Take Me or Leave Me

[AmeliaHannah98]

check my version and comment plz xx

[yeslek1230]

their voices are simply perfect together. This cast could not have been more perfect. Everyone is absolutely amazing. I love Rent.

[Glee1love]

Rent :D

[jcka1507]

Idina is 1000% attitude...

[Miyako19931]

She must be tickilish because she almost did the same thing in the movie when Joane caressed her leg.

[tgal42]

I just can't stop smiling. These two wonderful ladies will always be my favorite Maureen and Joanne. Their voices just work so well together, and look at how much fun they're having! Idina and Tracie are truly the cause of my severe Rent-head syndrome.

[megmeg0610]

LOVE:):) Thank you for posting

[GabbyDoodlebiddy]

Tracie is amazing :)

Idina's voice is so unique!

Both of them ROCK live, which is so rare nowadays!

[naHiime]

idina <3<3<3<3 just amazing i really love her

[blanketmadeofstars]

9 people thought their only choice was to leave. ;)

[CrazyGood88]

bad sound system great singers lol

[MadnessIsCuriouser]

Best parts

1:37 -idina lifting her shirt

1:50 -her giggle

2:27 -her little smirk and wiggle when tracie pulls her up

2:37 - idinas reaction to tracie feelin her up haha lol

[AtomicOranges]

Not gonna lie, I would so go gay for Idina. Just sayin'.

[piratepaul95]

@AtomicOranges I would too

[just4erika]

Does anyone know if tracie is gay in real life??she's not married..

[EchoSinger]

@just4erika I don't know if she's gay or not, but the fact that one person's not married doesn't define his/her sexuality

[just4erika]

@EchoSinger ofcourse it doesn't define her sexuality but she hasnt been seen with a man throughout her career. I think she is gay but hasnt come out yet. (not that there is anything wrong with that. just saying) she kinda has that vibe.

[maddbygardo]

love the idina smile. i love this song!

[dancydancer1019]

"folks would kill to fill your shoes" i definetly would!! -3 idina so much!!!'

[KristinandIdinagirl]

LOVE Idina and Tracie.

[Notalll]

I have yet to hear Idina sing this song the same way twice, and I've also never heard Tracie sing this differently. And that's what makes them perfect for this song and SO DAMN AWESOME

[kitara251]

I never get tired of hearing this song! I just love it!

[rachelkillers]

I hate how they compare Idina and Eden. They are both great singers, but original in their own way

[LittleMissMe2006]

I love this the two of them are having so much fun up on the stage, I bloody love Idina :)

[Kari166]

Tracie and Idina are so cute in the beginning, they look like they're having a great time being there! HOW AMAZING ARE THEY? They sound even better live! Tracie will ALWAYS be Joanne to me!

Aww, 2:40! Idina's adorable, I love how she giggles in the middle of the song.~ (1:51) :3

[poprocks808]

WOW amazing live singing...

[singswitoutstoppin]

I LOVE this song and Tracie and Idina totally rock it!!!

[marmar33r]

I think this is one of her best live performances, she is not over singing, and she sound beautiful! the both do!

[japickyfantasy]

How can Idina not be a good live singer?

She spent how many years doing this play completely live?

That doesn't make sense. She's a beautiful singer.

[OliviaLaw94]

The 9 people who disliked this need to sort themselves out...

[KristinandIdinagirl]

@OliviaLaw94 Seriously.

[newagesoapopera1]

@ChocoboEmperor jennifer audition a long time ago.. And maybe not a good Joanne . I do agree!

[newagesoapopera1]

Jennifer Hudson auditioned for the role of Joanne but lost to Tracie Thoms. She then was cast as Effie White in Dreamgirls, for which she won an Oscar. -- IMDb Trivia: Rent (2005) Just a fact for you guys!

[newagesoapopera1]

Btw I have become obsessed with this video/song. Like I can't stop singing it! It's been in my head all day and I don't mind! Lol

[newagesoapopera1]

At 1:50 I wonder what Idina was laughing at?she might have been laughing at Tracie lol!

[newagesoapopera1]

I just watched it again!! I just can't stay away from this!!!

[newagesoapopera1]

Ugh ong i'm just blushing like wow! I think I found my new fav !!!

[iLUVAshleyandMiley]

oh my goodness!! i LOVE this soo much!! they are both so amazing and look like they are having so much fun!

idina =] she is adorable and when tracie but her hand on her thigh haha totally unexpect or she is ticklish..

LOVE THIS!!!!!!!

[ohemgeegal]

lol omg i love this so much!!! they wish they couldve been partly in character, but partly there selfs the 5000 times they were performing. thats y i love it. they have such friendship...at least thats what they want you to think...idk jkjk ;D I<3 u guys so much idina and tracie x) u make tha best cuple =D haha

[ILUVlupin]

<3 idina is adorable!!!!

[sanloful]

eden and traice the best maureen and joanne

[exohhhxleslie93]

this was taken on my birthday! lol.

[palkers]

Thank God for YouTube.. so much awesomeness about Rent accessible ^^

[myproo]

Ur both awesome wow very talented amazing

[mandith]

Idina was so shy. 2:38 I don't think she was expecting it! Ahhh THEY ARE SOOO GOOOD! They are the best of all the cast in their own characters! And this is one of the best songs of the show!

[Maggie7asv]

@mandith hahaha...yes...she wasn't expecting that!!! I AGREE WITH YOU...IDINA AND TRACIE ARE THE BEST MAUREEN AND JOANNE!!!! they look so good together!!!:D I hear this song every day about 100 times!!!:D it's so lovely and idina with tracie are sooooo fucking good!!!!! Kisses from Cyprus!!!! We <3 RENT!!!!!:D

[chocolateapple]

Traciiieee <333

2:39 oh lord if she did that to me i'd pass out in the middle of the stage.

[lovemeforme199]

so much better live!! :)

[Sibs3724]

Could Idina be any more adorable at 2:38?? I think not

[kibakiss123]

i luv idina's giggle mid-song

[elevatorscum]

no sound? :/

[transcendentalmilk]

Mute?

[CainTheTemale]

its seems as though tracie thoms is miming/lip syncing

[chocolateapple]

lol she's THAT good. Tracie Thoms doesn't need no lip syncing. she's a pro.

[smilelikeyoumeaniit]

wonderful, amazing

[welshcherry]

Idina is not a very good live singer. She has poor vocal control.

[cstrife187]

did you know that it's her job to sing live every night and she's so good at it that she gets to do it on Broadway?

[cstrife187]

Idina has better tone and diction than Eden, and I don't see someone getting her resume if it was a fair statement to say "Idina is not a very good live singer." I think that statement is just not true

[welshcherry]

Did I mention Eden? I don't even know who she is. I judging Idina on her own merits and from what I've seen of her live I personally don't think she's a very good live vocalist. She struggles in the high register and loses control of her breathing. If you like her live singing that's great; I don't. But to simply say my opinion is not true without any counter argumement lends no credence to yours.

[defygravitybewicked]

SHES SOOOOO GOOOD welsh cherry ;) shhhhhH!

[ActOutYourLife]

edina has had vocal nodes. yeah, she sounds great but she is really ruining her voice. wicked did her in.

[714fearless]

i absolutely agree Idina is way better than Eden and better live! =)

[TheatreFanatic4eva]

you clearly haven't heard her enough :L

[defygravitybewicked]

@ welshcherry NOOOOO. shes owns :) THE BEST.

[Idol2b]

2:40 i think idina was a bit surprised

[PercyJacksonfan01]

This is God in the form of a video

[smilelikeyoumeaniit]

i meant to click the like button sorrry, but i really do agree with you

[gopoleen]

Idina is definitely a performer. =)

[yellowcardboy83]

i loved eden but IDINA is the best and i think TRACIE is the best JOANN EVER!

[MimiBytchezImFly]

@yellowcardboy83 yes and tracie/ joann is fuckin hot... is she gay in real life.. id love to meet her.. ;)

[brin2krazy]

Eden was good, but IDINA IS THE BEST!!! SHE ROCKS!!!

[cgIris18]

I like Tracies skirt so much! oh, and their singing wasn't bad either ;-)

[GirlsFabulous]

They R Reaally Guud

[JustWillow8]

Idina vs Eden....who would win for the part of Maureen?

[lgiles12345]

Idina!!!! NO CONTEST.

[xFabalax]

Idina! =)

[LeaNowacki]

IDINA definately. lol

[renatheresa13]

IDINA!!!!!!!!!

[spongefreak826]

Really...is that question even necesary?

Idina! DUH!!

[JustWillow8]

haha, i guess i'm teh minority then, because i prefer Eden.

[zeeDOTi]

yes, yes you are the minority.

idina ftw.

[JustWillow8]

well, there's a Maureen for everyone. and an Elphie for everyone. Mine's Eden, yours is Idina. whatevs.

[Doggiebabe1994]

i think the answer is pretty obvious!! lolz =P IDINA!!!!!!

[kangagirl]

Tummy at 1:39...mmm

[mariajoseph]

walker nathaniel diggs

[tessakizz]

Amazing!

[PercyJacksonfan01]

LOVE THEM!!!!

[wickedlovely07]

OH! and I LOVE Idina's face at 2:40...PRICELESS LOL!

[wickedlovely07]

Hey thats cool you got to meet Tracie :) I got to meet Idina last summer while she was touring for her "I Stand" album.

[ChibiPoweredDeath]

I LOVE THEM! AAH!

[redsoxgirl1986]

love it! i got to meet tracie a few months ago.. nicest woman ever!! wish I got to tell her how freakin amazing I think she is! haha

[LATinkerbellLA]

I Love This Video These Two Are Awesome Actors And Singers! :)

[bu19]

awesome vocals...but what's that all about?? got to this video by accident..

[ShikaLH]

Excerpt from a broadway play called Rent

[FourStringKid]

It's a song from a Broadway musical called RENT. These are the characters Maureen and Joanne who are a couple. This is one of the best songs in the show/movie :D

[dragonmaster6551]

Bu19 it's from Rent.

[madi2321]

haha I love them both!

Idina cracks me up though. I love how she starts laughing all time :)

[antggervay]

Ahh, I would kill to see these two live. Tracie's voice sounds sooo good. Idina is as gorgeous and incredible as ever.

[jdthemindfreak]

I'll die if this two girl were together on broadway. OMG! 'Cause in the movie they were amazing...

[hamtroluvr112]

i love u rent

[imaligergrr]

Actually, they both are.

[imaligergrr]

Tracie is very good live!

[katmack94]

hahaha this is sooo funny! i love how she starts laughing all the timee! lol

[cgraquel1230]

am i the only one who hates that she says "kiss me pookie" instead of "kiss pookie?" because it's just such a regular part of the song for me...idk it just bugs me a lot

[SodorMR]

yea lol, i hate that 2, its just how we r used to hearing the song lol

[angel0634]

are you really complaining about such a little difference

[Tobilover]

Idina is as beautiful as ever here. And I LOVE her reaction when Tracie touches her leg....so cute. :)

[elphieandidina]

^ me too. :))))))

[ObsessivelyWicked]

Loverly...does anyone know the backstory (i.e. what's going on, why they're singing this song, what is means)?

[enigmaticnoda]

Idina's character, Maureen, and Tracie's character, Joanne, are having an argument and subsequently break up in the end. Their personalities and differences are outlined in each of their own parts of the song, which is the main reason why they're breaking up. Prior to this, on both the stage and movie versions is that they got into an argument, though the reasons leading up to the argument differ in both versions.

[ObsessivelyWicked]

Thanks...I saw the movie one and it's because she's flirting, I think. It makes way mores sense, now.

[IsisRising]

Awh how cute was Idina when Tracie touched her leg, I wish they really were lesbians, they'd make a perfect couple... for now il just keep wishing *yup* lol

[ObsessedwithBroadway]

Sorry, Idina's with Taye. I'd say they're even cuter. :)

[crazinikki815]

well then they could be a perfect <3 triangle lol

[ObsessedwithBroadway]

Ha, there's an idea! :)

[ilovemusicaltheatre3]

LOLLL actual idea!

[BlackBettaBombay09]

i liked it when idena did that thing...

"Take me or LaLaLaLeave me".

She did it on broadway a few times but not in tha movie, or here. Even in RENT live on broadway, that Maureen did it. Better.

[spongeyspongeysponge]

that is not how you spell idina, just to let you know, you spelled it with an e

[crazypsycho2410]

there is no sound...

[po3tommy]

i like tracie's outfit :]

[spongeyspongeysponge]

ya there is

[Guitarfimble88]

Glad I stumbled on this, what a treat!

[dubhcnum]

My vocal coach would kill me for breathing like idina! But...she is idina...she is wonderful and can do whatever she wants!

[drejo0713]

i was just talking to my vocal teacher about her and her breathing the other day! i agree with you on all your points, but it's not the best way to get a powerhouse vocals with that breathing

[PunkNeko19]

What do you mean? She was probably stressed or excited anyways.

[Goddessdaughter]

Haha the funny thing is that she HAS powerhouse vocals xD she just messed up on her breathing here and ended up improvising for a few beats.

Though I'm the same with my vocal teacher. If I did anything like that, I'm not lying here she would stop the practice and smack me.

[sarahrwan]

she also has asthma which is why her breathing is like that

[LwieLeandra]

i love them !!!!

[highdopaminelevel]

i love the actions they did on certain bits of the song like Idina holding up her shirt and Tracie touching Idina's thigh..sigh..i love RENT!! wish i could still see the original broadway cast..i can't get enough of Idina!!

[laura2218]

i love this song.

idina's outfit is so cute, i want to steal it.

[STUPIDxxSITE]

ha, I was just thinking that I want her shirt.

[littlekelly323]

yay rent.

Idina is so pretty

and she also married the hottest man alive taye diggs.

and tracie is also amazing.

[ACgurrrl]

Idina Menzel is hot.

[JazmyneQQloo]

Are these the girls from the movie rent?

[schwindlig]

yep.

idina also originated the role of Maureen and Tracie was Joanne in the final broadway cast :)

[JazmyneQQloo]

Oh DANG!!! (:

[marleelee]

yeah idina plays maureen and tracie plays joanne

[melonflower]

great! love this! i didn´t know that idina is ticklish! lol

<3

[Lisebip]

Thank yu so much for your video !!!!!! I really love this song !!!!!!

[idinakristinfan4ever]

omg awesome..hehe and i love how idina's ticklish. its so cute!

[WKLvr]

This is my favorite song out of the whole show! Idina and Tracie have major chemistry together, they sound amazing together and both are just plain gorgeous! I love them. lol

[NiqueyNayWuvTrcyShaw]

i love tracie's voice.

[MishKapeesh]

awesome vid - i can c an awful lot of idina favouritism, hmmm

[bbpoop93]

that's because she's the best :)

[gfata111]

plus she always steals the show.

[funkymonkey10]

i love idina! her laugh at 1:49 is so cute : )

[xparty6984]

They make a great couple!!

[kaymlev10]

OMG STOP SHAKING THE FRIGEN CAMERA

[minimum20]

hahaha idina's ticklish cause when tracie touched her she was laughing

[gothanimeprincess16]

WHOO!

[Mshottie6]

i love idina as maureen! and tracie just has the right voice for joanne! htye both rock! <33333

[Fleiss]

i love love loved this!!!!

[born2Bgreen528]

i just adore their voices.. Idinas got a cute tummy!!

[KevinAchas]

AWESOME...I love you for posting this.

[p3fan09]

didnt know idina was ticklish. lol

[mklcrespin]

I LLLOOOOVVVVEEEEE IT. AMAZING!!!

[madskittlez1122]

Idina Menzel is love.

:)

[ihave10uncles]

I AGREE!! :D

[DeadGothVampire]

wow

[DC3271]

totally sexual... but very cute.. and nice voices... sexy voices

[KAIAmarie93]

I loveeee Idina and Tracie together.. their voices match soo well. ♫

I would give aaaaaanything to see this live. ♥

[ChikSewp]

Look. Idina and Fredi worked together for years as Joanne and Maureen. I'm pretty sure she was okay with it.

[LXD35]

ahh your right.... lol how ignorant of my i didn't even think about that she just looked strange... sorry

[CaprixSun]

We're doing the school edition at my high school and we had a showcase 2 weeks ago. Because actual rehersal for the show hadn't started, we only had 4 songs prepared. But, for having only 6 days of rehersal before this, we did really well.

Just search: 'VHHS Rent' and click on Take Me Or Leave Me

PS: I auditioned for Maureen but I got Joanne (which I absolutely love). But because I'm a soprano, they have me doing the high harmonies for this duet because Maureen can't. Go Figure :P

[SessRin1778]

Amazing voices.

[happydance2278]

i wanna see this live so bad.

[jillyjilly16]

they are both so amazingly good! WOW!

[wickediswicked5]

ha!

Idina: who i was meant to be haha

[mimilovesroger]

omg absolutly amazing i loved it

[Cnh25]

thx puccilover xx