Sam Singing Defying Gravity

[KyleOgilvie1]

the other girls are like, damn, bitch can sing.

[georgiwills]

@system0system0 Well, she's quite clearly wearing a corset.

[Romantic18x]

omg sooo jealous .. it would be a dream come true to meet idina menzel she is just phenominal a real star love her and love this song ...xx

[system0system0]

Needs to eat something. Thats distubnig.

[georgiashiels15]

So many sharp notes... this song is harder to sing than most people think...

[TheTimrhodes93]

this is amazing, but you can hear her accent slipping in and out during the song

[kateebabesxD]

i'm quite surprised she hasn't been asked to play elphaba yet! awesome :)

[swim4scofield]

i thought the beginning was rough, but it definitely picked up at the end when she got really into it and got to belt the higher notes.

[Dakota0Skye]

*holds out arm* goose-freaking-bumps..........­..... nuff said

[AnastasiaRosina]

Sam for Eponine!!!!!!!! (:

[soccerspaz500]

She's so skinny that she fits the role of Eponine perfectly.

[eajessup16]

taylor swift should've gotten the role in les miserables!!!!!! she was going to get it, but then samantha took it! don't worry i don't have anything against samantha, but i just so want tay to have the role!!!!!

[ClaireyFairy91]

@eajessup16 I love Taylor Swift, but I think she's a better country singer than classical, whereas Sam has a voice which better suits the role of Eponine.

[xXxdangerousdanixXx]

@eajessup16 Samantha didnt really take it Taylor was never offered the role so she couldnt reallly take it i dont really know how Taylor would have been able to play eponine shes a country singer doesnt really fit in Taylors too innocent too if anything she could have played Cosette

[sportyskater99]

creepy, 0:25 She's singing, we hear piano in background, no one is playing the piano ....

[msglee1997]

I didint like it

[banana2510]

I thought the blue bracelet and lace in the back of her dress were some nice touches, I wish they were green! haha

[MrSoares24601]

Andrew Lloyd Webber got caught casually fixing his boner

[engenuine]

I love her.

[katerinawsy]

She makes Elphaba seem gangsta. I like that. She has such an amazing voice! I can't wait to see her as Eponine in the Les Mis Movie!

[monicarufina]

OMG.. the girl from les misrables.. she's great.. i just know her from les mis 25th.. talented and beautiful.. really a great performer :)

[cbrusharmy]

I'm just impressed she can walk up stairs backwards in heels while singing. Wow!

[LangfordX]

i love how much respect she has for Idina and how starstruck she seemed when she met her, but now I have so much respect FOR SAM and I would be so starstruck if I MET SAM!!!! She is a truly beautiful artist <333

[MissThirteen02]

Fark. She's amazing.

[Tabroxfcc]

and now she's a broadway star :D

[ritsfata]

Got chills on that final note.

[SsweenyY]

i wonder if she knew who idina was before this? lol. i love idina menzel!!

[katibby69]

oh my goodness. you are fantastic! i always thought it was only idina who could sing this song well, but girl, you rocked it. :)

[MrBrian24601]

Fantastic! one of the best belt F's I've heard

[BEASTPRINCE09]

@AnnaELane Wow I thought I was the only one who thought that. I agree 100%

[AnnaELane]

she has a great voice...but good lord was she out of tune a lot

[katrinalisa2002]

she's not terrible....strange though. she emphasises strange words, her voice is a bit...poppy. Also she actually pronounces the T in gravity where most singers pronounce it like it has a 'D' in it. Her final note was great- like to see her do it 5 nights a week though! and she pronounced Oz like it was 'Ahhz'

[chatte99]

@katrinalisa2002 It should actually be the T that is pronounced and not a D in "gravity." Pronouncing it with a D is a lazy mouth pronunciation. Singing has totally different rules for diction than speaking in order for the words to be understood. I didn't notice any words that were strangely emphasized though...maybe I missed them hehe :-)

[katrinalisa2002]

@chatte99 Eh Idina Menzel pronounces it more like a 'D' than a 'T'.

[GGJ5]

@chatte99 It's just a flap, not a D. Like when you say "boTTle of waTer". Diction is different with singing, but people can still retain their own accents whist singing. The flap instead of a straight T is a more American accent, which makes sense, seeing as Idina is American. (:

[christinaguesswho]

Omg, what pressure singing that song in front of her.....

[ritsfata]

Wow. Idina is such an incredible person, I loved this rendition too!

[zupanicka]

Kurt from Glee? his voice is weak for this in my opinion...why everyone compares Glee cast with Broadway and musicals in general? it looks like musicals exist since Glee

[smashedcat08]

Hahaha to think when she was in this, rachel who was in this show was going to become elphaba

[JodieIshmael1212]

-;Died;-

[narutogenerations3]

she seem so scared



[222Crows]

My two favorite Broadway ladies. <3 Best Elphaba (Idina) and best Eponine (Sam).

[HorseyBabe12]

I love and admire both Sam and Idina soo much... :') ♥

[hulambandula2]

kurt in glee sings it better :/

[MissCamouuu]

I don't like :S

[aimeeandkarlie]

u are amazingg <3 xx

[TatzeRedbird]

damn this is what a person born for broadway sounds like.

[glittersstar32]

I love her and she is amazing as eponine in les miserables xxxx

[mcflyrocks26]

fuck her.....:P

[PastaBakeMilkShake]

She has a beautiful voice, but this was not the right song for her

[Mezzie1994]

She goes flat alot....

[jakewgard1]

i hope she never plays elphaba

[NYCprincess7]

@jakewgard1 thats mean:(

[meggiesmiles27]

i know this is probably really irrelevant to the song or her singing, but did anyone notice how skinny she is??

[sailorchibonmoon]

@meggiesmiles27 Wow, she's tiny. 

[SydTheGuitarKid]

@meggiesmiles27 What the heck? You're right! She has like a 1/2 inch waistline.

[RedLorryYellowLorryx]

@meggiesmiles27 holy shit. when's she's in the black dress :|

[dracoslover123]

@meggiesmiles27 She's got a tiny waist but if you look at her arms and you can tell she's just fit, not deathly skinny. Thankfully you can't survive in the theatre world if you're a twig!

[MrJordPrice]

rachel tucker should have done this!

[kokoricharmed]

@MrJordPrice Tucker does it every night anyway : D

[sixflagboy]

i think she would've been able to sing the "so if you care to find me" high like idina.

[HahaToasted]

A boring performance.

[awesomelyawesome58]

i love idina's face at :40 lol

[dannyboy10721]

The thumbnail for this has to be the most unattractive still of Samantha Barks I've ever seen.

[LoveFromShinola]

Find it so ironic that it was Sam that sang this but Rachel who plays Elphaba on the WE. Sam was good here, but I have yet to hear anyone, even the Menzel, who compares to Rachel singing this. Mind-blowing.

[TKDgrl95]

She was amazing until she got to 'so if you care to find me' then it was alright then her final note was great. It was well sung but Rachel still owns it :)

[broadwaytown]

OMG I LOVE HER SO MUCH



[xPinkFlamingox]

Sorry Sam but Rachel owns this song.

[igotyourmoney23]

@xPinkFlamingox *idina

[iluvwickedandelphie]

why isn't she in wicked

[pastagirl1996]

@iluvwickedandelphie because rachel is and she's amazing :)

[joshuaselig]

@iluvwickedandelphie Because I think she going onto Oliver?

[iluvwickedandelphie]

@joshuaselig awwwwww she'd be awesome in Wicked

[1989tmb]

@iluvwickedandelphie No She really Wouldn't! Tucker is by far the best Elphaba.

[iluvwickedandelphie]

OMG! 2 of my fav singers!

[cltnboyd]

@nikki156100

she is on broadway

[qwertyuiopasdfgh22]

1:25 1:27 i don`t like her voice she sounds so bad but shes beautiful

[nikki156100]

one day shell be on broadway

[EExBraceyLover]

@nikki156100 shes currently playing eponine in les mes in the westend :)!

[JeffUK]

@EExBraceyLover She ended her run a few months ago. Someone else is now playing eponine. I went a week ago to catch Alfie Boe's last show and she's no longer on. Alexia Khadime is the current main eponine.

[Loehnwolf]

When she lets loose and really lets her voice out she is wonderful as this song proves..She could fill Idinas shoes and I would gladly pay the price to see her perform!! Brilliant job Samantha!!

[luffyfan74]

This always gives me the chills. She's incredible!!! I LOVE YOU SAMANTHA!!!!

[ProudSpeakerofWhale]

"EVERYONE deserves the chance to fly".....Good glory that first belt was ridiculously fantastic. She could play Elphaba some day, even though maybe she looks more like a Glinda? Whatever. She's got great things in her future.

[BloodFromTheThorn]

I want her dress xD

[sweetMiley96xo]

she is amazing!!!!!!!!!!!

[Defyingg]

She has nothiing on Rachel Tucker xxx

[JanellePVB6M5E9]

She kinda sounds like Rachel Tucker

[ruthiehenshalllesmiz]

HORRIBLE - both of them!

[ruthiehenshalllesmiz]

Samantha Barks is among the MOST UNTALENTED pieces of sh*t that I've ever seen! She'll NEVER be the big star that Fantine actor Ruthie Henshall is!

[dragonicstrider]

@ruthiehenshalllesmiz sing this song as good as she did before you comment BITCH!!

[sunstalker101]

@ruthiehenshalllesmiz Have you seen her on les miserables!!!! If you haven't, watch her and you've would have wished you haven't of said that!!!!

[BigTimeHarryPotter]

@ruthiehenshalllesmiz

Ruthie Henshall sucks and she's going to burn in hell for the shit she did to les miserables.

U MAD BRO?

[92dramageek]

Beautiful voice but she's playing to the camera too much. Just sing the freaking song and don't worry about the camera!!!!

[ROCKINGJAGUAR]

such narrow waist for such fat face... she looks awkward

[Poet2916]

What's with her putting her arms up constantly like she's rapping or something? BOO..bad technique etc etc IMO and I'm not even a professional singer and I can hear all kinds of wrong things

[JulieLaughingSoHard]

When I saw Sam on the Royal Variety, i didn't even realise it was her. When I saw her in the role of Eponine in that incredible performance at the 25th Anniversary concert of Les Miz, i still didn't recognise her, but i fell in love with her all over again, her voice and her very character.

As wonderful as she is here, she progressed so beautifully after the show into the world class performer that she is.

Please Samantha, you're better than Disney Channel! Come back to us!! <3

[pinkvespa95]

IDINAAAAAA!!!!!

[jaymeal123]

Its our song! Love it!!!

[tressurendlovu]

i love the girl but dont geet me wrong she kinda killed the song for me there was no emotion at all whats up with that?

[greenpokerchip]

ANDREW LLOYD IS ALWAYS AWKWARD TO LOOK AT!

[WhatR2D2Saw]

@greenpokerchip He's like a big frog what died...

[heringtonchick]

I. WANT. THAT. DRESS.

[DemAllStars1]

Wonderful job(= wow

[ellimayzing]

you did such an amazing job of that song!!!! it is such a difficult song and you nailed it (:

[1994musicalfan]

Can't waite to see her as Nancy in the UK Tour of Oliver! in Cardiff the december she's brill ;).......................

[alyssheartsanime]

wow^^

[TheatreFord]

I adore Sam normally but she was paying far too much attention to technique than to emotion and flow. Some of the lines need breaking up with a slight touch of speak-singing, or off-beat pauses. Otherwise it tends to loses its emotion like it did most at the start and end.

[EpicAndStrange18]

love her dress

[RadiateLove1997]

that wasn't really good, but i know that she's a good singer, pitty for this performance

[CHEKIExoxo]

whats with 2:22 ? andrew just pops up fiddling with his pants.

[34RiverStone]

@CHEKIExoxo LMAO

[inlivingwearedying]

@CHEKIExoxo  its cause hes getting a boner

[RuckalltheFules]

Blew me again. Shit I wish I had that kind of power.

[rednickje]

Amazing



[steed9990]

she was just about to stuff up the high F but she did it well

[Lauraa120]

she owned it! damn, that girl can sing!

[rahjaxisxpweedy]

honestly she really wusnt that good... sowwy

[101samfan]

she's good. just a little more practice and she would have done it perfectly.

[littlegal25]

is she really that thin?

[lexiloann]

The look on Idinas face at 0:40 BA HA HA HA HA

[UnderconP]

She's not focusing on the emotion the song should bring her. Shes just focusing on how shes singing... Meh, kinda ruins the performance when shes smiling in a moment of the songs emotional despair ("And nobody, in all of Oz....").

[SDFlick619]

@UnderconP You're crazy if you think "And nobody, in all of Oz..." section of this song is about emotional despair. That section is the epitome of confidence and defiance there's no despair in those ending bars whatsoever.

I think she sang this song beautifully and with training would be completely amazing. She's got an amazing voice, is gorgeous, and has all the qualities of top broadway and west end leading ladies.

[101samfan]

@SDFlick619 true. samantha barks did it well.

[gags24601]

I think both her and Tucker are great at singing this song.

[SekhmetFilms]

2:20 - Is it just me or is Andrew Lloyd Webber loosening his trousers? Someone seems to be a little bit over excited!

[ncisgigfan]

Samantha is SO MUCH BETTER than rachel

[101samfan]

@ncisgigfan agree

[101samfan]

agree

[xrocknrollqueeno]

what is this from?

[holdthepersonulovecl]

@xrocknrollqueeno The Musical *Wicked* :

[LittleFurryFriend]

bloomin' Eck! Shes got some pipes! :O Dont know how I'm gonna do this for gcse performance :'(

[BigTimeHarryPotter]

Samantha Barks.  STOP BEING SO BEAUTIFUL.

[ruthiehenshalllesmiz]

@BigTimeHarryPotter Samantha Barks. STOP BEING SO AWFUL.

[TheRamenLovinGamer]

0:40 The wtf did you do to my song look.

[DeathEgg666]

sam is propa fit

[chocolatexpqx]

Defying Gravity is Rachel's song.

[LDukes119]

I think she was nervous and then she changed her mind and decided to have fun halfway through and it was much better!

[aaprato]

H O R R I B L E

[VStrKo3dV69]

@aaprato like ur bettr

[courtneyluvsglee]

She got to play Eponine in Les Miserables and she got to meet Idina Menzel...I am VERY jealous

[tybashdracistfaggot]

Awful.

[Applebutter799]

1) I love her dress, js 2) she is gorgeous and (to me) looks like a young Idina Menzel, and even sounded like her a couple times 3) i am soo jealous she got to meet Idina! 4) Defying Gravity isn't THAT hard to sing but it does require a lot of voice training to hit the notes correctly and not hurt your voice

[JohnBellTV]

One of the most pitchy performances of this song I've ever heard.

[LeftOverSplit]

awful

[GuoBia]

I love that dress!

[Zukashi07]

The irony is almost painful

[SexinessIsMine]

Listen to Samantha singing to Idina. It is absolutely amazing. You guys are saying she's not that good at it when she sings it on stage. I think it's just because she's nervous to perform in front of so many people. She was young, but she's learned to perform (watch Les Miserables 25th Anniversary, if you don't believe me).

[pantherpatty]

@SexinessIsMine

she was good in les miz. she and the hottie McHotster, Nick Jonas <3

[LadyLisaaa]

Keep her age in mind (She's been 17 when she gave this performance!) and just watch her, this girl is amazing! I was lucky enough to see her on stage a week ago and meet her before and after the show and she'll go faaaaar!! :) Sam's great!

[jamesgardell2]

Yeah, as squeaky-sounding as Idina.

[sokkie1111]

Rachel's Mum!!!Eponine!! Glee and les miz!!!! *does happy dance*

[af2un]

She sounds like Idina. That's not a compliment. (Minnie Mouse voice...)

[TheEmilyVictoria14]

Wow. She is so lucky she got to meet Idina Menzel. Sam is amazing but Idina owns this song <3

[chocolatexpqx]

@hawkalina agreed. Rachel owns that part. 

[krazy4peace]

she sound just like idina!!!

[Truluv199626]

she is so skinny!!!

[iloveyou1997jd]

she sounds like idina :) when they were practitcing at the piano i was like woah!

also where is she preforming and why?

[ibelle3]

jeeeeez she makes it look so easy to sing!!!

[35Owl35]

@ibelle3

Well, if you have the right lessons, it's not hard to sing =) But, well, she isn't doing everything right- so just sing^^

[Hawkalina]

Rachel Tucker pwns this song. Sorry. :-)

[rodentum44]

LOL, what was Sir Andrew LLoyd Webber Doing then??

[benagustine]

Quite a number of flat and cheated notes.

[AZZZ259]

Cute sexy talented beutiful smart ......

[tiki0112number2]

i love her voice!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I CANT STOP LITSENING TO HER!

[BroadwayBoy93]

What show is this??

[simsfreakable]

@BroadwayBoy93 This show is called "I'd Do Anything". It was a talent search looking for a girl to play Nancy in the West End revival of Oliver!

[ncisforever15]

is that samantha barks????

[simsfreakable]

@ncisforever15 Yep, that's Samantha Barks.