Lea Michele sings "Touch Me" at Upright Cabaret

[settheworldonfire94]

She is a flawless human being. I've loved her since Spring Awakening, and I always will love her.

[ilovejodaa]

Beautiful ♥

[luzi2525]

Her singing makes me lose my mind..

[sbkness5]

hands down, one of my favorite songs from spring awakening. amazing!

[redsteelchair]

I hate to be one of those people, but...I really miss the pre-Glee Lea Michele.

[LetThemSleep]

I feel like when she sings on Glee, all of the emotion in her voice is stripped by all of the autotune when she sings. With the exception of "My Man", of course.

When she sings live, you can really hear the raw emotion in her voice.

I love her. <3

[girlredeemed]

For the record, I found Lea Michele on Glee. I happened to come across Spring Awakening the day Jonathan Groff was on the show, and in an odd reversal of events I now do not watch Glee but LIVE for performances like this from the SA cast. Spring Awakening is amazing, and Lea is out of this world extraordinary.

[bryna1026]

Wow this is the real Lea Michele? She's even more amazing than I thought. I've been thinking of her as Rachel for so long and she has the most beautiful voice without all the drama and effects of the show.

[mimetoto]

Is she an angel, because she looks and sings like one!?

[fueledbyangela]

Damn. Can she just release an album already? Her and Jon Groff need to have albums out so that I can stop listening to Glee just to hear their voices.

[Emzilla1000]

I would kill for a recorded version of this. Simply incredible.

[KseniaSemenovaFan]

my favorit lea michele song for all time. Should appear on her debut album. but as alive version. she is stronger live than on any record. the record is just too bad for such great voice!

[rawr1800]

Oh god I love her.

[eesparza92]

i hate when people judge her as rachel berry. she is not her character. whether or not you like her voice or character, you can't deny that she's talented.

[valarangel]

no emotion? ahjkahjkhakjhakj She IS emotion

[blue080818]

to all the bastards who say lea sings with no emotion. WATCH THIS. 

[prokritiS]

Flawless human being, etc etc...

[AMELiA092]

She is the Best!!!

[twatfeetures]

Damn.

[TheBonesgeni]

2:34 God damn I love her.

[SexyHogwarts]

What key does she sing this in?? It's so good

[foreverdawn6]

@SexyHogwarts I think it might be F... But I'm not sure. :/

[ObsessedwithBroadway]

@SexyHogwarts It is in F major. :)

[CatchTheActingBug]

she makes me question my sexuality. not so much her character on Glee but as a human being. she's beautiful and so freakin talented. I love her.

[mcmirella96]

oh god.

[ShannonNicoleBehrens]

belt it.

[ShannonNicoleBehrens]

what key is she singing in ?

[Bowiieee]

She is.. just.. mind-blowingly brilliant. <3

[lovesKaraDioguardi]

OMG she is just incredible! <3 love her

[VicRoads07]

omg.... amazing!!!!



[luvyaya00]

I am now ashamed of myself for hating lea michele on glee!

[SnowGirl098]

@luvyaya00 Haha, you can hate the character all you want (Rachel can get a bit irritating sometimes), but Lea is her own person.

[steffany16]

Does anyone know what key she's singing this in??

[cherryblossomist]

her voice is so beautiful

[Gladiator9944]

She has so much soul whhen she sings that its so touching. wheni txted this to one of my friends she cried

[Gladiator9944]

and the 9 people that have hated this is total y not touched

[Gladiator9944]

she is so amazing ryan made a great choice

i cant imagine any one ales bein called lea michele

[Gladiator9944]

she is so amazing ryan made a great choice

[CanadianHumor18]

Can she be any more amazing?

[rociobarrueto]

sue silvester created 9 counts

[KiyoSmerfy]

Her voice is aamaazing, this was live, like holyshit.

[dizkidliz]

9 people just don't get it.

[roberthayesfilms]

nice camera BUT GET A FUCKING MIC

[IDieWithoutU]

It hurts how much I love and admire this amazing woman.

[SoProudlyYours]

<3 I LOVE THIS WOMAN WITH ALL I HAVE!!!!

[AliHand959]

2:06 holy shit :/

[Laurennn2727]

Any who dislikes this is insane. Her voice is perfection. <3

[SoProudlyYours]

she's like heaven.... <3

[tybashdracistfaggot]

She is such a horrible, overrated performer.

[bandchick888]

this makes me so nostalgic!!!! i love glee and everything but i really miss spring awakening days! there was just something about that OBC that was so special. i will honestly never forget sitting onstage while they were performing. unforgettable!

[ofeliaimogen10]

This is what angels sound like.

[RyRyLove202]

theres nothing else like her...

[b05620]

Oh yeah... this TOTALLY proves that Lea Michele is Auto tuned all the time and overrated... Right haters??

ABSOLUTELY AMAAZING PERFORMANCE BLODDY HELL... :D

[jarelynmonroe]

this gave me chills. i love how she kept looking right into your camera.

[noLifetoRevive]

lea has such an amazing voice..i just wish they didnt always have her belting her face off on glee...she has such a beautiful delicate voice that we never see. idk, just my opinion but i think that they should channel that more often

[acapellagirl24]

She has such an amazing voice. It's a shame that it's being wasted on Glee. She should be coming back to Broadway!

[iluvrandom314]

I adore Lea. I adore this show. I adore this song. I love this video.

[spashleyormalex]

i want an album!!!!! lea u goddess <3

[gryffindorgleek]

This is incredible. Happy Birthday Lea <3

[swishandclickk]

i love how different she sounds doing spring awakening songs than she does on glee.

both sound flawless but it's so much softer in SA songs.

[emilyedie22]

Oh my gosh! I would love to have a voice like that -3 Lea is amazing!

[ItsSkyAndTay]

i definately love her voice, as much as it may or may not sound like somebody else's, it's still her own. i loved her on spring awakening, but i love her on glee more. as

much as people may think her talent is wasted on there, chew on this food for thought. as hectic as the shooting schedule can be, it's not as demanding on her body and voice, so it's better for her health. she gets to experiment within her character and sing in genres broadway wouldn't allow her to. if she goes back to broadw

[cd0g101]

nine dislikes? really?

[NicoLOPoliz]

I'm sorry. I lovvvveeeee Lea Michele and I will love her after this, but I love Spring Awakening as well and this song simply wasn't for her. She did not do this song any justice. I'm sorry. That being said, if any of OBC would be chosen to sing this solo, I would choose Skylar cuz he rocks this song.

[amazingme1515]

@NicoLOPoliz I think she did do this song justice it just sounds better at a group song.

[TheBoeJacob]

this is such a gently sexy song

[sourpatch5559]

8 people haven't been touched...

[cucmehey]

She is one of those artists that is more amazing live than recorded. Like her voice is seriously stunning.

[b05620]

@cucmehey I totally agree! Glee screws with her voice too much. If they just recorded her straight....

[iGleekster]

Lea Michele has one of the most amazing voice ever and words can't describe how beautiful I think she is.

[dani92hl]

i love glee and i love her on glee but she is a waste there.please go back to broadway.that is where you belong <3

[jessicath1]

I cannot stop smiling to myself like an idiot :) How can dislike like this? She has the voice of an angel

[rileyjsg]

amazing omgomgomgomgogm

[b05620]

people who voted down... go get your ears checked. And then go get ear surgery.... to get an ear transplant. No actually, there is something SERIOUSLY wrong...

[EdwardCullenNum1Fanz]

she has the voice of an angel!! <3 i love her so much.

[marissacelina11]

i love lea michele <3 so muchh! god bless her.

[luvyaya00]

I love glee, but it does not do Lea justice!

[MsHanny76]

freakin pretty. beautiful voice, shiny hair, cute clothes, awesome persnailty

[christangerine]

This fucking voice. She needs to record an album stat.

[87TheCon]

Damn Lea. <3 <3 <3

[BreeesaGleek]

pure beautiful talent <3 i really hope she goes back to broadway now that "Rachel" is not gonna be part of glee in season 4.

i'd love to see this LIVE

[MarinaGMurad]

Lea Michele > World. Just saying.

[luvduv2]

once again, lea michele has managed to make most pop singers today look like those really bad people who audition on american idol and get made fun of.

[kobeagain24]

Lea Michele is truly inspiriting 

[TheGleekfan96]

Lea is amazing in this video!

[tmanisback02]

i really want her to record this so it can be on itunes

we should tweet her so maybe she will do it :)

[Polospecialist]

how does this only have 136,165 hits? It's so sad the people that just know Lea for Glee. I had the privlage of seeing Spring Awakening 15 times and she is just one of the most talented young women i've ever seen. I hope that those Glee fans will go and try to track down more of Lea exactly like this because god Lea.... you are way more talented than that show will ever be able to portray... LOVE YOU LEA!!!

[kagsinuluv]

ok so they obviously don't let people sing at 100% on glee

seriously this and some of the old videos i see of amber riley are breathtaking and glee only shows about a fifth of their talent as singers

[MsMarianasn27]

It killed me.. I have goosebumps... She is unique, and epic

[themina11111]

oh my god this is amazing. she sounds so much better than glee. they should never autotune her. im breathless

[algrijalva]

Lea: Fuck Glee! Go back to Broadway :D

[somethingWICKED54]

I wish they would let her sing like this on Glee.

[kobeagain24]

@somethingWICKED54 i totally agree, she would kill it!!

[somethingWICKED54]

I wish they would let her sing like this on Glee.

[10Emma06]

do anyone knows the lyrics of this wonderful song??? Lea Michele is my biggest idol!!!!

[RussoSelena]

Beautiful like every time when she sings

[kardkween]

Ok... the 8 people who dislike have no soul... or good taste in music.... this is beyond beautiful

[xmegantron]

Eight people... are bitter virgins.

[fashiongurlie300]

Lea, please do a duet of this with Jonathan Groff

[forc3h3arted]

You are my inspiration

[8xdefenderx8]

THAT VOICE. I cried. Stunning.

[ceciisuarez]

without coments ♥



[007greysgirl]

god....who in the world can dislike this??????

[tayfabray]

@007greysgirl 8 people are stupid I guess

[luckysigi]

I am maybe crazy.... But her remind me of Esmeralda from The Hunchback Of Notre Dame (like she was wearing the white dress - in the end). :)

[misserin2006]

ummm when the hell is she making an album?!?!?

[MitchieAllen]

God Lea, why so perfect? ♥

[laceyflower]

She's just waiting for Jonathan Groff to awaken her spring.

.. nah, this is beautiful. Really.

[littlemissdiamond12]

Lea, Broadway needs you back.

[misserin2006]

christ. best voice ever.

[theonlyone1313]

i wonder if Dianna is there, she seems to be looking at someone..

hmmm.... lol

Achele <3

[cherryblossomgirl90]

@theonlyone1313 Dianna and Lea didn't know each other yet.

[theonlyone1313]

@cherryblossomgirl90 they didn't have to know each other for her to be looking at her. :S

[cherryblossomgirl90]

@theonlyone1313 Why the :S ? I merely stated what I know because I thought maybe you thought that they knew each other before Glee. She was dating John Lloyd Young when this was filmed. I was just trying to help. And for the record, I ship Achele.

[BowsandRuffles]

I wish she would sing like this on Glee. She has the prettiest voice ever, but it seems like they ruin it on that show.

[Kellyy92]

Lea Michele, u are my queen

[7thatwasrandom7]

Ryan Murphy was right, Lea has a once in a generation voice.

[af2un]

@7thatwasrandom7 No, her squeaky voice is not original (Idina Menzel and Kristin Chenoweth have the same) and is therefore bit a "once in a generation" voice.

[MrBoeJacob]

@af2un isn't every voice unique...?

[amazingme1515]

@af2un Are you serious!? All three have very different tones. They really shouldn't be compared.

[catrin500]

@edbell34  i totally agreed with you untill you said she should go back to broadway, shes amazing on glee. Some people don't appreciate her because they're all just jelous.. She has the most amazing voice.. and should make Musical DVD's. Like Barbra Streisand did in Funny Girl, then she should start making albums.. thats what she wants to do, and that what she will succeed in. LOVE LEA.. <3

[skittlesaremydrugs96]

thats it... I'm finding a youtube to mp3 convertor! I need this song on my ipod!

[DearPrudence5678]

This is my favorite song from Spring Awakening. The full original cast version takes my breath away every time it comes on my ipod but Lea's solo version... is just wow. So beautiful.

She definitely is a once in a generation talent. And my official girl-crush.

[catrin500]

jaw dropping singing.

[stephensgrad07]

geeez. I just saw this. She looks so much more natural and relaxed here. No need for all the glamour and designer clothes that she wears now. Just raw, wonderful talent.

[TheCherryBomber1]

if someone had told me in 2008 that in two years later, people would be auto tuning Lea Michele, I would have laughed in their face :/

[anamulleer]

She has such a clean beautiful voice, it's like she can't hit a bad note.

[Sindizwe]

I really love how warm and natural she sounds in this performance. Whoever mixes the songs on Glee takes away that warm timbre she's got going here.

[BrightKelpie]

My jaw seriously keeps getting closer and closer to the floor for every video i watch...she's just...there are no words to describe her.

@edbell34 you are so right...

[badass0685]

Some people may not like Lea (i love her btw) but how could u possible dislike this?!?!

[xLoveStoryxD]

@badass0685 because there are weird people in this world who only like auto-tuned hip hop

[smarticlehaha]

i love glee and all, but her talent could be used for way more than that show......

[crazymileyfan6]

thumbs up if you love lea michele/spring awakening to pieces :)

[ScarletxCrimson]

Has a different charm from the original, but incredible and amazing all the same. Love Lea.

[GleekyFanGirl]

wow i actually got a little bit teary-eyed listening to this. Lea Michele is simply remarkable

[AwfulSweet]

This is just amazing

[hugoarr12]

Awesome. She does great on glee but I think she rocks the stage so much more. Go back to broadway Lea!!!

[faybela]

amazing. absolutely amazing.

[catrin500]

she should do a studio version of this.. and then ill put it on my phone.. and never sleep without listening to it.

[caiogflopes]

Lea! I love you!

[AyeeResa]

i hope she knows how great she is, i mean like unbelievably great. i hope sheknows the feeling she can give to the audience. its amazing..

[cadi123]

They definately need to do a Spring Awakening episode on Glee and bring back Jonathan Groff!!!

Also Lea needs to sing I'm a Star, a bit typical yes, but it's soooo Rachel Berry!

Ask Mr.Alann nicely, I'm sure he'd be fine with it . . . I LOVE YOU LEA MICHELLE!

[TheSaarele]

Shivers. Literally the whole time. Brr. She's so amazing.

[amandaXOeu]

holy SHIT =O come back to broadway <3 

[javixupeke]

who is the original singer of this song?

[Shinitkun]

@javixupeke

Spring Awakening, the broadway musical she was apart of for a few years.

[katiebean08]

@Shinitkun She was with it from the very beginning. Something like 8 years.

[musicvidsbymag]

@javixupeke Technically her. She was in Spring Awakening, the original Broadway cast, from which this song is from.

[breecullen101]

7 people haven't been touched...

[Dramageek1611]

This performance is absolutly breathtaking. Haters of Lea need to watch this and realize how talented she really is because glee does not do her justice sometimes. It's not often that someones singing can give me chills, and Lea's voice is someone that can.

[allonsyclaire]

This is such a beautiful song and Lea's voice is absolutely gorgeous. I could listen to this forever. They need to give her more songs like this on Glee, Broadway tunes are the only time when she sings that she isn't better than the music.

[serenadeyuki]

but wait is this in a different key???

cuz if she did this in the original key that would be very high. ikno shes a soprano but still

[xTheShatteredOnex]

I need to buy a ring and propose right now.

[alexyelle28]

@xTheShatteredOnex Cutest comment  ever!

[hellosidra]

She's an angel.

[queeniebabyyy08]

This song still gives me the chills. It's seriously amazing. The entire musical is the most amazing one I've seen to date.

Sorry guys, I'm still coming down from the absolute happiness of seeing it live for the first time gave me. I saw it today and it was just wow. I wish I had been able to see Lea, Jonathon, John and the rest of the original cast but the cast I saw was pretty terrific too.

[Alberto9871]

Lea Michele: you are a magical woman. You made me believe in singing again. It's because of you that I sing with my heart & soul. Thank you.