Rufus Wainwright - Oh What a World

[MrLetterV]

The first time I had ever heard Rufus was when he opened for Tori Amos 9 years ago and I have loved him since then.

[frosty7530]

Exquisite. I've been seeing some great talent lately, but this guy's got, as Janis used to say, "A Piece of my Heart! U GO RUFUS!

[MonkeyBananaRaffles]

The expression: "It is what it is" reminded me of this song - what a simple act of joy!

[humanshield95]

i was shown this in my music class in collage and after it finished, everyone in my class, who listian to heavy metal, were smiling and asked if we could listen to it again

[MrWolfmannjack]

this its fantatic an he noth had the genies from nothing then hes mom an dad its a  sing a song rigther the appel noth fall fare from the tree s

[emiratesA380NCL]

@MrWolfmannjack what???

[Locke45er]

This sing brings that proper good feeling that all music should but rarely ever touches.

[bigsur79]

This video ALWAYS makes me smile. 

[thinwhiteduke11]

He's a fabulous dancer <3

[winggoddess]

there's nothing wrong with men reading fashion magazines. if girls can do it, so can guys. though i'd much prefer that neither sex read them.

[naticio]

such an amazing performance! damn

[glammer]

Oh what a way to start an album. The only time I sent a mass email to everybody I know was after hearing Want (One).

[saxengee2]

i miss the old rufus

[im1ru122]

What a world indeed! Esp. those straight men reading fashion magazines - go fig!

[tenalpoen]

He put on his robe and wizard hat.

[lennydylan]

how funking camp is that....oh what a fuckinking woorld.....love it....rave on rufus....rave on thy holy fool...xxx

[gurlsingerfan]

He should write a Broadway show or two, this would make a grand finale....better than most of the remade crap on the great "white way". :-)

[binitials]

Who gives a fuck if he's gay, straight, an addict or a spiritual leader....well, this song is just too good to be true. And it takes guts to include the bolero which is so famous in its own right and do it with so much class. And yes, what a world we live in! 

[crassazell]

as straight as the day is 23 hours and 59 seconds long but I love this man

[bluesoulone]

straight and love him...lol

[StardustBeatle1039]

Seriously... How can someone not like this guy? He is the epitome of joy! :)

[strudel4527]

J'aime cette chanson, elle est coquine et Rufus semble tellement s'amuser en la chantant! Le clin d'oeil à Maurice Ravel me plaît bien. Comment ne pas sourire à celà!!! :-)

[broadwaycakes]

that. was just amazing ;)

[123jsbach]

Fantastic!!!! I think Ravel would be proud!

[tlknott]

Kinda reminds me of Tim Curry's character in The Worst Witch movie. LOLs Love this....!

[mond01]

gloriously gay or a fucking great performance!!! I'll take it.

[154arturo]

Beautiful song. I can't say more.

[avantiisonfire]

<3333 i'd go gay for him.

[andyao]

gangster ish @AO760

[observito]

Rufus is very talented! I see his art and a nice guy .. 

[ponsho1998]

He's pathetic. In the words of Marlon Brando, when talking about Bob Hope, he's an applause junkie. All of that musical education and this is the best he can do. Hopeless.

[BRAUUUNA]

SEP/2009. IT TOOK FOREVER FOR MY MUM TO ACCEPT HE DOES NOT 'DIG WOMEN'.

[Jakesman22]

What a fantastic song!!!!!! adding ravels bolero in there was genius, and it took me until the end to get the wizard of oz reference. Oh my gosh amazing!!!!

[dkkauwe]

i love this song...i wonder why he's wearing a pointy hat...

[RyJo]

@dkkauwe well he melts at the end so I'm assuming it's a wicked witch of the west reference of sorts

[AZ09not]

@dkkauwe Just because he's awesome.

[dougfresh68]

hot witches

[JoshySmall]

a truly amazing composer

[samenzwering]

Me being straight, if Rufus would say he was in love with me, I don't know if I could refuse.

[Petter79]

@samenzwering Straight man? Right... ;-)

[samenzwering]

@Petter79 Haha nice one :-) But did you just wink at me?

[Petter79]

@samenzwering Umm, yeah... That was a typo. I really shouldn't try using smileys.

[pickles2480]

I was there!!!!

[bridgestm]

"I'm a fabulous dancer!" LOVE Rufus!

[emjee]

The story of Coit Tower being built as a tribute to fireman is an oft repeated myth...

a lady did have it built, but her reasons had nothing to do with firemen. The myth got started originally because the tower itself looks so much like a firehose nozzle.

[adar336]

one man show!

he's sooo lovely!!!

amazing talented singer/ song writer

[mygirlholl]

And i've been at the top of coit tower, just felt like saying that bc he was talking about it lol =) Rufus is soo awesome...

[evamarimo]

THIS SONG IS AWESOME

[fallingslowly78]

I love this guy! He's so gay! (and I'm not talking about his sexuality, I'm talking about his spirit) And so talented..

[bb03853588]

I love when he says "I'm a fabulous dancer"

[TheCelineDionArchive]

Gosh i love his voice. Such a talented artist

[Claire563]

OMG I love this video!! :D I've never seen performence so full of energy and life, like this one. Absolutley love it ;D <3

[2000everett4]

I have loved listening to Rufus singing on movie soundtracks for years now, but it was my daughter that introduced me to this Song...WOW!!!

[TeamTARDIS2015]

How can he smoke during a performance?

[mofolarry]

2:23 there's the happiest gay face I've ever seen. gotta love this guy, incredible composition and outstanding live performance.

[nikishka258]

@mofolarry he´s gay?!? xD

[observito]

@nikishka258

[eddievanhalen1]

great musician and i am a homophobe!

[parameciuman]

@eddievanhalen1 lol! yay!

[KayBiskerow]

I love this guy! Not just because he makes beautiful, unique music, has a perfect voice and boatloads of talent, but because he also has boatloads of charisma, stage presence and has a great sense of humor! Some people are just born to entertain!... Exclamation point!!

[lensnana]

Can't wait to see Rufus down here in NZ end of October... :-)

[333amaterasu]

I love that random ending to this vid XD "and she would probably, like, fuck the entire waterbrigade and she had that erected" *sneaky face*

[thehypercookie]

I wish Rufus was mine. <3

[EZEafterhours]

i want to see him so bad, but sadly the clossest he gets near me is like 600 miles

[AlannahClaire]

He has such an effortless voice.

[Larendeli1]

Rufus is amazing, such an inspiration to my own writings. I love his sister too.

[BlastYouVileWoman827]

there are no words for how fabulous this is!

[twistedknight]

WOW!!! es increible, impresionante, emocionante! Rufus es lo maximo!!!!!

[muttzart]

A voice of sonorous perfection - the closest I've heard to the sound of an actual (well-tuned) musical instrument.

[StanlyMusic]

what an amazing track.

[jannaranna]

no me canso de verlo!!!!!!!!!!!

[rodstarknight]

I saw this live and I think I died watching it.

[thmspierson]

Simply Wonderful...a real artist.

[TeamTARDIS2015]

He looks like my brother . . .

[Luciee62]

it sounds odd, but this video makes me so happy simply because he looks so happy :) especially at 2:20 . An incredible talent

[linngal]

ONE OF MY RUFUS FAV'S.....LOVE THIS SONG!

[GruffyRachacha]

Jason Webley is a very similar artist. Both have stunning voices. Jason sounds a bit smokier though.

[joannesel]

THIS IS AN AMAZING SONG! THANK YOU, RUFUS!

[AugustVonpetersborg]

Love his music to death, but who does he think he is in that outfit? Elton John?

[bb03853588]

@AugustVonpetersborg it's just haloween I guess. actually he does not need to wait for haloween to dress like this :)

[amonduultje]

brilliant performer

[d3nkst3]

look at his face at 2:20 ! it radiates happiness, passion and much more...

i wish all musicians would devote themselves to their music like he does...

and i wish everybody could be as happy with his or her job like he is...

[jannaranna]

WoooooooooooooooW

[nika52nika]

Nagyon jó!

[MissAnonomouse]

I really wish that Rufus was NOT gay. I love his voice, looks, stage presence, music, piano skills, etc... But I despise his sexual orientation. I really wish he was straight. What a World that would be. *sigh* only in my dreams...

[lexy1330]

@MissAnonomouse why do so many people have a problem with what others do in the bedroom??

[MissAnonomouse]

@lexy1330 um, so that I would have a chance with him? I wish that he was not gay so that I could marry him, duh... :)

[derekbd]

@MissAnonomouse I despise your attitude.

[MissAnonomouse]

@derekbd and I despise gay people! we are all entitled to our opinions, and I will respect the fact that you despise my beliefs and wishes in life. All my previous statement was trying to convey to the general public is that MissAnonomouse is madly in love with Rufus. "Lettuce leaf" it at that. Rufus!!! :D

[derekbd]

@MissAnonomouse : you despise gay people but you are madly in love with Rufus, who is gay. Do you see the contradiction?

[MissAnonomouse]

@derekbd yes, I do! "Oh, what a world we live in!" to put it in the words of this genius! :{D

[infideluxe]

@MissAnonomouse Admitting that you despise gay people doesn't get you off the hook. You can claim that this is your "opinion" but you do yourself and others a disservice if you haven't actually tried to understand why you despise gay people. If it goes beyond a bitterness caused by certain gay men being unavailable to you, you owe it to yourself to look deeper.

[singray7]

@infideluxe .... ouch!

[covadonga4242]

such a powerful voice!!! he is very talented!!!

[mkearley49]

@xXTheVirus Liberty cabbage .. I had to buy the disc to get the answer to that : ) .. beautiful intro .. well worth buying it tho ..

[lennydylan]

Beautiful....Oscar Wilde lives....x

[lennydylan]

Smashing....Oscar Wilde ....Lives

[georgiporgi281]

wspanialy rufus...

absolutely perfect ...

thanx serenity930...

[onetrashdancer]

I must say this Sissy pants grows on you . Fucking pisser Rufus !

[OwildC33]

I love his beautiful voice.

[happydogdog22]

totally perfect!!!!!

[LimeGirl08]

Perfect song to sing in the shower!!!! Or anytime for that matter. :D

[CaminoJuster]

His voice is so damn perfect! I'm a musician, but when he sings I sometimes cannot even pick out the individual instruments (which I always do); he's perfect.

[rachie79]

he is awesome!!i love the symphony and i guess it was halloween!!

[kernone213]

GAY DRUG ABUSE

[CaminoJuster]

@kernone213

Good; whatever works.

[moonstonemama]

His voice is so crazy beautiful.

[greenhousejpb]

for me it's too much, i prefer leslie winchester's version (see channel: satorihime)

[gjohannis08]

wow... thats pretty good for live.

[marshmom2001]

FABULOUS!

[lmsypj]

if you watch the movie Arthur, you know RW took some ideas fromt hat classical piece. i don't mind. becuase this is a great song.

[don02895]

gotta love Rurfus

[melancholicme123]

Fabulous, beautiful!! Thank you, Rufus!

[volvoreta76]

I love him, is really fantastic. Kisses from Spain.

[bicabornato]

he is such an amazing artist.

full of spirit and fun to watch live.

magnificent

[clivehunter15]

Brilliant! I love how he's feeling it.

[OHCLOUDSUNFOLD]

hahaaaaaaaa he's so weird its actually delectable! love it

[markthousands]

Where can i buy this DVD in the US?

[mobofg]

We're just a band that likes this kind of music. We're just looking to be heard, if you would actually take the time to listen one of our songs on our channel and comment, we would really appreciated it. Thanks Peace.

[rickyoswald]

Does Rufus have a band per se? The live performance is spot on, like the Wondermints with Brian Wilson

P.S. excuse the incorrect usage of "per se", language evolves.

[lclerins]

FAB-olous! Rufus you made my day...

[gregboy59]

i suffer when i hear rufus sing! rufus spelled backwards = sufur (suffer) ouch! NEXT.

[rockstarvideo19]

yupperz

[dianefitch999]

Gotcha.

[KristinaBrooker1]

REACT

Pen is position opinion (RANK)

[ClairePeine]

why does he look so happy up there xD

[assi1112]

@ClairePeine Guess three times! Maybe because he enjoys to sing you...

[assi1112]

@ClairePeine Guess three times... Maybe because he enjoys to sing and perform you douche.. Otherwise he wouldn't stand up there would he?

[ClairePeine]

@assi1112

ahhh, i'm sorry if i offended you, it really wasnt my intention

no need to throw names around o,o

i actually really liked him looking so happy there 8D

i love when performers look happy,

because it makes me love the performance even more~

[ArkansasCrone]

oh.. my... how have I missed him all these years?? I hope to see him in concert one day!!

[spookybeast]

His voice is perfect <3

[Almondfaery03]

@gregboy59:

If you're a pretty good judge of talent, then maybe you should continue gracing your presense at judging karaoke singers in bars insteading of judging mere internationally known and critically-acclaimed singer/songwriter/opera composers while they're performing to sold out concert halls all over Europe and the U.S.

[Almondfaery03]

@gregboy59:

If you're a pretty good judge of talent, then maybe you should continue gracing your presense at judging karaoke singers in bars insteading of judging mere internationally known and critically-acclaimed singer/songwriter/opera composers while they're performing to sold out concert halls all over Europe and the U.S.

[Almondfaery03]

@gregboy59:

If you're a pretty good judge of talent, then maybe you should continue gracing your presense at judging karaoke singers in bars insteading of judging mere internationally known and critically-acclaimed singer/songwriter/opera composers while they're performing to sold out concert halls all over Europe and the U.S.

[guirexyz]

????

[wwonka52]

i saw him last year in my hometown movie theatre in massachusetts and he was fabulous. check him out if ya can.

[onetrashdancer]

Rufus do the right thing and set me up with your sister , by the way I like this song !

[sissiflores]

i love him too!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[saxengee]

I LOVE RUFUS!!!

[saxengee]

Fuck off Jorn! Rufus was better off without a partner!!! - publicly speaking..

[jako023]

ending ten seconds were priceless love you Rufus

[hollyforosshermanna]

"Showbiz".....ha ha ha I love Rufus. I wanted to name my son Rufus but my husband said "NO".....

[melman1268ru]

it sounds like "today I need to wright a song, I'm a star and want a new one". "So people, listen to what I scribbled last night" But I love his voice in alleluia

[JameyChaCha]

Then why are you watching it, idiot?

[gregboy59]

@gregboy59 now you wanna resort to name calling? It's just my opinion that this guy rufus, blows! thats all, I can hear better vocals at any kareoke bar on any given night! he sucks and he still sucks, in fact he really, really sucks....and im a pretty good judge of talent!

[foolonthehill514]

@gregboy59 Work on your spelling and grammar before you start throwing judgments around. Nobody will take you seriously as a critic until you do.

[MarlaSingerIsMyIdol]

Absolutely stunningly beautiful.

[onetrashdancer]

@MarlaSingerIsMyIdol you must be watching another vid HA HA Rufus you sissy mary ,but I must admit I like this one .

[LarsFrodo]

hahaha... rufus lipsynching?!?

Don't be ridiculous!

[Rufiestaff]

This was the first song I ever saw him perform and then I was hooked! Bought every cd & dvd, been to see him twice and going again in April and even met him once too. Fabulous! Oh and I even named my dog after him!

[theofficeisamazing2]

Not to burst anyone's bubble, but he's clearly lipsynching. The audio is exactly the same as the album version.

[VerminQueen]

Rubbish! Some of the vocal harmonies are a backing track but Rufus ALWAYS sings live. The only time he's ever lipsynched was his version of "Get Happy", and that was only because there was a silly dance routine and he openly admitted to it being mimed. This is Rufus, real talent, not Britney Spears :P

[derekbd]

@theofficeisamazing2 total bollocks

[aje2103]

i think it was the live dvd on the limited version of want 2 (uk) either that or the all i want dvd !

[hummer14455]

@aje2103 ill try get both haha. du u think they still sell it wherever??

[hummer14455]

what dvd is this from? i wanna buy it online :) im desperate after seeing this lol

[mkWolfgang]

LOL love him!!!

[Taticorredoyra]

¡Dios como lo adoro!

Que granDIOSo artista,compositor, músico...y entrañable donde los haya.

Un lujo conocerlo, hablar con EL y besarlo-tocar-el cielo.

[marreighc]

Es muy bueno

[mkearley49]

Apart from the fact that poor old Ravel may be turning over in his grave hearing this ... just great ...

[maewe]

lol he's so HIGH

*fabulous* dancer

[kingmojopin0]

i love him he's such a wonderful singer such a great collection of music

[crmmelo]

Es muy bueno de verdad...

Me encanta es uno de mis mas queridos cantantes adorooooooooooo...eres realmente genial!!!!!!!!

[lebow1]

HE SCARES ME

[allenst]

@lebow1 he's a singer and you're scared ??? hope no one in your life depends on you. (seriously)

[LCHLLO2008]

Great song.......and horny witches at 2.02 what more could you ask for? think i am gonna take up black magic if they look as good as that !!! LOL thanks for posting .

[lions969]

This song is amazing <3

[saxengee]

I wish Rufus would do more like this these days... I don't like all the judy garland stuff.. He's better than Judy Garland! What a performer!

[redd3rivers]

AWSOME...

Rufus is a marvelous & beauteful artist..

He is a MUST to die for..

this song is great..

Redd3Rivers..

[ccastu]

I was at that show. It was my first introduction to the Fillmore AND to Rufus. I TOTALLY enjoyed it. The Venue was great and the show was equally fantastic.

[kachito47]

woo woo

[kachito47]

i have to listen this song eevery day in my work and im sick of that wolf!