Rent 1994 NYTW - 21. La Vie Boheme (Part 1)

[jefflin555]

I actually think this version is better than the Broadway show!

[KHooksMixer]

I'm assuming Alison must be with Benny in this version instead of the business man (a.k.a Her Father).lol.I wonder why they shortened some of the verses in the final version.

[glasssilhouette]

...This Benny sounds like a freaking opera singer on drugs

[daisukefan92]

@glasssilhouette And it's awesome!!! :D

[bluebirde67]

"not now Roger..."

[IamSplishSplashStyle]

seven orders of fries? SEVEN? NOT THIRTEEN? WHAT IS THIS?

lol jk I love this version

[SupernovaProds]

@IamSplishSplashStyle probably just the main characters (maureen,joanne,roger etc) and not the ensemble

[SongsJerome]

When our group did this in a revue I did Angel & Roger's part.

[ImagineChristi]

The exchange between Mark and Maureen so should have been in the show.

[Naruhinaluver15]

blockbuster?

Blockbuster?

BLOCKBUSTER?!

wow...

LOL

[fancypantsedhipster]

the original lyrics had CBGBs in it?!

WHY did they cut that out? ): I was wondering why the OBC and movie didn't say anything about CBGB since that must've been a HUGE inspiration for Roger.

[TearsBehindSmiles]

@fancypantsedhipster They mentioned CBGBs at the begining of the play. It was when Mark was introducing their apartment, before Tune Up #1. He talks about the posters on the wall, which were from old gigs that Roger had played. CBGBs is one of the places where he played. The movie cut this out.

[Jcthefluteman]

lol '...Not now, Roger.'

[jacksonmattek]

the one soprano sounds like shes in a classical opera. Maureen is soooo MONOTONE!!! So terrible

[manifestgtr]

haha this is really cool...you can really hear the lyrics well...this is such a broadway masterpiece...how do you even write something like this? it's so intricate and verbose in a brilliant way...jl mustve spent forever writing and rewriting this til it turned out the way he wanted...I write progressive metal and this cut still makes my head spin...unreal...

[RoseResserection]

Mark is the original :D && Mimi Too ^_^

[ARandomWorld]

My gawd Mark and Maureen are so fucking hilarious!

[musicalmad1996]

that benny seriously scares me he sounds like an old man lol and that maureen sounds like a stuck up snob

but still ye havta love it

[RichieEastside]

It's a good thing they changed the graphics for the show too, I don't like this one, it's ugly.

[JustWillow8]

wow......pretty cool, but the new version is better. that whole awkward exchange between Maureen and Mark "Hello! i'm a dyke!" funny, but just a little....off. like that would never happen. i'm glad it went through revisions.

[atla18]

meet you in the bathroom.. ill bring the dental dam

wooow. XD

[EmmieB91]

at 5:33, what are the lyrics? I thought they were "CBGB's, De Laso, tabouli, body fluids, KS lesions, spotty lungs, silence equals death", but a lot of the lyric sites say it's "CBGB's, De Lasso, tabouli, body fluids, KS lesions, funny looks, silence equals death."

is it "spotty lungs" or "funny looks?"

[EmmieB91]

...I forgot "transfusions," but still. XD

[gigametroid99]

I hear "funny looks". But I can see where you got "spotty lungs".

[cecilycardew419]

Blockbuster? Blockbuster? Blockbuster? Wow... lol

[scottyh2006]

im shocked how close this is to the end copy it is really amazing

[xkadie999x]

have you heard the version of jonathan singing it in 1992, it's really different from what it is now, it's got some really interesting bits in it though xx give it a listen if you havn't already xx =D

[RichieEastside]

Yea def, but I wish they had left in the harmony part on "emotion devotion to causing a commotion..." that part was pretty cool...if it was me though I'd have cut it for the second part of the line ("to passion to fashion.." etc.), but it was a nice little texture the first time. Wonder why they didn't leave it in?

[iloveanthonyrapp]

omg meet you in the bathroom! if he said that to me i would grab his hand pull him into the bathroom! lol! but seriously i <3 anthony!

[populardarlin]

Ahahaha. Benny's voice made me laugh. :D

I wish we had full OBC in this :/

Who played Maureen in this? I honestly don't like her. She is super dull with her voice...I mean this song is suppose to be all...ENERGY! Where is hers?

"Meet you in the bathroom" ahahaaha I love Mark! I swear.

I liked this. Not as much as the final version, but it made me laugh (for plenty of reasons...)

[JustWillow8]

Maureen's character was a little different in early versions. in Anthony's book it says that Idina played Maureen very differently from the workshop Maureen.

[tinngrinn]

Ahah, It's so weird hearing how much the song changed. This song is my second favorite in the entire musical! <3

It got so much better afterwards! This version doesn't have alot of energy.

[EccentricElf23]

It sounds like Mark is Anthony...is he??

Because it says in his book that he was part of the workshop...

Yeah, it is xD

[islaroses]

The Maureen sounds like a robot.

[gilmorefanforever]

Anthony and Daphne are the only ones whose voices I actually enjoy in this version. Although the lyrics in the original are incredibly amusing.

[renrocksdaworld]

I find it kind of ironic how the only people you actually enjoy in here are the ones that made it into the Off-Broadway and Broadway productions.

[twiggy647]

I like that the broadway version stayed close to this one, but I definately like the OBC better. The OBC has more personality and give the feel that they actually are the characters. Everyone but Mark and Daphne seem to not really be into it.

[mommylove5000]

..interesting. OBC is by far the best. Don't get me wrong, this version isn't terrible, just it's just all the singers besides Anthony are totally flat.

[scaner3]

"Not now, Roger."

[calliesaiyan]

This Benny is even more of a pompous ass then Taye's is... o.o

[strongsad14]

i really like this version! its more exciting the OBC version. in that recording they sound just a bit too timid, but this is great! i love the extra lyrics!

[bloomingauthor7]

so in this version was benny not their ex roomie/friend?

[dave69ca]

no. they refer to him as their slum lord which is what he is at this point in the relationship both in the broadway and NYTW version. doesn't dismiss his ex-roomie/fried relationship with them

[bloomingauthor7]

Yeah, I wasn't really referring to this song, but in this version a lot of those allusions- "We'll see boys", the first tune-up (?) with the benny- great- fuck part are missing, so i was wonderning if that was a later development of the script. anyway, rent is amazing.

[aimeedotaimeedot]

sounds so flat! like they can't be bothered except mark!

[JSheets716]

"Blockbuster? Blockbuster! BLOCKBUSTER!! Wow..." LMAO my favorite part of the song...

[illmindedcandeh]

"Hey sister, she's my sister"?

[meltalviel]

Roflmao.

The Maureen's definitely very... flat, to put it mildly.

[halfwayTherexo]

lol "hello!? imma dyke!" i love maureen and markk

[kmp08]

i'll say this-this version is okay... but it still a relief that only Anthony and Daphne stayed

though i like the slightly more desperate mark still wanting Maureen back.

[calliesaiyan]

I agree with you.. Anthony and Daphne seem to be the only ones not singing in monotone. and this version of mark is FUNNY.

[stylegirl62]

who was the original benny?

[lgfrommk2931]

Ah Mark, how I love you. Haha.

[iamselinakyle]

soooooooooo very very different

[gcur07121987]

hahahaha-dental dam, that's funny!!!

[forgivensomuch]

Fantastic! It's great to see where the show went after the workshops.

[mrsralbinopumpkinhea]

benny kinda sounds like some sort of phantom in this version. and mark is aggressive in this song. i like it.

[chgriffiths]

you can slightly hear where the operatic bit in the recent London production was inspired from!

[BroadwayPottergirl]

Wow. So different than the more recent recordings!!!

[memory3945]

LOVE IT!!!! thank you so0o0o0o0o much!! love this song! love it even more!