxx

  • i love anthony callea ; thnx fo posting!

  • He is in my video i just put up at the Melbourne Cup too!!! xxx

  • i'm a big fan of anthony callea! :)

  • Yes-he is great

  • I like his voice

  • Beautiful voice xxx

  • you're welcome

  • hey jewelchic, just want to say thx for putting up more of the tribute videos.

    thanks :) (your like the worlds connection to the aus wickeds cast.. and boy ur doing a good job at it :) )

  • That's so kind of you-thanks xxxxxxxx

  • the song is called now you're gone

  • Yes-thanks xxxxxxx

  • How can you keep a dry eyes hearing this amazing tribute. I lost my partner to cancer, Lindy was 36. These words mean the world to me, now and forever Lindy will be part of my life. Thank u for this amazing live performance. Anthony has a timeless voice with so much emotion. Just LOVE xoxoxox

  • I am so glad that meant so much to you...sorry to hear about Linda-i have lost 4 friends in the last 2 years all under 45-very sad xxxxxxxxx

  • I'm haunting this clip! I hope the jewellery and the melbourne Cup Day go well. Will you be able to get to Anthony's Palms concert in December?

  • Thanks...what date in December??? xxxxxx

  • It's December 6.

  • Just a Beautiful performance as usual..Thanks Megan for post all fo these clips..

    I agree Anth played Boq superb I would have loved with a bigger part he can do more...

    Big wicked fan!

  • Yes-he is very talented xxxxxxxx

  • Megan i know that you attended the Wiked show and met them this week We Want the new video,

    yayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy­yyyy

  • I promise its coming-i am just a bit snowed under with jewellery designing for the races, but will aim for tomorrow xxxxxxxxx

  • this was beautiful!!:) how was wicked day?

  • Maddi-it was so lovely...it was great to meet so many of the WICKED PEOPLE FROM YOU TUBE!!! XXX

  • thank u for posting this :)

  • Thank-you xxxxxxx

  • wow, this is such a great song, i actually went to see Wicked in Melbourne two days before he died so i was pretty upset to hear the news because he was just so great

  • Great that you saw him!!! xxxxxxx

  • Thankyou Megan, such a moving tribute. I found it hard to listen without tears welling;Rob was a special man & mentor. Sharing the dressing room would have been good for Anthony;they seemed to have become great friends.Its funny mentioning their room being Calleafied,Anthony said in a lovely message he posted about Rob Our room was known as the clean & beautifully scented room with non stop talk about fast cars.He also has great admiration for, as he called her "Robs beautiful partner Kellie"

  • Thanks Diane xxxxxxx

  • Thanx for the video! Is there anymore to come? I'm so jealous that your at Wicked Day right now!! So Lucky!!!

  • Thanks Nat-that's so sweet of you to remember!!! xxxxxxx

  • Beautiful performance; he's just a complete master vocalist. I love the variations. Thank you.

  • Yes-he is fabulous! x

  • I learned of Anthony Callea at the end of '07. Being in America we are unfortunately limited to the access of music over seas. This limitation causes me to miss the time I spent abroad. But thank you for posting this. Huge fan of his but also sad to hear about Mr. Guest.

    Thanks again..

  • Thanks for watching-glad you could catch up via You Tube!!! xxxxxx

  • I hope you're able to get his music, JAngelboy81.

    Megan I love the idea of a Wicked day video! Thank you!

  • Anthony you have such amazing voice and what a beautiful song, so touching, so sad.

    R.I.P Rob Guest will be surely missed :(

  • Thanks Gaye xxxxxx

  • I have a very high respect for the two groups of people who are able to hold themselves together in extremely emotional situations. Actors and the people of our US military who are part of funerals for high-ranking officials. My cousin, who is now stationed in Japan with the Navy, did that before she graduated from the Naval Academy in Anapolis, Maryland. She had to resist bursting into tears sometimes with the family around she told me.

  • Absolutely Kyndall...hope you will join my Wizomania group-for Wicked videos from around the world!!! xxxxxxxx

  • I DID!!!

    <}:~D

  • HURRAY!!!!!! xxxxxxx

  • OMG that is so moving, I was in tears :(

    Thanks for putting this up :)

    ~*K*~

  • I love it too xxxxxxxx

  • So nice of you to put this video up and the 'For Good' one too, they're both such touching tributes to Rob Guest. Although I understand Anthony wrote Now You're Gone a couple of years ago,the sentiment of the song is still very fitting. Thanks again.

  • Yes-i had not heard it before, but a LOT of people seem very familiar with it...perfect for this occasion xxxxxxx

  • Thankyou so much Megan for posting this up :) I was there that day and it was very emotional for sure.... Its a beautiful song and fits well with what the day was about :)

    I unfortunately cant make it to Wicked Day....but i think if i told you how many times i have seen wicked, you'd think im NUTS! LOL

    Thanks again!

    Megan xo

  • Hello fellow Megan!!!!! No-i wouldn't think you were nuts-it's such a great show-i see new things each time as i am sure you do...or do you recite along with it??? LOL!!! xxxxxxx

  • Ahahhaa ive seen it 15 times LOL! and yes each time i see it, i notice something slightly different...also you can notice the cast inprovising more and doing funny littles things that they didnt do at the start :)

    Oh but i do recite along with it AHHAHA! SADLY my friend and i can act out scenes, dances and all ahahha! xoxox

  • That's funny!!! I would like to have seen it that many times that i can tell when they improvise. In my favourites there is one called Flower Blooper and it is Glinda and Elphaba, but not in Australia-VERY funny-i think you would like it. It's not one of mine-but i love it!!! xxxxxx

  • heheh yes i have seen that one, where she cant get the flower in ahahahha!

    I also love the one with Cheno and her book on "how to be popular" ....... "shower daily...no one likes a stinky witch!" LOL

    Theres some really good videos of 'wicked' moments from all around the world, here on Youtube! :) xoxo

  • Have you joined my Wizomania group??? Please feel free to add any Wicked videos you think are great!!! I just added the Flower Blooper one!!! xxx

  • no i havent but i shall do so now :)

  • GREAT!!! i am so looking forward to Wicked Day and making a video or you all xxxxxxxx

  • very attractive voice

  • Yes-he is fabulous x

  • How do performers manage to sing such emotional songs at times like this? Knowing how close Anthony and Rob had become, it makes this performance even more astounding.

    Thanks so much for putting this up. As much as I love Anthony having such a great opportunity to be part of Wicked, it has isolated him from much of Australia. I can't wait to see him back in the music mainstream.

  • It's all great experience-he has loads of years to do loads of things...a musical like Wicked would be so awesome to be a part of.

    I don't know how they do it either, but i am glad they can!!! Beautiful xxxxx