The Last 5 Years - I Can Do Better Than That - JRB

[MorgansSong]

You remind me of Lea Michele :) I loved it!!

[haleygrace1]

I've been a subscriber of yours for a while now. On a somewhat unrelated note, , I have been just randomly looking up versions of this song, because it's great. Totally didn't know you sang it!! Great job!! :)

[cleverbotilism]

in the spirit of constructive criticism ill just say to watch your diction, in particular your T's are often over articulated for a contemporary song like this and just sound odd. the only other thing i can add is that you have a very lovely singing voice but we dont really hear it until later in the song when the volume starts to increase. other than that great job :) not bad acoustics in whatever small room you are singing in too haha

[doucetandjones]

this is my favorite song from the L5Y, and you performed it so well! Your voice is so nice!

[kericka13]

i had no idea what this song was or how it sounded until i saw this and i just LOVE LOVE LOVE ur acting! :) <3 keep it up! :)

[ZodiacBryan]

I Love Pigtails

[jaymeal123]

GREAT!!!! Yours is the best here on youtube!!! Good job!!!

[LisforLaurenn]

I didn't think people knew about this musical!

I love it, and your rendition was FANTASTIC<333

[manleymagic]

wow..ok, I am so impressed. I just came across your vid by accident and what a great find. You have a really great voice and personality when you sing....look forward to hearing more!

[LTHSGIIRL21]

you make it look effortless, amazing.

[bradleyj308]

Hey everyone, btracks.com has a backing track for this song

[pyklet92]

All I can say is wow... I watched this about 10 times!

[pyklet92]

All I can say is wow... I watched this about 10 times!

[JoshSousa]

Great control! Keep singing!

[zcuaya]

I feel like I owe you a hundred dollars for experiencing your awesomeness!

[CharlotteJaconelli]

you are THE most amazing singer i have ever heard :O you've made me fall in love with this song !

[twinsrileyandgreta]

You have to make more video's!!!!!!

[aSmErAeSmE]

that was awesome! i wish i could sing like that! i love all your videos. :)

[06SladeO]

I love the whole song obvs cos you're amazing but love how you sang 'mall' in the first verse :D

[vegetarian771]

im learning this and your video helps!

[Icecreamdiva]

your awesome! >:D new fan over here (:

& ill start filming my singing performances so you can look at them and maybe get your opinion?

[JackieBorelli]

now THAT'S a showtune! I've never heard that song or of that show till now, thanks. =)

[LloopyLlama]

The best singers are the ones you have to turn the volume down for halfway through a song. :)

[elliemakesmusic]

wowww. so good! 

[falonamona]

stop being awesome.

literally.

so great.

mayeb you should be on broadway.

and by maybe i mean DEFINETLY RIGHT NOW DO IT BECAUSE YOU ARE AMAZING.

cool.

keep it up :)

[jamrocksthehouse]

I didn't notice a line flub ahaha.

You're AMAZING!!! =DDD seriously, I wish I could sing with you/be on your level.

Keep up the amazing work!

[Derek51388]

Beautiful. oh my gosh. I want to meet you. haha

[snakesmyle]

Wow, I feel like just throwing in the towel! How can I even hope to compete with people like you when I try to make it as an actress? Just kidding. You're amazing, and I wish you the best of luck. I love your voice, but what I love even more is how expressive you are when you sing, which I know is harder than it looks. Just... Wow.

[MrDsmalls]

I'm in love with you

[chelseakay1991]

i'll bet your neighbors hate you.....but i LOVE YOU

[BrenHeartsCappie]

Wow!

That's one of my favorite songs from my absolute favorite musical.

Fantastic! :)

[vanderbiltsax]

this gave me shivers, girl. in a good way. I don't know what you think of Julie Atherton, but I think you should go for Avenue Q, your voice reminds me of hers, except not obnoxious. (Her real voice is not obnoxious)

[slkgnj]

Your acting is spectacular!

[lilsydonia]

you should do musicals you would be great i love the music you sing

[katchristenson]

I love the quick little ..whatever it is. When you sing "I can do better than that." It makes me smile. a lot. I couldn't do that.

[therealbiancashaw]

Holy cow! You are really amazing!

[brwnsuga702]

Youre great!!!

[eriktion92]

You were awesome! I loved hearing you sing this! I wish I went to your school! I would LOVE to perform with you! lol

[HermaWaG]

You are seriously the new Idina Menzell, you have her same voice/acting qualities I think, it's wonderful!! Good luck in your life and career! xxx

[legallyblonde02]

oh my goodness, you have such a gorgeous voice!

i wish i could belt like that!

x

[ohsinnaman]

fierce. subscribing.

[chesterfeildsofa]

you=awesome

[dramagirl46]

i dont have a very strong voice but i would like to sing this song for audition.... what do you think? any recommendations for my audition?

[dramagirl46]

omg, your really good. how long have you been singing for? i wish i had a voice like yours....

[Sharpie0712]

your diction is way too strong for this song.

[ohsinnaman]

what? you're ignorant. her diction is perfect.

[bitchofliving1]

Im soo in love with the wat you perform! Best of luck in life, youre amazing!! <3

[futurestarish]

You are amazing. But you need to stay in charecter. You know, like gestures and things like that. But otherwise, you were great!!!!!!

[KaotikDizine]

Ok you have a new fan. Love that song and not only is your voice beautiful and strong but your acting is just as great... so expressive and fun to watch.

bravo.

:) Tim

[AvidActress007]

Thank you for the feedback and support, Tim! :)

xo

Natalie Hawkins

[yhfdjgbdsdfgs]

i love doing the harmony to this song.

[tinngrinn]

:O I love the Les Mis poster!! <3

Great job! Lovely, as usual!

[lulitaa17]

i want you singing unexpected song ! =)

you're really amazing, so just don't stop singing!

xox from argentina!

[JeffyJeffjeffm31191]

are a trained belter?

[WyverxCA]

I have that poster, haha. Speaking of Les Mis:

When are you doing I Dreamed a Dream?

[ObsessedwithBroadway]

YES YES PLEASE DO IT!!!!!

[gbecca123]

AHHH!! I'm in awe!! You're incredible! Your acting is subtle and true, and your voice is so powerful!!

[katiewasherexoo]

you're amazing. end of story.

when will I be able to find you on iTunes?

[11wantyc]

Amazing as usual....you should sing The Lamest place in the world from 13!

[emilybemily100]

Wow,

your actually AMAZING!

[TheConfuser007]

This is fab, You are truly amazing

[ksing210]

Alright. I want YOUR voice on my ipod, not the original person who sings this song. You are truly fantastic!!!

[peckeffectified]

love this song, love this video...LOVE your voice. jeez, youre incredible!

[alliebourden]

i LOVE how you said "well placed tattoos" instead of tom cruise.

everytime i sing this song i always think about how i don't even think tom cruise is attractive hahah. tattoos are a muchhh better option.

ps you're awesome.. consider yourself subscribed :)

[AvidActress007]

Haha! Well, thank you!

I wish I could take credit for the alternate lyric, but that was totally JRB :)

xo

[yodelingfan]

Which show were you about to do? Sorry if I sound nosy just curious. Anyway, you have a great voice and I've seen alot of your other videos and you an be very diverse which is really awesome.

[Kristiekins2]

Looove this song.

[Singer4Jesus]

Sometimes your voice reminds me of Idina Menzel.... which, as you probably know, is a huge compliment.... but you also have your own unique quality of tone, and your own interpretations of the songs you sing. Great job on this one. :)

[meganrow]

I had never heard this song before I watched this video and now I am obsessed with it and Im singing it for an audition next month! :) Thanks! :) <3 xx

[moka96]

ahhhh! love this song! i love ur voice!

[zachattack56]

Your voice is very pure and trained for your age which is definitely a plus, but your biggest defect, not to sound harsh, is you focused to much on performing and having specific planed movement for each situation and story as opposed to feeling the song and having the acting come straight from the heart.

[Anjaxo]

Just want you to know... I think you're amazing - you've probably heard that a lot. But it's another opinion :)

xoxo

[kittykat002]

duuuuhh

[Kristiekins2]

"this" meaning her talent? Uh yeah, she's an actress...

[msbecky630]

"you" meaning Natalie. Uh no, that wasn't an open question...

[Kristiekins2]

Touchy...

[nyc2laactress]

WOW REDICULOUS, COMPLETELY REDICULOUS. no one should be able to belt those notes hahaha that was absolutly amazing!!

[NekoKirasawa]

You were amazing!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!­!!!!!!! and Les Miserables is and amazing play!!!!! Keep it up you can go to brodway with that voice and your acting

[SmbwJessiRose]

God I watch all your videos and you are just the most FANTASTIC actress! So, so good! Thank you :-)

[neomac1996]

i love this song

[minnieandwallie]

are yu really singin that coz it looks like yu are mimin it

[Tybroadway2012]

the audio doesn't match with the video, so it appears that she is lip singing

[KyleMLape]

haha every person who see's me watching your videos ask's me what your from and when i tell your not famouse their always like well she should be haha your great

[drjax1994]

I have o get the cast recording of this show now. Never heard it before but i loved this.

[ObsessedwithBroadway]

just sayin' she's a million times better than Sherie Renee Scott, just my opinion. But Sherie's still an amazing Cathy!

[BroadwayMusicalFreak]

I thought the sining was awesome. You were really thinking about the lyrics, not just saying words.

[kristinsaine]

girl you better work it! awesome!

[jojos08]

I like the color of your voice in this one, bad this room has bad acoustics.

[AJ89]

hm, i'v only heard "might say looked like tom cruise" versions, until today two in a row about tattoos haha what version is that from?

great job :) strong vocal and you seem very confident :)

[BirdsongVids]

Your belt/run on 'mine' sent shivers down my spine.

But that's not anything new for you, I'm sure.

You're beatiful, you can sing...

JESUS WOMAN, CAN YOU FLY?!?!

[AJ89]

....i had to say ditto to the shivers on "mine" haha wow

[heyshelbyyx]

your so good! i love this song.

[moka96]

you would be a great elpheba on broadway!

[treblekleffs]

haha love the changed line about the tattoos

[superbadlucre]

Nice, your voice reminds me of the chick from Wicked - Chenowith? Or maybe the chick from Avenue Q (Kate) either way this is the first time I've heard this song, and you do a great job!

[webkinzis345]

is that your real voice or is it like that wicked song ??? :)

[ObsessedwithBroadway]

It's defintely her real voice. :)

[susanne1310]

like what wicked song? huh?

[ObsessedwithBroadway]

She did a Popular where she switched from her voice to Kristin Chenoweth's to show howw much she sounds like her. But THIS one's her real voice the whole way through.

[Singingmyheartout3]

That video of her doing popular is her all the way through. She's not a liar. She really sings in all of her videos.

[Glassblower718]

I want to hear you tackle... "I'll be fine and dandy" ;) that's a Dolly song !!!

[tanjapieksma]

You're amazing!

you're only 19 and you sing like it is nothing.

I think that you're my new role model.

you make me want to do even more my best for becoming a musicalsinger (I'm only 15).

in 4 years I want to be able to sing like you.

you're so good, you are a true inspiration.

[silkyturd1]

ok your beautiful and so is your voice. I think I have a crush. <3 haha ;] I love you and your voice!

[taintedlies96]

First off, you are beautiful!

Second off, you're voice is absolutely incredible. Amazing. I am extremely jealous :] Me posting a video up here of me singing would just be embarassing with some of you on here. lol... Anyway, I love watching you perform your songs because you have so much emotion and humor. Wonderful job! <3

[PEACExLOVExYO]

I AGREE.

[TandAofBWAY]

Ha, I love how everyone is saying that this song fits your voice. When are they going to learn that any song you sing sounds good?!

Well, yup, that pretty much said it all. You are amazing, and also, I've commented on this video before.

:)

[cookiesnmilksinger07]

fantastic I am dedicating my next JRB song to you ( A Part of That)

[KittyPrincesa]

Who needs to talk well when you can sing like that??????? O.O

[BroadwayBaby743]

I love this show. And it fits your voice so well. I love your videos and you are a huge inspiration.

[x3musicalx3]

ah! its like you dont even try. it looks so natural!

fantastic job!!

[Cibuleris]

I love how you act with your songs, all while never missing a note! You're so pretty too. Is the braids how you get your hair curly in some of your videos? It almost like you've gotten a perm. Anyway, enough about hair! Keep up all your great work! I'm sure you'll go far!

[SpaceMountain]

i find myself continuously listening to this.

this is just so unbelievably good. keep it up. i love your riffing/flaring abilities.

[peteyiom2]

haha I favourited this after like, 30 seconds. I love you Natalie! Your neighbours are very lucky people to hear you singing all the time! Haha!

And I loved that alternate lyric about the tattoos, that was classic!

xxXxx

[a00yy]

at 2:06 you look like ashley tisdale . Great voice.

[BwayBoy520]

wow natalie, REALLY GOOD!

[Clevink]

I just watched your I'm A Part of That video (uploaded by the youtube user NatalieHawkinsSongs) and your voice has improved SO much! I mean, it was excellent before, but your vowels are much sharper, your high notes are seem much more natural, and well, your acting is flawless so there's not much to say about that. Bravo!

[Grey2139]

I love how you don't just sing this song, but you perform it!  You are truly amazing, and I can't wait to see how far you go!

[Alena669]

I love your hair!!!!! So cute!!!!

[pancakeorama]

This is quite good, actually.

[acevage]

I just found this musical, and I have absolutely fallen in love with it. Your voice is amazing, and I'm definitely gonna have to keep up with you!

[fwilson52397]

this is absolutely incredible. i can't get over your voice...

[kidsinsuits]

You sing Jason Robert Brown so well that it's beyond impressive, and into "oh, so THAT'S what it's supposed to sound like" territory, and then everyone else just sounds wrong. Amazing.

[AvidActress007]

Wow! That is a humungous compliment!

Thank you so, so much. :-D

xo

Natalie Hawkins

[BroadwayBaby008]

Man, I was just relistening to it, to find the lyric flub, so I heard it and I was running really late to dance class, so I should have just closed it, but I couldn't close this video! You're voice was just too.... I just couldn't turn it off! Amazingggg!

[soubrette87]

God girl, you are amazing!

[chickabee222]

Okay I finally got rid of the chills you gave me from that.

It was wonderful, flubs and all!

[ForeverFay1125]

That was wonderful!

[musicislife138104]

LOVE THE POSTER IN THE BACKGROUND! my fave musical ever!

[forbuss]

I would LOVE to do a youtube duet with you. I'D GIVE IT ALL FOR YOU? Message me! :)

[CandiiBabii54]

that's such a good song.

[ObsessedwithBroadway]

This is amazing, as usual. I cain't even believe it. Now tell me, why in the name of Dorothy Carnegie Melon Vanderbilt Van Hossmere are you not on Broadway yet??

[SaraIsIdiosyncratic]

God.

No matter how many times I watch this, I still get chills.

Your voice is amazing.

Your versatility is sick.

Your transitions are smooth.

Ugh.

I pretty much want to be you.

Pretty much.

5 stars.

[lauraschannel09]

love itt!! I Lovee all of your videos your amaziing!!!

[fwilson52397]

this is absolutely stunning. your voice is incredible.

[ANAsfee]

wasnt the tatoo like with tom cruise? or did they change that somewhen :-D

[ImaginaryMikey]

Haha. JUST when I was thinking "where is the lyric flub" you sang the tatoo line.

But I still love you :)

[AvidActress007]

That actually wasn't it..Teehee! Listen more closesly. It's near the end of the song, ImaginaryMikey ;o)

xo

[ImaginaryMikey]

Hehehe. I got it now. I kinda feel like a loser now. Hahaha :-)

[ObsessedwithBroadway]

Was it that you mixed up the "no substitution will do" and "miles and piles of you" lines?

[pinkblackturquoise93]

that was so good! and i love your les mis poster in the back!

[jojorox11535]

you better be famous one day. Broadway or other.

[clrb15]

BEAU-TI-FUL!!! So glad to hear a singer who is actually perfectly loud and belts it when it needs to be. You added a bit of your riffs in there without over-doing it and annunciation of the words were clear as day! EXCELLENT JOB!

[nspitzy10]

I've watched all your videos, and all I can say is HOLYCRAP! Girl got vocals :). You're an amazing performer as well.

[broadwaylove52]

I'm singing this for my voice lesson :)

I love ittt!

[katiewasherexoo]

and once again I like your version better than the original

[SaraIsIdiosyncratic]

Favorite. YouTube karaoke performance. Ever.

While it would be nice if you could talk, it's not too important...just sing.

[KadieChaos]

Youre amazing! BRAVO! Youre and inspiration <3

[forbuss]

You should message me, and maybe we can do a youtube duet of I'd give it all for you :)

LETS :0 haha

[broadwaylove52]

This is one of my favorites of yours :o)

[broadwaybby724]

You are simply amazing. You never just sing

a song. You perform. It means so much for

people to listen and watch you, it's a

pleasure for anyone to witness how great you are!

xo michele

[photoguychad]

Your voice is so great! But your commitment is incredible... I don't get enthralled in each moment in a song very often, so thank you! 

Very Honest and Fun!

[AvidActress007]

Wow. Thank you so much :)

That means so much to me!

xo

Natalie Hawkins

[RickBitencourt]

That was great

=D

[FASHIONCONSPIRACY]

you are a natural....and I am a tough critic..a have a longgggggggggg theatrical backround...u must go to N.Y. and pound the pavement!!!!

[heathgrl7915]

wow that was amazing wow

[TandAofBWAY]

DId I comment on this already? Maybe. Eh, I don't know.

In any case, I really like your JRB interpretations. They're really smart. And obviously, you have a stellar voice.

Great White Way? I hope to see you up there soon!

[lainiebabe27]

i like ur version better than the ones ive seen in theatres

[bphilli3]

sounds like the piano is live. Who is playing?

[Broadway241]

Maestrojosh87.. it's a youtube video of him playing the piano(:

[bphilli3]

should have paid more attention eh?

[SweetCar0line7]

your acting is incredible..(so is your singing but thats obvious) I totally believe everything your trying to convince me of..

[newyork38]

you're awesome! best of luck in your career and the future :)

[mulioctaveman]

Simply astounding. I think you might be one of the best actress/singers I've seen on youtube(and I've seen a lot).

[MaidMarian15]

hey, great good. can you sing maybe possibly "once upon a december" and/or "journey to the past", both are from anastasia. thanx if you can. love your vids. you are an awesome singer.

[dawittyone]

I'm nowhere near well...anything...enough to come up with any constructive criticism - truly impressive - thanks for giving me an excuse not to do work for the next little while so I can see what else you've done... :-) Thanks for sharing!

[kenaco2009]

I love how you act out what you're singing.

[dinochompeth]

shit youd be a great elphaba

[markish17]

what are you looking at?

this is wonderful!