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  • I'll admit, I started to doze off a bit around this part, and then she just BELTED out and I was like DAMN. I was awake and ready from there on. This musical in phenomenal.

  • Grizabella is the Norma Desmond of cats. Except for the fact that she has her own happy ending.

  • is Grizabella an abused cat?

  • @philemon101 in the poems grizabella is a cat that left all the other cats to go and be famous and live a glam life but she was taken advantaged of and used then tried to come back broken and they wont accept her back.

  • they should do the same with wicked :O

  • @MsAmbrosia29 We only put out one of our cats (we live in the suburbs) and she has lots of cat friends. Our other cat can't seem to find his way home even if he's just next door so he's an inside cat.

  • whats the deal with the fat cat walking behind her??

  • @williamharrellhinson that's Old Duteronomy like the only one who understands how she feels

  • @MsAmbrosia29

    it was Old Possum's Book Of Practical Cats, and Grizabella lost her youtha and beauty and was shunned by all of the other cats.

  • I always thought Grizabella looked more like a mouse..

  • Whenever I sing this song I always cry

  • why does rum tum tugger always flip off grizabella?

  • @upandmovinon Cuz no one likes her.. because she is old ... Like in todays society

  • @SuperMusicCrazed: nopt everyone hates her, and most of the cats hates her not because she's old, its just that she did something and ran off to see the world as far as i heard

  • You know, what I find weird (but not in a bad way) is that the only one who understands the pain of the one hated by all is the one loved by all.

  • yes but misto looks nothing like munk, tugger, and old deuteronomy. I think micavity is related to misto because they both have powers and victoria might be his sister. Eh... busterfer jones might be misto's uncle. Idk, sorry I spelled so much stuff wrong!! busy watching for like the 30th time

  • Is grizabella misto's mom? She is wearing balck and kinda looks like him. If she was then he was probably too young when she left to remember her.

  • @sabeffah The only relation every stated about the Cats relations were of the twins. That is only a theory, which you can choose to believe if you would like to. Going on that, it is theorized that Misto, Munk, and Tugger were the children of her and Old Deuteronomy.

  • @sabeffah

    Some people think that Jemima is Grizzabella's daughter and thats why the strong connection in the last memory

  • This song is so beautiful, I start to cry ever time I hear this song! Memory is definitely my favorite song in the whole musical!

  • I love the beautiful voice of Jemima :D 1:07 I love Jemima (and Veerle) ;D

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  • That isn't Susie McKenna as Jennyanydots at 0:58 behind Jellylorum.

  • @audreybear1997 yep it is

  • love MUNK!!!

  • at 0.44 Grizabella just looks at Munkustrap say what are u gonna do

  • d:(thinking) should i tell her i still love her or not????

  • Grizabella the glamour cat :)

  • Lol rum tum tugger *pops collar, sashays away*

  • @secretagenttigress Doesn't matter how many times I watch that part, I always laugh. =D

  • Meaningful song for a meaningful character. Amazing job Andrew Lloyd Webber.

  • I love this song so much. Grizabella has to be one of my favorite characters in CATS alongside RTT and Misto. :)

  • DEUTER'S A STOCKER!!! XD

  • i think deuter is in love with grizabella but does nothing because he is the leader and has to stay impartial.

  • @MssRavenMondragon he can't do anything he has to stay impartial

  • omg were doing cats so exciting!

  • The way that Griabella dances by heself makes me think of Elphaba from Wicked, only there's no Glinda to take Grizabella's hand, so it's much more bitter and sad.

  • @ManyLemons2 omigod that is such a good comparision! its so true!

  • @bexb99 And if you think about it, in a way, her Glinda ia there, but in the shadows, cause Jemima is trying to get the other Jellicles to listen to Grizabella's song.

  • @ManyLemons2 yes it is but old D wants to accpet her, and jemma wants to be like her

  • 3:00 Prepare to cry.

  • Actually, when I've first seen this musical, I didn't like Grizabella's character,but now when I listen to this beautiful voiceand amazing song,I realized how I was wrong!! Love CATS(:

  • I love Griz's dance. Her attempt at finding her past self. She tries to keep her grace while stifling her embarassment of what she has become. Yet before the song begins...her expression is one of an acceptance. she tells the story of her newest days, her sorrows, isolation. A risk taken......and in turn caused her to forfeit so much. Beautiful.

  • (cont'd) No one was injured and I doubt he would allow it. Griz is suffering a horrible regret and the rest probably think her selfish for returning when she needs them. Yet where was Griz, when they needed her?

    I absolutely love Deuteronomy, loveable and trusting., Munk has a sweet and intelligent aire about him. Rum Tum Tugger....Feline Tim Curry with sex appeal. ( Why does that sound a bit too taboo?)

  • I used to feel that way too. 'Why cant they explain whats going on'? Phantom of the Opera confused me before reading the book or watching the movie and not the play. Its more about interpretation for each individual. Mine? I think while everyone else was bust scampering off...Deuteronomy remained. He didnt walk away from her. But instead, he sat by and listened to her release her emotion. He couldn't force the cats to accept her, because no one can force another to forgive someone.

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  • i hate how they pull the kittens away from Griz

  • This song is sad, but I think it's just a little bit funny when she starts marching around the stage.

  • @takineko

    she left the tribe to see the world and pursue a stage career

    but that didn't work so now she wants back but they don't forgive her for leaving

  • You know, I'm suprised she didnt notice Ol' Deuteronomy sitting on his tire as she performed.I believe he loves her, but he feels that the tribe should accept her on their own.He may be leader, but he wants them to see what he sees.

  • I never understood what they were so mad at her for x_x

  • @takineko she left the tribe to become famous saying she could do better with out them now many yrs pass and she old she needs the tribe but they cant forgive her

  • This songggg <3

  • Thumbs up if you cried. :'(

  • Anyone else think maybe Old Deuteronomy is looking for his 100th wife?

  • @littlebuffolow yeah totally. i used to have this theory that she was his mate (or one of his mates) and munkustrap is their son hha. cause you can see griz is a silver tabby too, around her neck. and munkustrap is a leader, like deuteronomy. was always how i saw it hahaha

  • idiots by her coat they mean her fur she cant take it off shes a cat not a person remember?!

  • take your coat off

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  • 0:27 Mungojerrie?

  • @TheNewSailorMercury

    You mean the guy you bumps Grizabella with his butt?

    That's Pouncival, played by Karl Morgan not Mungojerrie :D

  • she looks like A mouse :S Or is that me?

  • he? 1165241 ben je nederlands?

  • elaine page makes this character perfect

  • @1165241 Thanks. :D

  • why doesnt she take off her coat if its "torn and stained with sand "

  • tuggers gangsta walk at 0:19 XD

  • i was like oh no click away, click away... oh too late now i have to watch the whole thing hehe. awsome =P

  • I'm a little confused. Why does everybody hate her so much?

    Gosh. you don't have to be so mean to her. :,(

  • THEY ARE SO MEAN D:<

  • Such a pure voice <3

  • beautiful

  • @Leggiesbabi

    The only thing you can change isn't the actions and feelings of others, but your own. We can't actually stop the other kids from all of that stuff, but... Haters gonna hate. :P

  • i dont understand why the other cats are like afraid(?) of her

  • @Kearea14 look at my comment to TribalStudios18 it kinda explains

  • @12Toodles12 suck it up whiner she's here because she is awesome no matter what you say

  • This song is so amazing; you can just feel the hurt and sadness in her voice. Elaine Paige does a fantastic job at portraying Grizabella. As a Drama Nerd, I know what has to go into a character to make it believable, and Miss Paige deserves the utmost respect. She is, in my opinion, the best and only Grizabella.

    On another note, most of the play is up to the audience to decipher, but I was never quite able to figure out why Demeter doesn't help her before Bomba pulls her away. Any thoughts?

  • @TheCelticDove I read somewhere it's because Demeter recognizes that Grizabella is someone she might have become (thru her past association w/Macavity). Sometimes we are afraid to help someone who reminds us of our own darker days. Grizabella is further gone than Demeter was so there would have been the "sin and misery is catching" aspect as well. That's why Griza's arc is powerful; it's abt redemption.

  • @jhameiagoh

    I keep hearing stories that make perfect sense. I wish the musical could tell us flat out what happened because this is all getting so confusing. Its like picking a church- each one has different thoughts or beliefs, and sometimes you agree with more than one group and it can get stressful... I believe your version fits in there, too...

  • @TheCelticDove

    I suppose that she wasn't helping her exactly but… oh my freak I hate Jellylorum. Sorry, I just got to that part. I suppose that Demeter wasn't HELPING her exactly. She was just trying to comfort her. I think that she might have done more if Bombalurina hadn't pulled her away.

  • @TheCelticDove Probably important to remember that outcasts are generally that way for some reason. The older cats know that reason and protect the younger ones that do not. Only Deuteronomy is old enough to know Grizabella before even the events that made her an outcast. This is why her song moves him. He knows the memories of which she sings. Her 'better' days.

  • @TheCelticDove You mean Jemima?

  • @TheCelticDove i think it was cuz it was in the script lol.

  • @TheCelticDove Grizabella was cast out by the rest of the tribe and while Demeter wants to help her, she can't bring herself to go against the laws of the tribe; at least that is my take on it.

  • @TheCelticDove: Demeter's trying to. She's reaching out, just hesitant. My take? During the thing with Macavity, Grizabella could have helped Demeter, who was Macavity's prisoner somehow--but never did. While Demeter understands, she's hesitant, and Bomba, trying to protect her, makes sure she doesn't go against the tribe, because after what happened to Demeter, the tribe is important to them both.

  • @TheCelticDove It's my belief that Grizabella is Demeter's mother, and that she abandoned Dem when she was a kitten when she left the tribe. I think Dem wants to forgive her, but can't quite take that final step. Which is also why I think Bomba pulls Dem away (and why Munk steps in at the same time) - they feel they need to protect Dem from Grizabella, since Griz hurt her (emotionally) in the past.

  • @TheCelticDove i think she wanted to but then kinda hesitated cos she cannot bring herself to fully accept her. i think shes kinda torn

  • @TribalStudios18 that's the whole point of grizabella there isn't supposed 2 b joy kuz she used to be the "glamour cat" and that caused her missery l8r kuz she thought she could get away wit anything so she left the "tribe" and so they don't know wat shes been up 2 so they consider her a traitor. Deuteronomy is the leader he doesn't want attention. Gus is in the competion 2 b the cat 2 go 2 the heavyside layer that's y he's there so Deuteronomy will choose him to take him out of missery.

  • Jemimas so dang cute! >_<

  • I love Jemima's voice so much :)

  • Its so sad how when grizabella gets pushed, demeter is like "oh no are you okay??" and bombalurina is like "GET AWAYY"

  • Tugger popping his collar at 0:19 never fails to crack me up.

  • Its like demeter wants to help her but she can't

  • @troublelover365 Sounds like great fun... wish I was there.

  • this never fails to make me cry :/

  • The first time I heard this song, I cried. It's so beautiful.

  • She is smiling alone.

  • Most beautiful Broadway song EVER. Every time I hear this song I get chills...

  • Why are they so mean to her?

  • @Shaktilovesshiva Because she is an Outcast

  • @Shaktilovesshiva

    The older cats knew her before she left them. She left for a life of glamor and fashion, but instead returned as a shabby cat with nothing to show but her damaged appearance. None of the younger kittens knew of her because they were not born yet, but the older cats knew, and feel like she betrayed them so they shun her as punishment. =/

  • @Tenten32321 She didn't leave for a life of glamour, because she already had that, she left for an adventure.

  • @Shaktilovesshiva They also think she is dangerous (along with Tenten32321's comment)

  • there are five peopole with no soul thumb up if you agree

  • This has to be one of the most poignant songs ever written. It just about brings tears to my eyes whenever I hear it.

    I just watched this rendition of "Cats" (on DVD) today. First time I had ever seen this musical, though I had heard a few of the songs from it. Anyway, I absolutely loved it!

    And yes, the actress did a fantastic job with this part.

  • Ok. Thats so sad! Those mean cats will hit their ninth life if they see me on the street!

  • Man Grizabella is lucky she didn't touch my dad (Munkistrap) because i would of gona mad cat on her .

  • OMGosh Pouncival puts his butt on grizabella and she was smiling and she liked it!EWWWWWWW on 0:28

  • OMGosh Pouncival puts his butt on grizabella and she was smiling and she liked it!EWWWWWWW

  • My favourite part 1:08

    Jemima "And you see the corner of her eye twists like a crooked pin."

  • @malcolmlewis013

    It's interesting to see that such seemingly small, emotional nuances in the human being, and in human performance, really isn't that small nuances at all. I hadn't expected that so many others would consciously  or unconsciously pick up on this small moment in the play. It only last a few seconds, but can outweigh hours of something else... In terms of it's purity and genuinity.

    As a performer, and a thinking, living human being, this is indeed interesting to behold.

  • Man. Cats are dicks.

  • Supposedly Grizabella had once been in a relationship with Deuteromony and when something occured he threw her out just because he was angry, now, he regrets it but due to his legacy he is hesitant to let her back in, but you can tell he still loves her, and he is guilty for doing this to his ex-love.

    But because of what she did, the cats class her as a traitor. The kittens are to young to know of it so they are confused of the adults behaviour towards her. xx

  • @EmilYxSax And I've also heard that Grizabella is Demeter's mother and Demeter is Jemina's mother. Which would prove how Jemina was curious and how Demeter's coat is a little darker.

  • yes theres a part 12 but u have to search cats jellicle ball 12 

  • There's no Part 12, is it the jellicle ball?

  • @Roterose987 there is a part 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 etc.

  • The reason why she iis shunned is because when she was younger she left the Jellicle tribe to see the outside world. She returned but is seen as an outsider...I think

  • I love this song... I can't help but cry.

  • Old Duteronomy should have actually TOUCHED her. The out streched hand wasn't enough.... :((

  • und all diese szenen in stöckelschuhen.Respekt

  • I hate how Deuteronomy is watching the entire time and does nothing...

  • @MssRavenMondragon

    Yeah but look at him at 5:21. Does he look like he just WANTED to stand on the sidelines? Maybe there was just nothing he could do. Have you thought of that? He may be leader, but being a leader also means understanding that not everyone in the group may want to agree. He could say "Lets include Grizzy." and they could still be like "NO!". So I think he WISHES he could help, but knows he may not be able to.

  • @CosplayCore I would question the point of having a pretty much USELESS leader then. I mean, what the hell does he do through the entire thing besides sit there, get captured, and tell the cats "HEY YOU'RE ALL GONNA DIE!" I mean, the only thing he does is send Griz up, which is a good thing, but still, I believe my point stands.

  • @MssRavenMondragon such a by stander he is... :P

  • @MssRavenMondragon I don't think he can get involved: As a judge he has to remain impartial.

  • @raynelycan Yea like towards the end how he reaches out to her, hes sad for her too

  • The other day I saw Cats for the first time. They were only in New York for one day apparently and luckily they put on the show at my school. Great show. The dancing was really cool and their voices were amazing.

  • 0:19 Lol, a cat shouldn't be able to to that with his mane! xD

  • i saw the german version in hamburg ^^

  • @tnsoussetn The one that's on tour now? Wow! How was it?

  • @noodle0912 ehhem i was in LION KING ( sorry dont know the english word :D ) WICKED

    and many will come ehhem i want to see tarzan, and maaaaaaaaany other musicals

    so where did u go to musical

  • she acts better than the other cat who sang memories...

  • I had how Jelly spits her words back at her in the beginning :( I love this show so much, but I hate how they treat Grizabella

  • Going to see CATS this afternoon ! Can't wait :D

  • @JulySunn9 LUCKY. I'm jealous. But I watched the DVD last night, so I'm okay. xD

  • Poor Grizabella...I just wanna cuddle her...She looks so lonely and sad...=(

  • The music from 1.45-is absolutely beautiful, but so full of sadness...

  • BEST SONG EVER!!!!

    i'm learning this song for my voice recital, and i fell in love with it when i first heard it

  • i feel bad for her poor grizabella she is a wonderful singer too!!

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  • OMG she looks like a little bear!! (with the ears) SHES SO HUGGABLE!!! I want her to be my pet cat:)

  • What's the relationship between grizabella and old Deuteronomy?

  • I used to have a thing for victoria, then rumpleteaser, then the egiptian one, jemima..... wonder who the next one will be?

  • @theworldsfastestman Exotica or Cassandra? idk

  • @theworldsfastestman stick with Jemima :) she's adorable

  • This always brings tears to my eyes, everytime.

  • its not that shes ugly or mean but back thn she was rich,and beautiful,and she didnt bother to help these ctas but then she turned uglt and old and her owners didnt want her,so shes left alone now :(

  • such a beautiful voice nothing like it i love CATS one of the best shows iv seen

  • I always get chills at 3:10 when she says "Sound". She is amazing!

  • 0:27-0:29 was mean :(

  • 4 people have lost their memory. how sad.

  • My aunt has a cat who reminds me a lot of Grizabella.

  • =[ heartbreaking

  • Who is older Grizabella or Old Duetronomy? Sorry if I spelled his name wrong.

  • @slyhazeleyes Deuteronomy is the oldest cat of all the cats. He has taken a lot of cats to the Heavyside Lair.

  • ts eliot wrote the poems this musical is based on and it srsly seems like this character is based on his wife vivien who he abandoned. i think she was abused by the elite. im amazed that this is apparently being remarked upon in a mainstream musical tho. but i approve. she has an important story to tell.

  • this song is really easy on tha piano i love playing and singing along w it its a beautiful song

  • This song is truly beautiful :)

  • I hate when Griz said "I was beautiful then", because all the cats are so ugly, but really ugly and they dont look like cats at all (they look like lions), only Griz is beautiful and actually looks like a proper cat!!!! She just makes me want to grab her and take her home and love her for like eternity! LOVE GRIZABELLA AND ELAINE <3

  • cats is one of my favorite musicals. the sing the dancing the emotion is so intense! I LOVE IT

  • jemima is probably one of the cutest cats in this, just her size and voice is adorable.

  • It's not fair how they treat poor Grizabella. She deserves another chance. She looks so alone and upset

  • @Lotto15719 some of the cats, as you can tell, want to give her a second chance but the others stop them. but, yeah, i do agree will you. she's not treated fairly. :(